Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 1995
File No. 2-73371
File No. 811-3229
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 21
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 20
Scudder Funds Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2567
Thomas F. McDonough
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
_____ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on May 1, 1995 pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
_____ on ______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
_____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
_____ on ______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following:
_____ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective
date for a previously filed post-effective amendment
The Registrant has filed a declaration registering an indefinite amount of
securities pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The Registrant filed the notice required by Rule 24f-2 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994 on February 28, 1995.
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SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
Calculation of Registration Fee under the Securities Act of 1933
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Title of Securities Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Being Amount Offering Price Per Aggregate Offering Amount of
Registered Being Registered Share (1) Price (1,2) Registration Fee (2)
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Shares of
Beneficial Interest,
$.01 Par Value
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Scudder Short Term Bond Fund 81,596,400 $10.96 $290,922.24 $100.32
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund 318,100 $11.24 $290,340.44 $100.12
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$200.44
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, seeks to register 81,596,400 and 318,100
additional shares of Scudder Short Term Bond Fund and Scudder Zero Coupon 2000
Fund, respectively, under the Securities Act of 1933.
(1) Computed under Rule 457(d) on the basis of the net asset value per share
of registrant's shares of beneficial interest at the close of business
on March 30, 1995. The above calculation shall not be deemed a
representation as to the actual offering price.
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(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 24e-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Scudder Short Scudder Zero
Term Bond Fund Coupon 2000 Fund
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(a) Total number of shares redeemed during previous 170,827,860 1,183,352
fiscal year
(b) Total number of shares included in (a) - 0 - - 0 -
previously used under Rule 24e-2 this fiscal year
(c) Total number of shares included in (a) 89,258,004 891,083
previously used under Rule 24f-2(c) this fiscal
year
(d) Total number of shares included in (a) being 81,569,856 292,269
used to reduce maximum aggregate offering price
in this Post-Effective Amendment
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While no fee is required for the 81,569,856 and 292,269 shares of Scudder Short
Term Bond Fund and Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, respectively, the Registrant
has elected to register for $200.44 an additional 26,544 and 25,831 shares.
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SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
Items Required By Form N-1A
PART A
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Item No. Item Caption Prospectus Caption
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1. Cover Page COVER PAGE
2. Synopsis EXPENSE INFORMATION
3. Condensed Financial Information FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
4. General Description of INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
Registrant WHY INVEST IN THE FUND?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS
FUND ORGANIZATION
5. Management of the Fund FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
A MESSAGE FROM SCUDDER'S
CHAIRMAN FUND
ORGANIZATION--Investment
adviser; Transfer agent
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS--A
team approach to
investing
5A. Management's Discussion of Fund NOT APPLICABLE
Performance
6. Capital Stock and Other DISTRIBUTION AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION--Dividends and
Securities capital gains distributions
FUND ORGANIZATION
TRANSACTION
INFORMATION--Tax
information
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS--SAIL(TM)--Scudder Automated Information
Line, Dividend reinvestment plan, T.D.D. service for the
hearing impaired
HOW TO CONTACT SCUDDER
7. Purchase of Securities Being PURCHASES
Offered FUND ORGANIZATION--Underwriter
TRANSACTION INFORMATION--Purchasing shares, Share price,
Processing time, Minimum balances, Third party transactions
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS--Dividend reinvestment plan
SCUDDER TAX-ADVANTAGED RETIREMENT PLANS
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
8. Redemption or Repurchase EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS
TRANSACTION INFORMATION--Redeeming shares, Tax
identification number, Minimum balances
9. Pending Legal Proceedings NOT APPLICABLE
Cross Reference - Page 1
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SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
(continued)
Items Required by Form N-1A
PART B
Caption in Statement of
Item No. Item Caption Additional Information
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10. Cover Page COVER PAGE
11. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS
12. General Information and History ORGANIZATION OF THE FUNDS
13. Investment Objectives and THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
Policies PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS--Portfolio Turnover
14. Management of the Fund INVESTMENT ADVISER
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
REMUNERATION
15. Control Persons and Principal TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Holders of Securities
16. Investment Advisory and Other INVESTMENT ADVISER
Services DISTRIBUTOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION--Experts, Other Information
17. Brokerage Allocation and Other PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS--Brokerage
Practices
18. Capital Stock and Other DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
Securities ORGANIZATION OF THE FUNDS
19. Purchase, Redemption and PURCHASES
Pricing of Securities Being EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS
Offered FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUNDS--Distribution Plans
SPECIAL PLAN ACCOUNTS
NET ASSET VALUE
20. Tax Status DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
TAXES
21. Underwriters DISTRIBUTOR
22. Calculation of Performance Data PERFORMANCE AND OTHER INFORMATION
23. Financial Statements FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
Items Required By Form N-1A
PART A
Item No. Item Caption Prospectus Caption
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1. Cover Page COVER PAGE
2. Synopsis EXPENSE INFORMATION
3. Condensed Financial Information FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
4. General Description of INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Registrant INVESTING IN ZERO COUPON SECURITIES
WHY INVEST IN THE FUND?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS
SPECIALIZED INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
FUND ORGANIZATION
5. Management of the Fund FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
A MESSAGE FROM SCUDDER'S CHAIRMAN
FUND ORGANIZATION--Investment adviser; Transfer agent
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS--A team approach to investing
5A. Management's Discussion of Fund NOT APPLICABLE
Performance
6. Capital Stock and Other FUND ORGANIZATION
Securities DISTRIBUTION AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION--Dividends and
capital gains distributions
TRANSACTION INFORMATION--Tax information
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS--SAIL(TM)--Scudder Automated Information
Line, Dividend reinvestment plan, T.D.D. service for the
hearing impaired
HOW TO CONTACT SCUDDER
7. Purchase of Securities Being PURCHASES
Offered FUND ORGANIZATION--Underwriter
TRANSACTION
INFORMATION--Purchasing shares, Share price, Processing time, Minimum
balances, Third party transactions
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS--Dividend reinvestment plan
SCUDDER TAX-ADVANTAGED RETIREMENT PLANS
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
8. Redemption or Repurchase EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS
TRANSACTION INFORMATION--Redeeming shares, Tax identification
number, Minimum balances
9. Pending Legal Proceedings NOT APPLICABLE
Cross Reference - Page 3
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SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
(continued)
Items Required by Form N-1A
PART B
Caption in Statement of
Item No. Item Caption Additional Information
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10. Cover Page COVER PAGE
11. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS
12. General Information and History ORGANIZATION OF THE FUNDS
13. Investment Objectives and THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
Policies AND POLICIES
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS--Portfolio Turnover
14. Management of the Fund INVESTMENT ADVISER
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
REMUNERATION
15. Control Persons and Principal TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Holders of Securities
16. Investment Advisory and Other INVESTMENT ADVISER
Services DISTRIBUTOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION--Experts, Other Information
17. Brokerage Allocation and Other PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS--Brokerage
Practices
18. Capital Stock and Other DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
Securities ORGANIZATION OF THE FUNDS
19. Purchase, Redemption and PURCHASES
Pricing of Securities Being EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS
Offered FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUNDS--Distribution Plans
SPECIAL PLAN ACCOUNTS
NET ASSET VALUE
20. Tax Status DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
TAXES
21. Underwriters DISTRIBUTOR
22. Calculation of Performance Data PERFORMANCE AND OTHER INFORMATION
23. Financial Statements FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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This prospectus sets forth concisely the information about Scudder Short Term
Bond Fund, a series of Scudder Funds Trust, an open-end management investment
company, that a prospective investor should know before investing. Please
retain it for future reference.
If you require more detailed information, a Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1995 , as amended from time to time, may be obtained without
charge by writing Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Two International Place,
Boston, MA 02110-4103 or calling 1-800-225-2470. The Statement, which is
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Contents--see page 4.
Scudder
Short Term
Bond Fund
Prospectus
May 1, 1995
A pure no-load(tm) (no sales charges) mutual fund series which seeks to provide
a high level of income consistent with a high degree of principal stability.
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Expense information
How to compare a Scudder pure no-load(tm) fund
This information is designed to help you understand the various costs and
expenses of investing in Scudder Short Term Bond Fund (the "Fund"). By reviewing
this table and those in other mutual funds' prospectuses, you can compare the
Fund's fees and expenses with those of other funds. With Scudder's pure
no-load(tm) funds, you pay no commissions to purchase or redeem shares, or to
exchange from one fund to another. As a result, all of your investment goes to
work for you.
1) Shareholder transaction expenses: Expenses charged directly to your
individual account in the Fund for various transactions.
Sales commissions to purchase shares (sales load) NONE
Commissions to reinvest dividends NONE
Redemption fees NONE*
Fees to exchange shares NONE
2) Annual Fund operating expenses: Expenses paid by the Fund before it
distributes its net investment income, expressed as a percentage of the
Fund's average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1994 .
Investment management fee 0.46 %
12b-1 fees NONE
Other expenses 0.27 %
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Total Fund operating expenses 0.73 %
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Example
Based on the level of total Fund operating expenses listed above, the total
expenses relating to a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return and
redemption at the end of each period, are listed below. Investors do not pay
these expenses directly; they are paid by the Fund before it distributes its net
investment income to shareholders. (As noted above, the Fund has no redemption
fees of any kind.)
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$7 $ 23 $ 41 $ 91
See "Fund organization--Investment adviser" for further information about the
investment management fee. This example assumes reinvestment of all dividends
and distributions and that the percentage amounts listed under "Annual Fund
operating expenses" remain the same each year. This example should not be
considered a representation of past or future expenses or return. Actual Fund
expenses and return vary from year to year and may be higher or lower than those
shown.
* You may redeem by writing or calling the Fund or by "Write-A-Check." If
you wish to receive redemption proceeds via wire, there is a $5 wire
service fee. For additional information, please refer to "Transaction
information--Redeeming shares."
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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 audited financial
statements. If you would like more detailed information concerning the Fund's
performance, a complete portfolio listing and audited financial statements are
available in the Fund's Annual Report dated December 31, 1994 and may be
obtained without charge by writing or calling Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
Years Ended December 31,
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1994 1993(c) 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
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Net asset value,
beginning of period. . . . . $12.01 $11.93 $12.25 $11.72 $11.71 $11.19 $11.23 $11.92 $11.35 $10.26
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Income from investment
operations:
Net investment income (a). . .81 .87 .97 1.08 1.09 .83 .73 .74 .81 .96
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses) . . . . . . . . . (1.15) .08 (.33) .53 .01 .61 (.04) (.58) .78 1.09
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Total from investment
transactions . . . . . . . (.34) .95 .64 1.61 1.10 1.44 .69 .16 1.59 2.05
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Less distributions from:
Net investment income. . . . (.64) (.80) (.96) (1.08) (1.09) (.83) (.73) (.74) (.81) (.96)
Net realized gains . . . . . -- (.03) -- -- -- (.09) -- (.11) (.21) --
In excess of gains . . . . . -- (.04) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tax return of capital. . . . (.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Total distributions . . . . . (.76) (.87) (.96) (1.08) (1.09) (.92) (.73) (.85) (1.02) (.96)
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Net asset value,
end of period . . . . . . . $10.91 $12.01 $11.93 $12.25 $11.72 $11.71 $11.19 $11.23 $11.92 $11.35
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TOTAL RETURN (%) . . . . . . (2.87) 8.18 5.43 14.38 9.88 13.20 6.10 1.40 14.70 20.30
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period
($ millions) . . . . . . . 2,136 3,190 2,862 2,247 340 72 10 10 8 5
Ratio of operating
expenses net, to average
net assets (%)(a) . . . . . .73 .68 .75 .44 .16 .36 1.50 1.45 1.45 1.27
Ratio of net investment
income to average
net assets (%) . . . . . . 6.93 7.21 8.01 8.96 9.36 7.97 6.48 6.34 6.89 8.82
Portfolio turnover rate (%) . 65.3 66.1 83.7(b) 41.0 52.9 40.0 23.5 28.7 15.6 58.1
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(a) Portion of expenses
reimbursed by the
Adviser . . . . . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ .02 $ .10 $ .04 $ .04 $ -- $.02
Management fee not
imposed by the
Adviser (Note C) . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ .06 $ .07 $ .05 $ -- $ -- $ .01 $.07
Ratio of operating expenses, including expenses reimbursed, management fee and other expenses not imposed,
to average daily net assets aggregated .78%, 1% and 1.19% for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1991
and 1990, respectively.
(b) The high turnover rate reflects an increase in principal prepayments on
mortgage securities in the Fund.
(c) Per share amounts have been calculated using weighted average shares outstanding.
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A message from Scudder's chairman
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., investment adviser to the Scudder Family of
Funds, was founded in 1919. We offered America's first no-load mutual fund in
1928. Today, we manage in excess of $90 billion for many private accounts and
over 50 mutual fund portfolios. We manage the mutual funds in a special program
for the American Association of Retired Persons, as well as the fund options
available through Scudder Horizon Plan, a tax-advantaged variable annuity. We
also advise The Japan Fund and nine closed-end funds that invest in countries
around the world.
The Scudder Family of Funds is designed to make investing easy and less costly.
It includes money market, tax free, income and growth funds as well as IRAs,
401(k)s, Keoghs and other retirement plans.
Services available to all shareholders include toll-free access to the
professional service representatives of Scudder Investor Relations , easy
exchange among funds, shareholder reports, informative newsletters and the
walk-in convenience of Scudder Funds Centers.
All Scudder mutual funds are pure no-load(tm). This means you pay no commissions
to purchase or redeem your shares or to exchange from one fund to another. There
are no "12b-1" fees either, which many other funds now charge to support their
marketing efforts. All of your investment goes to work for you. We look forward
to welcoming you as a shareholder.
/s/Daniel Pierce
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Investment objective
* a high level of income consistent with a high degree of principal
stability
Investment characteristics
* designed to provide a higher and more stable level of income than
typically provided by money market investments, yet more price
stability than investments in intermediate-and long-term bonds
* investments primarily in high quality, short-term bonds
* average portfolio effective maturity will not exceed three years
* dividends declared daily and paid monthly
* daily liquidity at current net asset value
Contents
Investment objective and policies 5
Why invest in the Fund? 6
Additional information about policies and investments 7
Distribution and performance information 11
Purchases 12
Exchanges and redemptions 13
Fund organization 14
Transaction information 15
Shareholder benefits 17
Trustees and Officers 21
Investment products and services 22
How to contact Scudder 23
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Investment objective and policies
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a diversified series of
Scudder Funds Trust, is a pure no-load(tm) mutual fund designed for
investors seeking:
* a higher and more stable level of income than normally provided by money
market investments; and
* more price stability than investments in intermediate- and long-term bonds.
The Fund's objective is to provide a high level of income consistent with a high
degree of principal stability by investing primarily in high quality, short-term
bonds. The dollar-weighted average effective maturity of the Fund's portfolio
may not exceed three years. Within this limitation, the Fund may purchase
individual securities with remaining stated maturities greater than three
years.
Except as otherwise indicated, the Fund's investment objective and policies are
not fundamental and may be changed without a vote of shareholders. Shareholders
will receive written notice of any changes in the Fund's objective. If there is
a change in investment objective, shareholders should consider whether the Fund
remains an appropriate investment in light of their then current financial
position and needs. There can be no assurance that the Fund's objective will be
met.
Investments
The Fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in a managed portfolio of bonds
consisting of:
* U.S. Government securities, including bonds, notes and bills issued by the
U.S. Treasury, and securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the
U.S. Government;
* Corporate debt securities, such as bonds, notes and debentures;
* Mortgage-backed securities; and
* Other asset-backed securities.
Other eligible investments for the Fund are as follows:
* Money market instruments which are comprised of commercial paper, bank
obligations (i.e., certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances) and
repurchase agreements;
* Privately placed obligations (including restricted securities); and
* Foreign securities, including non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities and
U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by foreign issuers and foreign
branches of U.S. banks.
In addition, the Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or forward
delivery basis and use other investment strategies. See "Additional information
about policies and investments" for more information.
To meet its objective, the Fund's investment adviser, Scudder, Stevens & Clark,
Inc. (the "Adviser"), actively manages the Fund's portfolio. Investment
decisions are based on general economic and financial trends, such as domestic
and international economic developments, the outlook for the securities markets,
the level of interest rates and inflation, the supply and demand of debt
securities, and other factors. The composition of the Fund's portfolio is also
determined by individual security analysis. The Adviser's team of experienced
credit analysts actively monitors the credit quality of the investments of the
Fund.
The net asset value of the Fund is expected to fluctuate with changes in
interest rates and bond market conditions, although this fluctuation should be
more moderate than that of a fund with a longer average maturity. The Adviser,
however, will attempt to reduce principal fluctuation through, among
other things, diversification, credit analysis and security selection,
and adjustment of the Fund's average portfolio maturity. In periods of rising
interest rates and falling bond prices, the Adviser may shorten the Fund's
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average maturity to minimize the effect of declining bond values on the Fund's
net asset value. Conversely, during times of falling rates and rising prices, a
longer average maturity of up to three years may be sought. When the
Adviser believes economic or other conditions warrant, for temporary
defensive purposes the Fund may invest more than 35% of its assets in money
market instruments.
The Fund's securities generally offer less current yield than securities of
lower quality (rated below BBB/Baa) or longer maturity, but lower-quality
securities generally have less liquidity, and both tend to have greater
credit and market risk, and consequently more price volatility.
It is against the Fund's policy to make changes in the portfolio for short-term
trading purposes. However, the Fund may take advantage of opportunities provided
by temporary dislocations in the market to maintain principal stability or
enhance income.
High quality securities
The Fund emphasizes high quality investments. At least 65% of the Fund's net
assets will be invested in (1) obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies
or instrumentalities, and (2) debt securities rated, at the time of purchase, in
one of the two highest ratings categories of Standard & Poor's
("S&P") (AAA or AA) or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") (Aaa or Aa)
or, if not rated, judged to be of comparable quality by the Adviser. In
addition, the Fund will not invest in any debt security rated at the time of
purchase lower than BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's, or of equivalent quality as
determined by the Adviser. Should the rating of a portfolio security be
downgraded, the Adviser will determine whether it is in the best interest of the
Fund to retain or dispose of the security.
The U.S. Government securities in which the Fund may invest include (1)
securities issued and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government, such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds; (2) securities,
including mortgage-backed securities, issued by an agency or instrumentality of
the U.S. Government, including those backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Government, such as securities of the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, the General Services Administration and the Government National Mortgage
Association, and those issued by agencies and instrumentalities, such as Federal
Home Loan Banks and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation which, while
neither direct obligations of nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government, are backed
by the credit of the issuer itself and may be supported as well by the issuer's
right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; and (3) securities of the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities on a when-issued or forward
delivery basis. In addition, the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements with
respect to U.S. Government securities.
Why invest in the Fund?
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund is designed for individuals, institutions and
corporations seeking a high level of income compared to money market funds,
consistent with a high degree of principal stability for their investments
compared to that of longer-term fixed-income investments. Investors may choose
this Fund as a complement to money market funds. Money market funds are managed
for total price stability but generally tend to offer somewhat lower yields than
this Fund. Further, the Fund may appeal to investors favoring a more stable
investment and willing to accept somewhat lower yields than they might
normally expect from a longer-term bond fund.
Investors will also benefit from the convenience, cost-savings and professional
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management of a no-load mutual fund. Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. has been
researching and managing fixed-income investments since 1929 and currently
oversees more than $ 40 billion in U.S. and foreign bonds.
In addition, the Fund offers all the benefits of the Scudder Family of Funds.
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. manages a diverse family of pure no-load(tm)
funds and provides a wide range of services to help investors meet their
investment needs. Please refer to "Investment products and services" for
additional information.
Additional information about policies and investments
Investment restrictions
The Fund has adopted certain fundamental policies which may not be changed
without a vote of shareholders and which are designed to reduce the Fund's
investment risk.
The Fund may not borrow money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or
emergency purposes or except in connection with reverse repurchase agreements,
and may not make loans except through the lending of portfolio
securities, the purchase of debt securities or through repurchase
agreements.
In addition, as a matter of nonfundamental policy, the Fund may not invest more
than 10% of its net assets in securities which are not readily
marketable, restricted securities and repurchase agreements maturing in
more than seven days. The Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total assets
in restricted securities.
A complete description of these and other policies and restrictions is contained
under "Investment Restrictions" in the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information.
When-issued securities
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or forward delivery basis, for
payment and delivery at a later date. The price and yield are generally fixed on
the date of commitment to purchase. During the period between purchase and
settlement, no interest accrues to the Fund. At the time of settlement, the
market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price.
Repurchase agreements
As a means of earning income for periods as short as overnight, the Fund may
enter into repurchase agreements with selected banks and broker/dealers. Under a
repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires securities, subject to the seller's
agreement to repurchase them at a specified time and price. The Fund may also
enter into repurchase commitments for investment purposes for periods of 30 days
or more. Such commitments involve investment risk similar to that of debt
securities in which the Fund invests.
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities
The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities, which are securities
representing interests in pools of mortgage loans. These securities provide
shareholders with payments consisting of both interest and principal as the
mortgages in the underlying mortgage pools are paid off.
The timely payment of principal and interest on mortgage-backed securities
issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") is
backed by GNMA and the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. These
guarantees, however, do not apply to the market value or yield of
mortgage-backed securities or to the value of Fund shares. Also, GNMA and other
mortgage-backed securities may be purchased at a premium over the maturity value
of the underlying mortgages. This premium is not guaranteed and will be lost if
prepayment occurs. In addition, the Fund may invest in mortgage-backed
securities issued by other issuers, such as the Federal National Mortgage
Association ( " FNMA " ), which are not guaranteed by the U.S.
Government. Moreover, the Fund may invest in debt securities which are secured
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with collateral consisting of mortgage-backed securities and in other types of
mortgage-related securities.
The Fund may also invest in securities representing interests in pools of
certain other consumer loans, such as automobile loans or credit card
receivables. In some cases, principal and interest payments are partially
guaranteed by a letter of credit from a financial institution.
Dollar roll transactions
The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and
broker/dealers. Dollar roll transactions are treated as reverse repurchase
agreements for purposes of the Fund's borrowing restrictions and consist of the
sale by the Fund of mortgage-backed securities, together with a commitment to
purchase similar, but not identical, securities at a future date at the same
price. In addition, the Fund is paid a fee as consideration for entering into
the commitment to purchase. Dollar rolls may be renewed after cash settlement
and initially involve only a firm commitment agreement by the Fund to buy the
securities.
Convertible securities
The Fund may invest in convertible securities which may offer higher income than
the common stocks into which they are convertible. The convertible securities in
which the Fund may invest include bonds, notes, debentures and preferred
stocks which may be converted or exchanged at a stated or determinable exchange
ratio into underlying shares of common stock. Prior to their conversion,
convertible securities may have characteristics similar to nonconvertible
securities.
Foreign securities
While the Fund generally emphasizes investments in U.S. Government securities
and companies domiciled in the U.S., it may invest in foreign securities of the
same types and quality as the domestic securities in which the Fund may invest
when the anticipated performance of foreign securities is believed by the
Adviser to offer more potential than domestic alternatives in keeping with the
investment objective of the Fund. Foreign securities may be denominated either
in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies.
Indexed securities
The Fund may invest in indexed securities, the value of which is linked to
currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators
("reference instruments"). The interest rate or (unlike most fixed-income
securities) the principal amount payable at maturity of an indexed security may
be increased or decreased, depending on changes in the value of the reference
instrument.
Strategic Transactions and derivatives
The Fund may, but is not required to, utilize various other investment
strategies as described below to hedge various market risks (such as interest
rates, currency exchange rates, and broad or specific equity or fixed-income
market movements), to manage the effective maturity or duration of the Fund's
portfolio or to enhance potential gain. These strategies may be executed
through the use of derivative contracts. Such strategies are generally
accepted as a part of modern portfolio management and are regularly
utilized by many mutual funds and other institutional investors. Techniques and
instruments may change over time as new instruments and strategies are developed
or regulatory changes occur.
In the course of pursuing these investment strategies, the Fund may purchase and
sell exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on securities,
equity and fixed-income indices and other financial instruments, purchase and
sell financial futures contracts and options thereon, enter into various
interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, and enter
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into various currency transactions such as currency forward contracts, currency
futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currencies or currency futures
(collectively, all the above are called "Strategic Transactions").
Strategic Transactions may be used without limit to attempt to protect
against possible changes in the market value of securities held in or to be
purchased for the Fund's portfolio resulting from securities markets or currency
exchange rate fluctuations, to protect the Fund's unrealized gains in the value
of its portfolio securities, to facilitate the sale of such securities for
investment purposes, to manage the effective maturity or duration of the Fund's
portfolio, or to establish a position in the derivatives markets as a temporary
substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities. Some Strategic
Transactions may also be used to enhance potential gain although no more than 5%
of the Fund's assets will be committed to Strategic Transactions entered into
for non-hedging purposes. Any or all of these investment techniques may be used
at any time and in any combination, and there is no particular strategy
that dictates the use of one technique rather than another, as use of any
Strategic Transaction is a function of numerous variables including market
conditions. The ability of the Fund to utilize these Strategic Transactions
successfully will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict pertinent market
movements, which cannot be assured. The Fund will comply with applicable
regulatory requirements when implementing these strategies, techniques and
instruments. Strategic Transactions involving financial futures and options
thereon will be purchased, sold or entered into only for bona fide hedging, risk
management or portfolio management purposes and not for speculative purposes.
Please refer to "Risk factors--Strategic Transactions and derivatives "
for more information.
Risk factors
The Fund's risks are determined by the nature of the securities held and the
portfolio management strategies used by the Adviser. The following are
descriptions of certain risks related to the investments and techniques that the
Fund may use from time to time.
Debt securities. Securities rated BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's are neither
highly protected nor poorly secured. These securities normally pay higher yields
but involve potentially greater price variability than higher-quality
securities. These securities are regarded as having adequate capacity to repay
principal and pay interest, although adverse economic conditions or changing
circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to do so. Moody's
considers bonds it rates Baa to have speculative elements as well as
investment-grade characteristics.
Repurchase agreements. If the seller under a repurchase agreement becomes
insolvent, the Fund's right to dispose of the securities may be restricted ,
or the value of the securities may decline before the Fund is able to dispose of
them . In the event of the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings with respect to the seller of the securities before
repurchase of the securities under a repurchase agreement, the Fund may
encounter delay and incur costs, including a decline in the value of the
securities , before being able to sell the securities.
Mortgage-backed securities. Unscheduled or early payments on the underlying
mortgages may shorten the securities' effective maturities and lessen their
growth potential. The Fund may agree to purchase or sell these securities with
payment and delivery taking place at a future date. A decline in interest rates
may lead to a faster rate of repayment of the underlying mortgages, and expose
the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment. To the extent that such
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mortgage-backed securities are held by the Fund, the prepayment right of
mortgagors may limit the increase in net asset value of the Fund because the
value of the mortgage-backed securities held by the Fund may not appreciate as
rapidly as the price of non-callable debt securities.
