N-30D 1 dn30d.htm MASSMUTUAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS MassMutual Institutional Funds
 
Table of Contents
 
Letter to Shareholders      1
 
MassMutual Prime Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      3
         Portfolio of Investments      5
         Financial Statements      6
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund   
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)   
         Portfolio Manager Report      11
         Portfolio of Investments      14
         Financial Statements      16
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      21
         Portfolio of Investments      24
         Financial Statements      28
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      33
         Portfolio of Investments      35
         Financial Statements      38
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      42
         Portfolio of Investments      45
         Financial Statements      52
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund (Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)   
         Portfolio Manager Report      57
         Portfolio of Investments      60
         Financial Statements      62
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      67
         Portfolio of Investments      69
         Financial Statements      72
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      76
         Portfolio of Investments      78
         Financial Statements      80
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      84
         Portfolio of Investments      87
         Financial Statements      93
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      98
         Portfolio of Investments      100
         Financial Statements      103
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      107
         Portfolio of Investments      109
         Financial Statements      112
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      116
         Portfolio of Investments      118
         Financial Statements      120
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      124
         Portfolio of Investments      126
         Financial Statements      128
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund        
         Portfolio Manager Report      132
         Portfolio of Investments      135
         Financial Statements      136
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      140
         Portfolio of Investments      143
         Financial Statements      145
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      150
         Portfolio of Investments      152
         Financial Statements      154
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      158
         Portfolio of Investments      161
         Financial Statements      163
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      167
         Portfolio of Investments      170
         Financial Statements      173
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      177
         Portfolio of Investments      180
         Financial Statements      182
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      186
         Portfolio of Investments      189
         Financial Statements      191
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      196
         Portfolio of Investments      199
         Financial Statements      202
 
Notes to Financial Statements      206
 
MassMutual Institutional Funds – Letter to Shareholders
To Our Shareholders
 
[PHOTO]
John V. Murphy
“The Fed aggressively attempted to stimulate the economy as continued economic uncertainty and low Corporate Profits contributed to volatile financial markets in the first half of 2001.”
August 10, 2001
 
Continued Slowdown Triggers Aggressive Fed Easing
 
The first half of 2001 brought a continuation of the slowing trends evident in the economy and corporate earnings at the end of the previous year. In one important respect, though, the new year brought with it the winds of change. During the entire second half of 2000, the Federal Reserve Board had watched from the sidelines while growth stocks plunged and the economy staggered to a growth rate of just 1.1% in the fourth quarter. In 2001, the Fed dropped short-term interest rates by half of a percentage point on January 3 and another half-point on January 31. Four more rate reductions followed, leaving the target federal funds rate at 3.75% and the discount rate at 3.25% at the end of June. Two of the interventions—on January 3 and April 18—were surprise moves that occurred between regularly scheduled meetings of the Fed’s Open Market Committee, the body that controls short-term interest rates. For the Greenspan Fed, which for most of its tenure has been known for gradualism in monetary policy, the degree and timing of the cuts were remarkable.
 
In January, the Fed’s proactive stance on interest rates triggered a rally in growth stocks. However, the advance was tentative and led by the stocks of companies with the shakiest balance sheets, which had the most to gain from a more favorable credit environment. February and March brought sharp and broadly based declines in the popular stock indexes, as economic statistics continued to look bleak and companies preannounced first quarter earnings shortfalls. Industrial production continued its free fall, registering declines in all three months of the first quarter. Falling production of semiconductors, computers, and electronic components accounted for much of the weakness, as manufacturers attempted to keep inventories in line with receding demand. By the time of the Fed’s half-point rate cut on March 20, investors were so demoralized that the primary response was disappointment that the central bank had decided not to trim rates by a larger three-quarters of a percent.
 
Value stocks outperformed growth shares by a considerable margin during the first quarter, while small-caps beat stocks with larger capitalizations. For example, while the growth-oriented NASDAQ Composite Index and the S&P 500 Index were losing 25.48% and 11.85%, respectively, the Russell 2000 Value Index managed to post a gain of 0.98%.
 
Growth stocks finally found their footing in April, spurred by bargain-hunting and the Fed’s surprise rate cut on April 18. Growth took over the lead from value, as optimism began to build for a possible recovery later in the year. Despite the temporary euphoria, though, depressed corporate earnings and lagging economic statistics weighed on the market as the second quarter progressed. Retail sales, an important gauge of the consumer’s ability and willingness to spend, registered a weak 0.1% increase in May after climbing a robust 1.4% in April. Consumer spending accounts for approximately two-thirds of total economic activity and is considered vital to the Fed’s efforts to avoid a recession.
 
Offsetting the negative news to some extent was strong performance in the housing and auto sectors, stabilizing consumer confidence figures, and a jump of 0.5% in the May Index of Leading Economic Indicators, an important barometer of where the economy is headed over the next three to six months. Moreover, the Fed continued to lower interest rates, making its final move of the period—a quarter-point reduction—on June 27. After five half-point moves, June’s smaller decrease was widely interpreted as a signal that the Fed could be nearing the end of its current easing cycle. During the final six weeks of the period, there was listless trading with no sustained trends up or down. Growth stocks held on to most of their gains from April, while value shares made some headway during May and June.
 
For the entire six-month period, value was the clear winner over growth. The Russell 1000 Value Index, measuring the activity of large-cap value stocks, dipped 1.26%, while the Russell 1000 Growth
 
(Continued)
MassMutual Institutional Funds – Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
 
 
Index tumbled 14.25%. Small-caps once again were the place to be, as evidenced by the Russell 2000 Value Index’s 12.84% gain during the period. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 Growth Index was virtually alone among growth-oriented benchmarks in posting a small gain of 0.14% during the period. The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.96%, while the S&P 500 Index gave up 6.68%. The NASDAQ Composite, despite its strong second-quarter performance, still declined 12.32% for the first half.
 
Bonds Turn In Positive Performance
 
After a stellar performance in the fourth quarter of 2000, the bond market’s momentum slowed in the new year. Nevertheless, bonds turned in a reasonably good performance that was reflected in the 3.63% gain of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index during the first half. Most of the gains came in the first quarter, when the yield curve steepened considerably because of the Fed’s easing. For example, the 2-year Treasury note’s yield declined by 92 basis points in the first quarter, while the 30-year bond was essentially flat at 5.44%. Longer-term yields held steady because of investors’ expectation that sharply falling short-term interest rates would trigger a recovery and possibly higher inflation. Spreads on corporate securities narrowed, and high-yield products had a particularly good three-month performance.
 
In the second quarter, the yield curve continued to steepen due to downward pressure at the short end. However, this time yields at the long end trended higher, providing a headwind for returns on longer-dated fixed-income securities. Investment-grade corporate spreads continued to narrow, although high-yield securities gave back some of their gains from the first quarter because of increasing concerns about defaults and other credit events. In the final week of the first half, the yield curve flattened a bit when the Fed lowered short-term rates by a quarter-point instead of the half-point investors wanted.
 
Two Opposing Forces
 
For the remainder of the year, the markets will likely be subject to a tug of war between the positive effects of lower interest rates and the negative impact of earnings disappointments, corporate layoffs, and other signs of a slower economy. The Fed’s uncharacteristically aggressive approach to monetary policy during the period indicates a desire to turn the economy around without delay, before consumers become discouraged and rein in their spending even more than they have already. On the positive side, cuts in interest rates of the frequency and magnitude we have just witnessed have historically had extremely beneficial effects on both the economy and stock prices over the following 12 to 18 months. Massive overspending in some industries, such as telecommunications equipment, may keep a lid on profits for a while, and it is doubtful that we will soon see a return to the speculative markets of late 1999 and early 2000. However, there should be ample opportunity for investors who maintain a diversified approach to both the equity and fixed-income markets.
 
John V. Murphy
President
MassMutual Institutional Funds
MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Prime Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ  maximize current income to the extent consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital
Ÿ  invest in a diversified portfolio of money market instruments
Ÿ  invest in high quality debt instruments with remaining maturity not to exceed 397 days
Note: This is not a money market fund.
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares had a return of 2.58%, slightly better than the 2.49% return available from 91-day Treasury bills.
 
Can you describe the investment environment during the period?
 
In response to a slowing economy and rapidly deteriorating corporate earnings, the Federal Reserve Board lowered short-term interest rates six times during the period, beginning with a surprise intervention on January 3. A second rate cut on January 31 was followed by others in March, April, May, and June. The Fed’s actions reduced the target federal funds rate from 6.50% to 3.75%, while the discount rate fell from 6.00% to 3.25%. All of the reductions were 50 basis points except for the final one of the period, which was 25 basis points. Given the size and timing of the June intervention, investors began to anticipate that the Fed might be nearing the end of its current easing cycle.
 
Meanwhile, the yield on 91-day T-bills, which had been 5.91% on December 29, 2000, fell to 3.66% by June 29. In addition to falling interest rates, commercial paper investors had to cope with narrowing spreads, and the two factors combined to create relatively meager yields by the end of June. For example, the yield on 60-day Tier 2 commercial paper plunged from 7.72% near the end of 2000 to 4.06% near the end of the period. Money market yields rose slightly in the final days of the period because many investors had been expecting the Fed’s June 27 quarter-point rate cut to be a half-point, matching its other interventions during the period.
 
How did you position the Fund during the period?
 
Our holdings of Tier 2 commercial paper declined sharply during the period—from 93% at the end of 2000 to 53% on June 30, 2001. Meanwhile, our holdings of Tier 1 securities climbed from just 7% on December 31, 2000, to 47% at the end of the period. This increase included purchases of agency securities that lifted that component of the Fund from 2% to 17%.
 
Under normal circumstances, we prefer to maintain high levels of Tier 2 paper because of the yield advantage it provides over the lower-yielding but safer Tier 1 securities. However, during the period it was difficult to find enough Tier 2 paper that met our credit quality standards. First, deteriorating economic conditions meant that we had to be much more careful about trying to shield the Fund from earnings shortfalls and other credit events that might adversely affect its holdings. Furthermore, in response to rising credit risk in a faltering economy, we made the decision to reduce the concentration of the Fund’s holdings. With a need to spread our commercial paper holdings among more companies, we found it harder to find Tier 2 paper of acceptable quality and value.
 
The increase in agency holdings was driven by the fact that spreads between Tier 1 securities and agency notes narrowed considerably, with yields on agency paper occasionally exceeding those of Tier 1 paper. Since agency notes are considered safer, there was less incentive for us to accept the additional risk of commercial paper.
 
What is your outlook?
 
The Fed’s aggressive easing has yet to bear fruit in the form of a strengthening economy. However, just as there is a lag between policy moves and their effects on the economy when the Fed tightens monetary policy, so there is also a lag when the Fed eases. Thus, the benefits of lower rates might not be evident until the end of 2001 or even later. Moreover, if there is not much improvement by August, there is a good chance that the Fed will trim rates again, probably by a quarter-point. Another favorable influence could be the income tax rebate recently passed by Congress, which will put more cash in consumers’ pockets and should help to stimulate spending. An economic recovery would help the Fund by increasing the financial stability of companies issuing commercial paper and, depending on the strength of the recovery, could eventually lead to higher yields.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Prime Fund Class S and 91-day Treasury Bills
 
   
MassMutual Prime Fund
Total Return
 
 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

         
     Year-To-Date    One Year
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01
Class S    2.58%    5.97%

 
91-Day
Treasury Bills
   2.49%    5.64%
         
    Five Year   Since
Inception
    Average
Annual
  Average
Annual
    7/1/96 - 6/30/01   10/3/94 -  6/30/01
    5.50%   5.51%

91-Day
Treasury Bills
  5.24%    5.31%
         
         


 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Prime Fund Class A, Class Y and 91-day Treasury Bills
   
MassMutual Prime Fund
Total Return
 
 
           
     Year-To-Date    One Year
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class A    2.33%    5.44%
Class Y    2.53%    5.86%

 
91-Day
Treasury Bills
   2.49%    5.64%
         
    Since Inception    
    Average Annual    
    1/1/98 - 6/30/01    
         
Class A   4.97%    
Class Y   5.45%    

   
91-Day
Treasury Bills
  5.22%    
 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Prime Fund Class L and 91-day Treasury Bills
 
 
   
MassMutual Prime Fund
Total Return
 
 
           
     Year-To-Date    One Year
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class L    2.45%    5.70%

 
91-Day
Treasury Bills
   2.49%    5.64%
         
    Since Inception    
    Average Annual    
    5/3/99 - 6/30/01    
         
Class L   5.51%    

   
         
91-Day
Treasury Bills
  5.41%    

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while 91-day Treasury Bills are unmanaged and do not incur expenses. Treasury Bills are backed by the U.S. Government and offer a fixed rate of return, while the Fund’s shares are not guaranteed. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
Commercial Paper — 83.5%
Autoliv ASP, Inc.
4.700%    07/26/2001    $  14,400,000    $    14,351,120
Baxter International, Inc.
3.670%    08/22/2001    14,400,000    14,322,196
Boston Edison Co.
4.310%    07/02/2001    15,000,000    14,996,408
Carolina Power &
Light Co.
4.200%    08/24/2001    9,900,000    9,836,475
Carolina Power &
Light Co.
4.220%    07/20/2001    4,000,000    3,990,622
Caterpillar Financial
Services Corp.
3.820%    08/08/2001    8,880,000    8,843,252
Cooper Industries, Inc.
3.650%    12/07/2001    12,400,000    12,182,060
Corning, Inc.
3.850%    08/06/2001    8,340,000    8,306,999
Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
3.630%    08/21/2001    8,060,000    8,017,739
Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
3.650%    08/21/2001    3,280,000    3,262,707
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
4.000%    08/08/2001    5,225,000    5,202,358
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
4.050%    07/23/2001    8,960,000    8,936,816
CSX Corp.
4.130%    07/06/2001    8,345,000    8,339,256
Dominion Resources, Inc.
4.250%    07/09/2001    10,000,000    9,989,375
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
3.800%    09/05/2001    11,320,000    11,241,313
Eaton Corp.
4.100%    08/31/2001    13,900,000    13,803,186
Enron Corp.
4.200%    07/12/2001    10,375,000    10,360,475
Federal Signal Corp.
4.150%    07/05/2001    13,470,000    13,462,236
Florida Power Corp.
4.000%    07/16/2001    5,380,000    5,370,436
Florida Power Corp.
4.150%    09/10/2001    4,650,000    4,612,472
Ford Motor Credit Corp.
3.590%    03/15/2002    14,300,000    13,924,486
Hanson Finance PLC
4.000%    09/14/2001    14,000,000    13,880,821
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
3.950%    09/10/2001    6,500,000    6,447,541
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
4.400%    08/03/2001    7,800,000    7,767,586
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
ITT Industries, Inc.
4.050%    07/17/2001    $    2,760,000    $      2,754,721
KeySpan Corp.
3.750%    09/21/2001    11,880,000    11,769,674
KeySpan Corp.
4.050%    07/10/2001    2,200,000    2,197,525
McCormick & Co., Inc.
4.700%    08/20/2001    10,000,000    9,933,417
Mead Corp.
4.180%    07/10/2001    3,630,000    3,625,785
Mead Corp.
4.200%    07/17/2001    9,625,000    9,605,911
National Fuel Gas
3.950%    08/01/2001    8,400,000    8,370,507
Nike, Inc.
3.790%    08/10/2001    3,545,000    3,529,698
Nike, Inc.
3.790%    08/17/2001    8,220,000    8,178,462
Pearson, Inc.
4.100%    08/07/2001    14,000,000    13,939,411
Praxair, Inc.
3.770%    08/10/2001    5,829,000    5,803,973
Qwest Capital Funding,
Inc.
4.230%    08/13/2001    5,530,000    5,501,410
Qwest Capital Funding,
Inc.
4.340%    11/20/2001    2,725,000    2,682,163
Qwest Capital Funding,
Inc.
4.470%    08/30/2001    1,100,000    1,092,460
Qwest Capital Funding,
Inc.
4.630%    08/03/2001    4,735,000    4,714,295
Ryder System, Inc.
4.200%    08/14/2001    7,154,000    7,116,441
Ryder System, Inc.
4.250%    08/14/2001    5,755,000    5,724,427
Safeway, Inc.
4.120%    08/15/2001    5,885,000    5,854,019
Safeway, Inc.
4.170%    07/25/2001    8,100,000    8,076,544
Solutia, Inc.
4.150%    09/12/2001    6,575,000    6,520,482
Solutia, Inc.
5.250%    07/12/2001    7,400,000    7,387,050
Textron Financial Corp.
3.800%    08/02/2001    11,450,000    11,410,116
Toys R Us, Inc.
4.050%    09/12/2001    6,000,000    5,950,250
Toys R Us, Inc.
4.230%    07/10/2001    8,000,000    7,990,600
TRW, Inc.
4.300%    09/27/2001    3,315,000    3,282,016
TRW, Inc.
4.600%    07/30/2001    10,685,000    10,644,041
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Tyco International
Group
4.300%    07/24/2001    $  14,130,000    $    14,089,494
UOP
4.100%    09/20/2001    12,375,000    12,261,446
Verizon Network
Funding Corp.
4.250%    07/27/2001    11,040,000    11,004,810
VF Corp.
4.750%    07/19/2001    10,000,000    9,974,930
Viacom, Inc.
3.940%    09/13/2001    14,000,000    13,882,369
The Walt Disney Co.
4.740%    07/20/2001    10,960,000    10,931,139
              
                   477,247,521
              
Discount Notes — 16.5%
Federal Farm Credit
Bank
4.570%    11/26/2001    20,423,000    20,029,040
Federal Home Loan
Bank
5.120%    07/18/2001    10,700,000    10,672,608
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
4.100%    07/13/2001    19,850,000    19,820,611
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
4.580%    07/11/2001    12,640,000    12,622,311
Federal National
Mortgage Association
3.750%    06/14/2002    13,965,000    13,477,622
Federal National
Mortgage Association
3.850%    08/09/2001    17,980,000    17,903,086
              
                   94,525,278
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $571,782,186)*
   571,772,799
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%    571,772,799
 
Other Assets/   
(Liabilities) — (0.0%)    (267,684)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $571,505,115
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
* Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Short-term investments, at value (cost $571,782,186) (Note 2)      $571,772,799  
               Cash      3,813  
     
  
                                    Total assets      571,776,612  
     
  
Liabilities:     
               Payables for:     
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,563  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):     
                                    Investment management fees      158,194  
                                    Administration fees      60,465  
                                    Service fees      31,583  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      17,692  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      271,497  
     
  
               Net assets      $571,505,115  
     
  
Net assets consist of:     
               Paid-in capital      $557,683,058  
               Undistributed net investment income      13,970,783  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (139,339 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (9,387 )
     
  
       $571,505,115  
     
  
Net assets:     
               Class A      $  48,027,486  
     
  
               Class L      $  39,821,913  
     
  
               Class Y      $  65,159,597  
     
  
               Class S      $418,496,119  
     
  
Shares outstanding:     
               Class A      309,234  
     
  
               Class L      255,006  
     
  
               Class Y      415,711  
     
  
               Class S      2,664,968  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:     
               Class A      $          155.31  
     
  
               Class L      $          156.16  
     
  
               Class Y      $          156.74  
     
  
               Class S      $          157.04  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)       
               Interest      $15,403,292
     
 
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      968,933
               Custody fees      23,405
               Audit and legal fees      12,767
               Shareholder reporting fees      5,597
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,033
     
       1,014,735
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      76,344
                          Class L      63,593
                          Class Y      61,242
                          Class S      165,532
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      57,436
     
                                    Total expenses      1,438,882
     
                                    Net investment income      13,964,410
     
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):       
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      3,509
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      87,796
     
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      91,305
     
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $14,055,715
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
     Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     
Operations:            
               Net investment income      $  13,964,410      $  27,013,474  
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions      3,509      (100,872 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      87,796      (74,308 )
     
  
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      14,055,715      26,838,294  
     
  
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):            
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -      (1,778,250 )
               Class L      -      (1,278,717 )
               Class Y      -      (3,255,692 )
               Class S      -      (20,750,766 )
     
  
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -      (27,063,425 )
     
  
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):            
               Class A      17,828,234      26,498,531  
               Class L      14,912,313      14,753,314  
               Class Y      583,972      29,560,901  
               Class S      19,096,964      70,852,915  
     
  
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      52,421,483      141,665,661  
     
  
  
               Total increase in net assets      66,477,198      141,440,530  
 
Net assets:            
               Beginning of period      505,027,917      363,587,387  
     
  
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $13,970,783
                    and $6,373, respectively)
     $571,505,115      $505,027,917  
     
  
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $ 151.77        $ 151.41        $ 150.83        $  691.21  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
        Net investment income      3.46 ***      9.35  ***      7.55  ***      32.03  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.08        (0.54 )      (0.75 )      (0.09 )
     
     
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operations      3.54        8.81        6.80        31.94  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                    
        From net investment income      -        (8.45 )      (6.22 )       (572.32 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  155.31        $  151.77        $  151.41        $  150.83  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.33% **      5.84%        4.59%        4.60%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  48,027        $  29,149        $    3,548        $      120  
        Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.95% *      0.95%        1.04%        1.20%  
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      4.56% *      5.95%        4.89%        4.59%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  152.41        $  151.84        $  152.99  
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
        Net investment income      3.58 ***      9.87  ***      6.37  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.17        (0.70 )      (1.24 )
     
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operations      3.75        9.17        5.13  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:               
        From net investment income      -        (8.60 )      (6.28 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  156.16        $  152.41        $  151.84  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.45% **      6.07%        3.34%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:               
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  39,822        $  24,010        $    9,842  
        Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.70% *      0.70%        0.76%  *
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      4.69% *      6.25%        6.11%  *
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    152.87        $    151.97        $    150.73        $    690.78  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
        Net investment income      3.88  ***      9.63  ***      8.78  ***      36.67  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.01 )      (0.13 )      (1.20 )      (1.30 )
     
     
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operations      3.87        9.50        7.58        35.37  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                    
        From net investment income      -        (8.60 )      (6.34 )      (575.42 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    156.74        $    152.87        $    151.97        $    150.73  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.53%  **      6.25%        5.13%        5.14%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    65,160        $    62,858        $    33,392        $        556  
        Net expenses to average daily net assets:      0.55%  *      0.55%        0.57%        0.74%  
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.07%  *      6.15%        5.60%        5.21%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    153.08        $    152.14        $    150.74        $    150.84        $    151.00        $    151.06  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
        Net investment income      3.93 ***      9.74 ***      7.82 ***      8.10 ***      8.14 ***      7.85 ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.03        (0.07 )      (0.13 )      0.03        (0.01 )      0.06  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operations      3.96        9.67        7.69        8.13        8.13        7.91  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                              
        From net investment income      -        (8.73 )      (6.29 )      (8.23 )      (8.29 )      (7.97 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    157.04        $    153.08        $    152.14        $    150.74        $    150.84        $    151.00  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.58% **      6.37%        5.10%        5.39%        5.39%        5.24%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                              
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 418,496        $ 389,011        $ 316,805        $ 251,757        $ 241,370        $ 258,729  
        Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                              
            Before expense waiver      0.45% *      0.45%        0.48%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%  
            After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.52%  
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.13% *      6.22%        5.06%        5.23%        5.25%        5.10%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
 
 
 
 
Note to shareholders:
The MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund has changed its name to the MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund. The new name more accurately reflects the Fund’s approach of limiting its average portfolio duration to less than three years under normal circumstances. To achieve the portfolio’s average duration, securities are held with both longer and shorter durations than the portfolio average.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund?
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve a high total return primarily from current income while minimizing fluctuations in capital values
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term, investment grade, fixed income securities
Ÿ 
maintain duration below three years
Ÿ 
diversify investments among market sectors on the basis of relative merit
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 3.40%, trailing the 4.04% return of the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index.
 
What was the investment environment during the period?
A weakening economy and plunging corporate earnings spurred the Federal Reserve Board to lower short-term interest rates aggressively. There were six rate reductions in all—two in January and one in March, April, May, and June. The target federal funds rate fell to 3.75% from a starting point of 6.50% at the beginning of the year, while the discount rate declined from 6.00% to 3.25%. Under the relentless pressure of the Fed’s easing, yields in the shortest maturities fell throughout the period.
 
Yields in the one- to five-year range, where the Fund’s buying is concentrated, fell during the first quarter, with the shorter maturities experiencing the steepest declines. However, the two- and five-year yields actually rose in the second quarter, while the one-year note’s decline dwindled to less than half of what it was in the first quarter. As a result, the bulk of the Fund’s gains came in the first quarter. For example, two-year Treasury note yields declined by 91 basis points from January through March and then climbed six basis points in the April-through-June period. Yields for five-year Treasury notes also exhibited this pattern, falling 41 basis points in the first quarter and then rising 39 basis points in the second quarter. As the Fed continued to lower short-term rates, longer-term investors began to anticipate that more favorable credit conditions could lead to a strengthening of the economy and possibly higher inflation. They therefore demanded higher yields on their investments.
 
The yield curve, from which we take our cues for positioning the Fund’s duration, steepened throughout the period. Under normal circumstances, securities with longer maturities have higher yields than those with shorter maturities. However, we began the year with an inversion, a situation in which some short-term yields are higher than longer-term yields. At the end of December, for example, the yield of the three-month Treasury bill stood at 5.89%, a full 80 basis points higher than the 5.09% yield of the two-year note. Meanwhile, the five-year note was yielding 4.97%, creating a slight inversion with the two-year note. During the first quarter, the curve began to normalize, lessening or in some cases eliminating the inversions. By the end of the period, the yields of the
30-day bills, 2-year note, and 5-year note were 3.65%, 4.24%, and 4.95%, respectively.
 
How did the Fund respond to the steepening yield curve?
As called for by our yield preference strategy, we lengthened the duration of the Fund’s holdings—from 1.08 years at the end of December 2000 to 1.71 years at the end of June. The lengthening took place in the second quarter, when the most noticeable steepening developed at our part of the yield curve. Unfortunately, by the time we had lengthened the Fund’s duration, it was too late to benefit from the steep drop in yields in the first quarter, which explains our underperformance of the Lehman Brothers benchmark.
 
We achieved a longer duration primarily by purchasing government agency paper, mostly Fannie Mae notes with four- and five-year maturities. Agency securities climbed from 1.3% of the Fund’s assets at the end of December to 22.1% on June 30. In the past, we might have purchased Treasury securities when faced with a need to lengthen the Fund’s duration quickly. However, the agency paper market has become more liquid in the past few years, and agency securities offer a yield advantage over Treasuries.
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
 
We also added selectively to our corporate holdings, which rose from 29.8% to 31.3% during the period. Companies in which we invested included Ingersoll Rand, ERAC USA Finance Co., DaimlerChrysler, FPL Group Capital Inc., Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Camden Property Trust, NiSource Finance Corp., Centerpoint Properties, Century Telecommunications, CNF Transportation, Verizon Global, Computer Sciences Properties Corp., DPL, Inc., and Lafarge Corp.
 
There was one policy change during the period. In response to rising credit risk in a deteriorating economy, we made the decision to reduce the maximum allowable concentration of the Fund’s holdings. By doing so, our goal is to protect the Fund from the potential damage resulting from earnings shortfalls and other negative surprises that might affect large individual positions.
 
 
Although we could see further easing by the Fed in the second half of the year, we feel that the end of the current easing cycle is near. The normal time lag between Fed actions on interest rates and their effects on the economy is typically 12 to 18 months. Thus, we could begin to see some signs of an improving economy in the second half of 2001 or the first half of 2002. Credit quality should continue to be important, and we will be very conscious of this issue as we select corporate securities for the Fund’s portfolio. Furthermore, we will continue to adjust the Fund’s duration to changes in the yield curve. History has shown that this approach produces very competitive returns over complete market cycles of three to five years.
 
 
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund Class S and the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund
Total Return


GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class S    3.40%    6.88%

 
Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year
Government
Bond Index
  4.04%   9.27%
     
   
         
    Five Year
Average
Annual
7/1/96-6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average
Annual
10/3/94-6/30/01
         
Class S   6.00%    6.43%

         
Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year
Government
Bond Index
  6.50%    6.61%
 

 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund Class A, Class Y and the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund
Total Return

     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class A    3.11%    6.35%  
Class Y    3.20%    6.63%  

Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year
Government
Bond Index
  4.04%   9.27%  
     
   
   
Since Inception
Average Annual
1/1/98-6/30/01
     
           
Class A   4.98%      
Class Y   5.38%      

     
           
Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year
Government
Bond Index
  6.33%      



Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund Class L and the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund
Total Return

     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
  
 
Class L    3.22%    6.57%   

 
Lehman Brother
1-3 Year
Government
Bond Index
  4.04%   9.27%  
        
     
    Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/01
     
           
Class L   5.12%      

     
           
Lehman Brother
1-3 Year
Government
Bond Index
  6.59%      

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                  
BONDS & NOTES — 64.8%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 5.5%
America West Airlines,
Inc. 1996-1, Class A
6.850%      01/02/2011    $    1,846,485    $        1,853,705
Boston Edison Co.
Series 1999-1, Class A4
6.910%      09/15/2009    2,500,000    2,600,757
California Infrastructure
SCE-1, 1997-1, Class A5
6.280%      09/25/2005    300,000    306,452
California Infrastructure
SDG&E-1,1997-1, Class A5
6.190%      09/25/2005    200,000    203,632
Chase Manhattan RV
Owner Trust 1997-A,
Class A7
6.140%      10/16/2006    167,917    168,227
First Bank Corporate
Card Master Trust
1997-1, Class A
6.400%      02/15/2003    1,000,000    1,011,870
First Security Auto
Owner Trust 1999-1,
Class A4
5.740%      06/15/2004    5,000,000    5,064,830
Metlife Capital
Equipment Loan Trust
Series 1997-A, Class A
6.850%      05/20/2008    701,760    718,310
Railcar Trust No.
1992-1, Class A
7.750%      06/01/2004    600,150    622,842
Rental Car Finance
Corp. Series 1999-1A,
Class A†
5.900%      02/25/2007    1,000,000    999,788
Student Loan Marketing
Association Series
1998-1, Class A1
6.574%      01/25/2007    922,341    923,259
                 
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
(Cost $14,253,260)
   14,473,672
                 
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 53.0%
AirTouch
Communications, Inc.*
7.500%      07/15/2006    1,000,000    1,057,820
Arrow Electronics, Inc.†
8.700%      10/01/2005    1,000,000    1,015,001
Associates Corp. of
North America
6.750%      08/01/2001    1,500,000    1,502,745
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
AT&T Canada, Inc.
7.625%      03/15/2005    $      3,000,000    $        2,982,105
Avnet, Inc.
8.200%      10/17/2003    1,200,000    1,216,488
BHP Finance (USA) Limited
7.875%      12/01/2002    1,000,000    1,037,340
Bombardier Capital, Inc.†
6.000%      01/15/2002    2,000,000    2,013,508
Camden Property Trust
7.000%      11/15/2006    1,000,000    1,010,280
Centerpoint Properties Corp.
Series MTNA
7.125%      03/15/2004    1,000,000    1,014,231
CenturyTel, Inc.
Series E
6.150%      01/15/2005    1,000,000    988,360
The CIT Group, Inc.
7.375%      03/15/2003    2,500,000    2,587,150
CNF, Inc.
8.875%      05/01/2010    930,000    977,832
Computer Sciences Corp.
6.750%      06/15/2006    1,300,000    1,297,699
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
7.125%      09/01/2002    4,000,000    2,320,000
CSC Enterprises†
6.500%      11/15/2001    2,000,000    2,014,900
CSX Corp.
7.050%      05/01/2002    2,900,000    2,946,226
DaimlerChrysler NA
Holding Corp.
6.400%      05/15/2006    1,340,000    1,329,347
Dana Corp.
6.250%      03/01/2004    5,000,000    4,600,000
Dominion Resources, Inc.
7.820%      09/15/2004    1,000,000    1,047,130
DPL, Inc.
8.250%      03/01/2007    1,000,000    1,029,320
Duke Capital Corp.
7.250%      10/01/2004    3,000,000    3,112,341
Emerald Investment
Grade CBO Limited†
7.210%      05/24/2011    2,000,000    2,000,000
ERAC USA Finance Co.†
8.250%      05/01/2005    1,000,000    1,046,400
FNMA (Benchmark Note)
6.000%      12/15/2005    26,800,000    27,339,002
FNMA (Benchmark Note)
6.500%      08/15/2004    26,400,000    27,452,542
Ford Motor Credit Corp.
7.500%      03/15/2005    2,500,000    2,597,600
FPL Group Capital, Inc.
6.125%      05/15/2007    1,000,000    989,260
General American
Transportation Corp.
6.750%      03/01/2006    1,000,000    947,920
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                    
General Electric Capital Corp.
Series MTNA
5.500%      04/15/2002    $      2,100,000    $          2,123,499
Houghton Mifflin Co.
7.000%      03/01/2006    600,000    603,180
IMC Global, Inc.
6.625%      10/15/2001    1,500,000    1,488,945
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
5.750%      02/14/2003    1,200,000    1,210,428
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
7.875%      06/15/2006    1,000,000    1,025,730
Lafarge Corp.
6.375%      07/15/2005    1,000,000    966,700
MAPCO, Inc.
7.250%      03/01/2009    1,250,000    1,242,537
Maytag Corp.
Series MTND
7.610%      03/03/2003    2,000,000    2,060,126
NiSource Finance Corp.
7.625%      11/15/2005    1,000,000    1,042,200
Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.350%      05/15/2007    1,000,000    1,035,580
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
6.750%      11/15/2002    2,900,000    2,959,856
SuperValu, Inc.
7.625%      09/15/2004    2,500,000    2,476,140
Telefonica Europe BV
7.350%      09/15/2005    1,130,000    1,175,435
Textron Financial Corp.
7.125%      12/09/2004    3,500,000    3,582,705
Times Mirror Co.
6.650%      10/15/2001    4,000,000    4,021,161
TRW, Inc.
8.750%      05/15/2006    2,000,000    2,152,696
Union Oil of California
Series MTNA
9.875%      08/15/2002    2,500,000    2,638,700
Valero Energy Corp.
7.375%      03/15/2006    1,000,000    1,035,424
Verizon Global
Funding Corp.†
6.750%      12/01/2005    1,250,000    1,278,887
Vulcan Materials Co.
5.750%      04/01/2004    5,000,000    4,999,867
                 
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $139,783,087)
   138,592,343
                 
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                  
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 2.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Asset Securitization Corp.
Series 1995-MD4, Class A1
7.100%      08/13/2029    $    2,182,816    $        2,266,926
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc. Series
1998-ASPI, Class C†
7.825%      10/01/2003    4,000,000    4,002,500
                 
 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,292,127)
   6,269,426
                 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 3.9%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC) — 0.5%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%
FHLMC Series 1704,
Class PE
6.000%      07/15/2007    32,585    32,533
                 
 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.5%
FHLMC
4.750%      09/01/2006    43,669    42,905
FHLMC
7.500%      06/01/2015    1,167,855    1,202,517
                 
                     1,245,422
                 
                     1,277,955
                 
 
Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA) — 0.5%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4%
FNMA Series 1993-71,
Class PG
6.250%      07/25/2007    961,907    964,908
                 
 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.1%
FNMA
8.000%      05/01/2013    96,329    98,420
FNMA
9.000%      10/01/2009    155,569    164,866
                 
                     263,286
                 
                     1,228,194
                 
 
Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA) — 1.8%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA
7.500%      08/15/2029    3,977,397    4,079,292
GNMA
8.000%  
01/15/2004-11/15/2007    511,189    535,288
                 
                     4,614,580
                 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                  
U.S. Government Guaranteed Notes — 1.1%
1994-A Baxter Springs, KS
6.310%      08/01/2001    $        500,000    $            500,700
1994-A Detroit, MI
6.310%      08/01/2001    450,000    450,630
1994-A Jacksonville, FL
6.310%      08/01/2001    1,485,000    1,487,079
1994-A Los Angeles
County, CA
6.310%      08/01/2001    225,000    225,315
1994-A Tacoma, WA
6.310%      08/01/2001    195,000    195,273
1994-A Trenton, NJ
6.310%      08/01/2001    145,000    145,203
                 
                          3,004,200
                 
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $9,820,843)
   10,124,929
                 
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $170,149,317)
   169,460,370
                 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 34.3%
Commercial Paper
Autoliv ASP, Inc.
4.500%      07/11/2001    4,785,000    4,778,421
Avnet, Inc.
4.250%      07/20/2001    5,300,000    5,287,486
Boston Edison Co.
4.310%      07/02/2001    6,435,000    6,433,459
Carolina Power & Light Co.
4.150%      08/24/2001    1,475,000    1,465,648
Carolina Power & Light Co.
4.200%      07/18/2001    2,200,000    2,195,380
ConAgra, Inc.
4.220%      07/19/2001    4,005,000    3,996,080
Cooper Industries, Inc.
3.650%      12/07/2001    3,520,000    3,458,133
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
4.000%      08/08/2001    5,210,000    5,187,423
Eaton Corp.
5.000%      07/13/2001    1,050,000    1,048,104
Florida Power Corp.
4.150%      09/10/2001    4,675,000    4,637,270
Hanson Finance PLC
4.000%      09/14/2001    2,900,000    2,875,313
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
4.500%      08/03/2001    3,015,000    3,002,187
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
4.550%      08/03/2001    1,810,000    1,802,222
ITT Industries, Inc.
4.200%      07/09/2001    2,900,000    2,896,955
National Fuel Gas
4.000%      07/23/2001    2,690,000    2,683,126
Pearson, Inc.
4.020%      08/09/2001    1,510,000    1,503,255
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Pearson, Inc.
5.150%    07/12/2001    $    2,100,000    $      2,096,395
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
4.370%    09/18/2001    1,450,000    1,437,015
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
4.510%    08/30/2001    5,250,000    5,214,014
Ryder System, Inc.
4.230%    08/14/2001    2,650,000    2,635,988
Toys R Us, Inc.
3.950%    08/31/2001    1,100,000    1,092,339
Toys R Us, Inc.
3.970%    08/29/2001    1,645,000    1,633,906
TRW, Inc.
4.300%    09/27/2001    2,575,000    2,549,379
TRW, Inc.
5.250%    07/26/2001    1,625,000    1,618,839
Tyco International Group
4.300%    07/27/2001    2,470,000    2,462,034
UOP
4.100%    09/21/2001    5,020,000    4,973,381
UOP
5.350%    07/12/2001    1,240,000    1,237,789
VF Corp.
4.770%    07/26/2001    2,800,000    2,790,354
Viacom, Inc.
4.100%    08/31/2001    3,575,000    3,550,100
Viacom, Inc.
4.120%    07/26/2001    3,225,000    3,215,404
              
                        89,757,399
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $89,753,516)
   89,757,399
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1%
(Cost $259,902,833)**
   259,217,769
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 0.9%
   2,311,960
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  261,529,729
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*
All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover forward purchase commitments. (Note 2).
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
† 
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Financial Statements
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:     
               Investments, at value (cost $170,149,317) (Note 2)      $169,460,370  
               Short-term investments, at value (cost $89,753,516) (Note 2)      89,757,399  
     
  
                          Total Investments      259,217,769  
               Cash      2,035  
               Receivables from:     
                          Investments sold      6,821  
                          Interest      2,454,178  
     
  
                                    Total assets      261,680,803  
     
  
Liabilities:     
               Payables for:     
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,350  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):     
                                    Investment management fees      89,518  
                                    Administration fees      41,159  
                                    Service fees      3,969  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      14,078  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      151,074  
     
  
               Net assets      $261,529,729  
     
  
Net assets consist of:     
               Paid-in capital      $255,976,595  
               Undistributed net investment income      7,128,768  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (890,570 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (685,064 )
     
  
       $261,529,729  
     
  
Net assets:     
               Class A      $    7,493,448  
     
  
               Class L      $  74,839,297  
     
  
               Class Y      $  16,021,981  
     
  
               Class S      $163,175,003  
     
  
Shares outstanding:     
               Class A      728,397  
     
  
               Class L      7,287,318  
     
  
               Class Y      1,553,464  
     
  
               Class S      15,768,079  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:     
               Class A      $            10.29  
     
  
               Class L      $            10.27  
     
  
               Class Y      $            10.31  
     
  
               Class S      $            10.35  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)     
               Interest      $7,858,717
     
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      514,586
               Custody fees      11,875
               Audit and legal fees      6,354
               Shareholder reporting fees      2,555
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,891
     
                         537,261
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      9,269
                          Class L      109,796
                          Class Y      5,553
                          Class S      102,369
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      7,316
     
                                    Total expenses      771,564
     
                                    Net investment income      7,087,153
     
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      131,287
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      1,100,422
     
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      1,231,709
     
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $8,318,862
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    7,087,153        $  14,005,584  
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions      131,287        (943,445 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      1,100,422        1,302,246  
       
       
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      8,318,862        14,364,385  
       
       
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (307,557 )
               Class L      -        (2,489,782 )
               Class Y      -        (401,263 )
               Class S      -        (10,794,184 )
       
       
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (13,992,786 )
       
       
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      1,964,064        5,427,530  
               Class L      27,104,635        45,089,849  
               Class Y      9,195,604        5,037,261  
               Class S      (25,418,951 )      (30,164,164 )
       
       
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      12,845,352        25,390,476  
       
       
  
 
               Total increase in net assets      21,164,214        25,762,075  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      240,365,515        214,603,440  
       
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of
                    $7,128,768 and $41,615, respectively)
     $261,529,729        $240,365,515  
       
       
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    9.98        $    9.98        $10.31        $10.25  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment income      0.26 ***      0.63  ***      0.50  ***      0.52  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.05        (0.03 )      (0.24 )      0.05  
       
       
       
       
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.31        0.60        0.26        0.57  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                    
    From net investment income      -        (0.60 )      (0.58 )      (0.50 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )      (0.01 )
       
       
       
       
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.60 )      (0.59 )      (0.51 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.29        $    9.98        $  9.98        $10.31  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      3.11% **      6.04%        2.51%        5.75%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  7,493        $  5,359        $  134        $  129  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.99% *      0.99%        1.05%        1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets       5.11% *       6.08%         4.81%         4.95%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      17% **      55%        59%        44%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    9.95        $    9.92        $10.42  
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
    Net investment income      0.27 ***      0.63  ***      0.38  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.05        -        (0.23 )
       
       
       
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.32        0.63        0.15  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:               
    From net investment income      -        (0.60 )      (0.64 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        -        (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )
       
       
       
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.60 )      (0.65 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.27        $    9.95        $  9.92  
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      3.22% **      6.37%        1.48%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:               
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $74,839        $45,694        $1,524  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.74% *      0.74%        0.75%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.36% *      6.14%        5.39%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      17% **      55%        59%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a)
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.01%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      9.99        $      9.96        $    10.31        $    10.24  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.28 ***      0.65  ***      0.57  ***      0.57  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.04        (0.01 )      (0.27 )      0.06  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.32        0.64        0.30        0.63  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.61 )      (0.64 )      (0.55 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )      (0.01 )
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.61 )      (0.65 )      (0.56 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.31        $      9.99        $      9.96        $    10.31  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.20% **      6.44%        3.04%        6.12%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  16,022        $    6,644        $    1,808        $      269  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.59% *      0.58%        0.61%        0.74%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.55% *      6.26%        5.45%        5.40%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      17% **      55%        59%        44%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    10.01        $      9.97        $    10.30        $    10.23        $    10.11        $    10.15  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
    Net investment income      0.28 ***      0.63  ***      0.56  ***      0.56        0.65  ***      0.60  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.06        0.02        (0.24 )      0.08        0.04        (0.03 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.34        0.65        0.32        0.64        0.69        0.57  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                              
    From net investment income      -        (0.61 )      (0.64 )      (0.56 )      (0.57 )      (0.60 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        -        (0.00 )****      -        -        -  
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )      (0.01 )      -        (0.01 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.61 )      (0.65 )      (0.57 )      (0.57 )      (0.61 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.35        $    10.01        $      9.97        $    10.30        $    10.23        $    10.11  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.40% **      6.48%        3.10%        6.29%        6.84%        5.57%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                              
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $163,175        $182,669        $211,137        $283,673        $200,268        $145,182  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                              
         Before expense waiver      0.53% *      0.54%        0.54%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%  
         After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.52%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.58% *      6.15%        5.34%        5.58%        6.22%        6.00%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      17% **      55%        59%        44%        48%        61%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a)
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.01%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Core Bond Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve a high total return consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade, fixed income securities
Ÿ
match (within 10%) the duration of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.
Ÿ
diversify investments by industry, sector, maturity, issuer class, and quality sectors to reduce risk of capital erosion
 
How did the Fund perform in the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 3.27%, slightly lagging the 3.61% return of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
 
Coming into 2001, it was our view—based on the fact that the economy was rapidly slowing and there was no inflation to speak of—that we would see easing by the Federal Reserve Board. What we didn’t foresee was the aggressiveness of the Fed’s activity. Generally, the Greenspan Fed has favored a policy of gradualism, preferring to err on the side of caution. However, during the first six months of the year, the Fed cut short-term interest rates six times, bringing the target federal funds rate down to 3.75% and the discount rate to 3.25%. The first five reductions were half-point cuts, while the final one of the period on June 27 was a quarter-point reduction. This aggressive easing resulted in a steepening of the yield curve, which graphically represents the yields of comparable securities with different maturities. In addition, we saw spreads narrow, as investors began to feel more optimistic about the economy and consequently demanded a smaller premium for making non-Treasury purchases.
 
Corporate securities did well in this environment, and we increased the Fund’s corporate holdings during the period from 44.7% of assets at the end of January to 49.9% on June 30. This was part of a campaign to boost the Fund’s corporate holdings that actually began around September of 2000, when clearer signs of a weakening economy began to emerge. Although we evaluate securities using primarily a bottom-up approach, we tended to focus our purchases on cyclical Old Economy sectors such as paper and chemicals—industries that should benefit from a revival of the economy. The other part of our corporate strategy was to go out a bit further on the credit quality spectrum. In a period of narrowing spreads, lower-quality issues will generally outperform those with higher credit ratings. Accordingly, we brought up the Fund’s allocation of BBB securities from 18.8% on January 31 to 25.2% at the end of June. Meanwhile, we reduced AAA-rated holdings from 49.8% to 45.0% over the same period.
 
While our overall strategy was on target for the investment climate, a number of credit events exerted a drag on performance during the period. We had no defaults, but there were numerous earnings shortfalls. In one case—Crown Cork & Seal—asbestos litigation negatively affected performance. Our long-term confidence in virtually all of these positions remained unshaken, but over the short term there’s no doubt that the Fund’s returns suffered because of them.
 
Mortgage-backed securities increased too. Why was that?
 
We boosted mortgage-backed securities from 23.8% at the end of January to 33.1% on June 30. This shift reflected our feeling that after six cuts in interest rates, we were probably nearing the end of the Fed’s easing cycle. Mortgaged-backed securities typically do well in a period of relatively stable interest rates, and it seemed that we might be entering such a period.
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
 
Uncertainty over corporate earnings and further Fed easing could cause corporate and mortgage spreads to widen somewhat over the near term. However, we would view this development as a buying opportunity. Lower rates combined with a stimulative fiscal policy and declining energy prices should eventually trigger an economic recovery and tighter bond spreads.
 
Within this context, we have five goals for the second half of the year. First, we’ll look for chances to improve the credit quality of the Fund. We anticipate doing this on a very selective basis—for example, in situations where we can move up in credit quality without giving up much in yield. Second, we plan to review our industry weightings and fine-tune those to agree with our economic outlook. Third, the steep yield curve provides more incentive to push our durations out a little longer to take advantage of the higher yields. Fourth, we would like to continue to benefit from the premiums provided by new bond issues. Finally, we’ll try to add incrementally to our corporate and mortgage holdings in situations where we see real value.
 
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Bond Fund Class S and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
   
MassMutual Core Bond Fund
Total Return
 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
    
Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
  
One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class S    3.27%    10.16%

 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.2%3
         
   
Five Year
Average
Annual
7/1/96-6/30/01
Since
Inception
Average
Annual
10/3/94-6/30/01
         
Class S   6.99%   7.61%

         
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
  7.48%   8.03%

 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Bond Fund Class A, Class Y and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
   
MassMutual Core Bond Fund
Total Return
 
 
 
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class A    2.91%    9.61%
 
Class Y    3.18%   10.09%

Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.23%
             
   
Since
Inception
Average Annual
1/1/98-6/30/01
 
     
Class A   5.27%
     
Class Y   5.68%

     
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
  6.50%

 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Bond Fund Class L and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
   
MassMutual Core Bond Fund
Total Return
 
 
 
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class L    3.10%    9.93%

 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.23%
         
    Since
Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/01
   
         
Class L   5.61%    

   
         
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
  6.63%    
         

 

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
BONDS & NOTES — 80.0%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 2.7%
America West Airlines, Inc.
1996-1, Class A
6.850%      01/02/2011    $    4,154,592    $          4,170,836
California Infrastructure
SCE-1, 1997-1, Class A5
6.280%      09/25/2005    700,000    715,054
California Infrastructure
SDG&E-1, 1997-1, Class A5
6.190%      09/25/2005    500,000    509,080
Case Equipment Loan
Trust 1998-A, Class A4
5.830%      02/15/2005    1,180,254    1,183,045
Chase Manhattan Auto
Owner Trust
1998-A, Class A4
5.800%      12/16/2002    1,770,401    1,780,521
Chase Manhattan RV
Owner Trust 1997-A,
Class A7
6.140%      10/16/2006    755,626    757,022
Community Program
Loan Trust,
1987-A, Class A4
4.500%      10/01/2018    1,193,474    1,094,085
Conseco Finance
Securitizations Corp.
Series 2001-1, Class A4
6.210%      07/01/2032    3,780,000    3,740,578
Metlife Capital Equipment
Loan Trust Series
1997-A, Class A
6.850%      05/20/2008    1,754,401    1,795,775
Peco Energy Transition
Trust Series 1999-A,
Class A6
6.050%      03/01/2009    2,300,000    2,307,919
Peco Energy Transition
Trust Series 1999-A,
Class A7
6.130%      03/01/2009    1,200,000    1,192,157
Premier Auto Trust
Series 1998-4, Class A3
5.690%      06/08/2002    367,442    367,750
Premier Auto Trust
Series 1998-5, Class A3
5.070%      07/08/2002    229,041    229,448
Railcar Trust No.
1992-1, Class A
7.750%      06/01/2004    700,175    726,649
Rental Car Finance Corp.
Series 1999-1A, Class A†
5.900%      02/25/2007    2,000,000    1,999,576
Textron Financial Corp.
Series 1998-A, Class A2†
5.890%      01/15/2005    2,144,193    2,163,386
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
Travelers Funding Limited
Series 1A, Class A1†
6.300%      02/18/2014    $    3,100,000    $          2,832,656
                 
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
(Cost $27,700,556)
   27,565,537
                 
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 50.6%
AirTouch
Communications, Inc.
7.500%      07/15/2006    3,000,000    3,173,460
Albertson’s, Inc.
8.000%      05/01/2031    2,500,000    2,481,100
Alcan Aluminum Limited
6.250%      11/01/2008    2,500,000    2,464,572
Alliance Pipeline LP†
6.996%      12/31/2019    2,500,000    2,376,325
American Airlines
1994-A Pass Through
Trusts, Class A4*
9.780%      11/26/2011    1,508,056    1,623,739
American General
Finance Corp.
5.750%      11/01/2003    2,000,000    2,026,140
Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.*
6.800%      01/15/2031    5,000,000    4,957,050
Archer-Daniels-
Midland Co.*
7.000%      02/01/2031    5,030,000    4,895,800
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
8.700%      10/01/2005    3,000,000    3,045,003
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
9.150%      10/01/2010    2,000,000    2,019,258
Associates Corp. of
North America
6.750%      08/01/2001    2,000,000    2,003,660
Associates Corp. of
North America*
7.875%      09/30/2001    1,500,000    1,512,975
AT&T-Liberty Media
Group*
8.250%      02/01/2030    5,300,000    4,557,221
AT&T Wireless Group*†
7.350%      03/01/2006    5,825,000    5,952,276
Avnet, Inc.
8.200%      10/17/2003    3,590,000    3,639,327
Barrick Gold Corp.
7.500%      05/01/2007    4,000,000    4,092,360
BellSouth Capital
Funding Corp.*
7.750%      02/15/2010    5,000,000    5,395,300
BHP Finance (USA)
Limited
6.420%      03/01/2026    3,500,000    3,553,935
Boeing Capital Corp.
7.100%      09/27/2005    2,000,000    2,096,380
Bombardier Capital, Inc.†
6.000%      01/15/2002    4,000,000    4,027,016
Boston Scientific Corp.*
6.625%      03/15/2005    6,300,000    6,085,800
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
BRE Properties, Inc.
7.450%      01/15/2011    $    2,500,000    $          2,500,075
Capitol Records, Inc.†
8.375%      08/15/2009    5,500,000    5,866,042
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
6.700%      05/15/2008    4,500,000    4,162,320
CenturyTel, Inc.
Series E
6.150%      01/15/2005    2,000,000    1,976,720
Champion
International Corp.
6.400%      02/15/2026    2,500,000    2,489,300
The CIT Group, Inc.
5.500%      02/15/2004    4,000,000    3,952,520
CNF, Inc.
8.875%      05/01/2010    2,500,000    2,628,580
The Columbia Gas
System, Inc.
6.610%      11/28/2002    3,000,000    3,055,110
Comcast Cable
Communications, Inc.
6.375%      01/30/2006    2,860,000    2,873,356
Comcast Cable
Communications, Inc.
8.375%      05/01/2007    2,500,000    2,723,625
Cominco Limited
6.875%      02/15/2006    3,000,000    2,822,772
Commercial Credit Co.*
7.750%      03/01/2005    3,000,000    3,188,370
Computer Sciences Corp.*
6.750%      06/15/2006    5,000,000    4,991,150
ConAgra, Inc.
7.000%      10/01/2028    3,000,000    2,786,850
Continental Airlines,
Inc., Series 1996-2B
8.560%      07/02/2014    1,488,251    1,566,784
Continental Airlines,
Inc., Series 1996-B
7.820%      10/15/2013    1,675,179    1,736,899
Cox Communications, Inc.*
7.750%      11/01/2010    4,673,000    4,894,874
Crown Cork & Seal
Co., Inc.
6.750%      12/15/2003    3,550,000    1,526,500
Crown Cork & Seal
Co., Inc.
7.125%      09/01/2002    3,300,000    1,914,000
CSX Corp.
7.050%      05/01/2002    3,000,000    3,047,820
CSX Corp.
7.250%      05/01/2027    4,000,000    4,120,640
Cytec Industries, Inc.
6.750%      03/15/2008    5,180,000    4,749,024
DaimlerChrysler NA
Holding Corp.*
6.400%      05/15/2006    5,050,000    5,009,853
Dana Corp.
6.250%      03/01/2004    2,500,000    2,300,000
Dominion Resources, Inc.
7.820%      09/15/2004    3,200,000    3,350,816
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
Donnelley (R.R.) &
Sons Co.
6.625%      04/15/2029    $    3,750,000    $          3,245,175
Dover Corp.
6.250%      06/01/2008    2,000,000    1,961,620
DPL, Inc.
8.250%      03/01/2007    3,120,000    3,211,478
Duke Capital Corp.
7.500%      10/01/2009    3,850,000    4,017,514
Duke Energy Field
Services Corp.
7.875%      08/16/2010    5,000,000    5,239,450
Emerald Investment
Grade CBO Limited†
7.210%      05/24/2011    3,000,000    3,000,000
Emerson Electric Co.
7.125%      08/15/2010    4,835,000    5,040,197
Enterprise Products
Operating LP
7.500%      02/01/2011    4,995,000    4,978,067
ERAC USA Finance Co.†
6.750%      05/15/2007    4,500,000    4,407,975
Exxon Mobil Corp.*
8.625%      08/15/2021    4,500,000    5,365,665
FBG Finance Limited†
7.875%      06/01/2016    3,000,000    3,141,390
FedEx Corp.†
6.875%      02/15/2006    4,545,000    4,593,586
Florida Gas
Transmission Co.†
8.630%      11/01/2004    2,000,000    2,133,640
FNMA (Benchmark Bond)
6.250%      05/15/2029    10,000,000    9,570,300
Ford Motor Co.
7.450%      07/16/2031    934,000    897,509
Ford Motor Credit Corp.*
7.375%      10/28/2009    7,000,000    7,075,040
Forte CDO (Cayman)
Limited Series A3-A†
7.011%      04/12/2013    1,500,000    1,471,800
General American
Transportation Corp.
6.750%      03/01/2006    3,000,000    2,843,760
General American
Transportation Corp.
8.625%      12/01/2004    2,500,000    2,563,200
General Electric
Capital Corp.
8.750%      05/21/2007    1,500,000    1,715,730
General Mills, Inc.
8.900%      06/15/2006    2,250,000    2,550,983
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
7.500%      05/15/2006    2,000,000    1,991,751
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.
8.500%      03/15/2007    3,535,000    3,683,498
Halliburton Co.
5.625%      12/01/2008    2,750,000    2,643,311
Hearst-Argyle
Television, Inc.
7.000%      11/15/2007    2,000,000    1,897,080
Heller Financial, Inc.
6.400%      01/15/2003    4,600,000    4,691,172
Heller Financial, Inc.
7.375%      11/01/2009    2,500,000    2,573,900
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
Hershey Foods Corp.*
7.200%      08/15/2027    $    5,000,000    $          5,018,200
Houghton Mifflin Co.
7.000%      03/01/2006    2,325,000    2,337,323
Household Finance Corp.
6.500%      11/15/2008    2,400,000    2,364,528
Household Finance Corp.
6.500%      01/24/2006    2,500,000    2,541,575
ICI Wilmington, Inc.
7.050%      09/15/2007    2,000,000    1,990,820
Idex Corp.
6.875%      02/15/2008    5,250,000    4,775,453
IMC Global, Inc.
6.625%      10/15/2001    3,000,000    2,977,890
Imcera Group, Inc.*
6.000%      10/15/2003    1,000,000    1,009,700
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
5.750%      02/14/2003    4,750,000    4,791,278
Interpool, Inc.
7.350%      08/01/2007    2,000,000    1,749,722
Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.
7.875%      10/15/2005    4,000,000    4,164,920
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
7.875%      06/15/2006    3,000,000    3,077,190
KeySpan Corp.*
6.150%      06/01/2006    5,000,000    5,021,265
KeySpan Gas East Corp.
Series MTNA
6.900%      01/15/2008    649,000    655,777
Kimco Realty Corp.
Series MTNB
7.860%      11/01/2007    3,700,000    3,845,737
Koninklijke KPN NV
8.000%      10/01/2010    3,500,000    3,356,749
The Kroger Co.
7.000%      05/01/2018    1,800,000    1,704,690
Lafarge Corp.
6.375%      07/15/2005    2,000,000    1,933,400
Lasmo (USA), Inc.
6.750%      12/15/2007    5,000,000    5,180,225
Leucadia National Corp.
7.750%      08/15/2013    2,500,000    2,378,600
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
8.875%      08/15/2010    5,000,000    4,584,600
Marriott International,
Inc. Series E†
7.000%      01/15/2008    4,950,000    4,964,335
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
7.125%      06/15/2009    2,000,000    2,021,372
Masco Corp.
6.750%      03/15/2006    5,000,000    5,025,480
Meritor Automotive, Inc.
6.800%      02/15/2009    4,000,000    3,472,560
Midway Airlines Corp.
Pass Through
Certificates Class B
8.140%      01/02/2013    2,603,219    2,489,354
Miller (Herman), Inc.
7.125%      03/15/2011    3,000,000    2,883,300
Millipore Corp.
7.500%      04/01/2007    3,750,000    3,606,788
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.*
5.625%      01/20/2004    5,500,000    5,535,145
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
Motorola, Inc.
6.500%      11/15/2028    $    5,000,000    $          3,710,450
Newmont Mining Corp.*
8.625%      04/01/2002    2,000,000    2,039,500
News America
Holdings, Inc.
9.250%      02/01/2013    3,000,000    3,376,530
Norfolk Southern Corp.*
7.050%      05/01/2037    5,000,000    5,114,100
Norsk Hydro ASA†
8.750%      10/23/2001    500,000    505,924
Nortel Networks Limited
6.125%      02/15/2006    4,850,000    4,153,152
North Finance (Bermuda)
Limited†
7.000%      09/15/2005    2,000,000    2,047,680
Nova Chemicals Corp.
7.000%      05/15/2006    4,500,000    4,482,131
Pepsi Bottling
Holdings, Inc.†*
5.625%      02/17/2009    2,000,000    1,920,274
Qwest Capital
Funding, Inc.†
7.750%      02/15/2031    5,545,000    5,438,996
Raytheon Co.
6.750%      08/15/2007    2,500,000    2,422,550
Reliant Energy
Finance Co. II LP†
7.400%      11/15/2002    500,000    508,137
Reliant Energy Resources
Corp. Series B
8.125%      07/15/2005    4,750,000    4,933,545
Republic Services, Inc.
7.125%      05/15/2009    3,750,000    3,710,574
Ryder System, Inc.
6.600%      11/15/2005    3,800,000    3,638,310
Scholastic Corp.
7.000%      12/15/2003    3,000,000    3,078,330
The Schwab
(Charles) Corp.
6.250%      01/23/2003    2,500,000    2,534,991
Sealed Air Corp.†
8.750%      07/01/2008    2,160,000    2,103,581
Sears, Roebuck
Acceptance Corp.
6.750%      09/15/2005    3,500,000    3,525,515
Simon Property Group LP
7.375%      01/20/2006    3,850,000    3,883,738
Solutia, Inc.
6.720%      10/15/2037    3,570,000    3,451,726
Southern Natural Gas Co.
7.350%      02/15/2031    3,980,000    3,671,868
Sprint Capital Corp.
6.125%      11/15/2008    2,000,000    1,835,880
Sprint Capital Corp.
6.900%      05/01/2019    2,000,000    1,746,860
Sprint Capital Corp.
7.125%      01/30/2006    3,795,000    3,821,072
Sunoco, Inc.
6.750%      04/01/2011    2,710,000    2,647,616
SuperValu, Inc.
7.875%      08/01/2009    7,000,000    6,536,292
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
Telefonica Europe BV
7.350%      09/15/2005    $    3,900,000    $          4,056,811
Temple-Inland, Inc.
Series MTND
8.125%      12/15/2006    5,330,000    5,757,413
Texaco, Inc.
5.500%      01/15/2009    5,000,000    4,753,900
Texaco, Inc.
8.500%      02/15/2003    2,500,000    2,643,900
Textron Financial
Corp. Series MTNE
5.950%      03/15/2004    4,985,000    4,994,521
Thomas & Betts Corp.*
8.250%      01/15/2004    2,500,000    2,137,500
Time Warner
Companies, Inc.*
7.570%      02/01/2024    6,195,000    6,129,767
Time Warner, Inc.
Pass-Thru Asset
Trust 1997-1†
6.100%      12/30/2001    4,000,000    4,032,000
Times Mirror Co.
7.450%      10/15/2009    3,600,000    3,688,359
TRW, Inc.
8.750%      05/15/2006    6,000,000    6,458,088
TTX Co.†
6.290%      05/15/2002    5,000,000    5,071,315
Tyco International
Group SA
6.250%      06/15/2003    4,000,000    4,057,316
Unilever Capital Corp.
6.750%      11/01/2003    3,100,000    3,205,028
Union Tank Car Co.
6.790%      05/01/2010    4,800,000    4,584,919
United Air Lines, Inc.
10.110%      02/19/2006    612,981    648,068
UPM-Kymmene Oyj Corp.†
7.450%      11/26/2027    5,000,000    4,589,380
US Airways, Inc., Class B
7.500%      04/15/2008    1,334,170    1,269,916
US West Capital
Funding Corp.
6.125%      07/15/2002    2,000,000    2,020,120
VF Corp.
8.100%      10/01/2005    1,750,000    1,850,263
Vulcan Materials Co.
6.000%      04/01/2009    4,000,000    3,752,009
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc.
6.125%      02/15/2006    4,795,000    4,809,865
Westvaco Corp.
8.400%      06/01/2007    3,750,000    3,985,350
WorldCom, Inc.
8.250%      05/15/2031    4,505,000    4,401,655
WPP Finance (USA) Corp.
6.625%      07/15/2005    3,275,000    3,243,370
                 
