N-CSRS/A 1 dncsrsa.htm 2003 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR TRANSAMERICA 2003 Semi-Annual Report for Transamerica
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSRS/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-9010

 

 

Transamerica Investors, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1150 South Olive, Los Angeles, CA 90015

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Ann Marie Swanson

Vice President and Legal Counsel

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 742-4141

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2002

 

 

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2003–June 30, 2003

 

 

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

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


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President’s Report

   1

Fund Performance

   2

Financial Statements

    

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   3

Statement of Operations

   4

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   5

Financial Highlights

   6

Notes to Financial Statements

   8

Directors and Officers

   10

State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio

    

Fund Performance and Analysis

   1

Portfolio of Investments

   2

Financial Statements

    

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   8

Statement of Operations

   9

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   10

Financial Highlights

   11

Notes to Financial Statements

   12

 

 

               


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I am pleased to present the 2003 Semi-Annual Report for the Transamerica Premier Funds. The first six months of 2003 were a highly productive period for the Funds, which posted positive returns across the board.

 

As anticipated, the slow but tenacious economic expansion that began in early 2002 continued in this period, providing the fuel for stronger corporate profits. Although the profitability improvements were by no means universal and, in many cases, were hampered by the prelude to war and the attendant uncertainty, reports of rising earnings, combined with record low interest rates, greatly enhanced investor confidence in equities. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced 11.76% through June 30, led by previously downtrodden industries like technology and telecommunications.

 

For the fixed-income investors, the period presented rare challenges and opportunities. Historically low interest rates resulted in razor-thin yields for the highest-quality securities like Treasury bonds. At the same time, the improving picture for corporate profits boded well for corporate bonds — both investment grade and high-yield — which outperformed government securities by a considerable margin. The ascendancy of corporate bonds helped our fixed-income funds, which generally have above-average weighting in quality corporate debentures, deliver solid, often benchmark-beating total returns.

 

We continue to expect unhurried economic growth that will, ultimately, boost profits across a wide swath of corporate America. However, we are not convinced that the time has arrived for all sectors; overcapacity and poor pricing power remain salient issues in a number of industries, including those the led the first-half market rally. Thus, as you will see in many of the equity-fund reports that follow, we remain strongly committed to owning companies that with the inherent strengths to stand tall if the current wave of investor confidence recedes. On the fixed-income side, we have prepared the funds for a gradual increase in interest rates that may well occur as the economy continues its steady march forward. The bottom line: We believe that, as always, the funds are well positioned to achieve superior long-term total returns.

Finally, on behalf of your portfolio managers and all of us at Transamerica, I would like to thank you for your continued investment in the Premier Funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Gary U. Rollé

President

 

 

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TRANSAMERICA PREMIER INDEX FUND

 

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN

TRANSAMERICA PREMIER INDEX FUND WITH THE S&P 500 INDEX**

 

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     Total Returns

As of June 30, 2003

   Average Annual Total Return
   One Year      Five Years    Since Inception*

Investor Class

   –0.03%      –1.77%    8.31%

Class A

   –0.24%      –2.03%    8.05%

S&P 500 Index

   0.25%      –1.61%    8.53%

 

    The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500”) consists of 500 widely held, publicly traded common stocks. The S&P 500 does not reflect any commissions or fees which would be incurred by an investor purchasing the securities it represents.

 

  *   Investor Class — October 2, 1995. Class A — June 30, 1998; average annual returns are based on the October 2, 1995 commencement date for the Investor Class.

 

**   Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested at inception, assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains at net asset value through June 30, 2003.

 

     Note: All performance information represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. If the Investment Adviser had not waived fees and the Administrator had not reimbursed expenses, the aggregate total return of the Fund would have been lower. Performance shown for Class A prior to June 30, 1998 is based on the Investor Class of this Fund, but is recalculated using the current maximum sales charge and distribution fees (12b-1) for each class.

 

     This information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 


Assets      

Investment in State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, at value (Note 1 and 2)

  $ 51,944,977  
   


Receivables:

       

Fund shares sold

    50,185  

Reimbursement from adviser

    17,435  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    4,261  
   


    $ 52,016,858  
   


Liabilities      

Payables:

       

Fund shares redeemed

    22,282  

Directors’ fees

    785  

Distribution fees

    4,324  

Other accrued expenses

    39,679  
   


      67,070  
   


Total Net Assets   $51,949,788    
   


Net Assets Consist Of:      

Paid in capital

  $ 55,752,277  

Undistributed net investment income

    356,148  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures transactions

    (6,104,270 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts

    1,945,633  
   


Total Net Assets   $51,949,788    
   


Investor Class      

Net Assets

  $ 51,753,821  

Shares Outstanding

    3,697,874  
   


Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 14.00  
   


Class A      

Net Assets

  $ 195,967  

Shares Outstanding

    14,018  
   


Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 13.98  
   


Maximum Sales Charge

    5.25%  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

  $ 14.75  
   


 

 

See notes to financial statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the six month ended June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 


Investment Income

       

Other income (Note B)

  $ 6,976  

Allocated from Portfolio:

       

Dividend income

    395,467  

Interest income

    10,619  

Expenses

    (10,275 )
   


Total Allocated from Portfolio

    395,811  
   


Total Income

    402,787  
   


Expenses

       

Transfer agent fees:

       

Investor class

    75,686  

Class A

    13,885  

Distribution fees:

       

Investor class

    22,630  

Class A

    692  

Accounting fees

    13,092  

Registration fees

    10,016  

Audit fees

    4,948  

Printing

    7,034  

Directors’ fees and expenses

    1,417  

Other expenses

    5,399  
   


Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

    154,799  

Reimbursed expenses and waived fees

    (107,510 )
   


Net Expenses

    47,289  
   


Net Investment Income

    355,498  
   


Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       

Net realized loss:

       

Allocated from Portfolio

    (1,701,696 )
   


Total net realized loss

    (1,701,696 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation:

       

Allocated from Portfolio

    6,609,727  
   


Total change in net unrealized appreciation

    6,609,727  
   


Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    4,908,031  
   


Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 5,263,529  
   


 

See notes to financial statements

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 
   

Period Ended

June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

December 31,
2002

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net investment income

  $ 355,498     $ 627,998  

Net realized loss on investments and futures transactions

    (1,701,696 )     (3,018,651 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    6,609,727       (9,501,565 )
   


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5,263,529         (11,892,218 )
   


 


Dividends / Distributions to Shareholders

               

Net investment income:

               

Investor class

          (625,143 )

Class A

          (5,146 )
   


 


Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions

          (630,289 )
   


 


