EII REALTY SECURITIES TRUST
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                                  E.I.I. REALTY
                                 SECURITIES FUND

                              INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                  ANNUAL REPORT

                                  888-323-8912

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter to Shareholders ..................................................   1
Schedule of Investments .................................................   3
Statement of Assets and Liabilities .....................................   5
Statement of Operations .................................................   6
Statements of Changes in Net Assets .....................................   7
Financial Highlights ....................................................   8
Notes to Financial Statements ...........................................   9
Report of Independent Auditors ..........................................  11

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                                  JUNE 30, 2000

To Our Shareholders:

We are pleased to report to you that we have  completed  our second full year of
operations  in strong  fashion.  For the fiscal  year ended June 30,  2000,  the
E.I.I. Realty Securities Fund (the "Fund") produced a return of 6.2% compared to
the NAREIT  Equity Index  return of 3.0%.  For the six months ended June 30, the
Fund returned 15.4%  compared to NAREIT's  13.2% return.  Net Assets of the Fund
were $130.1 million.

For the first six months of the  Fund's  fiscal  year  (period  ending  December
1999), REITs continued their lackluster  performance as investors'  appetite for
high risk investments out weighed their appetite for income-oriented investments
with stable earnings.  However,  as the NASDAQ meltdown began late in March 2000
REITs began to rebound.  The rebound  continued  into the June quarter driven by
strong real estate fundamentals supporting stable, consistent earnings growth by
most REITs.  In the first six months of 2000,  REIT returns have surpassed those
returns  experienced  in most  other  sectors  of the  equity  and fixed  income
markets.

What is most impressive  about the recent  performance of REITs is the stability
and consistency with which the  outperformance  was generated.  Despite wild and
violent  gyrations  in the levels of both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ  Composite,
REITs have  marched to their own drummer this year and have  actually  performed
best when the other  indexes were at their worst.  Heightened  volatility in the
stock market caused  investors to rediscover the attraction of investments  with
low volatility and steady cash flow.

We believe  that the REIT  market has  transitioned  from the  "capital  markets
driven leg" of the REIT cycle, to the "real estate driven leg", where valuations
and performance  going forward will be much more closely tied to the performance
of the properties held by the REITs, and less by the external  variables such as
"positive spread investing." In recent years these external variables caused the
REITs' share prices to be more  volatile due to the REITs'  dependence  upon the
availability of attractively priced new capital for growth. IN SHORT, WE BELIEVE
INVESTORS SHOULD ANTICIPATE MORE REAL ESTATE-LIKE RETURNS GOING FORWARD.

We also believe the most important lesson which investors can take away from the
recent  REIT  performance  is the  REAFFIRMATION  OF THE ROLE OF REITS  WITHIN A
PROPER ASSET ALLOCATION. Simplistically, investors who have significant holdings
in  operating  companies,  where those  companies  are subject to the ravages of
operating  margin  pressure due to higher costs (rents and interest  rates,  for
example) can  partially  hedge  themselves  by having an allocation to the asset
class which stands to benefit most from this set of circumstances.

In  summary,   the  REIT  market  is  healthy  driven  by  solid   supply/demand
fundamentals in the real estate markets.

Our fellow  shareholders  should  take  comfort in knowing  that the  employees,
officers  and  directors  of both the  Manager  and the Trust  continue  to have
approximately $1.0 million invested in the E.I.I Realty Securities Fund and that
we remain dedicated in a very meaningful way to achieve solid performance.

Lastly,  we want to thank you for the continued  support and confidence you have
placed with us.

Very Truly Yours,

S:RICHARD J. ADLER                                   S:DAVID P. O'CONNOR
Richard J. Adler                                     David P. O'Connor
Chairman                                             President
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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                                  JUNE 30, 2000


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          EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF PLOT POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

                             EII          MAREIT          WILSHIRE
         6/11/98          $10,000         $10,000         $10,000
         6/30/98           10,260          10,253          10,253
         7/31/98            9,650           9,587           9,539
         8/31/98            8,940           8,683           8,548
         9/30/98            9,390           9,174           9,027
        10/31/98            9,213           9,004           8,903
        11/30/98            9,415           9,137           9,071
        12/31/98            9,306           8,907           8,941
         1/31/99            9,112           8,720           8,747
         2/28/99            9,000           8,515           8,678
         3/31/99            8,908           8,477           8,631
         4/30/99            9,801           9,281           9,551
         5/31/99           10,039           9,485           9,712
         6/30/99            9,728           9,332           9,547
         7/31/99            9,382           9,035           9,182
         8/31/99            9,309           8,920           9,044
         9/30/99            8,910           8,581           8,636
        10/31/99            8,613           8,370           8,475
        11/30/99            8,571           8,234           8,342
        12/31/99            8,955           8,495           8,656
         1/31/00            8,987           8,523           8,691
         2/29/00            8,847           8,421           8,525
         3/31/00            9,256           8,698           8,899
         4/30/00            9,856           9,283           9,533
         5/31/00            9,933           9,374           9,648
         6/30/00           10,336           9,615           9,973