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $526,537,901)
   523,155,619
                 
 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 2.9%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Asset Securitization Corp.
Series 1995-MD4, Class A1
7.100%      08/13/2029    5,728,503    5,949,239
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
CS First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp. Series
1998-C2, Class A1
5.960%    12/15/2007    $    2,532,715    $          2,539,158
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., Series
1998-C1, Class A1
6.310%    11/15/2026    3,215,941    3,234,883
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter Capital I Series
2001-280, Class A1†
6.148%    02/03/2011    3,911,244    3,879,578
Prudential Home
Mortgage Securities
1993-26 Class A6
6.750%    07/25/2008    1,501,725    1,518,139
Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I
Series 1998-S9,
Class 1A1
6.500%    04/25/2013    1,821,884    1,824,726
Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities
1997-TZH, Class B†
7.491%    03/25/2022    3,000,000    3,086,700
Starwood Commercial
Mortgage Trust Series
1999-C1A, Class B†
6.920%    02/05/2009    3,000,000    2,991,438
Structured Asset Securities
Corp. Series 1998-ALS2,
Class 1A
6.750%    03/25/2029    5,403,196    5,423,458
              
 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $30,486,418)
   30,447,319
              
 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.5%
Government of Quebec
Series PJ
6.125%    01/22/2011    5,000,000    4,826,050
              
 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $4,958,329)
   4,826,050
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 15.4%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC) — 6.3%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.8%
FHLMC Series 1322,
Class G
7.500%    02/15/2007    455,880    462,718
FHLMC Series 1337,
Class D
6.000%    08/15/2007    938,297    942,106
FHLMC Series 1460,
Class H
7.000%    05/15/2007    2,000,000    2,052,500
FHLMC Series 1490,
Class PJ
6.000%    05/15/2007    206,395    206,911
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                   
FHLMC Series 1667,
Class PE
6.000%    03/15/2008    $    3,816,657    $          3,857,189
FHLMC Series B,
Class 3
12.500%    09/30/2013    51,103    56,663
FHLMC Series W067,
Class A
6.420%    12/01/2005    752,945    770,263
              
                   8,348,350
              
Pass-Through Securities — 5.5%
FHLMC
7.500%    06/01/2015-
01/01/2031
   33,153,334    33,884,490
FHLMC
8.000%    03/01/2015-
08/01/2015
   18,767,042    19,488,259
FHLMC
8.250%    05/01/2017    1,037,416    1,073,301
FHLMC
8.500%    11/01/2025    1,769,730    1,887,523
FHLMC
9.000%    03/01/2017    100,863    107,734
              
                   56,441,307
              
                   64,789,657
              
 
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — 2.9%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.6%
FNMA Series 1989-20,
Class A
6.750%    04/25/2018    3,602,551    3,642,071
FNMA Series 1993-134,
Class GA
6.500%    02/25/2007    5,000,000    5,050,000
FNMA Series 1993-221,
Class D
6.000%    12/25/2008    2,500,000    2,536,700
FNMA Series 1996-54,
Class C
6.000%    09/25/2008    5,000,000    5,035,900
              
                   16,264,671
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 1.3%
FNMA
6.000%    10/01/2028-
02/01/2029
   11,106,855    10,698,872
FNMA
8.000%    05/01/2013    64,220    65,613
FNMA
8.500%    08/01/2026    2,428,489    2,585,563
              
                   13,350,048
              
                   29,614,719
              
 
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) — 6.2%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA
6.500%    09/15/2023-
11/15/2028
   31,686,853    31,397,549
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
GNMA
7.000%    08/15/2023-
11/15/2023
   $    2,718,752    $      2,759,533
GNMA
7.250%    07/20/2021-
07/20/2022
   11,851,956    12,036,728
GNMA
7.500%    01/15/2017-
06/15/2017
   3,536,401    3,648,310
GNMA
8.000%    02/15/2004-
11/15/2030
   13,570,425    14,104,495
GNMA
9.000%    12/15/2004-
10/15/2009
   82,904    87,917
              
                   64,034,532
              
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $156,710,340)
   158,438,908
              
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 7.9%
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 7.2%
U.S. Treasury Bond
7.125%    02/15/2023    5,700,000    6,535,392
U.S. Treasury Bond*
7.500%    11/15/2016    34,190,000    39,831,350
U.S. Treasury Bond*
8.875%    08/15/2017    21,800,000    28,615,988
              
                   74,982,730
              
 
U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.7%
U.S. Treasury Note
5.500%    05/15/2009    6,880,000    6,940,200
              
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $80,569,834)
   81,922,930
              
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $826,963,378)
   826,356,363
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 21.4%
Cash Equivalents — 2.6%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    284,814    284,814
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    481,805    481,805
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    148,939    148,939
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    105,545    105,545
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    803,009    803,009
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    1,124,212    1,124,212
Merrimac Money
Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    9,752,712    9,752,712
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
MetLife Insurance Co.
Funding Agreement**
4.110%    08/01/2001    $  12,000,000    $    12,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    481,805    481,805
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    963,611    963,611
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    212,035    212,035
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    659,026    659,026
              
                   27,017,513
              
 
Commercial Paper — 18.8%
Autoliv ASP, Inc.
4.100%    07/16/2001    5,000,000    4,990,889
Autoliv ASP, Inc.
4.200%    07/06/2001    6,000,000    5,995,800
Boston Edison Co.
3.800%    08/03/2001    6,255,000    6,232,551
Carolina Power &
Light Co.
4.000%    07/30/2001    7,000,000    6,976,667
Carolina Power &
Light Co.
4.200%    07/09/2001    8,000,000    7,991,600
Carolina Power &
Light Co.
4.200%    07/18/2001    5,000,000    4,989,500
Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
3.670%    08/08/2001    5,265,000    5,244,067
Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
3.820%    08/20/2001    7,000,000    6,962,118
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
4.050%    07/27/2001    8,000,000    7,975,700
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
4.120%    07/19/2001    5,715,000    5,702,573
Enron Corp.
3.900%    07/11/2001    7,000,000    6,991,658
Federal Signal Corp.
4.100%    07/03/2001    7,925,000    7,922,292
Federal Signal Corp.
4.150%    07/03/2001    1,780,000    1,779,384
Florida Power Corp.
4.000%    07/09/2001    6,695,000    6,688,305
General Mills, Inc.
4.080%    07/12/2001    5,435,000    5,427,608
KeySpan Corp.
3.730%    08/30/2001    5,100,000    5,067,767
Mead Corp.
3.900%    07/26/2001    7,290,000    7,269,467
Mead Corp.
3.950%    07/20/2001    8,503,000    8,484,341
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
National Fuel Gas
3.750%    08/10/2001    $    5,000,000    $      4,978,646
Pearson, Inc.
4.020%    08/09/2001    7,220,000    7,187,751
Qwest Capital
Funding, Inc.
4.210%    08/01/2001    6,380,000    6,356,125
Qwest Capital
Funding, Inc.
4.400%    07/02/2001    7,000,000    6,998,289
Ryder System, Inc.
3.950%    08/17/2001    3,115,000    3,098,594
Ryder System, Inc.
4.200%    07/10/2001    6,785,000    6,777,084
Solutia, Inc.
4.250%    07/05/2001    4,000,000    3,997,639
TRW, Inc.
4.070%    07/30/2001    1,240,000    1,235,794
TRW, Inc.
4.200%    07/17/2001    9,520,000    9,501,119
UOP
4.100%    08/02/2001    5,745,000    5,723,408
UOP
4.250%    07/25/2001    8,280,000    8,255,563
UOP
4.330%    07/13/2001    5,600,000    5,591,244
Viacom, Inc.
3.880%    08/07/2001    6,000,000    5,975,427
Viacom, Inc.
4.150%    07/31/2001    6,000,000    5,978,558
              
                   194,347,528
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   221,365,041
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%
(Cost $1,048,328,419)***
   1,047,721,404
                 
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (1.4%)
   (14,054,434)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $1,033,666,970
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*  
All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover forward purchase commitments. (Note 2).
 
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
†  
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:     
               Investments, at value (cost $826,963,378) (Note 2)      $  826,356,363  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      221,365,041  
     
  
                          Total Investments      1,047,721,404  
               Cash      528,467  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      64,237,864  
                          Interest      13,815,582  
     
  
                                    Total assets      1,126,303,317  
     
  
Liabilities:     
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      64,006,341  
                          Settlement of investments purchased on a commitment basis (Note 2)      1,067,772  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      27,017,513  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      5,177  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      399,107  
                                    Administration fees      102,986  
                                    Service fees      17,567  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      19,884  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      92,636,347  
     
  
               Net assets      $1,033,666,970  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $1,002,928,159  
               Undistributed net investment income      29,713,727  
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments and forward commitments      2,699,871  
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and forward commitments      (1,674,787 )
     
  
                         $1,033,666,970  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $    35,781,473  
     
  
               Class L      $  113,610,476  
     
  
               Class Y      $    70,500,809  
     
  
               Class S      $  813,774,212  
     
  
Shares outstanding:     
               Class A      3,264,739  
     
  
               Class L      10,342,259  
     
  
               Class Y      6,400,377  
     
  
               Class S      73,676,079  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:     
               Class A      $              10.96  
     
  
               Class L      $              10.99  
     
  
               Class Y      $              11.02  
     
  
               Class S      $              11.05  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
     Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest (including securities lending income of $84,930)      $32,868,704  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      2,363,670  
               Custody fees      46,301  
               Audit and legal fees      21,824  
               Shareholder reporting fees      9,886  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      6,976  
     
  
                         2,448,657  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      32,466  
                          Class L      132,899  
                          Class Y      36,204  
                          Class S      382,818  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      27,682  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      3,060,726  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      29,807,978  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions and forward commitments      9,667,451  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and forward commitments      (9,895,771 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (228,320 )
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $29,579,658  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          
               Net investment income      $    29,807,978        $  43,440,717  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions and forward commitments      9,667,451        1,055,076  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                    forward commitments
     (9,895,771 )      29,666,877  
     
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      29,579,658        74,162,670  
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (626,893 )
               Class L      -        (3,036,758 )
               Class Y      -        (2,429,565 )
               Class S      -        (37,158,889 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (43,252,105 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          
               Class A      21,913,403        12,970,167  
               Class L      44,562,145        63,282,033  
               Class Y      19,403,756        29,765,831  
               Class S      29,954,077        134,915,177  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      115,833,381        240,933,208  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      145,413,039        271,843,773  
 
Net assets:          
               Beginning of period      888,253,931        616,410,158  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $29,713,727
                    and $803,749, respectively)
     $1,033,666,970        $888,253,931  
     
     
  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

                                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period      $      10.65        $      10.12        $      11.06        $      10.85  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.30 ***      0.65  ***      0.62  ***      0.59  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.01        0.42        (0.89 )      0.25  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.31        1.07        (0.27 )      0.84  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.54 )      (0.66 )      (0.52 )
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )      (0.11 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        -        0.00  ****      -  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.54 )      (0.67 )      (0.63 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      10.96        $      10.65        $      10.12        $      11.06  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      2.91% **      10.62%        (2.43)%        7.75%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    35,781        $    13,435        $        576        $        141  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.05% *      1.04%        1.07%        1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.65% *      6.02%        5.70%        5.26%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      57% **      39%        61%        51%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      10.66        $      10.11        $      10.97  
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.32 ***      0.66  ***      0.44  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.01        0.44        (0.61 )
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.33        1.10        (0.17 )
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.55 )      (0.68 )
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        -        0.00  ****
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.55 )      (0.69 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      10.99        $      10.66        $      10.11  
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      3.10% **      10.85%        (1.52)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  113,610        $    66,686        $      2,361  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.79% *      0.79%        0.80%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.89% *      6.21%        6.11%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      57% **      39%        61%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Distributions in excess of net realized gains is less than $0.01 per share.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a)
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.10%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    10.68        $    10.12        $    11.06        $    10.86  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.33 ***      0.68  ***      0.68  ***      0.65  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.01        0.43        (0.92 )      0.25  
     
     
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.34        1.11        (0.24 )      0.90  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.55 )      (0.69 )      (0.59 )
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )      (0.11 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        -        0.00  ****      -  
     
     
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.55 )      (0.70 )      (0.70 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    11.02        $    10.68        $    10.12        $    11.06  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.18% **       11.01%         (2.16)%         8.25%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  70,501        $  49,579        $ 19,471        $      400  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.64% *      0.64%        0.65%         0.74%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.06% *      6.37%        6.29%        5.73%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      57% **      39%        61%        51%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    10.70        $    10.14        $    11.06        $    10.81        $    10.45        $    10.75  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.33 ***      0.68  ***      0.66  ***      0.67  ***      0.69  ***      0.67  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.02        0.43        (0.89 )      0.24        0.33        (0.37 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.35        1.11        (0.23 )      0.91        1.02        0.30  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.55 )      (0.68 )      (0.56 )      (0.64 )      (0.54 )
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.01 )      (0.10 )      (0.02 )      (0.06 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        -        0.00  ****      -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.55 )      (0.69 )      (0.66 )      (0.66 )      (0.60 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    11.05        $    10.70        $    10.14        $    11.06        $    10.81        $    10.45  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.27% **      10.99%        (2.08)%        8.44%        9.78%        2.80%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $813,774        $758,554        $594,002        $709,459        $455,931        $356,699  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
        Before expense waiver      0.59% *      0.59%        0.57%        0.55%        0.55%        0.56%  
        After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.51%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.08% *      6.38%        6.07%        5.92%        6.34%        6.26%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      57% **      39%        61%        51%        54%        54%  
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Distributions in excess of net realized gains is less than $0.01 per share.
 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1) 
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a) 
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.10%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve a high total return consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital
Ÿ 
invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities across the credit quality spectrum, including investment grade and high-yield issues
Ÿ 
maintain duration roughly comparable to that of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, with overall credit quality of at least BBB
Ÿ 
diversify investments by industry, sector, maturity, issuer class, and quality sectors to reduce risk of capital erosion
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 3.55%, slightly trailing the 3.61% return of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.
 
What was the investment background during the period?
 
 
The first half of 2001 witnessed persistent weakness in the economy and deteriorating corporate earnings. GDP (gross domestic product) growth for the first half of the year fell to an estimated 1.2% annualized rate, down from a robust 5.0% in 2000. Although the economy had not officially entered a recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, the manufacturing sector of the economy struggled, with industrial production declining for nine consecutive months at this writing.
 
The Federal Reserve Board, which had held short-term rates steady throughout the entire second half of 2000, made up for lost time during the period. The central bank made six adjustments, slashing rates by a total of 275 basis points. That left the target federal funds rate at 3.75% and the discount rate at 3.25% at the end of June. The Fed’s easing also caused spreads in the fixed-income market to narrow for much of the period, as investors felt more optimistic about the economy and demanded a smaller premium for making non-Treasury purchases. Narrowing spreads particularly benefited corporate securities.
 
How was the fund positioned during the period?
 
Anticipating falling interest rates, we had begun adding aggressively to the Fund’s corporate holdings in the fall of 2000. This campaign continued during the first half of 2001. For example, we increased the Fund’s allocation of securities with a BBB rating—the lowest rating available for investment-grade securities—from 15.6% of assets at the end of January to 24.9% on June 30. Likewise, BB-rated securities, the best grade of high-yield securities in terms of credit quality, rose from 8.0% to 12.9% over the same period. To fund these purchases, we reduced the Fund’s holdings of Treasury securities from 25.4% to 6.9% from January to June. We focused our corporate purchases on cyclical parts of the economy, such as paper and chemical companies that should benefit from a rebounding economy.
 
In periods where spreads are narrowing, securities of lower credit quality tend to outperform those of higher quality. Therefore, we tried to go out a bit further on the credit quality spectrum while keeping in mind the need to be vigilant about credit events. Corporate securities, especially our high-yield holdings, had a nice run in the spring. However, the Fund also had its share of setbacks. Although we successfully sidestepped most credit landmines during the period, a number of the Fund’s holdings were hurt by earnings shortfalls or other operating problems.
 
Moreover, the entire telecommunications sector was weak toward the end of the second quarter due to fallout from the bankruptcy of Winstar Communications—one of the biggest customers of troubled telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies—and a preannouncement of a much larger-than-expected second-quarter loss by Nortel Networks. Some of our holdings were affected by these developments. Outside the telecommunications sector, there was one case—Crown Cork & Seal —in which asbestos litigation negatively affected performance. Our long-term confidence in virtually all of our corporate positions remains unshaken, but over the short term there’s no doubt that some of them detracted from the Fund’s returns.
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
What is your outlook?
 
Uncertainty over corporate earnings and further Fed easing could cause corporate and mortgage spreads to widen somewhat over the near term. However, we would view this development as a buying opportunity. Lower rates combined with a stimulative fiscal policy and declining energy prices should eventually trigger an economic recovery and tighter bond spreads.
 
Within this context, we have five goals for the second half of the year. First, we’ll look for chances to improve the credit quality of the Fund. We anticipate doing this on a very selective basis—for example, in situations where we can move up in credit quality without giving up much in yield. Second, we plan to review our industry weightings and fine-tune those to agree with our economic outlook. Third, the steep yield curve provides more incentive to push our durations out a little longer to take advantage of the higher yields. Fourth, we would like to continue to benefit from the premiums provided by new bond issues. Finally, we’ll try to add incrementally to our corporate and mortgage holdings in situations where we see real value.
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    3.55%    8.28%    4.82%
Class A    3.24%    7.78%    4.36%
Class Y    3.34%    8.12%    4.70%
Class L    3.34%    7.97%    4.57%

 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.23%    6.63%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                               
EQUITIES — 0.0%
Financial Services — 0.0%
Contifinancial Corp.    109,103    $            8,728
              
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $85,910)
   8,728
              
 
          Principal
Amount

BONDS & NOTES — 90.4%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 0.3%
Conseco Finance
Securitizations Corp.
Series 2001-1, Class A4
6.210%    07/01/2032    $      110,000    108,853
              
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
(Cost $110,000)
   108,853
              
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 55.2%
AES Corp.
8.875%    02/15/2011    200,000    195,500
Airgas, Inc. Series MTN
7.140%    03/08/2004    20,000    19,830
Airgas, Inc. Series MTN
7.750%    09/15/2006    105,000    102,406
American Standard, Inc.
7.375%    02/01/2008    140,000    138,250
Ametek, Inc.†
7.200%    07/15/2008    85,000    79,826
Amkor Technology, Inc.
9.250%    05/01/2006    100,000    97,250
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
7.000%    02/01/2031    200,000    194,664
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
8.700%    10/01/2005    115,000    116,725
Associates Corp. of
North America*
5.800%    04/20/2004    500,000    504,495
AT&T Canada, Inc.
7.625%    03/15/2005    250,000    248,509
Atmos Energy Corp.
7.375%    05/15/2011    155,000    156,867
Bergen Brunswig Corp.
7.250%    06/01/2005    100,000    95,939
Boeing Capital Corp.
7.100%    09/27/2005    100,000    104,819
Boston Scientific Corp.*
6.625%    03/15/2005    250,000    241,500
Brand Scaffold Services, Inc.
10.250%    02/15/2008    125,000    115,312
Briggs & Stratton†
8.875%    03/15/2011    100,000    99,516
British Sky
Broadcasting PLC
8.200%    07/15/2009    100,000    98,850
Calpine Corp.
7.750%    04/15/2009    75,000    70,915
Calpine Corp.
8.500%    02/15/2011    100,000    96,042
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                               
Capitol Records, Inc.†
8.375%      08/15/2009    $      250,000    $        266,638
Caraustar Industries, Inc.†
9.875%      04/01/2011    50,000    47,000
Cardinal Health, Inc.
6.750%      02/15/2011    150,000    151,049
Century Communications
Corp. Zero Coupon
Series B
0.000%      01/15/2008    125,000    57,500
Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.
8.375%      03/15/2004    75,000    77,568
CNF, Inc.
8.875%      05/01/2010    85,000    89,372
Comcast Cable
Communications, Inc.
6.375%      01/30/2006    140,000    140,654
Computer Sciences Corp.
6.750%      06/15/2006    155,000    154,726
Constellation Brands, Inc.†
8.000%      02/15/2008    125,000    124,687
Continental Airlines, Inc.
8.000%      12/15/2005    100,000    97,500
Cox Communications, Inc.
7.750%      11/01/2010    135,000    141,410
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
7.125%      09/01/2002    150,000    87,000
CSC Holdings, Inc.†
7.625%      04/01/2011    250,000    238,075
CSC Holdings, Inc.
Series B
8.125%      08/15/2009    100,000    98,962
CSX Corp.
6.250%      10/15/2008    250,000    242,070
Cytec Industries, Inc.
6.750%      03/15/2008    150,000    137,520
DaimlerChrysler NA
Holding Corp.
6.400%      05/15/2006    200,000    198,410
Dana Corp.
6.250%      03/01/2004    250,000    230,000
Derby Cycle Corp.††
10.000%      05/15/2008    125,000    50,000
Diageo Capital PLC*
6.125%      08/15/2005    500,000    506,013
Dominion Resources, Inc.
7.820%      09/15/2004    120,000    125,656
DPL, Inc.
8.250%      03/01/2007    140,000    144,105
Duke Energy Field
Services Corp.
7.875%      08/16/2010    255,000    267,212
Ecolab, Inc.
6.875%      02/01/2011    135,000    131,096
Elgin National Industries,
Inc. Series B
11.000%      11/01/2007    125,000    93,906
Emerson Electric Co.
7.125%      08/15/2010    400,000    416,976
Enterprise Products
Operating LP
7.500%      02/01/2011    140,000    139,525
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                               
Eott Energy Partners LP
11.000%    10/01/2009    $      100,000    $        107,000
Express Scripts, Inc.
9.625%    06/15/2009    125,000    135,625
FedEx Corp.†
6.875%    02/15/2006    150,000    151,604
First American Corp.†
4.500%    04/15/2008    15,000    14,831
Flextronics
International Limited
9.875%    07/01/2010    100,000    99,500
Ford Motor Co.
7.450%    07/16/2031    100,000    96,093
Ford Motor Credit Corp.
7.375%    10/28/2009    100,000    101,072
Foster’s Finance Corp.†
6.875%    06/15/2011    160,000    158,551
General American
Transportation Corp.
8.625%    12/01/2004    160,000    164,045
Georgia Gulf Corp.
7.625%    11/15/2005    110,000    110,015
Global Crossing Holding
Limited
9.500%    11/15/2009    100,000    78,250
Gulf Canada Resources
Limited
8.350%    08/01/2006    125,000    137,131
Haynes International, Inc.
11.625%    09/01/2004    125,000    66,875
Hearst-Argyle
Television, Inc.
7.000%    11/15/2007    50,000    47,427
Heller Financial, Inc.
6.400%    01/15/2003    140,000    142,775
Hercules, Inc.†
11.125%    11/15/2007    60,000    60,000
Home Depot
Exchangeable Trust†
1.000%    02/14/2006    100,000    90,125
Host Marriott LP Series E
8.375%    02/15/2006    100,000    97,750
Houghton Mifflin Co.
7.000%    03/01/2006    70,000    70,371
ICN Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Series B
9.250%    08/15/2005    250,000    257,500
Idex Corp.
6.875%    02/15/2008    150,000    136,442
Imax Corp.
7.875%    12/01/2005    250,000    131,250
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
5.750%    02/14/2003    150,000    151,304
Interface, Inc.
7.300%    04/01/2008    100,000    93,000
International Game
Technology
8.375%    05/15/2009    125,000    128,125
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                               
Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.
7.875%    10/15/2005    $      150,000    $        156,184
JL French Automotive
Casting Series B
11.500%    06/01/2009    125,000    45,625
Kansas City Southern
Railway
9.500%    10/01/2008    125,000    132,188
Kansas Gas & Electric
7.600%    12/15/2003    100,000    100,353
KeySpan Gas East Corp.
Series MTNA
6.900%    01/15/2008    125,000    126,305
Kimco Realty Corp.
Series MTNB
7.860%    11/01/2007    130,000    135,120
Koninklijke KPN NV
8.000%    10/01/2010    120,000    115,089
The Kroger Co.
7.650%    04/15/2007    250,000    261,892
Lyondell Chemical Co.
Series A†
9.625%    05/01/2007    125,000    124,375
Lyondell Chemical Co.
Series B†
9.875%    05/01/2007    125,000    124,062
Marriott International, Inc.
Series E†
7.000%    01/15/2008    150,000    150,434
Masco Corp.
6.750%    03/15/2006    155,000    155,790
MGM Mirage, Inc.
8.500%    09/15/2010    110,000    114,228
News America Holdings, Inc.
8.625%    02/01/2003    250,000    261,467
News America Holdings, Inc.
Zero Coupon†
0.000%    02/28/2021    100,000    50,673
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Series G
7.750%    10/01/2008    150,000    153,304
Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.250%    02/15/2031    140,000    135,562
Nortel Networks Limited
6.125%    02/15/2006    150,000    128,448
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
7.875%    03/15/2008    250,000    231,305
Pacer International, Inc.
Series B
11.750%    06/01/2007    125,000    119,375
Park Place
Entertainment Corp.
8.875%    09/15/2008    100,000    103,000
Pepsi Bottling Holdings, Inc.†
5.625%    02/17/2009    250,000    240,034
Petroleos Mexicanos
Series P
9.500%    09/15/2027    125,000    133,689
Pride International, Inc.
9.375%    05/01/2007    100,000    105,000
Progress Energy, Inc.
6.550%    03/01/2004    90,000    91,735
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                               
PSEG Energy Holdings, Inc.†
8.625%      02/15/2008    $      150,000    $        151,246
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.†
7.750%      02/15/2031    150,000    147,132
Raytheon Co.
6.500%      07/15/2005    250,000    246,865
Reliant Energy Resources Corp.
Series B
8.125%      07/15/2005    185,000    192,149
Rogers Wireless
Communications
8.800%      10/01/2007    100,000    93,500
Saks, Inc.
8.250%      11/15/2008    50,000    46,750
Sealed Air Corp.†
8.750%      07/01/2008    75,000    73,041
Servicemaster Co.
8.450%      04/15/2005    130,000    132,522
Simon Property Group LP
7.375%      01/20/2006    100,000    100,876
Solectron Corp.
Zero Coupon
0.000%      05/08/2020    165,000    81,675
Southern Natural Gas Co.
7.350%      02/15/2031    100,000    92,258
Sprint Capital Corp.
5.875%      05/01/2004    250,000    244,467
Sprint Capital Corp.
7.125%      01/30/2006    105,000    105,721
Sunoco, Inc.
6.750%      04/01/2011    75,000    73,273
SuperValu, Inc.
7.875%      08/01/2009    250,000    233,439
Telefonica Europe BV
7.350%      09/15/2005    125,000    130,026
Tembec Industries, Inc.
8.625%      06/30/2009    100,000    102,000
Temple-Inland, Inc.
Series MTND
8.125%      12/15/2006    100,000    108,019
Time Warner
Companies, Inc.
7.570%      02/01/2024    140,000    138,526
TRW, Inc.
8.750%      05/15/2006    250,000    269,087
Tyco International
Group SA
6.250%      06/15/2003    135,000    136,934
Unilever Capital Corp.
6.750%      11/01/2003    110,000    113,727
Unisys Corp.
7.875%      04/01/2008    125,000    120,000
Wabtec Corp.
9.375%      06/15/2005    100,000    100,232
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc.
6.125%      02/15/2006    150,000    150,465
Western Gas
Resources, Inc.
10.000%      06/15/2009    125,000    133,750
WorldCom, Inc.
8.250%      05/15/2031    160,000    156,330
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                               
WPP Finance (USA) Corp.
6.625%    07/15/2005    $      135,000    $        133,696
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $17,742,613)
   17,361,449
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 27.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC) — 4.4%
Pass-Through Securities
FHLMC
7.500%    06/01/2024-
04/01/2028
   1,369,249    1,401,707
              
 
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — 14.9%
Pass-Through Securities
FNMA
6.000%    11/01/2028-
03/01/2031
   1,872,631    1,802,662
FNMA
6.500%    04/01/2029-
06/01/2029
   2,618,297    2,579,835
FNMA
7.500%    04/01/2031    287,184    293,017
              
                   4,675,514
              
 
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) — 7.8%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA
7.000%    10/15/2027-
05/15/2029
   1,850,444    1,866,804
GNMA
8.000%    08/15/2026-
03/15/2027
   561,926    582,664
              
                   2,449,468
              
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $8,580,576)
   8,526,689
              
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 7.8%
U.S. Treasury Bond
7.125%    02/15/2023    2,135,000    2,447,906
              
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $2,498,758)
   2,447,906
              
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $28,931,947)
   28,444,897
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.1%
Commercial Paper
Enron Corp.
4.220%    07/02/2001    810,000    809,810
Pearson, Inc.
4.050%    07/09/2001    480,000    479,514
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
4.030%    07/25/2001    628,000    626,243
              
                   1,915,567
              
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
               Market
Value

                                 
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   $    1,915,567
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.5%
(Cost $30,933,424)**
   30,369,192
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 3.5%
   1,097,134
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  31,466,326
              
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover forward purchase commitments. (Note 2).
** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
† 
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
†† 
Security is currently in default.
 
 
The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
     June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $29,017,857) (Note 2)      $28,453,625  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      1,915,567  
     
  
                          Total Investments      30,369,192  
               Cash      772  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      636,537  
                          Interest      494,298  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      410  
     
  
                                    Total assets      31,501,209  
     
  
 
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      2,437  
                          Settlement of investments purchased on a commitment basis (Note 2)      7,537  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,375  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      12,639  
                                    Administration fees      3,681  
                                    Service fees      1,991  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      5,223  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      34,883  
     
  
               Net assets      $31,466,326  
     
  
 
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $31,497,058  
               Undistributed net investment income      819,636  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments and forward commitments      (278,599 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and forward commitments      (571,769 )
     
  
                         $31,466,326  
     
  
 
Net assets:
               Class A      $  3,325,872  
     
  
               Class L      $      161,822  
     
  
               Class Y      $      247,092  
     
  
               Class S      $27,731,540  
     
  
 
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      336,195  
     
  
               Class L      16,356  
     
  
               Class Y      24,922  
     
  
               Class S      2,793,529  
     
  
 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            9.89  
     
  
               Class L      $            9.89  
     
  
               Class Y      $            9.91  
     
  
               Class S      $            9.93  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest      $1,058,457  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      75,510  
               Custody fees      4,350  
               Audit and legal fees      1,505  
               Shareholder reporting fees      303  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      210  
     
  
          81,878  
 
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      3,817  
                          Class L      458  
                          Class Y      272  
                          Class S      16,782  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      2,953  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      106,160  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (3,831 )
                                    Net expenses      102,329  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      956,128  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and forward commitments      (151,782 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and forward commitments      197,704  
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      45,922  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $1,002,050  
     
  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:      
Operations:      
               Net investment income      $      956,128        $  1,754,649  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and forward commitments      (151,782 )      (6,613 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                    forward commitments
     197,704        92,937  
     
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      1,002,050        1,840,973  
     
     
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):      
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (19,065 )
               Class L      -        (18,009 )
               Class Y      -        (14,943 )
               Class S      -        (1,702,632 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (1,754,649 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (44 )
               Class L      -        (42 )
               Class Y      -        (35 )
               Class S      -        (3,952 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (4,073 )
     
     
  
               Tax return of capital:      
               Class A      -        (124 )
               Class L      -        (117 )
               Class Y      -        (97 )
               Class S      -        (11,085 )
     
     
  
                          Total tax return of capital      -        (11,423 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):      
               Class A      2,975,008        214,970  
               Class L      (131,253 )      193,168  
               Class Y      6,974        82,884  
               Class S      (2,876 )      1,732,436  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      2,847,853        2,223,458  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      3,849,903        2,302,509  
Net assets:      
               Beginning of period      27,616,423        25,322,137  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $819,636 and
                    distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,259, respectively)
     $31,466,326        $27,616,423  
     
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

    
     Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

    
       Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99†

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99†

                                                                                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period      $          9.57        $          9.56        $        10.00        $      9.57        $          9.56        $    10.00  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
    Net investment income      0.29 ***      0.62  ***      0.39  ***      0.30 ***      0.64  ***      0.41  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.03        0.02        (0.44 )      0.02        0.03        (0.45 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
        Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.32        0.64        (0.05 )      0.32        0.67        (0.04 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                              
    From net investment income      -        (0.63 )      (0.39 )      -        (0.66 )      (0.40 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      (0.00 )****      -        (0.00 )****      (0.00 )****
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
        Total distributions      -        (0.63 )      (0.39 )      -        (0.66 )      (0.40 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $          9.89        $          9.57        $          9.56        $      9.89        $          9.57        $      9.56  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.24% **      6.81%        (0.54)%  **      3.34% **      6.99%        (0.38)%  **
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                              
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $        3,326        $          312        $          100        $      162        $          283        $      101  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                              
        Before expense waiver      1.12% *      1.12%        1.19%  *      0.86% *      0.88%        0.94%  *
        After expense waiver #      1.09% *      1.11%        N/A        0.84% *      0.88%        N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.02% *      6.27%        5.92%  *      6.14% *      6.53%        6.17%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      54% **      15%        32%  **      54% **      15%        32%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

    
     Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

    
       Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99†

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $          9.58        $          9.56        $        10.00        $      9.59        $          9.56        $    10.00  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
    Net investment income      0.31 ***      0.65  ***      0.42  ***      0.31 ***      0.66  ***      0.42  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.02        0.02        (0.45 )      0.03        0.03        (0.44 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
        Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.33        0.67        (0.03 )      0.34        0.69        (0.02 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                              
    From net investment income      -        (0.65 )      (0.41 )      -        (0.66 )      (0.42 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      (0.00 )****      -        (0.00 )****      (0.00 )****
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
        Total distributions      -        (0.65 )      (0.41 )      -        (0.66 )      (0.42 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $          9.91        $          9.58        $          9.56        $      9.93        $          9.59        $      9.56  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.34% **      7.15%        (0.26)%  **      3.55% **      7.19%        (0.25)%  **
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                              
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $          247        $          231        $          146        $  27,732        $      26,790        $  24,975  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                              
        Before expense waiver      0.72% *      0.73%        0.80%  *      0.66% *      0.69%        0.74%  *
        After expense waiver #      0.69% *      0.72%        N/A        0.64% *      0.68%        N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.31% *      6.64%        6.35%  *      6.36% *      6.71%        6.33%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      54% **      15%        32%  **      54% **      15%        32%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income and tax return of capital are less than $0.01 per share.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000 and the period ended June 30, 2001.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a)
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.11%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Balanced Fund?
    
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve a high total rate of return over an extended period of time consistent with the preservation of capital
Ÿ 
invest in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, fixed-income securities and money market instruments
Ÿ 
manage the allocation of investments, under normal circumstances, in three sectors with the following ranges:
 
Prime segment no more than 30% of total assets
Core Bond segment at least 20% and no more than 40% of total assets
Core Equity segment at least 50% and no more than 70% of total assets
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
    
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -4.45%, lagging the -1.60% return of the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, an unmanaged index of stock and bond portfolios. A relatively heavy emphasis on equities during the first quarter was one factor that prevented the Fund from keeping pace with the Lipper Index. Another challenge was investors’ rapid rotation back and forth between growth and value stocks.
 
What was the Fund’s asset allocation during the period?
    
We increased the Fund’s exposure to stocks and bonds early in the period in response to the Fed’s aggressive lowering of interest rates, which typically has a beneficial effect on stock and bond prices. At the end of December, the Fund’s allocation of stocks, bonds, and money market securities stood at 62%, 25%, and 13%, respectively. By March 31, the Fund’s stock component increased to 68%, while bonds rose to 30%. At the same time, our money market allocation fell to 2%. As the period progressed and the extent of the slowdown became more evident, we tried to give the Fund a more balanced exposure to equities and bonds. Accordingly, on April 6 we shifted towards an allocation of 65% stocks, 30% bonds, and 5% money market securities. We continued this trend in June, moving to 63% stocks, 32% bonds, and 5% money market securities and ended the period at approximately those levels.
 
How did the equity portfolio’s quantitative strategy work during the period?
    
It was not an ideal period for our strategy. While the strategy is very flexible and incorporates both growth and value elements, it does best when there are sustained trends in which one or the other style outperforms. During the first half, growth outperformed in January, value took the lead in February and March, and growth came to the fore again in April. In May and June, performance was more balanced, with neither style clearly beating the other. Part of the problem was the two unscheduled Fed easings on January 3 and April 18, which temporarily boosted growth stocks, especially those with weak balance sheets and the most to gain from easier credit conditions. Under normal circumstances, the stock market is not subject to such frequent and unexpected Fed activity, which allows trends to continue with fewer interruptions. We are still confident that the equities component of the Fund can achieve its goal of beating the S&P 500 Index over the long term.
 
What factors affected the Fund’s bond portfolio?
    
Coming into 2001, it was our view—based on the fact that the economy was rapidly slowing and there was no inflation to speak of—that we would see easing by the Federal Reserve Board. What we didn’t foresee was the aggressiveness of the Fed’s activity. Generally, the Greenspan Fed has favored a policy of gradualism, preferring to err on the side of caution. However, during the first six months of the year, the Fed cut short-term interest rates six times, bringing the target federal funds rate down to 3.75% and the discount rate to 3.25%. The first five reductions were half-point cuts, while the final one of the period on June 27 was a quarter-point reduction. This aggressive easing resulted in a steepening of the yield curve, which graphically represents the yields of comparable securities with different maturities. In addition, we saw spreads narrow, as investors began to feel more optimistic about the economy and consequently demanded a smaller premium for making non-Treasury purchases.
 
Part of our corporate strategy was to go out a bit further on the credit quality spectrum. In a period of narrowing spreads, lower-quality issues will generally outperform higher-quality securities.
 
Accordingly, we brought up the Fund’s allocation of BBB securities from 22.4% on January 31 to 26.3% at the end of June.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
We also boosted mortgage-backed securities from 27.3% at the end of January to 32.6% on June 30. This shift reflected our feeling that after six cuts in interest rates, we were probably nearing the end of the Fed’s easing cycle. Mortgaged-backed securities typically do well in a period of relatively stable interest rates, and it seemed that we might be entering such a period.
 
While our overall strategy was “right on” for the investment climate, a number of credit events exerted a drag on performance during the period. We had no defaults, but there were numerous earnings shortfalls. In one case—Crown Cork & Seal—asbestos litigation negatively affected performance. Our long-term confidence in virtually all of these positions remained unshaken, but over the short term there’s no doubt that the bond portfolio’s returns suffered because of them.
 
What is your outlook?

There are two major forces at work on the economy. On the one hand, corporate earnings have deteriorated markedly and have shown few signs of turning around, especially in the technology and telecommunications sectors that led the powerful advance of recent years. The Federal Reserve Board, however, is fighting to revive the economy with easier monetary policy. Lower interest rates increase liquidity in the system by reducing borrowing costs for businesses and consumers. Fortunately, there is no need for us to try to forecast how this situation will resolve itself. We must simply let our model make the calls on how the portfolio should be structured.

 
On the bond side, uncertainty over corporate earnings and further Fed easing could cause corporate and mortgage spreads to widen somewhat over the near term. However, we would view this development as a buying opportunity. Lower rates combined with a stimulative fiscal policy and declining energy prices should eventually trigger an economic recovery and tighter bond spreads.
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Microsoft Corp.
General Electric Co.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Citigroup, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
AOL Time Warner, Inc.
International Business Machines Corp.
Intel Corp.
Verizon Communications, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Balanced Fund Class S, the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the S&P 500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Total Return

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class S    -4.45%    -4.02%

 
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
   -1.60%    -0.97%
 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.23%
 
S&P 500 Index    -6.68%    -14.82%
         
    Five Year
Average
Annual
7/1/96-6/30/01
  Since
Inception
Average
Annual
10/3/94-6/30/01
         
Class S   6.34%    8.55%

         
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
  10.46%    11.73%
         
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
  7.48%    8.03%
         
S&P 500 Index   14.48%    17.55%


 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Balanced Fund Class A, Class Y, the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the S&P 500 Index
 
 MassMutual Balanced Fund
Total Return

     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class A    -4.69%    -4.59%
Class Y    -4.54%    -4.32%

 
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
   -1.60%    -0.97%
 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.23%
 
S&P 500 Index    -6.68%    -14.82%
         
    Since Inception
Average Annual
1/1/98-6/30/01
   
         
Class A   1.28%    
Class Y   1.67%    

   
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
  6.99%    
         
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
  6.50%    
         
S&P 500 Index   8.26%    
 


 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Balanced Fund Class L, the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the S&P 500 Index
   
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Total Return
 
 
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class L    -4.57%    -4.40%

 
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
   -1.60%    -0.97%
 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.61%    11.23%
 
S&P 500 Index    -6.68%    -14.82%
         
    Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/01
   
         
Class L   -4.44%    

   
         
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
  2.11%    
         
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
  6.63%    
         
S&P 500 Index   -2.74%    
 

 

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the S&P 500 Index are unmanaged and do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
EQUITIES — 63.1%
 
Advertising — 0.1%
Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.
   6,800    $          199,580
Omnicom Group, Inc.    4,200    361,200
         
                560,780
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%
Boeing Co.    21,200    1,178,720
General Dynamics Corp.    5,400    420,174
Goodrich (B.F.) Co.    2,300    87,354
Honeywell
International, Inc.
   23,550    824,014
Lockheed Martin Corp.    21,300    789,165
Northrop Grumman Corp.    1,600    128,160
Raytheon Co.*    7,100    188,505
TRW, Inc.    2,900    118,900
         
                3,734,992
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.2%
AMR Corp.*    4,300    155,359
Delta Air Lines, Inc.    2,600    114,608
Southwest Airlines Co.    18,500    342,065
         
                612,032
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.5%
Gap, Inc.    15,680    454,720
Liz Claiborne, Inc.    1,500    75,675
The Limited, Inc.    3,800    62,776
Nike, Inc. Cl. B    6,100    256,139
Reebok International
Limited*
   1,076    34,378
VF Corp.    30,000    1,091,400
         
                1,975,088
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 1.1%
Cooper Tire &
Rubber Co.
   1,600    22,720
Dana Corp.    1,400    32,676
Delphi Automotive
Systems Corp.
   15,100    240,543
Ford Motor Co.    56,418    1,385,062
General Motors Corp.    31,100    2,001,285
Genuine Parts Co.    4,100    129,150
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    2,400    112,992
Navistar International
Corp.*
   1,400    39,382
Paccar, Inc.    1,700    87,414
Visteon Corp.    5,700    104,766
         
                4,155,990
         
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 7.1%
Amsouth Bancorp.    8,200    $          151,618
Bank of America Corp.    35,500    2,131,065
Bank of New York
Co., Inc.
   16,200    777,600
Bank One Corp.    7,900    282,820
BB&T Corp.    9,500    348,650
Capital One Financial
Corp.
   18,300    1,098,000
Charter One
Financial, Inc.
   4,900    156,310
Citigroup, Inc.    115,748    6,116,124
Comerica, Inc.    3,700    213,120
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   15,200    1,064,000
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   23,000    1,958,450
Fifth Third Bancorp    10,588    635,809
First Union Corp.    24,100    842,054
Fleet Boston Financial
Corp.
   23,684    934,334
Golden West Financial
Corp.
   7,500    481,800
Huntington
Bancshares, Inc.
   2,300    37,605
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.    41,228    1,838,769
KeyCorp.    9,400    244,870
Mellon Financial Corp.    10,600    487,600
National City Corp.    13,200    406,296
Northern Trust Corp.    5,100    318,750
PNC Financial
Services Group
   6,300    414,477
Providian Financial Corp.    6,100    361,120
Regions Financial Corp.    5,100    163,200
SouthTrust Corp.    48,000    1,248,000
State Street Corp.    9,700    480,053
SunTrust Banks, Inc.    6,500    421,070
Synovus Financial Corp.    7,000    219,660
U.S. Bancorp    41,478    945,284
Union Planters Corp.    3,100    135,160
Wachovia Corp.    4,300    305,945
Washington Mutual, Inc.    22,600    848,630
Wells Fargo & Co.    37,400    1,736,482
         
                27,804,725
         
 
Beverages — 0.9%
Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.
   20,100    828,120
Brown-Forman Corp.
Cl. B
   1,600    102,304
The Coca-Cola Co.    24,400    1,098,000
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Coors (Adolph) Co.
Cl. B
   1,100    $            55,198
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.    1,100    44,110
PepsiCo, Inc.    33,100    1,463,020
         
                3,590,752
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.2%
American Greetings
Corp. Cl. A
   1,400    15,400
AOL Time Warner, Inc.*    96,161    5,096,533
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   12,600    790,020
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    19,100    828,940
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.    2,500    149,275
Gannett Co., Inc.    5,800    382,220
Harcourt General, Inc.    2,100    122,199
Knight Ridder, Inc.    700    41,510
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   4,200    277,830
Meredith Corp.    500    17,905
New York Times Co.
Cl. A
   3,900    163,800
Tribune Co.    6,600    264,066
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    13,600    703,800
         
                8,853,498
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.9%
Centex Corp.    1,500    61,125
The Home Depot, Inc.    53,600    2,495,080
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    11,800    856,090
Masco Corp.    9,600    239,616
         
                3,651,911
         
 
Chemicals — 1.0%
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
   5,000    228,750
Ashland, Inc.    1,700    68,170
Dow Chemical Co.    6,955    231,254
E. I. du Pont de
Nemours and Co.
   23,300    1,123,992
Eastman Chemical Co.    2,100    100,023
Engelhard Corp.    34,900    900,071
FMC Corp.*    7,300    500,488
Great Lakes Chemical Corp.    1,200    37,020
International Flavors
& Fragrances, Inc.
   2,300    57,799
PPG Industries, Inc.    4,100    215,537
Praxair, Inc.    3,700    173,900
Rohm & Haas Co.    5,512    181,345
         
                3,818,349
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Commercial Services — 1.1%
Allied Waste
Industries, Inc.*
   4,500    $            84,060
Block (H & R), Inc.    21,800    1,407,190
Cendant Corp.*    69,300    1,351,350
Convergys Corp.*    3,600    108,900
Donnelley (R.R.) &
Sons Co.
   2,800    83,160
Ecolab, Inc.    3,000    122,910
Moody’s Corp.    3,800    127,300
Paychex, Inc.    8,600    344,000
PerkinElmer, Inc.    2,800    77,084
Robert Half
International, Inc.*
   5,100    126,939
Ryder System, Inc.    1,700    33,320
Waste Management, Inc.    17,768    547,610
         
                4,413,823
         
 
Communications — 0.9%
ADC
Telecommunications, Inc.*
   19,700    130,020
Andrew Corp.*    800    14,760
Avaya, Inc.*    6,000    82,200
SBC Communications, Inc.    77,759    3,115,025
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    3,400    138,040
Tellabs, Inc.*    2,200    42,416
         
                3,522,461
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 0.4%
Autodesk, Inc.    600    22,380
Cabletron Systems, Inc.*    4,000    91,400
Computer Sciences Corp.*    3,900    134,940
Parametric
Technology Corp.*
   2,500    34,975
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    71,800    1,128,696
Teradyne, Inc.*    3,260    107,906
         
                1,520,297
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 0.1%
Mercury Interactive Corp.*    4,200    251,580
         
 
Computers & Information — 1.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    156,000    2,839,200
Compaq Computer Corp.    12,700    196,723
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    3,700    213,194
Dell Computer Corp.*    55,300    1,435,035
EMC Corp.*    48,450    1,407,472
Gateway, Inc.*    7,400    121,730
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    4,200    129,612
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   3,800    255,550
Solectron Corp.*    14,200    259,860
         
                6,858,376
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 1.7%
Electronic Data
Systems Corp.
   9,900    $          618,750
Hewlett-Packard Co.    42,400    1,212,640
International Business
Machines Corp.
   40,500    4,576,500
Pitney Bowes, Inc.    5,500    231,660
         
                6,639,550
         
 
Containers — 0.2%
Ball Corp.    700    33,292
Bemis Co., Inc.    1,200    48,204
Pactiv Corp.*    62,700    840,180
Temple-Inland, Inc.    1,200    63,948
         
                985,624
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.6%
Alberto-Culver Co. Cl. B    1,400    58,856
Avon Products, Inc.    5,200    240,656
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    12,400    731,476
The Gillette Co.    4,600    133,354
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    11,500    642,850
The Procter & Gamble Co.    10,104    644,635
         
                2,451,827
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 1.0%
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   13,600    675,920
Deluxe Corp.    61,400    1,774,460
First Data Corp.    17,200    1,105,100
IMS Health, Inc.    6,400    182,400
NCR Corp.*    2,200    103,400
         
                3,841,280
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.6%
Allegheny Energy, Inc.    13,700    661,025
Ameren Corp.    3,200    136,640
American Electric
Power Co.
   7,000    323,190
Calpine Corp.*    5,900    223,020
Cinergy Corp.    3,400    118,830
CMS Energy Corp.    2,500    69,625
Consolidated Edison, Inc.    4,500    179,100
Constellation Energy
Group, Inc.
   3,200    136,320
Dominion Resources, Inc.    5,400    324,702
DTE Energy Co.    3,300    153,252
Duke Energy Corp.    17,800    694,378
Edison International    8,800    98,120
Entergy Corp.    5,000    191,950
Exelon Corp.    7,000    448,840
FirstEnergy Corp.    4,900    157,584
FPL Group, Inc.    3,800    228,798
GPU, Inc.    3,500    123,025
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Mirant Corp.*    6,002    $          206,469
NiSource, Inc.    2,043    55,835
PG&E Corp.    4,000    44,800
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    900    42,660
PPL Corp.    4,500    247,500
Progress Energy, Inc.    7,226    324,592
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
   6,000    293,400
Reliant Energy, Inc.    9,100    293,111
Southern Co.    15,000    348,750
TXU Corp.    5,700    274,683
         
                6,400,199
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 5.1%
Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc.*
   35,700    1,031,016
Altera Corp.*    2,000    58,000
Analog Devices, Inc.*    7,900    341,675
Emerson Electric Co.    9,300    562,650
General Electric Co.    205,100    9,998,625
Intel Corp.    147,400    4,311,450
Johnson Controls, Inc.    2,500    181,175
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    5,100    298,197
Linear Technology Corp.    8,000    353,760
Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.*
   6,300    278,523
Micron Technology, Inc.*    13,000    534,300
Molex, Inc.    4,500    164,385
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    3,200    181,728
Qlogic Corp.*    1,900    122,455
Rockwell International Corp.    4,100    156,292
Sanmina Corp.*    6,500    152,165
Texas Instruments, Inc.    37,800    1,190,700
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.*    4,600    96,784
         
                20,013,880
         
 
Energy — 5.4%
Amerada Hess Corp.    1,900    153,520
Apache Corp.    2,400    121,800
Burlington Resources, Inc.    4,600    183,770
Chevron Corp.    13,800    1,248,900
Conoco, Inc. Cl. B    13,600    393,040
Devon Energy Corp.    3,000    157,500
Dynegy, Inc.    7,000    325,500
El Paso Corp.    14,303    751,480
Enron Corp.    16,200    793,800
EOG Resources, Inc.    3,300    117,315
Exxon Mobil Corp.    77,569    6,775,652
Halliburton Co.    4,400    156,640
Kerr-McGee Corp.    2,700    178,929
KeySpan Corp.    3,100    113,088
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    11,500    577,875
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Nabors Industries, Inc.*    3,200    $          119,040
Nicor, Inc.    1,100    42,878
Occidental Petroleum Corp.    8,200    218,038
Oneok, Inc.    1,400    27,580
Peoples Energy Corp.    800    32,160
Phillips Petroleum Co.    5,700    324,900
Rowan Companies, Inc.*    2,200    48,620
Royal Dutch
Petroleum Co. NY Shares
   48,200    2,808,614
Schlumberger Limited    12,400    652,860
Sempra Energy    40,100    1,096,334
Sunoco, Inc.    27,900    1,021,977
Texaco, Inc.    25,900    1,724,940
Tosco Corp.    3,900    171,795
Unocal Corp.    5,200    177,580
USX-Marathon Group    8,900    262,639
The Williams
Companies, Inc.
   9,600    316,320
Xcel Energy, Inc.    3,500    99,575
         
                21,194,659
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.4%
Brunswick Corp.    2,500    60,075
Harrah’s
Entertainment Inc.*
   2,700    95,310
The Walt Disney Co.    45,100    1,302,939
         
                1,458,324
         
 
Financial Services — 2.3%
American Express Co.    29,400    1,140,720
American General Corp.    31,700    1,472,465
Bear Stearns
Companies, Inc.
   2,500    147,425
Countrywide Credit
Industries, Inc.
   3,300    151,404
Franklin Resources, Inc.    5,400    247,158
Household
International, Inc.
   23,500    1,567,450
Lehman Brothers
Holdings, Inc.
   6,700    520,925
MBNA Corp.    20,700    682,065
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.    19,800    1,173,150
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   24,500    1,573,635
Price (T. Rowe)
Group, Inc.
   2,800    104,692
Stillwell Financial, Inc.    4,800    161,088
USA Education, Inc.    3,800    277,400
         
                9,219,577
         
 
Foods — 1.1%
Archer-Daniels-
Midland Co.
   14,100    183,300
Campbell Soup Co.    8,900    229,175
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
ConAgra, Inc.    11,400    $          225,834
General Mills, Inc.    6,100    267,058
Heinz (H. J.) Co.    7,400    302,586
Hershey Foods Corp.    3,200    197,472
Kellogg Co.    8,800    255,200
The Kroger Co.*    18,000    450,000
Quaker Oats Co.    3,100    282,875
Ralston Purina Group    2,900    87,058
Safeway, Inc.*    10,600    508,800
Sara Lee Corp.    18,900    357,966
Starbucks Corp.*    8,600    197,800
SuperValu, Inc.    3,100    54,405
SYSCO Corp.    16,500    447,975
Wrigley (WM.) Jr. Co.    5,200    243,620
         
                4,291,124
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.3%
Boise Cascade Corp.    1,400    49,238
Georgia-Pacific Corp.    5,116    173,177
International Paper Co.    10,800    385,560
Mead Corp.    2,400    65,136
Westvaco Corp.    2,800    68,012
Weyerhaeuser Co.    5,100    280,347
Willamette Industries, Inc.    2,500    123,750
         
                1,145,220
         
 
Healthcare — 1.2%
Becton, Dickinson and Co.    5,500    196,845
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    19,300    1,009,390
The Healthcare Co.    12,200    551,318
Healthsouth Corp.*    8,600    137,342
Humana, Inc.*    3,900    38,415
Manor Care, Inc.*    2,500    79,375
Schering-Plough Corp.    31,300    1,134,312
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*    7,800    402,402
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    13,500    833,625
Wellpoint Health
Networks, Inc.*
   1,700    160,208
         
                4,543,232
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings &
Appliances — 0.1%
KB HOME    1,200    36,204
Maytag Corp.    1,800    52,668
Pulte Corp.    9,500    404,985
Whirlpool Corp.    1,600    100,000
         
                593,857
         
 
Household Products — 0.4%
The Clorox Co.    5,100    172,635
Corning, Inc.    21,100    352,581
Fortune Brands, Inc.    3,700    141,932
Snap-On, Inc.    600    14,496
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Tupperware Corp.    1,400    $            32,802
Unilever NV NY Shares    12,100    720,797
         
                1,435,243
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 0.5%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    2,600    164,580
McDermott International, Inc.*    600    6,990
Tyco International Limited    34,989    1,906,900
         
                2,078,470
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.1%
Yahoo!, Inc.*    12,300    245,877
         
 
Insurance — 2.3%
Aetna, Inc.*    3,300    85,371
AFLAC, Inc.    15,300    481,797
Allstate Corp.    19,900    875,401
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.    2,400    139,680
American International
Group, Inc.
   24,700    2,124,200
Aon Corp.    5,600    196,000
Chubb Corp.    5,400    418,122
Cigna Corp.    1,500    143,730
Cincinnati Financial Corp.    1,500    59,250
Conseco, Inc.*    9,700    132,405
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   5,000    342,000
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.    3,650    176,368
John Hancock Financial
Services, Inc.
   18,600    748,836
Lincoln National Corp.    5,500    284,625
Loews Corp.    5,100    328,593
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   6,300    636,300
MBIA, Inc.    9,500    528,960
Metlife, Inc.    18,800    582,424
MGIC Investment Corp.    2,400    174,336
Progressive Corp.    1,500    202,785
Safeco Corp.    1,200    35,400
St. Paul Companies, Inc.    4,800    243,312
Torchmark Corp.    3,000    120,630
         
                9,060,525
         
 
Lodging — 0.1%
Hilton Hotels Corp.    8,000    92,800
Marriott International,
Inc. Cl. A
   5,200    246,168
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   4,200    156,576
         
                495,544
         
 
(Continued)
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Machinery & Components — 1.2%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    17,700    $          869,070
Baker Hughes, Inc.    6,900    231,150
Black & Decker Corp.    1,900    74,974
Caterpillar, Inc.    24,600    1,231,230
Cummins, Inc.    1,000    38,700
Danaher Corp.    3,300    184,800
Deere & Co.    5,400    204,390
Dover Corp.    4,300    161,895
Ingersoll-Rand Co.    3,800    156,560
Pall Corp.    2,900    68,237
Parker-Hannifin Corp.    2,600    110,344
The Stanley Works    800    33,504
Timken Co.    1,400    23,716
United Technologies Corp.    16,400    1,201,464
         
                4,590,034
         
 
Manufacturing — 0.0%
Millipore Corp.    1,400    86,772
         
 
Manufacturing – Diversified — 0.6%
Cooper Industries, Inc.    2,100    83,139
Eaton Corp.    1,700    119,170
ITT Industries, Inc.    21,900    969,075
National Service
Industries, Inc.
   400    9,028
Textron, Inc.    18,500    1,018,240
         
                2,198,652
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.3%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*    3,800    123,500
Allergan, Inc.    3,100    265,050
Applera Corp.-Applied
Biosystems Group
   6,100    163,175
Bard (C.R.), Inc.    1,100    62,645
Baxter International, Inc.    42,900    2,102,100
Biomet, Inc.    4,200    201,852
Boston Scientific Corp.*    8,800    149,600
Guidant Corp.*    6,400    230,400
Medtronic, Inc.    25,700    1,182,457
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*    800    48,000
Stryker Corp.    5,100    279,735
Tektronix, Inc.*    2,000    54,300
Thermo Electron Corp.*    4,100    90,282
         
                4,953,096
         
 
Metals & Mining — 0.8%
Alcan Aluminum Limited    4,700    197,494
Alcoa, Inc.    40,700    1,603,580
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.    1,900    34,371
Barrick Gold Corp.    8,500    128,775
Crane Co.    24,700    765,700
Inco Limited*    4,200    72,492
Nucor Corp.    1,900    92,891
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Placer Dome, Inc.    7,500    $            73,500
Worthington Industries, Inc.    2,000    27,200
         
                2,996,003
         
 
Miscellaneous — 0.3%
Avery-Dennison Corp.    3,255    166,168
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   8,300    947,030
         
                1,113,198
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.2%
Abbott Laboratories    15,500    744,155
American Home
Products Corp.
   29,000    1,694,760
Amgen, Inc.*    22,800    1,383,504
Biogen, Inc.*    3,500    190,260
Cardinal Health, Inc.    12,100    834,900
Chiron Corp.*    4,000    204,000
Eli Lilly & Co.    25,100    1,857,400
Forest Laboratories,
Inc. Cl. A*
   4,100    291,100
Johnson & Johnson    65,792    3,289,600
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    3,900    209,625
McKesson HBOC, Inc.    6,400    237,568
Medimmune, Inc.*    4,400    207,680
Merck & Co., Inc.    49,400    3,157,154
Pfizer, Inc.    138,272    5,537,794
Pharmacia Corp.    9,895    454,675
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.    800    30,896
         
                20,325,071
         
 
Photography Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%
Eastman Kodak Co.    7,100    331,428
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 4.1%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    32,400    1,522,800
BMC Software, Inc.*    7,200    162,288
Computer Associates
International, Inc.
   5,600    201,600
Intuit, Inc.*    4,300    171,957
Microsoft Corp.*    140,717    10,216,054
Oracle Corp.*    123,944    2,354,936
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    6,400    315,072
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    9,600    450,240
Veritas Software Corp.*    8,577    570,628
         
                15,965,575
         
 
Restaurants — 0.7%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.    40,500    1,129,950
McDonald’s Corp.    29,500    798,270
Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc.*
   21,600    948,240
Wendy’s International, Inc.    2,600    66,404
         
                2,942,864
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Retail — 2.5%
AutoZone, Inc.*    37,000    $      1,387,500
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    6,500    195,000
Best Buy Co., Inc.*    5,600    355,712
Big Lots, Inc.*    2,600    35,568
Circuit City Stores-
Circuit City Group
   4,400    79,200
Costco Wholesale Corp.*    3,600    147,888
CVS Corp.    8,200    316,520
Dillards, Inc. Cl. A    2,200    33,594
Federated Department
Stores, Inc.*
   4,500    191,250
Kohls Corp.*    7,400    464,202
The May Department
Stores Co.
   7,000    239,820
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.    2,500    62,750
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.    40,400    1,064,944
RadioShack Corp.    1,800    54,900
Sears, Roebuck and Co.    7,200    304,632
Sherwin-Williams Co.    3,800    84,360
Target Corp.    20,900    723,140
Tiffany & Co.    3,400    123,148
TJX Companies, Inc.    6,700    213,529
Walgreen Co.    21,600    737,640
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    62,000    3,025,600
         
                9,840,897
         
 
Retail – Grocery — 0.1%
Albertson’s, Inc.    9,200    275,908
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    3,100    81,003
         
                356,911
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.8%
Alltel Corp.    6,800    416,568
BellSouth Corp.    40,600    1,634,962
CenturyTel, Inc.    3,100    93,930
Qwest Communications
International, Inc.
   12,800    407,936
Sprint Corp.
(FON Group)
   18,600    397,296
Verizon
Communications, Inc.
   62,368    3,336,688
Worldcom, Inc.*    62,300    932,008
         
                7,219,388
         
 
Tobacco — 0.3%
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   17,500    888,125
UST, Inc.    4,400    126,984
         
                1,015,109
         
 
Toys, Games — 0.0%
Mattel, Inc.    9,400    177,848
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
 
Transportation — 0.6%
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
   9,700    $          292,649
Carnival Corp.    13,600    417,520
CSX Corp.    1,616    58,564
FedEx Corp.*    6,200    249,240
Norfolk Southern Corp.    54,900    1,136,430
Union Pacific Corp.    5,400    296,514
         
                2,450,917
         
 
Travel — 0.0%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    2,900    145,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $251,459,203)
    248,127,429
         
 
RIGHTS — 0.0%
Computers & Information — 0.0%
Veritas Software Corp.    5,100    0
         
 
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)
   0
         
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
BONDS & NOTES — 29.7%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 1.2%
America West Airlines, Inc.
1996-1, Class A
6.850%    01/02/2011    $      923,243    $          926,852
California
Infrastructure SCE-1,
1997-1, Class A5
6.280%    09/25/2005    150,000    153,226
California
Infrastructure SDG&E-1,
1997-1, Class A5
6.190%    09/25/2005    100,000    101,816
Chase Manhattan Auto
Owner Trust 1998-A,
Class A4
5.800%    12/16/2002    472,107    474,806
Chase Manhattan RV
Owner Trust 1997-A,
Class A7
6.140%    10/16/2006    167,917    168,227
Conseco Finance
Securitizations Corp.
Series 2001-1, Class A4
6.210%    07/01/2032    500,000    494,785
Metlife Capital
Equipment Loan Trust
Series 1997-A, Class A
6.850%    05/20/2008    526,320    538,732
Railcar Trust No.
1992-1, Class A
7.750%    06/01/2004    200,050    207,614
Rental Car Finance Corp.
Series 1999-1A,
Class A†
5.900%    02/25/2007    600,000    599,873
Textron Financial Corp.
Series 1998-A,
Class A2†
5.890%    01/15/2005    612,627    618,110
Travelers Funding
Limited Series 1A,
Class A1†
6.300%    02/18/2014    700,000    639,632
              
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $4,956,011)
   4,923,673
              
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 15.9%
AirTouch
Communications, Inc.
               