Fund Share Transactions

    3,058,291       7,931,343  
   


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    8,321,820       (4,591,164 )

Net Assets

               

Beginning of period

    43,627,968       48,219,132  
   


 


End of period (1)

  $ 51,949,788     $ 43,627,968  
   


 


(1) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

  $ 356,148     $ 650  
   


 


 

See notes to financial statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

 

 

    Transamerica Premier Index Fund

 
    Investor Class


   

Period Ended
June 30,

2003

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
December 31,
20021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2001
    Year Ended
December 31,
2000
    Year Ended
December 31,
1999
    Year Ended
December 31,
1998
 

Net Asset Value

                                               

Beginning of period

  $ 12.54     $ 16.36     $ 18.81     $ 21.39     $ 18.63     $ 15.49  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Operations

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.10a       0.18       0.20       0.33a       0.34a       0.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.36       (3.82 )     (2.45 )     (2.27 )     3.47       3.98  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

    1.46       (3.64 )     (2.25 )     (1.94 )     3.81       4.35  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Dividends/Distributions to Shareholders

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.18 )     (0.20 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )     (0.37 )

Net realized gains on investments

                      (0.32 )     (0.75 )     (0.84 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total dividends/distributions

          (0.18 )     (0.20 )     (0.64 )     (1.05 )     (1.21 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value

                                               

End of period

  $ 14.00     $ 12.54     $ 16.36     $ 18.81     $ 21.39     $ 18.63  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return3

    11.64%       (22.22% )     (11.97% )     (9.15% )     20.65%       28.45%  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                               

Expenses to average net assets:

                                               

After reimbursement/fee waiver

    0.25%     0.25%       0.25%       0.25%       0.25%       0.25%  

Before reimbursement/fee waiver

    0.65%     1.04%       1.01%       0.92%       0.99%       1.14%  

Net investment income, after reimbursement/fee waiver

    1.56%     1.38%       1.27%       1.58%       1.67%       2.26%  

Portfolio turnover rate

    9%       13%b       14%       18%       22%       32%  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 51,754     $ 43,168     $ 46,252     $ 46,309     $ 50,374     $ 36,342  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

Annualized

 

1 The per share amounts and percentages reflect income accrued and expenses incurred by the Fund through November 11, 2002, combined with per share amounts and percentages reflect income accrued and expenses incurred assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”).

 

2 Net investment income is after waiver of fees by the Adviser and reimbursement of certain expenses by the Administrator (Note 3). If the Adviser had not waived fees and the Administrator had not reimbursed expenses, net investment income per share would have been $0.07, $0.08, $0.08, $0.19, $0.19 and $0.22 for the periods ended June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

 

3 Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and is not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

a Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of shares outstanding during the period.

 

b Portfolio turnover rate shown represents that of the Portfolio at December 31, 2002. The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the period from January 1, 2002 through November 11, 2002 (“Conversion Date”) was 12%.

 

See notes to financial statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

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

 

 

 

    Transamerica Premier Index Fund

 
    Class A

 
    Period Ended
June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
20021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2001
    Year Ended
December 31,
2000
    Year Ended
December 31,
1999
    Period Ended
December 31,
1998*
 

Net Asset Value

                                               

Beginning of Period

  $ 12.53     $ 16.34     $ 18.80     $ 21.37     $ 18.62     $ 17.59  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Operations

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.08a       0.16a       0.17       0.27a       0.30a       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.37       (3.82 )     (2.47 )     (2.25 )     3.45       1.39  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

    1.45       (3.66 )     (2.30 )     (1.98 )     3.75       1.58  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Dividends/Distributions to Shareholders

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.27 )     (0.25 )     (0.27 )

Net realized gains on investments

                      (0.32 )     (0.75 )     (0.28 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total dividends/distributions

          (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.59 )     (1.00 )     (0.55 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value

                                               

End of period

  $ 13.98     $ 12.53     $ 16.34     $ 18.80     $ 21.37     $ 18.62  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return3

    11.57%       (22.41% )     (12.25% )     (9.33% )     20.31%       8.94%  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                               

Expenses to average net assets:

                                               

After reimbursement/fee waiver

    0.50%     0.50%       0.50%       0.50%       0.50%       0.50%

Before reimbursement/fee waiver

    9.47%     6.76%       6.17%       6.05%       8.67%       2141.94%

Net investment income, after reimbursement/fee waiver

    1.32%     1.08%       1.02%       1.30%       1.47%       2.04%

Portfolio turnover rate

    9%       13%b       14%       18%       22%       32%  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 196     $ 460     $ 677     $ 713     $ 524     $ 1  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Annualized

 

*Inception (Class A) — June 30, 1998; fund commenced operations on July 1, 1998.

 

1The per share amounts and percentages reflect income accrued and expenses incurred by the Fund through November 11, 2002, combined with per share amounts and percentages reflect income accrued and expenses incurred assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”).

 

2Net investment income is after waiver of fees by the Adviser and reimbursement of certain expenses by the Administrator (Note 3). If the Adviser had not waived fees and the Administrator had not reimbursed expenses, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.46), $(0.75), $(0.79), $(0.89), $(1.36) and $(203.55) for the periods ended June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

 

3Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and is not annualized for periods less than one year. Performance shown does not include effects of any sales charges.

 

aPer share net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of shares outstanding during the period.

 

bPortfolio turnover rate shown represents that of the Portfolio at December 31, 2002. The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the period from January 1, 2002 through November 11, 2002 (“Conversion Date”) was 12%.

 

See notes to financial statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

 

Transamerica Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end, management investment company. The Company is composed of nine Funds: Transamerica Premier Focus Fund (the “Focus Fund”), formerly Transamerica Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, which is non-diversified, Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities Fund (the “Growth Opportunities Fund”), Transamerica Premier Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”), Transamerica Premier Core Equity Fund (the “Core Equity Fund”), Transamerica Premier Index Fund (the “Index Fund”), Transamerica Premier Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), Transamerica Premier High Yield Bond Fund (the “High Yield Bond Fund”), Transamerica Premier Bond Fund (the “Bond Fund”), and Transamerica Premier Cash Reserve Fund (the “Cash Reserve Fund”), which are diversified (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). For information on investment objectives and strategies, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.

 

The information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Index Fund (the “Fund”).

 

The Fund offers two classes of shares: the Investor Class and Class A Shares. Effective, November 15, 2002, shareholders of Class M were moved to Class A. The Investor Class and Class A shares differ with respect to distribution and certain other class-specific expenses and waivers.