Other asset-backed securities. In addition to prepayment risk, securities
representing pools of certain consumer loans present certain risks that are not
presented by mortgage-backed securities. These securities may not have the
benefit of any security interest in the underlying assets. Also, there is the
possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be
available to support payments on these securities.
Dollar roll transactions. If the broker/dealer to whom the Fund sells the
securities underlying a dollar roll transaction becomes insolvent, the Fund's
right to purchase or repurchase the securities may be restricted; the value of
the securities may change adversely over the term of the dollar roll; the
securities that the Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than
securities that the Fund originally held, and the return earned by the Fund with
the proceeds of a dollar roll may not exceed transaction costs.
Foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities involve special
considerations due to limited information, higher brokerage costs, different
accounting standards, thinner trading markets as compared to domestic markets
and the likely impact of foreign taxes on the yield from debt securities. They
may also entail other risks, such as the possibility of one or more of the
following: imposition of dividend or interest withholding or confiscatory taxes;
currency blockages or transfer restrictions; expropriation, nationalization or
other adverse political or economic developments; less government supervision
and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers and listed companies; and the
difficulty of enforcing obligations in other countries. Purchases of foreign
securities are usually made in foreign currencies and, as a result, the Fund may
incur currency conversion costs and may be affected favorably or unfavorably by
changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar.
Further, it may be more difficult for the Fund's agents to keep currently
informed about corporate actions which may affect the prices of portfolio
securities. Communications between the U.S. and foreign countries may be less
reliable than within the U.S., increasing the risk of delayed settlements of
portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities. The
Fund's ability and decisions to purchase and sell portfolio securities may be
affected by laws or regulations relating to the convertibility and repatriation
of assets. These risks may be more acute in the case of developing countries.
Indexed securities. Indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed,
so that appreciation of the reference instrument may produce an increase or a
decrease in the interest rate or value at maturity of the security. In addition,
the change in the interest rate or value at maturity of the security may be some
multiple of the change in the value of the reference instrument. Thus, in
addition to the credit risk of the security's issuer, the Fund will bear the
market risk of the reference instrument.
Strategic Transactions and derivatives . Strategic Transactions ,
including derivative contracts, have risks associated with them including
possible default by the other party to the transaction, illiquidity and, to the
extent the Adviser's view as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk
that the use of such Strategic Transactions could result in losses greater than
if they had not been used. Use of put and call options may result in losses to
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the Fund, force the sale or purchase of portfolio securities at inopportune
times or for prices higher than (in the case of put options) or lower than (in
the case of call options) current market values, limit the amount of
appreciation the Fund can realize on its investments or cause the Fund to hold a
security it might otherwise sell. The use of currency transactions can result in
the Fund incurring losses as a result of a number of factors including the
imposition of exchange controls, suspension of settlements or the
inability to deliver or receive a specified currency. The use of options and
futures transactions entails certain other risks. In particular, the variable
degree of correlation between price movements of futures contracts and price
movements in the related portfolio position of the Fund creates the possibility
that losses on the hedging instrument may be greater than gains in the value of
the Fund's position. In addition, futures and options markets may not be liquid
in all circumstances and certain over-the-counter options may have no markets.
As a result, in certain markets, the Fund might not be able to close out a
transaction without incurring substantial losses, if at all. Although the use of
futures contracts and options transactions for hedging should tend to minimize
the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged position, at the
same time they tend to limit any potential gain which might result from an
increase in value of such position. Finally, the daily variation margin
requirements for futures contracts would create a greater ongoing potential
financial risk than would purchases of options, where the exposure is limited to
the cost of the initial premium. Losses resulting from the use of Strategic
Transactions would reduce net asset value, and possibly income, and such losses
can be greater than if the Strategic Transactions had not been utilized. The
Strategic Transactions that the Fund may use and some of their risks are
described more fully in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
Distribution and performance information
Dividends and capital gains distributions
The Fund's dividends from net investment income are declared daily and
distributed monthly. The Fund intends to distribute net realized capital gains
after utilization of capital loss carryforwards, if any, in November or December
to prevent application of a federal excise tax, although an additional
distribution may be made within three months of the Fund's fiscal year end, if
necessary. Any dividends or capital gains distributions declared in October,
November or December with a record date in such a month and paid during the
following January will be treated by shareholders for federal income tax
purposes as if received on December 31 of the calendar year declared. According
to preference, shareholders may receive distributions in cash or have them
reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. If an investment is in the form of
a retirement plan, all dividends and capital gains distributions will be
reinvested into the shareholder's account.
Generally, dividends from net investment income are taxable to shareholders as
ordinary income. Long-term capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable as
long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time shareholders have owned
shares. Short-term capital gains and any other taxable income distributions are
taxable as ordinary income. It is not expected that dividends will qualify for
the dividends-received deduction for corporations.
The Fund sends detailed tax information to its shareholders about the amount and
type of its distributions by January 31 of the following year.
Performance information
From time to time, quotations of the Fund's performance may be included in
advertisements, sales literature or shareholder reports.
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Purchases
Opening an account
Minimum initial investment: $1,000; IRAs $500
Group retirement plans (401(k), 403(b), etc.) have similar or lower minimums.
See appropriate plan literature.
Make checks payable to "The Scudder Funds."
* By Mail
Send your completed and signed application and check
by regular mail to: or by express,
registered, or
certified mail to:
The Scudder Funds The Scudder Funds
P.O. Box 2291 1099 Hingham Street
Boston, MA Rockland, MA
02107-2291 02370-1052
* By Wire
Please see Transaction information--Purchasing shares --By wire
following these tables for details, including the ABA wire transfer number.
Then call 1-800-225-5163 for instructions.
* In Person
Visit one of our Funds Centers to complete your application with the help
of a Scudder representative. Funds Center locations are listed under
Shareholder benefits.
Purchasing additional shares
Minimum additional investment: $100; IRAs $50
Group retirement plans (401(k), 403(b), etc.) have similar or lower minimums.
See appropriate plan literature.
Make checks payable to "The Scudder Funds."
* By Mail
Send a check with a Scudder investment slip, or with a letter of
instruction including your account number and the complete Fund name, to
the appropriate address listed above.
* By Wire
Please see Transaction information--Purchasing shares --By wire
following these tables for details, including the ABA wire transfer number.
* In Person
Visit one of our Funds Centers to make an additional investment in your
Scudder fund account. Funds Center locations are listed under Shareholder
benefits.
* By Automatic Investment Plan ($50 minimum)
You may arrange to make investments on a regular basis through automatic
deductions from your bank checking account. Please call 1-800-225-5163 for
more information and an enrollment form.
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Exchanges and redemptions
Exchanging shares
Minimum investments: $1,000 to establish a new account; $100 to exchange among
existing accounts
* By Tele phone
To speak with a service representative, call 1-800-225-5163 from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. eastern time or to access SAIL(tm), Scudder's Automated
Information Line, call 1-800-343-2890 (24 hours a day).
* By Mail or Fax
Print or type your instructions and include:
- the name of the Fund and the account number you are exchanging from;
- your name(s) and address as they appear on your account;
- the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to exchange;
- the name of the Fund you are exchanging into; and
- your signature(s) as it appears on your account and a daytime
telephone number.
Send your instructions
by regular mail to: or by express, or by fax to:
registered, or
certified mail to:
The Scudder Funds The Scudder Funds 1-800-821-6234
P.O. Box 2291 1099 Hingham Street
Boston, MA Rockland, MA
02107-2291 02370-1052
Redeeming shares
* By Tele phone
To speak with a service representative, call 1-800-225-5163 from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. eastern time or to access SAIL(tm), Scudder's Automated
Information Line, call 1-800-343-2890 (24 hours a day). You may have
redemption proceeds sent to your predesignated bank account, or
redemption proceeds of up to $50,000 sent to your address of
record.
* By "Write- A-Check"
You may redeem shares by writing checks against your account balance as
often as you like for at least $100, but not more than $5,000,000.
* By Mail or Fax
Send your instructions for redemption to the appropriate address or fax
number above and include:
- the name of the Fund and account number you are redeeming from;
- your name(s) and address as they appear on your account;
- the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; and
- your signature(s) as it appears on your account and a daytime
telephone number.
A signature guarantee is required for redemptions over $50,000. See Transaction
information--Redeeming shares following these tables.
* By Automatic Withdrawal Plan
You may arrange to receive automatic cash payments periodically if the
value of your account is $10,000 or more. Call 1-800-225-5163 for more
information and an enrollment form.
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All performance figures are historical, show the performance of a hypothetical
investment and are not intended to indicate future performance. The "yield" of
the Fund refers to income generated by an investment in the Fund over a
specified 30-day (one month) period. Yield is expressed as an annualized
percentage. The "effective yield" of the Fund is expressed similarly but, when
annualized, the income earned by an investment in the Fund is assumed to be
reinvested and will reflect the effects of compounding. "Total return" is the
change in value of an investment in the Fund for a specified period. The
"average annual total return" of the Fund is the average annual compound rate of
return of an investment in the Fund assuming the investment has been held for
one year, five years and ten years as of a stated ending date.
"Cumulative total return" represents the cumulative change in value of an
investment in the Fund for various periods. Total return calculations assume
that all dividends and capital gains distributions during the period were
reinvested in shares of the Fund. Performance will vary based upon, among other
things, changes in market conditions and the level of the Fund's expenses.
Fund organization
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund is a diversified series of Scudder Funds Trust (the
"Trust"), an open-end management investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The Trust was organized as a
Massachusetts business trust in July 1981 and changed its name from Scudder
Target Fund to its current name effective July 3, 1989.
The Fund's name and investment objective also were changed to the current ones
effective July 3, 1989.
The Fund's activities are supervised by the Trust's Board of Trustees.
Shareholders have one vote for each share held on matters on which they are
entitled to vote. The Fund is not required to and has no current intention of
holding annual shareholder meetings, although special meetings may be called for
purposes such as electing or removing Trustees, changing fundamental investment
policies or approving an investment advisory contract. Shareholders will be
assisted in communicating with other shareholders in connection with removing a
Trustee as if Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act were applicable.
Investment adviser
The Fund retains the investment management firm of Scudder, Stevens & Clark,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, to manage the Fund's daily investment and business
affairs subject to the policies established by the Board of Trustees. The
Trustees have overall responsibility for the management of the Fund under
Massachusetts law.
The Adviser receives an investment management fee for these services . The
fee is graduated so that increases in the Fund's net assets may result in a
lower annual fee rate and decreases in the Fund's net assets may result in a
higher annual fee rate.
The fee is payable monthly, provided that the Fund will make such interim
payments as may be requested by the Adviser not to exceed 75% of the amount of
the fee then accrued on the books of the Fund and unpaid.
For the year ended December 31, 1994 the Adviser received an investment
management fee of 0.46 % of the Fund's average daily net assets on an
annual basis.
All of the Fund's expenses are paid out of gross investment income. Shareholders
pay no direct charges or fees for investment or administrative services.
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. is located at Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts.
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Transfer agent
Scudder Service Corporation, P.O. Box 2291, Boston, Massachusetts 02107-2291, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the transfer, shareholder servicing
and dividend-paying agent for the Fund.
Underwriter
Scudder Investor Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is
the Fund's principal underwriter. Scudder Investor Services, Inc. confirms, as
agent, all purchases of shares of the Fund. Scudder Investor Relations is
a telephone information service provided by Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
Transaction information
Purchasing shares
Purchases are executed at the next calculated net asset value per share after
the Fund's transfer agent in Boston receives the purchase request in good order.
Purchases are made in full and fractional shares. (See "Share price.")
By check. If you purchase shares with a check that does not clear, your purchase
will be canceled and you will be subject to any losses or fees incurred
in the transaction. Checks must be drawn on or payable through a U.S. bank. If
you purchase shares by check and redeem them within seven business days of
purchase, the Fund may hold redemption proceeds until the purchase check has
cleared, which may take up to seven business days. If you purchase shares by
federal funds wire, you may avoid this delay. Redemption or exchange requests by
telephone or by "Write-A-Check" prior to the expiration of the seven-day period
will not be accepted.
By wire. To open a new account by wire, first call Scudder at 1-800-225-5163 to
obtain an account number. A representative will instruct you to send a
completed, signed application to the transfer agent in Boston. Accounts cannot
be opened without a completed, signed application and a Scudder fund account
number. Contact your bank to arrange a wire transfer to:
The Scudder Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02101
ABA Number 011000028
DDA Account 9903-5552
Your wire instructions must also include:
- -- the name of the fund in which the money is to be invested,
- -- the account number of the fund, and
- -- the name(s) of the account holder(s).
The account will be established once the application and money order are
received in good order.
You may also make additional investments of $100 or more to your existing
account by wire.
By exchange. Your new account will have the same registration and address as
your existing account.
The exchange requirements for corporations, other organizations, trusts,
fiduciaries, agents, institutional investors and retirement plans may be
different from those for regular accounts. Please call 1-800-225-5163 for more
information, including information about the transfer of special account
features.
You can also make exchanges among your Scudder fund accounts on SAIL, the
Scudder Automated Information Line, by calling 1-800-343-2890.
Redeeming shares
The Fund allows you to redeem shares (i.e., sell them back to the Fund) without
redemption fees.
By telephone. This is the quickest and easiest way to sell Fund shares. If you
elected telephone redemption to your bank on your application, you can call to
request that federal funds be sent to your authorized bank account. If you did
not elect telephone redemption to your bank on your application, call
1-800-225-5163 for more information.
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Redemption proceeds will be wired to your bank unless otherwise requested. If
your bank cannot receive federal reserve wires, redemption
proceeds will be mailed to your bank. There will be a $5 charge for all wire
redemptions.
You can also make redemptions from your Scudder fund account on SAIL, the
Scudder Automated Information Line, by calling 1-800-343-2890.
If you open an account by wire, you cannot redeem shares by telephone until the
Fund's transfer agent has received your completed and signed application.
Telephone redemption is not available for shares held in Scudder IRA accounts
and most other Scudder retirement plan accounts.
In the event that you are unable to reach the Fund by telephone, you should
write to the Fund; see "How to contact Scudder" for the address.
By "Write-A-Check." You may redeem shares by writing checks against your account
balance for at least $100. Your Fund investments will continue to earn dividends
until your check is presented to the Fund for payment.
Checks will be returned by the Fund's transfer agent if there are insufficient
shares to meet the withdrawal amount. You should not attempt to close an account
by check, because the exact balance at the time the check clears will not be
known when the check is written.
Signature guarantees. For your protection and to prevent fraudulent redemptions,
on written redemption requests in excess of $50,000 we require an original
signature and an original signature guarantee for each person in whose name the
account is registered. (The Fund reserves the right, however, to require a
signature guarantee for all redemptions.) You can obtain a signature guarantee
from most banks, credit unions or savings associations, or from broker/dealers,
municipal securities broker/dealers, government securities broker/dealers,
national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, or clearing
agencies deemed eligible by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Signature
guarantees by notaries public are not acceptable. Redemption requirements for
corporations, other organizations, trusts, fiduciaries, agents, institutional
investors and retirement plans may be different from those for regular accounts.
For more information, please call 1-800-225-5163.
Telephone transactions
Shareholders automatically receive the ability to exchange by telephone and the
right to redeem by telephone up to $50,000 to their address of record.
Shareholders also may, by telephone, request that redemption proceeds be
sent to a predesignated bank account. The Fund uses procedures designed to
give reasonable assurance that telephone instructions are genuine, including
recording telephone calls, testing a caller's identity and sending written
confirmation of telephone transactions. If the Fund does not follow such
procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent
telephone instructions. The Fund will not be liable for acting upon instructions
communicated by telephone that it reasonably believes to be genuine.
Share price
Purchases and redemptions, including exchanges, are made at net asset value. The
Fund's custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, determines net asset
value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (the "Exchange"), normally 4 p.m. eastern time, on each day the
Exchange is open for trading. Net asset value per share is calculated by
dividing the value of total Fund assets, less all liabilities, by the total
number of shares outstanding.
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Processing time
All purchase and redemption requests must be received in good order by the
Fund's transfer agent in Boston. Those requests received by the close of regular
trading on the Exchange are executed at the net asset value per share calculated
at the close of trading that day. Purchase and redemption requests received
after the close of regular trading on the Exchange will be executed the
following business day. Purchases made by federal funds wire before noon eastern
time will begin earning income that day; all other purchases received before the
close of regular trading on the Exchange will begin earning income the next
business day. Redeemed shares will earn income on the day on which the
redemption request is executed.
If you wish to make a purchase of $500,000 or more you should notify Scudder
Investor Relations by calling 1-800-225-5163.
The Fund will normally send redemption proceeds within one business day
following the redemption request, but may take up to seven days (or longer in
the case of shares recently purchased by check).
Tax information
A redemption of shares, including an exchange into another Scudder fund, is a
sale of shares and may result in a gain or loss for income tax purposes.
Tax identification number
Be sure to complete the Tax Identification Number section of the Fund's
application when you open an account. Federal tax law requires the Fund to
withhold 31% of taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption
and exchange proceeds from accounts (other than those of certain exempt payees)
without a certified Social Security or tax identification number and certain
other certified information or upon notification from the IRS or a broker that
withholding is required. The Fund reserves the right to reject new account
applications without a certified Social Security or tax identification number.
The Fund also reserves the right, following 30 days' notice, to redeem all
shares in accounts without a certified Social Security or tax identification
number. A shareholder may avoid involuntary redemption by providing the Fund
with a tax identification number during the 30-day notice period.
Minimum balances
Shareholders should maintain a share balance worth at least $1,000, which amount
may be changed by the Board of Trustees. Scudder retirement plans have similar
or lower minimum share balance requirements. The Fund reserves the right,
following 60 days' written notice to shareholders, to redeem all shares in
sub-minimum accounts, including accounts of new investors, where a reduction in
value has occurred due to a redemption or exchange out of the account.
Reductions in value that result solely from market activity will not trigger an
involuntary redemption. The Fund will mail the proceeds of the redeemed account
to the shareholder. The shareholder may restore the share balance to $1,000 or
more during the 60-day notice period and must maintain it at no lower than that
minimum to avoid involuntary redemption.
Third party transactions
If purchases and redemptions of Fund shares are arranged and settlement is made
at an investor's election through a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., other than Scudder Investor Services, Inc., that
member may, at its discretion, charge a fee for that service.
Shareholder benefits
Experienced professional management
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., one of the nation's most experienced investment
management firms, actively manages your Scudder fund investment. Professional
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management is an important advantage for investors who do not have the time or
expertise to invest directly in individual securities.
A team approach to investing
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund is managed by a team of Scudder investment
professionals who each play an important role in the Fund's management process.
Team members work together to develop investment strategies and select
securities for the Fund's portfolio. They are supported by Scudder's large staff
of economists, research analysts, traders and other investment specialists who
work in Scudder's offices across the United States and abroad. Scudder believes
its team approach benefits Fund investors by bringing together many disciplines
and leveraging Scudder's extensive resources.
Since the Fund was introduced in 1989, Lead Portfolio Manager Thomas M. Poor has
had responsibility for its day-to-day operation. Mr. Poor, who joined Scudder in
1970, sets the Fund's general investment strategies. Christopher L. Gootkind,
Portfolio Manager, also has been a member of the Fund's team since its
inception. Mr. Gootkind, who has worked as a portfolio manager at Scudder since
1986, has responsibility for the Fund's investments in financial institutions
and asset-backed securities. Scott E. Dolan, Portfolio Manager, joined the team
in 1994 and is responsible for implementing the Fund's strategy. Mr. Dolan, who
joined Scudder in 1989, has five years of experience in compliance
analysis and account administration and has worked as a portfolio manager since
1993.
SAIL(tm)--Scudder Automated Information Line
For touchtone access to account information, prices and yields, or to perform
transactions in existing Scudder fund accounts, shareholders can call Scudder's
Automated Information Line (SAIL) at 1-800-343-2890. During periods of extreme
economic or market changes, or other conditions, it may be difficult for you to
effect telephone transactions in your account. In such an event you should write
to the Fund; please see "How to contact Scudder" for the address.
Investment flexibility
Scudder offers toll-free telephone exchange between funds at current net asset
value. You can move your investments among money market, income, growth,
tax-free and growth and income funds with a simple toll-free call or, if
you prefer, by sending your instructions through the mail or by fax. Telephone
and fax redemptions and exchanges are subject to termination and their terms are
subject to change at any time by the Fund or the transfer agent. In some cases,
the transfer agent or Scudder Investor Services, Inc. may impose additional
conditions on telephone transactions.
Dividend reinvestment plan
You may have dividends and distributions automatically reinvested in additional
Fund shares. Please call 1-800-225-5163 to request this feature.
Shareholder statements
You receive a detailed account statement every time you purchase or redeem
shares. All of your statements should be retained to help you keep track of
account activity and the cost of shares for tax purposes.
Shareholder reports
In addition to account statements, you receive periodic shareholder reports
highlighting relevant information, including investment results and a review of
portfolio changes.
To reduce the volume of mail you receive, only one copy of most Fund reports,
such as the Fund's Annual Report, may be mailed to your household (same surname,
same address). Please call 1-800-225-5163 if you wish to receive additional
shareholder reports.
Newsletters
Four times a year, Scudder sends you At the Helm, an informative newsletter
covering economic and investment developments, service enhancements and other
topics of interest to Scudder fund investors.
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Scudder Funds Centers
As a convenience to shareholders who like to conduct business in person, Scudder
Investor Services, Inc. maintains Funds Centers in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York, Portland (OR), San Diego, San
Francisco and Scottsdale.
T.D.D. service for the hearing impaired
Scudder's full range of investor information and shareholder services is
available to hearing impaired investors through a toll-free T.D.D. (Telephone
Device for the Deaf) service. If you have access to a T.D.D., call
1-800-543-7916 for investment information or specific account questions and
transactions.
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Scudder tax-advantaged retirement plans
Scudder offers a variety of tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals,
businesses and non-profit organizations. These flexible plans are designed for
use with the Scudder Family of Funds (except Scudder tax-free funds, which are
inappropriate for such plans). Scudder Funds offer a broad range of investment
objectives and can be used to seek almost any investment goal. Using Scudder's
retirement plans can help shareholders save on current taxes while building
their retirement savings.
* Scudder No-Fee IRAs. These retirement plans allow a maximum annual
contribution of $2,000 per person for anyone with earned income. Many
people can deduct all or part of their contributions from their taxable
income, and all investment earnings accrue on a tax deferred basis. The
Scudder No-Fee IRA charges no annual custodial fee.
* 401(k) Plans. 401(k) plans allow employers and employees to make
tax-deductible retirement contributions. Scudder offers a full service
program that includes recordkeeping, prototype plan, employee
communications and trustee services, as well as investment options.
* Profit Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans. These plans allow
corporations, partnerships and people who are self-employed to make
annual, tax-deductible contributions of up to $30,000 for each person
covered by the plans. Plans may be adopted individually or paired to
maximize contributions. These are sometimes known as Keogh plans.
* 403(b) Plans. Retirement plans for tax-exempt organizations and school
systems to which employers and employees may both contribute.
* SEP-IRAs. Easily administered retirement plans for small businesses and
self-employed individuals. The maximum annual contribution to SEP-IRA
accounts is adjusted each year for inflation.
* Scudder Horizon Plan. A no-load variable annuity that lets you build
assets by deferring taxes on your investment earnings. You can start
with $2,500 or more.
Scudder Trust Company (an affiliate of the Adviser) is Trustee or Custodian
for some of these plans and is paid an annual fee for some of the above
retirement plans. For information about establishing a Scudder No-Fee IRA,
SEP-IRA, Profit Sharing Plan, Money Purchase Pension Plan or a Scudder
Horizon Plan, please call 1-800-225-2470. For information about 401(k)s or
403(b)s please call 1-800-323-6105. To effect transactions in existing IRA,
SEP-IRA, Profit Sharing or Pension Plan accounts, call 1-800-225-5163.
The variable annuity contract is provided by Charter National Life Insurance
Company (in New York State, Intramerica Life Insurance Company [S 1802].
The contract is offered by Scudder Insurance Agency, Inc. (in New York State,
Nevada and Montana, Scudder Insurance Agency of New York, Inc.). CNL, Inc. is
the Principal Underwriter. Scudder Horizon Plan is not available in all states.
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Trustees and Officers
Daniel Pierce*
President and Trustee
Lynn S. Birdsong*
Trustee
Thomas J. Devine
Trustee; Consultant
Peter B. Freeman
Trustee; Corporate Director and Trustee
Wilson Nolen
Trustee; Consultant
Juris Padegs*
Trustee
Jerard K. Hartman*
Vice President
Thomas W. Joseph*
Vice President
David S. Lee*
Vice President
Thomas M. Poor*
Vice President
Robert E. Pruyne*
Vice President
Thomas F. McDonough*
Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pamela A. McGrath*
Vice President and Treasurer
Edward J. O'Connell*
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Kathryn L. Quirk*
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Coleen Downs Dinneen*
Assistant Secretary
*Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
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Investment products and services
The Scudder Family of Funds
Money market
Scudder Cash Investment Trust
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Tax free money market+
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund
Scudder California Tax Free Money Fund*
Scudder New York Tax Free Money Fund*
Tax free+
Scudder California Tax Free Fund*
Scudder High Yield Tax Free Fund
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder Managed Municipal Bonds
Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Massachusetts Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Medium Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder New York Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Ohio Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund*
Growth and Income
Scudder Balanced Fund
Scudder Growth and Income Fund
Income
Scudder Emerging Markets Income Fund
Scudder GNMA Fund
Scudder Income Fund
Scudder International Bond Fund
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Scudder Short Term Global Income Fund
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Growth
Scudder Capital Growth Fund
Scudder Development Fund
Scudder Global Fund
Scudder Global Small Company Fund
Scudder Gold Fund
Scudder Greater Europe Growth Fund
Scudder International Fund
Scudder Latin America Fund
Scudder Pacific Opportunities Fund
Scudder Quality Growth Fund
Scudder Value Fund
The Japan Fund
Retirement Plans and Tax-Advantaged Investments
IRAs
Keogh Plans
Scudder Horizon Plan*+++ (a variable annuity)
401(k) Plans
403(b) Plans
SEP-IRAs
Profit Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans
Closed-end Funds#
The Argentina Fund, Inc.
The Brazil Fund, Inc.
The First Iberian Fund, Inc.
The Korea Fund, Inc.
The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc.
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc.
Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc.
Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.
Institutional Cash Management
Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc.
Scudder Fund, Inc.
Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm)++
For complete information on any of the above Scudder funds, including management
fees and expenses, call or write for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before
you invest or send money. +A portion of the income from the tax-free funds may
be subject to federal, state and local taxes. *Not available in all states. +++A
no-load variable annuity contract provided by Charter National Life Insurance
Company and its affiliate, offered by Scudder's insurance agencies,
1-800-225-2470. #These funds, advised by Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., are
traded on various stock exchanges. ++For information on Scudder Treasurers
Trust(tm), an institutional cash management service that utilizes certain
portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc. ($100,000 minimum), call: 1-800-541-7703.