7.500%    07/15/2006    1,000,000    1,057,820
American Airlines 1994-A
Pass Through Trusts,
Class A4**
               
9.780%    11/26/2011    754,028    811,869
American General
Finance Corp.
               
5.750%    11/01/2003    500,000    506,535
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
Arrow Electronics, Inc.                
8.700%      10/01/2005    $      575,000    $          583,626
AT&T-Liberty Media Group                
8.250%      02/01/2030    1,800,000    1,547,735
Avnet, Inc.                
8.200%      10/17/2003    700,000    709,618
Barrick Gold Corp.                
7.500%      05/01/2007    1,000,000    1,023,090
BHP Finance (USA)
Limited
               
6.420%      03/01/2026    1,000,000    1,015,410
Boeing Capital Corp.                
7.100%      09/27/2005    500,000    524,095
Bombardier Capital, Inc.†                
6.000%      01/15/2002    1,000,000    1,006,754
Boston Scientific Corp.                
6.625%      03/15/2005    2,000,000    1,932,000
Champion
International Corp.
               
6.400%      02/15/2026    1,000,000    995,720
The CIT Group, Inc.                
5.625%      10/15/2003    500,000    502,570
Comcast Cable
Communications, Inc.
               
8.375%      05/01/2007    750,000    817,087
ConAgra, Inc.                
7.000%      10/01/2028    750,000    696,712
Continental Airlines, Inc.,
Series 1996-2B
               
8.560%      07/02/2014    452,637    476,522
Continental Airlines, Inc.,
Series 1996-B
               
7.820%      10/15/2013    418,795    434,225
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.                
6.750%      12/15/2003    1,000,000    430,000
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.                
7.125%      09/01/2002    1,100,000    638,000
CSX Corp.                
7.050%      05/01/2002    500,000    507,970
CSX Corp.                
7.250%      05/01/2027    1,200,000    1,236,192
Dominion Resources, Inc.                
7.820%      09/15/2004    700,000    732,991
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.                
6.625%      04/15/2029    1,000,000    865,380
Dover Corp.                
6.250%      06/01/2008    500,000    490,405
Duke Capital Corp.                
7.500%      10/01/2009    1,300,000    1,356,563
Duke Energy Field
Services Corp.
               
7.875%      08/16/2010    550,000    576,340
Emerald Investment
Grade CBO Limited†
               
7.210%      05/24/2011    1,000,000    1,000,000
ERAC USA Finance Co.†                
6.750%      05/15/2007    1,250,000    1,224,438
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
Exxon Mobil Corp.                
8.625%      08/15/2021    $  1,000,000    $      1,192,370
FBG Finance Limited†                
7.875%      06/01/2016    1,000,000    1,047,130
Ford Motor Co.                
7.450%      07/16/2031    450,000    432,419
General American
Transportation Corp.
               
6.750%      03/01/2006    1,000,000    947,920
General Mills, Inc.                
8.900%      06/15/2006    500,000    566,885
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.
               
8.500%      03/15/2007    1,160,000    1,208,729
Halliburton Co.                
5.625%      12/01/2008    750,000    720,903
Hearst-Argyle
Television, Inc.
               
7.000%      11/15/2007    300,000    284,562
Hershey Foods Corp.                
7.200%      08/15/2027    1,250,000    1,254,550
Houghton Mifflin Co.                
7.000%      03/01/2006    400,000    402,120
ICI Wilmington, Inc.                
7.050%      09/15/2007    500,000    497,705
IMC Global, Inc.                
6.625%      10/15/2001    500,000    496,315
Interpool, Inc.                
7.350%      08/01/2007    500,000    437,431
Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.
               
7.875%      10/15/2005    700,000    728,861
KeySpan Gas East Corp.
Series MTNA
               
6.900%      01/15/2008    670,000    676,996
Kimco Realty Corp.
Series MTNB
               
7.860%      11/01/2007    675,000    701,587
Koninklijke KPN NV                
8.000%      10/01/2010    650,000    623,396
The Kroger Co.                
7.000%      05/01/2018    700,000    662,935
Leucadia National Corp.                
7.750%      08/15/2013    1,000,000    951,440
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
               
7.125%      06/15/2009    500,000    505,343
Meritor Automotive, Inc.                
6.800%      02/15/2009    1,000,000    868,140
Midway Airlines Corp.
Pass Through Certificates
Class B
       
8.140%      01/02/2013    470,575    449,992
Millipore Corp.        
7.500%      04/01/2007    1,000,000    961,810
Newmont Mining Corp.**        
8.625%      04/01/2002    1,000,000    1,019,750
News America Holdings, Inc.        
9.250%      02/01/2013    1,000,000    1,125,510
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
Norfolk Southern Corp.     
7.050%      05/01/2037    $  1,350,000    $      1,380,807
North Finance
(Bermuda) Limited†
    
7.000%      09/15/2005    1,000,000    1,023,840
Pepsi Bottling Holdings, Inc.†     
5.625%      02/17/2009    500,000    480,069
Progress Energy, Inc.     
6.550%      03/01/2004    400,000    407,712
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.†     
7.750%      02/15/2031    500,000    490,442
Raytheon Co.     
6.750%      08/15/2007    500,000    484,510
Republic Services, Inc.     
7.125%      05/15/2009    1,000,000    989,486
Ryder System, Inc.     
6.600%      11/15/2005    750,000    718,088
Scholastic Corp.     
7.000%      12/15/2003    750,000    769,583
The Schwab (Charles) Corp.     
6.250%      01/23/2003    1,000,000    1,013,996
The Scripps (E.W.) Co.     
6.625%      10/15/2007    1,000,000    977,670
Sealed Air Corp.†     
8.750%      07/01/2008    315,000    306,772
Sprint Capital Corp.     
6.125%      11/15/2008    500,000    458,970
Sprint Capital Corp.     
6.900%      05/01/2019    500,000    436,715
SuperValu, Inc.**     
7.875%      08/01/2009    1,000,000    933,756
Telefonica Europe BV     
7.350%      09/15/2005    700,000    728,146
Thomas & Betts Corp.     
8.250%      01/15/2004    500,000    427,500
Time Warner, Inc.
Pass-Thru Asset Trust
1997-1†
    
6.100%      12/30/2001    750,000    756,000
Times Mirror Co.     
7.450%      10/15/2009    1,300,000    1,331,907
TRW, Inc.     
8.750%      05/15/2006    2,000,000    2,152,696
Tyco International Group SA     
6.250%      06/15/2003    675,000    684,672
Union Tank Car Co.     
6.790%      05/01/2010    1,000,000    955,192
US Airways, Inc., Class B     
7.500%      04/15/2008    444,723    423,305
Vulcan Materials Co.     
6.000%      04/01/2009    1,000,000    938,002
WPP Finance (USA) Corp.     
6.625%      07/15/2005    675,000    668,481
                 
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $63,223,969)
   62,402,783
                 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 1.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Asset Securitization Corp.
Series 1995-MD4, Class A1
    
7.100%    08/13/2029    $  1,282,501    $      1,331,919
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 1998-C2, Class A1
    
5.960%    12/15/2007    633,179    634,789
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
Series 1998-C1, Class A1
    
6.310%    11/15/2026    724,987    729,258
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities 1997-TZH, Class B†
    
7.491%    03/25/2022    750,000    771,675
Starwood Commercial Mortgage
Trust Series 1999-C1A, Class B†
    
6.920%    02/05/2009    1,000,000    997,146
Structured Asset Securities Corp.
Series 1998-ALS2, Class 1A
    
6.750%    03/25/2029    900,533    903,910
              
 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $5,392,279)
   5,368,697
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 8.4%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC) — 0.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%
FHLMC Series 1322, Class G     
7.500%    02/15/2007    227,940    231,359
FHLMC Series W067, Class A     
6.420%    12/01/2005    195,766    200,268
              
                   431,627
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.3%
FHLMC     
8.000%    06/01/2027    922,721    954,721
FHLMC     
9.000%    03/01/2017    50,432    53,867
              
                   1,008,588
              
                   1,440,215
              
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — 5.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.7%
FNMA Series 1993-134, Class GA     
6.500%    02/25/2007    1,000,000    1,010,000
FNMA Series 1993-221, Class D     
6.000%    12/25/2008    1,000,000    1,014,680
 
(Continued)
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
FNMA Series 1993-231, Class M     
6.000%    12/25/2008    $  2,500,000    $      2,533,575
FNMA Series 1996-54, Class C     
6.000%    09/25/2008    2,000,000    2,014,360
              
                   6,572,615
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 3.3%
FNMA     
6.000%    11/01/2028    1,328,947    1,280,148
FNMA     
7.000%    01/01/2031-
04/01/2031 
   2,946,110    2,958,984
FNMA     
7.500%    10/01/2029-
04/01/2030 
   7,106,048    7,250,374
FNMA     
8.000%    05/01/2013-
05/01/2030 
   1,538,174    1,587,929
              
                   13,077,435
              
                   19,650,050
              
 
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) — 2.4%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA     
6.500%    06/15/2023-
03/15/2029 
   7,220,462    7,148,293
GNMA     
7.000%    08/15/2023-
10/15/2023 
   641,909    651,537
GNMA     
7.500%    10/15/2006-
06/15/2017 
   959,025    991,653
GNMA     
8.000%    11/15/2004-
01/15/2009 
   559,735    582,637
GNMA     
9.000%    12/15/2008-
05/15/2009 
   174,129    186,812
              
                   9,560,932
              
 
U.S. Government Guaranteed Notes — 0.6%
1991-A Fairfax County, VA     
8.740%    08/01/2001    200,000    200,624
1991-A Jefferson Park, CA     
8.740%    08/01/2001    1,740,000    1,745,429
1991-A Monroe County, NY     
8.740%    08/01/2001    500,000    501,560
1991-A Rochester, NY     
8.740%    08/01/2001    60,000    60,187
              
                   2,507,800
              
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $32,357,273)
   $    33,158,997
              
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 2.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 2.7%
U.S. Treasury Bond     
7.500%    11/15/2016    $  3,775,000    4,397,875
U.S. Treasury Bond**     
8.750%    05/15/2017    4,750,000    6,163,885
              
                   10,561,760
              
 
U.S. Treasury Strips — 0.1%
U.S. Treasury Strip-Principal Only
0.000%    08/15/2015    700,000    302,099
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $10,147,890)
   10,863,859
              
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $116,077,422)
   116,718,009
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.9%
Cash Equivalents — 2.4%
AT&T***     
3.980%      07/19/2001    27,804    27,804
Banc One Bank Note***     
4.060%      07/02/2001    171,083    171,083
Fleet National Bank Note***     
4.210%      10/31/2001    50,366    50,366
GMAC Bank Note***     
4.110%      03/08/2002    85,139    85,139
Merrill Lynch Bank Note***     
3.940%      04/05/2002    399,194    399,194
Merrimac Money Market Fund***     
4.120%      07/02/2001    6,350,789    6,350,789
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co***.     
3.960%      07/16/2001    171,083    171,083
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.***     
3.980%      09/14/2001    342,167    342,167
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund***
    
4.000%      07/02/2001    1,140,556    1,140,556
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit***
    
4.000%      07/02/2001    855,417    855,417
               
                          9,593,598
               
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
Commercial Paper — 6.5%
Avery-Dennison Corp.     
3.850%    07/09/2001    $  4,020,000    $      4,016,131
Carolina Power & Light Co.     
4.200%    07/06/2001    3,545,000    3,542,518
Dominion Resources, Inc.     
4.050%    07/12/2001    3,965,000    3,959,647
Enron Corp.     
4.130%    07/03/2001    3,300,000    3,298,864
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.     
4.150%    07/02/2001    4,565,000    4,563,948
Solutia, Inc.     
4.000%    07/13/2001    4,270,000    4,263,832
UOP     
4.230%    07/05/2001    1,990,000    1,988,831
              
                        25,633,771
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   35,227,369
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.7%
(Cost $402,763,994)****
   400,072,807
                 
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (1.7%)
   (6,656,324)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  393,416,483
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
**
All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover forward purchase commitments. (Note 2).
 
***
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
****
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $367,536,625) (Note 2)      $364,845,438  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      35,227,369  
     
  
                          Total Investments      400,072,807  
               Receivables from:     
                          Investments sold      2,006,990  
                          Interest and dividends      1,901,139  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      1,069  
     
  
                                    Total assets      403,982,005  
     
  
Liabilities:   
               Payables for:     
                          Investments purchased      269,730  
                          Settlement of investments purchased on a commitment basis (Note 2)      24,034  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      9,593,598  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,207  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):     
                                    Investment management fees      151,268  
                                    Administration fees      29,729  
                                    Service fees      3,117  
               Due to custodian      456,377  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      34,462  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      10,565,522  
     
  
               Net assets      $393,416,483  
     
  
Net assets consist of:     
               Paid-in capital      $406,389,458  
               Undistributed net investment income      5,649,972  
               Distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments, futures contracts and forward commitments      (15,907,726 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and forward commitments      (2,715,221 )
     
  
       $393,416,483  
     
  
Net assets:   
               Class A      $    6,945,835  
     
  
               Class L      $    4,299,440  
     
  
               Class Y      $    3,455,909  
     
  
               Class S      $378,715,299  
     
  
Shares outstanding:   
               Class A                743,035  
     
  
               Class L      457,395  
     
  
               Class Y      357,076  
     
  
               Class S      40,129,830  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:   
               Class A      $              9.35  
     
  
               Class L      $              9.40  
     
  
               Class Y      $              9.68  
     
  
               Class S      $              9.44  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest (including securities lending income of $12,855)      $  5,245,988  
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $7,936)      1,682,980  
     
  
                          Total investment income      6,928,968  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      973,884  
               Custody fees      35,135  
               Audit and legal fees      10,449  
               Shareholder reporting fees      4,292  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      3,310  
     
  
                         1,027,070  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      8,912  
                          Class L      8,949  
                          Class Y      4,223  
                          Class S      167,547  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      5,637  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      1,222,338  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      5,706,630  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on:     
                          Investment transactions      (9,159,900 )
                          Closed futures contracts      (2,488,125 )
     
  
                                    Net realized loss      (11,648,025 )
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
                          Investments      (13,445,703 )
                          Open futures contracts      (240,093 )
     
  
                                    Net unrealized loss      (13,685,796 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (25,333,821 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(19,627,191 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

                                            
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:          
               Net investment income      $          5,706,630        $          17,911,591  
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions, futures contracts and
                    forward commitments
     (11,648,025 )      93,512,713  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures
                    contracts and forward commitments
     (13,685,796 )      (113,991,512 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (19,627,191 )      (2,567,208 )
     
     
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (151,018 )
               Class L      -        (175,115 )
               Class Y      -        (63,579 )
               Class S      -        (17,478,395 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (17,868,107 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (841,413 )
               Class L      -        (974,686 )
               Class Y      -        (738,987 )
               Class S      -         (88,922,373 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (91,477,459 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (39,338 )
               Class L      -        (45,569 )
               Class Y      -        (34,550 )
               Class S      -        (4,157,361 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (4,276,818 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          
               Class A      3,020,152        4,506,934  
               Class L      (197,938 )      5,803,600  
               Class Y      31,383        (55,844,853 )
               Class S       (34,832,403 )      (108,859,030 )
     
     
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (31,978,806 )      (154,393,349 )
     
     
  
               Total decrease in net assets      (51,605,997 )      (270,582,941 )
Net assets:          
               Beginning of period      445,022,480        715,605,421  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,649,972
                    and $26,367, respectively)
     $393,416,483        $        445,022,480  
     
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

                                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period      $          9.81        $        13.21        $        14.20        $        14.03  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment income      0.11  ***      0.35  ***      0.40  ***      0.41  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.57 )      (0.41 )      (0.70 )      1.36  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.46 )      (0.06 )      (0.30 )      1.77  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                    
    From net investment income      -        (0.49 )      (0.47 )      (0.58 )
    Tax return of capital      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (2.72 )      (0.22 )      (1.02 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.13 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (3.34 )      (0.69 )      (1.60 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $          9.35        $          9.81        $        13.21        $        14.20  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (4.69)%  **      (0.58)%        (2.17)%        12.78%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $        6,946        $        4,095        $          573        $          177  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.16%  *      1.15%        1.15%        1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      2.25%  *      2.64%        2.87%        2.76%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      39%  **      100%        19%        30%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $          9.85        $        13.22        $        14.62  
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
    Net investment income      0.12  ***      0.39  ***      0.47  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.57 )      (0.42 )      (1.15 )
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.45 )      (0.03 )      (0.68 )
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:               
    From net investment income      -        (0.49 )      (0.50 )
    Tax return of capital      -        -        (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains      -        (2.72 )      (0.22 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.13 )      -  
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (3.34 )      (0.72 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $          9.40        $          9.85        $        13.22  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (4.57)%  **      (0.35)%        (4.69)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:               
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $        4,299        $        4,721        $          173  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.90%  *      0.90%        0.89%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      2.51%  *      2.97%        4.97%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      39%  **      100%        19%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Tax return of capital is less than $0.01 per share.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a) 
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.01%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    10.14        $    13.24        $    14.20        $    14.06  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.13  ***      0.42  ***      0.46  ***      0.48  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.59 )      (0.44 )      (0.71 )      1.36  
     
     
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.46 )      (0.02 )      (0.25 )      1.84  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.23 )      (0.49 )      (0.67 )
    Tax return of capital      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (2.72 )      (0.22 )      (1.03 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.13 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (3.08 )      (0.71 )      (1.70 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      9.68        $    10.14        $    13.24        $    14.20  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (4.54)%  **      (0.22)%        (1.77)%        13.23%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    3,456        $    3,587        $  59,381        $    1,051  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.75%  *      0.74%        0.75%        0.76%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      2.66%  *      3.20%        3.23%        3.21%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      39%  **      100%        19%        30%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      9.88        $    13.25        $    14.20        $    13.59        $    12.34        $    11.51  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.13  ***      0.43  ***      0.48  ***      0.49  ***      0.48        0.46  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.57 )      (0.41 )      (0.70 )      1.33        1.82        1.02  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.44 )      0.02        (0.22 )      1.82        2.30        1.48  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.54 )      (0.51 )      (0.48 )      (0.48 )      (0.46 )
    Tax return of capital      -        -        (0.00 )****      -        -        -  
    From net realized gains      -        (2.72 )      (0.22 )      (0.73 )      (0.57 )      (0.19 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.13 )      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (3.39 )      (0.73 )      (1.21 )      (1.05 )      (0.65 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      9.44        $      9.88        $    13.25        $    14.20        $    13.59        $    12.34  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (4.45)%  **      0.00%        (1.58)%        13.50%        18.72%        12.83%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $378,715        $432,619        $655,478        $771,763        $655,135        $563,280  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
        Before expense waiver      0.59%  *      0.59%        0.57%        0.54%        0.55%        0.55%  
        After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.51%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      2.82%  *      3.28%        3.36%        3.42%        3.57%        3.83%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      39%  **      100%        19%        30%        28%        26%  
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Tax return of capital is less than $0.01 per share.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1) 
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a) 
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was a decrease to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, an increase to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and a decrease of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.01%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
Note to shareholders:
    
The MassMutual Core Equity Fund has changed its name to the MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund. The new name acknowledges that the Fund is a core fund within the value style rather than a traditional core fund, which places roughly equal emphasis on growth and value. To put it differently, the Fund has more of a core focus than a pure value fund, and more of a value focus than a pure core fund.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund?
    
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term growth of capital and income
Ÿ 
utilize a value-oriented portfolio strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
–have opportunities to reinvest future cash flows at superior returns, including retirement of their own shares
–are attractively valued relative to these reinvestment opportunities
–retain durable advantages in strategic positioning within its competitive industry
Ÿ 
invest in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of larger, well established firms (generally with market capitalization exceeding $2 billion)
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
    
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -8.17%, trailing the -6.68% return of the S&P 500 Index and the -1.26% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index.
 
The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000 Index with attributes common to the value universe. The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
    
The Fund lagged the Russell 1000 Value Index for three reasons, the first two of which also contributed to the Fund’s underperformance relative to the S&P 500 Index. First, we overweighted a diverse list of energy holdings. During the closing weeks of the first half of 2001, the political capitulation on California energy policy—the president resorted to price controls for electricity—combined with some short-term negative oil inventory data to knock down our energy holdings by a visible amount. We remain bullish on energy over a one-year horizon. However, in June, this position hurt the Fund’s performance.
 
Second, throughout the first half the Federal Reserve Board was easing credit aggressively. This backdrop mandated our careful migration towards a more bullish tilt in portfolio construction, reversing our very defensive bias through the second half of 2000. For example, during the period we reduced or eliminated holdings in pharmaceuticals, household products, foods, and telecomm services, including Proctor Gamble, General Mills, Anheuser Busch, American Home Products, and SBC Communications. Funds were reinvested into more cyclical names such as Dow Chemical, News Corp., Weyerhauser, and Eastman Kodak. The shift was executed methodically and was smoothed over the whole period. Still, on balance, the portfolio was getting more bullish during a sharply down market for most of the largest stocks.
 
Making this portfolio shift too early can look wrong in the short run. It does year-to-date. However, adjusting too late and missing potential upside bursts to equity returns is not a prudent option. The current state of monetary policy and large uninvested money market balances has very bullish implications for the one- or two-year horizon. We simply must be early to catch any significant advances.
 
Third, the strongest performance in the Russell 1000 Value Index was not to be found in the largest-capitalization, most liquid stocks typical of those held in the Fund. Smaller was better in this time span. This conclusion is visible most clearly with the S&P Mid Cap 400’s return of about +1%, versus -6.68% for the S&P 500 Index. By an eye-catching 7.7%, the 500 largest-capitalization stocks were outperformed by the next 400 stocks. Ours is truly a large-cap fund, and a smaller capitalization weight would have done much better in this six-month span.
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
What is your outlook?
    
We firmly believe that the Fed’s aggressive actions will turn the economy around before long, and that the primary risk lies in not being positioned accordingly. Cyclical stocks are capable of very sudden, powerful surges, and we could easily miss the heart of a move if we’re not positioned in advance. In addition to much lower interest rates, positive factors include a money supply that is growing at a year-over-year rate of 11%, roughly twice the rates in Europe and Japan. Moreover, we have a very steep yield curve, which means that there is a wide gap between shorter- and longer-term yields. Since banks typically borrow at the short end of the curve and lend at the long end, a steep yield curve provides them with a strong incentive to push money out the door in the form of loans. Thus, investors should find themselves with plenty of cash to invest in financial assets such as stocks and bonds, and consumers should be liquid enough to increase their spending on goods and services. Consumers who are willing and able to spend should contribute to a recovery in corporate profits, a scenario that is bullish for stocks.
 
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Citigroup, Inc.
Dow Chemical Co.
Eastman Kodak Co.
Chevron Corp.
AT&T–Liberty Media Group
McDonald’s Corp.
Boeing Co.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Rockwell International Corp.
News Corporation Limited Sponsored ADR
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund Class S and the S&P 500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund
Total Return

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

     Year-To-Date    One Year    Five Year
Average Annual
   Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01    7/1/96 - 6/30/01    10/3/94 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -8.17%    -1.50%    8.94%    12.33%

 
S&P 500
Index
   -6.68%    -14.82%    14.48%    17.55%


Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund Class A, Class Y and S&P 500 Index

 
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund

Total Return

 

     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01    1/1/98 - 6/30/01
 
Class A    -8.41%    -1.98%    1.51%
Class Y    -8.19%    -1.54%    1.96%

 
S&P 500
Index
   -6.68%    -14.82%    8.26%

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund Class L and S&P 500 Index

MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01    5/3/99 - 6/30/01
 
Class L    -8.28%    -1.74%    -6.21%

 
S&P 500
Index
   -6.68%    -14.82%    -2.74%

 

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
 
EQUITIES — 99.7%
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%
Boeing Co.    983,500    $        54,682,600
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 1.0%
Ford Motor Co.    751,165    18,441,101
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 8.5%
Bank of New York Co.,
Inc.
   924,200    44,361,600
Citigroup, Inc.    1,226,800    64,824,112
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   287,800    24,506,170
Wells Fargo & Co.    466,100    21,641,023
         
                155,332,905
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 5.1%
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   692,600    45,815,490
News Corporation
Limited Sponsored†
   1,266,000    47,031,900
         
                92,847,390
         
 
Chemicals — 3.5%
Dow Chemical Co.    1,936,500    64,388,625
         
 
Communications Equipment — 2.3%
Ericsson (LM) Cl. B†    7,847,400    42,532,908
         
 
Computers & Information — 1.5%
Compaq Computer
Corp.
   1,752,500    27,146,225
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.3%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    742,600    41,511,340
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.5%
First Data Corp.    152,500    9,798,125
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.5%
Dominion Resources,
Inc.
   453,400    27,262,942
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 4.8%
Flextronics International
Limited*
   298,400    7,791,224
Micron Technology,
Inc.*
   732,900    30,122,190
Rockwell International
Corp.
   1,327,200    50,592,864
         
                88,506,278
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                          
 
Energy — 16.3%
Amerada Hess Corp.    352,600    $        28,490,080
Apache Corp.    415,700    21,096,775
BJ Services Co.*    594,600    16,874,748
Chevron Corp.    652,300    59,033,150
El Paso Corp.    664,066    34,890,027
Ensco International,
Inc.
   679,100    15,890,940
Phillips Petroleum Co.    695,500    39,643,500
Santa Fe International
Corp.
   1,133,200    32,862,800
Tosco Corp.    376,700    16,593,635
Valero Energy Corp.    876,200    32,226,636
         
                297,602,291
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 3.2%
AT&T-Liberty Media
Group*
   3,347,400    58,546,026
         
 
Financial Services — 6.9%
American Express Co.    549,800    21,332,240
Franklin Resources,
Inc.
   770,000    35,242,900
The Goldman Sachs
Group, L.P.
   206,000    17,674,800
Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc.
   567,700    33,636,225
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   286,300    18,389,049
         
                126,275,214
         
 
Foods — 1.1%
Kellogg Co.    725,300    21,033,700
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 2.4%
Weyerhaeuser Co.    789,800    43,415,306
         
 
Healthcare — 2.5%
Schering-Plough
Corp.
   1,262,900    45,767,496
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 1.5%
Illinois Tool Works,
Inc.
   441,100    27,921,630
         
 
Insurance — 7.6%
American International
Group, Inc.
   273,800    23,546,800
The Hartford
Financial Services
Group, Inc.
   537,200    36,744,480
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                          
 
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   501,500    $        50,651,500
Radian Group, Inc.    696,900    28,189,605
         
                139,132,385
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.2%
Weatherford
International, Inc.*
   454,700    21,825,600
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%
Merck & Co., Inc.    444,100    28,382,431
         
 
Photography Equipment/Supplies — 3.5%
Eastman Kodak Co.    1,356,100    63,302,748
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 6.4%
Informix Corp.*    4,875,400    28,472,336
Intuit, Inc.*    1,153,800    46,140,462
Symantec Corp.*    982,600    42,929,794
         
                117,542,592
         
 
Real Estate — 1.1%
Equity Office
Properties Trust
   626,600    19,819,358
         
 
Restaurants — 3.0%
McDonald’s Corp.    2,065,300    55,887,018
         
 
Retail — 1.5%
RadioShack Corp.    877,800    26,772,900
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 3.5%
BellSouth Corp.    948,600    38,200,122
Verizon
Communications, Inc.
   500,970    26,801,895
         
        65,002,017
         
 
Travel — 2.5%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    904,100    45,205,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $1,736,755,251)
   1,825,884,151
         
 
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                                           
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.1%
Cash Equivalents — 5.1%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $      467,645    467,645
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    1,675,367    1,675,367
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                           
 
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    $      474,684    $              474,684
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    292,271    292,271
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    1,909,189    1,909,189
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    67,805,975    67,805,975
MetLife Insurance Co. Funding Agreement**
4.110%    08/01/2001    5,000,000    5,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    1,675,367    1,675,367
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    100,734    100,734
Provident Institutional Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    6,169,113    6,169,113
Royal Bank of Canada Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    8,376,834    8,376,834
              
                        93,947,179
              
 
Repurchase Agreement — 1.0%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001(a)
   17,111,650    17,111,650  
         
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)    111,058,829  
         
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.8%
(Cost $1,847,814,080)***    1,936,942,980  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (5.8%)
   (106,071,690 )
         
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $1,830,871,290  
         
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Non-income producing security.
 
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
† 
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $17,116,042. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 7.625-7.892%, maturity dates of 10/01/2023-11/20/2024, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $17,967,317.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $1,736,755,251) (Note 2)      $1,825,884,151
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      111,058,829
     
                          Total Investments      1,936,942,980
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      5,299,916
                          Interest and dividends      2,415,764
    
                                    Total assets      1,944,658,660
    
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      18,805,177
                          Fund shares repurchased      37,418
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      93,947,179
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      10,605
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      763,548
                                    Administration fees      117,758
                                    Service fees      8,479
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      97,206
    
                                    Total liabilities      113,787,370
    
               Net assets      $1,830,871,290
    
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $1,395,340,726
               Undistributed net investment income      9,163,596
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      337,238,068
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      89,128,900
    
       $1,830,871,290
    
Net assets:
               Class A      $    21,604,224
    
               Class L      $    48,717,355
    
               Class Y      $    17,839,783
    
               Class S      $1,742,709,928
    
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      1,852,087
    
               Class L      4,148,865
    
               Class Y      1,515,924
    
               Class S      147,651,356
    
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              11.66
    
               Class L      $              11.74
    
               Class Y      $              11.77
    
               Class S      $              11.80
    
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)     
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $23,194)      $  14,335,111  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $104,476)      676,422  
     
  
                          Total investment income      15,011,533  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      4,892,856  
               Custody fees      111,400  
               Audit and legal fees      47,492  
               Shareholder reporting fees      20,356  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      15,800  
     
  
       5,087,904  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      19,825  
                          Class L      73,305  
                          Class Y      15,574  
                          Class S      634,460  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      15,610  
     
  
                          Total expenses      5,846,678  
     
  
                          Net investment income      9,164,855  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      221,578,604  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (402,421,988 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (180,843,384 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(171,678,529 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $      9,164,855        $    29,323,163  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      221,578,604        544,484,891  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (402,421,988 )      (539,459,855 )
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (171,678,529 )      34,348,199  
     
     
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (139,963 )
               Class L      -        (531,531 )
               Class Y      -        (284,034 )
               Class S      -        (28,367,635 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (29,323,163 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (182 )
               Class L      -        (690 )
               Class Y      -        (369 )
               Class S      -        (36,827 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (38,068 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:          
               Class A      -        (2,666,730 )
               Class L      -        (9,015,961 )
               Class Y      -        (5,071,290 )
               Class S      -        (476,095,131 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (492,849,112 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          
               Class A      10,560,530        12,596,994  
               Class L      11,109,422        46,681,662  
               Class Y      79,412        3,613,048  
               Class S      (160,474,162 )      (312,628,118 )
     
     
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (138,724,798 )      (249,736,414 )
     
     
  
               Total decrease in net assets      (310,403,327 )      (737,598,558 )
Net assets:          
               Beginning of period      2,141,274,617        2,878,873,175  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $9,163,596
                    and distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,259, respectively)
     $1,830,871,290        $2,141,274,617  
     
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

                                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period      $        12.73        $        16.31        $        18.40        $        18.02  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.03  ***      0.09  ***      0.17  ***      0.19  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.10 )      0.28        (0.75 )      2.60  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.07 )      0.37        (0.58 )      2.79  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.19 )      (0.28 )      (0.43 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (3.76 )      (1.23 )      (1.98 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (3.95 )      (1.51 )      (2.41 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $        11.66        $        12.73        $        16.31        $        18.40  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (8.41)%  **      2.42%        (3.13)%        15.96%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $      21,604        $      12,084        $        1,841        $          227  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.09%  *      1.09%        1.10%        1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.43%  *      0.56%        0.92%        1.01%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      43%  **      69%        10%        12%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99+

                                                  
Net asset value, beginning of period      $        12.80        $        16.35        $        19.36  
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.04  ***      0.13  ***      0.20  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.10 )      0.29        (1.68 )
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.06 )      0.42        (1.48 )
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.21 )      (0.30 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains      -        (3.76 )      (1.23 )
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (3.97 )      (1.53 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $        11.74        $        12.80        $        16.35  
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (8.28)%  **      2.74%        (7.63)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $      48,717        $      41,293        $        2,380  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.84%  *      0.84%        0.84%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.68%  *      0.82%        1.68%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      43%  **      69%        10%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class Y
     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/1998†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $        12.82      $        16.35      $        18.39      $        18.03  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
    Net investment income    0.05  ***    0.18  ***    0.23  ***    0.27  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (1.10 )    0.26      (0.73 )    2.63  
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    (1.05 )    0.44      (0.50 )    2.90  
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:            
    From net investment income    -      (0.21 )    (0.31 )    (0.56 )
    In excess of net investment income    -      (0.00 )****    (0.00 )****    -  
    From net realized gains    -      (3.76 )    (1.23 )    (1.98 )
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (3.97 )    (1.54 )    (2.54 )
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $        11.77      $        12.82      $        16.35      $        18.39  
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    (8.19)%  **    2.85%      (2.71)%      16.49%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:            
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $      17,840      $      19,340      $      20,262      $          754  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets    0.69%  *    0.69%      0.69%      0.75%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    0.85%  *    1.16%      1.26%      1.43%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    43%  **    69%      10%      12%  
 
     Class S (1)
     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98

   Year ended
12/31/97

   Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period    $        12.85      $        16.38      $        18.39      $        17.00      $        14.46      $        12.63  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
    Net investment income    0.06  ***    0.20  ***    0.27  ***    0.31      0.32      0.34  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (1.11 )    0.26      (0.75 )    2.49      3.83      2.22  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    (1.05 )    0.46      (0.48 )    2.80      4.15      2.56  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                  
    From net investment income    -      (0.23 )    (0.30 )    (0.31 )    (0.31 )    (0.34 )
    In excess of net investment income    -      (0.00 )****    (0.00 )****    -      -      -  
    From net realized gains    -      (3.76 )    (1.23 )    (1.10 )    (1.30 )    (0.39 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (3.99 )    (1.53 )    (1.41 )    (1.61 )    (0.73 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $        11.80      $        12.85      $        16.38      $        18.39      $        17.00      $        14.46  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    (8.17)%  **    2.94%      (2.60)%      16.75%      29.01%      20.24%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                  
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $1,742,710      $2,068,557      $2,854,390      $3,586,177      $3,197,848      $2,485,743  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                  
         Before expense waiver    0.59%  *    0.59%      0.57%      0.54%      0.55%      0.55%  
         After expense waiver #    N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      0.54%      0.51%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    0.95%  *    1.28%      1.45%      1.67%      1.91%      2.42%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    43%  **    69%      10%      12%      20%      13%  
 
*   
Annualized
**  
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
†   
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1) 
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#   
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@   
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total Return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Value Equity Fund?
        
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
seek long-term growth of capital
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of the type found in the Russell 1000® Value Index
Ÿ 
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
    
The Fund’s inception date was May 1, 2001. From that date through June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -1.20%, trailing the -0.02% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index, which measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000® Index with attributes common to the value universe.
 
What was the investment background during the period?
    
May and June were months in which the overall market displayed no strong trends. During May the benchmark rose 2.25%, only to give back almost all of those gains in June with a loss of 2.22%. The first quarter of the year had been extremely difficult, with virtually all of the popular market averages declining sharply. Although value stocks held up much better than growth shares under the selling pressure, they still posted negative returns for the quarter.
 
Stocks found their footing at the beginning of April, as bargain hunters began buying and the Federal Reserve Board continued to lower short-term interest rates. The Fed was an importance influence throughout the first half, lowering interest rates twice in January and once in March, April, May, and June. By decreasing borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, the Fed hoped to jump-start the economy, which had slowed from a healthy growth rate of 5.0% for 2000 to just 1.2% during the first half of 2001.
 
By May the robust April rally had begun to lose momentum, as an increasing number of companies warned that second-quarter earnings would be below previous estimates and data on the economy offered no hope for a quick recovery. On June 27 the Fed made its final reduction in interest rates for the period, a quarter-point cut that brought the federal funds target rate to 3.75% and the discount rate to 3.25%. Torn between the positive influence of falling interest rates and the negative news on corporate earnings and the economy, investors displayed little conviction about stocks during the two-month period.
 
What sectors and holdings most affected performance?
    
Stock selection in the technology and industrial sectors contributed positively to performance, with software, services, and capital goods making particularly strong showings. At the level of individual holdings, Philip Morris, Citigroup, and Verizon Communications—all in the Fund’s ten largest holdings—made positive contributions.
 
On the other hand, the healthcare sector posted its second consecutive quarter of negative returns, detracting from the Fund’s performance. Increasing pressure from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and expiring patents on many high-margin drugs made investors cautious about the pharmaceutical industry. Disappointing performance from core holdings SBC Communications and BellSouth also detracted from the Fund’s returns. Finally, the energy sector was hurt by falling prices for crude oil and natural gas, which hampered top-ten holding Chevron.
 
 
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
What is your outlook?
    
The tug of war between lower interest rates and sagging earnings will probably continue over the near term, leading to more volatility in stocks. Given the normal time lag between movements in short-term interest rates and their effects on the economy, however, we would expect to see some improvement in the economy by the first or second quarter of 2002. Since the stock market normally anticipates what is happening in the economy, we would not be surprised to see a decent rally before the end of 2001.
 
Our job, though, is not to predict what will happen to the stock market or the economy but to select high-quality stocks for the Fund. Whatever happens, we feel that investors will continue to keep a close eye on valuations, earnings, and other fundamental factors, which should benefit our style of management.
 
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Citigroup, Inc.
SBC Communications, Inc.
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Verizon Communications, Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Co.
BellSouth Corp.
Chevron Corp.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
AT&T Corp.
 
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Value Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 1000 Value Index
 
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund
Total Return
       Since
Inception
5/1/01 - 6/30/01
 
Class S      -1.20%
Class A      -1.20%
Class Y      -1.20%
Class L      -1.20%

 
Russell 1000 Value Index      -0.02%
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Value Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                     
EQUITIES — 98.6%
 
Advertising — 0.2%
Omnicom Group, Inc.    900    $          77,400
    
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.*    2,300    206,770
General Dynamics Corp.    2,000    155,620
Lockheed Martin Corp.    1,800    66,690
Raytheon Co.*    3,400    90,270
TRW, Inc.    2,600    106,600
         
                625,950
         
 
Agribusiness — 0.1%
Delta & Pine Land Co.    2,400    47,160
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.9%
Mesa Air Group, Inc.*    1,300    16,055
Northwest Airlines Corp.*    3,800    95,950
UAL Corp.    5,300    186,295
         
                298,300
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.2%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Cl. A*    700    31,150
AnnTaylor Stores Corp.*    900    32,220
         
                63,370
         
Automotive & Parts — 0.5%
Autonation, Inc.*    4,200    48,720
Federal Signal Corp.    1,500    35,205
SPX Corp.*    500    62,590
         
                146,515
         
Banking, Savings & Loans — 20.1%
Bank of America Corp.    10,200    612,306
Bank of New York Co., Inc.    7,700    369,600
Bank One Corp.    6,500    232,700
Citigroup, Inc.    23,100    1,220,604
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. NJ    2,600    182,260
Dime Bancorp, Inc.    2,800    104,300
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   6,200    434,000
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   7,400    630,110
Fleet Boston Financial Corp.    13,200    520,740
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.    14,600    651,160
Mellon Financial Corp.    4,000    184,000
PNC Financial Services
Group
   4,400    289,476
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                     
U.S. Bancorp    10,800    $        246,132
Washington Mutual, Inc.    7,150    268,483
Wells Fargo & Co.    11,900    552,517
         
                6,498,388
         
 
Beverages — 0.5%
The Coca-Cola Co.    3,600    162,000
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 1.9%
Charter Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   100    2,335
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   2,600    163,020
Gannett Co., Inc.    1,400    92,260
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   900    59,535
Tribune Co.    1,000    40,010
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    5,200    269,100
         
                626,260
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.4%
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    900    65,295
Masco Corp.    2,300    57,408
         
                122,703
         
 
Chemicals — 1.4%
Lyondell Chemical Co.    2,600    39,988
Millennium Chemicals, Inc.    50    753
PolyOne Corp.    11,300    117,633
Praxair, Inc.    5,600    263,200
Solutia, Inc.    3,400    43,350
         
                464,924
         
 
Commercial Services — 1.2%
Ecolab, Inc.    1,500    61,455
Fluor Corp.    3,400    153,510
Republic Services, Inc.*    5,800    115,130
Vivendi Universal
Sponsored†
   800    46,400
                376,495
         
 
Communications — 3.9%
Ciena Corp.*    2,000    76,000
Citizens Communications Co.*    14,900    179,247
Openwave Systems, Inc.*    500    17,350
Polycom, Inc.*    900    20,781
SBC Communications, Inc.    24,100    965,446
         
                1,258,824
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                   
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 0.0%
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    900    $          14,148
         
 
Computers & Information — 0.5%
Compaq Computer Corp.    2,900    44,921
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    800    46,096
Dell Computer Corp.*    900    23,355
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   700    47,075
         
                161,447
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 0.2%
Hewlett-Packard Co.    2,300    65,780
         
 
Containers — 0.3%
Temple-Inland, Inc.    1,500    79,935
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 4.3%
Avon Products, Inc.    2,200    101,816
Estee Lauder Companies,
Inc. Cl. A
   2,400    103,440
The Gillette Co.    5,800    168,142
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    4,100    229,190
The Procter & Gamble Co.    12,200    778,360
         
                1,380,948
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 1.1%
The BISYS Group, Inc.*    1,100    64,900
First Data Corp.    3,200    205,600
IMS Health, Inc.    2,700    76,950
         
                347,450
         
 
Electric Utilities — 2.8%
AES Corp.*    9,000    387,450
Ameren Corp.    2,100    89,670
American Electric Power Co.    3,400    156,978
Niagara Mohawk
Holdings, Inc.*
   600    10,614
SCANA Corp.    3,500    99,400
Southern Co.    7,100    165,075
         
                909,187
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 1.7%
Atmel Corp.*    8,100    109,269
Broadcom Corp. Cl. A*    1,400    59,864
Emerson Electric Co.    4,100    248,050
General Electric Co.    1,100    53,625
General Motors Cl. H*    1,000    20,250
Micron Technology, Inc.*    1,500    61,650
         
                552,708
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                     
 
Energy — 10.7%
Alberta Energy Co.
Limited (USD)
   700    $          28,868
Alberta Energy Co.
Limited (CAD)
   300    12,355
Chevron Corp.    7,300    660,650
Conoco, Inc. Cl. A    8,000    225,600
Conoco, Inc. Cl. B    15,600    450,840
Enron Corp.    5,000    245,000
Exxon Mobil Corp.    15,100    1,318,985
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    100    5,025
Marine Drilling Co., Inc.*    200    3,822
Nabors Industries, Inc.*    200    7,440
Phillips Petroleum Co.    1,400    79,800
Suncor Energy, Inc.    4,900    125,930
Texaco, Inc.    3,300    219,780
Tosco Corp.    500    22,025
USX-Marathon Group    1,500    44,265
         
                3,450,385
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 2.7%
AT&T-Liberty Media Group*    9,200    160,908
Fox Entertainment Group,
Inc. Cl. A*
   5,900    164,610
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.*    1,800    63,540
The Walt Disney Co.    17,300    499,797
         
                888,855
         
 
Financial Services — 3.8%
American Express Co.    6,900    267,720
Household International, Inc.    4,300    286,810
Lehman Brothers
Holdings, Inc.
   500    38,875
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.    5,800    343,650
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   4,300    276,189
Schwab (Charles) Corp.    1,200    18,360
         
                1,231,604
         
 
Foods — 0.1%
Quaker Oats Co.    500    45,625
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 1.6%
Boise Cascade Corp.    1,300    45,721
Georgia-Pacific Group    3,600    121,860
International Paper Co.    5,800    207,060
Mead Corp.    400    10,856
Weyerhaeuser Co.    2,500    137,425
         
                522,922
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                     
 
Healthcare — 2.3%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    9,600    $        502,080
The Healthcare Co.    3,700    167,203
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*    1,700    87,703
         
                756,986
         
 
Household Products — 0.1%
Snap-On, Inc.    1,700    41,072
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 0.7%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    2,500    158,250
Tyco International
Limited
   1,400    76,300
         
                234,550
         
 
Insurance — 5.1%
AFLAC, Inc.    6,200    195,238
Allstate Corp.    6,500    285,935
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.    1,800    104,760
American International
Group, Inc.
   4,600    395,600
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   1,500    102,600
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   2,300    232,300
MBIA, Inc.    4,300    239,424
Protective Life Corp.    1,600    54,992
Reinsurance Group of
America
   1,100    41,690
         
                1,652,539
         
 
Lodging — 0.1%
Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
   1,100    41,008
         
 
Machinery & Components — 3.3%
Black & Decker Corp.    1,100    43,406
Caterpillar, Inc.    5,900    295,295
Danaher Corp.    900    50,400
Deere & Co.    1,200    45,420
Ingersoll-Rand Co.    2,900    119,480
Kennametal, Inc.    800    29,520
Parker-Hannifin Corp.    2,800    118,832
United Technologies Corp.    2,900    212,454
Weatherford
International, Inc.*
   1,800    86,400
York International Corp.    1,800    63,036
         
                1,064,243
         
 
Manufacturing – Diversified — 0.3%
Eaton Corp.    1,500    105,150
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                     
 
Medical Supplies — 1.2%
Biomet, Inc.    1,200    $          57,672
Dentsply International, Inc.    900    39,915
Guidant Corp.*    1,800    64,800
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*    500    30,000
Thermo Electron Corp.*    8,500    187,170
         
                379,557
         
 
Metals & Mining — 1.8%
Alcan Aluminum Limited    3,700    155,474
Alcan, Inc.    4,200    176,573
Alcoa, Inc.    4,900    193,060
Phelps Dodge Corp.    1,200    49,800
         
                574,907
         
 
Miscellaneous — 1.6%
Avery-Dennison Corp.    3,800    193,990
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   2,900    330,890
         
                524,880
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%
Abbott Laboratories    1,200    57,612
American Home Products
Corp.
   3,000    175,320
Cardinal Health, Inc.    1,900    131,100
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*    1,200    69,828
Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp.*    700    47,383
Immunex Corp.*    500    8,875
Merck & Co., Inc.    4,200    268,422
Pfizer, Inc.    1,700    68,085
         
                826,625
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 1.3%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    2,000    94,000
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc.*
   200    8,798
Computer Associates
International, Inc.
   5,300    190,800
Microsoft Corp.*    500    36,300
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    600    29,538
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.*    600    18,006
Sybase, Inc.*    3,300    54,285
         
                431,727
         
 
Real Estate — 0.5%
Apartment Investment &
Management Co. Cl. A
   1,500    72,300
Equity Residential
Properties Trust
   1,300    73,515
         
                145,815
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market
Value

                                     
Restaurants — 1.0%
CEC Entertainment, Inc.*    2,000    $          98,700
McDonald’s Corp.    8,300    224,598
         
                323,298
         
 
Retail — 1.3%
Best Buy Co., Inc.*    600    38,112
Big Lots, Inc.*    2,200    30,096
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    1,700    90,542
CVS Corp.    1,300    50,180
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.    900    23,067
Federated Department
Stores, Inc.*
   1,000    42,500
K Mart Corp.*    12,500    143,375
         
                417,872
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 6.9%
AT&T Corp.    28,700    631,400
BellSouth Corp.    17,800    716,806
Triton PCS Holdings, Inc.
Cl. A*
   400    16,400
Verizon Communications,
Inc.
   15,100    807,850
Western Wireless Corp.
Cl. A*
   1,200    51,600
         
                2,224,056
         
 
Tobacco — 2.7%
Philip Morris Companies,
Inc.
   17,500    888,125
         
 
Transportation — 2.4%
Burlington Northern Santa
Fe Corp.
   6,900    208,173
Canadian Pacific Limited (USD)    1,000    38,750
Canadian Pacific Limited (CAD)    400    15,456
CNF, Inc.    1,100    31,075
CSX Corp.    3,300    119,592
Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc.    1,000    61,250
Union Pacific Corp.    5,500    302,004
         
                776,300
         
 
Travel — 0.4%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    2,400    120,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $32,453,579)
      31,947,993
         
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                                      
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.8%
Repurchase Agreement — 2.5%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   $  793,381    $        793,381
              
 
U.S. Treasury Bills — 0.3%
U.S. Treasury Bill**
3.615%    07/12/2001    100,000    99,879
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)    893,260
              
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%
(Cost $33,346,839)***    32,841,253
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (1.4%)
   (442,035)
              
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  32,399,218
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*
Non-income producing security.
**
This security is held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
American Depository Receipt.
(a)
Maturity value of $793,584. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 8.415%, maturity date of 08/01/2023, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $833,077.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $32,453,579) (Note 2)      $31,947,993  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      893,260  
     
  
                          Total Investments      32,841,253  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      304,505  
                          Interest and dividends      33,006  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      72  
                          Variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)      8,875  
     
  
                                    Total assets      33,187,711  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      754,559  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      184  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      16,813  
                                    Administration fees      2,066  
                                    Service fees      40  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      14,831  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      788,493  
     
  
               Net assets      $32,399,218  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $32,850,991  
               Undistributed net investment income      37,909  
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments and futures contracts      18,391  
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts      (508,073 )
     
  
       $32,399,218  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $      103,386  
     
  
               Class L      $      102,370  
     
  
               Class Y      $  4,446,419  
     
  
               Class S      $27,747,043  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      10,467  
     
  
               Class L      10,360  
     
  
               Class Y      449,900  
     
  
               Class S      2,807,327  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            9.88  
     
  
               Class L      $            9.88  
     
  
               Class Y      $            9.88  
     
  
               Class S      $            9.88  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2001*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $151)      $    69,915  
               Interest      18,712  
     
  
                          Total investment income      88,627  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      31,872  
               Custody fees      13,690  
               Audit and legal fees      633  
               Shareholder reporting fees      508  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      184  
     
  
          46,887  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      45  
                          Class L      45  
                          Class Y      390  
                          Class S      3,311  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      40  
     
  
                          Total expenses      50,718  
     
  
                          Net investment income      37,909  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain (loss) on:
                    Investment transactions      19,938  
                    Closed futures contracts      (1,547 )
     
  
                          Net realized gain      18,391  
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                    Investments      (505,586 )
                    Open futures contracts      (2,487 )
     
  
                          Net unrealized loss      (508,073 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (489,682 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(451,773 )
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2001*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $        37,909  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions and futures contracts      18,391  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts      (508,073 )
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (451,773 )
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      104,074  
               Class L      103,000  
               Class Y      4,612,674  
               Class S      28,031,243  
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      32,850,991  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      32,399,218  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $37,909)      $32,399,218  
     
  
 
For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $10.00        $10.00        $10.00        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment income      0.00  +***      0.01  ***      0.00  +***      0.01  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.12 )      (0.13 )      (0.12 )      (0.13 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.12 )      (0.12 )      (0.12 )      (0.12 )
       
       
       
       
  
 
Net asset value, end of period      $  9.88        $  9.88        $  9.88        $    9.88  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (1.20)%  **      (1.20)%  **      (1.20)%  **      (1.20)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  103        $  102        $4,446        $27,747  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.57%  *      1.33%  *      1.16%  *      1.11%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.21%  *      0.46%  *      0.26%  *      0.88%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      13%  **      13%  **      13%  **      13%  **
 
*  
Annualized
**  
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
†  
For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
+  
Net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
@  
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund?
    
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term capital growth and income
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of larger, well-established companies (generally companies with market capitalization over $5.0 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
    
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -7.14%, slightly trailing the -6.68% return of the S&P 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
    
The first quarter of the year was extremely difficult, as a weak rally in January gave way to plunging markets in February and March. The S&P 500 Index declined 11.85% for the quarter, while the Fund performed slightly better, falling 10.50%. Although large-cap value stocks fared better than the large-cap growth sector, both had negative returns. Driving the weakness in share prices was a slowing economy that broadened to include virtually all industries instead of being confined to technology and telecommunications. The Fund’s two largest holdings, Tyco International and American Express, suffered declines of 22.09% and 24.82%, respectively. Other holdings that struggled included Merck -18.93% and American Home Products -7.21%, both of which helped our returns last year.
 
To counteract the slowdown, the Federal Reserve Board began cutting short-term interest rates. The Fed reduced rates twice in January, and once in March, April, May, and June. Like the January 3 rate cut, the April 18 intervention was unscheduled, and this aggressive stance on interest rates, together with bargain-hunting following the waterfall declines in February and March, produced a strong rally to start the second quarter. As the quarter progressed, however, the rally lost momentum. Although the Fed continued to reduce interest rates, earnings disappointments proliferated, as did worrisome economic statistics, especially in the manufacturing sector.
 
The Fund lost ground on the S&P 500 Index in the second quarter, gaining 2.90% to the Index’s 5.86% return. Our positions in capital goods and financial services provided the best relative performance, while technology and healthcare detracted the most in relative terms. Although our technology holdings included some positions that, in retrospect, were miscalculations on our part, we continue to have a high degree of confidence in the Fund’s healthcare holdings.
 
The strongest performers for the second quarter included core holding Tyco International, which bounced back nicely after the rocky first quarter. Other positive holdings were Citigroup, a premier diversified financial services firm, and printer manufacturer Lexmark International. Weak holdings included Telllabs, Hewlett-Packard, American Express, and pharmaceutical stocks Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck. The latter had an extremely difficult first half due in part to disappointing sales of its arthritis drug Vioxx. We view these problems as short-term in nature and continue to like Merck’s long-term prospects.
 
What is your outlook?
    
At the moment we are seeing a tug of war between the positive influence of lower interest rates and the negative impact of decelerating earnings growth and a slowing economy. So far, economic growth has not crossed the line to a recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP (gross domestic product) growth. Whether we cross that line in the months to come will depend in large part on the Fed, which seems determined to revive the economy. On top of the six rate reductions already in place, the Fed could cut once or twice more in the second half of the year if necessary. The tax rebates recently passed by Congress provide another reason for optimism.
 
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
The Fund’s management team will attempt to do its part by maintaining our long-term perspective and not forsaking our value discipline to chase short-term trends. One of the ways we feel we can add value is by having the conviction to invest in the stocks of high-quality, globally competitive companies during periods of negative market sentiment. On these occasions we can often buy such stocks at low valuations because their true worth is temporarily underestimated by most investors.
 