 

Effective November 11, 2002 (the “Conversion Date”), the Fund began investing all of its investable assets in interest in the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The investment objective and policies of the Portfolio are the same as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (2.29% at June 30, 2003). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with accepted accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

(A) Valuation of Securities

 

The Fund records its investment in the Portfolio at value. The valuation policies of the Portfolio are discussed in Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to the Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

 

(B) Securities Transaction, Investment Income and Expenses

 

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Net investment income consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income of the Portfolio, less all expenses of the Fund. Realized and unrealized gains and losses from security transactions consist of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the Portfolio’s realized and unrealized gains and losses. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses. Expenses not directly chargeable to a specific Fund/class are allocated primarily on the basis of relative average daily net assets.

 

Included under other income is payment that the Fund received from Cendent Corporation for class action litigation prior to the Conversion Date.

 

(C) Dividends and Distributions

 

Dividends from net investment income, if any, on shares of the Fund are declared and paid annually. The Fund distributes net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and timing differences. Dividends from net investment income are determined on a class level. Capital gains distributions are determined on a fund level.

 

(D) Federal Income Taxes

 

The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required to be paid by the Fund. As of December 31, 2002, the Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $4,048,200, of which $1,167,127 and $ 2,881,073 expires in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Also, the Fund has elected to defer post October losses of $177,502 as though the losses were incurred on the first day of the next calendar year.

 

(E) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that reflect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3. Investment Advisory Fees And Other Transactions With Affiliates

 

The Fund assumes a pro-rata share of unitary fees based on 0.045% of average daily net assets. These fees are paid by the Portfolio to State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) for SSgA Funds Management, Inc.’s (SSgA), a subsidiary of State Street Corp. and an affiliate of State Street, services as the investment adviser and for State Street’s services as administrator, custodian and transfer agent, and for assuming ordinary operating expense of the Portfolio, including legal and audit expenses. For the period ended June 30, 2003, these expenses amounted to $10,275.

 

The Sub-adviser is a subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation, which is a subsidiary of AEGON N.V., and owns all the capital interest of the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser receives its fee directly from the Adviser and receives no compensation from the Fund. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and assume any operating expenses (other than certain extraordinary or non-recurring expenses) which together exceed a 0.25% and 0.50% of the average

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED)

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

daily net assets of the Investor Class and Class A shares, respectively. The waivers and subsidies may be terminated at any time without notice.

 

Transamerica Securities Sales Corporation (“TSSC”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Fund. TSSC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.

 

No officer, director, or employee of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or any of their respective affiliates receives any compensation from the Funds for acting as director or officer of the Company. Each director of the Company who is not an “interested person” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) receives from the Funds a $10,000 annual fee, $1,000 for each meeting attended, and is reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with such attendance. For the period ended June 30, 2003, the Fund expensed aggregate fees of $1,417 to all directors who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser.

 

Certain directors and officers of the Fund are also directors and officers of the Adviser and other affiliated Transamerica entities.

 

As of June 30, 2003, Transamerica Corporation and its affiliates held 23% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

4. Distribution Plans

 

The 12b-1 plan of distribution and related distribution contracts require the Fund to pay distribution fees to TSSC as compensation for its activities, not as reimbursement for specific expenses. For the Investor Shares and Class A, there are annual 12b-1 distribution fees of 0.10% and 0.35%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of each class.

 

5. Capital Stock Transactions

 

At June 30, 2003, there were 60,000,000 shares of 0.001 par value stock authorized. The tables below summarize the transactions in Fund shares for the periods and classes indicated.

 

   

Period Ended

June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

December 31,
2002

 

Investor Class Shares   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Capital stock sold

  537,325     $ 6,951,083     1,013,481     $ 14,572,779  

Capital stock issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions

            48,719       610,700  

Capital stock redeemed

  (283,209 )       (3,587,708 )   (445,818 )     (6,238,938 )

Net Increase

  254,116     $ 3,363,375     616,382     $ 8,944,541  

                             

                             
   

Period Ended

June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

December 31,
2002

 

Class A Shares   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Capital stock sold

  3,865     $ 49,094     27,847     $ 418,079  

Capital stock issued from conversion of Class M to Class A

            29,206       382,311  

Capital stock issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions

            411       5,148  

Capital stock redeemed

  (26,543 )     (354,178 )   (62,213 )     (813,542 )

Net Decrease

  (22,678 )   $ (305,084 )   (4,749 )   $ (8,004 )

                             

 

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Responsibility for the management and supervision of the Company and its Funds rests with the Board. The Investment Adviser is subject to the direction of the Board.

 

The names of the directors and executive officers of the Company, their business addresses and their principal occupations during the past five years are listed below. Each of the officers listed below is an employee of an entity that provides services to the Funds. An asterisk (*) appears after the name of each director who is an interested person of the Company, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Name, Address & Age    Position Held with
Transamerica
Investors, Inc.
   Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Number of
Portfolios
overseen in
the complex
   Principal Occupations During
the Past 5 years
   Other Directorships Held by Director

Gary U. Rollé*

Transamerica Center

1150 S. Olive St.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Age 61

   President and
Chairman of the
Board
   Indefinite**
President
1999 – present;
Chairman since
2003
  9    President and Chief Investment Officer, Transamerica Investment Management, LLC, 2000 – present; President and Chief Investment Officer, Transamerica Investment Services, 1967 – present    N/A

Sidney E. Harris

Georgia State University

35 Broad Street, Suite 718

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Age 53

   Director   

Indefinite**

1995 – present

  9    Dean of Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, 1997 – present.    The ServiceMaster Company (1994 –present) Total System Services, Inc. (2000 – present)

Charles C. Reed

Aon Risk Services

707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 6000

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Age 69

   Director   

Indefinite**

1995 – present

  9    Vice Chairman of Aon Risk Services Inc. of Southern California (business risk management and insurance brokerage), 1994 – present.    N/A

Carl R. Terzian

Carl Terzian Associates

12400 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Age 67

   Director   

Indefinite**

1995 – present

  9    Chairman of Carl Terzian Associates (public relations), 1969 – present    National Mercantile Bancorp (holding company) and Mercantile National Bank (1998 – present) Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (2002 – present)

E. Lake Setzler*

Transamerica Center

1150 South Olive Street

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Age 36

   Treasurer    Indefinite**   9    Vice President Controller, Transamerica Investment Management, LLC, 2000 –present; Chief Account Officer, Alta Residential Mortgage Trust, 1998 – 2000;    N/A

Ann Marie Swanson*

Transamerica Center

1150 South Olive Street

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Age 37

   Secretary & Vice
President
  

Indefinite**

2002 – present

  9    Vice President Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Transamerica Investment Management, LLC, 2001 –present; Vice President Assistant General Counsel, Deputy Counsel, Baring Asset Management, 2000 – 2001; Vice President Director of Risk Management and Compliance, The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC, 1996 – 2000    N/A

 

The directors are responsible for major decisions relating to the Funds’ objectives, policies and operations. Day-to-day decisions by the officers of the Funds are reviewed by the directors on a quarterly basis. During the interim between quarterly Board meetings, the Executive Committee is empowered to act when necessary for the Board of Directors. The sole member of the Executive Committee is Gary U. Rollé.