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How to contact Scudder
Account Service and Information:
For existing account service and transactions
Scudder Investor Relations
1-800-225-5163
For account updates, prices, yields, exchanges and redemptions
Scudder Automated Information Line (SAIL)
1-800-343-2890
Investment Information:
To receive information about the Scudder funds, for additional applications
and prospectuses, or for investment questions
Scudder Investor Relations
1-800-225-2470
For establishing 401(k) and 403(b) plans
Scudder Defined Contribution Services
1-800-323-6105
Please address all correspondence to:
The Scudder Funds
P.O. Box 2291
Boston, Massachusetts
02107-2291
Or Stop by a Scudder Funds Center:
Many shareholders enjoy the personal, one-on-one service of the Scudder
Funds Centers. Check for a Funds Center near you--they can be found in the
following cities:
Boca Raton
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
New York
Portland, OR
San Diego
San Francisco
Scottsdale
For information on Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm), an institutional cash
management service for corporations, non-profit organizations and trusts which
utilizes certain portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc.* ($100,000 minimum), call:
1-800-541-7703.
For information on Scudder Institutional Funds*, funds designed to meet the
broad investment management and service needs of banks and other institutions,
call: 1-800-854-8525.
Scudder Investor Relations and Scudder Funds Centers are services
provided through Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor.
* Contact Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor, to receive a
prospectus with more complete information, including management fees
and expenses. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
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This prospectus sets forth concisely the information about Scudder Zero Coupon
2000 Fund, a series of Scudder Funds Trust, an open-end management investment
company, that a prospective investor should know before investing. Please
retain it for future reference.
If you require more detailed information, a Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 1995 , as amended from time to time, may be obtained without
charge by writing Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Two International Place,
Boston, MA 02110-4103 or calling 1-800-225-2470. The Statement, which is
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Contents--see page 4.
Scudder
Zero Coupon
2000 Fund
Prospectus
May 1, 1995
A pure no-load(tm) (no sales charges) mutual fund designed for investors who
seek as high an investment return over a selected period as is consistent with
investment in U.S. Government securities and the minimization of reinvestment
risk.
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Expense information
How to compare a Scudder pure no-load(tm) fund
This information is designed to help you understand the various costs and
expenses of investing in Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund (the "Fund"). By
reviewing this table and those in other mutual funds' prospectuses, you can
compare the Fund's fees and expenses with those of other funds. With Scudder's
pure no-load(tm) funds, you pay no commissions to purchase or redeem shares, or
to exchange from one fund to another. As a result, all of your investment goes
to work for you.
1) Shareholder transaction expenses: Expenses charged directly to your
individual account in the Fund for various transactions.
Sales commissions to purchase shares (sales load) NONE
Commissions to reinvest dividends NONE
Redemption fees NONE*
Fees to exchange shares NONE
2) Annual Fund operating expenses: Expenses paid by the Fund before
it distributes its net investment income, expressed as a percentage of
the Fund's average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994 .
Investment management fee 0.13 %**
12b-1 fees NONE
Other expenses 0.87 %**
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Total Fund operating expenses 1.00%**
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Example
Based on the level of total Fund operating expenses listed above, the total
expenses relating to a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return and
redemption at the end of each period, are listed below. Investors do not pay
these expenses directly; they are paid by the Fund before it distributes its net
investment income to shareholders. (As noted above, the Fund has no redemption
fees of any kind.)
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
- ------ ------- ------- --------
$10 $ 32 $ 55 $122
See "Fund organization--Investment adviser" for further information about the
investment management fee. This example assumes reinvestment of all dividends
and distributions and that the percentage amounts listed under "Annual Fund
operating expenses" remain the same each year. This example should not be
considered a representation of past or future expenses or return. Actual Fund
expenses and return vary from year to year and may be higher or lower than those
shown.
* You may redeem by writing or calling the Fund. If you wish to receive
redemption proceeds via wire, there is a $5 wire service fee. For
additional information, please refer to "Transaction information--
Redeeming shares."
** Until ______________, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse
Fund operating expenses or waive its fee to the extent necessary so
that the total annualized expenses of the Fund do not exceed
___ % of average daily net assets of the Fund. If the Adviser had
not done so, Fund expenses would have been: investment
management fee, 0.60%, other expenses, 0.87% and total
operating expenses , 1.47% for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994. To the extent that expenses fall below ---%, the Adviser
reserves the right to recoup, during the fiscal year incurred, amounts
reimbursed or waived, but only to the extent that the Fund's expenses
do not exceed ___ %.
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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 audited financial
statements.
If you would like more detailed information concerning the Fund's performance, a
complete portfolio listing and audited financial statements are available in the
Fund's Annual Report dated December 31, 1994 and may be obtained without charge
by writing or calling Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31,
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1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987(b) 1986(c)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of
period . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.85 $12.55 $13.76 $12.27 $12.61 $10.92 $10.34 $12.62 $10.00
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Income from investment
operations:
Net investment income (a) . . . . .59 .79 .94 .99 .86 .51 .63 .91 .56
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments . . . (1.59) 1.23 .17 1.44 (.29) 1.73 .58 (1.86) 2.06
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total from investment operations (1.00) 2.02 1.11 2.43 .57 2.24 1.21 (.95) 2.62
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Less distributions:
From net investment income . . . (.31) (.83) (.93) (.94) (.83) (.52) (.63) (1.22) --
From net realized gains on
investments . . . . . . . . . . (.59) (.89) (1.39) -- (.08) (.03) -- (.11) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total distributions . . . . . . . . (.90) (1.72) (2.32) (.94) (.91) (.55) (.63) (1.33) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net asset value, end of period . . $10.95 $12.85 $12.55 $13.76 $12.27 $12.61 $10.92 $10.34 $12.62
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
TOTAL RETURN (%) (d) . . . . . . . (7.92) 16.00 8.13 20.03 4.59 20.39 11.71 (8.01) 26.20**
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period
($ millions) . . . . . . . . . . 25 31 29 33 33 32 5 2 1
Ratio of operating expenses net,
to average daily net
assets (%) (a) . . . . . . . . . 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00*
Ratio of net investment income to
average daily net assets (%) . . 5.23 5.29 6.38 7.12 7.62 7.10 8.10 8.13 7.27*
Portfolio turnover rate (%) . . . . 89.3 101.6 118.8 90.7 98.5 87.1 149.2 37.3 79.4*
(a) Portion of expenses
reimbursed by the Adviser
(Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ .14 $ .29 $ .26
Management fee not
imposed by the Adviser
(Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . $ .05 $ .04 $ .04 $ .03 $ .04 $ .04 $ .04 $ .06 $ .04
Ratio of operating expenses
including management
and other expenses not
imposed and reimbursement
absorbed (%) . . . . . . . . . 1.47 1.28 1.28 1.23 1.39 1.62 3.37 4.13 5.64*
<FN>
(b) Per share amounts for the year ended December 31, 1987 have been calculated using the monthly weighted average shares
outstanding during the year method.
(c) For the period February 4, 1986 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1986.
(d) Total returns are higher due to maintenance of the Fund's expenses.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
</FN>
</TABLE>
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A message from Scudder's chairman
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., investment adviser to the Scudder Family of
Funds, was founded in 1919. We offered America's first no-load mutual fund in
1928. Today, we manage in excess of $90 billion for many private accounts and
over 50 mutual fund portfolios. We manage the mutual funds in a special program
for the American Association of Retired Persons, as well as the fund options
available through Scudder Horizon Plan, a tax-advantaged variable annuity. We
also advise The Japan Fund and nine closed-end funds that invest in countries
around the world.
The Scudder Family of Funds is designed to make investing easy and less costly.
It includes money market, tax free, income and growth funds as well as IRAs,
401(k)s, Keoghs and other retirement plans.
Services available to all shareholders include toll-free access to the
professional service representatives of Scudder Investor Relations , easy
exchange among funds, shareholder reports, informative newsletters and the
walk-in convenience of Scudder Funds Centers.
All Scudder mutual funds are pure no-load(tm). This means you pay no commissions
to purchase or redeem your shares or to exchange from one fund to another. There
are no "12b-1" fees either, which many other funds now charge to support their
marketing efforts. All of your investment goes to work for you. We look forward
to welcoming you as a shareholder.
/s/Daniel Pierce
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Investment objective
* as high an investment return over a selected period as is consistent
with investment in U.S. Government securities and the minimization of
reinvestment risk
Investment characteristics
* a portfolio maturing in 2000
* professionally managed portfolio of high quality U.S. Government zero
coupon securities
* relatively predictable return--if held to the Fund's maturity date and
dividends and distributions are reinvested
* daily liquidity at current net asset value
Contents
Investment objective 5
Investing in zero coupon securities 5
Why invest in the Fund? 6
Additional information about policies and investments 6
Specialized investment techniques 8
Distribution and performance information 9
Fund organization 9
Purchases 10
Exchanges and redemptions 11
Transaction information 12
Shareholder benefits 15
Trustees and Officers 18
Investment products and services 19
How to contact Scudder Back cover
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Investment objective
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund (the "Fund"), a diversified series of
Scudder Funds Trust, seeks to provide as high an investment return over a
selected period as is consistent with investment in U.S. Government securities
and the minimization of reinvestment risk. The Fund invests primarily in zero
coupon securities and the Fund matures on a specified target date.
By pursuing its objective, the Fund seeks to return to investors a reasonably
assured targeted dollar amount, predictable at the time of investment, on a
specific target date in the future. As with any investment, however, there can
be no assurance that the Fund's objective or the targeted amount will be met.
In order to obtain the predicted return, investors should plan to hold shares of
the Fund until maturity and elect automatic reinvestment of dividends and
distributions. Since the Fund will be primarily invested in zero coupon
securities, investors who hold shares to maturity and reinvest dividends and
distributions will receive a return consisting primarily of the accretion of
discount on the underlying securities in the Fund. Of course, investors may
redeem their shares on any business day at the daily net asset value. However,
the net asset value of the Fund's shares increases or decreases with changes in
the market value of the Fund's investments which tends to vary inversely with
changes in prevailing interest rates. A shareholder who redeems prior to
maturity may receive a significantly different investment return than was
anticipated at the time of purchase.
Except as otherwise indicated, the Fund's investment objective and policies are
not fundamental and may be changed without a vote of shareholders. Shareholders
will receive written notice of any changes in the Fund's objective. If there is
a change in investment objective, shareholders should consider whether the Fund
remains an appropriate investment in light of their then current financial
position and needs.
Investing in zero coupon securities
Fund target date
The Fund matures on the third Friday of December 2000. At that time, the Fund
will be converted to cash and distributed to shareholders or reinvested in
another fund of their choice. The maturity date may coincide with known
financial needs in the future, such as a car purchase, children's college
education, the purchase of a home, or retirement. Additional funds may be added
in the future.
What are zero coupon securities?
Zero coupon securities, including U.S. Government securities and privately
stripped coupons on and receipts for U.S. Government securities, pay no cash
income but are issued at substantial discounts from their value at maturity.
When held to maturity, their entire return, which consists of the accretion of
discount, comes from the difference between their issue price and their maturity
value. This difference is known at the time of purchase, so investors holding
zero coupon securities until maturity know the amount of their investment return
at the time of their investment.
A portion of the total realized return from conventional interest-paying bonds
comes from the reinvestment of periodic interest. Since the rate to be earned on
these reinvestments may be higher or lower than the rate quoted on the
interest-paying bonds at the time of the original purchase, the investment's
total return is uncertain even for investors holding the security to its
maturity. This uncertainty is commonly referred to as reinvestment risk and can
have a significant impact on total realized investment return. With zero coupon
securities, however, there are no cash distributions to reinvest, so investors
bear no reinvestment risk if they hold the zero coupon security to maturity.
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Why invest in the Fund?
The Fund is designed for investors seeking returns available on U.S. Government
securities and reasonable assurance that a specific targeted dollar amount,
predictable at the time of their investment, will be paid to them on a specific
target date in the future.
Dividends and distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional
shares (unless investors make a specific written election to take them in cash)
because without such reinvestment investors are not likely to receive their
targeted dollar amount on maturity. Investors should also plan to hold shares in
this Fund until maturity because these shares are likely to have substantially
more price volatility than shares of funds investing in traditional fixed-income
investments.
The Fund is an appropriate investment for IRAs, Keoghs, 403(b) plans, 401(k)
plans and other retirement plans where investors can match their retirement
planning needs with the Fund's target date.
The Fund is also appropriate for investors planning for future anticipated
expenses, such as the college educations of children or grandchildren, or the
purchase of a home. The Fund may also be an appropriate investment in a Uniform
Transfer/Gift to Minors Act account or any other investment account where
predictability of return over a selected time period is important.
In addition, the Fund offers all the benefits of the Scudder Family of Funds.
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (the "Adviser") manages a diverse family
of pure no-load(tm) funds and provides a wide range of services to help
investors meet their investment needs. Please refer to "Investment products and
services" for additional information.
Additional information about policies and investments
At least 80% of the net assets of the Fund will be invested in zero coupon
securities. These include U.S. Treasury notes and bonds which have no coupons
and are not entitled to income, U.S. Treasury bills, individual interest coupons
which trade separately, and evidences of receipt of such securities. At least
50% of the net assets of the Fund will be invested in zero coupon securities
maturing within two years of the Fund's target date. Up to 20% may be invested
in interest-paying U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, and in repurchase agreements
with respect to such securities. These interest-paying securities provide income
for expenses, redemption payments, and cash dividends of the Fund.
The average duration of the Fund will be maintained within 12 months of the
Fund's target date. Duration is a measure of the length of an investment which
takes into account, through present value analysis, the timing and amount of any
interest payments as well as the amount of the principal repayment. Duration is
commonly used by professional investment managers to help identify and control
reinvestment risk. Since the Fund will not be invested entirely in securities
maturing on the target date, there will be some reinvestment risk. By balancing
investments with slightly longer and shorter durations, the Fund's investment
adviser believes it can maintain the Fund's average duration within 12 months of
the Fund's target date and thereby reduce its reinvestment risk.
Investment restrictions
The Fund has adopted certain fundamental policies which may not be changed
without a vote of shareholders and which are designed to reduce the Fund's
investment risk.
The Fund may not borrow money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or
emergency purposes, and may not make loans except through the lending of
portfolio securities, the purchase of debt securities or through repurchase
agreements.
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In addition, as a matter of nonfundamental policy, the Fund may not invest more
than 10% of its net assets in securities which are not readily
marketable, restricted securities and repurchase agreements
maturing in more than seven days.
The Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total assets in restricted
securities.
A complete description of these and other policies and restrictions is contained
under "Investment Restrictions" in the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information.
Predictability of return
Due to the nature of zero coupon securities, which comprise 80% or more of the
investments of the Fund, and specialized investment policies designed to reduce
reinvestment risk, a targeted dollar amount per share to be received at the
target date can be estimated daily for the Fund. The difference between this
amount and the net asset value per share at the time of investment is the
projected return and is called anticipated growth. Anticipated growth will
consist primarily of the estimated accretion of discount on the zero coupon
securities in a Fund, and to a much lesser degree, of projected cash flow from
income-producing securities in excess of estimated expenses.
The Fund will calculate on each business day its anticipated growth rate, which
is the annualized rate of growth investors may expect from the time they
purchase the Fund's shares until the Fund's target date. The anticipated growth
rate cannot be guaranteed, as it involves certain assumptions about variable
factors, such as reinvestment of dividends and distributions, the expense ratio,
and Fund composition. The rate will vary from day to day due to changes in
interest rates and other market factors affecting the value of the Fund's
investments. Furthermore, differences in the price changes of securities with
different maturities can affect investment return, as can management of the
Fund. Under certain circumstances, shareholder redemptions could also affect
anticipated growth rate.
Ownership in a portfolio holding zero coupon and other securities differs from a
direct investment in zero coupon securities in various ways, including the
factors affecting predictability of return described above and the varying
maturity dates of the underlying securities held by the Fund.
However, the Adviser believes that investors purchasing and
holding the Fund's shares to maturity and reinvesting all dividends and
distributions should be able to realize an investment return substantially equal
to the anticipated growth rate calculated on the day the Fund's shares were
purchased.
Quality
The Fund will invest in zero coupon securities, including both U.S. Government
securities and privately stripped coupons and receipts for U.S. Government
securities, which are rated AAA or AA by Standard & Poor's , or Aaa or Aa
by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or judged by the Adviser to be of equivalent
quality. The Fund's Treasury obligations, including those underlying zero coupon
receipts, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Should
the rating of a portfolio security be downgraded, the Adviser will determine
whether it is in the best interest of the Fund to retain or dispose of the
security. In addition, the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect to such securities with selected banks and broker/dealers.
Price variability
Investors can expect more appreciation from the Fund than from a fund investing
in interest-paying securities of similar maturity during periods of declining
interest rates.
Conversely, when interest rates rise, the Fund may decline more in price than a
fund investing in interest-paying securities of similar maturity. Price
fluctuations are expected to be greatest in a longer-maturity fund and are
expected to diminish as the Fund approaches its maturity date.
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Interest rates can change suddenly and unpredictably. The Fund may not be
appropriate for investors who do not plan to hold their shares for a long term
or until maturity. Redemptions prior to maturity generally will result in
capital gains or losses.
Income taxes
Under federal income tax laws, a portion of the difference between the issue
price of zero coupon securities and their face value is considered to be income
to the Fund each year, even though the Fund will not in each year receive cash
interest payments from these securities.
The Fund must distribute substantially all of its net investment income each
year, including the imputed income from its zero coupon investments. As with all
funds distributing taxable income, tax-paying investors in the Fund will be
subject to income taxes whether they elect to take cash distributions or have
them reinvested.
Tax-deferred investments such as IRAs, Keogh plans, 403(b) plans or 401(k) plans
currently do not pay federal income taxes.
Specialized investment techniques
When-issued securities
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or forward delivery basis, for
payment and delivery at a later date. The price and yield are generally fixed on
the date of commitment to purchase. During the period between purchase and
settlement, no interest accrues to the Fund. At the time of settlement, the
market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price.
Repurchase agreements
As a means of earning income for periods as short as overnight, the Fund may
enter into repurchase agreements with selected banks and broker/dealers. Under a
repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires securities, subject to the seller's
agreement to repurchase them at a specified time and price.
Risk factors
The Fund's risks are determined by the nature of the securities held and the
portfolio management strategies used by the Adviser. The following are
descriptions of certain risks related to the investments and techniques that the
Fund may use from time to time.
Price variability. Because they do not pay interest until maturity, zero coupon
securities tend to be subject to greater interim fluctuation of market value in
response to changes in interest rates than interest-paying securities of similar
maturities.
Repurchase agreements. If the seller under a repurchase agreement becomes
insolvent, the Fund's right to dispose of the securities may be restricted ,
or the value of the securities may decline before the Fund is able to
dispose of them. In the event of the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings with respect to the seller of the securities before
repurchase of the securities under a repurchase agreement, the Fund may
encounter delay and incur costs, including a decline in the value of the
securities, before being able to sell the securities.
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Distribution and performance information
Dividends and capital gains distributions
The Fund generally intends to distribute any dividends from its net
investment income and any net realized capital gains resulting from Fund
investment activity in November or December to prevent application of a federal
excise tax, although an additional distribution may be made within three months
of the Fund's fiscal year end, if necessary. Any dividends or capital gains
distributions declared in October, November or December with a record date in
such a month and paid during the following January will be treated by
shareholders for federal income tax purposes as if received on December 31 of
the calendar year declared. According to preference, shareholders may receive
distributions in cash or have them reinvested in additional shares of the Fund.
If an investment is in the form of a retirement plan, all dividends and capital
gains distributions must be reinvested into the shareholder's account.
Generally, dividends from net investment income are taxable to shareholders as
ordinary income. Long-term capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable as
long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time shareholders have owned
shares. Short-term capital gains and any other taxable income distributions are
taxable as ordinary income. It is not expected that dividends will qualify for
the dividends-received deduction for corporations.
The Fund sends detailed tax information about the amount and type of its
distributions to its shareholders by January 31 of the following year.
Performance information
From time to time, quotations of the Fund's performance may be included in
advertisements, sales literature or shareholder reports.
All performance figures are historical, show the performance of a hypothetical
investment and are not intended to indicate future performance. The "yield" of
the Fund refers to income generated by an investment in the Fund over a
specified 30-day (one month) period. Yield is expressed as an annualized
percentage. "Total return" is the change in value of an investment in the Fund
for a specified period. The "average annual total return" of the Fund is the
average annual compound rate of return of an investment in the Fund assuming the
investment has been held for one year, five years and the life of the Fund as of
a stated ending date. "Cumulative total return" represents the cumulative change
in value of an investment in the Fund for various periods. Total return
calculations assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions during
the period were reinvested in shares of the Fund. Performance will vary based
upon, among other things, changes in market conditions and the level of the
Fund's expenses.
Fund organization
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund is a diversified series of Scudder Funds Trust
(the "Trust"), an open-end management investment company, registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The Trust was organized as a
Massachusetts business trust in July 1981 and changed its name from Scudder
Target Fund to its current name effective July 3, 1989.
The Fund's activities are supervised by the Trust's Board of Trustees.
Shareholders have one vote for each share held on matters on which they are
entitled to vote. The Fund is not required to and has no current intention of
holding annual shareholder meetings, although special meetings may be called for
purposes such as electing or removing Trustees, changing fundamental investment
policies or approving an investment advisory contract. Shareholders will be
assisted in communicating with other shareholders in connection with removing a
Trustee as if Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act were applicable.
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Purchases
Opening an account
Minimum initial investment: $1,000; IRAs $500
Group retirement plans (401(k), 403(b), etc.) have similar or lower minimums.
See appropriate plan literature.
Make checks payable to "The Scudder Funds."
* By Mail
Send your completed and signed application and check
by regular mail to: or by express, registered, or certified
mail to:
The Scudder Funds The Scudder Funds
P.O. Box 2291 1099 Hingham Street
Boston, MA Rockland, MA
02107-2291 02370-1052
* By Wire
Please see Transaction information--Purchasing shares --By wire
following these tables for details, including the ABA wire transfer
number. Then call 1-800-225-5163 for instructions.
* In Person
Visit one of our Funds Centers to complete your application with the
help of a Scudder representative. Funds Center locations are listed
under Shareholder benefits.
Purchasing additional shares
Minimum additional investment: $100; IRAs $50
Group retirement plans (401(k), 403(b), etc.) have similar or lower minimums.
See appropriate plan literature.
Make checks payable to "The Scudder Funds."
* By Mail
Send a check with a Scudder investment slip, or with a letter of
instruction including your account number and the complete Fund name,
to the appropriate address listed above.
* By Wire
Please see Transaction information--Purchasing shares --By wire
following these tables for details, including the ABA wire transfer
number.
* In Person
Visit one of our Funds Centers to make an additional investment in your
Scudder fund account. Funds Center locations are listed under
Shareholder benefits.
* By Telephone
You may purchase additional shares in an amount of $10,000 or more.
Please call 1-800-225-5163 for more details.
* By Automatic Investment Plan ($50 minimum)
You may arrange to make investments on a regular basis through automatic
deductions from your bank checking account. Please call 1-800-225-5163 for more
information and an enrollment form.
Exchanges and redemptions
Exchanging shares
Minimum investments: $1,000 to establish a new account; $100 to exchange among
existing accounts
* By Tele phone
To speak with a service representative, call 1-800-225-5163 from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. eastern time or to access SAIL(tm), Scudder's
Automated Information Line, call 1-800-343-2890 (24 hours a day).
* By Mail or Fax
Print or type your instructions and include:
- the name of the Fund and the account number you are exchanging from;
- your name(s) and address as they appear on your account; - the dollar
amount or number of shares you wish to exchange; - the name of the Fund
you are exchanging into; and - your signature(s) as it appears on your
account and a daytime telephone number.
Send your instructions
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certified mail to:
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P.O. Box 2291 1099 Hingham
Boston, MA 02107-2291 Street Rockland, MA 02370-1052
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Redeeming shares
* By Tele phone
To speak with a service representative, call 1-800-225-5163 from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. eastern time or to access SAIL(tm), Scudder's
Automated Information Line, call 1-800-343-2890 (24 hours a day). You
may have redemption proceeds sent to your predesignated bank
account, or redemption proceeds of up to $50,000 sent to
your address of record.
* By Mail or Fax
Send your instructions for redemption to the appropriate address or fax
number above and include:
- the name of the Fund and account number you are redeeming from;
- your name(s) and address as they appear on your account;
- the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; and
- your signature(s) as it appears on your account and a daytime
telephone number.
A signature guarantee is required for redemptions over $50,000. See Transaction
information--Redeeming shares following these tables.
* By Automatic Withdrawal Plan
You may arrange to receive automatic cash payments periodically if the
value of your account is $10,000 or more. Call 1-800-225-5163 for more
information and an enrollment form.
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Investment adviser
The Fund retains the investment management firm of Scudder, Stevens & Clark,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, to manage the Fund's daily investment and business
affairs subject to the policies established by the Board of Trustees. The
Trustees have overall responsibility for the management of the Fund under
Massachusetts law.
The Adviser receives an investment management fee for these services equal to
0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Fund, payable monthly, provided the
Fund will make such interim payments as may be requested by the Adviser not to
exceed 75% of the amount of the fee then accrued on the books of the Fund and
unpaid. The Adviser has agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee
until ____, and to take other action, to the extent necessary, to
maintain the annualized expenses of the Fund at not more than __% of
average daily net assets.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 , the Adviser received an
investment management fee of 0.13 % of the Fund's average daily net assets
on an annual basis.
All of the Fund's expenses are paid out of gross investment income, if any, or
from the Fund's assets. Shareholders pay no direct charges or fees for
investment or administrative services.
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. is located at Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Transfer agent
Scudder Service Corporation, P.O. Box 2291, Boston, Massachusetts 02107-2291, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the transfer, shareholder servicing
and dividend-paying agent for the Fund.
Underwriter
Scudder Investor Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is
the Fund's principal underwriter. Scudder Investor Services, Inc. confirms, as
agent, all purchases of shares of the Fund. Scudder Investor Relations is
a telephone information service provided by Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company is the custodian for the Fund.
Transaction information
Purchasing shares
Purchases are executed at the next calculated net asset value per share after
the Fund's transfer agent in Boston receives the purchase request in good order.
Purchases are made in full and fractional shares. (See "Share price.")
By check. If you purchase shares with a check that does not clear, your purchase
will be canceled and you will be subject to any losses or fees incurred
in the transaction. Checks must be drawn on or payable through a U.S. bank. If
you purchase shares by check and redeem them within seven business days of
purchase, the Fund may hold redemption proceeds until the purchase check has
cleared, which may take up to seven business days. If you purchase shares by
federal funds wire, you may avoid this delay. Redemption or exchange requests by
telephone prior to the expiration of the seven-day period will not be
accepted.
By wire. To open a new account by wire, first call Scudder at 1-800-225-5163 to
obtain an account number. A representative will instruct you to send a
completed, signed application to the transfer agent in Boston. Accounts cannot
be opened without a completed, signed application and a Scudder fund account
number. Contact your bank to arrange a wire transfer to:
The Scudder Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02101
ABA Number 011000028
DDA Account 9903-5552
Your wire instructions must also include:
- -- the name of the fund in which the money is to be invested,
- -- the account number of the fund, and
- -- the name(s) of the account holder(s).