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Tyco International Limited
American Express Co.
Household International, Inc.
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Citigroup, Inc.
American International Group, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Wells Fargo & Co.
United Parcel Services, Inc. Cl. B
Costco Wholesale Corp.
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the S&P 500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/1/00-6/30/01
 
   Class S    -7.14%    -5.23%    -6.22%
   Class A    -7.36%    -5.61%    -6.62%
   Class Y    -7.24%    -5.33%    -6.31%
   Class L    -7.35%    -5.51%    -6.54%

 
   S&P 500 Index    -6.68%    -14.82%    -12.57%
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
 
 
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
 
EQUITIES — 90.1%
Advertising — 0.0%
WPP Group PLC
Sponsored†
   2,600    $          130,650
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 12.9%
Bank One Corp.    116,000    4,152,800
Citigroup, Inc.    321,700    16,998,628
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   120,200    8,414,000
Golden West Financial
Corp.
   132,700    8,524,648
Providian Financial
Corp.
   125,700    7,441,440
Wells Fargo & Co.    283,200    13,148,976
         
                58,680,492
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 1.2%
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.    12,500    746,375
Gannett Co., Inc.    36,900    2,431,710
Tribune Co.    51,700    2,068,517
         
                5,246,602
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 3.8%
Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc.
   65,000    3,216,850
Masco Corp.    427,700    10,675,392
Vulcan Materials Co.    67,200    3,612,000
         
                17,504,242
         
 
Commercial Services — 1.3%
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*    85,950    2,423,790
Moody’s Corp.    103,700    3,473,950
         
                5,897,740
         
 
Communications — 2.1%
Lucent Technologies, Inc.    203,900    1,264,180
Tellabs, Inc.*    435,600    8,398,368
         
                9,662,548
         
 
Computers & Information — 2.3%
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   154,600    10,396,850
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 1.9%
Hewlett-Packard Co.    304,300    8,702,980
         
 
Containers — 1.6%
Sealed Air Corp.*    197,500    7,356,875
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.2%
The Gillette Co.    26,800    776,932
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.1%
First Data Corp.    9,200    $          591,100
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 3.3%
Agere Systems, Inc.
Cl. A*
   787,000    5,902,500
Intel Corp.    44,200    1,292,850
Molex, Inc.    53,300    1,947,049
Rockwell
International Corp.
   39,000    1,486,680
Texas Instruments, Inc.    84,600    2,664,900
Tycom Limited*    96,100    1,652,920
         
                14,946,899
         
 
Energy — 3.7%
Devon Energy Corp.    88,900    4,667,250
EOG Resources, Inc.    92,500    3,288,375
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    60,800    3,055,200
Phillips Petroleum Co.    105,700    6,024,900
         
                17,035,725
         
 
Financial Services — 14.0%
American Express Co.    634,500    24,618,600
AvalonBay
Communities, Inc.
   5,400    252,450
Berkshire Hathaway,
Inc. Cl. A*
   128    8,883,200
Household
International, Inc.
   292,200    19,489,740
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   113,700    7,302,951
Stillwell Financial, Inc.    95,500    3,204,980
         
                63,751,921
         
 
Foods — 1.1%
General Mills, Inc.    56,500    2,473,570
Kraft Foods, Inc.*    78,700    2,439,700
         
                4,913,270
         
 
Healthcare — 2.3%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    197,700    10,339,710
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 6.2%
Tyco International Limited    515,400    28,089,300
         
 
Insurance — 7.5%
American International
Group, Inc.
   178,100    15,316,600
Aon Corp.    54,400    1,904,000
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
 
Chubb Corp.    22,100    $      1,711,203
Loews Corp.    45,400    2,925,122
Progressive Corp.    36,600    4,947,954
Sun Life Financial
Services of Canada
   30,900    733,875
Transatlantic
Holdings, Inc.
   53,900    6,603,289
         
                34,142,043
         
 
Lodging — 0.8%
Marriott International,
Inc. Cl. A
   73,100    3,460,554
         
 
Machinery & Components — 0.9%
Dover Corp.    111,500    4,197,975
         
 
Medical Supplies — 0.5%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*    65,734    2,136,355
         
 
Miscellaneous — 1.5%
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   61,400    7,005,740
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.5%
American Home
Products Corp.
   180,400    10,542,576
Eli Lilly & Co.    113,400    8,391,600
Merck & Co., Inc.    230,000    14,699,300
Pharmacia Corp.    16,500    758,175
         
                34,391,651
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 0.5%
BMC Software, Inc.*    97,000    2,186,380
Novell, Inc.*    36,700    208,823
         
                2,395,203
         
 
Real Estate — 1.1%
Centerpoint Properties
Corp.
   96,199    4,829,190
         
 
Restaurants — 1.5%
McDonald’s Corp.    260,000    7,035,600
         
 
Retail — 3.4%
Costco Wholesale Corp.*    301,700    12,393,836
RadioShack Corp.    102,200    3,117,100
         
                15,510,936
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 0.0%
Loral Space & Communications
Limited*
   35,000    98,000
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                          
 
Tobacco — 4.2%
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   372,800    $    18,919,600
         
 
Transportation — 2.7%
United Parcel
Service, Inc. Cl. B
   215,300    12,444,340
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $420,682,995)
   410,591,023
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                                          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 11.8%
Cash Equivalents — 3.8%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $   817,630    817,630
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    306,675    306,675
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    472,244    472,244
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    765,684    765,684
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    511,122    511,122
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    311,122    311,122
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    715,571    715,571
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    8,798,959    8,798,959
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    306,673    306,673
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    613,346    613,346
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    2,044,488    2,044,488
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    1,533,366    1,533,366
              
                        17,196,880
              
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                          
 
Repurchase Agreement — 8.0%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   $  36,506,007    $    36,506,007
      
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   53,702,887
      
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.9%
(Cost $474,385,882)***    464,293,910
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (1.9%)
   (8,752,874)
      
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  455,541,036
      
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Non-income producing security.
 
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
† 
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $36,515,377. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 4.430-6.372%, maturity dates of 07/01/2008-03/15/2031, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $38,333,260.
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
     June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $420,682,995) (Note 2)    $410,591,023  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)    53,702,887  
    
  
                          Total Investments    464,293,910  
               Cash    8,729,761  
               Receivables from:
                          Interest and dividends    477,170  
                          Foreign taxes withheld    1,214  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)    1,189  
    
  
                                    Total assets    473,503,244  
    
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased    435,799  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)    17,196,880  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)    2,158  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees    226,206  
                                    Administration fees    60,056  
                                    Service fees    34,907  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities    6,202  
    
  
                                    Total liabilities    17,962,208  
    
  
               Net assets    $455,541,036  
    
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital    $483,156,864  
               Undistributed net investment income    1,147,806  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments    (18,671,662 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments    (10,091,972 )
    
  
     $455,541,036  
    
  
Net assets:
               Class A    $  63,997,752  
    
  
               Class L    $  87,452,735  
    
  
               Class Y    $  51,415,819  
    
  
               Class S    $252,674,730  
    
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A    6,967,329  
    
  
               Class L    9,501,568  
    
  
               Class Y    5,574,143  
    
  
               Class S    27,374,200  
    
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A    $              9.19  
    
  
               Class L    $              9.20  
    
  
               Class Y    $              9.22  
    
  
               Class S    $              9.23  
    
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)     
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $39)      $  1,753,819  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $18,475)      944,967  
     
  
                          Total investment income      2,698,786  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      1,229,012  
               Custody fees      16,369  
               Audit and legal fees      8,001  
               Shareholder reporting fees      3,607  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      2,371  
     
  
       1,259,360  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      74,098  
                          Class L      110,111  
                          Class Y      23,118  
                          Class S      100,469  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      57,104  
     
  
                          Total expenses      1,624,260  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (2,613 )
     
  
                          Net expenses      1,621,647  
     
  
                          Net investment income      1,077,139  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (18,362,478 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (9,238,050 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (27,600,528 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(26,523,389 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 2000*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    1,077,139        $    1,290,573  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (18,362,478 )      (85,500 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (9,238,050 )      (853,922 )
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (26,523,389 )      351,151  
     
     
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (56,538 )
               Class L      -        (143,802 )
               Class Y      -        (43,925 )
               Class S      -        (975,641 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (1,219,906 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (12,071 )
               Class L      -        (30,758 )
               Class Y      -        (7,804 )
               Class S      -        (173,051 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (223,684 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      50,239,018        15,765,736  
               Class L      47,984,666        44,253,194  
               Class Y      42,831,313        10,265,863  
               Class S      44,926,623        226,890,451  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      185,981,620        297,175,244  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      159,458,231        296,082,805  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      296,082,805        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,147,806
                    and $70,667, respectively)
     $455,541,036        $296,082,805  
     
     
  
 
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

                                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period      $          9.92        $        10.00        $          9.93        $        10.00  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.01  ***      0.03  ***      0.02  ***      0.05  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.74 )      (0.06 )      (0.75 )      (0.07 )
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.73 )      (0.03 )      (0.73 )      (0.02 )
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.04 )      -        (0.04 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      -        (0.01 )
     
     
     
     
  
    Total distributions      -        (0.05 )      -        (0.05 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $          9.19        $          9.92        $          9.20        $          9.93  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (7.36)%  **      (0.36)%  **      (7.35)%  **      (0.26)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $      63,998        $      15,926        $      87,453        $      44,167  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.24%  *      1.25%  *      0.99%  *      1.00%  *
         After expense waiver #      1.24%  *      N/A        0.99%  *      N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.18%  *      0.53%  *      0.44%  *      0.72%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      9%  **      11%  **      9%  **      11%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

                                                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period      $          9.94        $        10.00        $          9.94        $        10.00  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.03  ***      0.06  ***      0.03  ***      0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.75 )      (0.07 )      (0.74 )      (0.07 )
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.72 )      (0.01 )      (0.71 )      (0.01 )
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.04 )      -        (0.04 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      -        (0.01 )
     
     
     
     
  
    Total distributions      -        (0.05 )      -        (0.05 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $          9.22        $          9.94        $          9.23        $          9.94  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (7.24)%  **      (0.08)%  **      (7.14)%  **      (0.08)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $      51,416        $      10,076        $    252,675        $    225,913  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.85%  *      0.84%  *      0.75%  *      0.76%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.84%  *      N/A        0.75%  *      N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.59%  *      0.93%  *      0.68%  *      0.91%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      9%  **      11%  **      9%  **      11%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital through performance that closely tracks that of the S&P 500 Index
Ÿ
invest in a portfolio of equity securities mirroring the sector and stock weightings of the S&P 500 Index
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -6.92%, about in line with the -6.68% return of the S&P 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors influenced performance during the period?
 
The economic downturn that began in 2000 continued in the first half of 2001. The year began on a positive note, as the Federal Reserve Board unexpectedly reduced short-term interest rates on January 3. Investors, heartened at the rate cut and the prospect of more to come, jumped back into growth stocks and propelled the S&P 500 Index higher throughout the rest of January. However, the advance was tentative and led by the stocks of companies with the shakiest balance sheets, which had the most to gain from lowered borrowing costs.
 
February and March saw the market take back what it had gained in January and more, as a spate of earnings disappointments sent share prices sharply lower. By this time, what had started in the fall of 2000 as a sharp inventory correction in technology and telecommunications companies broadened out to include virtually all industries. This broadening was reflected in the performance of the S&P 500 Index’s components, as the Index registered 328 declining issues and only 171 advancing issues during the first three months of the year. For the first quarter, the Index lost 11.85%, with value stocks holding up much better than growth stocks but still posting a negative return.
 
Looking inside the Index, the best performance was found in the transportation and consumer cyclicals sectors, which gained less than 1% each. Technology led the declining sectors with a 24.72% loss, followed by healthcare and capital goods, which lost 15.15% and 13.68%, respectively. The best-performing stocks were Advanced Micro Devices, Dillards, and Kmart, with gains of 92.1%, 85.7%, and 76.9%, respectively. Losers included Applied Micro Circuits -78.0%, Network Appliance -73.8%, and QLogic -70.8%. There were six changes in the S&P 500 during the first quarter, well off the pace in 2000, when there were 58 changes during the year.
 
What about the second quarter?
 
The Index rebounded in the second quarter, helped by bargain-hunting and continued easing by the Fed. A surprise rate cut on April 18 was particularly beneficial, and two more reductions followed in May and June. Overall, the Fed trimmed short-term rates a total of 275 basis points during the first half of the year. Lower interest rates contributed to the perception that the economy might recover late this year or early in 2002. In anticipation of this eventuality, stocks firmed.
 
The S&P 500 Index registered a 5.86% gain during the quarter. Mid-cap and small-cap stocks did particularly well, with both groups rising over 13%. Large-cap growth stocks outperformed large-cap value shares for the first time since the second quarter of 2000. Sector performance was much more balanced than in the first quarter. The best-performing sectors were capital goods and technology, up 12.05% and 11.89%, respectively. The worst performer was utilities, which fell 8.81%. Utilities were dragged down by the poor performance of many power companies, which declined in response to easing energy prices and the news of President Bush’s decision to impose price controls on electricity in California.
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
What is your outlook?
 
For the remainder of the year, investors will no doubt be looking for signs that the Fed’s stimulative monetary policy is having the desired effect of reviving the economy. As of mid-year, economic growth still looked weak, but movements in interest rates normally take some time to percolate through the economy. The tax rebates coming into consumers’ hands in the third quarter should be an additional positive influence on consumer spending, which accounts for approximately two-thirds of economy activity in the U.S. Finally, we could see one or two more reductions in interest rates from the Fed if the economy remains weak. While we do not anticipate a return to the speculative markets of the late 1990s any time soon, even a return to moderate economic growth in the 2% to 3% range should enable many of the stocks in the benchmark to improve on their recent performance.
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
General Electric Co.
Microsoft Corp.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Citigroup, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
AOL Time Warner, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
American International Group, Inc.
Intel Corp.
International Business Machines Corp.
 
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y and the S&P 500 Index
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Total Return

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
     Year-To-Date    One Year
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -6.92%    -15.12%
Class A    -7.15%    -15.52%
Class Y    -6.96%    -15.21%

 
S&P
500 Index
   -6.68%    -14.82%
         
    Since Inception
Average Annual
   
    3/1/98 - 6/30/01    
         
Class S   5.64%    
Class A   5.10%    
Class Y   5.54%    

   
         
S&P
500 Index
  6.09%    
         
         
 


Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund Class L and the S&P 500 Index
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Total Return

     Year-To-Date    One Year
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class L    -6.96%    -15.31%

 
S&P
500 Index
   -6.68%    -14.82%
         
    Since Inception
Average Annual
   
    7/1/99 - 6/30/01    
         
Class L   -4.98%    

   
         
S&P
500 Index
  4.42%    
         
         



Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund Class Z and the S&P 500 Index
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Total Return

     Since Inception
     5/1/01 - 6/30/01
 
Class Z    -1.80%

 
S&P
500 Index
   -1.77%

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.

MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
          
 
EQUITIES — 98.6%
 
Advertising — 0.3%
Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.
   30,933    $          907,884
Omnicom Group, Inc.    15,314    1,317,004
TMP Worldwide, Inc.*    7,918    468,033
         
                2,692,921
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%
Boeing Co.    73,902    4,108,951
General Dynamics Corp.    17,454    1,358,096
Goodrich (B.F.) Co.    7,890    299,662
Honeywell International,
Inc.
   66,310    2,320,187
Lockheed Martin Corp.    37,407    1,385,929
Northrop Grumman
Corp.
   7,723    618,612
Raytheon Co.*    30,600    812,430
TRW, Inc.    8,818    361,538
         
                11,265,405
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.2%
AMR Corp.*    14,364    518,971
Delta Air Lines, Inc.    11,116    489,993
Southwest Airlines Co.    63,865    1,180,864
US Airways Group, Inc.*    4,718    114,647
         
                2,304,475
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.5%
Gap, Inc.    72,103    2,090,987
Liz Claiborne, Inc.    4,296    216,733
The Limited, Inc.    38,259    632,039
Nike, Inc. Cl. B    23,583    990,250
Nordstrom, Inc.    9,638    178,785
Reebok International
Limited*
   6,500    207,675
VF Corp.    8,502    309,303
         
                4,625,772
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 1.1%
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Co.
   5,230    74,266
Dana Corp.    14,069    328,370
Delphi Automotive
Systems Corp.
   40,294    641,883
Ford Motor Co.    157,714    3,871,879
General Motors Corp.    44,645    2,872,906
Genuine Parts Co.    12,512    394,128
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.
   11,176    312,928
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    26,936    1,268,147
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
Navistar International
Corp.*
   6,309    $          177,472
Paccar, Inc.    7,535    387,450
Visteon Corp.    14,953    274,836
         
                10,604,265
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 10.6%
Amsouth Bancorp.    27,794    513,911
Bank of America Corp.    134,327    8,063,650
Bank of New York Co.,
Inc.
   63,003    3,024,144
Bank One Corp.    99,626    3,566,611
BB&T Corp.    35,816    1,314,447
Capital One Financial
Corp.
   15,646    938,760
Charter One Financial,
Inc.
   15,593    497,417
Citigroup, Inc.    422,641    22,332,350
Comerica, Inc.    14,776    851,098
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   59,628    4,173,960
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   84,379    7,184,872
Fifth Third Bancorp    48,888    2,935,724
First Union Corp.    85,632    2,991,982
Fleet Boston Financial
Corp.
   88,915    3,507,697
Golden West Financial
Corp.
   12,879    827,347
Huntington Bancshares,
Inc.
   17,321    283,198
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.    164,826    7,351,240
KeyCorp.    32,868    856,211
Mellon Financial Corp.    39,968    1,838,528
National City Corp.    53,971    1,661,227
Northern Trust Corp.    19,593    1,224,562
PNC Financial Services
Group
   25,313    1,665,342
Providian Financial
Corp.
   23,004    1,361,837
Regions Financial Corp.    23,390    748,480
SouthTrust Corp.    31,594    821,444
State Street Corp.    26,168    1,295,054
SunTrust Banks, Inc.    25,634    1,660,571
Synovus Financial Corp.    20,099    630,707
U.S. Bancorp    166,634    3,797,589
Union Planters Corp.    9,639    420,260
Wachovia Corp.    19,458    1,384,437
Washington Mutual, Inc.    72,852    2,735,593
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
          
 
Wells Fargo & Co.    145,546    $     6,757,701
Zions Bancorp    7,700    454,300
         
                99,672,251
         
 
Beverages — 2.1%
Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.
   76,196    3,139,275
Brown-Forman Corp. Cl. B    4,921    314,649
The Coca-Cola Co.    211,272    9,507,240
Coca-Cola Enterprises,
Inc.
   32,443    530,443
Coors (Adolph) Co. Cl. B    3,465    173,874
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.    11,891    476,829
PepsiCo, Inc.    123,545    5,460,689
         
                19,602,999
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 4.3%
American Greetings
Corp. Cl. A
   4,514    49,654
AOL Time Warner, Inc.*    372,594    19,747,482
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   48,321    3,029,727
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    77,986    3,384,592
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.    6,357    379,576
Gannett Co., Inc.    23,071    1,520,379
Harcourt General, Inc.    6,927    403,082
Knight Ridder, Inc.    6,337    375,784
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   17,644    1,167,151
Meredith Corp.    3,689    132,103
New York Times Co.
Cl. A
   13,900    583,800
Tribune Co.    26,695    1,068,067
Univision Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   17,500    748,650
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    150,118    7,768,607
         
                40,358,654
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 1.4%
Centex Corp.    4,205    171,354
The Home Depot, Inc.    195,687    9,109,230
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.    7,484    87,787
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    32,375    2,348,806
Masco Corp.    39,192    978,232
Vulcan Materials Co.    7,078    380,442
         
                13,075,851
         
Chemicals — 1.2%
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
   19,905                910,654
Ashland, Inc.    8,125    325,812
Dow Chemical Co.    73,620    2,447,865
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
E. I. du Pont de
Nemours and Co.
   89,850    $      4,334,364
Eastman Chemical Co.    5,535    263,632
Engelhard Corp.    9,025    232,755
FMC Corp.*    2,254    154,534
Great Lakes Chemical
Corp.
   3,896    120,192
Hercules, Inc.    10,889    123,046
International Flavors &
Fragrances, Inc.
   7,382    185,510
PPG Industries, Inc.    15,408    809,999
Praxair, Inc.    14,378    675,766
Rohm & Haas Co.    18,784    617,994
         
                11,202,123
         
 
Commercial Services — 1.0%
Allied Waste Industries,
Inc.*
   13,034    243,475
Block (H & R), Inc.    6,974    450,172
Cendant Corp.*    74,174    1,446,393
Cintas Corp.    15,300    707,625
Concord EFS, Inc.*    18,923    984,185
Convergys Corp.*    13,071    395,398
Donnelley (R.R.) &
Sons Co.
   8,615    255,865
Ecolab, Inc.    9,229    378,112
Equifax, Inc.    10,049    368,597
Fluor Corp.    7,035    317,630
Moody’s Corp.    11,486    384,781
Paychex, Inc.    32,206    1,288,240
PerkinElmer, Inc.    8,774    241,548
Quintiles Transnational
Corp.*
   11,503    290,451
Robert Half
International, Inc.*
   13,900    345,971
Ryder System, Inc.    4,905    96,138
Waste Management, Inc.    51,097    1,574,810
         
                9,769,391
         
 
Communications — 2.5%
ADC
Telecommunications, Inc.*
   65,192    430,267
Andrew Corp.*    7,042    129,925
Avaya, Inc.*    20,637    282,727
Citizens
Communications Co.*
   21,400    257,442
Global Crossing
Limited*
   73,858                638,133
Lucent Technologies, Inc.    286,652    1,777,242
Network Appliance, Inc.*    26,238    359,461
Nextel Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   65,439    1,145,182
Nortel Networks Corp.    265,532    2,413,686
Qualcomm, Inc.*    63,109    3,690,614
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
SBC Communications,
Inc.
   285,409    $    11,433,485
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    13,881    563,569
Tellabs, Inc.*    36,023    694,523
         
                23,816,256
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 0.7%
Autodesk, Inc.    5,803    216,452
Broadvision, Inc.*    21,900    109,500
Cabletron Systems, Inc.*    14,322    327,258
Computer Sciences
Corp.*
   15,096    522,322
Parametric Technology
Corp.*
   24,388    341,188
Sapient Corp.*    8,808    85,878
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    272,004    4,275,903
Teradyne, Inc.*    15,006    496,699
Unisys Corp.*    24,051    353,790
         
                6,728,990
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 0.0%
Mercury Interactive
Corp.*
   6,640    397,736
         
 
Computers & Information — 3.1%
Apple Computer, Inc.*    28,675    666,694
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    615,387    11,200,043
Compaq Computer
Corp.
   141,899    2,198,016
Comverse Technology,
Inc.*
   14,629    842,923
Dell Computer Corp.*    217,048    5,632,396
EMC Corp.*    183,933    5,343,254
Gateway, Inc.*    26,868    441,979
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    15,800    487,588
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   11,328    761,808
Palm, Inc.*    46,254    280,762
Solectron Corp.*    55,353    1,012,960
Symbol Technologies,
Inc.
   19,800    439,560
         
                29,307,983
         
 
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 2.7%
Electronic Data Systems
Corp.
   38,423      2,401,437
Hewlett-Packard Co.    164,734    4,711,392
International Business
Machines Corp.
   145,937    16,490,881
Pitney Bowes, Inc.    22,555    950,017
Xerox Corp.    57,477    550,055
         
                25,103,782
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
Containers — 0.1%
Ball Corp.    2,252    $          107,105
Bemis Co., Inc.    3,794    152,405
Pactiv Corp.*    12,098    162,113
Sealed Air Corp.*    6,748    251,363
Temple-Inland, Inc.    3,693    196,800
         
                869,786
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.7%
Alberto-Culver Co. Cl. B    3,998    168,076
Avon Products, Inc.    20,919    968,131
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    48,919    2,885,732
The Gillette Co.    88,444    2,563,992
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    46,481    2,598,288
The Procter & Gamble Co.    110,310    7,037,778
         
                16,221,997
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.7%
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   55,008    2,733,898
Deluxe Corp.    5,128    148,199
First Data Corp.    32,428    2,083,499
Fiserv, Inc.*    11,201    716,640
IMS Health, Inc.    25,025    713,212
NCR Corp.*    6,868    322,796
         
                6,718,244
         
 
Electric Utilities — 2.6%
AES Corp.*    45,453    1,956,752
Allegheny Energy, Inc.    8,500    410,125
Ameren Corp.    9,842    420,253
American Electric
Power Co.
   28,408    1,311,597
Calpine Corp.*    24,179    913,966
Cinergy Corp.    11,381    397,766
CMS Energy Corp.    8,654    241,014
Consolidated Edison, Inc.    17,674    703,425
Constellation Energy
Group, Inc.
   13,164    560,786
Dominion Resources,
Inc.
   21,620            1,300,011
DTE Energy Co.    10,252    476,103
Duke Energy Corp.    61,898    2,414,641
Edison International    28,487    317,630
Entergy Corp.    16,406    629,826
Exelon Corp.    27,674    1,774,457
FirstEnergy Corp.    16,508    530,897
FPL Group, Inc.    15,615    940,179
GPU, Inc.    8,714    306,297
Mirant Corp.*    30,247    1,040,497
Niagara Mohawk
Holdings, Inc.*
   12,404    219,427
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
NiSource, Inc.    20,385    $          557,122
PG&E Corp.    33,081    370,507
Pinnacle West Capital
Corp.
   6,050    286,770
PPL Corp.    13,955    767,525
Progress Energy, Inc.    20,021    899,343
Public Service
Enterprise Group, Inc.
   20,082    982,010
Reliant Energy, Inc.    27,022    870,379
Southern Co.    56,846    1,321,669
TXU Corp.    24,466    1,179,017
         
                24,099,991
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 9.1%
Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc.*
   27,542    795,413
Altera Corp.*    34,804    1,010,708
American Power
Conversion Corp.*
   18,542    292,036
Analog Devices, Inc.*    28,525    1,233,706
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   26,400    454,080
Broadcom Corp. Cl. A*    21,500    919,340
Conexant Systems, Inc.*    23,684    211,972
Emerson Electric Co.    37,254    2,253,867
General Electric Co.    837,575    40,831,781
Intel Corp.    567,932    16,612,011
Jds Uniphase Corp.*    108,076    1,377,969
Johnson Controls, Inc.    7,151    518,233
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    16,428    960,545
Linear Technology Corp.    27,549    1,218,217
LSI Logic Corp.*    32,242    606,150
Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.*
   27,099    1,198,047
Micron Technology, Inc.*    48,480    1,992,528
Molex, Inc.    17,547    640,992
Motorola, Inc.    187,502    3,105,033
National Semiconductor
Corp.*
   14,612    425,501
 
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    12,731                722,993
Power-One, Inc.*    7,100    118,144
Qlogic Corp.*    7,700    496,265
Rockwell International
Corp.
   15,632    595,892
Sanmina Corp.*    26,924    630,291
Texas Instruments, Inc.    144,569    4,553,923
Thomas & Betts Corp.    4,102    90,531
Vitesse Semiconductor
Corp.*
   17,100    359,784
Xilinx, Inc.*    27,068    1,116,284
         
                85,342,236
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
Energy — 7.5%
Amerada Hess Corp.    8,360    $          675,488
Anadarko Petroleum
Corp.
   20,454    1,105,130
Apache Corp.    9,101    461,876
Burlington Resources,
Inc.
   16,380    654,381
Chevron Corp.    55,083    4,985,011
Conoco, Inc. Cl. B    54,603    1,578,027
Devon Energy Corp.    11,300    593,250
Dynegy, Inc.    25,736    1,196,724
El Paso Corp.    40,135    2,108,693
Enron Corp.    63,193    3,096,457
EOG Resources, Inc.    10,500    373,275
Exxon Mobil Corp.    289,549    25,292,105
Halliburton Co.    38,284    1,362,910
Kerr-McGee Corp.    8,766    580,923
KeySpan Corp.    11,100    404,928
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    9,600    482,400
Nabors Industries, Inc.*    11,669    434,087
Nicor, Inc.    3,282    127,932
Noble Drilling Corp.*    10,800    353,700
Occidental Petroleum
Corp.
   34,151    908,075
Oneok, Inc.    4,304    84,789
Peoples Energy Corp.    2,562    102,992
Phillips Petroleum Co.    23,148    1,319,436
Rowan Companies, Inc.*    9,866    218,039
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Co. NY Shares
   181,815    10,594,360
Schlumberger Limited    48,505    2,553,788
Sempra Energy    14,661    400,832
Sunoco, Inc.    8,256    302,417
Texaco, Inc.    44,875    2,988,675
Tosco Corp.    10,455    460,543
Transocean Sedco
Forex, Inc.
   27,672    1,141,470
Unocal Corp.    17,429    595,200
USX-Marathon Group    26,951    795,324
 
The Williams
Companies, Inc.
   41,580    1,370,061
Xcel Energy, Inc.    27,987    796,230
         
                70,499,528
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.6%
Brunswick Corp.    6,255    150,308
Harrah’s Entertainment
Inc.*
   8,616    304,145
The Walt Disney Co.    177,870    5,138,664
         
                5,593,117
         
 
Financial Services — 3.1%
American Express Co.    110,660    4,293,608
American General Corp.    43,878    2,038,133
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Bear Stearns
Companies, Inc.
   10,195    $          601,199
Countrywide Credit
Industries, Inc.
   9,400    431,272
Franklin Resources, Inc.    21,030    962,543
Household
International, Inc.
   40,936    2,730,431
Lehman Brothers
Holdings, Inc.
   20,318    1,579,724
MBNA Corp.    74,064    2,440,409
Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc.
   69,670    4,127,947
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   93,399    5,999,018
Price (T. Rowe) Group,
Inc.
   12,113    452,905
Schwab (Charles) Corp.    118,805    1,817,717
Stillwell Financial, Inc.    20,394    684,423
USA Education, Inc.    14,377    1,049,521
         
        29,208,850
         
 
Foods — 1.8%
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co.
   50,742    659,646
Campbell Soup Co.    31,746    817,459
ConAgra, Inc.    47,969    950,266
General Mills, Inc.    25,215    1,103,913
Heinz (H. J.) Co.    30,022    1,227,600
Hershey Foods Corp.    12,542    773,967
Kellogg Co.    30,516    884,964
The Kroger Co.*    67,475    1,686,875
Quaker Oats Co.    11,531    1,052,204
Ralston Purina Group    25,042    751,761
Safeway, Inc.*    41,477    1,990,896
Sara Lee Corp.    70,336    1,332,164
Starbucks Corp.*    33,648    773,904
SuperValu, Inc.    9,332    163,777
 
SYSCO Corp.    57,978            1,574,103
Wrigley (WM.) Jr. Co.    17,304    810,692
         
        16,554,191
         
 
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.5%
Boise Cascade Corp.    4,101    144,232
Georgia-Pacific Group    18,172    615,122
International Paper Co.    42,151    1,504,791
Mead Corp.    7,282    197,633
Potlatch Corp.    2,151    74,016
Westvaco Corp.    7,178    174,354
Weyerhaeuser Co.    18,911    1,039,538
Willamette Industries,
Inc.
   9,796    484,902
         
        4,234,588
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
Healthcare — 2.2%
Becton, Dickinson and Co.    20,246    $          724,604
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    162,484    8,497,913
The Healthcare Co.    48,485    2,191,037
Healthsouth Corp.*    33,481    534,692
Humana, Inc.*    12,196    120,131
Manor Care, Inc.*    10,581    335,947
Schering-Plough Corp.    124,886    4,525,869
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*    28,652    1,478,157
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    26,374    1,628,594
Wellpoint Health
Networks, Inc.*
   4,610    434,446
         
        20,471,390
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings &
Appliances — 0.1%
KB HOME    5,585    168,499
Leggett & Platt, Inc.    14,047    309,455
Maytag Corp.    5,838    170,820
Pulte Corp.    2,973    126,739
Whirlpool Corp.    6,729    420,562
         
        1,196,075
         
 
Household Products — 0.6%
The Clorox Co.    19,315    653,813
Corning, Inc.    74,661    1,247,585
Fortune Brands, Inc.    11,380    436,537
Snap-On, Inc.    4,103    99,128
Tupperware Corp.    4,102    96,110
Unilever NV NY Shares    48,810    2,907,612
         
                5,440,785
         
 
Industrial – Distribution — 0.0%
W.W. Grainger, Inc.    9,666    397,853
         
 
 
Industrial – Diversified — 1.1%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    26,233      1,660,549
McDermott
International, Inc.*
   4,606    53,660
Tyco International
Limited
   163,654    8,919,143
         
                10,633,352
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.1%
Yahoo!, Inc.*    45,060    900,749
         
 
Insurance — 4.2%
Aetna, Inc.*    13,249    342,752
AFLAC, Inc.    45,038    1,418,247
Allstate Corp.    60,615    2,666,454
Ambac Financial Group,
Inc.
   8,100    471,420
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
American International
Group, Inc.
   195,803    $    16,839,058
Aon Corp.    18,152    635,320
Chubb Corp.    14,709    1,138,918
Cigna Corp.    13,288    1,273,256
Cincinnati Financial
Corp.
   11,484    453,618
Conseco, Inc.*    29,075    396,874
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   20,334    1,390,846
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.    14,673    708,999
John Hancock Financial
Services, Inc.
   24,879    1,001,629
Lincoln National Corp.    17,639    912,818
Loews Corp.    16,548    1,066,188
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   23,476    2,371,076
MBIA, Inc.    10,611    590,820
Metlife, Inc.    63,300    1,961,034
MGIC Investment Corp.    9,287    674,608
Progressive Corp.    6,329    855,618
Safeco Corp.    12,625    372,437
St. Paul Companies, Inc.    20,275    1,027,740
Torchmark Corp.    9,126    366,956
UnumProvident Corp.    17,125    550,055
         
                39,486,741
         
 
Lodging — 0.2%
Hilton Hotels Corp.    26,151    303,352
Marriott International,
Inc. Cl. A
   21,723    1,028,367
Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
   17,827    664,591
         
                1,996,310
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    67,426            3,310,617
Baker Hughes, Inc.    25,183    843,630
Black & Decker Corp.    8,050    317,653
Caterpillar, Inc.    28,816    1,442,241
Cummins, Inc.    2,973    115,055
Danaher Corp.    13,050    730,800
Deere & Co.    20,113    761,277
Dover Corp.    17,459    657,331
Ingersoll-Rand Co.    14,886    613,303
Pall Corp.    8,718    205,135
Parker-Hannifin Corp.    7,898    335,191
The Stanley Works    6,255    261,959
Timken Co.    4,308    72,978
United Technologies
Corp.
   40,731    2,983,953
         
                12,651,123
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
 
Manufacturing — 0.0%
Millipore Corp.    4,281    $          265,336
         
 
Manufacturing – Diversified — 0.2%
Cooper Industries, Inc.    6,665    263,867
Eaton Corp.    5,128    359,473
ITT Industries, Inc.    6,255    276,784
National Service
Industries, Inc.
   2,972    67,078
Textron, Inc.    13,055    718,547
         
                1,685,749
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.5%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*    37,205    1,209,162
Allergan, Inc.    10,929    934,429
Applera Corp.-Applied
Biosystems Group
   18,668    499,369
Bard (C.R.), Inc.    3,589    204,394
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.    5,194    188,231
Baxter International, Inc.    48,626    2,382,674
Biomet, Inc.    16,063    771,988
Boston Scientific Corp.*    35,520    603,840
Guidant Corp.*    23,841    858,276
Medtronic, Inc.    102,714    4,725,871
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*    7,848    470,880
Stryker Corp.    16,301    894,110
Tektronix, Inc.*    8,170    221,815
Thermo Electron Corp.*    16,375    360,577
         
                14,325,616
         
 
Metals & Mining — 0.7%
Alcan Aluminum Limited    28,428            1,194,545
Alcoa, Inc.    74,566    2,937,900
Allegheny Technologies,
Inc.
   5,947    107,581
Barrick Gold Corp.    37,699    571,140
Crane Co.    4,707    145,917
Freeport-McMoran
Copper & Gold, Inc.
Cl. B*
   11,383    125,782
Homestake Mining Co.    18,360    142,290
Inco Limited*    13,721    236,824
Newmont Mining Corp.    17,397    323,758
Nucor Corp.    6,150    300,673
Phelps Dodge Corp.    5,739    238,168
Placer Dome, Inc.    23,178    227,144
USX-U.S. Steel Group,
Inc.
   6,256    126,058
Worthington Industries,
Inc.
   6,352    86,387
         
                6,764,167
         
 
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Miscellaneous — 0.4%
Avery-Dennison Corp.    7,998    $          408,298
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   32,799    3,742,366
         
                4,150,664
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 9.0%
Abbott Laboratories    132,037    6,339,096
American Home
Products Corp.
   111,704    6,527,982
Amgen, Inc.*    88,614    5,377,098
Biogen, Inc.*    11,462    623,074
Cardinal Health, Inc.    37,379    2,579,151
Chiron Corp.*    17,400    887,400
Eli Lilly & Co.    95,995    7,103,630
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Cl. A*
   13,600    965,600
Johnson & Johnson    251,300    12,565,000
King Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   14,961    804,154
McKesson HBOC, Inc.    22,898    849,974
Medimmune, Inc.*    16,769    791,497
Merck & Co., Inc.    192,162    12,281,073
Pfizer, Inc.    535,143    21,432,477
Pharmacia Corp.    108,842    5,001,290
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.    7,951    307,068
Watson Pharmaceutical,
Inc.*
   8,671    534,480
         
                84,970,044
         
 
Photography Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%
Eastman Kodak Co.    26,647            1,243,882
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 5.5%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    20,022    941,034
BMC Software, Inc.*    19,631    442,483
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    16,227    566,322
Computer Associates
International, Inc.
   48,939    1,761,804
Compuware Corp.*    33,337    466,385
Intuit, Inc.*    17,400    695,826
Microsoft Corp.*    453,495    32,923,737
Novell, Inc.*    31,182    177,426
Oracle Corp.*    467,728    8,886,832
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    25,087    1,235,033
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    38,362    1,799,178
Veritas Software Corp.*    32,790    2,181,519
         
                52,077,579
         
 
Restaurants — 0.4%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.    9,019    251,630
McDonald’s Corp.    110,960    3,002,578
Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc.*
   10,760    472,364
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Wendy’s International,
Inc.
   8,501    $          217,116
         
                3,943,688
         
 
Retail — 4.2%
AutoZone, Inc.*    9,736    365,100
Bed Bath & Beyond,
Inc.*
   25,396    761,880
Best Buy Co., Inc.*    17,161    1,090,067
Big Lots, Inc.*    7,996    109,385
Circuit City Stores-
Circuit City Group
   16,959    305,262
Costco Wholesale
Corp.*
   37,089    1,523,616
CVS Corp.    31,489    1,215,475
Dillards, Inc. Cl. A    7,565    115,518
Dollar General Corp.    27,731    540,755
Federated Department
Stores, Inc.*
   14,978    636,565
K Mart Corp.*    43,550    499,518
Kohls Corp.*    28,376    1,780,026
The May Department
Stores Co.
   26,387    904,019
Newell Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   21,571    541,432
Office Depot, Inc.*    23,359    242,466
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.    24,861    655,336
RadioShack Corp.    17,030    519,415
Sears, Roebuck and Co.    27,023    1,143,343
Sherwin-Williams Co.    11,789    261,716
Staples, Inc.*    39,356    629,302
Target Corp.    75,710    2,619,566
Tiffany & Co.    10,156    367,850
TJX Companies, Inc.    22,930    730,779
Toys R Us, Inc.*    18,682    462,380
Walgreen Co.    86,980    2,970,367
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    377,873    18,440,202
         
                39,431,340
         
 
Retail – Grocery — 0.2%
Albertson’s, Inc.    35,248    1,057,088
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    12,955    338,514
         
                1,395,602
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 4.1%
Alltel Corp.    26,457    1,620,756
AT&T Corp.    288,069    6,337,518
BellSouth Corp.    157,723    6,351,505
CenturyTel, Inc.    10,248    310,514
Qwest Communications
International, Inc.
   141,021    4,494,339
Sprint Corp.
(FON Group)
   75,748    1,617,977
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Sprint Corp.
(PCS Group)*
   79,217    $      1,913,091
Verizon
Communications, Inc.
   226,783    12,132,891
Worldcom, Inc.*    244,957    3,664,557
         
                38,443,148
         
 
Tobacco — 1.0%
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   182,739    9,274,004
UST, Inc.    16,187    467,157
         
                9,741,161
         
 
Toys, Games — 0.1%
Hasbro, Inc.    12,204    176,348
Mattel, Inc.    36,652    693,456
         
                869,804
         
 
Transportation — 0.7%
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
   33,756    1,018,419
Carnival Corp.    50,268    1,543,228
CSX Corp.    19,786    717,045
FedEx Corp.*    25,712    1,033,622
Norfolk Southern Corp.    32,377    670,204
Union Pacific Corp.    19,938    1,094,796
         
                6,077,314
         
 
 
Travel — 0.1%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    12,028            601,399
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $973,406,656)    929,032,253
         
 
RIGHTS — 0.0%
Electric Utilities — 0.0%
Progress Energy, Inc.    6,774    0
         
 
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)    0
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                                            
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.3%
Cash Equivalents — 5.9%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $      5,392,715    5,392,715
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    986,632    986,632
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    4,014,096    4,014,096
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    1,975,345    1,975,345
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    2,463,414    2,463,414
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                            
 
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    $    1,524,329    $          1,524,329
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    4,302,120    4,302,120
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    20,196,326    20,196,326
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    986,624    986,624
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    1,973,246    1,973,246
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    6,577,485    6,577,485
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001      4,933,113    4,933,113
              
                        55,325,445
              
 
Repurchase Agreement — 1.3%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
       12,154,348    12,154,348
      
 
U.S. Treasury Bills — 0.1%
U.S. Treasury Bill***
3.690%    07/19/2001    375,000    374,270
U.S. Treasury Bill***
3.700%    07/19/2001    700,000    698,633
U.S. Treasury Bill***
3.740%    07/19/2001    15,000    14,970
              
                        1,087,873
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)              68,567,666
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.9%
(Cost $1,041,974,322)****    997,599,919
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (5.9%)
   (55,719,823)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $      941,880,096
              
 
 
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*   
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
This security is held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
 
****
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $12,157,467. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 7.375-7.500%, maturity dates of 02/01/2023-05/20/2023, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $12,762,152.
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:     
               Investments, at value (cost $973,406,656) (Note 2)      $929,032,253  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      68,567,666  
     
  
                          Total Investments      997,599,919  
               Receivables from:     
                          Investments sold      64,402  
                          Interest and dividends      819,373  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      4,591  
                          Variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)      41,125  
     
  
                                    Total assets      998,529,410  
     
  
Liabilities:     
               Payables for:     
                          Investments purchased      923,786  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      55,325,445  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      5,391  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      75,506  
                                    Administration fees      243,049  
                                    Service fees      32,024  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      44,113  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      56,649,314  
     
  
               Net assets      $941,880,096  
     
  
Net assets consist of:   
               Paid-in capital      $986,179,990  
               Undistributed net investment income      3,934,181  
               Distribution in excess of net realized gains on investments and futures contracts      (3,582,887 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts      (44,651,188 )
     
  
          $941,880,096  
     
  
Net assets:     
               Class A      $  52,832,403  
     
  
               Class L      $  39,294,199  
     
  
               Class Y      $151,370,471  
     
  
               Class S      $698,281,857  
     
  
               Class Z      $        101,166  
     
  
Shares outstanding:     
               Class A      4,674,169  
     
  
               Class L      3,468,122  
     
  
               Class Y      13,329,012  
     
  
               Class S      61,048,787  
     
  
               Class Z      8,834  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:     
               Class A      $            11.30  
     
  
               Class L      $            11.33  
     
  
               Class Y      $            11.36  
     
  
               Class S      $            11.44  
     
  
               Class Z      $            11.45  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)     
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $31,561)      $  5,604,300  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $36,699)      304,732  
     
  
                          Total investment income      5,909,032  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      462,922  
               Custody fees      46,344  
               Audit and legal fees      23,262  
               Shareholder reporting fees      9,451  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      7,117  
               Other expenses      1,500  
     
  
                                    550,596  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      115,571  
                          Class L      79,645  
                          Class Y      226,936  
                          Class S      1,059,076  
                          Class Z      14  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      60,231  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      2,092,069  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      3,816,963  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
               Net realized loss on:     
                          Investment transactions      (948,389 )
                          Closed futures contracts      (464,534 )
     
  
                                    Net realized loss      (1,412,923 )
     
  
 
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
                          Investments      (68,808,375 )
                          Open futures contracts      143,659  
     
  
                                    Net unrealized loss      (68,664,716 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (70,077,639 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(66,260,676 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          
               Net investment income      $    3,816,963        $    7,378,800  
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and futures contracts      (1,412,923 )      8,763,028  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures
                    contracts
     (68,664,716 )      (113,116,265 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (66,260,676 )      (96,974,437 )
     
     
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (311,954 )
               Class L      -        (254,177 )
               Class Y      -        (1,030,635 )
               Class S      -        (5,748,995 )
               Class Z      -  *      -  
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (7,345,761 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:          
               Class A      -        (438,123 )
               Class L      -        (307,455 )
               Class Y      -        (1,233,468 )
               Class S      -        (9,323,587 )
               Class Z      -  *      -  
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (11,302,633 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net realized gains:          
               Class A      -        (99,119 )
               Class L      -        (69,557 )
               Class Y      -        (279,055 )
               Class S      -        (2,109,328 )
               Class Z      -  *      -  
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (2,557,059 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          
               Class A      14,626,985        44,161,643  
               Class L      12,895,202        29,601,615  
               Class Y      43,530,730        80,841,656  
               Class S      (10,122,460 )      47,171,712  
               Class Z      103,000  *      -  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      61,033,457        201,776,626  
     
     
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      (5,227,219 )      83,596,736  
Net assets:          
               Beginning of period      947,107,315        863,510,579  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,934,181
                    and $117,218, respectively)
     $941,880,096        $947,107,315  
     
     
  
 
*  For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99††

     Year ended
2/28/99

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  12.17        $  13.81        $11.81        $10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment income      0.02  ***      0.05  ***      0.07  ***      0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.89 )      (1.40 )      2.18        1.78  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.87 )      (1.35 )      2.25        1.84  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                    
    From net investment income      -        (0.10 )      (0.10 )      (0.03 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      (0.15 )      -  
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.04 )      -        -  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.29 )      (0.25 )      (0.03 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  11.30        $  12.17        $13.81        $11.81  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (7.15)%  **      (9.88)%        19.14%  **      18.40%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $52,832        $41,829        $2,066        $  118  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.85%  *      0.84%        0.85%  *      1.09%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.43%  *      0.41%        0.59%  *      0.57%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      1%  **      10%        N/A        N/A  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  12.18        $  13.80        $13.11  
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
    Net investment income      0.04  ***      0.09  ***      0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.89 )      (1.41 )      0.90  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.85 )      (1.32 )      0.96  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:               
    From net investment income      -        (0.11 )      (0.12 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      (0.15 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.04 )      -  
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.30 )      (0.27 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  11.33        $  12.18        $13.80  
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (6.98)% **      (9.61)%        7.38%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:               
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $39,294        $28,623        $1,772  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.60%  *      0.59%        0.60%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.68%  *      0.64%        0.90%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      1%  **      10%        N/A  
 
* 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
 
For the period from July 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
†† 
For the period from March 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
@ 
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99††

     Year ended
2/28/99

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    12.21        $    13.81        $    11.79        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment income      0.05  ***      0.11  ***      0.11  ***      0.12  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.90 )      (1.41 )      2.18        1.78  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.85 )      (1.30 )      2.29        1.90  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                    
    From net investment income      -        (0.11 )      (0.12 )      (0.11 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      (0.15 )      -  
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.04 )      -        -  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.30 )      (0.27 )      (0.11 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    11.36        $    12.21        $    13.81        $    11.79  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (6.96)%  **      (9.46)%        19.46%  **      18.98%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $151,370        $115,648        $  46,253        $      859  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.45%  *      0.44%        0.44%  *      0.52%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.83%  *      0.80%        1.01%  *      1.09%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      1%  **      10%        N/A        N/A  
 
       Class S
     Class Z
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99††

     Year ended
2/28/99

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    12.29        $    13.88        $    11.82        $    10.00        $  11.66  
       
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
    Net investment income      0.05  ***      0.11  ***      0.12  ***      0.13  ***      0.02  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.90 )      (1.42 )      2.19        1.78        (0.23 )
       
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.85 )      (1.31 )      2.31        1.91        (0.21 )
       
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                         
    From net investment income      -        (0.09 )      (0.10 )      (0.09 )      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      (0.15 )      -        -  
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.04 )      -        -        -  
       
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.28 )      (0.25 )      (0.09 )      -  
       
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    11.44        $    12.29        $    13.88        $    11.82        $  11.45  
       
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (6.92)%  **      (9.47)%        19.61%  **      19.13%         (1.80)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                         
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $698,282        $761,008        $813,419        $426,687        $    101  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.42%  *      0.42%        0.42%  *      0.43%        0.21%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.86%  *      0.83%        1.06%  *      1.23%        1.18%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      1%  **      10%        N/A        N/A        1%  **
 
* 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
 
For the period May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
†† 
For the period from March 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund?
    
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
seek long-term growth of capital
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of larger, well-established companies (generally companies with a market capitalization of at least $200 million)
Ÿ 
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
    
The Fund’s inception date was June 1, 2001. From that date through June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -2.38%, slightly ahead of the -2.42% return of the S&P 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
    
In June, large-capitalization growth stocks generally lost ground, as reflected in the negative return of the benchmark and also the -2.32% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index, another measure of large-cap growth activity. Value styles slightly outperformed growth for the month, while small-caps had significantly better results than large-caps. The Federal Reserve Board lowered interest rates for the sixth time in as many months on June 27, bringing the federal funds target rate down to 3.75%. Short-term rates declined 275 basis points since the beginning of the year as a result of the Fed’s actions.
 
Offsetting the positive influence of lower interest rates was more unsettling news on the economy and corporate earnings. Industrial production for May fell again, marking that indicator’s eighth consecutive monthly decline. Lower production of computers, semiconductors, and electronic components accounted for much of the decline, as companies struggled to keep inventories manageable in the face of weak demand. Investors also had to contend with earnings warnings from technology and telecommunications companies such as Juniper Networks and Nokia. Particularly damaging to the telecommunications sector was the preannouncement of a much larger-than-expected second-quarter loss by Canadian firm Nortel Networks.
 
The Fund was helped by stock selection in the technology and finance sectors. We benefited from an overweighting in a human resources management information technology solutions provider that performed well on the heels of strong first-quarter results and the anticipation of a successful new product launch. Additionally, we overweighted Microsoft and other large-cap technology bellwethers that did well as technology rebounded. Overweighting technology, the top-performing sector in the Index, also helped, as did underweighting utilities. The electric utilities subsector was especially weak due to deregulation turmoil in California.
 
What is your outlook?
    
Looking ahead to the second half of the year, we are likely to see an ongoing tug of war between the positive effects of lower interest rates and the negative influence of earnings shortfalls and lackluster economic data. At some point, companies should begin to get a better handle on what to expect for future earnings, and when that happens, we could see more companies meeting or beating their earnings estimates, which should help the stock market. In addition, once we reach the first quarter of 2002, year-over-year earnings comparisons should be a lot easier. However, we anticipate that there will be more volatility, and investors will continue to flock to companies with visible and improving fundamentals. Strong stock selection will be important, and that is where we feel we can add value for our shareholders. We look forward to the opportunity to apply our disciplined selection methods over a full six-month period.
 
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
General Electric Co.
Microsoft Corp.
Pfizer, Inc.
Intel Corp.
AOL Time Warner, Inc.
International Business Machines Corp.
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Citigroup, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
American International Group, Inc.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the S&P 500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund
Total Return
     Since Inception
6/1/01 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -2.38%
Class A    -2.48%
Class Y    -2.38%
Class L    -2.38%

 
S&P 500 Index    -2.42%
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
EQUITIES — 97.0%
 
Advertising — 0.9%
Omnicom Group, Inc.    53,500    $      4,601,000
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%
Boeing Co.    7,600    422,560
General Dynamics Corp.    17,700    1,377,237
         
                1,799,797
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.5%
Gap, Inc.    78,200    2,267,800
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 6.2%
Bank of New York Co.,
Inc.
   15,900    763,200
Bank One Corp.    74,300    2,659,940
Citigroup, Inc.    176,400    9,320,976
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   105,700    7,399,000
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   81,000    6,897,150
Mellon Financial Corp.    24,000    1,104,000
Northern Trust Corp.    13,200    825,000
State Street Corp.    14,000    692,860
U.S. Bancorp    43,600    993,644
         
                30,655,770
         
 
Beverages — 2.1%
Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.
   12,000    494,400
The Coca-Cola Co.    139,500    6,277,500
PepsiCo, Inc.    76,800    3,394,560
         
                10,166,460
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 6.3%
AOL Time Warner, Inc.*    303,800    16,101,400
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   47,700    2,990,790
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    42,500    1,844,500
Cox Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   36,500    1,616,950
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   36,700    2,427,705
New York Times Co. Cl. A    32,000    1,344,000
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    98,000    5,071,500
         
                31,396,845
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 2.0%
The Home Depot, Inc.    150,200    6,991,810
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    28,500    2,067,675
Masco Corp.    39,400    983,424
         
                10,042,909
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Chemicals — 0.2%
Praxair, Inc.    20,400    $          958,800
         
 
Commercial Services — 0.5%
Cintas Corp.    21,200    980,500
Ecolab, Inc.    30,400    1,245,488
Moody’s Corp.    10,500    351,750
         
                2,577,738
         
 
Communications — 1.9%
Ciena Corp.*    47,500    1,805,000
Echostar
Communications Corp.*
   21,200    687,304
Lucent Technologies,
Inc.
   39,300    243,660
Openwave Systems, Inc.*    14,600    506,620
Qualcomm, Inc.*    57,400    3,356,752
SBC Communications, Inc.    48,300    1,934,898
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    23,300    945,980
Tellium, Inc.*    700    12,740
         
                9,492,954
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 1.3%
Computer Sciences Corp.*    39,800    1,377,080
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    219,100    3,444,252
Teradyne, Inc.*    44,500    1,472,950
         
                6,294,282
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 0.3%
VeriSign, Inc.*    26,300    1,578,263
         
 
Computers & Information — 4.2%
CDW Computer Centers,
Inc.*
   12,400    492,404
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    386,500    7,034,300
Compaq Computer Corp.    29,200    452,308
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    29,800    1,717,076
Dell Computer Corp.*    168,400    4,369,980
EMC Corp.*    127,200    3,695,160
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   38,300    2,575,675
Symbol Technologies, Inc.    20,200    448,440
         
                20,785,343
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 2.6%
Electronic Data Systems
Corp.
   22,200    1,387,500
Hewlett-Packard Co.    38,900    1,112,540
International Business
Machines Corp.
   92,200    10,418,600
         
                12,918,640
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 3.5%
Avon Products, Inc.    50,200    $      2,323,256
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    51,600    3,043,884
Estee Lauder Companies,
Inc. Cl. A
   43,500    1,874,850
The Gillette Co.    135,000    3,913,650
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    46,900    2,621,710
The Procter & Gamble Co.    59,400    3,789,720
         
                17,567,070
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.6%
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   44,100    2,191,770
The BISYS Group, Inc.*    8,700    513,300
         
                2,705,070
         
 
Electric Utilities — 0.3%
AES Corp.*    38,000    1,635,900
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 15.0%
Altera Corp.*    50,500    1,464,500
Analog Devices, Inc.*    33,100    1,431,575
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   28,300    486,760
Finisar Corp.*    47,700    891,036
Flextronics International
Limited*
   57,900    1,511,769
General Electric Co.    581,800    28,362,750
General Motors Cl. H*    57,800    1,170,450
Integrated Device
Technology, Inc.*
   36,900    1,169,361
Intel Corp.    551,500    16,131,375
International Rectifier
Corp.*
   23,000    784,300
Jds Uniphase Corp.*    37,800    481,950
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    53,800    3,145,686
Linear Technology Corp.    43,700    1,932,414
LSI Logic Corp.*    31,200    586,560
Micron Technology,
Inc.*
   78,400    3,222,240
Motorola, Inc.    30,000    496,800
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    33,100    1,879,749
PMC-Sierra, Inc.*    15,200    472,264
Ricoh Co. Limited    37,000    798,057
Sanmina Corp.*    44,200    1,034,722
Sony Corp.    10,500    690,371
Sony Corp.†    27,600    1,816,080
Texas Instruments, Inc.    83,900    2,642,850
Vitesse Semiconductor
Corp.*
   25,100    528,104
Xilinx, Inc.*    31,600    1,303,184
         
                74,434,907
         
 
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Energy — 3.5%
Chevron Corp.    48,600    $      4,398,300
Enron Corp.    25,000    1,225,000
Exxon Mobil Corp.    59,400    5,188,590
Noble Drilling Corp.*    26,500    867,875
Phillips Petroleum Co.    20,300    1,157,100
Schlumberger Limited    21,400    1,126,710
TotalFinaElf SA    16,100    2,254,354
Transocean Sedco Forex,
Inc.
   26,700    1,101,375
         
                17,319,304
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.6%
AT&T-Liberty Media Group*    63,400    1,108,866
The Walt Disney Co.    61,800    1,785,402
         
                2,894,268
         
 
Financial Services — 1.7%
American Express Co.    64,600    2,506,480
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.    40,800    2,417,400
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   33,200    2,132,436
Nomura Securities Co.
Limited
   32,000    613,235
Schwab (Charles) Corp.    44,500    680,850
         
                8,350,401
         
 
Foods — 0.8%
Hershey Foods Corp.    17,600    1,086,096
Quaker Oats Co.    18,500    1,688,125
Wrigley (WM.) Jr. Co.    27,600    1,293,060
         
                4,067,281
         
 
Healthcare — 3.9%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    151,900    7,944,370
Elan Corp. PLC *†    35,300    2,153,300
The Healthcare Co.    64,700    2,923,793
Human Genome
Sciences, Inc.*
   23,300    1,403,825
Schering-Plough Corp.    59,500    2,156,280
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*    52,100    2,687,839
         
           19,269,407
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings &
Appliances — 0.1%
Leggett & Platt, Inc.    30,700    676,321
         
 
Household Products — 0.1%
Corning, Inc.    42,900    716,859
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 1.3%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    35,900    2,272,470
Tyco International
Limited
   74,200    4,043,900
         
                6,316,370
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Information Retrieval Services — 0.0%
Yahoo!, Inc.*    8,900    $          177,911
         
 
Insurance — 3.2%
AFLAC, Inc.    70,800    2,229,492
Allstate Corp.    40,200    1,768,398
Ambac Financial Group,
Inc.
   14,200    826,440
American International
Group, Inc.
   98,400    8,462,400
MBIA, Inc.    22,500    1,252,800
St. Paul Companies, Inc.    22,200    1,125,318
         
                15,664,848
         
 
Internet Content — 0.2%
BEA Systems, Inc.*    34,600    1,062,566
         
 
Machinery & Components — 2.5%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    54,800    2,690,680
Baker Hughes, Inc.    65,700    2,200,950
Danaher Corp.    37,700    2,111,200
Ingersoll-Rand Co.    41,900    1,726,280
Lam Research Corp.*    26,500    785,725
Parker-Hannifin Corp.    43,900    1,863,116
Weatherford
International, Inc.*
   18,600    892,800
         
                12,270,751
         
 
Media — 0.1%
Gemstar-TV Guide
International, Inc.*
   14,900    655,600
         
 
Medical Supplies — 2.1%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*    33,400    1,085,500
Allergan, Inc.    25,700    2,197,350
Guidant Corp.*    30,800    1,108,800
Medtronic, Inc.    109,100    5,019,691
Tektronix, Inc.*    33,200    901,380
Waters Corp.*    1,700    46,937
         
                10,359,658
         
 
Metals & Mining — 0.3%
Alcoa, Inc.    34,900    1,375,060
         
 
Miscellaneous — 0.3%
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   12,200    1,392,020
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 11.7%
Abbott Laboratories    72,400    3,475,924
American Home
Products Corp.
   100,700    5,884,908
Amgen, Inc.*    71,600    4,344,688
Cardinal Health, Inc.    38,400    2,649,600
Eli Lilly & Co.    41,900    3,100,600
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Cl. A*
   26,400    $      1,874,400
Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp.*    21,000    1,421,490
Immunex Corp.*    49,400    876,850
Johnson & Johnson    68,526    3,426,300
McKesson HBOC, Inc.    56,800    2,108,416
Merck & Co., Inc.    89,700    5,732,727
Millennium
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   25,600    910,848
Pfizer, Inc.    473,100    18,947,655
Pharmacia Corp.    11,700    537,615
Protein Design Labs, Inc.*    16,500    1,431,540
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    3,300    163,350
Watson Pharmaceutical, Inc.*    17,900    1,103,356
         
                57,990,267
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 8.3%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    48,300    2,270,100
BMC Software, Inc.*    33,700    759,598
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc.*
   26,600    1,170,134
Check Point Software
Technologies Limited*
   7,900    399,503
Computer Associates
International, Inc.
   99,800    3,592,800
Microsoft Corp.*    323,400    23,478,840
Oracle Corp.*    205,700    3,908,300
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    73,700    3,628,251
Veritas Software Corp.*    31,700    2,109,001
         
                41,316,527
         
 
Restaurants — 0.3%
McDonald’s Corp.    54,900    1,485,594
         
 
Retail — 4.0%
Best Buy Co., Inc.*    43,600    2,769,472
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    11,600    617,816
Costco Wholesale Corp.*    40,600    1,667,848
CVS Corp.    27,300    1,053,780
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.    45,100    1,155,913
K Mart Corp.*    51,300    588,411
Kohls Corp.*    7,000    439,110
Rite Aid Corp.    46,000    345,000
Staples, Inc.*    49,000    783,510
Walgreen Co.    48,000    1,639,200
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    180,700    8,818,160
         
                19,878,220
         
 
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Telephone Utilities — 0.7%
AT&T Corp.    114,000    $      2,508,000
Qwest Communications
International, Inc.
   13,900    442,993
Triton PCS Holdings, Inc.
Cl. A*
   6,200    254,200
         
                3,205,193
         
 
Tobacco — 2.0%
Philip Morris Companies,
Inc.
   197,600    10,028,200
         
 
Transportation — 0.5%
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
   30,200    911,134
Union Pacific Corp.    29,300    1,608,863
         
                2,519,997
         
 
Travel — 0.0%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    1,800    90,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $488,489,364)            480,962,171
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.8%
Repurchase Agreement
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001(a)    $13,965,164        13,965,164
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)    13,965,164
                 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $502,454,528)**    494,927,335
                 
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 0.2%
   1,103,807
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $496,031,142
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
† 
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $13,968,748. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 7.375-7.7500%, maturity dates of 04/20/2022-08/20/2025, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $14,663,479.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $488,489,364) (Note 2)      $480,962,171  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      13,965,164  
       
  
                                    Total Investments      494,927,335  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      1,841,795  
                          Interest and dividends      289,858  
       
  
                                    Total assets      497,058,988  
       
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      590,465  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,013  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      279,161  
                                    Administration fees      137,931  
                                    Service fees      29  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      19,247  
       
  
                                    Total liabilities      1,027,846  
       
  
               Net assets      $496,031,142  
       
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $504,419,297  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (109,884 )
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (751,078 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (7,527,193 )
       
  
          $496,031,142  
       
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $        191,028  
       
  
               Class L      $371,599,129  
       
  
               Class Y      $        100,320  
       
  
               Class S      $124,140,665  
       
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      19,429  
       
  
               Class L      37,785,887  
       
  
               Class Y      10,200  
       
  
               Class S      12,620,675  
       
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              9.83  
       
  
               Class L      $              9.83  
       
  
               Class Y      $              9.84  
       
  
               Class S      $              9.84  
       
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2001*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $    294,441  
               Interest      33,056  
     
  
                          Total investment income      327,497  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      279,161  
               Custody fees      12,928  
               Audit and legal fees      3,506  
               Shareholder reporting fees      2,813  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,013  
     
  
       299,421  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      47  
                          Class L      121,977  
                          Class Y      23  
                          Class S      15,884  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      29  
     
  
                          Total expenses      437,381  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (109,884 )
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (751,078 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (7,527,193 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (8,278,271 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(8,388,155 )
     
  
 
*  For the period from June 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2001*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $      (109,884 )
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (751,078 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (7,527,193 )
       
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (8,388,155 )
       
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      192,228  
               Class L      377,908,552  
               Class Y      102,000  
               Class S      126,216,517  
       
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      504,419,297  
       
  
               Total increase in net assets      496,031,142  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      -  
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $109,884)      $496,031,142  
       
  
 
*  For the period from June 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Six months ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Six months ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Six months ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

                                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period      $      10.00        $      10.00        $      10.00        $      10.00  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.17 )      (0.17 )      (0.16 )      (0.16 )
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.17 )      (0.17 )      (0.16 )      (0.16 )
     
     
     
     
  
 
Net asset value, end of period      $        9.83        $        9.83        $        9.84        $        9.84  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (2.48)%  **      (2.38)%  **      (2.38)%  **      (2.38)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $        191        $  371,599        $        100        $  124,141  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.43%  *      1.16%  *      1.04%  *      0.91%  *
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets       (0.73)%  *       (0.34)%  *       (0.21)%  *       (0.09)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      3%  **      3%  **      3%  **      3%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
For the period from June 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the period presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Growth Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term growth of capital and future income
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which may consist of up to 35% foreign securities (including those of companies in emerging markets)
Ÿ 
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
The Fund substantially underperformed its benchmark in a difficult environment for growth stocks. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -16.87%, trailing the -6.68% return of the S&P 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
 
The trend of a slowing economy and deteriorating corporate earnings that began in the second half of 2000 continued into the new year. In January growth stocks were helped by two reductions in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. The first, on January 3, was an unscheduled intervention. However, even aggressive easing by the Fed was not enough to offset the flood of negative earnings news, and in February and March the benchmark experienced waterfall declines, led by the growth sector. Meanwhile, investors looked to value stocks for earnings visibility and relative safety.
 