 

**Directors serve an indefinite term until his/her successor is elected.

 

 

 

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STATE STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX PORTFOLIO

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

JUNE 30, 2003

 

(UNAUDITED)


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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (a)

 

LOGO

 

Investment Performance (a)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2003

 

    

Total Return

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2003


   

Total Return

One Year Ended

June 30, 2003


   

Total Return

Average Annualized Since

Commencement of Operations

(March 1, 2000)


 

State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio

   11.75 %(c)   0.17 %   -8.64 %

S&P 500 Index (b)

   11.76 %(c)   0.25 %   -8.59 %

 

(a)   Total returns and performance graph information represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that a partner’s share, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than its original cost. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Growth of $10,000 and performance for periods ended June 30, 2003 are unaudited.
(b)   The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 widely held stocks recognized by investors to be representative of the stock market in general.
(c)   Not annualized.

 

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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares

  

Market

Value

(000)


Common Stocks - 95.7%

           

Consumer Discretionary - 10.6%

           

American Greetings Corp. Class A

   14,414    $ 283

AOL Time Warner, Inc.

   1,085,147      17,460

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

   68,200      1,072

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   21,587      1,640

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

   71,714      2,783

Best Buy Co. (a)

   77,721      3,414

Big Lots, Inc. (a)

   25,438      383

Black & Decker Corp.

   18,233      792

Brunswick Corp.

   21,529      539

Carnival Corp.

   151,419      4,923

Centex Corp.

   15,788      1,228

Circuit City Stores-Circuit City Group

   46,839      412

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (a)

   148,165      6,281

Comcast Corp. (a)

   542,667      16,378

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   16,437      289

Dana Corp.

   33,349      386

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   40,010      759

Delphi Corp.

   130,467      1,126

Dillard’s, Inc. Class A

   19,253      259

Dollar General Corp.

   81,615      1,490

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

   19,426      836

Eastman Kodak Co.

   67,837      1,855

eBay, Inc. (a)

   76,580      7,978

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   42,568      1,624

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

   44,676      1,646

Ford Motor Co.

   439,955      4,835

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   35,466      1,851

Gannett Co., Inc.

   64,838      4,980

Gap, Inc.

   214,030      4,015

General Motors Corp.

   134,273      4,834

Genuine Parts Co.

   43,093      1,379

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

   37,442      197

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   73,338      2,923

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)

   27,933      1,124

Hasbro, Inc.

   41,787      731

Hilton Hotels Corp.

   87,443      1,118

Home Depot, Inc.

   554,357      18,360

International Game Technology (a)

   20,588      2,107

Interpublic Group Cos., Inc.

   96,577      1,292

JC Penney & Co., Inc.

   63,088      1,063

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   20,998      1,797

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a)

   29,279      857

KB HOME

   11,631      721

Knight-Ridder, Inc.

   20,191      1,392

Kohl’s Corp. (a)

   81,410      4,183

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   46,154      946

Limited Brands

   124,578      1,931

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   26,641      939

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   188,923      8,114

Marriot International, Inc. Class A

   57,339      2,203

Mattel, Inc.

   106,745      2,020

May Department Stores Co.

   69,167      1,540

Maytag Corp.

   17,129      418

McDonald’s Corp.

   307,053      6,774

McGraw-Hill, Inc.

   46,413      2,878

Meredith Corp.

   11,147      490

New York Times Co. Class A

   36,145      1,645

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   64,821      1,815

NIKE, Inc. Class B

   64,013      3,424

Nordstrom, Inc.

   30,138      588

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

   74,470      1,081

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   45,017      3,228

Pulte Homes, Inc.

   14,718      908

Radioshack Corp.

   39,053      1,027

Reebok International, Ltd. (a)

   13,071      440

Sears Roebuck & Co.

   75,354      2,535

Sherwin-Williams Co.

   35,070      943

Snap-On, Inc.

   12,948      376

Stanley Works

   20,532      567

Staples, Inc. (a)

   117,450      2,155

Starbucks Corp. (a)

   94,626      2,320

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Class B

   49,012      1,401

Target Corp.

   219,857      8,319

Tiffany & Co.

   36,268      1,185

TJX Cos., Inc.

   125,013      2,355

Toys “R” Us, Inc. (a)

   51,369      623

Tribune Co.

   73,755      3,562

Tupperware Corp.

   13,036      187

Univision Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

   54,918      1,670

V.F. Corp.

   25,188      858

Viacom, Inc. Class B (a)

   424,789      18,546

Visteon Corp.

   29,453      202

Walt Disney Co.

   493,673      9,750

Wendy’s International, Inc.

   26,767      775

Whirlpool Corp.

   17,066      1,087

Yum! Brands, Inc. (a)

   72,522      2,144
         

            239,564
         

Consumer Staples - 11.2%

           

Adolph Coors Co. Class B

   8,444      414

Alberto Culver Co. Class B

   13,639      697

Albertson’s, Inc.

   92,013      1,767

Altria Group, Inc.

   488,564      22,200

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

   201,367      10,280

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   156,867      2,019

Avon Products, Inc.

   56,374      3,506

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

   14,141      1,112

Campbell Soup Co.

   98,283      2,408

Clorox Co.

   53,710      2,291

Coca-Cola Co.

   594,335      27,583

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   109,100      1,980

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   130,235      7,547

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   130,846      3,088

Costco Wholesale Corp. (a)

   110,151      4,032

CVS Corp.

   94,092      2,637

General Mills, Inc.

   89,164      4,227

Gillette Co.

   246,444      7,852

 

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Portfolio of Investments - (continued)

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares

   Market
Value
(000)


Consumer Staples - (continued)

           

H.J. Heinz Co.

   84,220    $ 2,778

Hershey Foods Corp.

   32,904      2,292

Kellogg Co.

   98,829      3,397

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   123,164      6,422

Kroger Co. (a)

   186,122      3,105

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   32,700      889

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

   69,153      1,384

PepsiCo, Inc.

   416,610      18,539

Procter & Gamble Co.