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                   RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
                                                 CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN             RETURN
                                          ------------------------------------- ---------------------
                                            CALENDAR      TWELVE       SINCE
                                          YEAR TO DATE    MONTHS     INCEPTION*     SINCE INCEPTION*
                                          ------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                            <C>         <C>         <C>             <C>
E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND                  15.42%      6.25%         3.36%           1.62%

NAREIT Equity Index(1)                         13.18%      3.03%       (3.85%)         (1.89%)

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index(1)       15.21%      4.46%       (0.27%)         (0.13%)


<FN>
*  Inception date was June 11, 1998.

(1) For the period from June 11, 1998 through June 30, 1998, the Morgan Stanley
   REIT Index was used to calculate the returns.
</FN>
</TABLE>

Returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Investment performance fluctuates. Fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more
or less than original cost. The Fund's performance takes into account all
applicable fees and expenses. The benchmarks are widely accepted unmanaged
indices of overall market performance and do not take into account charges, fees
and other expenses.

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                             SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

                                  JUNE 30, 2000

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             SHARES              VALUE
                                                             ------              -----
COMMON STOCK -- 93.1%
     <S>                                                    <C>              <C>
     Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.                               10,800          $    238,275
     AMB Property Corp.                                     160,400             3,659,125
     Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A     140,300             6,067,975
     Arden Realty Group, Inc.                               183,300             4,307,550
     Avalonbay Communities, Inc.                             98,531             4,113,669
     Boston Properties, Inc.                                142,700             5,449,356
     Bradley Real Estate Trust, Inc.                         59,800             1,274,487
     Brandywine Realty Trust                                131,100             2,507,287
     BRE Properties, Inc., Class A                           86,100             2,486,138
     CarrAmerica Realty Corp.                               115,200             3,052,800
     Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc.               63,200             2,401,600
     Chateau Communities, Inc.                              128,332             3,625,379
     Equity Office Properties Trust                         357,012             9,840,143
     Equity Residential  Properties Trust                   145,699             6,702,154
     Franchise Finance Corporation of America               180,900             4,160,700
     Highwoods Properties, Inc.                             111,900             2,685,600
     Kilroy Realty Corp.                                    129,000             3,345,938
     Kimco Realty Corp.                                     121,500             4,981,500
     Liberty Property Trust                                  96,400             2,500,375
     Macerich Co.                                            86,900             1,917,231
     Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.                     178,000             2,480,875
     Post Properties, Inc.                                   70,420             3,098,480
     Prologis Trust                                         321,993             6,862,476
     Public Storage, Inc.                                   119,970             2,811,797
     Rouse Company                                          122,300             3,026,925
     Simon Property Group, Inc.                             156,800             3,479,000
     SL Green Realty Corp.                                   99,700             2,666,975
     Spieker Properties, Inc.                               120,200             5,679,450
     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.              148,186             4,788,260
     Storage USA, Inc.                                       41,900             1,236,050
     Sun Communities, Inc.                                  105,400             3,524,313
     Taubman Centers, Inc.                                  170,900             1,879,900
     Trizec Hahn Corp.                                       80,000             1,430,000
     Vornado Realty Trust                                   124,900             4,340,275
                                                                             ------------

   TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $115,485,218)                                     122,622,058
                                                                             ------------
</TABLE>

                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                             SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

                                  JUNE 30, 2000
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             SHARES              VALUE
                                                             ------              -----
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>
PREFERRED STOCK -- 1.2%

     Vornado Realty Trust Preferred Convertible, Series A    31,500          $  1,632,094
                                                                             ------------

   TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,579,194)                                      1,632,094
                                                                             ------------

                                                          PAR (000)
                                                          ---------

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS -- 5.7%

     Provident Institutional Funds, T-Fund Portfolio         $  764               764,724
     Provident Institutional Funds, Treasury Trust
        Portfolio                                             6,682             6,682,870
                                                                              -----------