The portfolio quickly lost ground on the benchmark during the first quarter due to our “growthier” orientation. Although we continued to trim our technology holdings, the Fund was still overweighted versus the benchmark for most of the quarter, which hurt our returns because technology was the worst-performing sector for the quarter. On the other hand, the Fund’s comparatively greater exposure to retail stocks such as Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Costco Wholesale Club contributed positively to performance. Our retail holdings focused primarily on defensive businesses such as drug stores and grocery stores. We also liked home improvement companies, which benefited from the still-robust housing market.
 
What happened in the second quarter?
 
Growth stocks recovered some of their losses in the second quarter. The Fund outperformed the benchmark during this period, although not enough to make up for the first quarter’s underperformance. April was the strongest month, as bargain-hunters began buying after almost two solid months of retreating share prices. Additionally, stocks were aided by a second unscheduled cut in interest rates by the Fed on April 18. The Fed added two more rate cuts in May and June, for a total of six during the first half. In the process, the federal funds target rate declined from 6.50% to 3.75%, representing one of the most aggressive Fed easing campaigns in recent memory.
 
Once again, however, the initial euphoria associated with a surprise Fed easing gave way to the sober reality of disappointing corporate earnings, more layoffs, and an overall sluggish economy. The upward momentum of April faded, and the S&P 500 Index finished the second quarter slightly under its closing level on April 30.
 
The Fund was helped in the second quarter by strong stock selection in the technology sector. We began the quarter with slight underweighting in technology compared with the benchmark but gradually increased our exposure to approximately 20% by the end of June, representing a modestly overweighted position. We emphasized software stocks, especially those positioned to benefit from an eventual recovery in spending for corporate information technology. Examples of holdings that did well included Microsoft, storage management software stock Veritas, and Verisign, which is involved in Internet authentication and verification.
 
Another sector making a positive impact on performance was leisure, where the Fund benefited from both an overweighted position and strong stock selection. Included in this sector were a number of radio and television broadcasting stocks that posted strong gains in anticipation of a recovering economy and the resulting boost in advertising revenues. Leisure holdings meriting mention included Viacom, AOL-Time Warner, and Clear Channel Communications.
 
What is your outlook?

We expect weak corporate earnings to persist in the second half of the year. Although lower interest rates and the tax rebate recently passed by Congress have set the stage for an eventual recovery of both the economy and stock prices, softness in overseas economies and a strong U.S. dollar could tend to mute the early stages of a U.S. economic recovery. Nevertheless, the stock market tends to look ahead, and stock prices will likely begin to advance before signs of a rebounding economy are clear. Therefore, we anticipate a more constructive investment environment for stocks as we head toward 2002.
 
However, we anticipate that over the near term it will be very much a stockpicker’s market, and the strategy of hopping on the latest “hot” sector will be less successful than in the past. We believe that our experience and the quality of our in-depth research could be especially helpful in avoiding overpriced stocks of companies with shaky business models and identifying the companies that are poised to gain market share and increase profits.
 
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Tyco International Limited
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B
Microsoft Corp.
Citigroup, Inc.
AOL Time Warner, Inc.
American International Group, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
American Home Products Corp.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Growth Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the S&P 500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -16.87%    -24.74%    0.76%
Class A    -17.08%    -25.09%    0.34%
Class Y    -16.98%    -24.84%    0.67%
Class L    -17.01%    -24.93%    0.57%

 
S&P 500 Index    -6.68%    -14.82%    -2.74%
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
EQUITIES — 89.5%
 
Advertising — 0.0%
Omnicom Group, Inc.    1,830    $          157,380
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%
General Dynamics Corp.    35,240    2,742,024
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.6%
Gap, Inc.    40,520    1,175,080
Nike, Inc. Cl. B    31,750    1,333,182
         
                2,508,262
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 0.8%
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    67,440    3,175,075
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 8.7%
Bank of America Corp.    78,310    4,700,949
Capital One Financial
Corp.
   51,400    3,084,000
Citigroup, Inc.    192,644    10,179,309
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   69,640    4,874,800
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   82,130    6,993,369
Providian Financial Corp.    54,900    3,250,080
State Street Corp.    46,300    2,291,387
         
                35,373,894
         
 
Beverages — 0.9%
Diageo Capital PLC    325,530    3,571,032
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 8.4%
AOL Time Warner, Inc.*    150,320    7,966,960
Charter Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   129,120    3,014,952
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   119,030    7,463,181
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    40,120    1,741,208
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   38,000    2,513,700
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    222,780    11,528,865
         
                34,228,866
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 1.8%
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    99,830    7,242,667
         
 
Chemicals — 0.9%
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
   54,000    2,470,500
Praxair, Inc.    25,830    1,214,010
Rohm & Haas Co.    2,000    65,800
         
                3,750,310
         
 
Commercial Services — 0.1%
eBay, Inc.*    7,200    493,128
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
Communications — 2.8%
American Tower Corp.
Cl. A*
   32,990    $          681,903
Ciena Corp.*    11,700    444,600
Echostar
Communications Corp.*
   148,767    4,823,026
Nokia Corp. Sponsored†    85,400    1,882,216
Nortel Networks Corp.    43,500    395,415
Qualcomm, Inc.*    52,800    3,087,744
         
                11,314,904
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 0.8%
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    183,200    2,879,904
Teradyne, Inc.*    13,700    453,470
         
                3,333,374
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 1.1%
Mercury Interactive Corp.*    11,600    694,840
VeriSign, Inc.*    65,150    3,909,652
         
                4,604,492
         
 
Computers & Information — 3.4%
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    155,600    2,831,920
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    48,505    2,794,858
Dell Computer Corp.*    124,900    3,241,155
EMC Corp.*    128,970    3,746,579
Extreme Networks*    40,000    1,180,000
         
                13,794,512
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 0.3%
International Business
Machines Corp.
   11,700    1,322,100
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.6%
The Gillette Co.    86,800    2,516,332
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 1.4%
First Data Corp.    45,700    2,936,225
IMS Health, Inc.    91,100    2,596,350
         
                5,532,575
         
 
Electric Utilities — 2.0%
AES Corp.*    66,240    2,851,632
Calpine Corp.*    141,670    5,355,126
Constellation Energy
Group, Inc.
   500    21,300
         
                8,228,058
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 7.1%
Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc.*
   68,900    $      1,989,832
Altera Corp.*    29,700    861,300
Analog Devices, Inc.*    84,300    3,645,975
Atmel Corp.*    33,500    451,915
Celestica, Inc.*    50,200    2,585,300
Flextronics International
Limited*
   108,336    2,828,653
General Electric Co.    117,350    5,720,813
General Motors Cl. H*    43,600    882,900
Intel Corp.    34,100    997,425
Jds Uniphase Corp.*    33,100    422,025
LSI Logic Corp.*    119,800    2,252,240
Micron Technology, Inc.*    34,900    1,434,390
Motorola, Inc.    25,900    428,904
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    14,800    840,492
Qlogic Corp.*    22,400    1,443,680
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co.
Limited Sponsored*†
   57,722    876,797
Texas Instruments, Inc.    45,270    1,426,005
         
                29,088,646
         
 
Energy — 3.6%
Apache Corp.    34,860    1,769,145
Devon Energy Corp.    38,800    2,037,000
El Paso Corp.    82,592    4,339,384
Halliburton Co.    29,600    1,053,760
Schlumberger Limited    60,600    3,190,590
Transocean Sedco Forex,
Inc.
   60,560    2,498,100
         
                14,887,979
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.7%
AT&T – Liberty Media
Group*
   171,900    3,006,531
         
 
Financial Services — 2.1%
The Goldman Sachs
Group, L.P.
   11,450    982,410
Lehman Brothers
Holdings, Inc.
   12,700    987,425
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.    79,200    4,692,600
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   30,300    1,946,169
         
                8,608,604
         
 
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
Foods — 1.7%
Quaker Oats Co.    46,770    $      4,267,763
Safeway, Inc.*    40,720    1,954,560
Starbucks Corp.*    26,700    614,100
         
                6,836,423
         
 
Healthcare — 2.7%
Elan Corp. PLC *†    33,500    2,043,500
The Healthcare Co.    117,515    5,310,503
Schering-Plough Corp.    105,560    3,825,494
         
                11,179,497
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 3.5%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    3,497    221,360
Tyco International
Limited
   262,058    14,282,161
         
                14,503,521
         
 
Insurance — 6.2%
AFLAC, Inc.    125,480    3,951,365
Allstate Corp.    132,790    5,841,432
American International
Group, Inc.
   88,182    7,583,652
Cigna Corp.    13,210    1,265,782
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   9,300    939,300
St. Paul Companies, Inc.    38,100    1,931,289
Willis Group Holdings
Limited*
   1,100    19,525
XL Capital Limited Cl. A    48,500    3,981,850
         
                25,514,195
         
 
Lodging — 0.4%
Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
   38,300    1,427,824
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.6%
Danaher Corp.    48,300    2,704,800
Lam Research Corp.*    19,300    572,245
United Technologies Corp.    44,260    3,242,488
         
                6,519,533
         
 
Media — 0.4%
Gemstar-TV Guide
International, Inc.*
   27,460    1,208,240
Reed International PLC    69,390    614,816
         
                1,823,056
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
Medical Supplies — 1.9%
Applera Corp.-Applied
Biosystems Group
   90,695    $      2,426,091
Baxter International, Inc.    37,200    1,822,800
Guidant Corp.*    99,150    3,569,400
         
                7,818,291
         
 
Miscellaneous — 1.4%
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   50,790    5,795,139
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.1%
American Home
Products Corp.
   121,870    7,122,083
Cardinal Health, Inc.    36,540    2,521,260
Eli Lilly & Co.    91,100    6,741,400
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Cl. A*
   15,000    1,065,000
Genzyme Corp.*    35,400    2,159,400
Johnson & Johnson    63,200    3,160,000
McKesson HBOC, Inc.    29,800    1,106,176
Pfizer, Inc.    186,837    7,482,822
Watson Pharmaceutical,
Inc.*
   29,014    1,788,423
         
                33,146,564
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 8.4%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    34,600    1,626,200
Check Point Software
Technologies Limited*
   66,420    3,358,859
Intuit, Inc.*    30,800    1,231,692
Micromuse, Inc.*    17,000    475,830
Microsoft Corp.*    149,560    10,858,056
Oracle Corp.*    231,250    4,393,750
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    38,000    1,870,740
Rational Software Corp.*    100,160    2,809,488
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    32,800    1,538,320
Veritas Software Corp.*    92,851    6,177,377
         
                34,340,312
         
 
Retail — 2.1%
Costco Wholesale Corp.*    99,060    4,069,385
CVS Corp.    84,200    3,250,120
Target Corp.    37,300    1,290,580
         
                8,610,085
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 0.9%
Sprint Corp.
(PCS Group)*
   152,830    3,690,845
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
Tobacco — 0.9%
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   69,660    $      3,535,245
         
 
Transportation — 0.2%
United Parcel Service,
Inc. Cl. B
   17,100    988,380
         
 
Travel — 0.3%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    20,200    1,010,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $365,100,430)
           366,219,655
         
 
RIGHTS — 0.0%
Computers & Information — 0.0%
Veritas Software Corp.    66,000    0
         
 
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)
           0
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 17.8%
 
Cash Equivalents — 9.3%
AT&T**
  3.980%    07/19/2001    $2,009,716    2,009,716
Banc One Bank Note**
  4.060%    07/02/2001    679,812    679,812
First Union II**
  4.000%    03/12/2002    2,266,038    2,266,038
Fleet National Bank Note**
  4.210%    10/31/2001    770,201    770,201
GMAC Bank Note**
  4.110%    03/08/2002    2,133,020    2,133,020
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
  3.840%    03/21/2002    1,417,074    1,417,074
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
  3.940%    04/05/2002    1,586,228    1,586,228
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  4.120%    07/02/2001    17,288,188    17,288,188
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  3.960%    07/16/2001    679,812    679,812
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  3.980%    09/14/2001    1,359,624    1,359,624
Provident Institutional Money Market Fund**
  4.000%    07/02/2001    4,532,080    4,532,080
Royal Bank of Canada Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  4.000%    07/02/2001    3,399,060    3,399,060
              
                          38,120,853
              
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Principal
Amount

       
Market Value

Repurchase Agreement — 8.5%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
  
due 07/02/2001 (a)    $34,701,075    $  34,701,075
         
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
           72,821,928
         
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.3%
(Cost $437,922,358)***    439,041,583
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (7.3%)
   (30,022,420)
         
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $409,019,163
         
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*   
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†   
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $34,709,982. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 6.500%, maturity dates of 05/15/2030-11/15/2030, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest of $36,436,129.
 
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:     
               Investments, at value (cost $365,100,430) (Note 2)      $366,219,655  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      72,821,928  
     
  
                          Total Investments      439,041,583  
               Cash      8,812,809  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      4,940,339  
                          Interest and dividends      210,446  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      11,236  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      12,814  
     
  
                                    Total assets      453,029,227  
     
  
Liabilities:     
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      5,558,288  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      38,120,853  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,684  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      206,434  
                                    Administration fees      56,388  
                                    Service fees      39,600  
               Due to custodian      444  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      25,373  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      44,010,064  
     
  
               Net assets      $409,019,163  
     
  
Net assets consist of:     
               Paid-in capital      $502,129,045  
               Undistributed net investment income      16,724  
               Distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions      (94,245,264 )
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities      1,118,658  
     
  
                         $409,019,163  
     
  
Net assets:     
               Class A      $  68,586,239  
     
  
               Class L      $  97,347,370  
     
  
               Class Y      $  83,581,155  
     
  
               Class S      $159,504,399  
     
  
Shares outstanding:     
               Class A      7,361,665  
     
  
               Class L      10,389,718  
     
  
               Class Y      8,902,646  
     
  
               Class S      16,957,344  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:     
               Class A      $              9.32  
     
  
               Class L      $              9.37  
     
  
               Class Y      $              9.39  
     
  
               Class S      $              9.41  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)     
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $14,517)      $  1,009,219  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $24,140)      527,015  
     
  
                          Total investment income      1,536,234  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      1,122,018  
               Custody fees      65,971  
               Audit and legal fees      8,015  
               Shareholder reporting fees      3,261  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      2,453  
     
  
                         1,201,718  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      83,000  
                          Class L      118,016  
                          Class Y      34,525  
                          Class S      64,774  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      69,748  
     
  
                          Total expenses      1,571,781  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (59,075 )
                          Net expenses      1,512,706  
     
  
                          Net investment income      23,528  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):     
               Net realized loss on:
                    Investment transactions      (64,140,038 )
                    Foreign currency transactions      (14,566 )
     
  
                          Net realized loss      (64,154,604 )
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
                    Investments      2,233,996  
                    Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      (26 )
     
  
                          Net unrealized gain      2,233,970  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (61,920,634 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(61,897,106 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          
               Net investment income (loss)      $          23,528        $        (11,917 )
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions      (64,154,604 )      (8,665,913 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                    translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
     2,233,970        (20,394,016 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (61,897,106 )      (29,071,846 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          
               In excess of net realized gains:          
               Class A      -        (3,107,481 )
               Class L      -        (4,648,461 )
               Class Y      -        (3,560,942 )
               Class S      -        (12,024,945 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (23,341,829 )
     
     
  
 
               Tax return of capital:          
               Class A      -        (706 )
               Class L      -        (1,057 )
               Class Y      -        (809 )
               Class S      -        (2,734 )
     
     
  
                          Total tax return of capital      -        (5,306 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          
               Class A      32,241,661        49,849,859  
               Class L      42,383,081        70,618,802  
               Class Y      45,479,144        23,039,755  
               Class S      22,099,269        129,194,734  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      142,203,155        272,703,150  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      80,306,049        220,284,169  
 
Net assets:          
               Beginning of period      328,713,114        108,428,945  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $16,724 and
                    undistributed net investment loss of $6,804, respectively)
     $409,019,163        $328,713,114  
     
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period
ended
12/31/99†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period
ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    11.24        $  12.90        $  10.00        $    11.29        $    12.93        $  10.00  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.01 )***      (0.05 )***      (0.05 )***      (0.00 )+***      (0.01 )***      (0.03 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.91 )      (0.70 )      2.98        (1.92 )      (0.72 )      2.99  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
         Total income (loss) from investment operations    (1.92 )    (0.75 )    2.93      (1.92 )    (0.73 )    2.96  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.03 )      -        -        (0.03 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.91 )      -        -        (0.91 )      -  
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
         Total distributions    -      (0.91 )    (0.03 )    -      (0.91 )    (0.03 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      9.32        $  11.24        $  12.90        $      9.37        $    11.29        $  12.93  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (17.08)%  **      (6.01)%        29.27%  **      (17.01)%  **      (5.84)%        29.57%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  68,586        $44,905        $  2,379        $  97,347        $  69,163        $  8,912  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.28%  *      1.29%        1.50%  *      1.03%  *      1.04%        1.25%  *
         After expense waiver #      1.24%  *      1.25%        N/A        0.99%  *      1.00%        N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.31)%  *      (0.35)%        (0.68)%  *      (0.06)%  *      (0.11)%        (0.41)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      158%  **      264%        114%  **      158%  **      264%        114%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period
ended
12/31/99†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period
ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    11.31        $  12.93        $  10.00        $    11.32        $    12.93        $  10.00  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)      0.00  +***      0.00  +***      (0.02 )***      0.01  ***      0.01  ***      (0.01 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.92 )      (0.71 )      2.98        (1.92 )      (0.71 )      2.97  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
         Total income (loss) from investment operations    (1.92 )    (0.71 )    2.96      (1.91 )    (0.70 )    2.96  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net realized gains      -        -        (0.03 )      -        -        (0.03 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.91 )      -        -        (0.91 )      -  
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        (0.00 )****      -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
         Total distributions    -      (0.91 )    (0.03 )    -      (0.91 )    (0.03 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      9.39        $  11.31        $  12.93        $      9.41        $    11.32        $  12.93  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@       (16.98)%  **       (5.69)%         29.57%  **       (16.87)%  **      (5.61)%         29.57%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  83,581        $49,165        $34,170        $159,504        $165,480        $62,968  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.88%  *      0.89%        1.12%  *      0.81%  *      0.83%        0.97%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.84%  *      0.87%        N/A        0.78%  *      0.80%        N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets      0.10%  *      0.01%        (0.26)%  *      0.15%  *      0.07%        (0.10)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      158%  **      264%        114%  **      158%  **      264%        114%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Tax return of capital is less than $0.01 per share.
† 
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Net investment income (loss) is less than $0.01 per share.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000 and the period ended June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund?
 
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term capital appreciation
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies of any size, in the U.S. and abroad, including larger, more well-established companies and smaller, emerging growth companies
Ÿ 
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
– offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
A contracting economy provided an unfriendly backdrop for the Fund’s emphasis on aggressive growth opportunities. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -23.42%, well behind the -6.68% return of the S&P 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
 
The economic contraction that began as a sharp inventory adjustment in technology and telecommunications became deeper and spread to other industries. The Federal Reserve Board, taking note of the rapid deterioration, swung into action on January 3, lowering short-term interest rates by 50 basis points well in advance of the next scheduled meeting of its Open Market Committee. The Fed’s proactive stance reassured investors, and stocks mounted a tentative advance during the rest of January.
 
February and March were accompanied by the stark realization that even an aggressive Fed would not be able to avert further slowing. Second quarter earnings preannouncements and layoffs dominated the financial news, leading to waterfall declines in the benchmark. Even our research-intensive, hands-on stockpicking approach couldn’t protect us because in most cases the companies themselves were caught off guard by the speed of the deceleration. Almost none of the Fund’s technology and Internet-related investments were spared by this sudden turn of events—even those we felt could grow in a slower-growth economy.
 
The markets steadied themselves in the second quarter, aided by bargain-hunting and further easing by the Fed. Following three rate cuts in the first quarter, the central bank made a second unscheduled intervention on April 18, cutting rates by another 50 basis points. Once again, this demonstration of the Fed’s commitment to jump-starting the economy energized the stock market, which turned in its best monthly performance in almost 10 years. As before, though, negative news about corporate earnings and the overall economy weighed on the market, causing the rally to lose momentum in May and June despite two more rate reductions by the Fed. Overall, the Fed cut interest rates six times for a total of 275 basis points. The Fund posted a positive return in the second quarter, trailing the benchmark.
 
How did you position the Fund during the period?
 
We focused our efforts on positioning the Fund for an eventual market recovery. That meant pouring over earnings forecasts to determine when inventories, particularly in the technology sector, would return to normal levels. It also meant using our research-driven, hands-on stockpicking approach to identify which companies can grow in this slow-growth period, whether through trimming costs or cutting manufacturing capacity. The businesses that measure up to our exacting standards must, first and foremost, be able to meet or beat their earnings forecasts. Second, they must have senior management who have successfully guided their companies through previous economic downturns. Finally, we are looking for companies with business models that will allow them to emerge from this slowing economy stronger and with fewer competitors than before.
 
What were some examples of this approach put into practice?
 
After taking a hard look at our position, we cut back on our exposure to Cisco Systems. Although Cisco took steps to reduce costs, including drastic reductions in its workforce, we have our doubts about the prospective demand for telecommunications equipment, which accounts for approximately 40% of the company’s revenues. Another former core holding for the Fund was Nokia, the world’s leading maker of cellular handsets. Nokia recently cut second-quarter sales growth estimates in half,
from 20% to 10%, and lowered its quarterly earnings forecast, causing the stock to plunge. Although we expect sales to rebound in 2002, we have reduced our position and are monitoring the situation closely.
 
On a more positive note, Veritas Software was a winner for the Fund during the period. The company, which makes storage management software, relied on expansion into international markets and broadening of its product line into new areas, such as network-attached storage, to help it prosper in spite of slowing corporate spending for information technology. Another holding making a positive contribution to performance was Tiffany & Co., the well-known retailer of fine jewelry and other luxury items. Although it experienced a 3% first-quarter decline in sales versus the year before, Tiffany still managed to beat earnings estimates through implementation of some impressive cost-control measures. This strong performance, together with the 150-year history of the Tiffany brand, led us to retain a substantial position in the stock.
 
What is your outlook?
 
Unlike in past periods, we are approaching the second half of 2001 with few underlying industry themes. Indeed, if there is a theme that characterizes our current thinking, it is broadening our horizons to take an even harder look at every sector of the economy for opportunities to apply our rigorous selection process. Despite the Fund’s recent disappointing performance, we remain confident that the value of our approach will be evident when measured over longer periods of time.
 
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Veritas Software Corp.
Citigroup, Inc.
Walgreen Co.
Comcast Corp. Cl. A
Tiffany & Co.
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
The Kroger Co.
Nokia Corp. Sponsored ADR
Nvidia Corp.
Pfizer, Inc.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the S&P 500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
     One Year
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
     Since Inception
Average Annual
5/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -23.42%      -38.96%      -35.73%
Class A    -23.61%      -39.27%      -36.06%
Class Y    -23.42%      -38.91%      -35.74%
Class L    -23.55%      -39.11%      -35.86%

 
S&P 500 Index    -6.68%      -14.82%      -12.57%
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
                          
EQUITIES — 83.2%
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%
Boeing Co.    14,220    $        790,632
General Dynamics Corp.    14,875    1,157,424
         
                1,948,056
         
 
Air Transportation — 1.1%
Southwest Airlines Co.    90,310    1,669,832
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 1.5%
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    51,195    2,410,261
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 5.2%
Bank of New York Co., Inc.    22,500    1,080,000
Citigroup, Inc.    93,445    4,937,634
Federal National
Mortgage Association
   25,830    2,199,424
         
                8,217,058
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 8.9%
AOL Time Warner, Inc.*    61,025    3,234,325
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   27,145    1,701,991
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    93,000    4,036,200
Cox Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   47,455    2,102,256
New York Times Co. Cl. A    68,890    2,893,380
         
                13,968,152
         
 
Commercial Services — 0.9%
Concord EFS, Inc.*    14,160    736,462
Manpower, Inc.    24,025    718,347
         
                1,454,809
         
 
Communications — 7.6%
Ciena Corp.*    19,520    741,760
COLT Telecom Group PLC    51,190    354,209
COLT Telecom Group
PLC Sponsored *††
   21,005    588,140
Juniper Networks, Inc.*    39,120    1,216,632
Nokia Corp. Sponsored††    155,975    3,437,689
NTT Mobile Communications
Network, Inc.
   154    2,679,537
Oni Systems Corp.*    65,020    1,814,058
Research In Motion
Limited*
   32,465    1,046,996
         
                11,879,021
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computer Programming Services — 0.9%
VeriSign, Inc.*    23,090    $    1,385,631
         
 
Computer Related Services — 0.9%
Inktomi Corp.*    147,250    1,412,127
         
 
Computers & Information — 2.2%
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    89,375    1,626,625
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    30,530    1,759,139
         
                3,385,764
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.1%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    19,125    1,128,184
Estee Lauder Companies,
Inc. Cl. A
   48,255    2,079,790
         
                3,207,974
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.3%
Fiserv, Inc.*    8,190    523,996
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.7%
AES Corp.*    60,175    2,590,534
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 11.5%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*    58,650    1,693,812
ASM Lithography Holding NV*    93,920    2,089,720
Celestica, Inc.*    44,130    2,272,695
General Electric Co.    64,510    3,144,863
Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.*
   87,730    3,878,543
Nvidia Corp.*    36,245    3,361,724
Xilinx, Inc.*    38,130    1,572,481
         
                18,013,838
         
 
Energy — 1.2%
Schlumberger Limited    35,425    1,865,126
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.4%
The Walt Disney Co.    24,125    696,971
         
 
Financial Services — 2.5%
The Goldman Sachs
Group, L.P.
   35,405    3,037,749
Schwab (Charles) Corp.    57,785    884,111
         
                3,921,860
         
 
Foods — 4.2%
The Kroger Co.*    144,130    3,603,250
Safeway, Inc.*    60,800    2,918,400
         
                6,521,650
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Healthcare — 1.8%
The Healthcare Co.    8,470    $        382,759
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*    48,420    2,497,988
         
                2,880,747
         
 
Insurance — 1.0%
MGIC Investment Corp.    22,120    1,606,797
         
 
Lodging — 1.2%
MGM Grand, Inc.*    62,785    1,881,039
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.5%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    48,045    2,359,010
         
 
Media — 2.0%
Grupo Televisa SA,
Sponsored *†††
   55,040    2,202,150
Wolters Kluwer NV    33,000    886,991
         
                3,089,141
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.2%
FEI Co.*    20,810    853,210
Medtronic, Inc.    21,080    969,891
         
                1,823,101
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.3%
Cardinal Health, Inc.    42,250    2,915,250
Genentech, Inc.*    33,930    1,869,543
IVAX Corp.*    7,500    292,500
Pfizer, Inc.    82,025    3,285,101
         
                8,362,394
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 7.1%
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc.*
   16,955    745,850
Microsoft Corp.*    18,175    1,319,505
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    43,695    2,049,296
Veritas Software Corp.*    106,000    7,052,180
         
                11,166,831
         
 
Retail — 6.5%
Tiffany & Co.    109,305    3,959,027
Walgreen Co.    119,320    4,074,778
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    43,175    2,106,940
         
                10,140,745
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.3%
Qwest Communications
International, Inc.
   63,325    2,018,168
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $141,019,009)     130,400,633
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                         
CORPORATE DEBT — 3.2%
Amazon.com, Inc.
0.000%    05/01/2008    $    445,000    $            294,812
American Tower Corp.†
9.375%    02/01/2009    380,000    354,350
Exodus Communications, Inc.
11.625%    07/15/2010    385,000    132,825
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
6.875%    01/15/2011    650,000    649,805
Juniper Networks, Inc.
4.750%    03/15/2007    1,050,000    750,750
Mediacom Broadband LLC†
11.000%    07/15/2013    1,350,000    1,362,420
Nextel Communications, Inc.†
9.500%    02/01/2011    525,000    411,469
Nvidia Corp.
4.750%    10/15/2007    165,000    204,187
SBA Communications Corp.
10.250%    02/01/2009    735,000    668,189
Time Warner Telecom, Inc.
10.125%    02/01/2011    245,000    220,500
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $5,334,459)    5,049,307
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 25.2%
 
Cash Equivalents — 16.5%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    3,023,805    3,023,805
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    458,955    458,955
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    4,781,191    4,781,191
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    189,417    189,417
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    764,926    764,926
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    542,591    542,591
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    1,070,895    1,070,895
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    8,173,052    8,173,052
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    458,955    458,955
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    917,910    917,910
Provident Institutional Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    3,059,700    3,059,700
Royal Bank of Canada Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    2,294,775    2,294,775
              
                        25,736,172
              
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                             
Repurchase Agreement — 8.7%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
  
  due 07/02/2001 (a)    $13,666,218    $      13,666,218  
              
  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)            39,402,390  
      
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 111.6%
(Cost $185,755,858)***    174,852,330  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (11.6%)
   (18,134,441 )
      
  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $    156,717,889  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*   
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†   
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
††  
American Depository Receipt.
 
††† 
Global Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $13,669,726. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 4.7625-5.140%, maturity dates of 04/25/2022-11/25/2022, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $14,349,529.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $146,353,468) (Note 2)      $135,449,940  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      39,402,390  
     
  
                          Total Investments      174,852,330  
               Cash      7,508,717  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      708,251  
                          Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)      389  
                          Interest and dividends      212,512  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      21  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      2,703  
     
  
                                    Total assets      183,284,923  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      689,521  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      25,736,172  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,482  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      82,820  
                                    Administration fees      23,636  
                                    Service fees      20,354  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      13,049  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      26,567,034  
     
  
               Net assets      $156,717,889  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $221,050,425  
               Undistributed net investment income      129,639  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency translations      (53,558,710 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts
and other assets and liabilities
     (10,903,465 )
     
  
                         $156,717,889  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $  35,118,170  
     
  
               Class L      $  27,461,922  
     
  
               Class Y      $  13,249,540  
     
  
               Class S      $  80,888,257  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      5,927,961  
     
  
               Class L      4,620,726  
     
  
               Class Y      2,228,116  
     
  
               Class S      13,584,784  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              5.92  
     
  
               Class L      $              5.94  
     
  
               Class Y      $              5.95  
     
  
               Class S      $              5.95  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $7,026)      $      202,641  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $18,871)      583,785  
     
  
                          Total investment income      786,426  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      466,698  
               Custody fees      18,722  
               Audit and legal fees      3,627  
               Shareholder reporting fees      1,273  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      975  
     
  
          491,295  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      54,406  
                          Class L      40,209  
                          Class Y      3,800  
                          Class S      32,572  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      39,493  
     
  
                          Total expenses      661,775  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (5,650 )
                          Net expenses      656,125  
     
  
                          Net investment income      130,301  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on:
                          Investment transactions      (40,317,243 )
                          Foreign currency transactions      (3,414 )
     
  
                                    Net realized loss      (40,320,657 )
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:       
                          Investments      6,122,355  
                          Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      63  
     
  
                                    Net unrealized gain      6,122,418  
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (34,198,239 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(34,067,938 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 2000*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $        130,301        $        358,320  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions      (40,320,657 )      (13,233,349 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and the
                    translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
     6,122,418        (17,025,637 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (34,067,938 )      (29,900,666 )
     
     
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):                 
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (69,335 )
               Class L      -        (49,816 )
               Class Y      -        (6,747 )
               Class S      -        (232,422 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (358,320 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net investment income:
               Class A      -        (1,086 )
               Class L      -        (780 )
               Class Y      -        (106 )
               Class S      -        (3,640 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (5,612 )
     
     
  
               Tax return of capital:
               Class A      -        (3,610 )
               Class L      -        (2,593 )
               Class Y      -        (351 )
               Class S      -        (12,099 )
     
     
  
                          Total tax return of capital      -        (18,653 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      11,299,258        37,664,520  
               Class L      12,381,981        24,881,918  
               Class Y      12,066,483        2,757,855  
               Class S      24,057,737        95,959,326  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      59,805,459        161,263,619  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      25,737,521        130,980,368  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      130,980,368        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $129,639 and
                    distributions in excess of net investment income of $908, respectively)
     $156,717,889        $130,980,368  
     
     
  
 
* For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      7.75        $    10.00        $      7.77        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)      (0.00 )+***      0.01  ***      0.00  +***      0.03  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.83 )      (2.24 )      (1.83 )      (2.24 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.83 )      (2.23 )      (1.83 )      (2.21 )
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.02 )      -        (0.02 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      -        (0.00 )****
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        (0.00 )****
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.02 )      -        (0.02 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      5.92        $      7.75        $      5.94        $      7.77  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@       (23.61)%  **       (22.32)%  **       (23.55)%  **       (22.10)%  **
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  35,118        $  32,257        $  27,462        $  21,017  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.36%  *      1.35%  *      1.11%  *      1.12%  *
         After expense waiver #      1.35%  *      N/A        1.11%  *      N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets      (0.12)%  *      0.14%  *      0.13%  *      0.43%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      52%  **      48%  **      52%  **      48%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01 (a)
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      7.77        $    10.00        $      7.77        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.01  ***      0.03  ***      0.01  ***      0.04  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.83 )      (2.24 )      (1.83 )      (2.24 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.82 )      (2.21 )      (1.82 )      (2.20 )
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.02 )      -        (0.03 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      -        (0.00 )****
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        (0.00 )****
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.02 )      -        (0.03 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      5.95        $      7.77        $      5.95        $      7.77  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (23.42)%  **      (22.06)%  **      (23.42)%  **      (22.05)%  **
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  13,250        $    2,295        $  80,888        $  75,412  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.99%  *      0.95%  *      0.86%  *      0.87%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.95%  *      N/A        0.85%  *      N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.28%  *      0.52%  *      0.38%  *      0.70%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      52%  **      48%  **      52%  **      48%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Distributions in excess of net investment income and tax return of capital are less than $0.01 per share.
† 
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
Net investment income (loss) is less than $0.01 per share.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
(a) 
The Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium and discount on debt securities. The effect of this change for all classes for the period ended June 30, 2001 was an increase to net investment income of less than $0.01 per share, a decrease to net realized and unrealized gains and losses of less than $0.01 per share and an increase of the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.02%. Per share data and ratios/supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual OTC 100 Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term growth of capital through performance that closely tracks that of the NASDAQ 100 Index
Ÿ 
invest at least 80% of its assets in a portfolio of equity securities mirroring the sector and stock weightings of the NASDAQ 100 Index
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -21.48%, edging the -21.73% return of the NASDAQ 100 Index.
 
What factors influenced performance during the period?
 
Technology stocks, which make up over two-thirds of the Index, continued to encounter a stiff headwind in the first half of 2001. The economic downturn that began in 2000 broadened and deepened in 2001, touching most industries. Earnings disappointments were widespread, and the data on overall economic activity deteriorated, especially in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing was particularly hard-hit by excess inventories of semiconductors, computers, and telecommunications equipment. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Board, which had watched from the sidelines during the entire second half of 2000, was finally moved to action. The Fed unexpectedly lowered short-term interest rates on January 3 and cut rates on five other occasions in the first half of 2001. For a brief time, it seemed that falling interest rates might do the trick, as the benchmark tentatively clawed its way higher for most of January.
 
Unfortunately, the Fed’s interventions were not sufficient to counteract the flood of bad news, and the Index experienced waterfall declines in February and March that carried it to the 1573 level, a decline of 32.81%. Measuring from its peak at 4704.73 on March 27, 2000, the NASDAQ 100 Index lost 66.55%—approximately two-thirds of its value. Only 19 of the Index’s components showed gains in the first quarter, and many of those were rebounding after dismal performance in 2000. Sector performance was almost uniformly negative except for the modest 1.61% gain in consumer staples. Technology declined 35.93%, and the Index, with its 71.1% technology weighting, was dragged down by many of the stocks that boosted performance in 1999.
 
The best-performing stocks during the quarter included Compuware 56.00%, Apple Computer 48.37%, and Dell Computer 47.31%. The list of detractors featured Ariba -85.26%, Applied Micro Circuits -78.01%, and Brocade Communications -77.25%.
 
What about the second quarter?
 
Buoyed by bargain-hunting and further rate-cutting by the Fed, the Index made a recovery in the second quarter. On April 18, the Fed again surprised investors with an unscheduled rate cut of 50 basis points. The benchmark responded with strong gains, as investors began to anticipate that lower interest rates might spark a recovery later in the year. As more bad news was released throughout the quarter, however, the rally’s momentum faded. May ended with a small loss, and in June the Index posted a negligible gain.
 
The benchmark rose 16.49% during the second quarter. Of the seven sectors in the Index, only communication services had a negative return, losing 13.10%. Technology, which gained 17.80%, was not the best-performing sector but nevertheless had the greatest impact on performance because of its dominant weighting in the Index and the Fund. With a gain of 35.61%, the capital goods sector took top honors for the best performance.
 
In a reversal of the previous quarter, 81 of the benchmark’s components showed gains, while 19 posted losses. The best performers for the second quarter were Qlogic 186.4%, RF Micro Devices 130.8%, and Brocade Communications 110.6%. The worst losers all were affected by the extremely negative climate for the telecommunications industry. This list included Exodus Communications -80.8%, XO Communications -72.6%, and Level 3 Communications -68.4%.
 
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
What is your outlook?
 
Many technology investors appear to be waiting for signs of a pickup in orders before committing their funds wholeheartedly, and so far that has not happened. However, there are many reasons for cautious optimism. While some investors have wondered why the Fed’s rate cuts are not “working,” we must remember that it generally takes 12 to 18 months for interest rate policy to affect the economy. Complicating matters somewhat is the fact that, as of this writing, it has been only 14 months since the Fed stopped a multi-month campaign to raise rates. As has been noted by many observers, something as big and complicated as the U.S. economy cannot turn on a dime. However, at some point in the not-too-distant future, the benefits of lower rates should become apparent.
 
Additionally, the tax rebate recently approved by Congress is scheduled to be distributed in the third quarter of 2001, which should aid consumer spending. Finally, it is useful to reflect on the fact better performance from the Index does not require a return to the robust rates of economic growth we enjoyed during the bull market. Even a modest GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate in the 2% to 3% range should provide enough demand for many companies in the Index to resume healthy earnings growth.
 
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Microsoft Corp.
Intel Corp.
Qualcomm, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Oracle Corp
Nasdaq 100 Shares
Amgen, Inc.
Veritas Software Corp.
Dell Computer Corp.
Siebel Systems, Inc.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual OTC 100 Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the NASDAQ 100 Index
 
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -21.48 %    -51.22 %    -46.78 %
Class A    -21.84 %    -51.53 %    -47.06 %
Class Y    -21.64 %    -51.32 %    -46.87 %
Class L    -21.67 %    -51.43 %    -46.97 %

 
NASDAQ 100
Index
   -21.73 %    -51.30 %    -46.14 %
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the NASDAQ 100 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
MassMutual OTC 100 – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                    
EQUITIES — 99.6%
 
Advertising — 0.5%
TMP Worldwide, Inc.*    3,381    $        199,851
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 0.3%
Paccar, Inc.    2,546    130,915
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.9%
Adelphia Communications
Corp. Cl. A*
   4,897    200,777
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    13,306    577,480
USA Networks, Inc.*    10,486    295,600
         
                1,073,857
         
 
Commercial Services — 4.2%
Ariba, Inc.*    7,051    38,780
Cintas Corp.    6,019    278,379
Concord EFS, Inc.*    8,116    422,113
eBay, Inc.*    5,980    409,570
Paychex, Inc.    10,514    420,560
         
                1,569,402
         
 
Communications — 9.9%
ADC Telecommunications,
Inc.*
   28,959    191,129
Ciena Corp.*    11,505    437,190
Echostar Communications
Corp.*
   7,252    235,110
Juniper Networks, Inc.*    6,256    194,562
McLeodUSA, Inc.*    14,710    67,519
Network Appliance, Inc.*    10,103    138,411
Nextel Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   27,880    487,900
PanAmSat Corp.*    5,990    232,891
Qualcomm, Inc.*    27,108    1,585,276
Tellabs, Inc.*    6,923    133,475
XO Communications, Inc.
Cl. A*
   8,961    17,205
         
                3,720,668
         
 
Communications Equipment — 0.4%
Ericsson (LM) Cl. B†    28,439    154,139
         
 
Computer and Data Processing Services — 0.0%
At Home Corp. Series A*    7,528    16,110
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 2.3%
3Com Corp.*    5,095    24,201
Broadvision, Inc.*    8,812    44,060
Parametric Technology Corp.*    10,652    149,021
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    42,049    661,010
         
                878,292
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computer Programming Services — 1.4%
Mercury Interactive Corp.*    2,611    $        156,399
RealNetworks, Inc.*    4,478    52,617
VeriSign, Inc.*    5,621    337,316
         
                546,332
         
 
Computer Related Services — 0.2%
CNET Networks, Inc.*    4,596    59,748
Inktomi Corp.*    3,445    33,038
         
                92,786
         
 
Computers & Information — 7.7%
Apple Computer, Inc.*    14,449    335,939
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    77,609    1,412,484
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    5,278    304,118
Dell Computer Corp.*    28,449    738,252
Palm, Inc.*    15,928    96,683
         
                2,887,476
         
 
Containers — 0.3%
Smurfit-Stone Container
Corp.*
   7,089    114,842
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.8%
Fiserv, Inc.*    4,616    295,332
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 20.3%
Altera Corp.*    16,145    468,205
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   10,347    177,968
Atmel Corp.*    10,326    139,298
Broadcom Corp. Cl. A*    4,905    209,738
Conexant Systems, Inc.*    8,097    72,468
Flextronics International
Limited*
   15,506    404,862
Intel Corp.    69,894    2,044,400
Jds Uniphase Corp.*    40,264    513,366
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    6,668    389,878
Linear Technology Corp.    12,609    557,570
Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.*
   13,654    603,643
Microchip Technology, Inc.*    3,238    110,902
Molex, Inc.    2,887    105,462
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    4,312    244,878
Nvidia Corp.*    2,243    208,038
PMC-Sierra, Inc.*    5,370    166,846
Qlogic Corp.*    2,788    179,687
RF Micro Devices, Inc.*    5,508    147,614
Sanmina Corp.*    10,129    237,120
Vitesse Semiconductor
Corp.*
   5,895    124,031
Xilinx, Inc.*    12,993    535,831
         
                7,641,805
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Financial Services — 2.4%
Nasdaq 100 Shares*    19,886    $        907,796
         
 
Foods — 1.0%
Starbucks Corp.*    15,688    360,824
         
 
Healthcare — 0.6%
Human Genome
Sciences, Inc.*
   3,713    223,708
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.5%
CMGI, Inc.*    11,180    33,540
Yahoo!, Inc.*    8,088    161,679
         
                195,219
         
 
Internet Content — 0.9%
BEA Systems, Inc.*    10,838    332,835
         
Internet Software — 0.1%
Exodus Communications,
Inc.*
   17,650    36,359
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.6%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    12,433    610,460
         
 
Media — 1.5%
Gemstar-TV Guide
International, Inc.*
   12,794    562,936
         
 
Medical Supplies — 0.9%
Biomet, Inc.    7,152    343,725
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 9.1%
Abgenix, Inc.*    2,424    109,080
Amgen, Inc.*    14,431    875,673
Biogen, Inc.*    5,420    294,631
Chiron Corp.*    7,882    401,982
Genzyme Corp.*    7,219    440,359
Idec Pharmaceuticals
Corp.*
   4,815    325,927
Immunex Corp.*    22,074    391,814
Medimmune, Inc.*    6,758    318,978
Millennium
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   7,084    252,049
         
                3,410,493
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 26.0%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    6,956    326,932
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc.*
   6,827    300,320
Check Point Software
Technologies Limited*
   6,800    343,876
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual OTC 100 – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    6,513    $        227,304
Compuware Corp.*    6,734    94,209
Electronic Arts, Inc.*    3,980    230,442
I2 Technologies, Inc.*    13,126    259,895
Intuit, Inc.*    7,801    311,962
Microsoft Corp.*    54,977    3,991,330
Novell, Inc.*    11,301    64,303
Oracle Corp.*    69,472    1,319,968
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    12,329    606,957
Rational Software Corp.*    5,902    165,551
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    15,668    734,829
Veritas Software Corp.*    12,056    802,086
         
                9,779,964
         
 
Retail — 2.1%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    11,521    345,630
Costco Wholesale Corp.*    7,035    288,998
Staples, Inc.*    9,097    145,461
         
                780,089
         
 
Retail – Internet — 0.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.*    7,079    100,168
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.4%
Level 3
Communications, Inc.*
   7,590    41,669
Metromedia Fiber
Network, Inc.*
   17,531    35,763
Worldcom, Inc.*    30,835    461,292
         
                538,724
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $55,850,563)
   37,505,107
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                                           
                                            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.9%
Cash Equivalents — 13.1%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $        293,464    293,464
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    87,872    87,872
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    192,908    192,908
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    446,628    446,628
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    91,674    91,674
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    236,454    236,454
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                           
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    $        205,035    $            205,035
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    2,084,666    2,084,666
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    87,872    87,872
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    175,745    175,745
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    585,811    585,811
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    439,362    439,362
              
                        4,927,491
              
Repurchase Agreement — 0.2%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)    58,643    58,643
              
U.S. Treasury Bills — 0.6%
U.S. Treasury Bill***
  3.420%    07/19/2001    30,000    29,946  
U.S. Treasury Bill***
  3.700%    07/19/2001    200,000    199,609  
              
  
                          229,555  
              
  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)            5,215,689  
              
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 113.5%
(Cost $61,066,252)****    42,720,796  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (13.5%)
    (5,065,104 )
              
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $37,655,692  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*
Non-income producing security.
**
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
***
This security is held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
****
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
American Depository Receipt.
(a)
Maturity value of $58,658. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.375%, maturity date of 04/20/2022, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $61,642.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $55,850,563) (Note 2)      $37,505,107  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      5,215,689  
     
  
                          Total Investments      42,720,796  
               Cash      10,784  
               Receivables from:     
                          Interest and dividends      2,422  
                          Variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)      4,750  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      2,546  
     
  
                                    Total assets      42,741,298  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:     
                          Investments purchased      127,787  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      4,927,491  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,026  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      4,330  
                                    Administration fees      13,946  
                                    Service fees      5,642  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      5,384  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      5,085,606  
     
  
               Net assets      $37,655,692  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $60,242,762  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (90,535 )
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts      (4,162,124 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts       (18,334,411 )
     
  
                         $37,655,692  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $10,499,966  
     
  
               Class L      $  5,997,130  
     
  
               Class Y      $      305,240  
     
  
               Class S      $20,853,356  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      2,204,820  
     
  
               Class L      1,256,378  
     
  
               Class Y      63,834  
     
  
               Class S      4,356,759  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            4.76  
     
  
               Class L      $            4.77  
     
  
               Class Y      $            4.78  
     
  
               Class S      $            4.79  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $168)      $        8,074  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $4,698)      27,030  
     
  
                          Total investment income      35,104  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      24,548  
               Custody fees      17,112  
               Audit and legal fees      1,536  
               Shareholder reporting fees      316  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      219  
     
  
          43,731  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      24,141  
                          Class L      14,284  
                          Class Y      555  
                          Class S      37,794  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      9,666  
     
  
                          Total expenses      130,171  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (5,440 )
                          Net expenses      124,731  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (89,627 )
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on:
                    Investment transactions      (2,117,159 )
                    Closed futures contracts      (274,593 )
     
  
                          Net realized loss      (2,391,752 )
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                    Investments      (5,095,357 )
                    Open futures contracts      51,966  
     
  
                          Net unrealized loss      (5,043,391 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (7,435,143 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(7,524,770 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 2000*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $      (89,627 )      $      (84,585 )
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and futures contracts      (2,391,752 )      (1,728,540 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                    futures contracts
     (5,043,391 )      (13,291,020 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (7,524,770 )       (15,104,145 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      7,428,287        6,192,523  
               Class L      4,496,405        3,321,161  
               Class Y      215,513        173,661  
               Class S      5,681,279        32,775,778  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      17,821,484        42,463,123  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      10,296,714        27,358,978  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      27,358,978        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $90,535 and
                    $908, respectively)
     $37,655,692        $27,358,978  
     
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      6.08        $    10.00        $      6.09        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.02 )***      (0.05 )***      (0.02 )***      (0.04 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.30 )      (3.87 )      (1.30 )      (3.87 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.32 )      (3.92 )      (1.32 )      (3.91 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      4.76        $      6.08        $      4.77        $      6.09  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@       (21.84)%  **       (39.10)%  **       (21.67)%  **       (39.10)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  10,500        $    4,411        $    5,997        $    2,360  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.14%  *      1.11%  *      0.89%  *      0.86%  *
         After expense waiver #      1.10%  *      N/A        0.85%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.89)%  *      (0.91)%  *      (0.64)%  *      (0.65)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      25%  **      30%  **      25%  **      30%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      6.10        $    10.00        $      6.10        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.01 )***      (0.03 )***      (0.01 )***      (0.02 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.31 )      (3.87 )      (1.30 )      (3.88 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.32 )      (3.90 )      (1.31 )      (3.90 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      4.78        $      6.10        $      4.79        $      6.10  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (21.64)%  **      (39.00)%  **      (21.48)%  **      (39.00)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $      305        $      121        $  20,853        $  20,466  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.74%  *      0.80%  *      0.64%  *      0.69%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.71%  *      N/A        0.61%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.50)%  *      (0.54)%  *      (0.39)%  *      (0.39)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      25%  **      30%  **      25%  **      30%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Focused Value Fund?
 
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital
Ÿ
invest in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 20 equity securities of small and mid-sized companies (companies with market capitalization, at the time of purchase, of $1 billion to $5 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
The Fund did very well. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 22.13%, far outpacing the 3.88% return of the Russell 2500 Index, a broadly based, unmanaged index of 2500 medium- and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
The Fund continued to benefit from investors’ ongoing shift to value stocks, as well as the renewed focus on fundamentals, risk, and the underlying valuation of individual companies. On the other hand, growth stocks continued to struggle, as the economy weakened further during the period and most growth companies were forced to slash their earnings estimates. The first quarter was especially damaging, resulting in a decline of approximately 12% for the S&P 500 Index and roughly twice that for the NASDAQ Composite Index. Meanwhile, the Fund gained 6.84% in the first quarter, compared with -8.67% for the benchmark. While some of that gain was due to the relative outperformance of the value sector, strong stock selection also helped. Cendant, Toys R Us, and AT&T all made positive contributions to performance, helping the Fund’s first-quarter return compared favorably with the -1.97% mark posted by the Russell 2500 Value Index.
 
While the environment for stocks was unfavorable during the first quarter, things were not as bad as they might have seemed on the basis of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ returns. Those indices are disproportionately influenced by the stocks with the largest capitalizations, which are given the highest weightings. That weighting methodology aided returns when the largest-capitalization stocks were performing well, as they did in 1998 and 1999. Since the fall of 2000, however, the former large-cap market leaders have underperformed, taking the capitalization-weighted indices down with them. If the S&P 500 stocks were equally weighted instead of capitalization-weighted, that Index’s first-quarter decline would have been roughly 3%. Because the Fund does not allocate positions according to market capitalization, our performance reflects more the performance of the median stock than the returns of the popular market averages.
 
What happened during the second quarter?
 
Measured in absolute terms, the second quarter was considerably better than the first, although we did not outperform our benchmark by nearly as much as in the previous quarter. The Fund gained 14.31%, compared with 13.74% for the Russell 2500 Index and 10.02% for the Russell 2500 Value Index. Other indices such as the S&P 500 also rebounded, spurred by bargain-hunting after the disastrous first quarter and aggressive easing by the Federal Reserve Board, which trimmed short-term interest rates six times in the first half of 2001.
 
At the end of June, the Fund held 23 stocks across a variety of industries. One of the holdings contributing most positively to performance during the quarter was retailer J.C. Penney, which benefited from investors’ increasing confidence that the new CEO, Allen Questrom, will be successful in turning around the company. Another holding that aided returns was Toys R Us, which showed strong earnings gains in an environment where most other companies were experiencing declining profitability. On balance, the stocks gaining ground more than offset slight declines in holdings such as Maytag and Citizens Communications.
 
Recent additions to the portfolio include XTO Energy, CenturyTel, and Guidant. XTO is a natural gas producer trading at a substantial discount to asset value. The company has substantial free cash flow and operates in a consolidating industry, which increases the likelihood of being bought out at some point. CenturyTel, a rural telecommunications provider, also has ample free cash flow as well as very
high profit margins in markets with significant barriers to entry. The company is using its cash to
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
acquire additional rural telephone systems, thereby increasing its market penetration and creating more opportunities for improving margins.
 
Another recent purchase was Guidant, a medical equipment company engaged in the development and manufacture of defibrillators, pacemakers, stents, and other devices used to treat heart-related ailments. Guidant is a rapidly growing leader in an industry with a limited number of competitors. While the stock was weak during the period, mostly as a result of a lull in the company’s product cycle, we look for Guidant’s significant research and development efforts to yield a strong product pipeline in the future.
 
Positions that we sold at a profit during the quarter, either because the stocks had reached their price objective or more undervalued alternatives were discovered, included Cooper Industries, Martin Marietta Materials, and Nova.
 
What is your outlook?
 
Investor preferences with respect to growth and value investments appear to run in multi-year trends. We believe that the current trend favoring value stocks is not anywhere near its conclusion, which should benefit the Fund. Lower interest rates as a result of aggressive Fed easing should be another positive influence. Lower rates reduce borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, which tends to stimulate economic growth and ultimately boost corporate profits. Although the economic climate is ever-changing, however, our philosophy of buying good companies inexpensively does not waiver. We are confident that this philosophy is a sound one for the long term.
 
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
AT&T Corp.
Cendant Corp.
Brunswick Corp.
Mattel, Inc.
Ford Motor Co.
Washington Mutual, Inc.
Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Citizens Communications Co.
Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.
Maytag Corp.
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Focused Value Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class S    22.13%    36.70%    24.53%
Class A    21.79%    35.99%    23.87%
Class Y    22.05%    36.61%    24.35%
Class L    21.98%    36.30%    24.11%

 
Russell
2500 Index
   3.88%    2.48%    3.39%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

       
Market Value

                                   
EQUITIES — 97.6%
 
Automotive & Parts — 9.6%
Ford Motor Co.    230,186    $  5,651,066
SPX Corp.*    38,000    4,756,840
         
                10,407,906
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 5.2%
Washington Mutual, Inc.    150,000    5,632,500
         
 
Commercial Services — 13.5%
Cendant Corp.*    310,000    6,045,000
Equifax, Inc.    130,000    4,768,400
Valassis Communications,
Inc.*
   105,000    3,759,000
         
                14,572,400
         
 
Communications — 5.1%
Citizens Communications Co.*    460,000    5,533,800
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 2.4%
Teradyne, Inc.*    80,000    2,648,000
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 2.6%
Ceridian Corp.*    144,000    2,760,480
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 5.2%
Electronic Data Systems Corp.    90,000    5,625,000
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 4.0%
Motorola, Inc.    260,000    4,305,600
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 5.5%
Brunswick Corp.    246,000    5,911,380
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings
& Appliances — 4.9%
Maytag Corp.    180,000    5,266,800
         
 
Medical Supplies — 3.2%
Guidant Corp.*    95,100    3,423,600
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.7%
Chiron Corp.*    100,000    5,100,000
         
 
Restaurants — 4.9%
Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc.*
   120,000    5,268,000
         
 
Retail — 11.8%
Office Depot, Inc.*    320,000    3,321,600
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.    194,500    5,127,020
Toys R Us, Inc.*    175,000    4,331,250
         
                12,779,870
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

       
Market Value

                                   
 
Telephone Utilities — 9.8%
AT&T Corp.                      275,000    $  6,050,000
CenturyTel, Inc.    150,000    4,545,000
         
                10,595,000
         
 
Toys, Games — 5.2%
Mattel, Inc.    300,000    5,676,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $88,051,276)
   105,506,336
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                                       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 24.5%
Cash Equivalents — 20.7%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $  1,064,020    1,064,020
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    399,008    399,008
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002     1,167,879    1,167,879
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    1,723,517    1,723,517
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    2,402,184    2,402,184
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    1,734,846    1,734,846
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    931,018    931,018
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    6,100,000    6,100,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    399,008    399,008
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    798,015    798,015
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    3,660,051    3,660,051
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    1,995,038    1,995,038
              
                        22,374,584
              
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                                 
Repurchase Agreement — 3.8%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
  
due 07/02/2001(a)    $4,048,634    $    4,048,634
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   26,423,218
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 122.1%     
(Cost $114,474,494)***    131,929,554
 
Other Assets/   
(Liabilities) — (22.1%)    (23,886,921)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $108,042,633
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Non-income producing security.
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
(a) 
Maturity value of $4,049,673. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 6.496%, maturity date of 10/25/2008, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,254,767.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $88,051,276) (Note 2)      $105,506,336
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      26,423,218
       
                                    Total Investments      131,929,554
               Receivables from:
                          Interest and dividends      31,132
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      47
       
                                    Total assets      131,960,733
       
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      1,464,300
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      22,374,584
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,150
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      60,977
                                    Administration fees      11,835
                                    Service fees      4,024
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      1,230
       
                                    Total liabilities      23,918,100
       
               Net assets      $108,042,633
       
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $  88,025,033
               Undistributed net investment income      153,144
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      2,409,396
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      17,455,060
       
                         $108,042,633
       
Net assets:
               Class A      $    8,964,411
       
               Class L      $  11,910,049
       
               Class Y      $    4,124,244
       
               Class S      $  83,043,929
       
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      700,407
       
               Class L      928,781
       
               Class Y      321,322
       
               Class S      6,459,570
       
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            12.80
       
               Class L      $            12.82
       
               Class Y      $            12.84
       
               Class S      $            12.86
       
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $      325,099  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $7,919)      190,915  
     
  
                          Total investment income      516,014  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      303,287  
               Custody fees      3,054  
               Audit and legal fees      2,271  
               Shareholder reporting fees      782  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      481  
     
  
                         309,875  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      7,364  
                          Class L      15,302  
                          Class Y      2,392  
                          Class S      30,282  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      5,505  
     
  
                          Total expenses      370,720  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (59 )
                          Net expenses      370,661  
     
  
                          Net investment income      145,353  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      2,028,958  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      14,517,626  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized gain      16,546,584  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $16,691,937  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 2000*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $        145,353      $      268,397  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      2,028,958      380,438  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      14,517,626      2,937,434  
     
  
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      16,691,937      3,586,269  
     
  
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -      (2,060 )
               Class L      -      (19,225 )
               Class Y      -      (2,151 )
               Class S      -      (237,170 )
     
  
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -      (260,606 )
     
  
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      7,524,523      705,012  
               Class L      4,773,672      5,135,894  
               Class Y      3,182,842      479,990  
               Class S      15,555,779      50,667,321  
     
  
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      31,036,816      56,988,217  
     
  
  
               Total increase in net assets      47,728,753      60,313,880  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      60,313,880      -  
     
  
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $153,144 and
                    $7,791, respectively)
     $108,042,633      $60,313,880  
     
  
  
 
* For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

                                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period      $      10.51        $      10.00        $      10.51        $      10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)      (0.01 )***      0.02  ***      0.01 ***      0.04  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      2.30        0.52        2.30        0.51  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      2.29        0.54        2.31        0.55  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.03 )      -        (0.04 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      12.80        $      10.51        $      12.82        $      10.51  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      21.79%  **      5.41%  **       21.98% **      5.48%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $      8,964        $        753        $    11,910        $      5,432  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.30%  *      1.31%  *      1.04% *      1.05%  *
         After expense waiver #      1.29%  *      N/A        1.04% *      N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets       (0.15)%  *       0.33%  *      0.13% *      0.59%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      20%  **      22%  **      20% **      22%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.52        $10.00        $  10.53        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.02  ***      0.05  ***      0.02 ***      0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      2.30        0.52        2.31        0.52  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      2.32        0.57        2.33        0.58  
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.05 )      -        (0.05 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  12.84        $10.52        $  12.86        $  10.53  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@       22.05%  **       5.66%  **       22.13% **      5.77%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  4,124        $  502        $83,044        $53,628  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.90%  *      0.91%  *      0.79% *      0.83%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.90%  *      N/A        0.79% *      N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.31%  *      0.75%  *      0.39% *      0.95%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      20%  **      22%  **      20% **      22%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund?
    