   312,411      27,861

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

   20,840      775

Safeway, Inc. (a)

   105,693      2,162

Sara Lee Corp.

   189,317      3,561

SuperValu, Inc.

   32,260      688

SYSCO Corp.

   156,681      4,707

UST Corp.

   41,647      1,459

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   1,056,628      56,709

Walgreen Co.

   248,010      7,465

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

   31,710      390

Wrigley Wm., Jr. Co.

   54,616      3,071
         

            253,294
         

Energy - 5.5%

           

Amerada Hess Corp.

   22,302      1,097

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   60,554      2,693

Apache Corp.

   38,265      2,489

Ashland, Inc.

   15,580      478

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   80,080      2,688

BJ Services Co. (a)

   38,855      1,452

Burlington Resources, Inc.

   48,928      2,645

ChevronTexaco Corp.

   257,647      18,602

Conocophillips

   163,641      8,967

Devon Energy Corp.

   55,861      2,983

EOG Resources, Inc.

   27,384      1,146

ExxonMobil Corp.

   1,611,702      57,876

Halliburton Co.

   104,586      2,405

Kerr-McGee Corp.

   23,736      1,063

Marathon Oil Corp.

   76,734      2,022

Nabors Industries, Ltd. (a)

   35,515      1,405

Noble Corp. (a)

   31,623      1,085

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   92,123      3,091

Rowan Cos., Inc.

   21,239      476

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   140,507      6,684

Sunoco, Inc.

   19,228      726

Transocean, Inc.

   75,995      1,670

Unocal Corp.

   63,488      1,821
         

            125,564
         

Financials - 19.6%

           

ACE, Ltd.

   62,955      2,159

AFLAC, Inc.

   124,716      3,835

Allstate Corp.

   169,807      6,054

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

   25,047      1,659

American Express Co.

   312,973      13,085

American International Group, Inc.

   628,583      34,685

AmSouth Bancorp

   86,919      1,898

AON Corp.

   76,223      1,835

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

   21,900      758

Bank of America Corp.

   362,178      28,623

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

   186,079      5,350

Bank One Corp.

   275,662      10,249

BB&T Corp.

   113,818      3,904

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.

   23,799      1,724

Capital One Financial Corp.

   54,615      2,686

Charles Schwab Corp.

   327,493      3,304

Charter One Financial, Inc.

   55,117      1,719

Chubb Corp.

   44,639      2,678

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   39,667      1,471

Citigroup, Inc.

   1,242,171      53,165

Comerica, Inc.

   42,832      1,992

Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.

   30,972      2,155

Equity Office Properties Trust

   100,441      2,713

Equity Residential

   65,907      1,710

Fannie Mae

   236,429      15,945

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   165,846      8,420

Federated Investors, Inc. Class B

   24,900      683

Fifth Third Bancorp

   138,300      7,930

First Tennessee National Corp.

   31,017      1,362

FleetBoston Financial Corp.

   254,085      7,549

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   62,944      2,459

Golden West Financial Corp.

   37,411      2,993

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   114,100      9,556

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   66,988      3,374

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   56,454      1,102

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

   490,114      16,752

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

   57,319      940

Jefferson-Pilot Corp.

   34,460      1,429

John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.

   68,478      2,104

KeyCorp

   101,009      2,553

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   58,618      3,897

Lincoln National Corp.

   42,431      1,512

Loews Corp.

   44,414      2,100

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   128,536      6,564

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

   54,692      1,673

MBIA, Inc.

   34,758      1,695

MBNA Corp.

   305,902      6,375

Mellon Financial Corp.

   105,123      2,917

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   224,127      10,462

MetLife, Inc.

   183,407      5,194

MGIC Investment Corp.

   24,062      1,122

Moody’s Corp.

   35,965      1,896

Morgan Stanley

   261,643      11,185

National City Corp.

   146,591      4,795

North Fork Bancorp, Inc.

   37,990      1,294

Northern Trust Corp.

   54,140      2,263

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

   46,180      1,198

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   68,847      3,360

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   78,950      2,546

Progressive Corp.

   52,747      3,856

Providian Financial Corp. (a)

   69,973      648

 

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Portfolio of Investments - (continued)

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares

   Market
Value
(000)


Financials - (continued)

           

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   135,700    $ 4,566

Regions Financial Corp.

   52,489      1,773

SAFECO Corp.

   33,364      1,177

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   44,563      1,739

SLM Corp.

   111,342      4,361

SouthTrust Corp.

   82,779      2,252

St. Paul Cos., Inc.

   55,428      2,024

State Street Corp. (Note 4)

   80,925      3,188

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   68,272      4,051

Synovus Financial Corp.

   71,104      1,529

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   31,490      1,189

Torchmark Corp.

   27,576      1,027

Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Class B

   243,056      3,833

U.S. Bancorp

   463,261      11,350

Union Planters Corp.

   47,944      1,488

UnumProvident Corp.

   70,435      945

Wachovia Corp.

   324,626      12,972

Washington Mutual, Inc.

   224,513      9,272

Wells Fargo Co.

   404,211      20,372

XL Capital, Ltd. Class A

   32,532      2,700

Zions Bancorp

   23,319      1,180
         

            444,102
         

Health Care - 14.2%

           

Abbott Laboratories

   377,267      16,509

Aetna, Inc.

   36,632      2,205

Allergan, Inc.

   31,691      2,443

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   27,016      1,874

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   303,875      20,354

Anthem, Inc. (a)

   33,900      2,615

Applera Corp - Applied Biosystems Group

   52,567      1,000

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

   11,925      447

Baxter International, Inc.

   144,526      3,758

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

   62,029      2,410

Biogen, Inc. (a)

   35,094      1,334

Biomet, Inc.

   61,841      1,772

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

   98,948      6,046

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   467,717      12,699

C.R. Bard, Inc.

   12,397      884

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   108,266      6,962

Chiron Corp. (a)

   45,744      2,000

CIGNA Corp.

   33,989      1,595

Eli Lilly & Co.

   271,097      18,698

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)

   87,706      4,802

Genzyme Corp. (a)

   52,305      2,186

Guidant Corp.

   73,464      3,261

HCA, Inc.

   123,759      3,965

Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A

   55,698      1,028

Humana, Inc. (a)

   38,225      577

IMS Health, Inc.

   59,681      1,074

Johnson & Johnson

   715,746      37,004

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   56,832      839

Manor Care, Inc. (a)

   23,151      579

McKesson Corp.

   69,231      2,474

MedImmune, Inc. (a)

   59,965      2,181

Medtronic, Inc.

   294,402      14,122

Merck & Co., Inc.

   541,203      32,770

Millipore Corp.