The account will be established once the application and money order are
received in good order.
You may also make additional investments of $100 or more to your existing
account by wire.
By exchange. Your new account will have the same registration and address as
your existing account.
The exchange requirements for corporations, other organizations, trusts,
fiduciaries, agents, institutional investors and retirement plans may be
different from those for regular accounts. Please call 1-800-225-5163 for more
information, including information about the transfer of special account
features.
You can also make exchanges among your Scudder fund accounts on SAIL, the
Scudder Automated Information Line, by calling 1-800-343-2890.
By telephone order. Existing shareholders may purchase shares at a certain day's
price by calling 1-800-225-5163 before the close of regular trading on the New
York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange"), normally 4 p.m. eastern time, on that day.
Orders must be for $10,000 or more and cannot be for an amount greater than four
times the value of your account at the time the order is placed. A confirmation
with complete purchase information is sent shortly after your order is received.
You must include with your payment the order number given at the time the order
is placed. If payment by check or wire is not received within seven business
days, the order will be canceled and the shareholder will be responsible for any
loss to the Fund resulting from this cancellation. Telephone orders are not
available for shares held in Scudder IRA accounts and most other Scudder
retirement plan accounts.
Redeeming shares
The Fund allows you to redeem shares (i.e., sell them back to the Fund) without
redemption fees.
By telephone. This is the quickest and easiest way to sell Fund shares. If you
elected telephone redemption to your bank on your application, you can call to
request that federal funds be sent to your authorized bank account. If you did
not elect telephone redemption to your bank on your application, call
1-800-225-5163 for more information.
Redemption proceeds will be wired to your bank unless otherwise requested. If
your bank cannot receive federal reserve wires, redemption
proceeds will be mailed to your bank. There will be a $5 charge for all
wire redemptions.
You can also make redemptions from your Scudder fund account on SAIL, the
Scudder Automated Information Line, by calling 1-800-343-2890.
If you open an account by wire, you cannot redeem shares by telephone until the
Fund's transfer agent has received your completed and signed application.
Telephone redemption is not available for shares held in Scudder IRA accounts
and most other Scudder retirement plan accounts.
In the event that you are unable to reach the Fund by telephone, you should
write to the Fund; see "How to contact Scudder" for the address.
Signature guarantees. For your protection and to prevent fraudulent redemptions,
on written redemption requests in excess of $50,000 we require an original
signature and an original signature guarantee for each person in whose name the
account is registered. (The Fund reserves the right, however, to require a
signature guarantee for all redemptions.) You can obtain a signature guarantee
from most banks, credit unions or savings associations, or from broker/dealers,
municipal securities broker/dealers, government securities broker/dealers,
national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, or clearing
agencies deemed eligible by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Signature
guarantees by notaries public are not acceptable. Redemption requirements for
corporations, other organizations, trusts, fiduciaries, agents, institutional
investors and retirement plans may be different from those for regular accounts.
For more information, please call 1-800-225-5163.
Telephone transactions
Shareholders automatically receive the ability to exchange by telephone and the
right to redeem by telephone up to $50,000 to their address of record.
Shareholders also may, by telephone, request that redemption proceeds be sent to
a predesignated bank account. The Fund uses procedures designed to give
reasonable assurance that telephone instructions are genuine, including
recording telephone calls, testing a caller's identity and sending written
confirmation of telephone transactions. If the Fund does not follow such
procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent
telephone instructions. The Fund will not be liable for acting upon instructions
communicated by telephone that it reasonably believes to be genuine.
Share price
Purchases and redemptions, including exchanges, are made at net asset value.
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Adviser, determines net asset value per share as of the close of regular
trading on the Exchange, normally 4 p.m. eastern time, on each day the Exchange
is open for trading. Net asset value per share is calculated by dividing the
value of total Fund assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of shares
outstanding.
Processing time
All purchase and redemption requests received in good order by the Fund's
transfer agent in Boston by the close of regular trading on the Exchange are
executed at the net asset value per share calculated at the close of regular
trading that day.
Purchase and redemption requests received after the close of regular trading on
the Exchange will be executed the following business day.
If you wish to make a purchase of $500,000 or more you should notify Scudder
Investor Relations by calling 1-800-225-5163.
The Fund will normally send redemption proceeds within one business day
following the redemption request, but may take up to seven days (or longer in
the case of shares recently purchased by check).
Short-term trading
Purchases and sales should be made for long-term investment purposes only. The
Fund and Scudder Investor Services, Inc. each reserves the right to restrict
purchases of Fund shares (including exchanges) when a pattern of frequent
purchases and sales made in response to short-term fluctuations in the Fund's
share price appears evident.
Tax information
A redemption of shares, including an exchange into another Scudder fund, is a
sale of shares and may result in a gain or loss for income tax purposes.
Tax identification number
Be sure to complete the Tax Identification Number section of the Fund's
application when you open an account. Federal tax law requires the Fund to
withhold 31% of taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption
and exchange proceeds from accounts (other than those of certain exempt payees)
without a certified Social Security or tax identification number and certain
other certified information or upon notification from the IRS or a broker that
withholding is required. The Fund reserves the right to reject new account
applications without a certified Social Security or tax identification number.
The Fund also reserves the right, following 30 days' notice, to redeem all
shares in accounts without a certified Social Security or tax identification
number. A shareholder may avoid involuntary redemption by providing the Fund
with a tax identification number during the 30-day notice period.
Minimum balances
Shareholders should maintain a share balance worth at least $1,000, which amount
may be changed by the Board of Trustees. Scudder retirement plans have similar
or lower minimum share balance requirements. The Fund reserves the right,
following 60 days' written notice to shareholders, to redeem all shares in
sub-minimum accounts, including accounts of new investors, where a reduction in
value has occurred due to a redemption or exchange out of the account.
Reductions in value that result solely from market activity will not trigger an
involuntary redemption. The Fund will mail the proceeds of the redeemed account
to the shareholder. The shareholder may restore the share balance to $1,000 or
more during the 60-day notice period and must maintain it at no lower than that
minimum to avoid involuntary redemption.
Third party transactions
If purchases and redemptions of Fund shares are arranged and settlement is made
at an investor's election through a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., other than Scudder Investor Services, Inc., that
member may, at its discretion, charge a fee for that service.
Shareholder benefits
Experienced professional management
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., one of the nation's most experienced investment
management firms, actively manages your Scudder fund investment. Professional
management is an important advantage for investors who do not have the time or
expertise to invest directly in individual securities.
A team approach to investing
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund is managed by a team of Scudder investment
professionals who each play an important role in the Fund's management process.
Team members work together to develop investment strategies and select
securities for the Fund's portfolio. They are supported by Scudder's
large staff of economists, research analysts, traders, and other investment
specialists who work in Scudder's offices across the United States and abroad.
We believe our team approach benefits Fund investors by bringing together many
disciplines and leveraging Scudder's extensive resources.
Lead Portfolio Manager Ruth Heisler has responsibility for overseeing the Fund's
day-to-day operations and for implementing the Fund's investment strategies. Ms.
Heisler has been in charge of the Fund's security selection since 1988 and has
been involved with bond research and investing at Scudder since 1953.
Renee L. Ross, Portfolio Manager, assists Ms. Heisler with trading bonds
for the Fund's portfolio. Ms. Ross, who has nine years' experience as a
portfolio manager, joined the team in 198 6 , and has
worked at Scudder since 1981. Stephen A. Wohler, Portfolio Manager,
joined the team in 1994 and is also responsible for implementing the Fund's
strategy. Mr. Wohler has over 15 years' experience managing
fixed - income investments and has been with Scudder since 1979.
SAIL(tm)--Scudder Automated Information Line
For touchtone access to account information, prices and yields, or to perform
transactions in existing Scudder fund accounts, shareholders can call Scudder's
Automated Information Line (SAIL) at 1-800-343-2890. During periods of extreme
economic or market changes, or other conditions, it may be difficult for you to
effect telephone transactions in your account. In such an event you should write
to the Fund; please see "How to contact Scudder" for the address.
Investment flexibility
Scudder offers toll-free telephone exchange between funds at current net asset
value. You can move your investments among money market, income, growth,
tax-free and growth and income funds with a simple toll-free call or, if
you prefer, by sending your instructions through the mail or by fax. Telephone
and fax redemptions and exchanges are subject to termination and their terms are
subject to change at any time by the Fund or the transfer agent. In some cases,
the transfer agent or Scudder Investor Services, Inc. may impose additional
conditions on telephone transactions.
Dividend reinvestment plan
You may have dividends and distributions automatically reinvested in additional
Fund shares. Please call 1-800-225-5163 to request this feature.
Shareholder statements
You receive a detailed account statement every time you purchase or redeem
shares. All of your statements should be retained to help you keep track of
account activity and the cost of shares for tax purposes.
Shareholder reports
In addition to account statements, you receive periodic shareholder reports
highlighting relevant information, including investment results and a review of
portfolio changes.
To reduce the volume of mail you receive, only one copy of most Fund reports,
such as the Fund's Annual Report, may be mailed to your household (same surname,
same address). Please call 1-800-225-5163 if you wish to receive additional
shareholder reports.
Newsletters
Four times a year, Scudder sends you At the Helm, an informative newsletter
covering economic and investment developments, service enhancements and other
topics of interest to Scudder fund investors.
Scudder Funds Centers
As a convenience to shareholders who like to conduct business in person, Scudder
Investor Services, Inc. maintains Funds Centers in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York, Portland (OR), San Diego, San
Francisco and Scottsdale.
T.D.D. service for the hearing impaired
Scudder's full range of investor information and shareholder services is
available to hearing impaired investors through a toll-free T.D.D. (Telephone
Device for the Deaf) service. If you have access to a T.D.D., call
1-800-543-7916 for investment information or specific account questions and
transactions.
Scudder tax-advantaged retirement plans
Scudder offers a variety of tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals,
businesses and non-profit organizations. These flexible plans are designed for
use with the Scudder Family of Funds (except Scudder tax-free funds, which are
inappropriate for such plans). Scudder Funds offer a broad range of investment
objectives and can be used to seek almost any investment goal. Using Scudder's
retirement plans can help shareholders save on current taxes while building
their retirement savings.
* Scudder No-Fee IRAs. These retirement plans allow a maximum annual
contribution of $2,000 per person for anyone with earned income. Many people can
deduct all or part of their contributions from their taxable income, and all
investment earnings accrue on a tax deferred basis. The Scudder No-Fee IRA
charges no annual custodial fee.
* 401(k) Plans. 401(k) plans allow employers and employees to make
tax-deductible retirement contributions. Scudder offers a full service program
that includes recordkeeping, prototype plan, employee communications and trustee
services, as well as investment options.
* Profit Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans. These plans allow
corporations, partnerships and people who are self-employed to make annual,
tax-deductible contributions of up to $30,000 for each person covered by the
plans. Plans may be adopted individually or paired to maximize contributions.
These are sometimes known as Keogh plans.
* 403(b) Plans. Retirement plans for tax-exempt organizations and school
systems to which employers and employees may both contribute.
* SEP-IRAs. Easily administered retirement plans for small businesses and
self-employed individuals. The maximum annual contribution to SEP-IRA
accounts is adjusted each year for inflation.
* Scudder Horizon Plan. A no-load variable annuity that lets you build
assets by deferring taxes on your investment earnings. You can start
with $2,500 or more.
Scudder Trust Company (an affiliate of the Adviser) is Trustee or Custodian for
some of these plans and is paid an annual fee for some of the above
retirement plans. For information about establishing a Scudder No-Fee IRA,
SEP-IRA, Profit Sharing Plan, Money Purchase Pension Plan or a Scudder
Horizon Plan, please call 1-800-225-2470. For information about 401(k)s
or 403(b)s please call 1-800-323-6105. To effect transactions in
existing IRA, SEP-IRA, Profit Sharing or Pension Plan accounts, call
1-800-225-5163.
The variable annuity contract is provided by Charter National Life Insurance
Company (in New York State, Intramerica Life Insurance Company (S 1802). The
contract is offered by Scudder Insurance Agency, Inc. (in New York State, Nevada
and Montana, Scudder Insurance Agency of New York, Inc.). CNL, Inc. is the
Principal Underwriter. Scudder Horizon Plan is not available in all states.
Trustees and Officers
Daniel Pierce*
President and Trustee
Lynn S. Birdsong*
Trustee
Thomas J. Devine
Trustee; Consultant
Peter B. Freeman
Trustee; Corporate Director and Trustee
Wilson Nolen
Trustee; Consultant
Juris Padegs*
Trustee
Jerard K. Hartman*
Vice President
Thomas W. Joseph*
Vice President
David S. Lee*
Vice President
Thomas M. Poor*
Vice President
Robert E. Pruyne*
Vice President
Thomas F. McDonough*
Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pamela A. McGrath*
Vice President and Treasurer
Edward J. O'Connell*
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Kathryn L. Quirk*
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Coleen Downs Dinneen*
Assistant Secretary
*Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Investment products and services
The Scudder Family of Funds
Money market
Scudder Cash Investment Trust
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Tax free money market+
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund
Scudder California Tax Free Money Fund*
Scudder New York Tax Free Money Fund*
Tax free+
Scudder California Tax Free Fund*
Scudder High Yield Tax Free Fund
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder Managed Municipal Bonds
Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Massachusetts Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Medium Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder New York Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Ohio Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund*
Growth and Income
Scudder Balanced Fund
Scudder Growth and Income Fund
Income
Scudder Emerging Markets Income Fund Scudder GNMA Fund Scudder Income
Fund Scudder International Bond Fund Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Scudder Short Term Global Income Fund Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Growth
Scudder Capital Growth Fund
Scudder Development Fund
Scudder Global Fund
Scudder Global Small Company Fund
Scudder Gold Fund
Scudder Greater Europe Growth Fund
Scudder International Fund
Scudder Latin America Fund
Scudder Pacific Opportunities Fund
Scudder Quality Growth Fund
Scudder Value Fund
The Japan Fund
Retirement Plans and Tax-Advantaged Investments
IRAs
Keogh Plans
Scudder Horizon Plan*+++ (a variable annuity)
401(k) Plans
403(b) Plans
SEP-IRAs
Profit Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans
Closed-end Funds#
The Argentina Fund, Inc.
The Brazil Fund, Inc.
The First Iberian Fund, Inc.
The Korea Fund, Inc.
The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc.
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc.
Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc.
Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.
Institutional Cash Management
Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc.
Scudder Fund, Inc.
Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm)++
For complete information on any of the above Scudder funds, including management
fees and expenses, call or write for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before
you invest or send money. +A portion of the income from the tax-free funds may
be subject to federal, state and local taxes. *Not available in all states. +++A
no-load variable annuity contract provided by Charter National Life Insurance
Company and its affiliate, offered by Scudder's insurance agencies,
1-800-225-2470. #These funds, advised by Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., are
traded on various stock exchanges. ++For information on Scudder Treasurers
Trust(tm), an institutional cash management service that utilizes certain
portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc. ($100,000 minimum), call:
1-800-541-7703.
How to contact Scudder
Account Service and Information:
For existing account service and transactions
Scudder Investor Relations
1-800-225-5163
For account updates, prices, yields, exchanges and redemptions
Scudder Automated Information Line (SAIL)
1-800-343-2890
Investment Information:
To receive information about the Scudder funds, for additional
applications and prospectuses, or for investment questions
Scudder Investor Relations
1-800-225-2470
For establishing 401(k) and 403(b) plans
Scudder Defined Contribution Services
1-800-323-6105
Please address all correspondence to:
The Scudder Funds
P.O. Box 2291
Boston, Massachusetts
02107-2291
Or Stop by a Scudder Funds Center:
Many shareholders enjoy the personal, one-on-one service of the Scudder
Funds Centers. Check for a Funds Center near you--they can be found in
the following cities:
Boca Raton
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
New York
Portland, OR
San Diego
San Francisco
Scottsdale
For information on Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm), an institutional cash
management service for corporations, non-profit organizations and trusts which
utilizes certain portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc.* ($100,000 minimum), call:
1-800-541-7703.
For information on Scudder Institutional Funds*, funds designed to meet the
broad investment management and service needs of banks and other institutions,
call: 1-800-854-8525.
Scudder Investor Relations and Scudder Funds Centers are services
provided through Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor.
* Contact Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor, to receive a prospectus
with more complete information, including management fees and expenses. Please
read it carefully before you invest or send money.
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SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
A Pure No-Load(TM) (No Sales Charge) Diversified Mutual Fund
Series Which Seeks to Provide a High Level of Income
Consistent With a High Degree of Principal
Stability By Investing Primarily in High
Quality, Short-Term Bonds
and
SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
A Pure No-Load(TM) (No Sales Charge) High-Quality Diversified Mutual Fund
Series Designed For Investors Who Seek as High an Investment Return
Over a Selected Period as is Consistent With Investment in
U.S. Government Securities and the Minimization of Reinvestment Risk
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
May 1, 1995
This combined Statement of Additional Information is not a
prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectuses of Scudder
Short Term Bond Fund and Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund each dated May 1,
1995 , as amended from time to time, copies of which may be obtained
without charge by writing to Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Two International
Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103.
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THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................................................1
Investment Objective and Policies of Short Term Bond Fund....................................................1
Investment Considerations of Short Term Bond Fund............................................................2
Investment Objective and Policies of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund...................................................3
Management of Reinvestment Risk and Anticipated Growth of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund..............................4
Liquidation and Distribution of Assets in Target Year of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund...............................5
Management Strategies and Portfolio Turnover of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund........................................5
Specialized Investment Techniques............................................................................6
Investment Restrictions.....................................................................................19
PURCHASES............................................................................................................21
Additional Information About Opening An Account.............................................................21
Additional Information About Making Subsequent Investments By Telephone Order...............................21
Checks......................................................................................................22
Wire Transfer of Federal Funds..............................................................................22
Share Price.................................................................................................22
Share Certificates..........................................................................................22
Other Information...........................................................................................23
EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS............................................................................................23
Exchanges...................................................................................................23
Redemption by Telephone.....................................................................................24
Redemption by Mail or Fax...................................................................................25
Redemption by "Write-A-Check"...............................................................................25
Other Information...........................................................................................25
FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUNDS...........................................................................26
The Pure No-Load(TM) Concept................................................................................26
Distribution Plans..........................................................................................27
Diversification.............................................................................................27
Scudder Funds Centers.......................................................................................27
Reports to Shareholders.....................................................................................28
Transaction Summaries.......................................................................................28
THE SCUDDER FAMILY OF FUNDS..........................................................................................28
SPECIAL PLAN ACCOUNTS................................................................................................31
Scudder Retirement Plans: Profit-Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans for Corporations and
Self-Employed Individuals..............................................................................31
Scudder 401(k): Cash or Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals.........32
Scudder IRA: Individual Retirement Account.................................................................32
Scudder 403(b) Plan.........................................................................................33
Automatic Withdrawal Plan...................................................................................33
Group or Salary Deduction Plan..............................................................................33
Automatic Investment Plan...................................................................................34
Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Act.......................................................................34
Scudder Trust Company.......................................................................................34
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS............................................................................34
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PERFORMANCE AND OTHER INFORMATION....................................................................................35
Average Annual Total Return.................................................................................35
Cumulative Total Return.....................................................................................35
Total Return................................................................................................36
Yield.......................................................................................................36
Comparison of Fund Performance..............................................................................37
ORGANIZATION OF THE FUNDS............................................................................................40
INVESTMENT ADVISER...................................................................................................41
Personal Investments by Employees of the Adviser............................................................44
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS................................................................................................45
REMUNERATION.........................................................................................................46
DISTRIBUTOR..........................................................................................................47
TAXES................................................................................................................48
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS...............................................................................................51
Brokerage Commissions.......................................................................................51
Portfolio Turnover..........................................................................................52
NET ASSET VALUE......................................................................................................53
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................54
Experts.....................................................................................................54
Shareholder Indemnification.................................................................................54
Other Information...........................................................................................54
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.................................................................................................55
RATINGS OF CORPORATE BONDS...........................................................................................56
GLOSSARY.............................................................................................................57
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THE FUND S' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
(See "Investment objective and policies" and
"Additional information about policies and
investments" in the Funds' prospectuses.)
Scudder Funds Trust, a Massachusetts business trust of which Scudder
Short Term Bond Fund ("Short Term Bond Fund") and Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
("Zero Coupon 2000 Fund") are series, is referred to herein as the "Trust." Each
Fund is a pure no-load(TM), open-end management investment company which
continuously offers and redeems its shares. Each Fund is a company of the type
commonly known as a mutual fund. Short Term Bond Fund and Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
are both diversified series of the Trust. These series are sometimes referred to
individually as a "Fund" and jointly as the "Funds."
Changes in portfolio securities are made on the basis of investment
considerations, and it is against the policy of management to make changes for
trading purposes. Neither Fund can guarantee a gain or eliminate the risk of
loss and the net asset value of each Fund's shares will increase or decrease
with changes in the market price of that Fund's investments.
Because of each Fund's investment considerations discussed herein and
their investment policies, investment in shares of a Fund is not intended to
provide a complete investment program for an investor. The value of each Fund's
shares when sold may be higher or lower than when purchased.
The following objectives and policies, except as otherwise stated, are
not fundamental and may be changed without a shareholder vote. There can be no
assurance that either Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Investment Objective and Policies of Short Term Bond Fund
Short Term Bond Fund seeks to provide a high level of income
consistent with a high degree of principal stability by investing primarily in
high quality, short-term bonds. The dollar-weighted average effective maturity
of the Fund's portfolio may not exceed three years. Within this limitation, the
Fund may purchase individual securities with remaining stated maturities
greater than three years. In some cases the Fund's investment adviser, Scudder,
Stevens & Clark, Inc. (the "Adviser") will determine the effective maturity of
debt securities .
The Fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in a managed portfolio
of bonds, which include U.S. Government and agency notes and bonds, fixed and
adjustable rate bonds, debentures (convertible and non-convertible), stripped
coupons and bonds, asset-backed bonds and certificates, mortgage bonds and
pass-through certificates, corporate notes (including convertible notes),
equipment trust certificates, and the bond portion of units with stock or
warrants to buy stock attached .
The Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio
maturity of not more than three years. This means that the dollar-weighted
average duration of the Fund's investments will be less than or equal to the
duration of a current coupon U.S. Treasury obligation with a remaining stated
maturity of three years. Duration represents the weighted average maturity of
expected cash flows (i.e. interest and principal payments) on one or more debt
obligations, discounted to their present values. The duration of an obligation
is always less than or equal to its stated maturity and relates to the degree of
the volatility in the market value of the obligation.
In computing the dollar-weighted average effective maturity of its
portfolio, the Fund will have to estimate the effective maturity of debt
obligations that are subject to prepayment or redemption by the issuer, based on
projected cash flows from such obligations. Subject to the requirement that the
dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity will not exceed three
years, the Fund may invest in individual debt obligations of any maturity,
including obligations with a remaining stated maturity of more than three years.
For purposes of the Fund's investment policy, an instrument will be treated as
having a maturity earlier than its stated maturity date if the instrument has
technical features (such as puts or demand features) or a variable rate of
interest which, in the judgment of the Adviser, will result in the instrument
being valued in the market as though it has the earlier maturity.
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Investment Considerations of Short Term Bond Fund
Short Term Bond Fund may invest in obligations issued by the
U.S. Government, such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, in obligations
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government such as those issued
by the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the General Services
Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association and in
obligations issued by instrumentalities of the U.S. Government.
Obligations purchased may include the foregoing as well as obligations
of issuers other than the U.S. Government such as those issued by corporations
and other issuers, provided that such obligations (i) either provide for
interest, which may be fixed or variable, or are issued at a discount from face
value, such as U.S. Treasury bills or zero coupon securities, (ii) entitle the
holder or registered owner to receive from the issuer the face value thereof on
a specified date or on a date determined by the holder or owner, and (iii) meet
the quality standards described in the Fund's prospectus and in this section.
Examples of such securities include corporate and other bonds, notes and
debentures, whether or not convertible or with warrants attached; equipment
trust certificates; certificates of deposit due in over one year; and mortgage-
or other asset-backed securities; as well as money market instruments due in one
year or less, such as finance company and corporate commercial paper,
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances; and any of the foregoing
obligations of either long or short maturities of foreign issuers. Any value of
the conversion feature of convertible securities or warrants attached to debt
obligations will be realized through sale and not through exercise. Investment
in money market instruments will be incidental to the management of the Fund;
provided, however, that the Fund may invest more than 35% of its assets in money
market instruments for temporary defensive purposes when, in the opinion of the
Adviser, economic conditions warrant such investment.
The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit of large domestic and
foreign banks (i.e., banks which at the time of their most recent annual
financial statements show total assets in excess of one billion U.S. dollars),
including foreign branches of domestic banks, and certificates of deposit of
smaller banks as described below. Although the Fund recognizes that the size of
a bank is important, this fact alone is not necessarily indicative of its
creditworthiness. Investment in certificates of deposit issued by foreign banks
or foreign branches of domestic banks involves investment risks that are
different in some respects from those associated with investment in certificates
of deposit issued by domestic banks. See " Specialized Investment
Techniques-- Foreign Securities ."
The Fund may also invest in certificates of deposit issued by banks and
savings and loan institutions which had at the time of their most recent annual
financial statements total assets of less than one billion U.S. dollars,
provided that (i) the principal amounts of such certificates of deposit are
insured by an agency of the U.S. Government, (ii) at no time will the Fund hold
more than $100,000 principal amount of certificates of deposit of any one such
bank, and (iii) at the time of acquisition, no more than 10% of the Fund's
assets (taken at current value) are invested in certificates of deposit of such
banks having total assets not in excess of one billion dollars.
Other eligible investments for the Fund include privately-placed and
foreign obligations. See " Specialized Investment Techniques-- Foreign
Securities ." Privately-placed obligations are neither listed on an
exchange nor traded over-the-counter and, generally, are subject to legal or
contractual restrictions on resale. Companies that issue privately-placed
obligations may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection
requirements that are generally applicable to companies whose obligations are
publicly traded. There may be less publicly available information concerning the
issuers of privately-placed obligations. As a result, the achievement of the
Fund's objective through investment in such obligations may be more dependent
upon the Adviser's own credit analysis than is the case for publicly traded
obligations. Further, the market for privately-placed obligations may be less
liquid than that of publicly traded obligations. Consequently, privately-placed
obligations may be more difficult to value than publicly traded obligations.
Although privately-placed obligations may be resold, due to market illiquidity
and other factors the price realized from the sale of such obligations could be
less than what may be considered their fair value. Investment of the Fund's
assets in relatively illiquid obligations may restrict the Fund's ability to
dispose of assets in a timely manner and at a fair price. The Fund may incur
costs and encounter delays if privately-placed obligations held by the Fund are
required to be registered before the Fund can dispose of them.