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term growth of capital and income
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller companies (companies with market capitalizations within the range of market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000 Index)
Ÿ 
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 3.72%, trailing the 6.77% return of the Russell 2000 Index, a broadly based, unmanaged index of 2000 medium- and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
Both the Fund and the Index benefited from the outperformance of the small-cap sector, a trend that continued from 2000. Large-cap stocks had become overpriced after outperforming small-caps for much of the 1990s. Furthermore, the economic slowdown and the resulting earnings deceleration of many growth companies prompted investors to emphasize value, which also helped the Fund. Unfortunately, the Fund’s emphasis on companies with stable earnings growth was a negative influence during the period. While that emphasis helped us to outperform our benchmark during 2000, the companies with the most solid earnings traded at relatively high valuations, a drawback during the first half of 2001.
 
Can you give examples of stocks you bought or sold during the period?
 
One example was National Processing, a company that provides software and back-office support for processing financial transactions on and off the Internet. The company operates in a fragmented industry in which there is no dominant player and offers services that are very scalable, meaning they are easily adaptable to clients of various sizes. Moreover, the company has virtually no debt and has consistently generated a 15% to 20% return on equity for a number of years. Another stock we bought was Community Health Systems, which owns approximately 50 hospitals in 20 states. In roughly 80% of the communities in which the company operates, it has the only general hospital in the area. These facilities are well run and generate a healthy cash flow. In the retail sector, we bought Dollar Tree Stores, a discount variety chain. Typically, most items in these stores sell for about one dollar, making the business relatively resistant to economic slowdowns. Trading around twenty times earnings when we bought the stock, Dollar Tree has historically delivered a 25% return on equity.
 
On the sell side, we disposed of Commerce Bancorp, a good regional bank in the Northeast whose stock hit our target price. Also reaching what we considered to be full valuation were Markel, a property/casualty insurer, and Techne, a manufacturer of proteins, antibodies, assay kits, and other supplies for clinical laboratories. On the other hand, we liquidated our holdings in EGL because of deteriorating fundamentals in the company’s international freight forwarding business. Meanwhile, we sold National Oil Well, a manufacturer of drilling rig components and subsystems for the energy industry, due to slackening demand for drill rigs that we thought might be the beginning of a cyclical trend.
 
Which stocks most helped or detracted from performance?
    
BJ’s Wholesale, a “warehouse club” selling everything from discount jewelry to food and automotive supplies, made a positive contribution to performance. The company enjoys strong fundamentals, a long track record of success, and relatively steady earnings growth. BJ’s stock trended up throughout most of the period, stalled for a while, and finished strongly. Another positive contributor was Crossman Communities, a homebuilder whose operations are concentrated in a number of fast-growing areas of the country. While homebuilders in general had a good first half of 2001 because of lower interest rates, Crossman also did well because of some innovative cost-containment techniques in its building processes. We should also mention Spartech, a manufacturer of plastic packaging and molded plastic products of various kinds. High prices for crude oil, a raw material of most plastic products, hurt the stock in the second half of 2000. However, energy prices began to ease in 2001, lowering costs for Spartech.
 
Detracting from performance was Micrel, a maker of analog semiconductors for the telecommunications industry. Although this stock was a short-term victim of the telecom meltdown, we believe in its long-term potential and maintained our position. Precision Drilling, a land driller operating in Canada and the U.S., declined due to the softening demand for drilling operations that we mentioned earlier. We reduced the Fund’s holdings but still had a small position at the end of the period. Inet Technologies makes software that manages voice and data communications over the telephone and the Internet. The stock plunged in the late winter because of sharply lower earnings estimates. Even in the face of lower earnings prospects, however, the company maintained its market share, and we still held this stock at the end of the period.
 
What is your outlook?
    
The first half of 2001 witnessed a tug of war between a slowing economy and decelerating earnings, on the one hand, and aggressive easing of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board. So far, the Fed’s actions have had minimal impact on the overall economy, although lower interest rates have helped to keep demand strong in the housing and auto industries. We must remember, however, that monetary policy takes time to work, and it was only in May of 2000 that the Fed stopped raising interest rates. Thus, it might be reasonable to look for some results of the Fed’s easing efforts toward the end of this year or the beginning of 2002. We will continue our search for the stocks of well-run companies with steady earnings growth and reasonable valuations. No matter what the economy is doing, there are always stocks that are priced inefficiently, and those are the ones we try to find.
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Roper Industries, Inc.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
White Mountains Insurance Group, Inc.
Eaton Vance Corp.
OM Group, Inc.
Webster Financial Corp.
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.
Microsoft Technology, Inc.
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
  Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund Class S and the Russell 2000 Index
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Total Return


GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

    
Year-To-Date
  
One Year
    
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
  
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    3.72%    9.04%

Russell
2000 Index
   6.77%    0.49%
         
   
Five Year
Average Annual
 
Since Inception
Average Annual
   
7/1/96 - 6/30/01
 
10/3/94 - 6/30/01
         
Class S   10.55%    11.73%

Russell
2000 Index
  9.59%    12.38%


 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund Class A, Class Y and the Russell 2000 Index
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Total Return

 

    
Year-To-Date
  
One Year
 
  
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
  
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class A    3.44%    8.48%
Class Y    3.73%    8.95%

 
Russell
2000 Index
   6.77%    0.49%
         
   
Since Inception
Average Annual
   
   
1/1/98 - 6/30/01
   
         
    1.66%    
    2.08%    

         
Russell
2000 Index
  5.93%    

 


 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund Class L and the Russell 2000 Index
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Total Return

    
Year-To-Date
  
One Year
 
  
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
  
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class L    3.59%    8.75%

 
Russell
2000 Index
   6.77%    0.49%
         
   
Since Inception
Average Annual
   
   
5/3/99 - 6/30/01
   
         
Class L   9.44%    

         
Russell
2000 Index
  9.54%    
 


 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                             
EQUITIES — 91.5%
 
Advertising — 1.3%
Penton Media, Inc.    462,100    $      8,086,750
         
 
Air Transportation — 2.1%
SkyWest, Inc.    463,400    12,975,200
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 0.0%
Monaco Coach Corp.*    100    3,320
Oshkosh Truck Corp.    100    4,425
         
                7,745
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 13.0%
Banknorth Group, Inc.    624,352    14,141,573
First Republic Bank*    420,200    10,294,900
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.    497,900    11,496,511
New York Community
Bancorp, Inc.
   690,550    25,999,208
Webster Financial Corp.    565,748    18,545,219
         
                80,477,411
         
 
Chemicals — 5.0%
OM Group, Inc.    354,900    19,963,125
Spartech Corp.    462,500    11,169,375
         
                31,132,500
         
 
Commercial Services — 4.7%
ABM Industries, Inc.    373,600    13,916,600
Advo, Inc.*    277,900    9,490,285
G&K Services, Inc. Cl. A    100    2,690
National Processing, Inc.*    203,900    5,709,200
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
Cl. A
   100    730
         
                29,119,505
         
 
Communications — 2.3%
CT Communications, Inc.    582,800    10,816,768
Inet Technologies, Inc.*    400,100    3,276,819
         
                14,093,587
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 13.0%
Cognex Corp.*    388,600    13,154,110
Keithley Instruments, Inc.    281,700    6,000,210
Lattice Semiconductor
Corp.*
   661,000    16,128,400
Micrel, Inc.*    373,800    12,335,400
Microchip Technology,
Inc.*
   496,000    16,988,000
Teleflex, Inc.    366,500    16,126,000
         
                80,732,120
         
 
Energy — 0.7%
Precision Drilling Corp.*    146,800    4,586,032
         
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Financial Services — 4.3%
Eaton Vance Corp.    581,800    $  20,246,640
W.P. Stewart & Co. Limited    266,200    6,521,900
         
                26,768,540
         
 
Healthcare — 1.9%
Community Health
Systems, Inc.*
   389,500    11,490,250
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings &
Appliances — 4.1%
KB HOME    100    3,017
La-Z-Boy, Inc.    752,600    13,923,100
Miller (Herman), Inc.    460,700    11,148,940
         
                25,075,057
         
 
Household Products — 0.7%
RPM, Inc.    495,900    4,562,280
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 1.7%
Carlisle Companies, Inc.    295,100    10,290,137
         
 
Insurance — 8.4%
Annuity and Life Re
(Holdings) Limited
   224,400    8,022,300
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.    676,500    16,574,250
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.*    75,100    1,357,057
StanCorp Financial
Group, Inc.
   101,900    4,829,041
State Auto Financial Corp.    100    1,639
White Mountains
Insurance Group, Inc.
   56,000    21,070,000
         
                51,854,287
         
 
Lodging — 0.0%
Orient-Express Hotels Limited*    100    2,205
         
 
Machinery & Components — 6.9%
Briggs & Stratton Corp.    100    4,210
Hardinge, Inc.    443,750    6,425,500
Helix Technology Corp.    324,300    9,884,664
Roper Industries, Inc.    634,900    26,507,075
         
                42,821,449
         
Medical Supplies — 4.9%
Biomet, Inc.    213,500    10,260,810
Coherent, Inc.*    334,700    12,106,099
Invacare Corp.    211,800    8,181,834
         
                30,548,743
         
 
Miscellaneous — 2.0%
Crossmann
Communities, Inc.
   313,100    12,426,939
         
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                             
Prepackaged Software — 1.8%
Symantec Corp.*    256,100    $    11,189,009
         
 
Real Estate — 1.6%
Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust    776,800    9,710,000
         
 
Retail — 5.3%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    333,900    17,783,514
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.*    527,800    14,693,952
         
                32,477,466
         
 
Transportation — 5.8%
C.H. Robinson
Worldwide, Inc.
   530,400    14,792,856
Expeditors International
of Washington, Inc.
   143,100    8,585,857
M.S. Carriers, Inc.*    409,700    12,581,887
         
                35,960,600
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $464,243,496)
   566,387,812
 
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.1%
Cash Equivalents — 1.9%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $      476,863    476,863
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    207,708    207,708
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    692,360    692,360
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    164,831    164,831
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    346,180    346,180
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    346,180    346,180
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    484,652    484,652
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    5,382,184    5,382,184
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    207,708    207,708
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    415,416    415,416
Provident Institutional Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    1,384,719    1,384,719
Royal Bank of Canada Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    1,538,539    1,538,539
              
                        11,647,340
              
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                             
Repurchase Agreement — 8.2%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   $50,563,268    $    50,563,268
         
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   62,210,608  
    
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.6%
(Cost $526,454,104)***
   628,598,420  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (1.6%)
   (9,769,915 )
    
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $618,828,505  
    
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
**
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
(a)
Maturity value of $50,576,245. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 6.500%, maturity dates of 02/16/2031-05/15/2031, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $53,091,544.
 
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $464,243,496) (Note 2)      $566,387,812
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      62,210,608
     
                          Total Investments      628,598,420
               Cash      5,040,646
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      8,210,441
                          Interest and dividends      196,757
     
                                    Total assets      642,046,264
     
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      11,197,185
                          Fund shares repurchased      1,457
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      11,647,340
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,783
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      284,069
                                    Administration fees      50,330
                                    Service fees      3,765
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      29,830
     
                                    Total liabilities      23,217,759
     
               Net assets      $618,828,505
     
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $500,651,453
               Undistributed net investment income      1,737,918
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      14,294,818
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      102,144,316
     
       $618,828,505
     
Net assets:
               Class A      $    7,647,513
     
               Class L      $  36,432,183
     
               Class Y      $    7,860,442
     
               Class S      $566,888,367
     
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      553,227
     
               Class L      2,628,504
     
               Class Y      566,021
     
               Class S      40,691,931
     
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            13.82
     
               Class L      $            13.86
     
               Class Y      $            13.89
     
               Class S      $            13.93
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $  2,860,872  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $13,931)      691,462  
     
  
                                    Total investment income      3,552,334  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      1,704,317  
               Custody fees      28,466  
               Audit and legal fees      13,774  
               Shareholder reporting fees      5,969  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,411  
     
  
       1,756,937  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      8,970  
                          Class L      49,184  
                          Class Y      6,282  
                          Class S      230,734  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      6,704  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      2,058,811  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      1,493,523  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      21,254,571  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (2,176,959 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      19,077,612  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $20,571,135  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    1,493,523        $    4,006,045  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      21,254,571        60,193,996  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (2,176,959 )      15,645,751  
     
       
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      20,571,135        79,845,792  
     
       
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (21,005 )
               Class L      -        (130,228 )
               Class Y      -        (46,246 )
               Class S      -        (3,771,853 )
     
       
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (3,969,332 )
     
       
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (439,592 )
               Class L      -        (2,537,896 )
               Class Y      -        (832,437 )
               Class S      -        (66,866,095 )
     
       
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (70,676,020 )
     
       
  
               In excess of net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (42,992 )
               Class L      -        (248,207 )
               Class Y      -        (81,413 )
               Class S      -        (6,539,536 )
     
       
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (6,912,148 )
     
       
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      3,230,571        4,023,642  
               Class L      11,879,480        22,486,011  
               Class Y      139,744        3,834,490  
               Class S      (31,389,244 )      (60,721,635 )
     
       
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (16,139,449 )      (30,377,492 )
     
       
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      4,431,686        (32,089,200 )
     
       
  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      614,396,819        646,486,019  
     
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,737,918
                    and $244,395, respectively)
     $618,828,505        $614,396,819  
     
       
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.36        $  13.56        $14.07        $17.48  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.00 +***      0.01  ***      0.07  ***      0.03  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.46        1.82        (0.13 )      (1.78 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.46        1.83        (0.06 )      (1.75 )
       
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.08 )      (0.09 )      (0.12 )
    From net realized gains      -        (1.78 )      (0.36 )      (1.54 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.17 )      -        -  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (2.03 )      (0.45 )      (1.66 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  13.82        $  13.36        $13.56        $14.07  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      3.44% **      13.68%        (0.36)%        (9.58)%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  7,648        $  4,093        $  262        $  174  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.19% *      1.19%        1.22%        1.30%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.01% *      0.07%        0.49%        0.19%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      43% **      61%        34%        31%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/29/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99++

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.38        $  13.55        $13.66  
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.02 ***      0.05  ***      0.08  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.46        1.82        0.32  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.48        1.87        0.40  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.09 )      (0.15 )
    From net realized gains      -        (1.78 )      (0.36 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.17 )      -  
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (2.04 )      (0.51 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  13.86        $  13.38        $13.55  
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      3.59% **      13.97%        2.97%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $36,432        $22,795        $1,634  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.93% *      0.94%         0.94%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.28% *      0.34%        0.83%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      43% **      61%        34%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
Net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
++ 
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total Return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class Y
     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $    13.39      $    13.56      $    14.06      $    17.51  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:            
    Net investment income    0.03 ***    0.08  ***    0.12  ***    0.11  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    0.47      1.79      (0.11 )    (1.81 )
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    0.50      1.87      0.01      (1.70 )
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:            
    From net investment income    -      (0.09 )    (0.15 )    (0.21 )
    From net realized gains    -      (1.78 )    (0.36 )    (1.54 )
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.17 )    -      -  
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (2.04 )    (0.51 )    (1.75 )
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $    13.89      $    13.39      $    13.56      $    14.06  
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@    3.73% **    14.02%      0.13%      (9.25)%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:            
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $    7,860      $    7,444      $    3,990      $      568  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets    0.78% *    0.78%      0.80%      0.85%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    0.42% *    0.54%      0.86%      0.67%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    43% **    61%      34%      31%  
 
     Class S (1)
     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98

   Year ended
12/31/97

   Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period    $    13.43      $    13.58      $    14.06      $    16.61      $    13.43      $    11.44  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
    Net investment income    0.03 ***    0.10  ***    0.14  ***    0.13      0.13      0.31  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    0.47      1.80      (0.11 )    (1.67 )    4.73      2.29  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    0.50      1.90      0.03      (1.54 )    4.86      2.60  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                  
    From net investment income    -      (0.10 )    (0.15 )    (0.13 )    (0.14 )    (0.30 )
    From net realized gains    -      (1.78 )    (0.36 )    (0.88 )    (1.54 )    (0.31 )
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.17 )    -      -      -      -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (2.05 )    (0.51 )    (1.01 )    (1.68 )    (0.61 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $    13.93      $    13.43      $    13.58      $    14.06      $    16.61      $    13.43  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    3.72% **    14.19%      0.25%      (9.02)%      36.36%      22.82%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                  
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $566,888      $580,065      $640,600      $682,578      $690,378      $456,935  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                  
             Before expense waiver    0.68% *    0.68%      0.67%      0.64%      0.65%      0.65%  
             After expense waiver #    N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      0.64%      0.61%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    0.53% *    0.68%      1.03%      0.86%      0.89%      2.40%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    43% **    61%      34%      31%      31%      28%  
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1) 
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total Return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term capital growth
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities having capitalizations in the range of companies included in the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index
Ÿ 
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
The Fund’s performance reflected the deteriorating environment for growth stocks. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -17.62%, well behind the 3.88% return of the Russell 2500 Index, a broadly based, unmanaged index of 2500 medium- and small-capitalization common stocks. However, the Fund was more in line with the -12.96% return of the Russell Mid Cap Growth Index, which tracks the performance of mid-cap growth stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
Small- and medium-capitalization growth stocks experienced sharp declines in the first quarter, as what began in the fall of 2000 as a sharp inventory correction in technology and telecommunications companies broadened out to include virtually all sectors. The Federal Reserve Board managed to stem the tide by aggressively cutting short-term interest rates in January, which sparked a rally for most of that month. However, negative news on earnings eventually overwhelmed the favorable influence of lower interest rates, leading to steep declines in the popular market averages in February and March.
 
Stock selection in the technology and heavy industry sectors were particularly damaging to relative performance, as our holdings in the wireless and CLEC (competitive local exchange carriers) groups declined substantially. Our industrial holdings detracted from performance since we did not own the most cyclical stocks, which rallied despite reporting disappointing earnings.
 
We began the period with a barbell approach divided roughly equally between stable growers and aggressive growers. As the quarter progressed, we migrated to a greater emphasis on stable growers both across and within sectors. For example, our technology weighting, which had been approximately 27% in the third quarter of 2000, fell to just over 18% at the end of March 2001. Within technology, we focused on the more stable subsectors, such as software and services, and reduced exposure to the more cyclical telecommunications equipment and semiconductor groups. Sectors where we increased weightings included health care, finance, utilities, consumer staples, and aerospace. In healthcare, one of the Fund’s largest sectors, we reduced biotechnology holdings in favor of specialty pharmaceuticals, life science technology, drug distribution, hospitals, and healthcare services.
 
What happened in the second quarter?
 
Small- and mid-cap growth stocks rebounded in the second quarter. An increasing sense that stocks might have reached a bottom, coupled with continued aggressive easing by the Fed, produced a powerful rally in April. During the latter part of the quarter, the rally faded, as mixed economic data and more earnings disappointments weighed on the market. The Fund turned in a gain of 9.7% for the quarter, compared with 13.7% for the benchmark. Within the benchmark, every sector except for energy posted a positive return, with healthcare and technology enjoying the strongest performance.
 
Our underperformance versus the Russell Index was again attributable primarily to stock selection, especially in the healthcare, technology, and energy sectors. In healthcare, our absolute performance was excellent, but the Fund’s relative returns suffered because of several strong stocks we did not own. In technology, Exodus Communications detracted from performance compared with the benchmark. In late June the company issued an earnings warning, causing its stock to plummet. Meanwhile, several of our oil and natural gas drillers underperformed due to concerns about potential weakening of natural gas prices over the near term.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Although we did some selective buying of more aggressive growers, we maintained our emphasis on stable growth. We increased the Fund’s technology weighting from approximately 19% at the end of the first quarter to roughly 25% on June 30. Most of our buying was in storage and semiconductor capital equipment, two industries that we think should be some of the first to benefit when technology spending begins to rebound.
 
What is your outlook?
 
Over the near term, we look for continued volatility in stocks and expect that we will get some good opportunities to add to our aggressive growth positions during the second half of 2001. Over the longer term, we are positive on the stock market and the economy, especially in light of the six cuts in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. However, we are looking for evidence of a pickup in orders and progress in working off excess inventories before committing more wholeheartedly to the aggressive growth side of the portfolio. We are beginning to see some encouraging signs already and expect to gradually pare back our defensive positions as things improve.
 
We regret that the Fund has encountered such a difficult environment over the past year or so. However, we are cognizant that no investment style works in every market and remain confident in our research, which shows that stocks with superior fundamental characteristics—particularly upward earnings-estimate revisions—tend to outperform the market over the long term.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Lincare Holdings, Inc.
Precision Castparts Corp.
Fiserv, Inc.
Qlogic Corp.
BMC Software, Inc.
Express Scripts, Inc. Cl. A
Lamar Advertising Co.
Western Wireless Corp. Cl. A
Concord EFS, Inc.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/01
 
Class S    -17.62%    -27.23%    3.03%
Class A    -17.75%    -27.56%    2.62%
Class Y    -17.70%    -27.36%    2.98%
Class L    -17.75%    -27.42%    2.85%

 
Russell 2500
Index
   3.88%    2.48%    12.70%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
EQUITIES — 94.5%
 
Advertising — 1.8%
Lamar Advertising Co.*    67,700    $      2,978,800
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%
Embraer-Empresa
Brasileira de
Aeronautica SA
Sponsored†
   28,400    1,109,020
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 3.6%
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   18,500    1,223,775
Time Warner Telecom,
Inc. Cl. A*
   35,200    1,179,904
USA Networks, Inc.*    74,600    2,102,974
Westwood One, Inc.*    39,700    1,462,945
         
                5,969,598
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.7%
Cabot Microelectronics
Corp.*
   19,400    1,202,800
         
 
Commercial Services — 10.1%
Allied Waste Industries,
Inc.*
   89,000    1,662,520
Apollo Group, Inc. Cl. A*    54,250    2,302,912
Concord EFS, Inc.*    56,450    2,935,964
Flour Corp.    29,900    1,349,985
PerkinElmer, Inc.    70,900    1,951,877
Quanta Services, Inc.*    71,000    1,564,840
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.*    33,400    2,499,990
Quintiles Transnational
Corp.*
   52,500    1,325,625
Service Corp.
International*
   215,400    1,369,944
         
                16,963,657
         
 
Communications — 7.2%
ADC Telecommunications,
Inc.*
   182,400    1,203,840
Andrew Corp.*    48,800    900,360
L-3 Communications
Holdings, Inc.*
   14,130    1,078,119
McDATA Corp. Cl. B*    71,600    1,563,744
McLeodUSA, Inc.*    283,300    1,300,347
Openwave Systems, Inc.*    72,400    2,512,280
Polycom, Inc.*    88,300    2,038,847
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    32,900    1,335,740
Viasat, Inc.*    3,000    71,640
         
                 12,004,917
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 0.8%
Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.*
   21,200    $          394,956
Synopsys, Inc.*    20,400    987,156
         
                1,382,112
         
 
Computers & Information — 3.5%
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    17,900    1,031,398
Extreme Networks*    63,700    1,879,150
International Game
Technology*
   33,500    2,102,125
Symbol Technologies, Inc.    38,150    846,930
         
                5,859,603
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 3.7%
Fiserv, Inc.*    49,000    3,135,020
Homestore.com, Inc.*    45,600    1,594,176
SEI Investments Co.    29,300    1,388,820
         
                6,118,016
         
 
Electric Utilities — 2.8%
Allegheny Energy, Inc.    22,611    1,090,981
Mirant Corp.*    60,900    2,094,960
Orion Power Holdings, Inc.*    43,000    1,023,830
Reliant Resources, Inc.*    20,600    508,820
         
                4,718,591
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 9.7%
Celestica, Inc.*    57,000    2,935,500
Fairchild Semiconductor
International Cl. A*
   22,600    519,800
Finisar Corp.*    90,800    1,696,144
Flextronics International
Limited*
   30,900    806,799
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    27,800    1,625,466
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Cl. B*
   74,000    710,400
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    28,900    1,641,231
Nvidia Corp.*    17,000    1,576,750
Qlogic Corp.*    47,400    3,054,930
SCI Systems, Inc.*    63,700    1,624,350
         
                 16,191,370
         
 
Energy — 4.8%
BJ Services Co.*    52,700            1,495,626
Ensco International, Inc.    38,300    896,220
Global Marine, Inc.*    53,100    989,253
Hanover Compressor Co.*    36,000    1,191,240
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    18,000    904,500
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
Nabors Industries, Inc.*    24,700    $          918,840
Santa Fe International
Corp.
   40,900    1,186,100
Tidewater, Inc.    10,200    384,540
         
                7,966,319
         
 
Financial Services — 1.6%
Instinet Group, Inc.*    73,100    1,362,584
USA Education, Inc.    19,100    1,394,300
         
                2,756,884
         
 
Healthcare — 7.7%
Caremark Rx, Inc.*    113,000    1,858,850
Express Scripts, Inc. Cl. A*    54,400    2,993,632
Health Management
Associates Cl. A*
   102,800    2,162,912
Lincare Holdings, Inc.*    118,600    3,559,186
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*    46,700    2,409,253
         
                 12,983,833
         
 
Insurance — 2.6%
Everest Re Group Limited    36,000    2,692,800
MGIC Investment Corp.    22,500    1,634,400
         
                4,327,200
         
 
Internet Software — 0.4%
Exodus Communications,
Inc.*
   353,500    728,210
         
 
Lodging — 0.8%
MGM Grand, Inc.*    47,400    1,420,104
         
 
Machinery & Components — 0.9%
Lam Research Corp.*    50,300     1,491,395
         
 
Media — 0.6%
Cablevision Systems Corp.-
Rainbow Media Group*
   37,650    971,370
         
Medical Supplies — 3.7%
Allergan, Inc.    15,800            1,350,900
Mettler-Toledo
International, Inc.*
   35,700    1,544,025
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*    29,500    1,770,000
Stryker Corp.    27,500    1,508,375
         
                6,173,300
         
 
Metals & Mining — 2.9%
Precision Castparts Corp.    88,000    3,292,960
The Shaw Group, Inc.*    38,400    1,539,840
         
                4,832,800
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.0%
Biovail Corp.*    63,000    $      2,740,500
Forest Laboratories,
Inc. Cl. A*
   24,500    1,739,500
Genzyme Corp.*    42,100    2,568,100
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.    34,600    1,336,252
         
                8,384,352
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 9.3%
BMC Software, Inc.*    134,900    3,040,646
Electronic Arts, Inc.*    63,000    3,647,700
Internet Security
Systems, Inc.*
   34,000    1,651,040
Peregrine Systems, Inc.*    87,100    2,525,900
Rational Software Corp.*    75,200    2,109,360
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.*    88,200    2,646,882
         
                15,621,528
         
 
Retail — 3.8%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    85,900    2,577,000
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    32,700    1,741,602
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.    75,800    1,998,088
         
                6,316,690
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 3.0%
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. Cl. A*    110,888    2,147,901
Western Wireless Corp.
Cl. A*
   68,700    2,954,100
         
                5,102,001
         
 
Tobacco — 1.2%
RJ Reynolds Tobacco
Holdings, Inc.
   35,900    1,960,140
         
Transportation — 1.6%
Canadian Pacific Limited    69,800    2,704,750
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $169,619,223)
    158,239,360
         
 
    
   Principal
Amount

  
                                
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 33.2%
Cash Equivalents — 27.6%
AT&T**
  3.980%    07/19/2001    $2,294,898    2,294,898
Banc One Bank Note**
  4.060%    07/02/2001    825,734    825,734
First Union II**
  4.000%    03/12/2002    7,120,109    7,120,109
Fleet National Bank Note**
  4.210%    10/31/2001    1,479,200    1,479,200
GMAC Bank Note**
  4.110%    03/08/2002    2,995,990    2,995,990
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:     
               Investments, at value (cost $169,619,223) (Note 2)      $158,239,360  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      55,709,102  
     
  
                                    Total Investments      213,948,462  
               Receivables from:     
                          Investments sold      1,855,350  
                          Interest and dividends      104,354  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      637  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      1,922  
     
  
                                    Total assets      215,910,725  
     
  
Liabilities:     
               Payables for:     
                          Investments purchased      1,899,146  
                          Fund shares repurchased      17,091  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      46,303,543  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,251  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):     
                                    Investment management fees      93,190  
                                    Administration fees      22,582  
                                    Service fees      16,958  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      30,976  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      48,385,737  
     
  
               Net assets      $167,524,988  
     
  
Net assets consist of:     
               Paid-in capital      $232,969,559  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (447,993 )
               Distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments      (53,616,715 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (11,379,863 )
     
  
                         $167,524,988  
     
  
Net assets:     
               Class A      $  29,650,649  
     
  
               Class L      $  28,905,007  
     
  
               Class Y      $  13,416,261  
     
  
               Class S      $  95,553,071  
     
  
Shares outstanding:     
               Class A      3,093,398  
     
  
               Class L      2,997,162  
     
  
               Class Y      1,387,622  
     
  
               Class S      9,869,444  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:     
               Class A      $              9.59  
     
  
               Class L      $              9.64  
     
  
               Class Y      $              9.67  
     
  
               Class S      $              9.68  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $2,842)      $      200,492  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $53,204)      167,855  
     
  
                                    Total investment income      368,347  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      624,764  
               Custody fees      37,308  
               Audit and legal fees      5,513  
               Shareholder reporting fees      1,990  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,632  
     
  
                         671,207  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      40,955  
                          Class L      41,205  
                          Class Y      20,222  
                          Class S      43,482  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      33,297  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      850,368  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (35,287 )
                                    Net expenses      815,081  
     
  
                                    Net investment loss      (446,734 )
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (42,582,258 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      693,316  
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (41,888,942 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(42,335,676 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $      (446,734 )      $      (906,855 )
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions      (42,582,258 )      5,301,868  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      693,316        (35,037,188 )
       
       
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (42,335,676 )      (30,642,175 )
       
       
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (1,028,027 )
               Class L      -        (1,254,478 )
               Class Y      -        (2,305,181 )
               Class S      -        (5,621,075 )
       
       
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (10,208,761 )
       
       
  
               In excess of net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (1,019,980 )
               Class L      -        (1,244,660 )
               Class Y      -        (2,287,140 )
               Class S      -        (5,577,081 )
       
       
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (10,128,861 )
       
       
  
               Tax return of capital:
               Class A      -        (14,595 )
               Class L      -        (17,811 )
               Class Y      -        (32,728 )
               Class S      -        (79,805 )
       
       
  
                          Total tax return of capital      -        (144,939 )
       
       
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      9,374,125        30,235,241  
               Class L      6,678,809        28,525,570  
               Class Y      (23,098,944 )      16,509,840  
               Class S      (3,679,740 )      88,885,337  
       
       
  
                          Increase (decrease) in net assets from net fund share transactions      (10,725,750 )      164,155,988  
       
       
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      (53,061,426 )      113,031,252  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      220,586,414        107,555,162  
       
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $447,993 and
                    $1,259, respectively)
     $167,524,988        $220,586,414  
       
       
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class A
   Class L
     Six months
ended 6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year
ended
12/31/00

   Period
ended
12/31/99†

   Six months
ended 6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year
ended
12/31/00

   Period
ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $    11.66      $    13.90      $      10.00      $    11.72      $    13.93      $      10.00  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss    (0.04 )***    (0.13 )***    (0.07 )***    (0.03 )***    (0.09 )***    (0.05 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (2.03 )    (0.84 )    3.97      (2.05 )    (0.85 )    3.98  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    (2.07 )    (0.97 )    3.90      (2.08 )    (0.94 )    3.93  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net realized gains    -      (0.63 )    -      -      (0.63 )    -  
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.63 )    -      -      (0.63 )    -  
    Tax return of capital    -      (0.01 )    -      -      (0.01 )    -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (1.27 )    -      -      (1.27 )    -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $      9.59      $    11.66      $      13.90      $      9.64      $    11.72      $      13.93  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@     (17.75)%  **      (7.49)%         39.00%  **     (17.75)%  **      (7.26)%         39.30%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $  29,651      $  25,239      $        682      $  28,905      $  27,061      $      4,642  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.31%  *    1.33%      1.36%  *    1.06%  *    1.08%      1.12%  *
         After expense waiver #    1.27%  *    1.28%      N/A      1.02%  *    1.03%      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets    (0.84)%  *     (0.91)%       (0.86)%  *    (0.59)%  *    (0.65)%       (0.63)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    81%  **    153%      127%  **    81%  **    153%      127%  **
 
     Class Y
   Class S
     Six months
ended 6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year
ended
12/31/00

   Period
ended
12/31/99†

   Six months
ended 6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year
ended
12/31/00

   Period
ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $    11.75      $    13.94      $      10.00      $    11.75      $    13.94      $      10.00  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss    (0.03 )***    (0.07 )***    (0.04 )***    (0.02 )***    (0.06 )***    (0.02 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (2.05 )    (0.85 )    3.98      (2.05 )    (0.86 )    3.96  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    (2.08 )    (0.92 )    3.94      (2.07 )    (0.92 )    3.94  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net realized gains    -      (0.63 )    -      -      (0.63 )    -  
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.63 )    -      -      (0.63 )    -  
    Tax return of capital    -      (0.01 )    -      -      (0.01 )    -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (1.27 )    -      -      (1.27 )    -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $      9.67      $    11.75      $      13.94      $      9.68      $    11.75      $      13.94  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@     (17.70)%  **    (7.11)%      39.40%  **     (17.62)%  **    (7.11)%      39.40%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $  13,416      $  48,079      $    41,952      $  95,553      $120,207      $    60,279  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    0.91%  *    0.92%      0.98%  *    0.84%  *    0.85%      0.89%  *
         After expense waiver #    0.87%  *    0.88%      N/A      0.80%  *    0.81%      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets    (0.50)%  *    (0.50)%      (0.48)%  *    (0.39)%  *    (0.43)%       (0.32)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    81%  **    153%      127%  **    81%  **    153%      127%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000 and the period ended June 30, 2001.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Mid-Cap Growth Equity II Fund?
 
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ  
achieve long-term growth of capital
Ÿ  
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of mid-sized companies (companies with market capitalization, in the range of companies included in the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index)
Ÿ  
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ  
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
– offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
Against the backdrop of an extremely challenging environment for growth stocks, the Fund performed about in line with its benchmark. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -0.38%, slightly trailing the 0.97% return of the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 400 medium-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors affected the Fund’s return in the first quarter?
 
Like most growth-oriented funds, we had a rocky first quarter, as the slowdown that began last fall broadened and deepened to include virtually every sector of the economy. Aggressive action on the part of the Federal Reserve Board to lower interest rates kept the market afloat during January, but a spate of discouraging news on the economy and corporate earnings sent the markets tumbling in February and March. The Fund lost approximately 13% in the first quarter, certainly disappointing in absolute terms but very respectable compared with our benchmark. Although our results trailed the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index, which has more of a value bias than the Fund does, we finished the quarter well ahead of the -25.09% return posted by the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which reflects the activity of mid-cap growth stocks.
 
One factor that helped our performance was an underweighting in technology, a position we have taken for the past several years. However, we increased our technology exposure as the quarter progressed and values came down to what we considered to be attractive levels. At the level of individual holdings, performance was aided by semiconductor capital equipment maker Kla-Tencor, some of which we sold after it rebounded nicely during the spring rally. Another holding making a positive contribution to performance was video game maker Electronic Arts, which had some strong offerings about to hit the shelves, including several games based on the ubiquitous Harry Potter books. BJ’s Wholesale Club, a warehouse club selling a wide variety of discount merchandise, also helped our returns. The company continued to post relatively steady earnings growth and benefited from consumers’ increasing desire to conserve disposable income.
 
The Fund’s worst detractors for the quarter included e-commerce software and security holdings NetIQ and Internet Security Systems, along with Waters Corp., a maker of biotechnology research tools and one of our top performers in 2000.
 
Some of our key purchases were technology stocks, including KPMG Consulting, a systems integration firm, and VeriSign, a provider of Internet security software and domain registration. In addition to KLA-Tencor, important sales included industrial stock Pentair, which posted disappointing earnings, healthcare services stock Lincare Holdings, and NOVA, a credit card processor that had trouble integrating a large acquisition.
 
What about the second quarter?
 
Growth stocks rebounded sharply in the second quarter, as bargain-hunting and continued easing by the Fed propelled share prices higher. Small- and mid-cap stocks outperformed large-caps, while growth took over the lead from value. The Fund gained 14.68% for the quarter, compared with 13.15% for the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index and 16.18% for the Russell Mid Cap Growth Index. Counting the Fed’s three reductions in interest rates during the quarter, there were a total of six rate cuts that left short-term interest rates 275 basis points lower than they were at the beginning of the year. As the quarter progressed, however, the rally’s momentum waned because of ongoing profit warnings and mixed economic data. We took advantage of the rally by scaling back our technology weighting and raising our exposure to the healthcare and business services sectors, which we think have better growth potential over the next few years.
 
The Fund’s top sectors included technology, led by semiconductors and components, healthcare, and business services. Lagging sectors featured energy, basic materials, and industrials. Energy-related stocks had to contend with a sudden bulge in oil and natural gas inventories near the end of the quarter, which caused a decline in prices for those commodities.
 
Top contributors included Gilead Sciences (biotechnology), Concord EFS (computer services), VeriSign, Kla-Tencor, and TMP Worldwide, which operates the online job clearinghouse Monster.com. One of our worst detractors, Web-hosting provider Exodus Communications, issued an earnings warning late in the quarter that sank the stock. Other detractors included Waters Corporation, BJ Services (energy services), Diamond Offshore Drilling (oil and gas drilling), and McLeodUSA, a competitive local exchange carrier.
 
One of our top purchases during the second quarter was Sabre Holdings, which provides airline reservation processing and, through significant ownership of Travelocity.com, online travel services. Another key purchase was WellPoint Health Networks, a California-based managed care provider. In the business services sector, we bought SunGard Data Systems, a provider of integrated information technology solutions and “eProcessing” for financial transactions, and Concord EFS, which offers electronic transaction authorization, processing, settlement, and funds transfer services. Top sales included Saint Jude Medical (cardiac devices), Martin Marietta Materials (construction materials), and off-price retailer TJX Companies.
 
What is your outlook?
 
The consumer remains the key to the economy since capital spending, especially in technology and telecommunications, has dried up for the present. The Fed certainly has indicated its willingness to try to encourage consumers to keep spending, and we feel that there could be one or even two more rate cuts during the second half of 2001. Whether the Fed’s actions will be enough to get the economy back on track remains to be seen, however. A silver lining in the difficulties of the past 16 months is that mid-cap stocks have outperformed the rest of the market, aided by stronger earnings growth and favorable valuations. We may well be early in a multi-year cycle of mid-cap outperformance. If so, it will surely help our bottom-up efforts to identify high-growth opportunities in the mid-cap sector.
 
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth
Equity II Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Reserve Government Portfolio
Concord EFS, Inc.
AmeriSource Health Corp. Cl. A
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Cl. A
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Cl. A
Western Wireless Corp. Cl. A
Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Robert Half International, Inc.
Omnicare, Inc.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index
 
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01 - 6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00 - 6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
6/1/00 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -0.38%    1.26%    4.32%
Class A    -0.67%    0.68%    3.77%
Class Y    -0.48%    1.16%    4.23%
Class L    -0.57%    0.97%    4.05%

 
S&P Mid Cap
400 Index
   0.97%    8.87%    9.63%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
EQUITIES — 91.6%
 
Advertising — 2.5%
Catalina Marketing Corp.*    54,300    $      1,656,693
Lamar Advertising Co.*    55,500    2,442,000
TMP Worldwide, Inc.*    25,200    1,489,572
         
                5,588,265
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 2.7%
Capital One Financial
Corp.
   23,500    1,410,000
Heller Financial, Inc.    61,300    2,452,000
North Fork Bancorp.    56,600    1,754,600
Silicon Valley Bancshares*    18,000    396,000
         
                6,012,600
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.5%
Adelphia Communications
Corp. Cl. A*
   33,000    1,353,000
Charter Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   82,000    1,914,700
COX Radio, Inc. Cl. A*    58,000    1,615,300
Entercom
Communications Corp.*
   13,000    696,930
         
                5,579,930
         
 
Chemicals — 0.2%
Monsanto Co.    9,900    366,300
         
 
Commercial Services — 8.1%
Concord EFS, Inc.*    101,800    5,294,618
Equifax, Inc.    12,000    440,160
Iron Mountain, Inc.*    36,000    1,614,240
KPMG Consulting, Inc.*    100,000    1,535,000
Manpower, Inc.    73,000    2,182,700
Republic Services, Inc.*    135,000    2,679,750
Robert Half
International, Inc.*
   125,700    3,128,673
Viad Corp.    48,000    1,267,200
         
                18,142,341
         
 
Communications — 3.2%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc.*    102,000    1,528,980
Crown Castle
International Corp.*
   74,000    1,213,600
L-3 Communications
Holdings, Inc.*
   20,300    1,548,890
McDATA Corp. Cl. A*    16,000    280,800
McLeodUSA, Inc.*    33,000    151,470
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Oni Systems Corp.*    20,100    $          560,790
Rogers Communications,
Inc. Cl. B
   83,700    1,268,055
Sonus Networks, Inc.*    28,800    672,768
         
                7,225,353
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 2.5%
Ceridian Corp.*    66,000    1,265,220
Mercury Interactive Corp.*    27,300    1,635,270
RealNetworks, Inc.*    49,300    579,275
VeriSign, Inc.*    35,000    2,100,350
         
                5,580,115
         
 
Computer Related Services — 0.2%
CNET Networks, Inc.*    36,100    469,300
         
 
Computers & Information — 0.9%
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    62,800    1,938,008
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 3.7%
Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. Cl. A*
   61,000    4,386,510
The BISYS Group, Inc.*    39,900    2,354,100
Homestore.com, Inc.*    41,500    1,450,840
WebMD Corp.*    17,200    120,400
         
                8,311,850
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.2%
Aquila, Inc.*    38,000    936,700
Orion Power Holdings, Inc.*    57,000    1,357,170
Reliant Resources, Inc.*    13,000    321,100
         
                2,614,970
         
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 8.1%
Analog Devices, Inc.*    38,100    1,647,825
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   35,000    602,000
Celestica, Inc.*    13,000    669,500
Flextronics International
Limited*
   63,000    1,644,930
Garmin Limited*    19,800    452,430
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    39,100    2,286,177
Lattice Semiconductor
Corp.*
   121,000    2,952,400
Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.*
   40,100    1,772,821
Molex, Inc. Cl. A    33,150    988,533
Newport Corp.    11,500    304,750
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    31,000    1,760,490
Sanmina Corp.*    46,200    1,081,542
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Teleflex, Inc.    22,300    $          981,200
Xilinx, Inc.*    24,700    1,018,628
         
                18,163,226
         
 
Energy — 5.0%
BJ Services Co.*    66,600    1,890,108
Devon Energy Corp.    54,900    2,882,250
Diamond Offshore
Drilling, Inc.
   65,000    2,148,250
Ocean Energy, Inc.*    130,900    2,284,205
Peabody Energy Corp.*    12,000    393,000
Tidewater, Inc.    40,300    1,519,310
         
                11,117,123
         
 
Financial Services — 5.0%
E*trade Group, Inc.*    40,200    259,290
Federated Investors,
Inc. Cl. B
   96,000    3,091,200
Franklin Resources, Inc.    57,600    2,636,352
Instinet Group, Inc.*    7,700    143,528
Legg Mason, Inc.    8,000    398,080
Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. Cl. A
   143,000    4,540,250
         
                11,068,700
         
 
Foods — 0.4%
SYSCO Corp.    34,800    944,820
         
 
Healthcare — 4.9%
Health Management
Associates Cl. A*
   82,000    1,725,280
Human Genome
Sciences, Inc.*
   14,800    891,700
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings*
   32,000    2,460,800
Lincare Holdings, Inc.*    76,200    2,286,762
Wellpoint Health
Networks, Inc.*
   36,600    3,449,184
         
                10,813,726
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.3%
ChoicePoint, Inc.*    16,200    681,210
         
 
Insurance — 4.0%
ACE Limited    49,500    1,934,955
MGIC Investment Corp.    17,000    1,234,880
Progressive Corp.    16,200    2,190,078
Protective Life Corp.    41,700    1,433,229
Radian Group, Inc.    52,800    2,135,760
Willis Group Holdings
Limited*
   4,500    79,875
         
                9,008,777
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Internet Software — 0.1%
Exodus Communications,
Inc.*
   124,500    $          256,470
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.7%
Danaher Corp.    25,000    1,400,000
Dover Corp.    24,300    914,895
Smith International, Inc.*    23,300    1,395,670
         
                3,710,565
         
 
Manufacturing – Diversified — 0.9%
ITT Industries, Inc.    42,800    1,893,900
         
 
Medical Supplies — 3.2%
Allergan, Inc.    27,300    2,334,150
Apogent Technologies, Inc.*    98,000    2,410,800
Cytyc Corp.*    45,500    1,048,775
Waters Corp.*    50,100    1,383,261
         
                7,176,986
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 13.3%
Abgenix, Inc.*    12,000    540,000
Alkermes, Inc.*    24,500    859,950
AmeriSource Health
Corp. Cl. A*
   88,000    4,866,400
Cephalon, Inc.*    33,000    2,326,500
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*    56,600    3,293,554
Idec Pharmaceuticals
Corp.*
   23,000    1,556,870
Invitrogen Corp.*    22,100    1,229,644
IVAX Corp.*    17,000    663,000
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    56,200    3,020,750
Medimmune, Inc.*    56,200    2,652,640
Omnicare, Inc.    153,500    3,100,700
QLT, Inc.*    18,000    352,440
Sepracor, Inc.*    21,200    843,760
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Group PLC Sponsored *†
   41,200    2,286,600
Teva Pharmaceutical
Sponsored†
   26,900    1,675,870
Vertex Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   8,000    396,000
         
                29,664,678
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 5.2%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    7,000    329,000
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc.*
   12,000    527,880
Electronic Arts, Inc.*    39,000    2,258,100
Informatica Corp.*    32,000    555,520
Internet Security Systems,
Inc.*
   27,200    1,320,832
Intuit, Inc.*    35,000    1,399,650
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
NETIQ Corp.*    26,984    $          844,329
Peregrine Systems, Inc.*    72,700    2,108,300
Sungard Data Systems,
Inc.*
   77,600    2,328,776
         
                11,672,387
         
 
Restaurants — 0.7%
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.*    57,500    1,656,000
         
 
Retail — 5.8%
Best Buy Co., Inc.*    21,600    1,372,032
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    47,800    2,545,828
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.*    73,000    2,032,320
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.    91,000    2,332,330
MSC Industrial Direct
Co. Cl. A*
   40,800    709,920
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*    66,200    1,899,940
TJX Companies, Inc.    66,000    2,103,420
         
                12,995,790
         
Retail – Grocery — 0.9%
Whole Foods Market, Inc.*    70,700    1,915,970
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 2.7%
Triton PCS Holdings,
Inc. Cl. A*
   54,000    2,214,000
Western Wireless Corp.
Cl. A*
   90,100    3,874,300
         
                6,088,300
         
 
Transportation — 0.8%
C.H. Robinson
Worldwide, Inc.
   17,100    476,919
Expeditors International
of Washington, Inc.
   22,100    1,325,978
         
                1,802,897
         
 
Travel — 0.9%
Sabre Holdings Corp.*    39,000    1,950,000
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $184,426,505)
   204,410,557
         
 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 5.9%
Financial Services — 5.9%
Reserve Government
Portfolio
   13,176,507    13,176,507
         
 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $13,176,507)
   13,176,507
         
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 29.3%
Cash Equivalents — 26.9%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $    6,513,186    $      6,513,186
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    1,067,596    1,067,596
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    5,153,250    5,153,250
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    1,041,318    1,041,318
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    2,443,568    2,443,568
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    3,647,438    3,647,438
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    3,591,023    3,591,023
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    13,500,000    13,500,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    1,067,585    1,067,585
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    3,385,148    3,385,148
Provident Institutional Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    13,117,207    13,117,207
Royal Bank of Canada Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    5,337,904    5,337,904
              
                        59,865,223
              
Repurchase Agreement — 2.4%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
    
due 07/02/2001 (a)    5,418,745    5,418,745
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)    65,283,968
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 126.8%
(Cost $262,886,980)***    282,871,032
 
Other Assets/           
(Liabilities) — (26.8%)    (59,865,504)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  223,005,528
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**  Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†    
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a)
Maturity value of $5,420,135. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.939%, maturity date of 09/01/2026, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,689,743.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $197,603,012) (Note 2)      $217,587,064  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      65,283,968  
     
  
                          Total Investments      282,871,032  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      729,804  
                          Interest and dividends      173,220  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      1,403  
     
  
                                    Total assets      283,775,459  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      703,846  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      59,865,223  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,804  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      131,512  
                                    Administration fees      39,852  
                                    Service fees      4,523  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      23,171  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      60,769,931  
     
  
               Net assets      $223,005,528  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $218,343,205  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (427,065 )
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (14,894,664 )
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      19,984,052  
     
  
          $223,005,528  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $    9,177,816  
     
  
               Class L      $123,653,742  
     
  
               Class Y      $        378,598  
     
  
               Class S      $  89,795,372  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      881,485  
     
  
               Class L      11,842,293  
     
  
               Class Y      36,188  
     
  
               Class S      8,577,435  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            10.41  
     
  
               Class L      $            10.44  
     
  
               Class Y      $            10.46  
     
  
               Class S      $            10.47  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)   
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $865)      $      262,510  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $56,940)      358,676  
     
  
                          Total investment income      621,186  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)   
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      774,650  
               Custody fees      25,362  
               Audit and legal fees      5,416  
               Shareholder reporting fees      2,098  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,561  
     
  
       809,087  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      8,808  
                          Class L      190,068  
                          Class Y      234  
                          Class S      35,319  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      6,788  
     
  
                          Total expenses      1,050,304  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (2,961 )
                          Net expenses      1,047,343  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (426,157 )
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):   
               Net realized loss on investment transactions       (10,304,221 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      8,665,744  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (1,638,477 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $  (2,064,634 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 2000*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $      (426,157 )      $      (179,380 )
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (10,304,221 )      (4,590,443 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      8,665,744        11,318,308  
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (2,064,634 )      6,548,485  
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      6,045,576        2,806,170  
               Class L      (1,647,224 )      123,212,123  
               Class Y      101,983        261,760  
               Class S      317,888        87,423,401  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      4,818,223        213,703,454  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      2,753,589        220,251,939  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      220,251,939        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $427,065 and
                    $908, respectively)
     $223,005,528        $220,251,939  
     
     
  
 
* For the period from June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.48        $  10.00        $    10.50        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment loss      (0.04 )***      (0.02 )***      (0.03 )***      (0.02 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.03 )      0.50        (0.03 )      0.52  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.07 )      0.48        (0.06 )      0.50  
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.41        $  10.48        $    10.44        $    10.50  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (0.67)%  **      4.80%  **      (0.57)%  **      5.00%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  9,178        $  2,861        $123,654        $126,876  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                    
         Before expense waiver      1.36%  *      1.37%  *      1.11%  *      1.12%  *
         After expense waiver #      1.36%  *      N/A        1.10%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.78)%  *      (0.40)%  *      (0.50)%  *      (0.25)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      23%  **      37%  **      23%  **      37%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.51        $  10.00        $    10.51        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
    Net investment loss      (0.02 )***      (0.00 )+***      (0.01 )***      (0.00 )+***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.03 )      0.51        (0.03 )      0.51  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.05 )      0.51        (0.04 )      0.51  
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.46        $  10.51        $    10.47        $    10.51  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@       (0.48)%  **      5.10%  **      (0.38)%  **      5.10%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                    
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    379        $    267        $  89,795        $  90,248  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                    
         Before expense waiver      0.96%  *      0.97%  *      0.87%  *      0.88%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.95%  *      N/A        0.86%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.36)%  *       (0.07)%  *      (0.26)%  *      (0.01)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      23%  **      37%  **      23%  **      37%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
For the period from June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note to shareholders:
 
The MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund is managed by two sub-advisors: J.P. Morgan Investment Management and Waddell & Reed Asset Management Company.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term capital appreciation
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller companies (companies with a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, within the range of market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000 Index)
Ÿ 
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -4.09%, trailing the 6.77% return posted by the Russell 2000 Index, an unmanaged index of 2000 small-capitalization common stocks. The Fund also lagged the 0.14% return of the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which tracks the performance of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index sharing characteristics common to the growth universe.
 
What factors influenced performance during the period?
 
The slowing economic trend that developed in the second half of 2000 gained momentum in the first half of 2001. Moreover, the slowdown broadened from technology and telecommunications to include virtually all sectors. Widespread earnings disappointments were one consequence of this trend, as were sharply falling share prices in February and March. Growth stocks were especially vulnerable, as investors searched for more stable earnings growth in value stocks. However, small-cap growth stocks generally held up better than larger-capitalization growth shares.
 
Compared with the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s performance suffered during the first quarter primarily because of its overweighting and stock selection in the technology, healthcare, and services sectors. Investors’ expectations for decelerating capital spending—especially information technology spending—affected most of our software, hardware, and technology-related services holdings. Another factor working against us was investors’ negligible patience for relatively immature companies that had yet to develop positive earnings. In the quest for greater earnings visibility that has characterized recent market action, the stocks of these companies were quickly discarded.
 
The second quarter provided a bounce in share prices that was prompted by some bargain-hunting and continued lowering of short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. All together, the Fed cut rates six times during the first half of 2001, bringing the target federal funds rate down from 6.50% to 3.75%. Lower interest rates mean reduced borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, which tend to stimulate spending. Many investors, anticipating that a resurgence of spending might trigger a recovery later this year or early in 2002, responded by buying stocks. Toward the end of the period, however, the positive effects of the Fed’s interventions appeared to be fading, and the market’s upward momentum slowed. Small-cap growth stocks had an excellent month in April and more modest positive returns in May and June, as measured by the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
 
How did you respond to these developments?
    
We held true to our growth discipline but increased our focus on companies with greater earnings visibility. One consequence of a hard shakeout such as we are currently experiencing is that there are many young companies with negative cash flow that might not see significant recoveries in their share prices for quite some time, if at all. Many of these companies require substantial financing in order to continue growing, and financing opportunities have dried up considerably from what was available during the bull market. These considerations played a part in our decision to liquidate the Fund’s positions in stocks such as Allscripts, Aclara BioSciences, Cytyc, Icos, Niku, Glenayre Technologies, and Rambus.
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
 
Which holdings most affected performance?
    
Anchor Gaming, a maker of slot machines and other casino equipment, was one of the Fund’s best performers. The company has some proprietary technology that gives it an edge over competitors, and consumers continued to spend freely on gaming activities during the period. O’Reilly Automotive, an auto parts retailer, and Gentex, a maker of electronic components for the automobile market, benefited from their relatively stable earnings growth and strength in the auto industry generally. Another positive contributor was Minimed, a medical device company. Sales of the company’s insulin pump have been strong recently. Another positive influence on the stock was the proposed acquisition of Minimed by Medtronic, a maker of stents, catheters, and other devices to treat chronic heart conditions.
 
On the down side, several of our advertising holdings suffered from cutbacks in corporate advertising budgets, including Dendrite International, Catalina Marketing, and Ennis Communications. The poor performance of GenTek, a plastics manufacturer, reflected the slowdown in the telecommunications industry, for which GenTek makes cable sheathing. Two Internet security stocks, Internet Security Systems and Netegrity, were victims of the slowdown in spending for information technology.
 
What is your outlook?
    