   11,728      520

Pfizer, Inc.

   1,905,074      65,058

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a)

   25,200      1,608

Quintiles Transnational Corp. (a)

   26,218      372

Schering-Plough Corp.

   354,424      6,592

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a)

   43,197      2,484

Stryker Corp.

   48,004      3,330

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

   111,809      1,303

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   142,984      7,185

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   27,003      1,090

WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. (a)

   36,089      3,042

Wyeth

   319,931      14,573

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

   47,920      2,159
         

            321,783
         

Industrials - 10.0%

           

3M Co.

   94,342      12,168

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (a)

   55,167      554

American Power Conversion Corp. (a)

   47,767      745

American Standard Cos., Inc. (a)

   17,907      1,324

Apollo Group, Inc. (a)

   41,775      2,580

Avery Dennison Corp.

   26,670      1,339

Boeing Co.

   202,845      6,962

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   91,250      2,595

Caterpillar, Inc.

   83,085      4,625

Cendant Corp. (a)

   247,222      4,529

Cintas Corp.

   41,582      1,474

Cooper Industries, Ltd.

   23,421      967

Crane Co.

   13,402      303

CSX Corp.

   51,524      1,550

Cummins, Inc.

   9,173      329

Danaher Corp.

   37,013      2,519

Deere & Co.

   58,441      2,671

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   27,793      408

Deluxe Corp.

   15,220      682

Dover Corp.

   47,813      1,433

Eaton Corp.

   17,439      1,371

Emerson Electric Co.

   100,835      5,153

Equifax, Inc.

   32,469      844

FedEx Corp.

   71,546      4,438

Fluor Corp.

   20,406      687

General Dynamics Corp.

   48,706      3,531

General Electric Co.

   2,411,623      69,165

Goodrich Co.

   26,755      562

H&R Block, Inc.

   42,910      1,856

Honeywell International, Inc.

   207,042      5,559

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   73,664      4,851

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Class A

   39,950      1,890

ITT Industries, Inc.

   22,102      1,447

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   109,171      5,193

Masco Corp.

   114,974      2,742

 

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     Shares

  

Market

Value

(000)


Industrials - (continued)

           

McDermott International, Inc. (a)

   13,841    $ 88

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   26,292      519

Navistar International Corp. (a)

   17,880      583

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   94,361      1,812

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   44,039      3,800

PACCAR, Inc.

   28,247      1,904

Pall Corp.

   31,474      708

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   29,223      1,227

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   56,639      2,176

Power-One, Inc. (a)

   17,400      124

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

   26,460      692

Raytheon Co.

   98,914      3,248

Robert Half International, Inc. (a)

   39,414      747

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   43,920      1,047

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   41,219      1,015

Ryder Systems, Inc.

   15,680      402

Southwest Airlines Co.

   185,540      3,191

Textron, Inc.

   31,875      1,244

Thomas & Betts Corp. (a)

   13,042      188

Tyco International, Ltd.

   482,748      9,163

Union Pacific Corp.

   61,440      3,565

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

   271,200      17,275

United Technologies Corp.

   112,557      7,972

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   21,309      996

Waste Management, Inc.

   144,179      3,473
         

            226,205
         

Information Technology - 15.5%

           

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a)

   175,727      409

Adobe Systems, Inc.

   56,671      1,817

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

   77,484      497

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)

   113,727      2,223

Altera Corp. (a)

   94,278      1,546

Analog Devices, Inc. (a)

   88,161      3,070

Andrew Corp. (a)

   22,127      204

Apple Computer, Inc. (a)

   86,246      1,649

Applied Materials, Inc. (a)

   399,961      6,343

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (a)

   67,542      409

Autodesk, Inc.

   24,415      395

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   143,638      4,864

Avaya, Inc. (a)

   89,315      577

BMC Software, Inc. (a)

   54,836      895

Broadcom Corp. (a)

   67,546      1,683

CIENA Corp. (a)

   113,688      590

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

   1,693,559      28,096

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

   41,653      848

Computer Associates

           

International, Inc.

   139,444      3,107

Computer Sciences Corp. (a)

   44,982      1,715

Compuware Corp. (a)

   85,557      494

Comverse Technology, Inc. (a)

   45,438      683

Concord EFS, Inc. (a)

   121,140      1,783

Convergys Corp. (a)

   39,505      632

Corning, Inc. (a)

   305,485      2,258

Dell Computer Corp. (a)

   622,091      19,882

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

   34,650      2,564

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

   116,186      2,492

EMC Corp. (a)

   527,041      5,518

First Data Corp.

   182,002      7,542

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

   45,547      1,622

Gateway, Inc. (a)

   72,665      265

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   736,519      15,688

Intel Corp.

   1,576,603      32,768

International Business Machines Corp.

   416,918      34,396

Intuit, Inc. (a)

   49,851      2,220

Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a)

   49,813      1,101

JDS Uniphase Corp. (a)

   345,119      1,211

KLA Tencor Corp. (a)

   45,464      2,114

Lexmark International Group, Inc. Class A (a)

   30,802      2,180

Linear Technology Corp.

   74,975      2,415

LSI Logic Corp. (a)

   84,235      596

Lucent Technologies, Inc.

   991,072      2,012

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   78,356      2,679

Mercury Interactive Corp. (a)

   21,548      832

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

   145,732      1,695

Microsoft Corp.

   2,590,604      66,345

Molex, Inc.

   46,210      1,247

Motorola, Inc.

   558,798      5,269

National Semiconductor Corp. (a)

   45,609      899

NCR Corp. (a)

   21,792      558

Network Appliance, Inc. (a)

   82,567      1,338

Novell, Inc. (a)

   81,042      250

Novellus Systems, Inc. (a)

   36,169      1,325

NVIDIA Corp. (a)

   36,951      850

Oracle Corp. (a)

   1,271,438      15,283

Parametric Technology Corp. (a)

   59,341      181

Paychex, Inc.

   90,127      2,642

PeopleSoft, Inc. (a)

   74,923      1,318

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   29,357      405

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a)

   37,024      434

QLogic Corp. (a)

   22,845      1,104

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   190,439      6,808

Sabre Holdings Corp. Class A

   33,324      821

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (a)

   118,958      751

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

   36,768      877

Siebel Systems, Inc. (a)

   117,158      1,118

Solectron Corp. (a)

   200,214      749

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a)

   774,388      3,562

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (a)

   67,750      1,755

Symantec Corp. (a)

   36,300      1,592

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

   55,585      723

Tektronix, Inc. (a)

   21,029      454

Tellabs, Inc. (a)

   99,475      654

Teradyne, Inc. (a)

   44,592      772

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   418,703      7,369

Thermo Electron Corp. (a)

   39,029      820

Unisys Corp. (a)

   76,279      937

VERITAS Software Corp. (a)

   99,983      2,866

Waters Corp. (a)

   29,757      867

Xerox Corp. (a)

   188,542      1,997

Xilinx, Inc. (a)

   82,704      2,093

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

   145,593      4,770
         

            350,382
         

 

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     Shares

   Market
Value (000)


Materials - 2.5%

           

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   54,389    $ 2,263

Alcoa, Inc.