At least 65% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in (a)
obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and (b)
debt securities rated, at the time of purchase, in one of the two highest
ratings categories of Standard and Poor's ("S&P") (AAA or AA) or
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") (Aaa or Aa) or, if not rated, judged
to be of comparable quality by the Adviser. The Fund may also invest in money
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market instruments of an issuer if at the time of purchase (a) such issuer has
outstanding long-term debt obligations which are rated within the two highest
grades assigned by Moody's or S&P or (b) if the issuer has no long-term debt
obligations outstanding or its outstanding long-term debt obligations are
unrated, those obligations are judged by the Adviser, subject to the
Trustees' review, to be of comparable creditworthiness to issuers whose
long-term debt obligations are assigned one of the two highest ratings of
Moody's or S&P. Credit enhancements can be looked to for credit quality
determinations. (See "RATINGS OF CORPORATE BONDS.") The Fund has no present
intention of purchasing securities rated below Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P or
judged to be of comparable quality.
Investment Objective and Policies of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Zero Coupon 2000 Fund seeks to provide as high an investment return
over a selected period as is consistent with investment in U.S. Government
securities, and with the minimization of reinvestment risk. For the purpose of
the Fund's objective, privately stripped coupons on and receipts for such
securities are treated as U.S. Government securities. The Fund invests at least
80% of its net assets in zero coupon securities. The Fund also may invest up to
20% of its assets in interest-paying U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, and
repurchase agreements with respect to such securities. The Fund invests
primarily in zero coupon securities maturing not later than a selected target
calendar year (sometimes called the "Maturity Year" or "Target Year") on a
selected Target Date (sometimes called the "Maturity Date"). At least 50% of the
net assets of the Fund will be invested in zero coupon securities which mature
within two years of a selected Target Date. The Fund also may invest in
interest-paying U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, and repurchase agreements.
Currently, the Trust offers one Fund maturing in 2000. (The Trustees of the
Trust also have established Funds maturing in 2005 and 2010, but these two Funds
are not currently being offered.) On the Maturity Date in December of the Target
Year of the Fund, all of its assets will be liquidated and the net proceeds
distributed to shareholders promptly thereafter.
The Fund may invest in zero coupon securities, interest-paying U.S.
Treasury notes and bonds which are rated AAA or AA by S&P, or Aaa or Aa by
Moody's, or judged by the Adviser to be of equivalent quality. The Fund may also
enter into repurchase agreements with selected banks and broker dealers. At
least 80% of the Fund's net assets will be in zero coupon securities. Such
securities are non-interest (non-cash) paying debt obligations which are payable
in full at maturity. These securities include U.S. Treasury notes and bonds
which have no coupons and do not pay cash income, U.S. Treasury bills,
individual interest coupons which trade separately and evidences of receipt of
such securities.
Zero coupon securities usually trade at a deep discount from their
face, or par, value and are subject to greater market value fluctuations from
changing interest rates than debt obligations of comparable maturities which
make current distributions of interest (cash). As a result, the net asset value
of shares of the Fund prior to its Target Date may fluctuate over a greater
range than shares of mutual funds investing in interest paying securities having
similar maturities. The current net asset value of the Fund generally will vary
inversely with changes in current interest rates.
Zero coupon securities include securities issued directly by the U.S.
Treasury, and U.S. Treasury bonds or notes and their unmatured interest coupons
and receipts for their underlying principal ("coupons") which have been
separated by their holder, typically a custodian bank or investment brokerage
firm. A holder will separate the interest coupons from the underlying principal
(the "corpus") of the U.S. Treasury security. A number of securities firms and
banks have stripped the interest coupons and receipts and then resold them in
custodial receipt programs with a number of different names, including "Treasury
Income Growth Receipts" ("TIGRS") and Certificate of Accrual on Treasuries
("CATS"). The underlying U.S. Treasury bonds and notes themselves are held in
book-entry form at the Federal Reserve Bank or, in the case of bearer
securities, (i.e., unregistered securities which are owned ostensibly by the
bearer or holder thereof), in trust on behalf of the owners thereof. Counsel to
the underwriters of these certificates or other evidences of ownership of the
U.S. Treasury securities have stated that for federal tax and securities
purposes, in their opinion purchasers of such certificates, such as the Fund,
most likely will be deemed the beneficial holders of the underlying U.S.
Government securities.
The Treasury has facilitated transfers of ownership of zero coupon
securities by accounting separately for the beneficial ownership of particular
interest coupon and corpus payments on Treasury securities through the Federal
Reserve book-entry record-keeping system. The Federal Reserve program as
established by the Treasury Department is known as "STRIPS" or "Separate Trading
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of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities." Under the STRIPS program,
the Fund will be able to have its beneficial ownership of zero coupon securities
recorded directly in the book-entry record-keeping system in lieu of having to
hold certificates or other evidences of ownership of the underlying U.S.
Treasury securities.
When U.S. Treasury obligations have been stripped of their unmatured
interest coupons by the holder, the principal or corpus is sold at a deep
discount because the buyer receives only the right to receive a future fixed
payment on the security and does not receive any rights to periodic interest
(cash) payments. Once stripped or separated, the corpus and coupons may be sold
separately. Typically, the coupons are sold separately or grouped with other
coupons with like maturity dates and sold in such bundled form. Purchasers of
stripped obligations acquire, in effect, discount obligations that are
economically identical to the zero coupon securities that the Treasury sells
itself.
Up to 20% of the Fund's net assets may be invested in interest-paying
U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, and repurchase agreements with respect to such
securities. These interest-paying securities produce income which may be an
efficient way to provide for expenses and redemption payments, among other
things.
Management of Reinvestment Risk and Anticipated Growth of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Reinvestment risk arises from the uncertainty as to the total return
which will be realized from conventional interest-paying bonds due to the fact
that periodic interest (cash) will be reinvested in the future at interest rates
unknown at the time of the original purchase. With zero coupon securities,
however, there are no cash distributions to reinvest, so investors bear no
reinvestment risk if they hold a zero coupon security to maturity.
For an investor who makes a direct investment in a zero coupon security
(not in a zero coupon fund) and holds it to its maturity, the return or yield to
maturity is certain--regardless of whether interim reinvestment rates rise or
fall. (See table below.)
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Total Ending Value^1 on a $1,000
Investment (Realized Yield)
Initial If reinvestment rates are^1:
Coupon Yield to
(Interest) Maturity Maturity 6% 8% 10% 12% 14%
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10% 10 years 10% $2345 $2490 $2655 $2841 $3052
(8.7%) (9.3%) (10%) (10.7%) (11.5%)
0% 10 years 10% $2655 $2655 $2655 $2655 $2655
(10%) (10%) (10%) (10%) (10%)
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Due to the nature of zero coupon securities, which comprise 80% or more
of the investments of the Fund, the reinvestment risk accompanying this Fund is
less than would be the case if this Fund were entirely invested in interest
(cash)-paying securities. Furthermore, the Fund's Adviser believes it can reduce
reinvestment risk by maintaining the Fund's average duration within twelve
months of the Fund's Target Date.
Duration is a measure of the length of an investment which takes into
account, through present value analysis, the timing and amount of any interest
payments as well as the amount of the principal repayment. Duration is commonly
used by professional investment managers to help control reinvestment risk, by
balancing investments with slightly longer and shorter maturities than the
investment horizon of the overall Fund.
When held to maturity, an investor's investment return in the Fund will
consist primarily of the accretion of discount on the underlying securities in
the Fund (the difference between their issue price and their maturity value) and
will be realized on the specified Target Date. The anticipated growth rate for
the Fund is the annualized rate of growth investors may expect from the time
they purchase the Fund's shares until the Fund's Target Date. The Fund will
calculate its anticipated growth rate on each business day. Such a rate will
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1 These results assume semiannual compounding. For illustration
purposes only, the table above assumed these reinvestment rates would remain
constant over the life of the bond. The actual reinvestment rates, and total
returns of coupon-paying bonds, will vary with changing market conditions.
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vary from day to day because of changes in interest rates and other factors
affecting the value of the Fund's investments, and is based on certain
assumptions such as reinvestment of dividends and distributions, a constant
expense ratio and portfolio composition. Furthermore, changes in the price among
securities with different maturities and shareholder redemptions can affect
investment return, as can the skill of the Adviser in managing the Fund.
Liquidation and Distribution of Assets in Target Year of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
As securities in the Fund mature or are sold throughout the Target
Year, the proceeds will be invested in eligible money market instruments. By
December of that year, substantially all of the assets of the Fund will consist
of such eligible money-market instruments and other then-maturing securities.
These instruments will be sold or allowed to mature, the liabilities of the Fund
will be discharged or provision made therefor, and the net assets will be
distributed pro rata to shareholders or reinvested at their direction. The
estimated expenses of terminating and liquidating the Fund will be accrued
ratably over its Target Year. These expenses, which are charged to income as are
all expenses, are not expected to exceed significantly the ordinary annual
expenses incurred by the Fund, and, therefore, should have no effect on the
maturity value of the Fund.
If a shareholder does not complete an election form directing what
should be done with the liquidation proceeds, a check for the proceeds will be
mailed to the shareholder's address of record in complete discharge of the
Fund's obligation to the shareholder. In no event, however, will liquidation
proceeds be distributed unless all share certificates, if any, have been
returned to, or other arrangements have been made which are satisfactory to, the
Trust or its transfer agent, Scudder Service Corporation (the "Transfer Agent").
Retirement plan participants who do not choose an option will receive their
distribution as a reinvestment into Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund. All
distributions in liquidation will be made subject to compliance with any
applicable regulatory positions.
The practice of declaring and paying dividends annually (see "DIVIDENDS
AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS") may be changed, and dividend declarations and
payments may be withheld during the Maturity Year immediately preceding the
final distribution of the assets of the Fund, and the amounts so withheld
distributed in liquidation if the Trustees determine that it would be in the
best interest of the Fund's shareholders to do so.
Management Strategies and Portfolio Turnover of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund purchases obligations
that it believes are attractive and competitive values in terms of quality,
yield and relationship of current price to maturity value. However, recognizing
the dynamics of bond prices in response to changes in general economic
conditions, fiscal and monetary policies, interest levels and market forces such
as supply and demand for various bond issues, the Adviser, subject to the
Trustees' review, manages the Fund, attempting to achieve as high an investment
return over selected periods as is consistent with investment in U.S. Government
securities and with the minimization of reinvestment risk. The primary
strategies employed in the management of the Fund are:
Emphasis on Quality. The Fund is a high quality portfolio of zero
coupon securities, which include U.S. Treasury notes and bonds which have no
coupons and are not entitled to income, U.S. Treasury bills, individual interest
coupons which trade separately and evidences of receipt of such securities. The
ratings assigned by Moody's and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality
of the securities which they undertake to rate, many of which may be purchased
by the Fund. The Fund will invest in zero coupon securities, including both U.S.
Government and privately stripped coupons and receipts for U.S. Government
securities, which are rated AAA or AA by S&P, or Aaa or Aa by Moody's. It should
be emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards
of quality. Furthermore, even within the high-quality segment of the bond
market, relative credit standing and market perceptions thereof may shift.
Therefore, the Adviser believes that it should review continuously the quality
of debt obligations. The Fund's Adviser has over many years developed an
experienced staff to assign its own quality ratings which are considered in
making value judgments and in arriving at purchase or sale decisions. Through
the discipline of this procedure the Adviser attempts to discern variations in
credit rankings of the published services, and to anticipate changes in credit
ranking. Should the rating of a portfolio security be downgraded, the Adviser
will determine whether it is in the best interest of the Fund to retain or
dispose of the security. (See "RATINGS OF CORPORATE BONDS.")
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Emphasis on Relative Valuation. The interest rate (and hence price)
relationships between different categories of bonds of the same or generally
similar maturity tend to change constantly in reaction to broad swings in
interest rates and factors affecting relative supply and demand. These temporary
disparities in normal yield relationships may afford opportunities to implement
a flexible policy of trading the Fund's holdings in order to invest in more
attractive market sectors or specific issues.
Market Trading Opportunities. In addition to the above, the Fund,
consistent with its investment policies, may engage in short-term trading
(selling securities held for brief periods of time, usually less than three
months) if the Adviser believes that such transactions, net of costs, would
further the attainment of the Fund's objective. The needs of different classes
of lenders and borrowers and their changing preferences and circumstances have
in the past caused market dislocations unrelated to fundamental creditworthiness
and trends in interest rates which have presented market trading opportunities.
There can be no assurance that such dislocations will occur in the future or
that the Fund will be able to take advantage of them. The Fund will limit its
voluntary short-term trading to the extent necessary to qualify as a "regulated
investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. (See "TAXES.")
Specialized Investment Techniques
Mortgage-Backed Securities and Mortgage Pass-Through Securities. Short Term
Bond Fund may also invest in mortgage-backed securities, which are interests
in pools of mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan
institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. Pools of mortgage
loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental,
government-related and private organizations as further described below. The
Fund may also invest in debt securities which are secured with collateral
consisting of mortgage-backed securities (see "Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations"), and in other types of mortgage-related securities.
A decline in interest rates may lead to a faster rate of repayment of
the underlying mortgages, and expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon
reinvestment. To the extent that such mortgage-backed securities are held by the
Fund, the prepayment right will tend to limit to some degree the increase in net
asset value of the Fund because the value of the mortgage-backed securities held
by the Fund may not appreciate as rapidly as the price of non-callable debt
securities.
Interests in pools of mortgage-backed securities differ from other
forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of
interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call
dates. Instead, these securities provide a monthly payment which consists of
both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a
"pass-through" of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their
mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such
securities. Additional payments are caused by repayments of principal resulting
from the sale of the underlying property, refinancing or foreclosure, net of
fees or costs which may be incurred. Some mortgage-related securities (such as
securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association) are described
as "modified pass-through." These securities entitle the holder to receive all
interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees,
at the scheduled payment dates regardless of whether or not the mortgagor
actually makes the payment.
The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage-related securities is
the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"). GNMA is a wholly-owned
U.S. Government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of
the U.S. Government, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities
issued by institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions,
commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of FHA-insured or
VA-guaranteed mortgages. These guarantees, however, do not apply to the market
value or yield of mortgage-backed securities or to the value of Fund shares.
Also, GNMA securities often are purchased at a premium over the maturity value
of the underlying mortgages. This premium is not guaranteed and will be lost if
prepayment occurs.
Government-related guarantors (i.e., not backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Government) include the Federal National Mortgage Association
("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"). FNMA is a
government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders. It is
subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government
agency) mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state
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and federally-chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks,
commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities
issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by
FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
FHLMC is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. Government and was
created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing the availability of
mortgage credit for residential housing. Its stock is owned by the twelve
Federal Home Loan Banks. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates ("PCs") which
represent interests in conventional mortgages from FHLMC's national portfolio.
FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of
principal, but P Cs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Government.
Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage
insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also
create pass-through pools of conventional mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in
addition, be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans
as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related securities. Pools created by
such non-governmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than
government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect
government or agency guarantees of payments. However, timely payment of interest
and principal of these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or
guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and
letters of credit. The insurance and guarantees are issued by governmental
entities, private insurers and the mortgage poolers. Such insurance and
guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in
determining whether a mortgage-related security meets the Fund's investment
quality standards. There can be no assurance that the private insurers or
guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee
arrangements. The Fund may buy mortgage-related securities without insurance or
guarantees, if through an examination of the loan experience and practices of
the originators/servicers and poolers, the Adviser determines that the
securities meet the Fund's quality standards. Although the market for such
securities is becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private
organizations may not be readily marketable.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations ("CMO"s). Short Term Bond Fund may invest
in CMO s which are hybrids between mortgage-backed bond s and
mortgage pass-through securities . Similar to a bond, interest and
prepaid principal are paid, in most cases, semiannually. CMOs may be
collateralized by whole mortgage loans but are more typically collateralized by
portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or
FNMA, and their income streams.
CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different
stated maturity. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the
prepayment experience of the collateral. CMOs provide for a modified form of
call protection through a de facto breakdown of the underlying pool of mortgages
according to how quickly the loans are repaid. Monthly payment of principal
received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first
returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the
longer maturity classes receive principal only after the first class has been
retired. An investor is partially guarded against a sooner than desired return
of principal because of the sequential payments.
In a typical CMO transaction, a corporation issues multiple series,
(e.g., A, B, C, Z) of CMO bonds ("Bonds"). Proceeds of the Bond offering are
used to purchase mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates ("Collateral").
The Collateral is pledged to a third party trustee as security for the Bonds.
Principal and interest payments from the Collateral are used to pay principal on
the Bonds in the order A, B, C, Z. The Series A, B, and C bonds all bear current
interest. Interest on the Series Z Bond is accrued and added to principal and a
like amount is paid as principal on the Series A, B, or C Bond currently being
paid off. When the Series A, B, and C Bonds are paid in full, interest and
principal on the Series Z Bond begins to be paid currently. With some CMOs, the
issuer serves as a conduit to allow loan originators (primarily builders or
savings and loan associations) to borrow against their loan portfolios.
FHLMC Collateralized Mortgage Obligations. Short Term Bond Fund may invest
in FHLMC CMOs which a re debt obligations of FHLMC issued in multiple
classes having different maturity dates and are secured by the pledge of a pool
of conventional mortgage loans purchased by FHLMC. Unlike FHLMC P Cs ,
payments of principal and interest on the CMOs are made semiannually, as opposed
to monthly. The amount of principal payable on each semiannual payment date is
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determined in accordance with FHLMC's mandatory sinking fund schedule, which, in
turn, is equal to approximately 100% of FHA prepayment experience applied to the
mortgage collateral pool. All sinking fund payments in the CMOs are allocated to
the retirement of the individual classes of bonds in the order of their stated
maturities. Payment of principal on the mortgage loans in the collateral pool in
excess of the amount of FHLMC's minimum sinking fund obligation for any payment
date are paid to the holders of the CMOs as additional sinking fund payments.
Because of the "pass-through" nature of all principal payments received on the
collateral pool in excess of FHLMC's minimum sinking fund requirement, the rate
at which principal of the CMOs is actually repaid is likely to be such that each
class of bonds will be retired in advance of its scheduled maturity date.
If collection of principal (including prepayments) on the mortgage
loans during any semiannual payment period is not sufficient to meet FHLMC's
minimum sinking fund obligation on the next sinking fund payment date, FHLMC
agrees to make up the deficiency from its general funds.
Criteria for the mortgage loans in the pool backing the CMOs are
identical to those of FHLMC P Cs . FHLMC has the right to substitute
collateral in the event of delinquencies and/or defaults.
Other Mortgage-Backed Securities. The Adviser expects that governmental,
government-related or private entities may create mortgage loan pools and other
mortgage-related securities offering mortgage pass-through and
mortgage-collateralized investments in addition to those described above. The
mortgages underlying these securities may include alternative mortgage
instruments, that is, mortgage instruments whose principal or interest payments
may vary or whose terms to maturity may differ from customary long-term fixed
rate mortgages. Short Term Bond Fund will limit its purchases of
mortgage-backed securities or any other assets which, in the opinion of the
Adviser, are illiquid, in accordance with the nonfundamental investment
restriction on securities which are not readily marketable discussed below. As
new types of mortgage-related securities are developed and offered to investors,
the Adviser will, consistent with the Fund's investment objective, policies and
quality standards, consider making investments in such new types of
mortgage-related securities.
Other Asset-Backed Securities. The securitization techniques used to develop
mortgage-backed securities are now being applied to a broad range of assets.
Through the use of trusts and special purpose corporations, various types of
assets, including automobile loans, computer leases and credit card receivables,
are being securitized in pass-through structures similar to the mortgage
pass-through structures described above or in a structure similar to the CMO
structure. Consistent with Short Term Bond Fund's investment objectives
and policies, the Fund may invest in these and other types of asset-backed
securities that may be developed in the future. In general, the collateral
supporting these securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans and is
less likely to experience substantial prepayments with interest rate
fluctuations.
Several types of asset-backed securities have already been offered to
investors, including Certificates of Automobile Receivables(SM) ("CARS(SM)").
CARS(SM) represent undivided fractional interests in a trust ("Trust") whose
assets consist of a pool of motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts and
security interests in the vehicles securing the contracts. Payments of principal
and interest on CARSSM are passed through monthly to certificate holders, and
are guaranteed up to certain amounts and for a certain time period by a letter
of credit issued by a financial institution unaffiliated with the trustee or
originator of the Trust. An investor's return on CARSSM may be affected by early
prepayment of principal on the underlying vehicle sales contracts. If the letter
of credit is exhausted, the Trust may be prevented from realizing the full
amount due on a sales contract because of state law requirements and
restrictions relating to foreclosure sales of vehicles and the obtaining of
deficiency judgments following such sales or because of depreciation, damage or
loss of a vehicle, the application of federal and state bankruptcy and
insolvency laws, or other factors. As a result, certificate holders may
experience delays in payments or losses if the letter of credit is exhausted.
Asset-backed securities present certain risks that are not presented by
mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit
of any security interest in the related assets. Credit card receivables are
generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number
of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the
right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the
balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral
may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.
Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets
representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the
effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the
securities may contain elements of credit support which fall into two
categories: (i) liquidity protection, and (ii) protection against losses
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resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets.
Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the
entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments
on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against losses
results from payment of the insurance obligations on at least a portion of the
assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies
or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties,
through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of
such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional or separate fees for
credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is
generally based on historical information respecting the level of credit risk
associated with the underlying assets. Delinquency or loss in excess of that
anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return
on an investment in such a security.
The Fund may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed
securities. In the case of asset-backed securities issued in a pass-through
structure, the cash flow generated by the underlying assets is applied to make
required payments on the securities and to pay related administrative expenses.
The residual in an asset-backed security pass-through structure represents the
interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the foregoing payments.
The amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of
asset-backed securities will depend on, among other things, the characteristics
of the underlying assets, the coupon rates on the securities, prevailing
interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the actual prepayment
experience on the underlying assets. Asset-backed security residuals not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") may be
subject to certain restrictions on transferability. In addition, there may be no
liquid market for such securities.
The availability of asset-backed securities may be affected by
legislative or regulatory developments. It is possible that such developments
may require the Fund to dispose of any then existing holdings of such
securities.
Convertible Securities. Short Term Bond Fund may invest in convertible
securities, that is, bonds, notes, debentures, preferred stocks and other
securities which are convertible into common stock. Investments in convertible
securities can provide an opportunity for capital appreciation and/or income
through interest and dividend payments by virtue of their conversion or exchange
features.
The convertible securities in which Short Term Bond Fund may
invest are either fixed income or zero coupon debt securities which may be
converted or exchanged at a stated or determinable exchange ratio into
underlying shares of common stock. The exchange ratio for any particular
convertible security may be adjusted from time to time due to stock splits,
dividends, spin-offs, other corporate distributions or scheduled changes in the
exchange ratio. Convertible debt securities and convertible preferred stocks,
until converted, have general characteristics similar to both debt and equity
securities. Although to a lesser extent than with debt securities generally, the
market value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates
increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline. In
addition, because of the conversion or exchange feature, the market value of
convertible securities typically changes as the market value of the underlying
common stocks changes, and, therefore, also tends to follow movements in the
general market for equity securities. A unique feature of convertible securities
is that as the market price of the underlying common stock declines, convertible
securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis, and so may not
experience market value declines to the same extent as the underlying common
stock. When the market price of the underlying common stock increases, the
prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a reflection of the value
of the underlying common stock, although typically not as much as the underlying
common stock. While no securities investments are without risk, investments in
convertible securities generally entail less risk than investments in common
stock of the same issuer.
As debt securities, convertible securities are investments which
provide for a stream of income (or in the case of zero coupon securities,
accretion of income) with generally higher yields than common stocks. Of course,
like all debt securities, there can be no assurance of income or principal
payments because the issuers of the convertible securities may default on their
obligations. Convertible securities generally offer lower yields than
non-convertible securities of similar quality because of their conversion or
exchange features.
Indexed Securities. Short Term Bond Fund may invest in indexed
securities, the value of which is linked to currencies, interest rates,
commodities, indices or other financial indicators ("reference instruments").
Most indexed securities have maturities of three years or less.
Indexed securities differ from other types of debt securities in which
the Fund may invest in several respects. First, the interest rate or, unlike
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other debt securities, the principal amount payable at maturity of an indexed
security may vary based on changes in one or more specified reference
instruments, such as an interest rate compared with a fixed interest rate or the
currency exchange rates between two currencies (neither of which need be the
currency in which the instrument is denominated). The reference instrument need
not be related to the terms of the indexed security. For example, the principal
amount of a U.S. dollar denominated indexed security may vary based on the
exchange rate of two foreign currencies. An indexed security may be positively
or negatively indexed; that is, its value may increase or decrease if the value
of the reference instrument increases. Further, the change in the principal
amount payable or the interest rate of an indexed security may be a multiple of
the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying
reference instrument(s).
Investment in indexed securities involves certain risks. In addition to
the credit risk of the security's issuer and the normal risks of price changes
in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of indexed
securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of reference
instruments. Further, in the case of certain indexed securities in which the
interest rate is linked to a reference instrument, the interest rate may be
reduced to zero, and any further declines in the value of the security may then
reduce the principal amount payable on maturity. Finally, indexed securities may
be more volatile than the reference instruments underlying indexed securities.
Dollar Roll Transactions. Short Term Bond Fund may enter into "dollar
roll" transactions, which consist of the sale by the Fund to a bank or
broker/dealer (the "counterparty") of GNMA certificates or other mortgage-backed
securities together with a commitment to purchase from the counterparty similar,
but not identical, securities at a future date, at the same price. The
counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including
prepayments, made on the security while it is the holder. The Fund receives a
fee from the counterparty as consideration for entering into the commitment to
purchase. Dollar rolls may be renewed over a period of several months with a
different purchase and repurchase price fixed and a cash settlement made at each
renewal without physical delivery of securities. Moreover, the transaction may
be preceded by a firm commitment agreement pursuant to which the Fund agrees to
buy a security on a future date.
The Fund will not use such transactions for leveraging purposes and,
accordingly, will segregate cash, U.S. Government securities or other high grade
debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet its purchase obligations under
the transactions. The Fund will also maintain asset coverage of at least 300%
for all outstanding firm commitments, dollar rolls and other borrowings.
Dollar rolls are treated for purposes of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the "1940 Act") as borrowings of the Fund because they involve the sale of
a security coupled with an agreement to repurchase. Like all borrowings, a
dollar roll involves costs to the Fund. For example, while the Fund receives a
fee as consideration for agreeing to repurchase the security, the Fund forgoes
the right to receive all principal and interest payments while the counterparty
holds the security. These payments to the counterparty may exceed the fee
received by the Fund, thereby effectively charging the Fund interest on its
borrowing. Further, although the Fund can estimate the amount of expected
principal prepayment over the term of the dollar roll, a variation in the actual
amount of prepayment could increase or decrease the cost of the Fund's
borrowing.