   TOTAL TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,447,594)                                7,447,594
                                                                             ------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100% (Cost $124,512,006) +                              $131,701,746
                                                                             ============
<FN>
+  The cost for federal income tax purposes is $124,853,825
</FN>
</TABLE>

                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                       STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

                                  JUNE 30, 2000

ASSETS

     Investments at value (Cost $124,512,006).................   $131,701,746
     Receivable from advisor..................................          2,464
     Dividends receivable.....................................        972,647
     Interest receivable......................................         41,638
     Receivable for fund shares sold..........................        250,000
     Organizational expenses..................................        107,617
     Prepaid expenses and other assets........................         36,843
                                                                 ------------
         TOTAL ASSETS.........................................    133,112,955
                                                                  -----------

LIABILITIES

     Payable for investment securities purchased..............      2,921,228
     Accrued expenses.........................................        124,125
                                                                 ------------
         TOTAL LIABILITIES....................................      3,045,353
                                                                 ------------

NET ASSETS (Applicable to 13,718,831
     Institutional Class shares outstanding, $.01

     Par value, unlimited shares authorized)..................   $130,067,602
                                                                 ============

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION

     PRICE PER INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARE......................          $9.48
                                                                        =====

                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                             STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                                                   Year Ended
                                                                 June 30, 2000
                                                                 -------------
INVESTMENT INCOME
         Dividends..........................................      $5,635,924
         Interest...........................................         217,274
                                                                  ----------
                  Total Investment Income...................       5,853,198
                                                                  ----------
EXPENSES
         Management fee.....................................         597,897
         Administrative fee.................................         199,299
         Legal fees.........................................          96,000
         Directors' fees and expenses.......................          40,000
         Organization expense...............................          36,640
         Filing fees........................................          30,152
         Transfer Agent fee.................................          30,000
         Audit fee..........................................          28,000
         Custodian fee......................................          24,211
         Insurance expense..................................          11,551
         Shareholders' reports..............................           7,605
         Other expenses.....................................           5,841
                                                                  ----------
                  TOTAL EXPENSES............................       1,107,196
         Less: Expenses Waived or Reimbursable..............        (310,005)
                                                                  ----------
                  NET EXPENSES..............................         797,191
                                                                  ----------
         NET INVESTMENT INCOME..............................       5,056,007
                                                                  ----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
   ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES
         Net Realized Loss on Investment Securities.........       2,876,733)
         Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of
            Investment Securities...........................       7,461,871
                                                                  ----------
                  NET GAIN ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES.........       4,585,138
                                                                  ----------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS................................      $9,641,145
                                                                  ==========

                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                       STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Year Ended         Year Ended
                                                               June 30, 2000      June 30, 1999
                                                               -------------      -------------
<S>                                                             <C>                 <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
     Operations:
         Net Investment Income ...........................      $  5,056,007        $ 1,661,894
         Net Realized Loss on Investment Securities ......        (2,876,733)          (690,030)
         Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
             of Investment Securities ....................         7,461,871           (286,028)
                                                                ------------        -----------
         Net Increase in Assets Resulting
                 From Operations .........................         9,641,145            685,836
                                                                ------------        -----------
     Distributions From:
         Net Investment Income ...........................        (3,641,186)        (1,022,314)
         Net Realized Gains ..............................                --                 --
                                                                ------------        -----------
                  Total Distributions ....................        (3,641,186)        (1,022,314)
                                                                ------------        -----------
     Capital Share Transactions - Institutional Class: (1)
         Shares Issued ...................................        73,923,152         53,243,697
         Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Distributions ..         2,987,283            944,623
         Shares Redeemed .................................        (5,191,245)        (2,017,245)
                                                                ------------        -----------
                  Net Increase from Capital Share
                      Transactions .......................        71,719,190         52,171,075
                                                                ------------        -----------
     Total Increase in Net Assets ........................        77,719,149         51,834,597
                                                                ------------        -----------
NET ASSETS
         Beginning of Year ...............................        52,348,453            513,856
                                                                ------------        -----------
         End of Year .....................................      $130,067,602        $52,348,453
                                                                ============        ===========
(1) SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
         Shares Issued ...................................         8,374,422          5,642,946
         Shares Reinvested ...............................           350,493            108,533
         Shares Redeemed .................................          (586,753)          (220,901)
                                                                ------------        -----------
                                                                   8,138,162          5,530,578
                                                                ============        ===========
</TABLE>