Stock selection should be extremely important in the second half of the year, as we believe that investors will continue to prefer stocks with improving and visible earnings. Year-over-year earnings comparisons should get easier by the first quarter of 2002, which could give many stocks a boost. Additionally, the Fed’s series of reductions in interest rates could begin to stimulate the economy by then. Working against renewed growth in the U.S. is the strength in the dollar, weak economic growth in Europe and Japan, and excess capacity in industries such as telecommunications equipment that could take several years to work through. We certainly do not foresee a return to the unrestrained bullishness of the late 1990s any time soon. However, there should be plenty of opportunities in small-cap growth stocks for those who know where to look. We believe our stockpicking abilities will give us an advantage in such an environment.
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
ITT Educational Services, Inc.
Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.
Getty Images, Inc.
Visx, Inc.
American Italian Pasta Co. Cl. A
Gentex Corp.
Global Industries Limited
Digital Insight Corp.
Financial Federal Corp.
Catalina Marketing Corp.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/01
 
Class S    -4.09%    -21.73%    14.39%
Class A    -4.26%    -22.11%    13.83%
Class Y    -4.10%    -21.81%    14.25%
Class L    -4.18%    -21.92%    14.09%

 
Russell 2000
Index
   6.77%    0.49%    9.54%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
EQUITIES — 79.3%
Advertising — 2.9%
Catalina Marketing Corp.*    106,310    $      3,243,518
Getty Images, Inc.*    166,370    4,368,876
         
                7,612,394
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.3%
SkyWest, Inc.    28,135    787,780
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 2.1%
Abercrombie & Fitch
Co. Cl. A*
   20,130    895,785
Coach, Inc.*    11,705    445,375
HOT Topic, Inc.*    17,500    544,250
Pacific Sunwear of
California*
   39,330    882,172
Quiksilver, Inc.*    25,650    641,250
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Cl. A*    7,425    217,033
Steven Madden Limited*    34,820    636,161
Talbots, Inc.    6,925    302,969
Vans, Inc.*    39,585    930,247
         
                5,495,242
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 0.3%
Oshkosh Truck Corp.    17,165    759,551
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 2.6%
City National Corp.    32,200    1,426,138
Financial Federal Corp.*    116,920    3,384,834
Heller Financial, Inc.    49,235    1,969,400
         
                6,780,372
         
 
Beverages — 0.3%
The Robert Mondavi Corp.*    17,040    690,802
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 0.8%
Emmis Communications
Corp.*
   54,400    1,672,800
Insight Communications
Co., Inc.*
   14,925    373,125
         
                2,045,925
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.6%
Cabot Microelectronics
Corp.*
   23,600    1,463,200
         
 
Chemicals — 1.3%
Albemarle Corp.    30,990    718,038
Eden Bioscience Corp.*    12,565    125,524
Georgia Gulf Corp.    6,055    93,852
OM Group, Inc.    27,960    1,572,750
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
Potash Corp. Of
Saskatchewan
   4,200    $          241,080
Wellman, Inc.    39,275    703,022
         
                3,454,266
         
 
Commercial Services — 6.1%
Administaff, Inc.*    9,200    239,200
Affymetrix, Inc.*    83,839    1,848,650
Diamondcluster
International, Inc. Cl. A*
   49,985    636,309
Diversa Corp.*    13,885    282,421
Gene Logic, Inc.*    101,900    2,221,420
ITT Educational
Services, Inc.*
   116,300    5,233,500
Maximus, Inc.*    54,200    2,172,878
MemberWorks, Inc.*    54,400    1,258,816
Neurocrine Biosciences,
Inc.*
   42,830    1,712,772
On Assignment, Inc.*    24,690    444,420
         
                16,050,386
         
 
Communications — 4.2%
Advanced Fibre
Communications, Inc.*
   228,085    4,789,785
Corvis Corp.*    83,980    368,672
Polycom, Inc.*    28,640    661,298
SBA Communications
Corp.*
   53,615    1,326,971
Tekelec*    102,600    2,780,460
Tellium, Inc.*    6,200    112,840
Titan Corp.*    7,750    177,475
Turnstone Systems, Inc.*    89,925    629,475
US Wireless Corp.*    22,100    64,532
         
                10,911,508
         
 
Computer and Data Processing Services — 0.6%
Saba Software, Inc.*    93,300    1,531,053
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 2.4%
Digital Insight Corp.*    161,000    3,558,100
Eclipsys Corp.*    39,485    1,109,528
Mercury Computer
Systems, Inc.*
   4,945    218,074
Nuance Communications*    18,255    328,955
Optimal Robotics Corp.*    25,650    974,700
SafeNet, Inc.*    24,910    249,100
         
                6,438,457
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
Computer Programming Services — 0.5%
Certicom Corp.*    68,650    $          186,728
MetaSolv, Inc.*    31,375    248,804
Netegrity, Inc.*    24,812    744,360
         
                1,179,892
         
 
Computer Related Services — 2.4%
Acxiom Corp.*    191,100    2,501,499
Checkfree Corp.*    58,150    2,039,320
Corillian Corp.*    78,330    313,320
Espeed, Inc. Cl. A*    68,704    1,511,488
         
                6,365,627
         
 
Computers & Information — 0.1%
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*    6,895    158,792
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 1.0%
Factset Research
Systems, Inc.
   43,300    1,545,810
Probusiness Services, Inc.*    39,200    1,040,760
         
                2,586,570
         
 
Electric Utilities — 0.5%
Orion Power
Holdings, Inc.*
   59,100    1,407,171
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 10.1%
Active Power, Inc.*    38,220    637,510
Anaren Microwave, Inc.*    61,195    1,223,900
August Technology Corp.*    56,385    805,178
AXT, Inc.*    23,995    640,666
Capstone Turbine Corp.*    39,265    883,070
Credence Systems Corp.*    49,000    1,187,760
Cree, Inc.*    81,200    2,122,974
Cymer, Inc.*    10,670    269,844
DDi Corp.*    29,825    596,500
Dupont Photomasks, Inc.*    3,690    178,042
Exar Corp.*    47,290    934,450
Garmin Limited*    27,060    618,321
Genesis Microchip, Inc.*    8,300    300,045
Gentex Corp.*    136,545    3,805,509
HI/FN, Inc.*    41,805    632,510
Integrated Circuit
Systems, Inc.*
   39,400    756,480
Lattice Semiconductor
Corp.*
   23,190    565,836
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
MKS Instruments, Inc.*    11,140    $          320,832
Monolithic System
Technology, Inc.*
   8,100    89,505
Multilink Technology
Corp.*
   6,700    95,810
Oplink
Communications, Inc.*
   16,374    61,402
Photronics, Inc.*    11,735    301,120
Power-One, Inc.*    32,168    535,276
Semtech Corp.*    13,305    399,150
Silicon Image, Inc.*    106,890    534,450
Stratos Lightwave, Inc.*    30,945    402,285
Therma-Wave, Inc.*    6,220    118,615
Transwitch Corp.*    18,225    195,919
Triquint Semiconductor,
Inc.*
   127,500    2,868,750
Varian Semiconductor
Equipment Associates, Inc.*
   5,250    220,500
Veeco Instruments, Inc.*    7,370    292,957
Visx, Inc.*    204,800    3,962,880
         
                26,558,046
         
 
Energy — 4.8%
Core Laboratories NV*    72,255    1,354,781
Global Industries
Limited*
   286,620    3,574,151
Global Marine, Inc.*    11,125    207,259
National-Oilwell, Inc.*    11,500    308,200
Newfield Exploration Co.*    85,800    2,750,748
Peabody Energy Corp.*    62,000    2,030,500
Spinnaker Exploration Co.*    38,700    1,542,582
 
Torch Offshore, Inc.*    7,825    77,859
Westport Resources Corp.*    33,025    693,525
W-H Energy Services, Inc.*    9,600    182,400
         
                12,722,005
         
Entertainment & Leisure — 1.3%
American Classic
Voyages Co.*
   57,875    202,562
Anchor Gaming*    23,600    1,525,032
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*    15,625    292,187
Meade Instruments Corp.*    41,460    279,026
ResortQuest
International, Inc.*
   20,225    232,587
Six Flags, Inc.*    13,250    278,780
WMS Industries, Inc.*    15,975    513,916
         
                3,324,090
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
Financial Services — 2.0%
Allied Capital Corp.    71,725    $      1,660,434
Ameritrade Holding
Corp. Cl. A*
   134,115    1,067,555
Instinet Group, Inc.*    18,330    341,671
Medallion Financial Corp.    132,100    1,354,025
Southwest Securities Group    40,400    836,280
         
                5,259,965
         
 
Foods — 1.5%
American Italian Pasta
Co. Cl. A*
   85,300    3,957,920
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%
School Specialty, Inc.*    11,450    295,983
         
 
Healthcare — 2.1%
Accredo Health, Inc.*    14,652    544,908
Apria Healthcare Group,
Inc.*
   85,100    2,455,135
Hooper Holmes, Inc.    91,305    935,876
Lifepoint Hospitals,
Inc.*
   26,650    1,180,062
RehabCare Group, Inc.*    4,710    227,022
Unilab Corp.*    9,940    250,488
         
                5,593,491
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 0.1%
GenTek, Inc.    73,650    390,345
         
 
Industrial Materials — 0.5%
Symyx Technologies, Inc.*    46,620    1,225,640
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.2%
Agile Software Corp.*    25,500    433,500
         
 
Insurance — 0.3%
W.R. Berkley Corp.    8,190    339,230
HCC Insurance
Holdings, Inc.
   8,365    204,943
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.*    10,300    186,121
         
                730,294
         
 
Internet Software — 1.1%
MatrixOne, Inc.*    23,350    541,487
SmartForce PLC*†    63,435    2,234,815
         
                2,776,302
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.7%
Asyst Technologies, Inc.*    14,150    191,025
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*    13,000    192,400
Cooper Cameron Corp.*    4,550    253,890
Flowserve Corp.*    9,450    290,588
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
FMC Technologies, Inc.*    22,650    $          467,723
Lam Research Corp.*    79,800    2,366,070
PRI Automation, Inc.*    12,100    224,153
Roper Industries, Inc.    8,325    347,569
Surebeam Corp. Cl. A*    15,270    261,422
         
                4,594,840
         
 
Manufacturing — 1.4%
AptarGroup, Inc.    56,600    1,835,538
Dal-Tile International, Inc.*    20,775    385,376
Millipore Corp.    21,850    1,354,263
         
                3,575,177
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.9%
Bruker Daltonics, Inc.*    18,155    273,596
Coherent, Inc.*    1,200    43,404
Cyberonics, Inc.*    34,090    576,121
LTX Corp.*    15,930    407,171
Minimed, Inc.*    33,310    1,598,880
Packard BioScience Co.*    115,700    960,310
Physiometrix, Inc.*    26,165    78,495
STAAR Surgical Co.*    31,675    152,990
Urologix, Inc.*    56,200    1,029,022
         
                5,119,989
         
Metals & Mining — 0.1%
Gulf Island Fabrication,
Inc.*
   15,695    226,008
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.4%
Abgenix, Inc.*    55,035    2,476,575
Adolor Corp.*    10,075    217,620
Albany Molecular
Research, Inc.*
   7,380    280,514
Amylin
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   9,000    101,250
Aviron*    1,875    106,875
Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.*
   60,895    2,116,101
COR Therapeutics, Inc.*    30,735    937,418
Curagen Corp.*    11,085    403,494
Durect Corp.*    4,650    65,100
Enzon, Inc.*    24,160    1,510,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*    19,590    1,139,942
Immunogen, Inc.*    12,375    247,500
Inhale Therapeutic
Systems, Inc.*
   10,426    239,798
Invitrogen Corp.*    12,800    712,192
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    32,990    408,746
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.*    25,410    $          260,453
Ligand Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Cl. B*
   129,015    1,457,870
Maxygen, Inc.*    16,035    311,079
Medarex, Inc.*    34,000    799,000
Molecular Devices Corp.*    6,780    135,939
Omnicare, Inc.    63,360    1,279,872
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    8,450    444,386
Pharmacyclics, Inc.*    70,200    2,379,780
Pozen, Inc.*    10,742    161,130
Praecis
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   15,812    259,949
Priority Healthcare
Corp. Cl. B*
   19,720    557,682
Transgenomic, Inc.*    18,770    356,630
Xoma Limited*    9,000    153,540
         
                19,520,435
         
 
Photography Equipment / Supplies — 0.1%
Concord Camera Corp.*    31,650    186,735
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 6.2%
Activision, Inc.*    3,000    117,750
Apropos Technology, Inc.*    34,125    85,654
Borland Software Corp.*    15,375    239,850
Cerner Corp.*    37,500    1,575,000
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    34,100    1,190,090
Dendrite International, Inc.*    130,000    975,000
HNC Software*    13,000    253,500
Internet Security
Systems, Inc.*
   34,025    1,652,254
Interwoven, Inc.*    19,175    324,058
OTG Software, Inc.*    102,400    716,800
Peregrine Systems, Inc.*    26,350    764,150
Precise Software
Solutions Limited*
   52,920    1,624,644
Retek, Inc.*    34,800    1,668,312
SonicWALL, Inc.*    3,400    85,714
SynQuest, Inc.*    10,468    36,638
Take-Two Interactive
Software*
   72,800    1,350,440
Transaction Systems
Architects Cl. A*
   157,600    2,442,800
Tumbleweed
Communications Corp.*
   115,840    439,034
Witness Systems, Inc.*    67,585    742,759
         
                16,284,447
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Real Estate — 0.1%
Innkeepers USA Trust    18,487    $          221,474
         
 
Restaurants — 0.4%
AFC Enterprises, Inc.*    33,690    645,164
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.*    10,765    250,286
Jack in the Box, Inc.*    8,900    232,290
         
                1,127,740
         
 
Retail — 3.6%
Borders Group, Inc.*    50,200    1,124,480
Cost Plus, Inc.*    36,782    1,103,460
Duane Reade, Inc.*    16,590    539,175
Linens ’n Things, Inc.*    11,250    307,350
MSC Industrial Direct
Co. Cl. A*
   173,700    3,022,380
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*    69,000    1,980,300
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.*    33,165    1,287,465
         
                9,364,610
         
 
Retail – Internet — 0.0%
Priceline.com, Inc.*    11,750    106,338
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 2.7%
Boston Communications
Group*
   45,110    649,584
iBasis, Inc.*    47,245    236,225
Illuminet Holdings, Inc.*    94,600    2,975,170
ITXC Corp.*    28,990    202,930
Redback Networks, Inc.*    19,300    172,156
Western Wireless Corp.
Cl. A*
   68,300    2,936,900
         
                7,172,965
         
 
Transportation — 0.6%
Forward Air Corp.*    5,900    176,705
Kansas City Southern
Industries, Inc.*
   93,300    1,474,140
         
                1,650,845
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $217,177,078)
   208,138,172
         
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 27.7%
Cash Equivalents — 18.6%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $    2,213,225    $    2,213,225
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    869,949    869,949
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    3,899,831    3,899,831
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    2,021,440    2,021,440
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    1,853,933    1,853,933
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    3,589,984    3,589,984
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    2,029,882    2,029,882
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  4.120%    07/02/2001    14,545,415    14,545,415  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  3.960%    07/16/2001    869,949    869,949  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  3.980%    09/14/2001    1,739,899    1,739,899  
Provident Institutional Money Market Fund**
  4.000%    07/02/2001    9,799,662    9,799,662  
Royal Bank of Canada Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  4.000%    07/02/2001    5,349,746    5,349,746  
 
  
                          48,782,915  
 
  
 
Repurchase Agreement — 9.1%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   24,065,621    24,065,621  
 
  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)    72,848,536  
              
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.0%
(Cost $290,025,614)***    280,986,708  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (7.0%)
   (18,323,106 )
              
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $262,663,602  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
    *
Non-income producing security.
 
  **
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a)
Maturity value of $24,071,798. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 4.550-5.780%, maturity dates of 05/01/2007-05/18/2008, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $25,268,913.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $217,177,078) (Note 2)      $208,138,172  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      72,848,536  
     
  
                                    Total Investments      280,986,708  
               Cash      30,333,207  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      809,690  
                          Interest and dividends      140,508  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      5,231  
     
  
                                    Total assets      312,275,344  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      580,859  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      48,782,915  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,192  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      163,824  
                                    Administration fees      41,807  
                                    Service fees      14,877  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      25,268  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      49,611,742  
     
  
               Net assets      $262,663,602  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $299,227,030  
               Distributions in excess of net investment income      (17,596 )
               Distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments      (27,506,926 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (9,038,906 )
     
  
          $262,663,602  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $  27,945,904  
     
  
               Class L      $  37,511,659  
     
  
               Class Y      $  41,230,695  
     
  
               Class S      $155,975,344  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      2,183,984  
     
  
               Class L      2,919,245  
     
  
               Class Y      3,201,357  
     
  
               Class S      12,088,075  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            12.80  
     
  
               Class L      $            12.85  
     
  
               Class Y      $            12.88  
     
  
               Class S      $            12.90  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $104)      $      158,569  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $56,570)      1,048,942  
     
  
                          Total investment income      1,207,511  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      948,677  
               Custody fees      37,490  
               Audit and legal fees      5,730  
               Shareholder reporting fees      2,320  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,669  
     
  
       995,886  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      41,890  
                          Class L      63,497  
                          Class Y      44,278  
                          Class S      85,347  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      25,699  
     
  
                          Total expenses      1,256,597  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (32,749 )
                          Net expenses      1,223,848  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (16,337 )
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (22,888,796 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      12,344,110  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (10,544,686 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(10,561,023 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income (loss)      $        (16,337 )      $        418,768  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (22,888,796 )      (4,314,137 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      12,344,110        (44,759,810 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (10,561,023 )      (48,655,179 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (1,372 )
               Class L      -        (18,636 )
               Class Y      -        (44,897 )
               Class S      -        (353,863 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (418,768 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net investment income:          
               Class A      -        (4 )
               Class L      -        (56 )
               Class Y      -        (135 )
               Class S      -        (1,064 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (1,259 )
     
     
  
               Tax return of capital:          
               Class A      -        (57 )
               Class L      -        (780 )
               Class Y      -        (1,880 )
               Class S      -        (14,815 )
     
     
  
                          Total tax return of capital      -        (17,532 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:          
               Class A      -        (32,706 )
               Class L      -        (51,138 )
               Class Y      -        (95,663 )
               Class S      -        (447,006 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (626,513 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net realized gains:          
               Class A      -        (241,085 )
               Class L      -        (376,945 )
               Class Y      -        (705,145 )
               Class S      -        (3,294,955 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (4,618,130 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      11,937,744        16,876,476  
               Class L      17,531,483        22,832,520  
               Class Y      8,081,901        33,108,569  
               Class S      15,588,042        92,742,755  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      53,139,170        165,560,320  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      42,578,147        111,222,939  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      220,085,455        108,862,516  
     
     
  
               End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of
                    $17,596 and $1,259, respectively)
     $262,663,602        $220,085,455  
     
     
  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class A
   Class L
     Six months ended
06/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Period ended
12/31/99†

   Six months ended
06/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  13.37      $    15.86      $  10.00      $    13.41      $    15.88      $  10.00  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss    (0.03 )***    (0.04 )***    (0.03 )***    (0.01 )***    (0.01 )***    (0.01 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (0.54 )    (2.08 )    6.06      (0.55 )    (2.08 )    6.06  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
         Total income (loss) from investment operations    (0.57 )    (2.12 )    6.03      (0.56 )    (2.09 )    6.05  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.00 )****    -      -      (0.01 )    (0.00 )****
    In excess of net investment income    -      (0.00 )****    -      -      (0.00 )****    (0.00 )****
    Tax return of capital    -      (0.00 )****    -      -      (0.00 )****    -  
    From net realized gains    -      (0.04 )    (0.17 )    -      (0.04 )    (0.17 )
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.33 )    -      -      (0.33 )    -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
         Total distributions    -      (0.37 )    (0.17 )    -      (0.38 )    (0.17 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  12.80      $    13.37      $  15.86      $    12.85      $    13.41      $  15.88  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@    (4.26)%  **    (13.82)%      60.42%  **    (4.18)% **    (13.54)%      60.55%  **
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $27,946      $  15,854      $  1,742      $  37,512      $  21,000      $  2,198  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.52%  *    1.53%      1.79%  *    1.27%  *    1.28%      1.52%  *
         After expense waiver#    1.49%  *    1.50%      N/A      1.24%  *    1.25%      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets    (0.46)%  *    (0.28)%      (0.39)%  *    (0.20)%  *    (0.03)%      (0.12)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    40%  **    97%      68%  **    40%  **    97%      68%  **
 
     Class Y
   Class S
     Six months ended
06/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Period ended
12/31/99†

   Six months ended
06/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  13.43      $    15.90      $  10.00      $    13.45      $    15.91      $  10.00  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)    (0.00 )+***    0.02  ***    0.01  ***    0.01  ***    0.04  ***    0.02  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (0.55 )    (2.10 )    6.07      (0.56 )    (2.10 )    6.07  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
         Total income (loss) from investment operations    (0.55 )    (2.08 )    6.08      (0.55 )    (2.06 )    6.09  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.02 )    (0.01 )    -      (0.03 )    (0.01 )
    In excess of net investment income    -      (0.00 )****    (0.00 )****    -      (0.00 )****    (0.00 )****
    Tax return of capital    -      (0.00 )****    -      -      (0.00 )****    -  
    From net realized gains    -      (0.04 )    (0.17 )    -      (0.04 )    (0.17 )
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.33 )    -      -      (0.33 )    -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
         Total distributions    -      (0.39 )    (0.18 )    -      (0.40 )    (0.18 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  12.88      $    13.43      $  15.90      $    12.90      $    13.45      $  15.91  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@    (4.10)%  **     (13.44)%       60.71%  **    (4.09)%  **     (13.32)%       60.91%  **
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $41,231      $  35,864      $12,667      $155,975      $147,368      $92,254  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.12%  *    1.13%      1.31%  *    0.98%  *    0.99%      1.19%  *
         After expense waiver#    1.09%  *    1.10%      N/A      0.95%  *    0.97%      N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets     (0.04)%  *    0.11%      0.14%  *    0.09%  *    0.26%      0.19%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    40%  **    97%      68%  **    40%  **    97%      68%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions from net investment income, in excess of net investment income and tax return of capital are less than $0.01 per share.
+
Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000 and the period ended June 30, 2001.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund?
    
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve capital appreciation
Ÿ 
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller, emerging growth companies
Ÿ 
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
    
It was a difficult period for emerging growth stocks, although the investment climate improved considerably in the second quarter. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -7.37% after expenses, compared with 6.77% for the Russell 2000 Index, an unmanaged index of 2000 medium- and small-capitalization common stocks. Over the same period, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which tracks the performance of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index sharing characteristics common to the growth universe, returned 0.14%.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
    
In the first quarter, a weakening economy and rapidly decelerating earnings growth caused steep declines in growth stocks across the board. Aggressive lowering of short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board helped in January, but in February and March share prices in the growth sector fell relentlessly. Although we had been reducing the Fund’s technology exposure since early 2000, our strategy still calls for us to invest broadly in emerging growth opportunities. Consequently, the Fund still had an overweighting in technology, which was a contributing factor in its underperforming the Russell 2000 Index during the quarter. Quality software holdings such as BEA Systems, Agile Software, and E.piphany all had declines in share price of greater than 30%, while wireless holdings Anaren Microwave and Powerwave Technologies experienced a similar fate. Even less speculative segments of the market, such as healthcare services and medical devices, were swamped by the selling.
 
In the second quarter, growth stocks found their footing, in part due to bargain-hunting and continued easing by the Fed. Some investors began to anticipate that lower interest rates might trigger a recovery later this year or early in 2002. Small-cap stocks outperformed other sectors, as they did during 2000. We went into the quarter with a broadly diversified portfolio that reflected the uncertain market environment. In a reversal of the prior three months, however, technology and healthcare both posted double-digit gains in the second quarter, with April taking honors as the strongest month of the quarter. Software names such as Agile Software, Quest Software, and Retek contributed positively to performance. Two companies involved in wireless voice and data transmission, Stanford Microdevices and Intersil Holding Corporation, also enjoyed vigorous rebounds in their share prices after falling victim to the intense selling pressure of the first quarter.
 
What about sectors other than technology?
    
In the healthcare sector, where we had a market weighting of approximately 24% of the portfolio, hospital management companies performed well. One example was Province Healthcare, which owns or leases 14 hospitals and manages 38 hospitals. By focusing on rural markets, Province manages to operate the dominant or sole hospital in most of its markets. The company’s successful formula includes reducing patient out-migration, adding physicians and services, and containing costs. The result has been rising profit margins and strong earnings growth. The Fund also benefited from strong performance from Sunrise Assisted Living, a leading provider of assisted living services to the senior population.
 
Versus the benchmark, performance was especially aided by our holdings in the broad consumer sector. Included in this sector are a number of companies that continue to integrate the Internet as a key component in their business models. Expedia, a leading Internet-based travel services firm, is one example. The stock surged when the company announced a first-quarter profit of eight cents a share instead of an expected loss of seven cents per share. GoTo.com, an Internet advertising company with a much lower cost structure than competitors such as DoubleClick and Yahoo!, also benefited from strong revenue and earnings growth.
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
On the other hand, the energy and financial services sectors performed poorly in the second quarter. Energy stocks were hurt by falling prices for crude oil and natural gas. Independent power producers such as NRG Energy, which had been bid up by talk of energy shortages, fell sharply. Long-time financial holding Knight Trading, a leading electronic market maker, saw its share price fall as profits declined due to lower trading activity.
 
What is your outlook?
    
We are encouraged by the prospects for our stock universe. While earnings estimates in the emerging growth sector have sustained significant cuts, we still expect average earnings growth of more than 50% on stocks that are trading at approximately 37 times 2002 earnings. Historically, this is a very favorable backdrop for emerging growth investing. Moreover, we are starting to see investors return to emerging growth stocks after avoiding them in favor of more defensive investments. Whether this trend continues will depend largely on how the economy responds in the second half of the year to the Fed’s stimulative monetary policy. For our part, we will continue our efforts to uncover the companies that are positioned to lead the next wave of emerging growth opportunities.
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/01)
 
 
Macrovision Corp.
Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc.
Metro One Telecommunications, Inc.
Cytyc Corp.
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.
Cox Radio, Inc. Cl. A
Oakley, Inc.
GoTo.com, Inc.
SurModics, Inc.
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Cl. A
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/01-6/30/01
   One Year
7/1/00-6/30/01
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/1/00-6/30/01
 
Class S    -7.37%    -36.90%    -28.23%
Class A    -7.65%    -37.17%    -28.50%
Class Y    -7.37%    -36.90%    -28.23%
Class L    -7.64%    -37.08%    -28.41%

 
Russell 2000 Index    6.77%    0.49%    2.46%
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
EQUITIES — 80.6%
 
Advertising — 2.1%
Lamar Advertising Co.*    33,200    $    1,460,800
Ventiv Health, Inc.*    32,200    664,608
         
                2,125,408
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 2.3%
The Buckle, Inc.*    24,300    459,270
Factory 2-U Stores, Inc.*    25,400    745,490
Too, Inc.*    42,000    1,150,800
         
                2,355,560
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 1.1%
Financial Federal Corp.*    39,800    1,152,210
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 4.3%
Cox Radio, Inc. Cl. A*    64,100    1,785,185
Entercom
Communications Corp.*
   26,500    1,420,665
Hispanic Broadcasting
Corp.*
   35,400    1,015,626
Spanish Broadcasting
System, Inc. Cl. A*
   33,700    276,677
         
                4,498,153
         
 
Chemicals — 1.6%
SurModics, Inc.*    27,600    1,622,880
         
 
Commercial Services — 4.1%
GoTo.com, Inc.*    88,400    1,719,380
MemberWorks, Inc.*    50,800    1,175,512
Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.*
   8,900    271,539
Professional Detailing, Inc.*    10,500    966,000
Resources Connection, Inc.*    2,800    72,352
Watson Wyatt & Co. Holdings*    1,900    44,422
         
                4,249,205
         
 
Communications — 7.0%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc.*    25,400    380,746
American Tower Corp. Cl. A*    53,000    1,095,510
DMC Stratex Networks,
Inc.*
   107,100    1,071,000
Leap Wireless
International, Inc.*
   15,500    469,650
Metawave
Communications Corp.*
   98,300    510,177
Metro One
Telecommunications, Inc.*
   36,900    2,393,703
Powerwave Technologies,
Inc.*
   45,300    656,850
Research In Motion
Limited*
   12,900    416,025
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
SpectraLink Corp.*    12,200    $        158,722
XO Communications, Inc.
Cl. A*
   32,572    62,538
         
                7,214,921
         
 
Computer and Data Processing Services — 0.3%
Hall Kinion & Associates,
Inc.*
   40,900    329,654
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 1.9%
National Instruments
Corp.*
   18,800    610,060
Websense, Inc.*    68,500    1,370,000
         
                1,980,060
         
Computer Programming Services — 1.6%
Intranet Solutions, Inc.*    11,700    445,185
Netegrity, Inc.*    8,900    267,000
Numerical Technologies,
Inc.*
   19,700    413,700
Simplex Solutions, Inc.*    21,400    486,208
         
                1,612,093
         
 
Computer Related Services — 1.7%
CNET Networks, Inc.*    40,900    531,700
EarthLink, Inc.*    22,100    311,610
Espeed, Inc. Cl. A*    39,750    874,500
         
                1,717,810
         
 
Computers & Information — 0.6%
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*    19,500    449,085
M-Systems Flash Disk
Pioneers Limited*
   27,500    195,250
         
                644,335
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 2.3%
Alliance Data Systems
Corp.*
   1,900    28,500
Homestore.com, Inc.*    33,300    1,164,168
InterCept Group, Inc.*    31,000    1,178,000
         
                2,370,668
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 9.1%
AstroPower, Inc.*    11,000    573,540
Capstone Turbine Corp.*    12,200    274,378
ChipPAC, Inc.*    55,100    575,244
Exar Corp.*    27,600    545,376
Garmin Limited*    10,100    230,785
Intersil Corp. Cl. A*    38,700    1,408,680
Ixia*    18,300    347,700
Microsemi Corp.*    12,100    859,100
Microtune, Inc.*    11,000    242,000
Multilink Technology Corp.*    3,250    46,475
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                    
O2Micro International
Limited*
   26,100    $        287,100
Oak Technology, Inc.*    28,300    299,697
Photon Dynamics, Inc.*    17,700    477,900
PLX Technology, Inc.*    50,800    431,292
Power Integrations, Inc.*    49,700    775,320
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*    14,400    318,240
SIPEX Corp.*    14,300    215,787
Stanford Microdevices, Inc.*    15,500    261,950
Verisity Limited*    22,700    363,200
Virage Logic Corp.*    24,500    379,505
Virata Corp.*    38,700    458,595
         
                9,371,864
         
 
Energy — 0.2%
Grey Wolf, Inc.*    33,200    132,800
Key Productions Co., Inc.*    2,300    38,295
         
                171,095
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 3.7%
Direct Focus, Inc.*    14,400    684,000
Macrovision Corp.*    45,300    3,103,050
         
                3,787,050
         
 
Financial Services — 3.4%
Instinet Group, Inc.*    1,300    24,232
Investment Technology
Group, Inc.*
   19,100    960,539
Knight Trading Group, Inc.*    15,500    165,695
NextCard, Inc.*    76,200    842,010
Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. Cl. A
   48,400    1,536,700
         
                3,529,176
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 1.0%
School Specialty, Inc.*    42,000    1,085,700
         
Healthcare — 6.4%
Accredo Health, Inc.*    12,200    453,718
Covance, Inc.*    10,000    226,500
Health Management
Associates Cl. A*
   10,050    211,452
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.*    11,000    487,080
Province Healthcare Co.*    14,150    499,353
RehabCare Group, Inc.*    13,300    641,060
Specialty Laboratories, Inc.*    550    20,818
Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc.*    103,300    2,711,625
Syncor International Corp.*    17,700    548,700
Unilab Corp.*    350    8,820
United Surgical Partners
International, Inc.*
   1,200    28,800
UroCor, Inc.*    49,700    777,805
         
                6,615,731
         
 
(Continued)
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
 
Industrial – Diversified — 0.1%
McDermott International,
Inc.*
   5,500    $          64,075
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.9%
Agile Software Corp.*    43,100    732,700
Multex.com, Inc.*    11,100    180,375
         
                913,075
         
 
Insurance — 0.0%
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.*    1,250    22,588
         
 
Internet Software — 1.4%
I-many, Inc.*    43,100    581,850
Vignette Corp.*    99,400    881,678
         
                1,463,528
         
 
Lodging — 1.8%
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.    33,200    1,837,620
         
 
Machinery & Components — 0.0%
Global Power Equipment
Group, Inc.*
   200    5,860
         
 
Medical Supplies — 7.4%
Biosite Diagnostics, Inc.*    9,800    439,040
Cytyc Corp.*    81,700    1,883,185
FEI Co.*    11,550    473,550
Invacare Corp.    15,500    598,765
LTX Corp.*    15,500    396,180
Oakley, Inc.*    93,900    1,737,150
Resmed, Inc.*    13,300    672,315
Respironics, Inc.*    39,800    1,184,448
Vascular Solutions, Inc.*    29,900    247,273
         
                7,631,906
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%
Abgenix, Inc.*    17,400    783,000
Albany Molecular
Research, Inc.*
   9,900    376,299
Andrx Group*    6,600    508,200
Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.*
   12,200    423,950
COR Therapeutics, Inc.*    15,400    469,700
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
Limited*†
   27,600    511,980
Inhale Therapeutic
Systems, Inc.*
   15,500    356,500
Medarex, Inc.*    43,100    1,012,850
Molecular Devices Corp.*    8,900    178,445
Protein Design Labs, Inc.*    9,900    858,924
Regeneration
Technologies, Inc.*
   16,500    145,200
         
                5,625,048
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 5.0%
Actuate Software Corp.*    63,500    606,425
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    6,300    219,870
Embarcadero
Technologies, Inc.*
   25,400    566,674
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Interactive Intelligence,
Inc.*
   17,700    $        194,700
Interwoven, Inc.*    27,200    459,680
Precise Software
Solutions Limited*
   17,900    549,530
Quest Software, Inc.*    38,200    1,442,050
Retek, Inc.*    23,500    1,126,590
         
                5,165,519
         
 
Retail — 0.7%
99 Cents Only Stores*    25,400    760,730
Galyans Trading Co., Inc.*    400    8,160
         
                768,890
         
 
Retail – Internet — 1.2%
Expedia, Inc. Cl. A*    26,500    1,234,900
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.5%
Triton PCS Holdings, Inc.
Cl. A*
   22,650    928,650
West Corp.*    27,100    596,471
         
                1,525,121
         
 
Transportation — 0.5%
Navigant International, Inc.*    38,700    541,800
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $81,738,350)       83,233,503
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 31.4%
Cash Equivalents — 22.9%
AT&T**
  3.980%    07/19/2001    $  3,155,128    3,155,128
Banc One Bank Note**
  4.060%    07/02/2001    421,463    421,463
First Union II**
  4.000%    03/12/2002    3,926,007    3,926,007
Fleet National Bank Note**
  4.210%    10/31/2001    870,222    870,222
GMAC Bank Note**
  4.110%    03/08/2002    943,965    943,965
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
  3.840%    03/21/2002    2,108,965    2,108,965
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
  3.940%    04/05/2002    983,413    983,413
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  4.120%    07/02/2001    5,043,144    5,043,144
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  3.960%    07/16/2001    421,463    421,463
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  3.980%    09/14/2001    842,925    842,925
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
  4.000%    07/02/2001    2,809,750    2,809,750
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                               
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    $2,107,313    $    2,107,313
              
                        23,633,758
              
Repurchase Agreement — 8.5%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   8,851,022    8,851,022
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)    32,484,780
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 112.0%
(Cost $114,223,130)***    115,718,283
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (12.0%)
   (12,390,942)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $103,327,341
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Non-income producing security.
 
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
† 
American Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $8,853,294. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 7.631-7.750%, maturity dates of 01/01/2019-07/20/2023, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $9,293,678.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $81,738,350) (Note 2)      $  83,233,503  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      32,484,780  
     
  
                          Total Investments      115,718,283  
               Cash      10,410,290  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      914,610  
                          Interest and dividends      18,366  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      121  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      339  
     
  
                                    Total assets      127,062,009  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      7,600  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      23,633,758  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,232  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):     
                                    Investment management fees      53,466  
                                    Administration fees      12,264  
                                    Service fees      6,342  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      20,006  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      23,734,668  
     
  
               Net assets      $103,327,341  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $137,308,750  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (216,924 )
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (35,259,638 )
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      1,495,153  
     
  
                         $103,327,341  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $  11,515,439  
     
  
               Class L      $  24,317,977  
     
  
               Class Y      $    3,602,266  
     
  
               Class S      $  63,891,659  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      1,704,523  
     
  
               Class L      3,590,863  
     
  
               Class Y      530,885  
     
  
               Class S      9,411,242  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              6.76  
     
  
               Class L      $              6.77  
     
  
               Class Y      $              6.79  
     
  
               Class S      $              6.79  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $181)      $        18,785  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $31,709)      176,467  
     
  
                          Total investment income      195,252  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      308,745  
               Custody fees      21,965  
               Audit and legal fees      2,495  
               Shareholder reporting fees      773  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      568  
     
  
       334,546  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      15,370  
                          Class L      26,603  
                          Class Y      2,865  
                          Class S      21,080  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      11,491  
     
  
                          Total expenses      411,955  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (687 )
                          Net expenses      411,268  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (216,016 )
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions       (21,403,278 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      17,307,512  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (4,095,766 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $  (4,311,782 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 2000*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $      (216,016 )      $      (156,564 )
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (21,403,278 )      (13,856,360 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      17,307,512        (15,812,359 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (4,311,782 )      (29,825,283 )
     
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      6,620,417        6,360,254  
               Class L      11,245,483        16,433,175  
               Class Y      526,534        4,690,371  
               Class S      9,202,499        82,385,673  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      27,594,933         109,869,473  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      23,283,151        80,044,190  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      80,044,190        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $216,924 and
                    $908, respectively)
     $103,327,341        $  80,044,190  
     
     
  
 
* For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      7.31        $    10.00        $      7.31        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.03 )***      (0.05 )***      (0.02 )***      (0.03 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.52 )      (2.64 )      (0.52 )      (2.66 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.55 )      (2.69 )      (0.54 )      (2.69 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $      6.76        $      7.31        $      6.77        $      7.31  
       
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@        (7.65)%  **       (26.80)%  **        (7.64)%  **       (26.70)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  11,515        $    5,197        $  24,318        $  12,753  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.44%  *      1.48%  *      1.19%  *      1.23%  *
         After expense waiver#      1.44%  *      N/A        1.19%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets       (0.95)%  *      (0.82)%  *       (0.70)%  *      (0.54)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      52%  **      132%  **      52%  **      132%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/00†

    Net asset value, beginning of period      $      7.32        $    10.00        $      7.32        $    10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.02 )***      (0.02 )***      (0.01 )***      (0.02 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.51 )      (2.66 )      (0.52 )      (2.66 )
       
       
       
       
  
    Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.53 )      (2.68 )      (0.53 )      (2.68 )
       
       
       
       
  
    Net asset value, end of period      $      6.79        $      7.32        $      6.79        $      7.32  
       
       
       
       
  
 
    Total Return@       (7.37)%  **       (26.70)%  **       (7.37)%  **       (26.70)%  **
 
    Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    3,602        $    3,222        $  63,892        $  58,872  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.04%  *    1.06%  *    0.94%  *    0.98%  *
         After expense waiver#    1.04%  *    N/A      0.94%  *    N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.54)%  *      (0.35)%  *      (0.43)%  *      (0.29)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      52%  **      132%  **      52%  **      132%  **
 
* 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
 
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
@ 
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual International Equity Fund?
 
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve a high total rate of return over the long term
Ÿ 
invest in a diversified portfolio of foreign and domestic equity securities
Ÿ 
utilize dominant themes to guide investment decisions with respect to risks of investing in foreign securities (economic, political and social influences that are expected to dictate long-term growth trends)
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
 
The Fund outperformed its benchmark by a wide margin in a difficult environment for growth stocks. For the six months ending June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -11.84%, well ahead of the -14.61% return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE), a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of over 1,000 foreign stocks.
 
What was the investment background during the period?
 
In the United States, the slowdown that began last fall as a narrowly focused inventory correction in the technology and telecommunications industries broadened out to include most sectors in the first half of 2001. Moreover, despite protestations from many observers that Europe would be relatively unaffected, there was increasing recognition as the period progressed that the Europe was slowing too. This was due in part to the increasing importance of technology and telecommunications to most European economies, making it a virtual certainty that Europe would feel the effects of a “dot-com hangover” in the U.S. Real GDP (gross domestic product) growth in the European Union for the first half of 2001 was estimated to be 2.2%, ahead of the 1.3% mark for the United States. However, European growth estimates for the entire year have now been pared back to approximately 1.4%.
 
On the other hand, Japan’s economy continued to rumble along on the brink of recession, as it has for the past decade. One noteworthy development was the election of a new prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, who has pledged to reform Japan’s banking system and address other major structural flaws. Our policy remained to invest very selectively in Japan, as it was uncertain at this writing whether Koizumi would actually follow through on his promises for meaningful change. On balance, our cautious approach to Japan helped the Fund’s relative performance.
 
The Fund’s emphasis on growth at a reasonable price led us to begin scaling back our TMT (technology, media, and telecommunications) exposure as the market was peaking early in 2000, and we have continued to reduce our TMT weightings since then. A very selective focus on New Economy stocks was another factor that helped the Fund outperform the benchmark.
 
One factor holding back the performance of the Fund and its benchmark was continued strength in the U.S. dollar, which gained approximately 6% versus the euro and the yen. A stronger dollar lessens the value of euro- and yen-denominated investments in U.S. dollar terms. The weak euro made it difficult for the European Central Bank to match the aggressiveness of the Federal Reserve Board in lowering short-term interest rates. As a result, rates were little changed in Europe during the period.
 
What important changes were there in the Fund’s holdings?
 
Within our New Technologies theme, we added significantly to our holdings in makers of hardware and software for computer games. Although dismissed by some as little more than a diversion, the computer gaming industry generates more revenue than the U.S. movie industry and therefore deserves serious consideration on its own merits. Historically, each major advance in gaming technology has resulted in further significant penetration of the market, and this expansion has occurred virtually independently of the underlying economic environment. This year we are seeing the introduction of 128-bit hardware in the form of Microsoft’s Xbox, Nintendo’s GameCube, and Sony’s PlayStation 2, the last of which is already on the market. In this arena, the Fund’s holdings included Japanese stocks Sony, Nintendo, Sega, Capcom, Koei, Eidos, and Konami, as well as French stocks Infogrammes Entertainment and UBI Soft Entertainment.
 
Which holdings helped or detracted most from performance?
 
Some of the computer gaming stocks mentioned earlier—Sega, Koei, and Eidos—were particularly strong performers. Another holding that aided performance was ASM International, a semiconductor capital equipment company. This company utilizes cutting-edge technology that enabled it to turn in a very strong performance compared with its peers. A Korean Internet stock, LG Home Shopping, distinguished itself among dot-coms by generating positive profits and cash flow, and was rewarded with a higher share price.
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
  Among the detractors was Invensys, a British engineering company whose stock had declined sharply in the second half of 2000. We bought at what appeared to be attractive levels. Unfortunately, the problems with Invensys ran deeper than we originally thought, and we are reevaluating the position. Another underperformer was Oberthur Card Systems, a France-based provider of “smart cards”—that is, credit cards with computer chips in them. The chips improve card security and can store large quantities of useful information such as the user’s personal health history. Oberthur was hurt in the short term by disappointing results reported by competitor Gem Plus, but our confidence in this holding remains undiminished. Another significant detractor, NIIT Limited, fell into the information technology category and weakened in sympathy with the entire sector. In our opinion, Oberthur and NIIT are outstanding businesses, and the Fund still held these stocks at the end of the period.
 
What is your outlook?
 
In spite of the severe correction in share prices that has taken place during the past 18 months or so, we believe there are plenty of bargains around. While some stocks are cheap for a good reason, others merely suffer from being part of an unglamorous sector or industry. It often takes investors longer to discover these latter opportunities, but now that much of the speculative froth is gone from the markets, solid earnings growth should result in wider recognition of many formerly underappreciated and less glamorous “workhorse” stocks. Moreover, while we have been more selective in choosing stocks under our New Technologies theme, we believe our present holdings represent outstanding businesses that should enjoy strong growth under a variety of economic scenarios.
 
Over the near term, we believe that the markets will favor strong stock selection versus simply picking the next “hot” sector. Accordingly, our thematic approach to selecting areas of growth, which is based on fundamental considerations driven by long-term trends in demographics, technological development, and other factors, should provide useful guidance as we navigate the latter half of 2001.
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Largest Country Weightings (6/30/01)
 
 
       % of Fund
United Kingdom      21.03%
Japan      17.73%
Netherlands      11.45%
France      11.06%
Brazil      7.20%
Germany      6.07%
India      3.78%
Canada      2.60%
Ireland      2.07%
Australia      1.45%
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual International Equity Fund Class S and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Five Year
Average Annual
   Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01    7/1/96 - 6/30/01    10/3/94 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -11.84%    -24.74%    10.54%    8.85%

 
MSCI EAFE    -14.61%    -23.60%    2.89%    4.27%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual International Equity Fund Class A, Class Y and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01    1/1/98 - 6/30/01
 
Class A    -12.11%    -25.11%    7.80%
Class Y    -11.86%    -24.74%    8.28%

 
MSCI EAFE    -14.61%    -23.60%    3.20%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual International Equity Fund Class L and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/01 - 6/30/01    7/1/00 - 6/30/01    5/3/99 - 6/30/01
 
Class L    -11.93%    -24.90%    8.19%

 
MSCI EAFE    -14.61%    -23.60%    -5.63%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI EAFE is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                               
EQUITIES — 93.2%
 
Aerospace & Defense — 4.3%
Embraer-Empresa
Brasileira de
Aeronautica SA
   4,777,000    $      46,891,987
         
 
Autos & Housing — 1.2%
Aucnet, Inc.    269,080    5,016,297
Ducati Motor Holding
SpA*
   2,862,500    4,289,170
Porsche AG, Preference    12,467    4,295,534
         
                13,601,001
         
 
Banking — 2.2%
Espirito Santo
Financial Group††
   460,200    8,375,640
Unibanco-Uniao de
Banco Brasileiros
SA, Sponsored†††
   622,500    15,842,625
         
                24,218,265
         
 
Computer Hardware — 0.3%
Imagineer Co. Limited*    205,000    1,232,809
Redbus Interhouse PLC*    1,713,500    1,650,786
         
                2,883,595
         
 
Computer Software/Services — 8.4%
Capcom Co. Limited    387,000    13,405,216
Computer Service
Solutions Holding NV
   779,370    8,874,141
Eidos PLC    1,946,000    6,760,015
Eidos PLC N/P    648,667    811,936
Infosys Technologies
Limited
   147,863    10,341,982
Koei Co. Limited    214,920    7,099,925
Konami Co. Limited    306,500    13,983,695
NIIT Limited    1,127,300    12,222,412
Oberthur Card
Systems SA
   1,102,440    9,566,203
Unit 4 Agresso NV    632,600    8,006,312
         
                91,071,837
         
 
Consumer Services — 1.9%
BTG PLC*    748,400    12,314,847
Prosegur, CIA de
Seguridad SA
   688,486    8,888,423
         
                21,203,270
         
 
Diversified Financial — 4.8%
Collins Stewart
Holdings PLC*
   1,481,500    6,855,049
ICICI Limited
Sponsored††
   843,600    7,761,120
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                               
Julius Baer Holding
AG, Cl. B
   3,320    $      12,773,103
Magnus Holding NV    1,414,991    2,755,129
Van der Moolen
Holding NV
   846,750    22,150,049
         
                52,294,450
         
 
Electric Utilities — 2.1%
Innogy Holdings PLC    3,562,100    10,921,399
Nordex AG    1,467,300    12,173,161
         
                23,094,560
         
 
Electrical Equipment — 8.5%
ASM International NV*    370,100    7,346,485
Halma PLC    8,035,500    17,604,977
Nexans SA    191,000    4,608,276
Toshiba Corp.    8,131,000    42,964,204
Ushio, Inc.    1,480,000    20,304,416
         
                92,828,358
         
 
Electronics — 1.3%
Sony Corp.    142,812    9,389,832
STMicroelectronics NV,
NY Shares
   126,000    4,284,000
         
                13,673,832
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 8.7%
Infogrames
Entertainment SA
   1,507,980    24,000,105
Nintendo Co. Limited    177,400    32,289,301
Sega Corp.    568,000    10,065,130
UBI Soft
Entertainment SA*
   592,011    20,102,207
Village Roadshow Limited,   
  Cl. A Preference    11,894,036    8,158,119
         
                94,614,862
         
 
Healthcare/Drugs — 7.8%
Biocompatibles
International PLC*
   4,725,926    18,427,331
Elan Corp. PLC*††    368,780    22,495,580
Genset Sponsored*††    550,800    2,010,420
NeuroSearch A/S*    175,295    4,405,426
NicOx SA*    241,370    13,894,826
Oxford GlycoSciences PLC*    448,363              7,169,683
PowderJect
Pharmaceuticals PLC*
   2,513,725    16,545,338
         
                84,948,604
         
Healthcare/Supplies & Services — 7.9%
Cambridge Antibody
Technology Group PLC
   212,400    6,189,464
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                               
Card-Guard Scientific
Survival Limited
   147,300    $        8,195,374
Fresenius Medical
Care AG, Preference
   124,100    6,408,586
Hoya Corp.    244,000    15,455,960
Novogen Limited*    6,788,700    7,623,031
Ortivus AB, A Shares*    228,600    325,526
Ortivus AB, B Shares*    730,410    1,878,834
Pliva d.d.† †††    1,312,550    14,847,828
SSL International PLC    3,485,300    24,508,630
         
                85,433,233
         
 
Industrial Services — 5.8%
3i Group PLC    589,196    8,833,344
Alstom    675,700    18,796,758
Boskalis Westminster    1,209,902    32,520,351
ICTS International NV*    328,100    2,477,155
         
                62,627,608
         
 
Insurance — 1.1%
Axa SA    226,000    6,438,039
Ceres Group, Inc.    27,000    162,000
Ceres Group, Inc. Preferred   
  Callable Stocks*    900,000    3,600,000
Ockham Holdings PLC    2,777,000    1,661,757
         
                11,861,796
         
 
Manufacturing — 8.0%
FKI PLC    2,741,578    10,834,716
GSI Lumonics, Inc.*    1,181,800    10,931,650
Hamamatsu Photonics KK    572,000    17,887,126
Invensys PLC    8,168,000    15,507,765
Jenoptik AG    1,343,815    29,692,130
Sauer, Inc.    200,000    1,842,000
         
                86,695,387
         
Media — 5.9%
Grupo Televisa SA,
Sponsored*†††
   265,200            10,610,652
Impresa Sociedade Gestora
de Participacoes, SA*
   166,700    421,951
Reed International PLC    2,403,761    21,298,044
Wolters Kluwer NV    1,193,325    32,074,786
         
                64,405,433
         
 
Non-Durable Household Goods — 1.2%
Wella AG, Preference    278,900    13,458,124
         
 
Oil & Gas — 4.2%
Anderson Exploration
Limited
   426,200    8,649,814
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                               
Canadian Hunter
Exploration Limited
   355,500    $        8,667,303
Coflexip SA
Sponsored††
   220,824    16,628,533
Expro International
Group PLC
   1,389,350    11,528,548
         
                45,474,198
         
 
Real Estate — 0.7%
Solidere*†††    1,499,100    7,614,828
         
 
Retail-General — 2.7%
Boots Co. PLC    1,552,000    13,118,280
SkyePharma PLC*    14,162,200    16,232,714
         
                29,350,994
         
 
Telecommunications — 1.3%
Toyo Communication
Equipment Co., Limited
   709,000    3,837,321
Videsh Sanchar
Nigam Limited††
   802,005    10,746,867
         
                14,584,188
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.4%
Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA††
   153,040    2,335,390
Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA*
   900,093,388    11,701,214
Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA
Preference*
   105,386,550    1,612,414
         
                15,649,018
         
 
Tobacco — 0.3%
Compagnie Financiere
Richemont AG, A Units
   1,090    2,789,655
         
Transportation — 1.2%
MIF Limited*    334,194              4,295,797
Smit Internationale NV    436,931    8,396,503
         
                12,692,300
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $1,123,122,863)
    1,013,961,383
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                                  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 19.8%
Cash Equivalents — 14.2%
AT&T**
3.980%    07/19/2001    $    8,140,989    8,140,989
Banc One Bank Note**
4.060%    07/02/2001    2,764,203    2,764,203
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                  
First Union II**
4.000%    03/12/2002    $  14,077,994    $      14,077,994
Fleet National Bank Note**
4.210%    10/31/2001    1,164,144    1,164,144
GMAC Bank Note**
4.110%    03/08/2002    1,378,230    1,378,230
Goldman Sachs Bank Note**
3.840%    03/21/2002    5,307,428    5,307,428
Merrill Lynch Bank Note**
3.940%    04/05/2002    6,449,806    6,449,806
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
4.120%    07/02/2001    61,179,850    61,179,850
MetLife Insurance Co.
Funding Agreement**
4.110%    08/01/2001    13,000,000    13,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.960%    07/16/2001    2,764,203    2,764,203
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
3.980%    09/14/2001    6,528,405    6,528,405
Provident Institutional
Money Market Fund**
4.000%    07/02/2001    18,428,018    18,428,018
Royal Bank of Canada
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
4.000%    07/02/2001    13,821,013    13,821,013
              
                        155,004,283
              
 
Repurchase Agreement — 5.6%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   60,729,514    60,729,514
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
    
(At Amortized Cost)    215,733,797
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 113.0%
(Cost $1,338,856,660)***    1,229,695,180
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (13.0%)
   (141,757,710)
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  1,087,937,470
 
 
 
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*  
Non-income producing security.
 
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes.
 (Note 7).
 
†  
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
†† 
American Depository Receipt.
 
†††
Global Depository Receipt.
 
(a)
Maturity value of $60,745,101. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 6.000-7.959%, maturity dates of 04/01/2028-05/15/2031, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $63,766,114.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $1,123,122,863) (Note 2)      $1,013,961,383  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      215,733,797  
     
  
                          Total Investments      1,229,695,180  
               Cash      135,825  
               Foreign currency, at value (cost $690,266)      681,470  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      13,066,339  
                          Interest and dividends      2,967,833  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      384,695  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      7,358  
     
  
                                    Total assets      1,246,938,700  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      2,899,969  
                          Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)      10,353  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      155,004,283  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      6,274  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      722,446  
                                    Administration fees      117,380  
                                    Service fees      22,724  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      217,801  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      159,001,230  
     
  
               Net assets      $1,087,937,470  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $1,238,080,899  
               Undistributed net investment income      2,383,843  
               Distributions in excess of net realized gains on investments and foreign currency translations      (43,264,735 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency and
                    other assets and liabilities
     (109,262,537 )
     
  
                         $1,087,937,470  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $    38,916,798  
     
  
               Class L      $    98,376,822  
     
  
               Class Y      $    54,910,923  
     
  
               Class S      $  895,732,927  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      3,669,801  
     
  
               Class L      9,252,631  
     
  
               Class Y      5,132,976  
     
  
               Class S      83,552,411  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              10.60  
     
  
               Class L      $              10.63  
     
  
               Class Y      $              10.70  
     
  
               Class S      $              10.72  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $1,093,495)      $    9,821,874  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $581,747)      1,185,447  
     
  
                                    Total investment income      11,007,321  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      4,568,005  
               Custody fees      527,910  
               Audit and legal fees      26,165  
               Shareholder reporting fees      11,189  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      8,565  
     
  
          5,141,834  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      48,699  
                          Class L      121,948  
                          Class Y      27,383  
                          Class S      530,780  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      41,243  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      5,911,887  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (10,732 )
                                    Net expenses      5,901,155  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      5,106,166  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on:
                          Investment transactions      (14,251,883 )
                          Foreign currency transactions      (1,586,682 )
     
  
                                    Net realized loss      (15,838,565 )
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                          Investments      (122,952,816 )
                          Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      (134,696 )
     
  
                                    Net unrealized loss      (123,087,512 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (138,926,077 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(133,819,911 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 2000

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $      5,106,166        $      2,526,562  
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency
                         transactions
     (15,838,565 )      203,445,989  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                         translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
     (123,087,512 )      (339,916,283 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (133,819,911 )      (133,943,732 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (33,329 )
               Class L      -        (90,359 )
               Class Y      -        (56,387 )
               Class S      -        (1,719,245 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (1,899,320 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (4,659,685 )
               Class L      -        (11,603,325 )
               Class Y      -        (4,932,465 )
               Class S      -        (186,072,011 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (207,267,486 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (691,578 )
               Class L      -        (1,722,134 )
               Class Y      -        (732,063 )
               Class S      -        (27,616,297 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net realized gains      -        (30,762,072 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      16,602,802        33,528,538  
               Class L      41,376,855        81,699,020  
               Class Y      27,955,849        31,538,645  
               Class S      (16,810,478 )      274,662,750  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      69,125,028        421,428,953  
     
     
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      (64,694,883 )      47,556,343  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      1,152,632,353        1,105,076,010  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,383,843
                         and undistributed net investment loss of $2,722,323, respectively)
     $1,087,937,470        $1,152,632,353  
     
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    12.06        $  16.91        $  11.37        $12.81  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)      0.04  ***      (0.13 )***      (0.04 )***      0.01  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.50 )      (1.50 )      6.39        0.53  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.46 )      (1.63 )      6.35        0.54  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.02 )      (0.00 )****      (0.12 )
    From net realized gains      -        (2.79 )      (0.81 )      (1.86 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.41 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (3.22 )      (0.81 )      (1.98 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.60        $  12.06        $  16.91        $11.37  
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@       (12.11)%  **      (9.30)%        56.25%        4.40%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  38,917        $26,246        $    548        $  135  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.51%  *      1.67%        1.55%        1.69%  
         After expense waiver#      1.50%  *      N/A        N/A        N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets      0.69%  *       (0.81)%         (0.28)%         0.10%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      20%  **      69%        63%        80%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/00

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    12.07        $  16.89        $  12.00  
     
     
     
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)      0.05 ***      (0.06 )***      (0.05 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (1.49 )      (1.54 )      5.78  
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (1.44 )      (1.60 )      5.73  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.02 )      (0.03 )
    From net realized gains      -        (2.79 )      (0.81 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.41 )      -  
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (3.22 )      (0.84 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.63        $  12.07        $  16.89  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (11.93)%  **      (9.12)%        48.17%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  98,377        $67,113        $  7,335  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      1.26%  *      1.37%        1.26%  *
         After expense waiver#      1.25%  *      N/A        N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets      0.93%  *      (0.37)%        0.54%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      20%  **      69%        63%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Distributions from net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $    12.14      $        16.95      $        11.37      $    12.83  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)    0.06  ***    0.00  ***    (0.01 )***    0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (1.50 )    (1.58 )    6.44      0.55  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    (1.44 )    (1.58 )    6.43      0.61  
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.03 )    (0.04 )    (0.21 )
    From net realized gains    -      (2.79 )    (0.81 )    (1.86 )
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.41 )    -      -  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions    -      (3.23 )    (0.85 )    (2.07 )
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period    $    10.70      $        12.14      $        16.95      $    11.37  
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@    (11.86)%  **    (8.97)%      57.04%      4.84%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $  54,911      $      31,651      $        9,335      $      503  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.10%  *    1.18%      1.11%      1.23%  
         After expense waiver #    1.10%  *    N/A      N/A      N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets    1.09%  *    0.02%      (0.09)%      0.43%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    20%  **    69%      63%      80%  
 
       Class S (1)
     Six months ended
6/30/01
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/00

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98

   Year ended
12/31/97

   Year ended
12/31/96

Net asset value, beginning of period    $    12.16      $        16.96      $        11.37      $    12.38      $    11.11      $      9.58  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.05  ***    0.04  ***    0.05  ***    0.10      0.06      0.06  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (1.49 )    (1.61 )    6.38      0.51      1.69      1.71  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    (1.44 )    (1.57 )    6.43      0.61      1.75      1.77  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.03 )    (0.03 )    (0.17 )    (0.07 )    (0.24 )
    From net realized gains    -      (2.79 )    (0.81 )    (1.45 )    (0.41 )    -  
    In excess of net realized gains    -      (0.41 )    -      -      -      -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -      (3.23 )    (0.84 )    (1.62 )    (0.48 )    (0.24 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $    10.72      $        12.16      $        16.96      $    11.37      $    12.38      $    11.11  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@     (11.84)%  **    (8.95)%      56.98%      5.05%      15.79%      18.51%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $895,733      $1,027,623      $1,087,858      $640,498      $546,790      $356,311  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.07%  *    1.12%      1.06%      1.04%      1.07%      1.07%  
         After expense waiver    1.07%  *#    N/A      N/A      N/A      1.06%  ##    1.00%  ##
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    0.96%  *    0.22%      0.42%      0.73%      0.53%      0.59%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    20%  **    69%      63%      80%      83%      58%  
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1) 
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001.
## 
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
Note to shareholders:
    
The MassMutual Overseas Fund is managed by two sub-advisers, one of which is American Century Investment Management. As of July 2, 2001, Harris Associates replaced Mercury Advisors as the other sub-adviser. The commentary below reflects primarily the observations of the American Century management team.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Overseas Fund?
    
The objectives and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ 
achieve long-term growth of capital
Ÿ 
invest in a diversified portfolio of foreign and domestic equity securities
Ÿ 
utilize a blend of growth and value styles in making investment decisions
Ÿ 
rely primarily on fundamental analysis while also considering the macroeconomic outlook for various regional economies
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2001?
    
This is a new fund with an inception date of May 1, 2001. From that date through June 30, 2001, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -6.30%, beating the -7.47% return posted by the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE), a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of over 1,000 foreign stocks.
 
What was the investment background during the period?
    
For much of the current slowdown in the United States, many observers have maintained that Europe would not be similarly affected. However, during our two-month reporting period it became increasingly clear that Europe was slowing down too, as companies around the world reported slower growth and weaker-than-expected earnings. Counteracting the negative influence of slowing growth and shrinking profits to some extent was the campaign to lower short-term interest rates by the world’s central banks. This trend was most apparent in the United States, where the Federal Reserve Board cut rates six times in the first half of 2001, including one reduction each in May and June. The European Central Bank, which remained concerned about price stability and a weak European currency, was not as aggressive, but the trend in European rates was down nevertheless.
 
What sectors, holdings, and countries had the biggest impact on performance?
    
The Fund outperformed the benchmark in a variety of sectors, including consumer cyclicals, our second-largest stake. This diverse group includes department stores, and construction and real property, both of which beat the benchmark. In the department store industry, we were especially attracted to companies we thought could sustain their growth even in a slowing economy.
 
Consumer staples was the Fund’s top-performing sector on a relative basis due to strong stock selection. Holdings in this sector that did well included U.K.-based Safeway (not to be confused with the U.S. company of the same name), which increased same-store sales, added new supermarkets, and tightened cost controls. Another holding making a positive contribution to performance was Diageo, also based in the U.K. Diageo has operations in food, alcoholic beverages, and fast-food restaurants.
 
The Fund’s third-largest sector, healthcare, turned in the best absolute performance during the period. Investors looking for stable earnings growth turned to pharmaceutical companies such as Danish firm Novo Nordisk, the Fund’s top contributor. Novo manufactures an array of products, including a highly regarded insulin-delivery system for diabetics.
 
The financial sector declined on an absolute basis during the period. Although financials remained our largest sector weighting, we reduced our exposure and at the end of June carried a slightly lower weighting than the benchmark did. Declining equity markets and a steady stream of sour economic news negatively affected our asset management and property/casualty stocks. However, the Fund’s holdings outperformed the benchmark’s in three industries—banks, life and health insurance, and financial services.
 
Technology, media, and telecommunications continued to be a drag on performance, with telecommunications turning in the worst absolute performance. The Fund’s performance versus the benchmark, however, was helped by underweighting the telecom group. Detracting from performance was Nokia, the Finnish maker of cellular handsets. As the growth in subscribers has slowed among wireless service providers, so has the demand for handsets. Consumer services was responsible for the worst relative performance, with media taking the dubious honor of worst-performing subsector. Reed International, an Anglo-Dutch publishing and information company, exemplified the difficulties faced by many media companies due to a sudden decline in advertising revenues.
 
Denmark, France, and Bermuda were the top-contributing countries on a relative basis, while Japan, Australia, and Switzerland were the worst detractors.
 
What is your outlook?
    
With European growth now slowing, a lot depends on how quickly the United States can re-energize its powerful economy, which many have likened to a locomotive that pulls the rest of the world along as it grows. Aggressive easing by the Federal Reserve Board will undoubtedly aid this effort. However, lower interest rates can do only so much, and there are some industries, such as telecommunications equipment, that may take several years to work through the excess inventories created by overbuilding during better times. In Japan, the election of a new prime minister with a reformist agenda could improve that economy over the long term. However, the short-term adjustments involved in reforming the banking system and making other significant changes could be painful. We believe that the best way for us to add value in the current uncertain environment is to stick with our disciplined, bottom-up stock selection process.
 