The entry into dollar rolls involves potential risks of loss which are
different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. For
example, if the counterparty becomes insolvent, the Fund's right to purchase
from the counterparty might be restricted. Additionally, the value of such
securities may change adversely before the Fund is able to purchase them.
Similarly, the Fund may be required to purchase securities in connection with a
dollar roll at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open
market. Since, as noted above, the counterparty is required to deliver a
similar, but not identical security to the Fund, the security which the Fund is
required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical
security. Finally, there can be no assurance that the Fund's use of the cash
that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing
costs.
The Trustees of the Fund have adopted guidelines to ensure that those
securities received are substantially identical to those sold. To reduce the
risk of default, the Fund will engage in such transactions only with banks and
broker/dealers selected pursuant to such guidelines.
Repurchase Agreements. Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
member banks of the Federal Reserve System or any domestic broker/dealer which
is recognized as a reporting government securities dealer if the
creditworthiness of the bank or broker/dealer has been determined by the Adviser
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to be at least as high as that of other obligations a Fund may purchase or at
least equal to that of issuers of commercial paper rated within the two highest
grades assigned by Moody's or S&P.
A repurchase agreement provides a means for a Fund to earn income on
funds for periods as short as overnight. It is an arrangement under which a Fund
acquires a security ("Obligation") and the seller agrees, at the time of sale,
to repurchase the Obligation at a specified time and price. Obligations subject
to a repurchase agreement are held in a segregated account and the value of such
obligations is kept at least equal to the repurchase price on a daily basis. The
repurchase price may be higher than the purchase price, the difference being
income to a Fund, or the purchase and repurchase prices may be the same, with
interest at a stated rate due to a Fund together with the repurchase price on
repurchase. In either case, the income to a Fund is unrelated to the interest
rate on the Obligation. Obligations will be held by the Funds' custodian or in
the Federal Reserve Book Entry System.
For purposes of the 1940 Act, a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a
loan from a Fund to the seller of the Obligation subject to the repurchase
agreement and is therefore subject to a Fund's investment restriction applicable
to loans. It is not clear whether a court would consider the Obligation
purchased by a Fund subject to a repurchase agreement as being owned by a Fund
or as being collateral for a loan by a Fund to the seller. In the event of the
commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the seller
of the Obligation before repurchase of the Obligation under a repurchase
agreement, a Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell
the security. Delays may involve loss of interest or decline in the price of the
Obligation. If the court characterizes the transaction as a loan and a Fund has
not perfected a security interest in the Obligation, a Fund may be required to
return the Obligation to the seller's estate and be treated as an unsecured
creditor of the seller. As an unsecured creditor, a Fund would be at risk of
losing some or all of the principal and income involved in the transaction. As
with any unsecured debt obligation purchased for a Fund, the Adviser seeks to
minimize the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by analyzing the
creditworthiness of the obligor, in this case the seller of the Obligation.
Apart from the risk of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, there is also the
risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the Obligation, in which case a Fund
may incur a loss if the proceeds to that Fund of its sale of the securities
underlying the repurchase agreement to a third party are less than the
repurchase price. However, if the market value (including interest) of the
Obligation subject to the repurchase agreement becomes less than the repurchase
price (including interest), a Fund will direct the seller of the Obligation to
deliver additional securities so that the market value (including interest) of
all securities subject to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the
repurchase price. It is possible that a Fund will be unsuccessful in seeking to
impose on the seller a contractual obligation to deliver additional securities.
Short Term Bond Fund may enter into repurchase commitments with
any party deemed creditworthy by the Adviser, including foreign banks and
broker/dealers, if the transaction is entered into for investment purposes and
the counterparty's creditworthiness is at least equal to that of issuers of
securities which the Fund may purchase. Such transactions may not provide the
Fund with collateral marked-to-market during the term of the commitment.
When-Issued Securities. Each Fund may purchase securities offered on a
"when-issued" or "forward delivery" basis. The price of such securities, which
is generally expressed in yield terms, is generally fixed at the time the
commitment to purchase is made, but delivery and payment for the when-issued or
forward delivery securities take place at a later date. During the period
between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by a Fund to the issuer and
no interest on the when-issued or forward delivery security accrues to a Fund.
To the extent that assets of a Fund are not invested prior to the settlement of
a purchase of securities, a Fund will earn no income; however, it is intended
that a Fund will be fully invested to the extent practicable and subject to the
policies stated above. While when-issued or forward delivery securities may be
sold prior to the settlement date, it is intended that a Fund will purchase such
securities with the purpose of actually acquiring them unless a sale appears
desirable for investment reasons. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to
purchase a security on a when-issued or forward delivery basis, it will record
the transaction and reflect the value of the security in determining its net
asset value. The market value of when-issued or forward delivery securities may
be more or less than the purchase price. Each Fund does not believe that its net
asset value or income will be adversely affected by their purchase of securities
on a when-issued or forward delivery basis. Each Fund will establish a
segregated account for commitments for when-issued or forward delivery
securities as described above. For Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, such segregated
securities either will mature or, if necessary, be sold on or before the
settlement date.
Foreign Securities. Short Term Bond Fund may invest in securities of
foreign issuers. Investing in foreign issuers involves certain special
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considerations, including those set forth below, which are not typically
associated with investing in United States issuers. As foreign companies are not
generally subject to uniform accounting and auditing and financial reporting
standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic
companies, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign
company than about a domestic company. Volume and liquidity in most foreign bond
markets is less than in the United States and, at times, volatility of price can
be greater than in the United States. There is generally less government
supervision and regulation of brokers and listed companies than in the United
States. Mail service between the United States and foreign countries may be
slower or less reliable than within the United States, thus increasing the risk
of delayed settlements of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for
portfolio securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by foreign national
governments, their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, may
or may not be supported by the full faith and credit and taxing power of the
foreign government. The Fund's ability and decisions to purchase and sell
portfolio securities may be affected by laws or regulations relating to the
convertibility and repatriation of assets. Further, it may be more difficult for
the Fund's agents to keep currently informed about corporate actions which may
affect the prices of portfolio securities. In addition, with respect to certain
foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory
taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments which
could affect United States investments in those countries. In addition, it may
be more difficult to obtain and enforce a judgment against a foreign issuer.
Foreign securities may be subject to foreign government taxes which will reduce
the yield on such securities. A shareholder of the Fund will not be entitled to
claim a credit or deduction for U.S. federal income tax purposes for his or her
proportionate share of such foreign taxes paid by the Fund.
Lending of Portfolio Securities. Short Term Bond Fund may seek to
increase its income by lending portfolio securities. Such loans may be made to
registered broker/dealers and are required to be secured continuously by
collateral in cash, U.S. Government Securities and high grade debt obligations
maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value
and accrued interest of the securities loaned. The Fund has the right to call a
loan and obtain the securities loaned on no more than five days' notice. During
the existence of a loan, the Fund will continue to receive the equivalent of any
distributions paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and will also receive
compensation based on investment of the collateral. As with other extensions of
credit there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the
collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, the
loans will be made only to firms deemed by the Adviser to be of good standing.
The value of the securities loaned will not exceed 30% of the value of the
Fund's total assets at the time any loan is made.
Strategic Transactions and Derivatives. Short Term Bond Fund may,
but is not required to, utilize various other investment strategies as described
below to hedge various market risks (such as interest rates, currency exchange
rates, and broad or specific equity or fixed-income market movements), to manage
the effective maturity or duration of the Fund's portfolio, or to enhance
potential gain. These strategies may be executed through the use of
derivative contracts. Such strategies are generally accepted as a part
of modern portfolio management and are regularly utilized by many mutual
funds and other institutional investors. Techniques and instruments may change
over time as new instruments and strategies are developed or regulatory changes
occur.
In the course of pursuing these investment strategies, the Fund may
purchase and sell exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on
securities, equity and fixed-income indices and other financial instruments,
purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon, enter into
various interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, and
enter into various currency transactions such as currency forward contracts,
currency futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currencies or currency
futures (collectively, all the above are called "Strategic Transactions").
Strategic Transactions may be used without limit to attempt to protect
against possible changes in the market value of securities held in or to be
purchased for the Fund's portfolio resulting from securities markets or currency
exchange rate fluctuations, to protect the Fund's unrealized gains in the value
of its portfolio securities, to facilitate the sale of such securities for
investment purposes, to manage the effective maturity or duration of the Fund's
portfolio, or to establish a position in the derivatives markets as a temporary
substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities. Some Strategic
Transactions may also be used to enhance potential gain although no more than 5%
of the Fund's assets will be committed to Strategic Transactions entered into
for non-hedging purposes. Any or all of these investment techniques may be used
at any time and in any combination, and there is no particular strategy
that dictates the use of one technique rather than another, as use of any
Strategic Transaction is a function of numerous variables including market
conditions. The ability of the Fund to utilize these Strategic Transactions
successfully will depend on the Adviser's ability to predict pertinent market
movements, which cannot be assured. The Fund will comply with applicable
regulatory requirements when implementing these strategies, techniques and
instruments. Strategic Transactions involving financial futures and options
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thereon will be purchased, sold or entered into only for bona fide hedging, risk
management or portfolio management purposes and not for speculative purposes.
Strategic Transactions, including derivative contracts, have
risks associated with them including possible default by the other party to the
transaction, illiquidity and, to the extent the Adviser's view as to certain
market movements is incorrect, the risk that the use of such Strategic
Transactions could result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Use
of put and call options may result in losses to the Fund, force the sale or
purchase of portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices higher than
(in the case of put options) or lower than (in the case of call options) current
market values, limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on its
investments or cause the Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell. The
use of currency transactions can result in the Fund incurring losses as a result
of a number of factors including the imposition of exchange controls, suspension
of settlements, or the inability to deliver or receive a specified currency. The
use of options and futures transactions entails certain other risks. In
particular, the variable degree of correlation between price movements of
futures contracts and price movements in the related portfolio position of the
Fund creates the possibility that losses on the hedging instrument may be
greater than gains in the value of the Fund's position. In addition, futures and
options markets may not be liquid in all circumstances and certain
over-the-counter options may have no markets. As a result, in certain markets,
the Fund might not be able to close out a transaction without incurring
substantial losses, if at all. Although the use of futures and options
transactions for hedging should tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a
decline in the value of the hedged position, at the same time they tend to limit
any potential gain which might result from an increase in value of such
position. Finally, the daily variation margin requirements for futures contracts
would create a greater ongoing potential financial risk than would purchases of
options, where the exposure is limited to the cost of the initial premium.
Losses resulting from the use of Strategic Transactions would reduce net asset
value, and possibly income, and such losses can be greater than if the Strategic
Transactions had not been utilized.
General Characteristics of Options. Put options and call options typically have
similar structural characteristics and operational mechanics regardless of the
underlying instrument on which they are purchased or sold. Thus, the following
general discussion relates to each of the particular types of options discussed
in greater detail below. In addition, many Strategic Transactions involving
options require segregation of Short Term Bond Fund assets in special
accounts, as described below under "Use of Segregated and Other Special
Accounts."
A put option gives the purchaser of the option, upon payment of a
premium, the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying
security, commodity, index, currency or other instrument at the exercise price.
For instance, the Fund's purchase of a put option on a security might be
designed to protect its holdings in the underlying instrument (or, in some
cases, a similar instrument) against a substantial decline in the market value
by giving the Fund the right to sell such instrument at the option exercise
price. A call option, upon payment of a premium, gives the purchaser of the
option the right to buy, and the seller the obligation to sell, the underlying
instrument at the exercise price. The Fund's purchase of a call option on a
security, financial future, index, currency or other instrument might be
intended to protect the Fund against an increase in the price of the underlying
instrument that it intends to purchase in the future by fixing the price at
which it may purchase such instrument. An American style put or call option may
be exercised at any time during the option period while a European style put or
call option may be exercised only upon expiration or during a fixed period prior
thereto. The Fund is authorized to purchase and sell exchange listed options and
over-the-counter options ("OTC options"). Exchange listed options are issued by
a regulated intermediary such as the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), which
guarantees the performance of the obligations of the parties to such options.
The discussion below uses the OCC as an example, but is also applicable to other
financial intermediaries.
With certain exceptions, OCC issued and exchange listed options
generally settle by physical delivery of the underlying security or currency,
although in the future cash settlement may become available. Index options and
Eurodollar instruments are cash settled for the net amount, if any, by which the
option is "in-the-money" (i.e., where the value of the underlying instrument
exceeds, in the case of a call option, or is less than, in the case of a put
option, the exercise price of the option) at the time the option is exercised.
Frequently, rather than taking or making delivery of the underlying instrument
through the process of exercising the option, listed options are closed by
entering into offsetting purchase or sale transactions that do not result in
ownership of the new option.
The Fund's ability to close out its position as a purchaser or seller
of an OCC or exchange listed put or call option is dependent, in part, upon the
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liquidity of the option market. Among the possible reasons for the absence of a
liquid option market on an exchange are: (i) insufficient trading interest in
certain options; (ii) restrictions on transactions imposed by an exchange; (iii)
trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions imposed with respect to
particular classes or series of options or underlying securities including
reaching daily price limits; (iv) interruption of the normal operations of the
OCC or an exchange; (v) inadequacy of the facilities of an exchange or OCC to
handle current trading volume; or (vi) a decision by one or more exchanges to
discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options),
in which event the relevant market for that option on that exchange would cease
to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange would generally continue
to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.
The hours of trading for listed options may not coincide with the hours
during which the underlying financial instruments are traded. To the extent that
the option markets close before the markets for the underlying financial
instruments, significant price and rate movements can take place in the
underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the option markets.
OTC options are purchased from or sold to securities dealers, financial
institutions or other parties ("Counterparties") through direct bilateral
agreement with the Counterparty. In contrast to exchange listed options, which
generally have standardized terms and performance mechanics, all the terms of an
OTC option, including such terms as method of settlement, term, exercise price,
premium, guarantees and security, are set by negotiation of the parties. The
Fund will only sell OTC options (other than OTC currency options) that are
subject to a buy-back provision permitting the Fund to require the Counterparty
to sell the option back to the Fund at a formula price within seven days. The
Fund expects generally to enter into OTC options that have cash settlement
provisions, although it is not required to do so.
Unless the parties provide for it, there is no central clearing or
guaranty function in an OTC option. As a result, if the Counterparty fails to
make or take delivery of the security, currency or other instrument underlying
an OTC option it has entered into with the Fund or fails to make a cash
settlement payment due in accordance with the terms of that option, the Fund
will lose any premium it paid for the option as well as any anticipated benefit
of the transaction. Accordingly, the Adviser must assess the creditworthiness of
each such Counterparty or any guarantor or credit enhancement of the
Counterparty's credit to determine the likelihood that the terms of the OTC
option will be satisfied. The Fund will engage in OTC option transactions only
with U.S. g overnment securities dealers recognized by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York as "primary dealers" or broker/dealers, domestic or foreign
banks or other financial institutions which have received (or the guarantors of
the obligation of which have received) a short-term credit rating of A-1 from
S &P or P-1 from Moody's or an equivalent rating from any
nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") or, in the case
of OTC currency transactions, are determined to be of equivalent credit quality
by the Adviser. The staff of the SEC currently takes the position that OTC
options purchased by the Fund, and portfolio securities "covering" the amount of
the Fund's obligation pursuant to an OTC option sold by it (the cost of the
sell-back plus the in-the-money amount, if any) are illiquid, and are subject to
the Fund's limitation on investing no more than 10% of its assets in illiquid
securities.
If the Fund sells a call option, the premium that it receives may serve
as a partial hedge, to the extent of the option premium, against a decrease in
the value of the underlying securities or instruments in its portfolio or will
increase the Fund's income. The sale of put options can also provide income.
The Fund may purchase and sell call options on securities including
U.S. Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt
securities, equity securities (including convertible securities) and Eurodollar
instruments that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and in the
over-the-counter markets, and on securities indices, currencies and futures
contracts. All calls sold by the Fund must be "covered" (i.e., the Fund must own
the securities or futures contract subject to the call) or must meet the asset
segregation requirements described below as long as the call is outstanding.
Even though the Fund will receive the option premium to help protect it against
loss, a call sold by the Fund exposes the Fund during the term of the option to
possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the
underlying security or instrument and may require the Fund to hold a security or
instrument which it might otherwise have sold.
The Fund may purchase and sell put options on securities including U.S.
Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, foreign sovereign
debt, corporate debt securities, equity securities (including convertible
securities) and Eurodollar instruments (whether or not it holds the above
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securities in its portfolio), and on securities indices, currencies and futures
contracts other than futures on individual corporate debt and individual equity
securities. The Fund will not sell put options if, as a result, more than 50% of
the Fund's assets would be required to be segregated to cover its potential
obligations under such put options other than those with respect to futures and
options thereon. In selling put options, there is a risk that the Fund may be
required to buy the underlying security at a disadvantageous price above the
market price.
General Characteristics of Futures. Short Term Bond Fund may enter into
financial futures contracts or purchase or sell put and call options on such
futures as a hedge against anticipated interest rate, currency or equity market
changes, for duration management and for risk management purposes. Futures are
generally bought and sold on the commodities exchanges where they are listed
with payment of initial and variation margin as described below. The sale of a
futures contract creates a firm obligation by the Fund, as seller, to deliver to
the buyer the specific type of financial instrument called for in the contract
at a specific future time for a specified price (or, with respect to index
futures and Eurodollar instruments, the net cash amount). Options on futures
contracts are similar to options on securities except that an option on a
futures contract gives the purchaser the right in return for the premium paid to
assume a position in a futures contract and obligates the seller to deliver such
position.
The Fund's use of financial futures and options thereon will in all
cases be consistent with applicable regulatory requirements and in particular
the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and will
be entered into only for bona fide hedging, risk management (including duration
management) or other portfolio management purposes. Typically, maintaining a
futures contract or selling an option thereon requires the Fund to deposit with
a financial intermediary as security for its obligations an amount of cash or
other specified assets (initial margin) which initially is typically 1% to 10%
of the face amount of the contract (but may be higher in some circumstances).
Additional cash or assets (variation margin) may be required to be deposited
thereafter on a daily basis as the mark to market value of the contract
fluctuates. The purchase of an option on financial futures involves payment of a
premium for the option without any further obligation on the part of the Fund.
If the Fund exercises an option on a futures contract it will be obligated to
post initial margin (and potential subsequent variation margin) for the
resulting futures position just as it would for any position. Futures contracts
and options thereon are generally settled by entering into an offsetting
transaction but there can be no assurance that the position can be offset prior
to settlement at an advantageous price, nor that delivery will occur.
The Fund will not enter into a futures contract or related option
(except for closing transactions) if, immediately thereafter, the sum of the
amount of its initial margin and premiums on open futures contracts and options
thereon would exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value);
however, in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of the
purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in calculating the 5%
limitation. The segregation requirements with respect to futures contracts and
options thereon are described below.
Options on Securities Indices and Other Financial Indices. Short Term
Bond Fund also may purchase and sell call and put options on securities
indices and other financial indices and in so doing can achieve many of the same
objectives it would achieve through the sale or purchase of options on
individual securities or other instruments. Options on securities indices and
other financial indices are similar to options on a security or other instrument
except that, rather than settling by physical delivery of the underlying
instrument, they settle by cash settlement, i.e., an option on an index gives
the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash
if the closing level of the index upon which the option is based exceeds, in the
case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the
option (except if, in the case of an OTC option, physical delivery is
specified). This amount of cash is equal to the excess of the closing price of
the index over the exercise price of the option, which also may be multiplied by
a formula value. The seller of the option is obligated, in return for the
premium received, to make delivery of this amount. The gain or loss on an option
on an index depends on price movements in the instruments making up the market,
market segment, industry or other composite on which the underlying index is
based, rather than price movements in individual securities, as is the case with
respect to options on securities.
Currency Transactions. Short Term Bond Fund may engage in currency
transactions with Counterparties in order to hedge the value of portfolio
holdings denominated in particular currencies against fluctuations in relative
value. Currency transactions include forward currency contracts, exchange listed
currency futures, exchange listed and OTC options on currencies, and currency
swaps. A forward currency contract involves a privately negotiated obligation to
purchase or sell (with delivery generally required) a specific currency at a
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future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract
agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. A
currency swap is an agreement to exchange cash flows based on the notional
difference among two or more currencies and operates similarly to an interest
rate swap, which is described below. The Fund may enter into currency
transactions with Counterparties which have received (or the guarantors of the
obligations of which have received) a credit rating of A-1 or P-1 by S&P
or Moody's, respectively, or that have an equivalent rating from a NRSRO or
are determined to be of equivalent credit quality by the Adviser.
The Fund's dealings in forward currency contracts and other currency
transactions such as futures, options, options on futures and swaps will be
limited to hedging involving either specific transactions or portfolio
positions. Transaction hedging is entering into a currency transaction with
respect to specific assets or liabilities of the Fund, which will generally
arise in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities or the
receipt of income therefrom. Position hedging is entering into a currency
transaction with respect to portfolio security positions denominated or
generally quoted in that currency.
The Fund will not enter into a transaction to hedge currency exposure
to an extent greater, after netting all transactions intended wholly or
partially to offset other transactions, than the aggregate market value (at the
time of entering into the transaction) of the securities held in its portfolio
that are denominated or generally quoted in or currently convertible into such
currency, other than with respect to proxy hedging or cross hedging as
described below.
The Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into transactions
to purchase or sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value
relative to other currencies to which the Fund has or in which the Fund expects
to have portfolio exposure.
To reduce the effect of currency fluctuations on the value of existing
or anticipated holdings of portfolio securities, the Fund may also engage in
proxy hedging. Proxy hedging is often used when the currency to which the Fund's
portfolio is exposed is difficult to hedge or to hedge against the dollar. Proxy
hedging entails entering into a commitment or option to sell a currency
whose changes in value are generally considered to be correlated to a currency
or currencies in which some or all of the Fund's portfolio securities are or are
expected to be denominated, in exchange for U.S. dollars. The amount of
the commitment or option would not exceed the value of the Fund's
securities denominated in correlated currencies. For example, if the
Adviser considers that the Austrian schilling is correlated to the German
deutschemark (the "D-mark"), the Fund holds securities denominated in schillings
and the Adviser believes that the value of schillings will decline against the
U.S. dollar, the Adviser may enter into a commitment or option to sell
D-marks and buy dollars. Currency hedging involves some of the same risks and
considerations as other transactions with similar instruments. Currency
transactions can result in losses to the Fund if the currency being hedged
fluctuates in value to a degree or in a direction that is not anticipated.
Further, there is the risk that the perceived correlation between various
currencies may not be present or may not be present during the particular time
that the Fund is engaging in proxy hedging. If the Fund enters into a currency
hedging transaction, the Fund will comply with the asset segregation
requirements described below.
Risks of Currency Transactions. Currency transactions in which Short Term
Bond Fund may engage are subject to risks different from those of other
portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to the
issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchases and
sales of currency and related instruments can be negatively affected by
government exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange
restrictions imposed by governments. These can result in losses to the Fund if
it is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of
obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered
useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction
costs. Buyers and sellers of currency futures are subject to the same risks that
apply to the use of futures generally. Further, settlement of a currency futures
contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the
issuing nation. Trading options on currency futures is relatively new, and the
ability to establish and close out positions on such options is subject to the
maintenance of a liquid market which may not always be available. Currency
exchange rates may fluctuate based on factors extrinsic to that country's
economy.
Combined Transactions. Short Term Bond Fund may enter into multiple
transactions, including multiple options transactions, multiple futures
transactions, multiple currency transactions (including forward currency
contracts) and multiple interest rate transactions and any combination of
futures, options, currency and interest rate transactions ("component"
transactions), instead of a single Strategic Transaction, as part of a single or
combined strategy when, in the opinion of the Adviser, it is in the best
interests of the Fund to do so. A combined transaction will usually contain
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elements of risk that are present in each of its component transactions.
Although combined transactions are normally entered into based on the Adviser's
judgment that the combined strategies will reduce risk or otherwise more
effectively achieve the desired portfolio management goal, it is possible that
the combination will instead increase such risks or hinder achievement of the
portfolio management objective.
Swaps, Caps, Floors and Collars. Among the Strategic Transactions into which
Short Term Bond Fund may enter are interest rate, currency and index
swaps and the purchase or sale of related caps, floors and collars. The Fund
expects to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or
spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, to protect
against currency fluctuations, as a duration management technique or to protect
against any increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing
at a later date. The Fund intends to use these transactions as hedges and not as
speculative investments and will not sell interest rate caps or floors where it
does not own securities or other instruments providing the income stream the
Fund may be obligated to pay. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the
Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive
interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments
with respect to a notional amount of principal. A currency swap is an agreement
to exchange cash flows on a notional amount of two or more currencies based on
the relative value differential among them and an index swap is an agreement to
swap cash flows on a notional amount based on changes in the values of the
reference indices. The purchase of a cap entitles the purchaser to receive
payments on a notional principal amount from the party selling such cap to the
extent that a specified index exceeds a predetermined interest rate or amount.
The purchase of a floor entitles the purchaser to receive payments on a notional
principal amount from the party selling such floor to the extent that a
specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate or amount. A collar is
a combination of a cap and a floor that preserves a certain return within a
predetermined range of interest rates or values.
The Fund will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two
payment streams are netted out in a cash settlement on the payment date or dates
specified in the instrument, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may
be, only the net amount of the two payments. Inasmuch as these swaps, caps,
floors and collars are entered into for good faith hedging purposes, the Adviser
and the Fund believe such obligations do not constitute senior securities under
the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to its
borrowing restrictions. The Fund will not enter into any swap, cap, floor or
collar transaction unless, at the time of entering into such transaction, the
unsecured long-term debt of the Counterparty, combined with any credit
enhancements, is rated at least A by S&P or Moody's or has an equivalent rating
from a NRSRO or is determined to be of equivalent credit quality by the Adviser.
If there is a default by the Counterparty, the Fund may have contractual
remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The swap market
has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and
investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing
standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become
relatively liquid. Caps, floors and collars are more recent innovations for
which standardized documentation has not yet been fully developed and,
accordingly, they are less liquid than swaps.
Eurodollar Instruments. Short Term Bond Fund may make investments in
Eurodollar instruments. Eurodollar instruments are U.S. dollar-denominated
futures contracts or options thereon which are linked to the London Interbank
Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), although foreign currency-denominated instruments are
available from time to time. Eurodollar futures contracts enable purchasers to
obtain a fixed rate for the lending of funds and sellers to obtain a fixed rate
for borrowings. The Fund might use Eurodollar futures contracts and options
thereon to hedge against changes in LIBOR, to which many interest rate swaps and
fixed-income instruments are linked.
Risks of Strategic Transactions Outside the U.S. When conducted outside the
U.S., Strategic Transactions may not be regulated as rigorously as in the U.S.,
may not involve a clearing mechanism and related guarantees, and are subject to
the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices of, foreign
securities, currencies and other instruments. The value of such positions also
could be adversely affected by: (i) other complex foreign political, legal and
economic factors, (ii) lesser availability than in the U.S. of data on which to
make trading decisions, (iii) delays in the Fund's ability to act upon economic
events occurring in foreign markets during non-business hours in the U.S., (iv)
the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and procedures and
margin requirements than in the U.S., and (v) lower trading volume and
liquidity.