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

      FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     Year            Year     June 11, 1998 (a)
                                                                    Ended           Ended          through
                                                                 June 30, 2000   June 30, 1999    June 30, 1998
                                                                 -------------   -------------    -------------

<S>                                                                <C>             <C>               <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period ........................      $   9.38        $ 10.26           $10.00
                                                                   --------        -------           ------

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
     Net Investment Income ..................................          0.47           0.39             0.05
     Net Gain (Loss) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)           0.06          (0.95)            0.21
                                                                   --------        -------           ------
         Total from Investment Operations ...................          0.53          (0.56)            0.26
                                                                   --------        -------           ------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
     Net Investment Income ..................................         (0.43)         (0.32)              --
     Net Realized Gains .....................................            --             --               --
                                                                   --------        -------           ------
         Total Distributions ................................         (0.43)         (0.32)              --
                                                                   --------        -------           ------
Net Asset Value, End of Period ..............................      $   9.48        $  9.38           $10.26
                                                                   ========        =======           ======
Total Return ................................................          6.25%         (5.18)%           2.60%#

Net Assets, End of Period (thousands) .......................      $130,068        $52,348           $  514

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets .....................          1.00%          1.00%            1.00%*

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding
   Waivers and Assumptions of Expenses) .....................          1.39%          1.83%           37.75%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets ........          6.34%          6.11%           10.50%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
   (Excluding Waivers and Assumptions of Expenses) ..........          5.95%          5.28%          (26.25)%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate .....................................            25%            17%              22%

<FN>
*        Annualized
#        Non-Annualized
(a)      Commencement of Operations
</FN>
</TABLE>
                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                        NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


A. ORGANIZATION:

E.I.I.  Realty  Securities  Trust was  incorporated  in the State of Delaware on
December 22, 1997 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, as an open-end management investment company.  E.I.I. Realty Securities
Trust may offer one or more portfolios of its shares;  at present only shares of
E.I.I. Realty Securities Fund (the "Fund") are being offered. The Fund may offer
three classes of shares;  Institutional,  Adviser and  Investor.  As of June 30,
2000, the Adviser and Investor Classes had not commenced  operations.  Shares of
all classes  represent  equal pro-rata  interests in the Fund,  except that each
class will bear  different  expenses  which will reflect the  difference  in the
range of services to be provided to them.

B. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The following  significant  accounting policies are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting  principles.  Such policies are consistently followed by the
Fund in preparation of its financial statements.

The preparation of financial  statements in accordance  with generally  accepted
accounting  principles may require  management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported  amounts and  disclosures in the financial  statements.
Actual  results  could  differ  from  those  estimates.  Estimates  include  the
classification  of  distributions  received  by the Fund from the issuers of the
Fund's portfolio  securities.  These  distributions  may be classified as either
dividend  income,  capital  gains or as  non-taxable  distributions.  The  final
classifications  of these  distributions can not be determined until reported to
the Fund by the  issuers  of the Fund's  portfolio  securities,  which  normally
occurs  in  January  after the end of the  calendar  year.  Reclassification  of
distributions  made to the Fund will not affect the net assets of the Fund.  The
reclassification  of distributions  received by the Fund may require the Fund to
reclassify a portion of its distributions to Fund shareholders.

SECURITY  VALUATION:  Securities  traded on a nationally  recognized  securities
exchange  will be  valued  at the last sale  price,  or if no sale,  at the mean
between the latest bid and asked price.  Securities  traded in any other U.S. or
foreign  market shall be valued in a manner as similar as possible to the above,
or if not so traded, on the basis of the latest available price. Where there are
no readily  available  quotations for  securities  they will be valued at a fair
value as determined by the Board of Trustees acting in good faith.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES:  The Fund's policy is to comply with the  requirements  of
the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated  investment companies
and to distribute  all its taxable  income to its  shareholders.  Therefore,  no
federal income tax provision is required.

The Fund has a capital  loss  carryforward  for federal  income tax  purposes of
$1,094,594 of which $2,486,  $1,876 and  $1,090,232 are available as a reduction
of future net capital  gains  realized  through years June 30, 2006,  2007,  and
2008, respectively.

Capital losses  incurred  after October 31  ("post-October  losses")  within the
taxable  year are deemed to arise on the first  business  day of the Fund's next
taxable year. The Fund incurred  approximately  $1,853,000 of net capital losses
after October 31, 1999, and will elect to defer these post-October losses.

ORGANIZATIONAL COSTS: Organizational costs have been capitalized and are being
amortized on a straight line basis over a period of 60 months.