   202,446      5,162

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   17,729      117

Ball Corp.

   13,385      609

Bemis Co., Inc.

   11,864      555

Boise Cascade Corp.

   12,419      297

Dow Chemical Co.

   220,899      6,839

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   240,439      10,012

Eastman Chemical Co.

   17,362      550

Ecolab, Inc.

   63,726      1,631

Engelhard Corp.

   29,430      729

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

   35,114      860

Georgia-Pacific Group

   58,140      1,102

Great Lakes Chemical Corp.

   10,803      220

Hercules, Inc. (a)

   24,298      241

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   21,504      687

International Paper Co.

   115,656      4,132

Louisiana Pacific Corp. (a)

   23,459      253

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   49,588      1,225

Monsanto Co.

   60,946      1,319

Newmont Mining Corp.

   97,942      3,179

Nucor Corp.

   20,202      987

Pactiv Corp. (a)

   35,864      707

Phelps Dodge Corp. (a)

   20,605      790

PPG Industries, Inc.

   41,090      2,085

Praxair, Inc.

   38,410      2,308

Rohm & Haas Co.

   53,796      1,669

Sealed Air Corp. (a)

   21,136      1,007

Sigma Aldrich Corp.

   17,193      932

Temple-Inland, Inc.

   14,314      614

United States Steel Corp.

   22,902      375

Vulcan Materials Co.

   26,296      975

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   52,424      2,831

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   19,229      258
         

            57,520
         

Telecommunication Services - 3.7%

           

ALLTEL Corp.

   75,298      3,631

AT&T Corp.

   187,747      3,614

AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (a)

   653,638      5,366

BellSouth Corp.

   445,828      11,873

CenturyTel, Inc.

   33,608      1,171

Citizens Communications Co. (a)

   68,377      881

Nextel Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

   248,236      4,488

Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a)

   402,622      1,925

SBC Communications, Inc.

   800,704      20,458

Sprint Corp. (Fon Group)

   218,284      3,143

Sprint Corp. (PCS Group) (a)

   246,178      1,416

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   663,598      26,179
         

            84,145
         

Utilities - 2.9%

           

AES Corp. (a)

   147,814      939

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

   28,099      237

Ameren Corp.

   38,242      1,686

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   95,354      2,844

Calpine Corp. (a)

   91,952      607

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   68,593      559

Cinergy Corp.

   42,458      1,562

CMS Energy Corp.

   29,705      241

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   53,922      2,334

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

   38,803      1,331

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   74,987      4,819

DTE Energy Co.

   41,046      1,586

Duke Energy Corp.

   216,077      4,311

Dynegy, Inc. Class A

   82,030      344

Edison International (a)

   80,762      1,327

El Paso Corp.

   153,494      1,240

Entergy Corp.

   54,143      2,858

Exelon Corp.

   77,989      4,664

FirstEnergy Corp.

   71,312      2,742

FPL Group, Inc.

   44,489      2,974

KeySpan Corp.

   38,606      1,369

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   29,838      1,631

Mirant Corp. (a)

   95,088      276

NICOR, Inc.

   10,113      375

NiSource, Inc.

   65,367      1,242

Peoples Energy Corp.

   7,631      327

PG&E Corp. (a)

   100,623      2,128

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   21,081      789

PPL Corp.

   40,668      1,749

Progress Energy, Inc.

   58,008      2,547

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   54,522      2,304

Sempra Energy

   50,589      1,443

Southern Co.

   174,158      5,427

TECO Energy, Inc.

   41,176      494

TXU Corp.

   75,948      1,705

Williams Cos., Inc.

   124,937      987

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   93,397      1,405
         

            65,403
         

Total Common Stocks

           

(cost $2,143,116,851)

          2,167,962
         

 

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June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

     Par
Amount
(000)


  

Market

Value (000)


 

Government and Agency Securities - 0.3%

               

United States Treasury Bills 0.90% due 09/11/03 (b) (c)

   $ 5,910    $ 5,900  
           


Total Government and Agency Securities (cost $ 5,899,362)

            5,900  
           


    

Shares

(000)


      

Short Term Investments - 6.0%

               

AIM Short Term Investment Prime Portfolio

     81,577      81,577  

Federated Money Market Obligations Trust

     6,560      6,560  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) (Note 4)

     47,883      47,883  
           


Total Short Term Investments (cost $ 136,020,299)

            136,020  
           


Total Investments - 102.0% (identified cost $ 2,285,036,512)

          $ 2,309,882  

Other Assets and Liabilities Net - (2.0)%

            (45,214 )
           


Net Assets - 100%

          $ 2,264,668  
           


 


(a)   Non-income producing security.
(b)   Held as collateral in connection with futures contracts purchased by the Portfolio.
(c)   Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
(d)   Security represents investment made with cash collateral received from securities loaned.

 

Schedule of Futures Contracts

 

     Number
of
Contracts


   Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)


             

S&P 500 Financial Futures Contracts (long) Expiration date 09/2003

   392    $ 2,358
         

Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts purchased

        $ 2,358
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Assets

      

Unaffiliated investments at market (identified cost $2,234,463) - including $46,643 of securities loaned (Note 2)

   $ 2,258,811

Affiliated investments at market (identified cost $50,574) (Note 4)

     51,071

Receivables:

      

Dividends and interest

     2,753
    

Total assets

     2,312,635

Liabilities

      

Payables:

      

Due upon return of securities loaned

     47,883

Management fees (Note 4)

     84
    

Total liabilities

     47,967
    

Net Assets

   $ 2,264,668
    

Composition of Net Assets

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,242,181

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and futures contracts

     22,487
    

Net Assets

   $ 2,264,668
    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Investment Income

                

Dividends

           $ 17,652  

Interest

             428  

Security lending income

             47  
            


Total Investment Income

             18,127  

Expenses

                

Management fees (Note 4)

   $ 460          
    


       

Total Expenses

             460  
            


Net Investment Income

             17,667  
            


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

                

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                

Investments

     (87,027 )        