Use of Segregated and Other Special Accounts. Many Strategic Transactions, in
addition to other requirements, require that Short Term Bond Fund
segregate liquid high grade assets with its custodian to the extent Fund
obligations are not otherwise "covered" through ownership of the underlying
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security, financial instrument or currency. In general, either the full amount
of any obligation by the Fund to pay or deliver securities or assets must be
covered at all times by the securities, instruments or currency required to be
delivered, or, subject to any regulatory restrictions, an amount of cash or
liquid high grade securities at least equal to the current amount of the
obligation must be segregated with the custodian. The segregated assets cannot
be sold or transferred unless equivalent assets are substituted in their place
or it is no longer necessary to segregate them. For example, a call option
written by the Fund will require the Fund to hold the securities subject to the
call (or securities convertible into the needed securities without additional
consideration) or to segregate liquid high-grade securities sufficient to
purchase and deliver the securities if the call is exercised. A call option sold
by the Fund on an index will require the Fund to own portfolio securities which
correlate with the index or to segregate liquid high grade assets equal to the
excess of the index value over the exercise price on a current basis. A put
option written by the Fund requires the Fund to segregate liquid, high grade
assets equal to the exercise price.
Except when the Fund enters into a forward contract for the purchase or
sale of a security denominated in a particular currency, which requires no
segregation, a currency contract which obligates the Fund to buy or sell
currency will generally require the Fund to hold an amount of that currency or
liquid securities denominated in that currency equal to the Fund's obligations
or to segregate liquid high grade assets equal to the amount of the Fund's
obligation.
OTC options entered into by the Fund, including those on securities,
currency, financial instruments or indices and OCC issued and exchange listed
index options, will generally provide for cash settlement. As a result, when the
Fund sells these instruments it will only segregate an amount of assets equal to
its accrued net obligations, as there is no requirement for payment or delivery
of amounts in excess of the net amount. These amounts will equal 100% of the
exercise price in the case of a non cash-settled put, the same as an OCC
guaranteed listed option sold by the Fund, or the in-the-money amount plus any
sell-back formula amount in the case of a cash-settled put or call. In addition,
when the Fund sells a call option on an index at a time when the in-the-money
amount exceeds the exercise price, the Fund will segregate, until the option
expires or is closed out, cash or cash equivalents equal in value to such
excess. OCC issued and exchange listed options sold by the Fund other than those
above generally settle with physical delivery, or with an election of either
physical delivery or cash settlement and the Fund will segregate an amount
of assets equal to the full value of the option. OTC options settling with
physical delivery, or with an election of either physical delivery or cash
settlement will be treated the same as other options settling with physical
delivery.
In the case of a futures contract or an option thereon, the Fund must
deposit initial margin and possible daily variation margin in addition to
segregating assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide
securities or currencies, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an
index-based futures contract. Such assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents,
liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets.
With respect to swaps, the Fund will accrue the net amount of the
excess, if any, of its obligations over its entitlements with respect to each
swap on a daily basis and will segregate an amount of cash or liquid high grade
securities having a value equal to the accrued excess. Caps, floors and collars
require segregation of assets with a value equal to the Fund's net obligation,
if any.
Strategic Transactions may be covered by other means when consistent
with applicable regulatory policies. The Fund may also enter into offsetting
transactions so that its combined position, coupled with any segregated assets,
equals its net outstanding obligation in related options and Strategic
Transactions. For example, the Fund could purchase a put option if the strike
price of that option is the same or higher than the strike price of a put option
sold by the Fund. Moreover, instead of segregating assets if the Fund held a
futures or forward contract, it could purchase a put option on the same futures
or forward contract with a strike price as high or higher than the price of the
contract held. Other Strategic Transactions may also be offset in combinations.
If the offsetting transaction terminates at the time of or after the primary
transaction no segregation is required, but if it terminates prior to such time,
assets equal to any remaining obligation would need to be segregated.
The Fund's activities involving Strategic Transactions may be limited
by the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, (the "Code") for qualification as a regulated investment company.
(See "TAXES.")
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Investment Restrictions
The following restrictions are fundamental policies and may not be
changed with respect to each of the Funds without the approval of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of such Fund which, under the 1940 Act and the
rules thereunder and as used in this combined Statement of Additional
Information, means the lesser of (1) 67% of the shares of such Fund present at a
meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of such Fund
are present in person or by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding
shares of such Fund.
As a matter of fundamental policy, each Fund may not:
1. with respect to 75% of its total assets taken at market value,
purchase more than 10% of the voting securities of any one
issuer or invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets
in the securities of any one issuer, except obligations issued
or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities and except securities of other investment
companies;
2. borrow money, except as a temporary measure for extraordinary
or emergency purposes or except in connection with reverse
repurchase agreements; provided that the Fund maintains asset
coverage of 300% for all borrowings;
3. purchase or sell real estate (except that the Fund may invest
in (i) securities of companies which deal in real estate or
mortgages, and (ii) securities secured by real estate or
interests therein, and that the Fund reserves freedom of
action to hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities) or purchase or sell
physical commodities or contracts relating to physical
commodities;
4. act as underwriter of securities issued by others, except to
the extent that it may be deemed an underwriter in connection
with the disposition of portfolio securities of the Fund;
5. make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of portfolio
securities, and (b) to the extent that the entry into
repurchase agreements and the purchase of debt securities in
accordance with the Fund's investment objective and investment
policies may be deemed to be loans;
6. issue senior securities, except as appropriate to evidence
indebtedness which it is permitted to incur, and except for
shares of the separate classes or series of the Trust,
provided that collateral arrangements with respect to
currency-related contracts, futures contracts, options or
other permitted investments, including deposits of initial and
variation margin, are not considered to be the issuance of
senior securities for purposes of this restriction; or
7. purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of the
market value of its total assets at the time of such purchase
to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers having
their principal business activities in the same industry,
provided that there is no limitation with respect to
investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies or instrumentalitie s . (For
the purposes of this restriction, telephone companies are
considered to be in a separate industry from gas and electric
public utilities, and wholly-owned finance companies are
considered to be in the industry of their parents if their
activities are primarily related to financing the activities
of the parent s.)
As a matter of nonfundamental policy each Fund may not:
(a) purchase or retain securities of any open-end investment
company, or securities of any closed-end investment company
except by purchase in the open market where no commission or
profit to a sponsor or dealer results from such purchases, or
except when such purchase, though not made in the open market,
is part of a plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization or
acquisition of assets; in any event the Fund may not purchase
more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of another
investment company, may not invest more than 5% of its assets
in another investment company, and may not invest more than
10% of its assets in other investment companies;
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(b) pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets in excess, together
with permitted borrowings, of 1/3 of its total assets;
(c) purchase or retain securities of an issuer any of whose
officers, directors, trustees or security holders is an
officer or Trustee of the Trust or a member, officer,
director or trustee of the investment adviser of the Fund if
one or more of such individuals owns beneficially more than
one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the outstanding shares or
securities or both (taken at market value) of such issuer and
such individuals owning more than one-half of one percent
(1/2%) of such shares or securities together own beneficially
more than 5% of such shares or securities or both;
(d) purchase securities on margin or make short sales, unless, by
virtue of its ownership of other securities, it has the right
to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the
securities sold and, if the right is conditional, the sale is
made upon the same conditions, except in connection with
arbitrage transactions, and except that the Fund may obtain
such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance
of purchases and sales of securities;
(e) invest more than 10% of its net assets in the aggregate in
securities which are not readily marketable, the disposition
of which is restricted under Federal securities laws, and in
repurchase agreements not terminable within 7 days provided
the Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
restricted securities;
(f) purchase securities of any issuers with a record of less than
three years continuous operations, including predecessors,
except U.S. Government securities, securities of such issuers
which are rated by at least one nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, municipal obligations and
obligations issued or guaranteed by any foreign government or
its agencies or instrumentalities, if such purchase would
cause the investments of the Fund in all such issuers to
exceed 5% of the total assets of the Fund taken at market
value;
(g) (Short Term Bond Fund only) buy options on securities
or financial instruments, unless the aggregate premiums paid
on all such options held by the Fund at any time do not exceed
20% of its net assets; or sell put options on securities if,
as a result, the aggregate value of the obligations underlying
such put options would exceed 50% of the Fund's net assets;
(h) (Short Term Bond Fund only) enter into futures
contracts or purchase options thereon unless immediately after
the purchase, the value of the aggregate initial margin with
respect to all futures contracts entered into on behalf of the
Fund and the premiums paid for options on futures contracts
does not exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets; provided that
in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of
purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in computing
the 5% limit;
(i) (Zero Coupon 2000 Fund only) purchase or sell any put or
call options or any combination thereof;
(j) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases, or exploration or
development programs (although it may invest in issuers which
own or invest in such interests);
(k) (Short Term Bond Fund only) borrow money in excess of
5% of its total assets (taken at market value) except for
temporary or emergency purposes or borrow other than from
banks; however, in the case of reverse repurchase agreements,
the Fund may invest in such agreements with other than banks
subject to total asset coverage of 300% for such agreements
and all borrowings;
(l) (Zero Coupon 2000 Fund only) borrow money, including reverse
repurchase agreements, in excess of 5% of its total assets
(taken at market value) except for temporary or emergency
purposes or borrow other than from banks;
(m) purchase warrants if as a result warrants taken at the lower
of cost or market value would represent more than 5% of the
value of the Fund's total net assets or more than 2% of its
net assets in warrants that are not listed on the New York or
American Stock Exchanges or on an exchange with comparable
listing requirements (for this purpose, warrants attached to
securities will be deemed to have no value);
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(n) make securities loans if the value of such securities loaned
exceeds 30% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the
time any loan is made; all loans of portfolio securities will
be fully collateralized and marked to market daily. The Fund
has no current intention of making loans of portfolio
securities that would amount to greater than 5% of the Fund's
total assets; or
(o) purchase or sell real estate limited partnership interests.
For Short Term Bond Fund, restrictions with respect to
repurchase agreements shall be construed to be for repurchase agreements entered
into for the investment of available cash consistent with the Fund's repurchase
agreement procedures, not repurchase commitments entered into for general
investment purposes.
PURCHASES
(See "Purchases" and "Transaction information" in the
Funds' prospectuses.)
Additional Information About Opening An Account
Clients having a regular investment counsel account with the Adviser or
its affiliates and members of their immediate families, officers and employees
of the Adviser or of any affiliated organization and their immediate families,
members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and
banks may, if they prefer, subscribe initially for at least $1,000 of Fund
shares through Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (the "Distributor") by letter,
fax, TWX or telephone.
Shareholders of other Scudder funds who have submitted an account
application and have a certified taxpayer identification number, clients having
a regular investment counsel account with the Adviser or its affiliates and
members of their immediate families, officers and employees of the Adviser or of
any affiliated organization and their immediate families, members of the NASD
and banks may open an account by wire. These investors must call 1-800-225-5163
to get an account number. During the call the investor will be asked to indicate
the Fund name, amount to be wired ($1,000 minimum), name of bank or trust
company from which the wire will be sent, the exact registration of the new
account, the taxpayer identification or Social Security number, address and
telephone number. The investor must then call the bank to arrange a wire
transfer to The Scudder Funds, Boston, MA 02101, ABA Number 011000028,
DDA Account Number 9903-5552. The investor must give the Scudder fund name,
account name and new account number. Finally, the investor must send the
completed and signed application to a Fund promptly.
The minimum initial purchase amount is less than $1,000 under certain
special plan accounts.
Additional Information About Making Subsequent Investments By Telephone
Order
Subsequent purchase orders for shares of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund in the
amount of $10,000 or more and for an amount not greater than four times the
value of the shareholder's account may be placed by telephone, fax, etc., by
members of the NASD, by banks, and by established shareholders (except by
Scudder Individual Retirement Account (IRA), Scudder Profit-Sharing and Money
Purchase Pension Plans, Scudder 401(k) and Scudder 403(b) plan holders). Orders
placed in this manner may be directed to any office of the Distributor listed in
the Fund's prospectus. A two-part invoice of the purchase will be mailed out
promptly following receipt of a request to buy. Payment should be attached to a
copy of the invoice for proper identification. Federal regulations require that
payment be received within seven business days. If payment is not received
within that time, the shares may be canceled. In the event of such cancellation
or cancellation at the purchaser's request, the purchaser will be responsible
for any loss incurred by the Fund or the principal underwriter by reason of such
cancellation. If the purchaser is a shareholder, the Trust shall have the
authority, as agent of the shareholder, to redeem shares in the account in order
to reimburse the Fund or the principal underwriter for the loss incurred. Net
losses on such transactions which are not recovered from the purchaser will be
absorbed by the principal underwriter. Any net profit on the liquidation of
unpaid shares will accrue to that Fund.
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Checks
A certified check is not necessary, but checks are accepted subject to
collection at full face value in U.S. funds and must be drawn on, or payable
through, a U.S. bank.
If shares are purchased by a check which proves to be uncollectible,
the Trust reserves the right to cancel the purchase immediately and the
purchaser will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Trust or the
principal underwriter by reason of such cancellation. If the purchaser is a
shareholder, the Trust shall have the authority, as agent of the shareholder, to
redeem shares in the account in order to reimburse a Fund or the principal
underwriter for the loss incurred. Investors whose orders have been canceled may
be prohibited from or restricted in placing future orders in any of the Scudder
funds.
Wire Transfer of Federal Funds
To purchase shares of Short Term Bond Fund and obtain the same
day dividend you must have your bank forward federal funds by wire transfer and
provide the required account information so as to be available to Short Term
Bond Fund prior to twelve o'clock noon eastern time on that day. If you wish
to make a purchase of $500,000 or more you should notify the Fund's
T ransfer A gent of such a purchase by calling
1-800-225-5163. If either the federal funds or the account information is
received after twelve o'clock noon eastern time, but both the funds and the
information are made available before the close of regular trading on the New
York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") (normally 4 p.m. eastern time)
on any business day, shares will be purchased at net asset value determined on
that day but will not receive the dividend; in such cases, dividends commence on
the next business day.
To obtain the net asset value determined as of the close of regular
trading on the Exchange on a selected day for either Fund, your bank must
forward federal funds by wire transfer and provide the required account
information so as to be available to a Fund prior to the close of regular
trading on the Exchange (normally 4 p.m. eastern time).
The bank sending an investor's federal funds by bank wire may charge
for the service. Presently the Fund s pay a fee for receipt by State
Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Custodian") of "wired funds," and the right
to charge investors for this service is reserved.
Boston banks are closed on certain holidays although the Exchange may
be open. These holidays include Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the 3rd Monday in
January), Columbus Day (the 2nd Monday in October) and Veterans Day
(November 11). Investors are not able to purchase shares by wiring federal funds
on such holidays because the Custodian is not open to receive such federal funds
on behalf of a Fund.
Share Price
Purchases will be filled without sales charge at the net asset value
next computed after receipt of the application in good order. Net asset value
per share is currently determined once daily, as of the close of regular trading
on the Exchange (normally 4 p.m. eastern time), on each day the Exchange is open
for trading. Orders received after such close will be executed at the net asset
value per share on the next business day. If the order has been placed by a
member of the NASD other than the Distributor, it is the responsibility of that
member broker, rather than a Fund, to forward the purchase order to the Transfer
Agent in Boston by the close of trading on the Exchange.
Share Certificates
Due to the desire of the Funds' management to afford ease of
redemption, certificates will not be issued to indicate ownership in a Fund.
Share certificates now in a shareholder's possession may be sent to the Transfer
Agent for cancellation and credit to such shareholder's account. Shareholders
who prefer, may hold the certificates in their possession until they wish to
exchange or redeem such shares. (See "Redeeming shares" in the Funds'
prospectuses.)
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Other Information
If purchases or redemptions of Fund shares are arranged and settlement
is made, at an investor's election, through a member of the NASD other than
the Distributor, that member may, at its discretion, charge a fee for
that service. The Board of Trustees and Scudder Investor Services, Inc., the
Trust's principal underwriter, each has the right to limit the amount of
purchases by, and to refuse to sell to any person.
The Trustees and the Distributor each may suspend or terminate the
offering of shares of a Fund at any time.
The Tax Identification Number section of each Fund's application must
be completed when opening an account. Applications and purchase orders without a
certified tax identification number and certain other certified information,
(e.g., certification of exempt status from exempt investors) will be returned to
the investor.
A Fund may issue shares at net asset value in connection with any
merger or consolidation with, or acquisition of, the assets of any investment
company (or series thereof) or personal holding company, subject to the
requirements of the 1940 Act.
EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS
(See "Exchanges and redemptions" and "Transaction information" in
the Funds' prospectuses.)
Exchanges
Exchanges are comprised of a redemption from one Scudder fund and a
purchase of another Scudder fund to an existing account or a newly established
account. When an exchange involves a new account, the new account will be
established with the same registration, tax identification number, address,
telephone redemption option, "Scudder Automated Information Line" (SAIL)
transaction authorization and dividend option as the existing account.
Other features will not carry over automatically to the new account. Exchanges
to a new fund account must be for a minimum of $1,000. When an exchange
represents an additional investment into an existing account, the account
receiving the exchange proceeds must have identical registration, tax
identification number, address, and account options/features as the account of
origin. Exchanges into an existing account must be for $100 or more. If the
account receiving the exchange proceeds is different in any respect, the
exchange request must be in writing and must contain a signature guarantee as
described under "Redeeming shares--Signature guarantees" in the Funds'
prospectuses.
Exchange orders received before the close of regular trading on the
Exchange on any business day will ordinarily be executed at respective
net asset values determined on that day. Exchange orders received after the
close of trading will be executed on the following business day.
Investors may also request, at no extra charge, to have exchanges
automatically executed on a predetermined schedule from one Scudder Fund to an
existing account in another Scudder Fund through Scudder's Automatic Exchange
Program. Exchanges must be for a minimum of $50. Shareholders may add this free
feature over the phone or in writing. Automatic Exchanges will continue until
the shareholder requests by phone or in writing to have the feature removed, or
until the originating account is depleted. The Trust and the Transfer Agent each
reserves the right to suspend or terminate the privilege of the Automatic
Exchange Program at any time.
There is no charge to the shareholder for any exchange described above.
An exchange into another Scudder fund is a redemption of shares, and
therefore, may result in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the shareholder and
the proceeds of such exchange may be subject to backup withholding . (See
"TAXES . ")
Investors currently receive the exchange privilege, including exchange
by telephone, automatically without having to elect it. The Trust employs
procedures, including recording telephone calls, testing a caller's identity,
and sending written confirmation of telephone transactions, designed to give
reasonable assurance that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine,
and to discourage fraud. To the extent that the Trust does not follow such
procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent
telephone instructions. The Trust will not be liable for acting upon
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instructions communicated by telephone that it reasonably believes to be
genuine. The Trust, the Funds and the Transfer Agent each reserves the right to
suspend or terminate the privilege of exchanging by telephone or fax at any
time.
The Scudder Funds into which investors may make an exchange are listed
under "THE SCUDDER FAMILY OF FUNDS" herein. Before making an exchange,
shareholders should obtain from the Distributor a prospectus of the Scudder Fund
into which the exchange is being contemplated.
Scudder retirement plans may have different exchange requirements.
Please refer to appropriate plan literature.
Redemption by Telephone
In order to request redemptions by telephone, shareholders must have
completed and returned to the Transfer Agent the application, including the
designation of a bank account to which the redemption proceeds are to be sent.
Shareholders currently receive the right to redeem up to $50,000 to their
address of record automatically, without having to elect it. The proceeds will
not be mailed or wired to other than the predesignated bank account.
(a) NEW INVESTORS wishing to establish telephone redemption to a
designated bank account must complete the appropriate section
on the application.
(b) EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS (except those who are Scudder IRA,
Scudder Pension and Profit-Sharing, Scudder 401(k) and Scudder
403(b) planholders) who wish to establish telephone redemption
to a designated bank account or who want to change the bank
account previously designated to receive redemption proceeds
should either return a Telephone Redemption Option Form
(available upon request) or send a letter identifying the
account and specifying the exact information to be changed.
The letter must be signed exactly as the shareholder's name(s)
appears on the account. A signature and a signature guarantee
are required for each person in whose name the account is
registered.
Telephone redemption is not available with respect to shares held in
IRA accounts.
If a request for redemption to a shareholder's bank account is made by
telephone or fax, payment will be by Federal Reserve bank wire to the bank
account designated on the application, unless a request is made that the
redemption check be mailed to the designated bank account. There will be
a $5 charge for all wire redemptions.
Note: Investors designating that a savings bank receive their
telephone redemption proceeds are advised that if the savings
bank is not a participant in the Federal Reserve System,
redemption proceeds must be wired through a commercial bank
which is a correspondent of the savings bank. As this may
delay receipt by the shareholder's account, it is suggested
that investors wishing to use a savings bank discuss wire
procedures with their banks and submit any special wire
transfer information with the telephone redemption
authorization. If appropriate wire information is not
supplied, redemption proceeds will be mailed to the designated
bank.
The Trust employs procedures, including recording telephone calls,
testing a caller's identity, and sending written confirmation of telephone
transactions, designed to give reasonable assurance that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine, and to discourage fraud. To the extent
that the Trust does not follow such procedures, it may be liable for losses due
to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. The Trust will not be
liable for acting upon instructions communicated by telephone that it reasonably
believes to be genuine.
Redemption requests by telephone (technically a repurchase by agreement
between a Fund and the shareholder) of shares purchased by check will not be
accepted until the purchase check has cleared, which may take up to seven
business days.
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Redemption by Mail or Fax
Any existing share certificates representing shares being redeemed must
accompany a request for redemption and be duly endorsed or accompanied by a
proper stock assignment form with signature(s) guaranteed as explained in the
Funds' prospectuses.
In order to ensure proper authorization before redeeming shares, the
Transfer Agent may request additional documents such as, but not restricted to,
stock powers, trust instruments, certificates of death, appointments as
executor /executrix, certificates of corporate authority and waivers of
tax (required in some states when settling estates).
It is suggested that shareholders holding share certificates or shares
registered in other than individual names contact the Transfer Agent prior to
redemptions to ensure that all necessary documents accompany the request. When
shares are held in the name of a corporation, trust, fiduciary agent, attorney
or partnership, the Transfer Agent requires, in addition to the stock power,
certified evidence of authority to sign. These procedures are for the protection
of shareholders and should be followed to ensure prompt payment. Redemption
requests must not be conditional as to date or price of the redemption. Proceeds
of a redemption will be sent within seven business days after receipt by the
Transfer Agent of a request for redemption that complies with the above
requirements. Delays of more than seven days of payment for shares tendered for
redemption may result but only until the purchase check has cleared.
The requirements for IRA redemptions are different from those for
regular accounts. For more information call 1-800-225-5163.
Redemption by "Write-A-Check"
All new investors and existing shareholders of Short Term Bond
Fund who apply to the Custodian for checks may use them to pay any person,
provided that each check is for at least $100 and not more than $5 million. By
using the checks, the shareholder will receive daily dividend credit on his or
her shares until the check has cleared the banking system. Investors who
purchased shares by check may write checks against those shares only after they
have been on Short Term Bond Fund's books for seven business days.
Shareholders who use this service may also use other redemption procedures. No
shareholder may write checks against certificated shares. Short Term Bond
Fund pays the bank charges for this service. However, the Fund will review the
cost of operation periodically and reserves the right to determine if direct
charges to the persons who avail themselves of this service would be
appropriate. The Trust, on behalf of Short Term Bond Fund, the Transfer
Agent and the Custodian each reserves the right at any time to suspend or
terminate the "Write-A-Check" procedure. Checks will be returned by the
Custodian if there are insufficient shares to meet the withdrawal amount.
Potential fluctuations in the per share value of Short Term Bond Fund
should be considered in determining the amount of the check. An investor should
not attempt to close an account by check, because the exact balance at the time
the check clears will not be known when the check is written.
Other Information
If the shareholder redeems all shares in the account after the
record date of a dividend, the shareholder will receive, in addition to the
net asset value thereof, all declared but unpaid dividends thereon. The value of
shares redeemed may be more or less than a shareholder's cost depending upon the
net asset value at the time the redemption is made. The Trust does not impose a
redemption charge, although a wire charge may be applicable for redemption
proceeds wired to an investor's bank account. Redemption of shares, including an
exchange into another Scudder fund, may result in tax consequences (gain
or loss) to the shareholder, and the proceeds of such redemptions may be subject
to backup withholding . (See "TAXES . ")
Shareholders who wish to redeem shares from Special Plan Accounts
should contact the employer, trustee or custodian of the Plan for the
requirements.
The determination of net asset value, and a shareholder's right to
redeem shares and to receive payment therefore may be suspended at times (a)
during which the Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday
closings, (b) during which trading on said Exchange is restricted, (c) during
which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by a Fund of securities
owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable
for a Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets, or (d) during which
a governmental body having jurisdiction over the Trust may by order permit such
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a suspension for the protection of the Trust's shareholders; provided that
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(" SEC ") (or any succeeding governmental authority) shall govern as to
whether the conditions prescribed in (b), (c) or (d) exist.
If transactions at any time reduce a shareholder's account balance to
below $1,000 in value, the Trust may notify the shareholder that, unless the
account balance is brought up to at least $1,000, the Trust may redeem all
shares in a Fund, close the account, and send redemption proceeds to the
shareholder. The shareholder has sixty days to bring the account balance up to
$1,000 before any action will be taken. No transfer from an existing to a new
Scudder fund account should be for less than $1,000; otherwise the new account
will be redeemed as described above. (This policy applies to accounts of new
shareholders, but does not apply to certain Special Plan Accounts.) The Trustees
have the authority to change the minimum account size.
FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUNDS
(See "Shareholder benefits" in the Funds'
prospectuses.)
The Pure No-Load(TM) Concept
Investors are encouraged to be aware of the full ramifications of
mutual fund fee structures, and of how Scudder distinguishes its funds from the
vast majority of mutual funds available today. The primary distinction is
between load and no-load funds.
Load funds generally are defined as mutual funds that charge a fee for
the sale and distribution of fund shares. There are three types of loads:
front-end loads, back-end loads, and asset-based 12b-1 fees. 12b-1 fees are
distribution-related fees charged against fund assets and are distinct from
service fees, which are charged for personal services and/or maintenance of
shareholder accounts. Asset-based sales charges and service fees are typically
paid pursuant to distribution plans adopted under 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
A front-end load is a sales charge, which can be as high as 8.50% of
the amount invested. A back-end load is a contingent deferred sales charge,
which can be as high as 8.50% of either the amount invested or redeemed. The
maximum front-end or back-end load varies, and depends upon whether or not a
fund also charges a 12b-1 fee and/or a service fee or offers investors various
sales-related services such as dividend reinvestment. The maximum charge for a
12b-1 fee is 0.75% of a fund's average annual net assets, and the maximum charge
for a service fee is 0.25% of a fund's average annual net assets.