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                        NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OTHER:  Security  transactions  are accounted for on the date the securities are
purchased or sold.  Costs used in  determining  realized gains and losses on the
sale of investment  securities are those of specific  securities sold.  Dividend
income and  distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend  date.
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

C. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:

The Fund has entered into an Investment  Advisory  Agreement with E.I.I.  Realty
Securities, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "E.I.I.") for day-to-day portfolio management
services  to be provided  by the  Adviser.  The  Investment  Advisory  Agreement
provides for the Adviser to receive a fee calculated  daily and payable  monthly
at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

E.I.I.  will  also  provide  administrative  services  to the  Fund.  Under  the
Administrative Services Agreement,  E.I.I. will receive a fee payable monthly at
an  annual  rate of  0.25% of the  Fund's  average  daily  net  assets.  For the
Institutional   Share   Class,   E.I.I.   has  agreed  to  waive  0.10%  of  its
administrative  fee resulting in a net annual rate of 0.15% of average daily net
assets.  E.I.I.  has entered into a  sub-administration  contract with PFPC Inc.
under which E.I.I. pays PFPC Inc. to provide certain administrative  services to
E.I.I.

E.I.I.  has  agreed to waive a portion  of its  Investment  Advisory  Fee and/or
assume  the  expenses  of the Fund to the  extent  necessary  to keep the annual
expenses of the Fund to not more than 1.00% of the  average  daily net assets of
the Institutional Share Class of the Fund.

D. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS:

For the period ended June 30, 2000,  the Fund made the  following  purchases and
sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government Securities:

          Purchases......................................    $87,059,951
          Sales..........................................     18,937,772

At June 30, 2000,  gross  unrealized  appreciation  and depreciation for federal
income tax purposes on investment securities for the Fund was as follows:

          Gross Unrealized Appreciation....................  $8,326,390
          Gross Unrealized Depreciation....................  (1,478,469)
                                                             ----------
          Net..............................................  $6,847,921
                                                             ==========


E. COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS:

At June 30, 2000, net assets consisted of:

Paid-In Capital .......................................    $124,390,265
Undistributed Net Investment Income ...................       2,056,919
Accumulated Net Realized Loss .........................      (3,569,322)
Net Unrealized Appreciation of
  Investment Securities ...............................       7,189,740
                                                           ------------
                                                           $130,067,602
                                                           ============

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                         E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES TRUST

                          E.I.I. REALTY SECURITIES FUND

                REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Shareholders and Board of Directors
E.I.I. Realty Securities Fund

We have audited the  accompanying  statement of assets and liabilities of E.I.I.
Realty  Securities Fund (the "Fund"),  a series of the E.I.I.  Realty Securities
Trust,  including  the  schedule  of  investments,  as of June 30,  2000 and the
related  statement  of  operations  for the year then ended,  the  statement  of
changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the
financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein.  These financial
statements  and  financial  highlights  are  the  responsibility  of the  Fund's
management.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion on these  financial
statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether the  financial  statements  and
financial  highlights  are free of  material  misstatement.  An  audit  includes
examining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial  statements  and financial  highlights.  Our  procedures  included
confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2000, by correspondence with the
custodian and others. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and  significant  estimates made by  management,  as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement  presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements and financial  highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of E.I.I.
Realty  Securities  Fund at June 30, 2000, the results of its operations for the
year then  ended,  the  changes  in its net  assets for each of two years in the
period  then  ended  and the  financial  highlights  for  each of the  indicated
periods,  in conformity with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the
United States.

                                           S: Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
August 10, 2000

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INVESTMENT ADVISOR & ADMINISTRATOR   OFFICERS & TRUSTEES
----------------------------------   -------------------
E.I.I. Realty Securities, Inc.       Richard J. Adler, Chairman, CHIEF
667 Madison Avenue                   EXECUTIVE OFFICER & TRUSTEE
16th Floor                           David P. O'Connor, PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
New York, NY 10021                   Alissa R. Fox, TREASURER
(212) 644-0794                       Peter J. Gavey, SECRETARY
                                     Samuel R. Karetsky, TRUSTEE
TRANSFER AGENT                       Warren K. Greene, INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE
--------------                       Joseph Gyourko, INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE
PFPC, Inc.                           Richard W. Hutson, INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE
400 Bellevue Parkway                 Carl W. Schafer, INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE
Wilmington, DE 19809-3710

CUSTODIAN & SUB-ADMINISTRATOR
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PFPC Trust Company
400 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809-3710



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