Futures contracts

     10,399          
    


       
               (76,628 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                

Investments

     297,207 *        

Futures contracts

     (1,542 )        
    


       
               295,665  
            


Net realized and unrealized gain

             219,037  
            


Net increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

           $ 236,704  
            


 

*   Excludes unrealized depreciation of $1,680 on contributed securities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

(Amounts in thousands)

    

For the Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2003

(Unaudited)


   

For the Year

Ended

December 31, 2002


 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From:

                

Operations

                

Net investment income

   $ 17,667     $ 34,956  

Net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, and withdrawals in-kind

     (76,628 )     (70,428 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     295,665       (532,213 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     236,704       (567,685 )
    


 


Capital Transactions

                

Proceeds from contributions

     308,450       557,561  

Contributions in-kind

     19,659       41,343  

Fair value of withdrawals

     (292,693 )     (520,988 )

Withdrawals in-kind

     —         (209,981 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

     35,416       (132,065 )
    


 


Total Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     272,120       (699,750 )

Net Assets

                

Beginning of period

     1,992,548       2,692,298  
    


 


End of period

   $ 2,264,668     $ 1,992,548  
    


 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The following table includes selected supplemental data and ratios to average net assets:

 

    

For the

Six Months

Ended
6/30/03

(Unaudited)


   

Year

Ended
12/31/02


   

Year

Ended
12/31/01


   

Period

Ended
12/31/00*


 

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                                

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 2,264,668     $ 1,992,548     $ 2,692,298     $ 2,957,271  

Ratios to average net assets:

                                

Operating expenses

     0.045 %†     0.045 %     0.045 %     0.045 %†

Net investment income

     1.73 %†     1.57 %     1.34 %     1.14 %†

Portfolio turnover rate**

     9 %     13 %     14 %     18 %††

Total return (a)

     11.75 %     (22.16 %)     (11.94 %)     (2.41 %)††

  *   The Portfolio commenced operations on March 1, 2000.
**   The Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind security transactions.
  †   Annualized.
††   Not Annualized.

 

(a)   Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”) is a registered and diversified open-end investment company, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that was organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 27, 1999. The Trust comprises seven investment portfolios: the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, the State Street Equity 400 Index Portfolio, the State Street Equity 2000 Index Portfolio, the State Street MSCI® EAFE® Index Portfolio, the State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the State Street Money Market Portfolio, and the State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). At June 30, 2003, only the Portfolio and State Street MSCI® EAFE® Index Portfolio had commenced operations. Pursuant to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, the Board of Trustees may issue an unlimited number of non-transferable beneficial interests.

 

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to replicate, as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the “S&P 500 Index”). The Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is a well-known, unmanaged, stock index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the United States.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The Portfolio’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Security valuation: The Portfolio’s investments are valued each business day by independent pricing services. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Investments in other mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share. Fixed-income securities and options are valued on the basis of the closing bid price. Futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price. Money market instruments maturing within 60 days of the valuation date are valued at amortized cost, a method by which each money market instrument is initially valued at cost, and thereafter a constant accretion or amortization of any discount or premium is recorded until maturity of the security. The Portfolio may value securities for which market quotations are not readily available at “fair value,” as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

 

Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Expenses are accrued daily based on average daily net assets.

 

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.

 

Federal income taxes: The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements - (continued)

June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

Futures: The Portfolio may enter into financial futures contracts as part of its strategy to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Variation margin payments are made or received by the Portfolio each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. The Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed. The Portfolio voluntarily segregates securities in an amount equal to the outstanding value of the open futures contracts in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requirements.

 

The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Portfolio and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market.

 

Securities Lending: The Trust, on behalf of the Portfolio, entered into a Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Portfolio may lend portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The Agreement requires that loans are secured at all times by cash, U.S. Government securities or irrevocable lines of credit in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities loaned (105% in the case of foreign securities), plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis. Proceeds collected by State Street on investment of cash collateral or any fee income is allocated as follows: 75% to the Portfolio and 25% to State Street. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, the earned income for the Portfolio and State Street was $46,723 and $15,574, respectively.

 

The primary risk associated with securities lending is that if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Portfolio could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. At June 30, 2003, the value of the securities loaned amounted to $46,642,751. The loans were collateralized with cash of $47,883,163, which the Portfolio then invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (the “Prime Portfolio”), an affiliated investment company.

 

3. Securities Transactions

 

For the period ended June 30, 2003, purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, futures contracts, and in-kind contributions and withdrawals, aggregated to $191,416,948 and $ 181,101,312, respectivily. The aggregrate value of in-kind contributions and withdrawals were $19,659,189 and $0, respectively.

 

At June 30, 2003, the cost of investments on a book basis was $2,285,036,512. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation was $332,790,014 and $307,944,587, respectively, for all securities as computed on a book basis.

 

4. Related Party Fees and Transactions

 

The Portfolio has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA”), a subsidiary of State Street Corp. and an affiliate of State Street, under which SSgA directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. The Trust has contracted with State Street to provide custody, administration and transfer agent services to the Portfolio. In compensation for SSgA’s services as investment adviser and for State Street’s services as administrator, custodian and transfer agent (and for assuming ordinary operating expenses of the Portfolio, including ordinary legal and audit expenses), State Street receives a unitary fee, calculated daily, at the annual rate of 0.045% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

 

Certain investments made by the Portfolio represent securities affiliated with State Street and SSgA. Investments made with cash collateral received from securities loaned were used to purchase shares of the Prime Portfolio, which is offered by State Street and advised by SSgA. Investments in State Street Corp., the holding company of State Street, were made according to its representative portion of the S&P 500 Index. The market value of each of these investments at June 30, 2003 is listed in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

During the period, the Portfolio had investment transactions executed through State Street Global Markets LLC. For the period ended June 30, 2003, the Portfolio paid brokerage commissions to State Street Global Markets LLC, of $265,675.

 

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Transamerica Premier Funds

Directors

Richard N. Latzer

Chairman of the Board

 

Sidney E. Harris

 

Charles C. Reed

 

Carl R. Terzian

 

Transamerica Premier Funds

Officers

Gary U. Rollé

President

 

Ann Marie Swanson

Secretary

 

E. Lake Setzler

Treasurer

 

Investment Adviser

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

1150 South Olive Street

Los Angeles, California 90015

 

Distributor

Transamerica Securities Sales Corporation

1150 South Olive Street

Los Angeles, California 90015

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

225 Franklin Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

Transfer Agent

State Street Bank/Boston Financial Data Services

Two Heritage Drive

North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171

 

 

TRANSAMERICA PREMIER FUNDS

 

2003 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

            


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This Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.

 

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