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund
Largest Country Weightings (6/30/01)
 
 
       % of Fund
United Kingdom      20.54%
Japan      14.24%
United States      10.61%
France      9.75%
Netherlands      8.03%
Germany      6.31%
Switzerland      6.10%
Canada      3.66%
Hong Kong      3.46%
Spain      2.52%
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Overseas Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund
Total Return
 
     Since Inception
Average Annual
5/1/01 - 6/30/01
 
Class S    -6.30%
Class A    -6.40%
Class Y    -6.30%
Class L    -6.30%

 
MSCI EAFE    -7.47%
            
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI EAFE is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
EQUITIES — 91.1%
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%
BAE Systems PLC    61,433    $        294,190
Bombardier, Inc. Cl. B    478    7,182
Embraer - Empresa
Brasileira de Aeronautica SA
Sponsored†
   1,400    54,670
         
                356,042
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.9%
Air France    9,090    146,211
Qantas Airways Limited    37,480    66,654
         
                212,865
         
 
Autos & Housing — 1.7%
Bayerische Motoren
Werke AG
   2,628    86,989
Honda Motor Co. Limited    3,000    131,820
Lafarge SA    825    70,540
Toyota Motor Corp.    3,300    116,160
         
                405,509
         
 
Banking — 9.0%
ABN Amro Holding NV    6,940    130,370
Banco Popular Espanol    1,400    48,937
Barclays PLC    3,100    95,044
BNP Paribas    3,295    286,754
Credit Suisse Group    200    32,882
Danske Bank A/S    3,700    66,479
Depfa Deutsche
Pfandbriefbank AG
   2,520    170,668
Deutsche Bank AG    1,300    93,149
Dexia    3,190    50,608
IntesaBci SpA    23,500    82,960
Lloyds TSB Group PLC    26,465    264,822
National Australia Bank    2,713    48,319
Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC
   13,425    295,864
Sumitomo Mitsui
Banking Corp.
   10,000    82,588
UBS AG- Registered    635    90,974
United Overseas Bank    43,000    271,412
         
                2,111,830
         
 
Beverages — 2.3%
Allied Domecq PLC    54,550    340,059
Diageo Capital PLC    18,672    204,830
         
                544,889
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Chemicals — 1.3%
Air Liquide SA    560    $          80,451
Akzo Nobel, Inc.    4,445    188,149
Nitto Denko Corp.    1,000    28,866
         
                297,466
         
 
Computer Software/Services — 0.8%
Check Point Software
Technologies Limited*
   1,282    64,831
Logica PLC    3,050    37,018
SAP AG    700    97,132
         
                198,981
         
 
Consumer Services — 1.4%
Capita Group PLC    5,900    38,377
ISS A/S    400    23,426
NH Hoteles SA    5,600    66,228
Royal KPN NV    13,425    76,147
Securitas AB Cl. B    4,500    78,755
Vedior NV-CVA    5,035    45,609
         
                328,542
         
 
Diversified Financial — 6.3%
Grupo Financiero BBVA
Bancomer
   31,819    31,479
ING Groep NV    8,070    527,414
Julius Baer Holding AG Cl. B    29    111,572
MLP AG    1,181    129,973
Nomura Securities Co.
Limited
   7,000    134,145
Sanyo Shinpan Finance
Co. Limited
   5,100    178,293
Takefuji Corp.    3,900    354,302
         
                1,467,178
         
 
Electric Utilities — 4.4%
E.ON AG    5,746    301,299
Electricidade de Portugal
SA
   70,400    168,066
Hong Kong Electric
Holdings
   35,500    136,544
International Power PLC    14,868    62,679
Scottish Power PLC    11,072    81,440
Shandong International
Power Development Co.
Limited
   1,136,000    273,776
         
                1,023,804
         
 
Electrical Equipment — 1.4%
Canon, Inc.    7,000    282,883
Toshiba Corp.    10,000    52,840
         
                335,723
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                    
Electronics — 4.5%
Chubb PLC    60,532    $        141,530
Creative Technology
Limited
   21,000    176,350
Keyence Corp.    400    79,381
Koninklijke Philips
Electronics NV
   10,544    279,479
Koninklijke Philips
Electronics NV, NY Shares
   1,674    44,244
NEC Corp.    4,000    54,043
Sharp Corp.    4,000    54,524
Sony Corp.    600    39,450
STMicroelectronics NV,
NY Shares
   1,073    36,482
Vossloh AG    6,740    140,935
         
                1,046,418
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 4.0%
Namco Limited    10,400    186,793
Nintendo Co. Limited    4,100    746,258
         
                933,051
         
 
Foods — 5.8%
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.    3,000    32,185
Carrefour Supermarche SA    1,145    60,582
Compass Group PLC    11,303    90,451
Greencore Group PLC    54,300    117,217
Groupe Danone    200    27,446
Ito-Yokado Co. Limited    2,000    92,210
Nestle SA    846    179,804
Safeway PLC    26,765    151,605
Tesco PLC    31,192    112,522
Unilever NV    1,993    119,454
Unilever PLC    44,108    371,579
         
                1,355,055
         
Forest Products & Paper — 2.0%
Jefferson Smurfit Group PLC    122,610    226,277
Stora Enso Oyj, R Shares    3,445    37,330
UPM-Kymmene Oyj    6,880    194,476
         
                458,083
         
 
Healthcare/Drugs — 8.2%
Aventis SA    6,922    552,592
Biovail Corp.*    900    39,150
Celltech Group PLC    11,020    185,673
Elan Corp. PLC*†    1,271    77,531
GlaxoSmithkline PLC†    1,700    95,540
Novartis AG    11,978    433,509
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Novo-Nordisk A/S    7,864    $        347,873
Sanofi-Synthelabo SA    2,194    143,946
Takeda Chemical
Industries Limited
   1,000    46,506
         
                1,922,320
         
 
Healthcare/Supplies & Services — 1.5%
Fresenius Medical Care
AG, Preference
   5,070    256,238
Welfide Corp.    9,000    92,659
         
                348,897
         
 
Household Products — 0.6%
Reckitt Benckiser PLC    9,359    134,916
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 1.0%
Tyco International Limited    4,300    234,350
         
 
Industrial Services — 3.9%
Alstom    874    24,313
Altran Technologies SA    868    40,415
Autostrade Concessioni e
Costruzioni SpA
   10,400    67,529
CRH PLC    4,837    82,306
Geberit International AG    617    139,029
Preussag AG    1,800    54,553
Suez SA    5,500    176,932
Tomkins PLC    57,100    146,958
Vinci SA    1,700    108,297
Vivendi Environnement    1,600    67,332
         
                907,664
         
 
Insurance — 4.9%
AFLAC, Inc.    3,900    122,811
Allianz AG    414    120,827
CGNU PLC    15,180    209,862
Manulife Financial Corp.    9,600    267,903
Prudential PLC    5,800    70,233
Riunione Adriatica di
Sicurta SpA
   2,800    34,418
Royal & Sun Alliance
Insurance Group
   12,165    91,532
The Tokio Marine & Fire
Insurance Co. Limited
   7,000    65,389
Zurich Financial Services AG    500    170,528
         
                1,153,503
         
 
Manufacturing — 1.7%
Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Limited
   35,000    159,684
SIG Holding AG    1,383    141,581
Sulzer AG    275    87,517
         
                388,782
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Media — 2.5%
Arnoldo Mondadori
Editore SpA
   5,857    $          41,700
Grupo Televisa SA,
Sponsored*††
   800    32,008
Reed International PLC    13,500    119,614
South China Morning Post    164,000    108,289
United Business Media PLC    15,210    123,642
Vivendi Universal SA    1,042    60,734
VNU NV    827    28,004
Wolters Kluwer NV    2,515    67,599
         
                581,590
         
 
Metals — 0.6%
Alcan Aluminum Limited    1,131    47,525
BHP Billiton Limited    7,877    42,626
BHP Limited    7,395    39,040
Usinor SA    1,319    13,835
         
                143,026
         
 
Non-Durable Household Goods — 0.2%
Kao Corp.    2,000    49,713
         
 
Oil & Gas — 5.8%
Alberta Energy Co. Limited    813    33,483
BP PLC    8,500    69,873
Centrica PLC    46,833    149,678
ENI-Ente Nazionale
Idrocarburi SpA
   14,850    181,029
LUKOIL Sponsored†    600    28,779
Precision Drilling Corp.    826    25,772
Repsol YPF SA    17,310    285,753
Schlumberger Limited    600    31,590
Suncor Energy, Inc.    2,100    53,415
Talisman Energy, Inc.    1,649    62,752
TotalFinaElf SA    2,587    362,237
Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc.    2,100    86,625
         
                1,370,986
         
 
Real Estate — 1.4%
Canary Wharf Group PLC    5,840    45,502
Cheung Kong Holdings    6,000    65,388
Henderson Land
Development
   41,000    181,880
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Limited
   5,000    45,034
         
                337,804
         
 
Retail – Grocery — 1.4%
Coles Myer Limited    14,495    46,548
Koninklijke Ahold NV    9,180    287,544
         
                334,092
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Retail-General — 1.5%
Circle K Japan Co. Limited    3,200    $          92,627
Dixons Group PLC    14,300    46,860
Great Universal Stores PLC    7,600    65,040
Gucci Group NV    300    25,125
Jusco Co. Limited    3,000    66,151
Next PLC    3,088    40,390
Walmart de Mexico
Series C
   7,638    20,677
         
                356,870
         
 
Retail-Specialty — 0.2%
Swatch Group AG    43    43,063
         
 
Telecommunications — 3.2%
British
Telecommunications PLC
   33,310    209,407
China Unicom Limited*†    1,200    21,240
Deutsche Telekom AG    1,188    27,074
France Telecom SA    574    27,358
Nokia Corp. Sponsored†    2,714    59,817
NTT Mobile Communications
Network, Inc.
   5    86,998
Spirent PLC    34,100    105,986
Telenor ASA    43,300    178,569
Vodafone AirTouch PLC    20,924    46,349
         
                762,798
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 3.5%
Amdocs Limited*    1,200    64,620
BCE, Inc.    8,760    234,937
KDDI Corp.    7    32,666
Telecom Corp. of New
Zealand Limited
   106,779    241,588
Telefonica SA    15,470    190,683
Telefonos de Mexico SA
de CV Sponsored Cl. L†
   1,300    45,617
         
                810,111
         
 
Tobacco — 0.9%
British American
Tobacco PLC
   28,294    214,882
         
 
Transportation — 0.8%
Canadian Pacific Limited    2,205    85,444
Exel PLC    2,256    24,098
TNT Post Group NV    4,192    87,478
                197,020
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $22,451,871)            21,367,823
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
RIGHTS — 0.2%
Telecommunications — 0.2%
British
Telecommunications PLC
   6,210    $          36,682
         
 
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $26,085)            36,682
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.3%
Repurchase Agreement
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/29/2001, 3.08%,
due 07/02/2001 (a)
   $  1,947,202    1,947,202
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)    1,947,202
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(Cost $24,425,158)**    23,351,707
 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.4%    91,515
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  23,443,222
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Non-income producing security.
 
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
American Depository Receipt.
 
†† 
Global Depository Receipt.
 
(a) 
Maturity value of $1,947,702. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.500%, maturity date of 04/01/2007, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,044,624.
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2001
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $22,477,956) (Note 2)      $21,404,505  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      1,947,202  
     
  
                          Total Investments      23,351,707  
               Cash      172,701  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      399,592  
                          Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)      16,859  
                          Interest and dividends      27,072  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      11,307  
     
  
                                    Total assets      23,979,238  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      419,900  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      184  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      18,885  
                                    Administration fees      872  
                                    Service fees      39  
               Due to custodian      48,464  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      47,672  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      536,016  
     
  
               Net assets      $23,443,222  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $25,012,000  
               Undistributed net investment income      46,427  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency translations      (558,056 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency and other
                    assets and liabilities
     (1,057,149 )
     
  
       $23,443,222  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $        97,870  
     
  
               Class L      $        97,908  
     
  
               Class Y      $        97,931  
     
  
               Class S      $23,149,513  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      10,453  
     
  
               Class L      10,452  
     
  
               Class Y      10,452  
     
  
               Class S      2,469,843  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            9.36  
     
  
               Class L      $            9.37  
     
  
               Class Y      $            9.37  
     
  
               Class S      $            9.37  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2001*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $18,176)      $    115,672  
               Interest      20,319  
       
  
                          Total investment income      135,991  
       
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      39,834  
               Custody fees      46,530  
               Audit and legal fees      634  
               Shareholder reporting fees      508  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      184  
       
  
       87,690  
               Administration fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      38  
                          Class L      38  
                          Class Y      15  
                          Class S      1,744  
               Service fees (Note 3):     
                          Class A      39  
       
  
                          Total expenses      89,564  
       
  
                          Net investment income      46,427  
       
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on:     
                          Investment transactions      (501,657 )
                          Foreign currency transactions      (56,399 )
       
  
                                    Net realized loss      (558,056 )
       
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
                          Investments      (1,073,451 )
                          Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      16,302  
       
  
                                    Net unrealized loss      (1,057,149 )
       
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (1,615,205 )
       
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(1,568,778 )
       
  
 
* For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes of Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2001*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $        46,427  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions      (558,056 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and
                    liabilities in foreign currencies
     (1,057,149 )
     
  
                                    Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (1,568,778 )
     
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
                          Class A      103,000  
                          Class L      103,000  
                          Class Y      103,000  
                          Class S      24,703,000  
     
  
                                    Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      25,012,000  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      23,443,222  
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $46,427)      $23,443,222  
     
  
 
*  For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
MassMutual Overseas Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/01†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $10.00        $10.00        $10.00        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.01  ***      0.02  ***      0.02  ***      0.02  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.65 )      (0.65 )      (0.65 )      (0.65 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.64 )      (0.63 )      (0.63 )      (0.63 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  9.36        $  9.37        $  9.37        $    9.37  
       
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      (6.40)%  **      (6.30)%  **      (6.30)%  **      (6.30)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    98        $    98        $    98        $23,150  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      2.74%  *      2.49%  *      2.34%  *      2.25%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.76%  *      1.16%  *      1.01%  *      1.17%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      17%  **      17%  **      17%  **      17%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
† 
For the period from May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
1. The Fund
MassMutual Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated May 28, 1993, as amended. The Trust consists of the following series (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”): MassMutual Prime Fund (“Prime Fund”), MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund (“Short-Duration Bond Fund”) formerly known as MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund, MassMutual Core Bond Fund (“Core Bond Fund”), MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund (“Diversified Bond Fund”), MassMutual Balanced Fund (“Balanced Fund”), MassMutual Core Value Equity Fund (“Core Value Equity Fund”) formerly known as MassMutual Core Equity Fund, MassMutual Value Equity Fund (“Value Equity Fund”), MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund (“Large Cap Value Fund”), MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund (“Indexed Equity Fund”), MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund (“Blue Chip Growth Fund”), MassMutual Growth Equity Fund (“Growth Equity Fund”), MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund (“Aggressive Growth Fund”), MassMutual OTC 100 Fund (“OTC 100 Fund”), MassMutual Focused Value Fund (“Focused Value Fund”), MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund (“Small Cap Value Equity Fund”), MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund”), MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund”), MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund (“Small Cap Growth Equity Fund”), MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund (“Emerging Growth Fund”), MassMutual International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) and MassMutual Overseas Fund (“Overseas Fund”).
 
The Value Equity Fund and the Overseas Fund commenced operations May 1, 2001. Additionally, the Blue Chip Growth Fund commenced operations June 1, 2001.
 
During the reporting period, each Fund had four classes of shares: Class A, Class L, Class Y, and Class S. Additionally, the Indexed Equity Fund commenced a Class Z share class on May 1, 2001. The principal economic difference among the Classes is the level of service and administration fees borne by the Classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Trust’s Prospectus.
 
2. Significant
   Accounting
   Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the 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 in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investment Valuation
 
Equity securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Trustees, which provides the last reported sale price for securities listed on a national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System, or in the case of over-the-counter securities not so listed, the last reported bid price. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. Money market obligations with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at either amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, whichever approximates current market value. All other securities and other assets, including debt securities for which the prices supplied by a pricing agent are deemed by MassMutual not to be representative of market values, including restricted securities and securities for which no market quotation is available, are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by and determined in good faith by the Trustees, although the actual calculation may be done by others.
 
Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against U.S. dollars last quoted by any major bank. If such quotations are not available, the rate of exchange is determined in accordance with policies established by the Trustees.
 
Effective January 1, 2001, each Fund has adopted the provisions of the revised AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies. As required, the Funds began amortizing premiums and discounts on debt securities using the daily effective yield method. Prior to this date, discount was computed on a straight line basis and was recognized upon disposition. Acquisition premium was computed using the daily effective yield method and was recognized daily. Market premium was not amortized. The cumulative effect of this accounting change had no impact on total net assets of each Fund, but resulted in the following reclassification of the components of net assets as of December 31, 2000, based on securities held by the Fund as of that date:
 

     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

   Accumulated
Undistributed
Net Investment
Income

Short-Duration Bond Fund    $  (5,779 )    $      5,779  
 
Core Bond Fund     898,000       (898,000 )
 
Diversified Bond Fund    135,233       (135,233 )
 
Balanced Fund    83,025      (83,025 )
 
Aggressive Growth Fund    (246 )    246  

 
The effect of this change for the period ended June 30, 2001 was as follows:
 

     Net
Investment
Income

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

Short-Duration Bond Fund    $  (10,907 )    $    16,297      $  (5,390 )
 
Core Bond Fund     (505,204 )    (74,622 )    579,826  
 
Diversified Bond Fund    (16,306 )     (150,238 )     166,544  
 
Balanced Fund    (9,245 )    8,674      571  
 
Aggressive Growth Fund    10,291      (8,447 )    (1,844 )

 
The statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights for prior periods have not been restated to reflect this change in policy.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
Securities Lending
 
Each Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized at all times with cash or securities with a market value at least equal to 102% of the market value of the securities on loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities. At June 30, 2001, the Funds loaned securities having the following market values, collateralized by cash, which were invested in short-term instruments in the following amounts:
 

 
     Securities on loan
   Collateral
Core Bond Fund    $  26,238,504    $  27,017,513
Balanced Fund    9,237,916    9,593,598
Core Value Equity Fund    90,909,490    93,947,179
Large Cap Value Fund    16,669,004    17,196,880
Indexed Equity Fund    53,322,930    55,325,445
Growth Equity Fund    37,192,916    38,120,853
Aggressive Growth Fund    24,923,244    25,736,172
OTC 100 Fund    4,698,700    4,927,491
Focused Value Fund    21,206,358    22,374,584
Small Cap Value Equity Fund    11,017,298    11,647,340
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund    43,219,797    46,303,543
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund    57,963,686    59,865,223
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund    46,593,148    48,782,915
Emerging Growth Fund    22,731,449    23,633,758
International Equity Fund     145,770,347     155,004,283

 
Repurchase Agreements
 
Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker/dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. The Funds, through their custodian, take possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. The collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets remains sufficient to protect the Funds in the event of default by the seller. Collateral for repurchase agreements is held at the counterparty’s custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Funds and the counterparty. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, if the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if the seller enters insolvency proceedings, realization of collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.
 
Accounting for Investments
 
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed on the specific identification cost method. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on investments, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
Federal Income Tax
 
It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gain to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
 
Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to investments in forward contracts, passive foreign investment companies, the deferral of wash sale losses, and paydowns on certain mortgage-backed securities. As a result, net investment income and net realized gain on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Funds may periodically make reclassifications among certain of their capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Funds.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities.
 
Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.
 
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts in order to convert foreign denominated securities or obligations to U.S. dollar denominated investments. The Aggressive Growth Fund, the International Equity Fund and the Overseas Fund may engage in such transactions to manage the value of portfolio holdings against future movements in certain foreign currency exchange rates. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset.
 
Forward foreign currency contracts involve a risk of loss from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in foreign currency values and interest rates.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investments the Funds have in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of the obligations for the Aggressive Growth Fund, the International Equity Fund and the Overseas Fund under these financial instruments at June 30, 2001 is as follows:
 

Settlement
Date

   Contracts to
Deliver/Receive

   Units of
Currency

   In Exchange
for U.S.
Dollars

   Contracts at
Value

   Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 
Aggressive Growth Fund                       
SELLS               
07/02/01    British Pound    26,975    $      38,291    $      37,940    $      351  
07/03/01    British Pound    56,311    79,238    79,200    38  
                        
  
                                        $      389  
                        
  
 
International Equity Fund                       
SELLS               
07/02/01    British Pound    209,257    294,340    294,319    21  
07/02/01    British Pound    1,610,038    2,264,679    2,264,518    161  
07/02/01    Euro    3,654    3,084    3,093    (9 )
07/02/01    Euro    2,520,026     2,126,650     2,133,454    (6,804 )
07/02/01    Japanese Yen    34,556,750    276,675    277,084    (409 )
07/02/01    Japanese Yen    300,495,151    2,406,464    2,409,443    (2,979 )
07/02/01    Swiss Franc    449,235    249,603    249,936    (333 )
                        
  
                                        $(10,352 )
                        
  
 
Overseas Fund                       
BUYS               
07/02/01    British Pound    5,845    8,239    8,220    (19 )
07/03/01    British Pound    2,764    3,896    3,887    (9 )
07/02/01    Euro    6,078    5,141    5,145    4  
07/02/01    Japanese Yen    1,446,368    11,600    11,597    (3 )
                        
  
                                        $        (27 )
                        
  
SELLS
07/03/01    Australian Dollar    24,508    12,516    12,452    64  
07/02/01    Euro    2,384    2,011    2,018    (7 )
07/03/01    Euro    44,953    37,948    38,057    (109 )
07/03/01    Japanese Yen    47,400,000    394,425    380,065    14,360  
07/31/01    Japanese Yen    22,816,000    184,357    183,022    1,335  
07/31/01    Japanese Yen    20,676,200    167,069    165,857    1,212  
07/02/01    Swiss Franc    10,634    5,947    5,916    31  
                        
  
                                        $  16,886  
                        
  
 

 
Forward
Commitments
Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a “when issued” or delayed delivery or on a forward commitment basis. The Funds use forward commitments to manage interest rate exposure or as a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular debt securities. Delivery and payment for securities purchased on a forward commitment basis can take place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The Funds instruct the custodian to segregate assets in a separate account with a current market value at least equal to the amount of its forward purchase commitments. The price of the underlying security and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the forward commitment is determined by management using a commonly accepted pricing model and fluctuates based upon changes in the value of the underlying security and market repurchase rates. Such rates equate the counterparty’s cost to purchase and finance the underlying security to the earnings received on the security and forward delivery proceeds. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation/depreciation based upon changes in the value of the forward commitment. When a forward commitment contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished. Forward commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date. The Funds could also be exposed to loss if they cannot close out their forward commitments because of an illiquid secondary market, or the inability of counterparties to perform. The Funds monitor exposure to ensure counterparties are creditworthy and concentration of exposure is minimized. A summary of open obligations for the Core Bond Fund, the Diversified Bond Fund and the Balanced Fund under these forward commitments at June 30, 2001, is as follows:
 

Forward Commitment
Contracts to Buy

   Expiration
of Contracts

   Aggregate
Face Value
of Contracts

   Cost
   Market
Value

   Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

 
Core Bond Fund                       
FNMA                       
6.0% 03/01/2012    July-01    $  7,500,000    $  7,447,266    $  7,387,500    $    (59,766 )
6.5% 07/01/2016    July-01    22,500,000    22,717,969    22,556,250    (161,719 )
6.5% 07/01/2031    July-01    13,000,000    12,823,375    12,792,780    (30,595 )
FHLMC                       
6.0% 08/16/2029    August-01    15,000,000    14,511,914    14,381,250    (130,664 )
6.5% 08/01/2015    August-01    5,000,000    5,016,406    5,007,800    (8,606 )
6.5% 08/01/2031    August-01    25,050,000    24,817,895    24,603,860    (214,035 )
7.0% 08/01/2029    August-01     45,000,000     45,459,375     45,098,550    (360,825 )
GNMA                       
7.0% 07/01/2031    July-01    25,000,000    25,320,312    25,218,750    (101,562 )
                            
  
                                        $(1,067,772 )
                            
  
 
Diversified Bond Fund                       
FNMA                       
6.5% 07/01/2016    July-01    250,000    252,422    250,625    (1,797 )
FHLMC                       
6.5% 08/01/2031    August-01    750,000    742,383    736,643    (5,740 )
                            
  
                                        $      (7,537 )
                            
  
 
Balanced Fund                       
FNMA                       
6.0% 03/01/2012    July-01    800,000    794,500    788,000    (6,500 )
6.5% 08/01/2015    August-01    1,000,000    1,003,281    1,001,560    (1,721 )
6.5% 07/01/2016    July-01    2,200,000    2,221,313    2,205,500    (15,813 )
                            
  
                                        $    (24,034 )
                            
  
 

 
Financial Futures
Contracts
The Funds may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such futures contracts for the purpose of hedging the market risk on existing securities or the intended purchase of securities. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. A summary of open futures contracts for the Value Equity Fund, the Indexed Equity Fund and the OTC 100 Fund at June 30, 2001, is as follows:
 

Number of
Contracts

   Type
  
Expiration
Date

   Notional
Contract
Value

   Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

Value Equity Fund            
BUYS            
5    S&P 500 Index    09/21/01    $      773,375    $    2,487
 
Indexed Equity Fund            
BUYS                    
35    S&P 500 Index    09/15/01     10,777,375    $276,785
 
OTC 100 Fund            
BUY            
1    NASDAQ 100 Index    09/21/01    184,650    $  11,045

 
Allocation of Operating Activity
In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated to each class of shares. Investment income, unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures.
 
Administration and service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’ operations. Expenses of the Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any class of shares or Fund are prorated among the Funds and classes to which the expense relates based on the relative net assets of each.
 
3.
Management
Fees and Other
Transactions
With Affiliates
 
Investment Management Fees
Under agreements between the Trust and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) with respect to each Fund, MassMutual is responsible for providing investment management for each Fund. In return for this service, MassMutual receives advisory fees monthly based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
 
Prime Fund      0.35 %
Short-Duration Bond Fund      0.40 %
Core Bond Fund      0.48 %
Diversified Bond Fund      0.50 %
Balanced Fund      0.48 %
Core Value Equity Fund      0.50 %
Value Equity Fund      0.70 %
Large Cap Value Fund      0.65 %
Indexed Equity Fund      0.10 %
Blue Chip Growth Fund      0.70 %
Growth Equity Fund      0.68 %
 
Aggressive Growth Fund      0.73 %
OTC 100 Fund      0.15 %
Focused Value Fund      0.69 %
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      0.58 %
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.70 %
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      0.75 %
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.82 %
Emerging Growth Fund      0.79 %
International Equity Fund      0.85 %
Overseas Fund      1.00 %
 
David L. Babson & Company Inc. (“DLB”) receives a sub-advisory fee equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Prime Fund, 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Short-Duration Bond Fund, 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Core Bond Fund, 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Diversified Bond Fund and 0.09% of the average daily net assets of the Prime and Core Bond Segments of the Balanced Fund.
 
DLB continues to provide sub-advisory services for investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Core Equity sector of the Balanced Fund, the Core Value Equity Fund and the Small Cap Value Equity Fund. DLB receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.13% of the average daily net assets of the Core Value Equity Fund and the Core Equity sector of the Balanced Fund and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Small Cap Value Equity Fund.
 
MassMutual has entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement with its subsidiary OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”). This agreement provides that OFI manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the International Equity Fund. OFI receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the International Equity Fund.
 
MassMutual has also entered into investment sub-advisory agreements with the following unaffiliated investment sub-advisers; Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“Davis”), Deutche Asset Management, Inc. (“DAMI”), Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”), Janus Capital Corporation (“Janus”), Harris Associates LP (“Harris Associates”), Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (“MAS”), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (“J.P. Morgan”), Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (“Waddell & Reed”), RS Investment Management L.P. (“RS”), Fidelity Management and Research Company (“FMR”), American Century (“American Century”) and Mercury Advisors (“Mercury Advisors”). MassMutual pays a sub-advisory fee to each of these sub-advisers based upon (1) the average daily net assets of the specified Fund which it manages, and (2) the average daily net assets of all other funds or accounts of MassMutual or its affiliates for which the sub-adviser provides sub-advisory services.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Davis provides that Davis manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Large Cap Value Fund. Davis receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.45% of the first $100,000,000, 0.40% on the next $400,000,000 and 0.35% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with DAMI provides that DAMI manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Indexed Equity Fund and OTC 100 Fund. DAMI receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.01% of the first $1,000,000,000 and 0.0075% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $1,000,000,000 for the Indexed Equity Fund. For the OTC 100 Fund, DAMI receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the first $200,000,000, 0.04% on the next $200,000,000 and 0.02% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $400,000,000. Prior to May 1, 2001, Bankers Trust Company, an affiliate of DAMI, served as the sub-adviser to these Funds.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with MFS provides that MFS manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Growth Equity Fund. MFS receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.40% of the first $300,000,000, 0.37% of the next $300,000,000, 0.35% of the next $300,000,000, 0.32% of the next $600,000,000 and 0.25% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $1,500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Janus provides that Janus manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Aggressive Growth Fund. Janus receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.55% of the first $100,000,000, 0.50% on the next $400,000,000 and 0.45% of net assets in excess of $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Harris Associates provides that Harris Associates manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Focused Value Fund. Harris Associates receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the first $100,000,000, 0.45% on the next $400,000,000 and 0.40% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $500,000,000.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
The sub-advisory agreement with MAS provides that MAS manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund. MAS receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.55% of the first $150,000,000 and 0.50% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $150,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price provides that T. Rowe Price manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund. T. Rowe Price receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% on aggregate net assets under management.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with J.P. Morgan provides that J.P. Morgan manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund. J.P. Morgan receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.60% of the first $200,000,000, 0.55% of the next $300,000,000 and 0.50% of aggregate net assets under management in excess $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Waddell & Reed provides that Waddell & Reed manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund. Waddell & Reed receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100,000,000 and 0.70% of aggregate net assets under management in excess $100,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with RS provides that RS manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Emerging Growth Fund. RS receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.65% of the first $200,000,000, 0.60% on the next $200,000,000 and 0.55% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $400,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with FMR provides that FMR manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Value Equity Fund and Blue Chip Growth Fund. FMR receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the first $250,000,000, 0.45% on the next $500,000,000 and 0.35% on net assets in excess of $750,000,000 for the Value Equity Fund. FMR receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250,000,000, 0.50% on the next $500,000,000 and 0.45% on net assets in excess of $750,000,000 for the Blue Chip Growth Fund.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with American Century provides that American Century manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Overseas Fund. American Century receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.70% of the first $50,000,000, 0.60% of the next $50,000,000 and 0.50% of aggregate net assets under management in excess $100,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Mercury Advisors provides that Mercury Advisors manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Overseas Fund. Mercury Advisors receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the first $100,000,000, 0.40% of the next $100,000,000 and 0.20% of aggregate net assets under management in excess $200,000,000.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
Administration Fees
Under separate administrative and shareholder services agreements between each Fund and MassMutual, MassMutual provides certain administrative and shareholder services and bears some class specific administrative expenses. In return for these services, MassMutual receives an administrative services fee monthly based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Fund at the following annual rates:
 
 

       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
     Class Z
Prime Fund      0.3323%      0.3323%      0.1823%      0.0823%      NA
Short-Duration Bond Fund      0.3167%      0.3167%      0.1667%      0.1167%      NA
Core Bond Fund      0.2932%      0.2932%      0.1432%      0.0932%      NA
Diversified Bond Fund      0.3232%      0.3232%      0.1732%      0.1232%      NA
Balanced Fund      0.3952%      0.3952%      0.2452%      0.0852%      NA
Core Value Equity Fund      0.3175%      0.3175%      0.1675%      0.0675%      NA
Value Equity Fund      0.2785%      0.2785%      0.1285%      0.0785%      NA
Large Cap Value Fund      0.3244%      0.3244%      0.1744%      0.0844%      NA
Indexed Equity Fund      0.4797%      0.4797%      0.3297%      0.2997%      0.0855%
Blue Chip Growth Fund      0.4085%      0.4085%      0.2885%      0.1585%      NA
Growth Equity Fund      0.2975%      0.2975%      0.1475%      0.0875%      NA
Aggressive Growth Fund      0.3444%      0.3444%      0.1944%      0.0944%      NA
OTC 100 Fund      0.6244%      0.6244%      0.4744%      0.3744%      NA
Focused Value Fund      0.3344%      0.3344%      0.1844%      0.0844%      NA
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      0.3345%      0.3345%      0.1845%      0.0845%      NA
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.3075%      0.3075%      0.1575%      0.0875%      NA
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      0.3244%      0.3244%      0.1744%      0.0844%      NA
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.4075%      0.4075%      0.2575%      0.1175%      NA
Emerging Growth Fund      0.3344%      0.3344%      0.1844%      0.0844%      NA
International Equity Fund      0.2952%      0.2952%      0.1452%      0.1152%      NA
Overseas Fund      0.2443%      0.2443%      0.0943%      0.0443%      NA

 
Service Fees
MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to each Fund. Pursuant to separate 12b-1 Plans adopted by the Funds, Class A shares of each fund pay a fee of 0.25% to: (i) the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by its connection with the distribution of Class A shares of the Fund; and (ii) MassMutual for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of maintaining or providing personal services to Class A shareholders. The Distribution fee may be spent by the Distributor on any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Fee may be spent by MassMutual on personal services rendered to Class A shareholders of a Fund and/or maintenance of Class A shareholder accounts. The Distributor is a majority owned subsidiary of MassMutual.
 
Expense Waivers
MassMutual has agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the following Funds through April 30, 2002, as follows:
 
 

       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
Diversified Bond Fund      1.09 %      0.84 %      0.69 %      0.64 %
Large Cap Value Fund      1.24 %      0.99 %      0.84 %      0.75 %
Growth Equity Fund      1.24 %      0.99 %      0.84 %      0.78 %
Aggressive Growth Fund      1.34 %      1.09 %      0.94 %      0.84 %
OTC 100 Fund      1.04 %      0.79 %      0.64 %      0.54 %
Focused Value Fund      1.29 %      1.04 %      0.89 %      0.79 %
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      1.27 %      1.02 %      0.87 %      0.80 %
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      1.34 %      1.09 %      0.94 %      0.85 %
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      1.49 %      1.24 %      1.09 %      0.95 %
Emerging Growth Fund      1.39 %      1.14 %      0.99 %      0.89 %
International Equity Fund      1.50 %      1.25 %      1.10 %      1.07 %

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds are also officers of MassMutual. The compensation of unaffiliated directors of the Funds is borne by the Funds.
 
At June 30, 2001, MassMutual or separate investment accounts thereof owned 99.18% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.
 
Deferred Compensation
Trustees of the Funds that are not employees of MassMutual or its subsidiaries may elect to defer receipt of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Any amounts deferred shall accrue interest at a rate equal to eight percent (8%) per annum. For the period ended June 30, 2001, no significant amounts have been deferred.
 
4. Purchases and
    Sales of
    Investments
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended June 30, 2001 were as follows:
 
         Long-Term U.S.
Government Securities
     Other Long-Term
Securities
     
 
 
Purchases
Purchases
         
 
  Short-Duration Bond Fund      $61,179,130      $18,748,276
  Core Bond Fund      255,163,630      220,176,099
  Diversified Bond Fund      6,092,679      9,201,105
  Balanced Fund      5,599,493      144,880,027
  Core Value Equity Fund      -      844,801,087
  Value Equity Fund      -      36,058,647
  Large Cap Value Fund      -      223,831,761
  Indexed Equity Fund      -      78,192,498
  Blue Chip Growth Fund      -      502,901,790
  Growth Equity Fund      -      626,227,029
  Aggressive Growth Fund      -      126,508,404
  OTC 100 Fund      -      26,137,484
  Focused Value Fund      -      46,545,996
  Small Cap Value Equity Fund      -      241,371,371
  Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      145,831,864
  Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      -      52,614,139
  Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      115,179,486
  Emerging Growth Fund      -      49,055,962
  International Equity Fund      -      274,051,441
  Overseas Fund      -      26,941,104
Sales          
           
  Short-Duration Bond Fund      $  9,736,712      $  9,983,333
  Core Bond Fund      545,581,237      110,067,092
  Diversified Bond Fund      14,403,474      2,833,427
  Balanced Fund      7,888,498      165,547,775
  Core Value Equity Fund      -      968,602,169
  Value Equity Fund      -      3,561,295
  Large Cap Value Fund      -      29,427,547
  Indexed Equity Fund      -      12,828,557
  Blue Chip Growth Fund      -      13,742,448
  Growth Equity Fund      -      493,922,764
  Aggressive Growth Fund      -      58,615,556
  OTC 100 Fund      -      8,098,142
  Focused Value Fund      -      15,875,083
  Small Cap Value Equity Fund      -      263,208,439
  Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      160,737,060
  Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      -      48,545,206
  Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      74,108,682
  Emerging Growth Fund      -      39,096,693
  International Equity Fund      -      218,570,929
  Overseas Fund      -      3,886,680
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
5. Capital Share Transactions
The Funds are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, with no par value in each class of shares. Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund are as follows:
 
       Class A
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      2,586,242        $396,918,896        3,537,132        $554,415,361  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        11,723        1,778,250  
     Redeemed        (2,469,067 )       (379,090,662 )        (3,380,227 )       (529,695,080 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      117,175        $  17,828,234        168,628        $  26,498,531  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Duration Bond Fund
     Sold      398,920        $    4,077,660        627,385        $    6,520,653  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        30,848        307,557  
     Redeemed      (207,701 )      (2,113,596 )      (134,523 )      (1,400,680 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      191,219        $    1,964,064        523,710        $    5,427,530  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      2,538,304        $  27,745,482        1,403,112        $  15,089,902  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        58,860        626,893  
     Redeemed      (535,531 )      (5,832,079 )      (256,909 )      (2,746,628 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,002,773        $  21,913,403        1,205,063        $  12,970,167  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      315,439        $    3,092,374        21,798        $        212,353  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        2,012        19,233  
     Redeemed      (11,887 )      (117,366 )      (1,675 )      (16,616 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      303,552        $    2,975,008        22,135        $        214,970  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      398,684        $    3,716,929        517,618        $    6,770,586  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        104,642        1,031,769  
     Redeemed      (73,059 )      (696,777 )      (248,247 )      (3,295,421 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      325,625        $    3,020,152        374,013        $    4,506,934  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Value Equity Fund
     Sold      1,168,434        $  13,830,837        962,869        $  15,175,341  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        217,791        2,806,875  
     Redeemed      (265,366 )      (3,270,307 )      (344,528 )      (5,385,222 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      903,068        $  10,560,530        836,132        $  12,596,994  
     
     
     
     
  
Value Equity Fund†
     Sold      10,467        $        104,074        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,467        $        104,074        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund*
     Sold      6,245,998        $  58,495,743        1,675,555        $  16,453,219  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        6,979        68,609  
     Redeemed      (884,012 )      (8,256,725 )      (77,191 )      (756,092 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      5,361,986        $  50,239,018        1,605,343        $  15,765,736  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      2,221,678        $  25,776,284        3,708,366        $  49,798,887  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        68,188        849,196  
     Redeemed      (984,224 )      (11,149,299 )      (489,476 )      (6,486,440 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,237,454        $  14,626,985        3,287,078        $  44,161,643  
     
     
     
     
  
Blue Chip Growth Fund††
     Sold      19,429        $        192,228        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      19,429        $        192,228        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      4,508,336        $  43,389,013        3,977,953        $  52,477,338  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        271,301        3,108,187  
     Redeemed      (1,142,697 )      (11,147,352 )      (437,710 )      (5,735,666 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      3,365,639        $  32,241,661        3,811,544        $  49,849,859  
     
     
     
     
  
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund*
     Sold      2,903,627        $18,670,182        4,443,092        $40,135,477  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        9,443        74,031  
     Redeemed      (1,136,520 )      (7,370,924 )      (291,681 )      (2,544,988 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,767,107        $11,299,258        4,160,854        $37,664,520  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund*
     Sold      1,979,442        $  9,964,865        773,918        $  6,612,844  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (499,622 )      (2,536,578 )      (48,918 )      (420,321 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,479,820        $  7,428,287        725,000        $  6,192,523  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund*
     Sold      708,223        $  8,477,454        83,246        $      821,504  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        199        2,060  
     Redeemed      (79,475 )      (952,931 )      (11,786 )      (118,552 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      628,748        $  7,524,523        71,659        $      705,012  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      326,407        $  4,274,551        303,859        $  4,303,676  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        37,827        503,589  
     Redeemed      (79,585 )      (1,043,980 )      (54,618 )      (783,623 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      246,822        $  3,230,571        287,068        $  4,023,642  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,664,007        $16,816,783        2,187,037        $31,420,540  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        169,841        2,062,602  
     Redeemed      (734,924 )      (7,442,658 )      (241,598 )      (3,247,901 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      929,083        $  9,374,125        2,115,280        $30,235,241  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund**
     Sold      736,977        $  7,338,934        282,325        $  2,900,739  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (128,448 )      (1,293,358 )      (9,369 )      (94,569 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      608,529        $  6,045,576        272,956        $  2,806,170  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,320,216        $15,958,558        1,284,449        $20,073,204  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        17,041        275,225  
     Redeemed      (321,809 )      (4,020,814 )      (225,737 )      (3,471,953 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      998,407        $11,937,744        1,075,753        $16,876,476  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund*
     Sold      1,543,483        $10,112,241        822,260        $  7,329,870  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (550,362 )      (3,491,824 )      (110,858 )      (969,616 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      993,121        $  6,620,417        711,402        $  6,360,254  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      1,989,818        $22,175,899        1,828,944        $30,386,875  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        455,026        5,384,592  
     Redeemed      (496,987 )      (5,573,097 )      (139,406 )      (2,242,929 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase        1,492,831        $16,602,802          2,144,564        $33,528,538  
     
     
     
     
  
Overseas Fund†
     Sold      10,453        $      103,000        -        $                -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,453        $      103,000        -        $                -  
     
     
     
     
  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class L
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      1,710,945        $263,789,042        2,522,534        $394,950,218  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        8,395        1,278,717  
     Redeemed         (1,613,473 )       (248,876,729 )         (2,438,216 )       (381,475,621 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      97,472        $  14,912,313        92,713        $  14,753,314  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Duration Bond Fund
     Sold      8,213,594        $  82,921,324        5,411,075        $  55,106,416  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        250,480        2,489,782  
     Redeemed      (5,519,809 )      (55,816,689 )      (1,221,550 )      (12,506,349 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,693,785        $  27,104,635        4,440,005        $  45,089,849  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      5,585,207        $  60,956,006        6,946,097        $  73,001,728  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        284,851        3,036,758  
     Redeemed      (1,500,383 )      (16,393,861 )      (1,206,995 )      (12,756,453 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,084,824        $  44,562,145        6,023,953        $  63,282,033  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      4,099        $          40,000        17,123        $        175,000  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,900        18,168  
     Redeemed      (17,291 )      (171,253 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (13,192 )      $      (131,253 )      19,023        $        193,168  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      53,523        $        515,780        932,291        $  12,314,232  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        120,744        1,195,370  
     Redeemed      (75,177 )      (713,718 )      (587,069 )      (7,706,002 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (21,654 )      $      (197,938 )      465,966        $    5,803,600  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Value Equity Fund
     Sold      1,545,541        $  18,651,761        2,749,115        $  43,603,034  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        737,988        9,548,182  
     Redeemed      (621,771 )      (7,542,339 )      (407,546 )      (6,469,554 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      923,770        $  11,109,422        3,079,557        $  46,681,662  
     
     
     
     
  
Value Equity Fund†
     Sold      10,360        $        103,000        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,360        $        103,000        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund*
     Sold      6,375,020        $  60,427,439        4,697,203        $  46,683,431  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        17,740        174,560  
     Redeemed      (1,322,047 )      (12,442,773 )      (266,348 )      (2,604,797 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      5,052,973        $  47,984,666        4,448,595        $  44,253,194  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      1,793,434        $  20,701,665        2,649,137        $  35,425,518  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        50,595        631,189  
     Redeemed      (675,097 )      (7,806,463 )      (478,308 )      (6,455,092 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,118,337        $  12,895,202        2,221,424        $  29,601,615  
     
     
     
     
  
Blue Chip Growth Fund††
     Sold      39,816,005        $398,141,756        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (2,030,118 )      (20,233,204 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      37,785,887        $377,908,552        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      5,557,736        $  55,214,897        5,862,549        $  76,954,051  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        402,204        4,649,518  
     Redeemed      (1,294,851 )      (12,831,816 )      (827,429 )      (10,984,767 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,262,885        $  42,383,081        5,437,324        $  70,618,802  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class L
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund*
     Sold        2,858,197        $ 18,561,958          3,011,163        $  27,732,694  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        6,767        53,189  
     Redeemed      (942,760 )      (6,179,977 )      (312,641 )      (2,903,965 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      1,915,437        $  12,381,981        2,705,289        $  24,881,918  
     
       
       
       
  
OTC 100 Fund*
     Sold      1,191,114        $    6,040,126        507,527        $    4,266,015  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (322,077 )      (1,543,721 )      (120,186 )      (944,854 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      869,037        $    4,496,405        387,341        $    3,321,161  
     
       
       
       
  
Focused Value Fund*
     Sold      597,255        $    7,008,969        553,057        $    5,492,873  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,854        19,225  
     Redeemed      (185,166 )      (2,235,297 )      (38,219 )      (376,204 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      412,089        $    4,773,672        516,692        $    5,135,894  
     
       
       
       
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      1,215,257        $  15,700,570        1,752,076        $  25,108,473  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        218,253        2,916,331  
     Redeemed      (290,657 )      (3,821,090 )      (386,991 )      (5,538,793 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      924,600        $  11,879,480        1,583,338        $  22,486,011  
     
       
       
       
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,460,284        $  14,549,225        2,154,292        $  31,355,811  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        201,044        2,516,949  
     Redeemed      (772,677 )      (7,870,416 )      (379,039 )      (5,347,190 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      687,607        $    6,678,809        1,976,297        $  28,525,570  
     
       
       
       
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund**
     Sold      3,521,855        $  35,832,342        15,940,204        $163,250,294  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (3,764,711 )      (37,479,566 )      (3,855,055 )      (40,038,171 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (242,856 )      $    (1,647,224 )      12,085,149        $123,212,123  
     
       
       
       
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,894,751        $  24,354,180        2,072,641        $  33,093,284  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        27,862        447,555  
     Redeemed      (541,465 )      (6,822,697 )      (672,954 )      (10,708,319 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      1,353,286        $  17,531,483        1,427,549        $  22,832,520  
     
       
       
       
  
Emerging Growth Fund*
     Sold      2,281,367        $  14,002,983        1,867,857        $  17,471,953  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (434,058 )      (2,757,500 )      (124,303 )      (1,038,778 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      1,847,309        $  11,245,483        1,743,554        $  16,433,175  
     
       
       
       
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      4,762,391        $  53,419,288        4,848,902        $  83,229,621  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,130,618        13,415,818  
     Redeemed      (1,069,186 )      (12,042,433 )      (854,230 )      (14,946,419 )
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      3,693,205        $  41,376,855        5,125,290        $  81,699,020  
     
       
       
       
  
Overseas Fund†
     Sold      10,452        $        103,000        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
       
       
       
  
     Net increase      10,452        $        103,000        -        $                  -  
     
       
       
       
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
    
       Class Y
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      4,409,933        $  682,248,680        3,981,869        $620,537,424  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        21,311        3,255,692  
     Redeemed      (4,405,422 )      (681,664,708 )      (3,811,707 )       (594,232,215 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,511        $          583,972        191,473        $  29,560,901  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Duration Bond Fund
     Sold      1,190,796        $    12,250,466        513,841        $    5,346,979  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        39,806        397,268  
     Redeemed      (302,671 )      (3,054,862 )      (69,886 )      (706,986 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      888,125        $      9,195,604        483,761        $    5,037,261  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      5,713,374        $    62,771,876        3,590,750        $  38,823,641  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        227,476        2,429,565  
     Redeemed      (3,955,910 )      (43,368,120 )      (1,099,033 )      (11,487,375 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,757,464        $    19,403,756        2,719,193        $  29,765,831  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      39,429        $          388,743        82,134        $        815,611  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,574        15,075  
     Redeemed      (38,664 )      (381,769 )      (74,856 )      (747,802 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      765        $              6,974        8,852        $          82,884  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      30,325        $          295,675        156,275        $    2,040,157  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        82,151        837,116  
     Redeemed      (27,074 )      (264,292 )      (4,369,038 )      (58,722,126 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      3,251        $            31,383        (4,130,612 )      $  (55,844,853 )
     
     
     
     
  
Core Value Equity Fund
     Sold      249,250        $      3,050,421        919,601        $  14,178,232  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        410,065        5,355,693  
     Redeemed      (241,704 )      (2,971,009 )      (1,060,677 )      (15,920,877 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      7,546        $            79,412        268,989        $    3,613,048  
     
     
     
     
  
Value Equity Fund†
     Sold      831,318        $      8,449,736        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (381,418 )      (3,837,062 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      449,900        $      4,612,674        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund*
     Sold      5,016,805        $    47,139,994        1,017,094        $  10,305,248  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        5,252        51,729  
     Redeemed      (455,988 )      (4,308,681 )      (9,020 )      (91,114 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,560,817        $    42,831,313        1,013,326        $  10,265,863  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      7,535,517        $    85,427,440        8,579,830        $113,843,105  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        203,437        2,539,074  
     Redeemed      (3,681,374 )      (41,896,710 )      (2,657,210 )      (35,540,523 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      3,854,143        $    43,530,730        6,126,057        $  80,841,656  
     
     
     
     
  
Blue Chip Growth Fund††
     Sold      10,200        $          102,000        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,200        $          102,000        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      7,891,569        $    76,804,979        2,666,058        $  36,182,789  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        305,833        3,555,388  
     Redeemed      (3,336,337 )      (31,325,835 )      (1,268,009 )      (16,698,422 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase          4,555,232        $  45,479,144            1,703,882        $  23,039,755  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund*
     Sold      2,409,261        $  15,031,781        320,504        $        2,987,181  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        917        7,204  
     Redeemed      (476,508 )      (2,965,298 )      (26,058 )      (236,530 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,932,753        $  12,066,483        295,363        $        2,757,855  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund*
     Sold      113,008        $        581,112        54,742        $            492,160  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (69,064 )      (365,599 )      (34,852 )      (318,499 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      43,944        $        215,513        19,890        $            173,661  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund*
     Sold      338,883        $    3,990,736        49,331        $            496,692  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        207        2,151  
     Redeemed      (65,253 )      (807,894 )      (1,846 )      (18,853 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      273,630        $    3,182,842        47,692        $            479,990  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      158,620        $    2,068,725        322,322        $        4,737,984  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        71,829        960,096  
     Redeemed      (148,373 )      (1,928,981 )      (132,728 )      (1,863,590 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,247        $        139,744        261,423        $        3,834,490  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,186,998        $  12,115,166        2,392,952        $      35,573,925  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        365,884        4,618,896  
     Redeemed      (3,892,189 )      (35,214,110 )      (1,674,823 )      (23,682,981 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (2,705,191 )      $  (23,098,944 )      1,084,013        $      16,509,840  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund**
     Sold      20,134        $        201,502        25,385        $            261,760  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (9,331 )      (99,519 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,803        $        101,983        25,385        $            261,760  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      2,347,288        $  29,660,133        4,125,246        $      69,122,793  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        52,818        847,287  
     Redeemed      (1,815,681 )      (21,578,232 )      (2,305,108 )      (36,861,511 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      531,607        $    8,081,901        1,872,956        $      33,108,569  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund*
     Sold      162,463        $    1,013,054        609,919        $        6,317,927  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (71,562 )      (486,520 )      (169,935 )      (1,627,556 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      90,901        $        526,534        439,984        $        4,690,371  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      11,386,624        $128,217,943        3,000,483        $      50,707,493  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        475,858        5,678,108  
     Redeemed      (8,861,521 )       (100,262,094 )      (1,419,270 )      (24,846,956 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,525,103        $  27,955,849        2,057,071        $      31,538,645  
     
     
     
     
  
Overseas Fund†
     Sold      10,452        $        103,000        -        $                      -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase            10,452        $        103,000                   -        $           -  
     
     
     
     
  
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class S
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      2,918,259        $    452,939,061        8,543,708        $  1,335,231,326  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        135,643        20,750,766  
     Redeemed      (2,794,566 )      (433,842,097 )      (8,220,399 )      (1,285,129,177 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      123,693        $      19,096,964        458,952        $      70,852,915  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Duration Bond Fund
     Sold      2,306,217        $      23,700,507        4,805,513        $      48,987,510  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,078,340        10,794,184  
     Redeemed      (4,783,418 )      (49,119,458 )      (8,812,703 )      (89,945,858 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (2,477,201 )      $      (25,418,951 )      (2,928,850 )      $      (30,164,164 )
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      34,670,169        $    379,982,424        42,120,886        $    449,070,172  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        3,472,464        37,158,889  
     Redeemed      (31,855,802 )      (350,028,347 )      (33,306,760 )      (351,313,884 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,814,367        $      29,954,077        12,286,590        $    134,915,177  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      23,857        $            235,262        4,876        $              47,867  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        179,297        1,717,669  
     Redeemed      (23,918 )      (238,138 )      (3,314 )      (33,100 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (61 )      $              (2,876 )      180,859        $        1,732,436  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      5,726,465        $      54,821,835        9,772,292        $    128,382,164  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        11,133,749        110,558,129  
     Redeemed      (9,391,476 )      (89,654,238 )      (26,582,312 )      (347,799,323 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (3,665,011 )      $      (34,832,403 )      (5,676,271 )      $    (108,859,030 )
     
     
     
     
  
Core Value Equity Fund
     Sold      12,322,375        $    151,910,863        28,471,325        $    444,676,961  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        38,492,742        504,499,593  
     Redeemed          (25,606,891 )         (312,385,025 )      (80,310,428 )       (1,261,804,672 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease        (13,284,516 )      $    (160,474,162 )          (13,346,361 )      $    (312,628,118 )
     
     
     
     
  
Value Equity Fund†
     Sold      2,837,508        $      28,331,243        -        $                      -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (30,181 )      (300,000 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,807,327        $      28,031,243        -        $                      -  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund*
     Sold      8,316,519        $      79,307,183        26,201,492        $    261,263,641  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        116,619        1,148,692  
     Redeemed      (3,658,838 )      (34,380,560 )      (3,601,592 )      (35,521,882 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,657,681        $      44,926,623        22,716,519        $    226,890,451  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      12,085,817        $    140,860,931        42,681,058        $    580,327,773  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,352,273        17,181,910  
     Redeemed      (12,951,909 )       (150,983,391 )      (40,740,440 )      (550,337,971 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (866,092 )      $      (10,122,460 )      3,292,891        $      47,171,712  
     
     
     
     
  
Blue Chip Growth Fund††
     Sold      12,906,422        $    129,049,647        -        $                      -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (285,747 )      (2,833,130 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      12,620,675        $    126,216,517        -        $                      -  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      5,125,632        $      49,884,246        14,424,380        $    191,997,628  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,032,762        12,027,679  
     Redeemed      (2,784,503 )      (27,784,977 )      (5,710,602 )      (74,830,573 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,341,129        $      22,099,269        9,746,540        $    129,194,734  
     
     
     
     
  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class S
       Six months ended June 30, 2001      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund*                           
     Sold            6,291,264        $    39,589,369            10,999,634        $    107,784,529  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        31,573        248,161  
     Redeemed      (2,407,667 )      (15,531,632 )      (1,330,020 )      (12,073,364 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      3,883,597        $        24,057,737        9,701,187        $      95,959,326  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund*                    
     Sold      3,447,584        $        17,830,523        4,530,593        $      42,694,774  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (2,445,268 )      (12,149,244 )      (1,176,150 )      (9,918,996 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,002,316        $          5,681,279        3,354,443        $      32,775,778  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund*                    
     Sold      2,923,824        $        34,973,799        5,319,935        $      52,895,514  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        22,849        237,170  
     Redeemed      (1,558,530 )      (19,418,020 )      (248,508 )      (2,465,363 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,365,294        $        15,555,779        5,094,276        $      50,667,321  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund                    
     Sold      7,477,255        $        99,208,437        18,455,519        $    264,175,353  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        5,727,948        77,177,484  
     Redeemed      (9,978,745 )      (130,597,681 )      (28,166,719 )      (402,074,472 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (2,501,490 )      $        (31,389,244 )      (3,983,252 )      $      (60,721,635 )
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund                    
     Sold      3,766,612        $        38,358,007        11,964,427        $    174,946,479  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        897,509        11,277,961  
     Redeemed      (4,127,209 )      (42,037,747 )      (6,957,501 )      (97,339,103 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (360,597 )      $          (3,679,740 )      5,904,435        $      88,885,337  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund**                    
     Sold      2,627,775        $        26,656,936        10,561,734.00        $107,997,872.00  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (2,634,819 )      (26,339,048 )      (1,977,255.00 )      (20,574,471.00 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (7,044 )      $              317,888        8,584,479        $      87,423,401  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund                    
     Sold      4,533,633        $        58,634,569        14,653,934        $    247,436,451  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        257,812        4,111,702  
     Redeemed      (3,404,145 )      (43,046,527 )      (9,752,589 )      (158,805,398 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,129,488        $        15,588,042        5,159,157        $      92,742,755  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund*                    
     Sold      2,654,390        $        17,356,675        9,180,881        $      92,641,301  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (1,282,680 )      (8,154,176 )      (1,141,349 )      (10,255,628 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,371,710        $          9,202,499        8,039,532        $      82,385,673  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund                    
     Sold      66,768,539        $      755,965,549        99,009,628        $  1,772,033,694  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        17,977,661        215,407,553  
     Redeemed      (67,719,233 )      (772,776,027 )      (96,609,511 )      (1,712,778,497 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (950,694 )      $        (16,810,478 )      20,377,778        $    274,662,750  
     
     
     
     
  
Overseas Fund†                    
     Sold      2,500,300        $        25,003,000        -        $                      -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (30,457 )      (300,000 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,469,843        $        24,703,000        -        $                      -  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
    
       Class Z
       Period ended June 30, 2001†      Year ended December 31, 2000
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
                                                                                   
Indexed Equity Fund                    
     Sold         8,834      $                103,000      -      $                           -
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -      -      -      -
     Redeemed      -      -      -      -
     
  
  
  
     Net increase      8,834      $                103,000      -      $                           -
     
  
  
  
 
*
For the period May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
**
For the period June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2000.
For the period May 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
††
For the period June 1, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2001.
 
6. Foreign
   Securities
The International Equity and Overseas Funds invest substantially all of their assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities, subject to certain percentage restrictions. Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies and the U.S. Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.
 
7. Federal Income
Tax Information
At June 30, 2001, the cost of securities and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments owned by the Funds, as computed on a Federal income tax basis, are as follows:
 

 
   Federal
Income Tax
Cost

   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation

   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Depreciation

   Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Prime Fund    $  571,782,186    $          35,055    $        (44,442 )    $          (9,387 )
Short-Duration Bond Fund    259,917,234    1,988,649    (2,688,114 )    (699,465 )
Core Bond Fund     1,049,151,798    12,611,246    (14,041,640 )    (1,430,394 )
Diversified Bond Fund    30,918,419    273,731    (822,958 )    (549,227 )
Balanced Fund    402,855,693    26,872,525    (29,655,411 )    (2,782,886 )
Core Value Equity Fund    1,847,814,080     255,564,239     (166,435,339 )    89,128,900  
Value Equity Fund    33,346,839    622,790    (1,128,376 )    (505,586 )
Large Cap Value Fund    474,385,882    35,146,599    (45,238,571 )    (10,091,972 )
Indexed Equity Fund    1,041,974,322    122,534,899    (166,909,302 )    (44,374,403 )
Blue Chip Growth Fund    502,454,528    12,710,951    (20,238,144 )    (7,527,193 )
Growth Equity Fund    437,922,358    15,976,934    (14,857,709 )    1,119,225  
Aggressive Growth Fund    185,747,165    6,176,639    (17,071,474 )    (10,894,835 )
OTC 100 Fund    61,066,252    1,880,702    (20,226,158 )    (18,345,456 )
Focused Value Fund    114,474,494    19,804,578    (2,349,518 )    17,455,060  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund    526,454,104    139,693,993    (37,549,677 )    102,144,316  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund    225,328,325    14,315,785    (25,695,648 )    (11,379,863 )
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund    262,886,980    38,687,295    (18,703,243 )    19,984,052  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund    290,025,614    23,929,324    (32,968,230 )    (9,038,906 )
Emerging Growth Fund    114,223,130    13,185,809    (11,690,656 )    1,495,153  
International Equity Fund    1,338,856,660    127,122,141    (236,283,621 )     (109,161,480 )
Overseas Fund    24,425,158    517,249    (1,590,700 )    (1,073,451 )
 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
At December 31, 2000, the following Funds had available, for Federal income tax purposes, unused capital losses:
 
         Amount  
      Expiration Date   
Prime Fund      $    100,872      December 31, 2008
Prime Fund      21,292      December 31, 2007
Prime Fund      8,471      December 31, 2006
Prime Fund      7,761      December 31, 2005
Prime Fund      2,368      December 31, 2004
Prime Fund      2,082      December 31, 2003
Short-Duration Bond Fund      996,220      December 31, 2008
Core Bond Fund       6,553,580      December 31, 2007
Diversified Bond Fund      13,007      December 31, 2008
Diversified Bond Fund      108,510      December 31, 2007
Aggressive Growth Fund      4,316,566      December 31, 2008
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      548,174      December 31, 2008
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      1,738,100      December 31, 2008
Emerging Growth Fund      8,967,181      December 31, 2008
 
The following Funds have elected to defer to January 1, 2001 post-October losses:
 
          Amount   
Short-Duration Bond Fund      $    25,637
Diversified Bond Fund      1,491
Balanced Fund      391,296
Large Cap Value Fund      88,932
Indexed Equity Fund      1,116,338
Growth Equity Fund       16,969,859
Aggressive Growth Fund      7,415,835
OTC 100 Fund      467,300
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      4,696,789
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      9,185,338
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      3,585,800
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      1,309,466
Emerging Growth Fund      3,519,990
International Equity Fund      25,554,747
 
                                                        The following Funds have elected to defer to January 1, 2001 post-October currency losses:
 
         Amount  
Growth Equity Fund      $   10,126
International Equity Fund       2,871,054
 
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following capital gain dividends for the year ended December 31, 2000:
 
 
       Capital Gains Dividend
Balanced Fund      $  95,754,277
Core Value Equity Fund       492,849,112
Growth Equity Fund      15,873
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      46,385,510
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      644,720
International Equity Fund      166,187,501
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
8. Subsequent
   Event
Effective July 2, 2001, Harris Associates replaced Mercury Advisors as one of the Overseas Fund’s two sub-advisers. The sub-advisory agreement with Harris Associates provides that Harris Associates manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Overseas Fund. Harris Associates receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.65% on the first $50 million of aggregate net assets under management, 0.60% on the next $50 million of aggregate net assets and 0.50% on aggregate net assets in excess of $100 million.