A no-load fund does not charge a front-end or back-end load, but can
charge a small 12b-1 fee and/or service fee against fund assets. Under the
NASD Rules of Fair Practice, a mutual fund can call itself a "no-load"
fund only if the 12b-1 fee and/or service fee does not exceed 0.25% of a fund's
average annual net assets.
Because Scudder funds do not pay any asset-based sales charges or
service fees, Scudder developed and trademarked the phrase pure no-load(TM) to
distinguish Scudder funds from other no-load mutual funds. Scudder pioneered the
no-load concept when it created the nation's first no-load fund in 1928, and
later developed the nation's first family of no-load mutual funds.
The following chart shows the potential long-term advantage of
investing $10,000 in a Scudder pure no-load fund over investing the same amount
in a load fund that collects an 8.50% front-end load, a load fund that collects
only a 0.75% 12b-1 and/or service fee, and a no-load fund charging only a 0.25%
12b-1 and/or service fee. The hypothetical figures in the chart show the value
of an account assuming a constant 10% rate of return over the time periods
indicated and reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
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Scudder No-Load Fund with
YEARS Pure No-Load(TM)Fund 8.50% Load Fund Load Fund with 0.75% 0.25% 12b-1 Fee
12b-1 Fee
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10 $25,937 $23,733 $24,222 $25,354
15 41,772 38,222 37,698 40,371
20 67,275 61,557 58,672 64,282
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Investors are encouraged to review the fee tables on page 2 of the
Funds' prospectuses for more specific information about the rates at which
management fees and other expenses are assessed.
Distribution Plan s
Investors have freedom to choose whether to receive cash
or to reinvest any dividends from net investment income or distributions from
realized capital gains in additional shares of a Fund. A change of instructions
for the method of payment must be received by the Transfer Agent at least five
days prior to a dividend record date. Shareholders also may change
their dividend option either by calling 1-800-225-5163 or by sending
written instructions to the Transfer Agent. See "How to contact Scudder" in the
prospectuses for the address. Please include your account number with your
written request.
Reinvestment is usually made on the day following the record
date. Investors may leave standing instructions with the T ransfer
A gent designating their option for either reinvestment or cash
distribution of any income dividends or capital gains distributions. If no
election is made, dividends and distributions will be invested in additional
shares of a Fund.
Investors may also have dividends and distributions automatically
deposited to their predesignated bank account through Scudder's
DistributionsDirect Program. Shareholders who elect to participate in the
DistributionsDirect Program, and whose predesignated checking account of record
is with a member bank of the Automated Clearing House Network (ACH) can have
income and capital gain distributions automatically deposited to their personal
bank account usually within three business days after a Fund pays its
distribution. A DistributionsDirect request form can be obtained by calling
1-800-225-5163. Confirmation statements will be mailed to shareholders as
notification that distributions have been deposited.
Investors choosing to participate in Scudder's Automatic Withdrawal
Plan must reinvest any dividends or capital gains. For most retirement plan
accounts, the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains is also required.
Diversification
Your investment represents an interest in a large, diversified
portfolio of carefully selected securities. Diversification may protect you
against the possible risks associated with concentrating in fewer securities.
Scudder Funds Centers
Investors may visit any of the Fund Centers maintained by the
Distributor listed in the Funds' prospectuses. The Centers are designed to
provide individuals with services during any business day. Investors may pick up
literature or find assistance with opening an account, adding monies or special
options to existing accounts, making exchanges within the Scudder Family of
Funds, redeeming shares or opening retirement plans. Checks should not be mailed
to the Centers but should be mailed to "The Scudder Funds" at the address listed
under "How to Contact Scudder" in the Funds' prospectuses.
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Reports to Shareholders
The Trust issues to the Funds' shareholders semiannual financial
statements, audited annually by independent accountants, including a list of
investments held and statements of assets and liabilities, operations, changes
in net assets and financial highlights for each Fund.
Transaction Summaries
Annual summaries of all transactions in each Fund account are
available to shareholders. The summaries may be obtained by calling
1-800-225-5163.
THE SCUDDER FAMILY OF FUNDS
(See "Investment products and services" in the Funds'
prospectuses.)
The Scudder Family of Funds is America's first family of mutual funds
and the nation's oldest family of no-load mutual funds. To assist investors in
choosing a Scudder fund, descriptions of the Scudder funds' objectives follow.
Initial purchases in each Scudder fund must be at least $1,000 or $500 in the
case of IRAs. Subsequent purchases must be for $100 or more. Minimum investments
for special plan accounts may be lower.
MONEY MARKET
Scudder Cash Investment Trust ("SCIT") seeks to maintain the stability
of capital, and consistent therewith, to maintain the liquidity of
capital and to provide current income through investment in a
supervised portfolio of short-term debt securities. SCIT intends to
seek to maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share,
although in certain circumstances this may not be possible.
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund seeks to provide safety, liquidity and
stability of capital and consistent therewith to provide current income
through investment in a supervised portfolio of U.S. Government and
U.S. Government guaranteed obligations with maturities of not more than
762 calendar days . The Fund intends to seek to maintain a
constant net asset value of $1.00 per share, although in certain
circumstances this may not be possible.
INCOME
Scudder Emerging Markets Income Fund seeks to provide high current
income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation through
investments primarily in high-yielding debt securities issued in
emerging markets.
Scudder GNMA Fund seeks to provide investors with high current income
from a portfolio of high-quality GNMA securities.
Scudder Income Fund seeks to earn a high level of income consistent
with the prudent investment of capital through a flexible investment
program emphasizing high-grade bonds.
Scudder International Bond Fund seeks to provide income from a
portfolio of high-grade bonds denominated in foreign currencies. As a
secondary objective, the Fund seeks protection and possible enhancement
of principal value by actively managing currency, bond market and
maturity exposure and by security selection.
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund seeks to provide a higher and more stable
level of income than is normally provided by money market investments,
and more price stability than investments in intermediate-and long-term
bonds.
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Scudder Short Term Global Income Fund seeks to provide high current
income from a portfolio of high-grade money market instruments and
short-term bonds denominated in foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund seeks to provide as high an investment
return over a selected period as is consistent with the minimization of
reinvestment risks through investments primarily in zero coupon
securities.
TAX FREE MONEY MARKET
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund ("STFMF") is designed to provide investors
with income exempt from regular federal income tax while seeking
stability of principal. STFMF seeks to maintain a constant net asset
value of $1.00 per share, although in certain circumstances this may
not be possible.
Scudder California Tax Free Money Fund* is designed to provide
California taxpayers income exempt from California state and regular
federal income taxes, and seeks stability of capital and the
maintenance of a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share, although
in certain circumstances this may not be possible.
Scudder New York Tax Free Money Fund* is designed to provide New York
taxpayers income exempt from New York state, New York City and regular
federal income taxes, and seeks stability of capital and the
maintenance of a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share, although
in certain circumstances this may not be possible.
TAX FREE
Scudder High Yield Tax Free Fund seeks to provide high income which is
exempt from regular federal income tax by investing in investment-grade
municipal securities.
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free Fund seeks to provide as high a level of
income exempt from regular federal income tax as is consistent with a
high degree of principal stability.
Scudder Managed Municipal Bonds seeks to provide income which is exempt
from regular federal income tax primarily through investments in
long-term municipal securities with an emphasis on high quality.
Scudder Medium Term Tax Free Fund seeks to provide a high level of
income free from regular federal income taxes and to limit principal
fluctuation by investing in high-grade municipal securities of
intermediate maturities.
Scudder California Tax Free Fund* seeks to provide income exempt from
both California and regular federal income taxes through the
professional and efficient management of a portfolio consisting of
California state, municipal and local government obligations.
Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund* seeks to provide as
high a level of income exempt from Massachusetts personal and regular
federal income tax as is consistent with a high degree of principal
stability.
Scudder Massachusetts Tax Free Fund* seeks to provide income exempt
from both Massachusetts and regular federal income taxes through the
professional and efficient management of a portfolio consisting of
Massachusetts state, municipal and local government obligations.
Scudder New York Tax Free Fund* seeks to provide income exempt from New
York state, New York City and regular federal income taxes through the
professional and efficient management of a portfolio consisting of
investments in New York state, municipal and local government
obligations.
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* These funds are not available for sale in all states. For information,
contact Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
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Scudder Ohio Tax Free Fund* seeks to provide income exempt from both
Ohio and regular federal income taxes through the professional and
efficient management of a portfolio consisting of Ohio state, municipal
and local government obligations.
Scudder Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund* seeks to provide income exempt from
both Pennsylvania and regular federal income taxes through a portfolio
consisting of Pennsylvania state, municipal and local government
obligations.
GROWTH AND INCOME
Scudder Balanced Fund seeks to provide a balance of growth and income,
as well as long-term preservation of capital, from a diversified
portfolio of equity and fixed income securities.
Scudder Growth and Income Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of
capital, current income, and growth of income through a portfolio
invested primarily in common stocks and convertible securities by
companies which offer the prospect of growth of earnings while paying
current dividends.
GROWTH
Scudder Capital Growth Fund seeks to maximize long-term growth of
capital through a broad and flexible investment program emphasizing
common stocks.
Scudder Development Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital
primarily through investments in marketable securities, principally
common stocks, of relatively small or little-known companies which in
the opinion of management have promise of expanding their size and
profitability or of gaining increased market recognition for their
securities, or both.
Scudder Global Fund seeks long-term growth of capital primarily through
a diversified portfolio of marketable equity securities selected on a
worldwide basis. It may also invest in debt securities of U.S. and
foreign issuers. Income is an incidental consideration.
Scudder Global Small Company Fund seeks above-average capital
appreciation over the long term by investing primarily in the equity
securities of small companies located throughout the world.
Scudder Gold Fund seeks maximum return (principal change and income)
consistent with investing in a portfolio of gold-related equity
securities and gold.
Scudder Greater Europe Growth Fund seeks long-term growth of capital
through investments primarily in the equity securities of European
companies.
Scudder International Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through
investment principally in a diversified portfolio of marketable equity
securities selected primarily to permit participation in non-U.S.
companies and economies with prospects for growth. It also invests in
fixed-income securities of foreign governments and companies, with a
view toward total investment return.
Scudder Latin America Fund seeks to provide long-term capital
appreciation through investment primarily in the securities of Latin
American issuers.
Scudder Pacific Opportunities Fund seeks long-term growth of capital
through investment primarily in the equity securities of Pacific Basin
companies, excluding Japan.
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* These funds are not available for sale in all states. For information,
contact Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
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Scudder Quality Growth Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of
capital through investment primarily in the equity securities of
seasoned, financially strong U.S. growth companies.
Scudder Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investment
in undervalued equity securities.
The Japan Fund, Inc. seeks capital appreciation through investment in
Japanese securities, primarily in common stocks of Japanese companies.
The net asset values of most Scudder Funds can be found daily in the
"Mutual Funds" section of The Wall Street Journal under "Scudder Funds," and in
other leading newspapers throughout the country. Investors will notice the net
asset value and offering price are the same, reflecting the fact that no sales
commission or "load" is charged on the sale of shares of the Scudder Funds. The
latest seven-day yields for the money-market funds can be found every Monday and
Thursday in the "Money-Market Funds" section of The Wall Street Journal. This
information also may be obtained by calling the Scudder Automated Information
Line (SAIL) at 1-800-343-2890.
The Scudder Family of Funds offers many conveniences and services,
including: active professional investment management; broad and diversified
investment portfolios; pure no-load funds with no commissions to purchase or
redeem shares or Rule 12b-1 distribution fees; individual attention from a
Scudder Service Representative; easy telephone exchanges into Scudder money
market, tax free, income, and growth funds; shares redeemable at net asset value
at any time.
SPECIAL PLAN ACCOUNTS
(See "Scudder tax-advantaged retirement plans," "Purchases--By
Automatic Investment Plan" and "Exchanges and redemptions--By
Automatic Withdrawal Plan" in the Funds' prospectuses.)
Detailed information on any Scudder investment plan, including the
applicable charges, minimum investment requirements and disclosures made
pursuant to Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") requirements, may be obtained
by contacting Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110-4103 or by calling toll free, 1-800-225-2470. It is
advisable for an investor considering the funding of the investment plans
described below to consult with an attorney or other investment or tax adviser
with respect to the suitability requirements and tax aspects thereof.
Shares of a Fund may also be a permitted investment under profit
sharing and pension plans and IRA's other than those offered by the Funds'
distributor depending on the provisions of the relevant plan or IRA.
None of the plans assures a profit or guarantees protection against
depreciation, especially in declining markets.
Scudder Retirement Plans: Profit-Sharing and Money Purchase
Pension Plans for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals
Shares of a Fund may be purchased as the investment medium under a plan
in the form of a Scudder Profit-Sharing Plan (including a version of the Plan
which includes a cash-or-deferred feature) or a Scudder Money Purchase Pension
Plan (jointly referred to as the Scudder Retirement Plans) adopted by a
corporation, a self-employed individual or a group of self-employed individuals
(including sole proprietorships and partnerships), or other qualifying
organization. Each of these forms was approved by the IRS as a prototype. The
IRS's approval of an employer's plan under Section 401(a) of the Code
will be greatly facilitated if it is in such approved form. Under certain
circumstances, the IRS will assume that a plan, adopted in this form, after
special notice to any employees, meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of the
Code.
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Scudder 401(k): Cash or Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan
for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals
Shares of a Fund may be purchased as the investment medium under a plan
in the form of a Scudder 401(k) Plan adopted by a corporation, a self-employed
individual or a group of self-employed individuals (including sole proprietors
and partnerships), or other qualifying organization. This plan has been approved
as a prototype by the IRS.
Scudder IRA: Individual Retirement Account
Shares of a Fund may be purchased as the underlying investment for an
Individual Retirement Account which meets the requirements of Section 408(a) of
the Code.
A single individual who is not an active participant in an
employer-maintained retirement plan, a simplified employee pension plan, or a
tax-deferred annuity program (a "qualified plan"), and a married individual who
is not an active participant in a qualified plan and whose spouse is also not an
active participant in a qualified plan, are eligible to make tax deductible
contributions of up to $2,000 to an IRA prior to the year such individual
attains age 70 1/2. In addition, certain individuals who are active participants
in qualified plans (or who have spouses who are active participants) are also
eligible to make tax-deductible contributions to an IRA; the annual amount, if
any, of the contribution which such an individual will be eligible to deduct
will be determined by the amount of his, her, or their adjusted gross income for
the year. Whenever the adjusted gross income limitation prohibits an individual
from contributing what would otherwise be the maximum tax-deductible
contribution he or she could make, the individual will be eligible to contribute
the difference to an IRA in the form of nondeductible contributions.
An eligible individual may contribute as much as $2,000 of qualified
income (earned income or, under certain circumstances, alimony) to an IRA each
year (up to $2,250 for married couples if one spouse has earned income of no
more than $250). All income and capital gains derived from IRA investments are
reinvested and compound tax-deferred until distributed. Such tax-deferred
compounding can lead to substantial retirement savings.
The table below shows how much individuals would accumulate in a fully
tax-deductible IRA by age 65 (before any distributions) if they contribute
$2,000 at the beginning of each year, assuming average annual returns of 5, 10,
and 15%. (At withdrawal, accumulations in this table will be taxable.)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value of IRA at Age 65
Assuming $2,000 Deductible Annual Contribution
Starting
Age of Annual Rate of Return
Contributions 5% 10% 15%
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<C> <C> <C> <C>
25 $253,680 $973,704 $4,091,908
35 139,522 361,887 999,914
45 69,439 126,005 235,620
55 26,414 35,062 46,699
</TABLE>
This next table shows how much individuals would accumulate in non-IRA
accounts by age 65 if they start with $2,000 in pretax earned income at the
beginning of each year (which is $1,380 after taxes are paid), assuming average
annual returns of 5, 10 and 15%. (At withdrawal, a portion of the accumulation
in this table will be taxable.)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value of a Non-IRA Account at
Age 65 Assuming $1,380 Annual Contributions
(post tax, $2,000 pretax) and a 31% Tax Bracket
Starting
Age of Annual Rate of Return
Contributions 5% 10% 15%
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<C> <C> <C> <C>
25 $119,318 $287,021 $741,431
35 73,094 136,868 267,697
45 40,166 59,821 90,764
55 16,709 20,286 24,681
</TABLE>
Scudder 403(b) Plan
Shares of a Fund may also be purchased as the underlying investment for
tax sheltered annuity plans under the provisions of Section 403(b)(7) of the
Code. In general, employees of tax-exempt organizations described in
Section 501(c)(3) of the Code (such as hospitals, churches, religious,
scientific, or literary organizations and educational institutions) or a public
school system are eligible to participate in a 403(b) plan.
Automatic Withdrawal Plan
Non-retirement plan shareholders who currently own or purchase $10,000
or more of shares of a Fund may establish an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. The
investor can then receive monthly, quarterly or periodic redemptions from his or
her account for any designated amount of $50 or more. Payments are mailed at the
end of each month. The check amounts may be based on the redemption of a fixed
dollar amount, fixed share amount, percent of account value or declining
balance. The Plan provides for income dividends and capital gains distributions,
if any, to be reinvested in additional shares. Shares are then liquidated as
necessary to provide for withdrawal payments. Since the withdrawals are in
amounts selected by the investor and have no relationship to yield or income,
payments received cannot be considered as yield or income on the investment and
the resulting liquidations may deplete or possibly extinguish the initial
investment. Requests for increases in withdrawal amounts or to change payee must
be submitted in writing, signed exactly as the account is registered and contain
signature guarantee(s) as described under "Transaction information--Redeeming
shares--Signature guarantees" in the Funds' prospectuses. Any such requests must
be received by the Funds' transfer agent by the 15th of the month in which such
change is to take effect. An Automatic Withdrawal Plan may be terminated at any
time by the shareholder, the Trust or its agent on written notice, and will be
terminated when all shares of a Fund under the Plan have been liquidated or upon
receipt by the Trust of notice of death of the shareholder.
An Automatic Withdrawal Plan request form can be obtained by calling
1-800-225-5163.
Group or Salary Deduction Plan
An investor may join a Group or Salary Deduction Plan where
satisfactory arrangements have been made with Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
for forwarding regular investments through a single source. The minimum annual
investment is $240 per investor which may be made in monthly, quarterly,
semiannual or annual payments. The minimum monthly deposit per investor is $20.
Except for trustees or custodian fees for certain retirement plans, at present
there is no separate charge for maintaining group or salary deduction plans;
however, the Trust and its agents reserve the right to establish a maintenance
charge in the future depending on the services required by the investor.
The Trust reserves the right, after notice has been given to the
shareholder, to redeem and close a shareholder's account in the event that the
shareholder ceases participating in the group plan prior to investment of $1,000
per individual or in the event of a redemption which occurs prior to the
accumulation of that amount or which reduces the account value to less than
$1,000 and the account value is not increased to $1,000 within a reasonable time
after notification. An investor in a plan who has not purchased shares for six
months shall be presumed to have stopped making payments under the plan.
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Automatic Investment Plan
Shareholders may arrange to make periodic investments through automatic
deductions from checking accounts by completing the appropriate form and
providing the necessary documentation to establish this service. The minimum
investment is $50.
The Automatic Investment Plan involves an investment strategy called
dollar cost averaging. Dollar cost averaging is a method of investing whereby a
specific dollar amount is invested at regular intervals. By investing the same
dollar amount each period, when shares are priced low the investor will purchase
more shares than when the share price is higher. Over a period of time this
investment approach may allow the investor to reduce the average price of the
shares purchased. However, this investment approach does not assure a profit or
protect against loss. This type of regular investment program may be suitable
for various investment goals such as, but not limited to, college planning or
saving for a home.
Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Act
Grandparents, parents or other donors may set up custodian accounts for
minors. The minimum initial investment is $1,000 unless the donor agrees to
continue to make regular share purchases for the account through Scudder's
Automatic Investment Plan . In this case, the minimum initial investment
is $500.
The Trust reserves the right, after notice has been given to the
shareholder and custodian, to redeem and close a shareholder's account in the
event that regular investments to the account cease before the $1,000 minimum is
reached.
Scudder Trust Company
Annual service fees are paid by a Fund to Scudder Trust Company, an
affiliate of the Adviser, for certain retirement plan accounts and are included
in the fees paid to the Transfer Agent.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
(See "Distribution and performance
information--Dividends and capital gains
distributions" in the Funds' prospectuses.)
Each Fund intends to follow the practice of distributing
substantially all of its investment company taxable income (defined under
"GLOSSARY") which includes any excess of net realized short-term capital
gains over net realized long-term capital losses. A Fund may follow the
practice of distributing the entire excess of net realized long-term capital
gains over net realized short-term capital losses. However, a Fund may retain
all or part of such gain for reinvestment, after paying the related income taxes
for which shareholders may then be asked to claim a credit against their federal
income tax liability . ( See "TAXES .") If a Fund does not distribute
an amount of capital gain and/or ordinary income required to be distributed by
an excise tax provision of the Code, it may be subject to such a
ta x. (See "TAXES .") In certain circumstances, a Fund may determine
that it is in the interest of shareholders to distribute less than such amount
or less than substantially all of its investment company taxable income.
With respect to Short Term Bond Fund, dividends will be declared
daily and distributions of net investment income will be made monthly. Any
dividends or capital gains distributions declared in October, November or
December with a record date in such a month and paid during the following
January will be treated by shareholders for federal income tax purposes as if
received on December 31 of the calendar year declared. Distributions of net
realized capital gains, if any, will be made in November or December to prevent
application of a federal excise tax. Both types of distributions will be made in
shares of the Fund and confirmations will be mailed to each shareholder unless a
shareholder has elected to receive cash, in which case a check will be sent.
With respect to Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, all the net investment income of
the Fund normally will be declared and distributed as a dividend annually.
Additional distributions for the Fund may be made to conform with calendar year
distribution requirements. Any dividends declared in October, November or
December with a record date in such a month and paid during the following
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January will be treated by shareholders for federal income tax purposes as if
received on December 31 of the calendar year declared. Distributions of net
realized capital gains, if any, will be made in November or December to prevent
application of a federal excise tax. Checks will be mailed to shareholders
electing to take dividends in cash. Confirmations will be mailed to shareholders
electing to invest dividends in additional shares for the dividends declared
during the preceding period shortly after the end of the fiscal year. Dividends
for the preceding period will be invested in additional shares at the net asset
value per share shortly after the end of the fiscal year.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
(See "Distribution and performance
information--Performance information" in the
Funds' prospectuses.)
From time to time, quotations of the Funds' performances may be
included in advertisements, sales literature or reports to shareholders or
prospective investors. These performance figures may be calculated in the
following manner:
Average Annual Total Return
Average annual total return is the average annual compounded rate of
return for the periods of one year, five years, and ten years, all ended on the
last day of a recent calendar quarter. Because Zero Coupon 2000 Fund has
been in existence for less than ten years, the average annual total return for
the life of that Fund is given. Average annual total return quotations reflect
changes in the price of a Fund's shares and assume that all dividends and
capital gains distributions during the respective periods were reinvested in
Fund shares. Average annual total return is calculated by finding the average
annual compounded rates of return of a hypothetical investment over such periods
according to the following formula (average annual total return is then
expressed as a percentage):
T = (ERV/P)^(1/n) - 1
Where:
T = average annual total return
P = a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000
n = number of years
ERV = ending redeemable value: ERV is the value,
at the end of the applicable period, of a
hypothetical $1,000 investment made at the
beginning of the applicable period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Annual Total Return for periods ended December 31, 1994
One Year Five Years Ten Years Life of Fund
-------- ---------- --------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Short Term Bond Fund -2.87% 6.84% 8.95%(1)
Zero Coupon 2000 Fund* -7.92% 7.71% N/A 9.60%(2)
</TABLE>
(1) The foregoing average annual total return includes the period
prior to July 3, 1989, during which the Fund operated under
the investment objective and policies of Scudder Target Fund
General 1994 Portfolio. Average annual total return figures
for the periods prior to July 3, 1989 should not be considered
representative of the present Fund.
(2) For the period February 4, 1986 (commencement of
operations) to December 31, 199 4 .
* If the Adviser had not temporarily capped expenses, the
average annual total return for the one year, five years, and
life of Fund would have been lower.
Cumulative Total Return
Cumulative total return is the cumulative rate of return on a
hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 for a specified period. Cumulative
total return quotations reflect changes in the price of a Fund's shares and
assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions during the period were
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reinvested in Fund shares. Cumulative total return is calculated by finding the
cumulative rates of a return of a hypothetical investment over such periods,
according to the following formula (cumulative total return is then expressed as
a percentage):
C = (ERV/P)-1
Where:
C = cumulative total return
P = a hypothetical initial investment
of $1,000
ERV = ending redeemable value: ERV is
the value, at the end of the
applicable period, of a
hypothetical $1,000 investment made
at the beginning of the applicable
period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Cumulative Total Return for periods ended December 31, 1994
One Year Five Years Ten Years Life of Fund
-------- ---------- --------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Short Term Bond Fund -2.87% 39.24% 135.74%(1)
Zero Coupon 2000 Fund -7.92% 44.99% N/A 126.37%(2)
</TABLE>
(1) The foregoing cumulative total return includes the period
prior to July 3, 1989, during which the Fund operated under
the investment objective and policies of Scudder Target Fund
General 1994 Portfolio. Cumulative total return figures for
the periods prior to July 3, 1989 should not be considered
representative of the present Fund.
(2) For the period February 4, 1986 (commencement of
operations) to December 31, 1994 .
Total Return
Total return is the rate of return on an investment for a specified
period of time calculated in the same manner as Cumulative Total Return.
Yield
Yield is the net annualized yield based on a specified 30-day (or one
month) period assuming semi-annual compounding of income. Yield is calculated by
dividing the net investment income per share earned during the period by the
maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period, according to the
following formula:
YIELD = 2[((a-b)/cd + 1)^6 - 1]
Where:
a = dividends and interest earned during the
period.
b = expenses accrued for the period (net of
reimbursements).
c = the average daily number of shares
outstanding during the period
that were entitled to receive dividends.
d = the maximum offering price per share on the
last day of the period.
The yield for the 30-day period ended December 31,
1994 for Short Term Bond Fund was 7.70 %.
The yield for the 30-day period ended December 31, 1994 for Zero Coupon
2000 Fund was 7.07%.
Quotations of a Fund's performance are based on historical earnings and
are not intended to indicate future performance of a Fund. An investor's shares
when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance of
a Fund will vary based on changes in market conditions and the level of a Fund's
expenses. In periods of declining interest rates a Fund's quoted yield will tend
to be somewhat higher than prevailing market rates, and in periods of rising
interest rates a Fund's quoted yield will tend to be somewhat lower.
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Comparison of Fund Performance
A comparison of the quoted non-standard performance offered for various
investments is valid only if performance is calculated in the same manner. Since
there are different methods of calculating performance, investors should
consider the effects of the methods used to calculate performance when comparing
performance of a Fund with performance quoted with respect to other investment
companies or types of investments.
In connection with communicating its performance to current or
prospective shareholders, a Fund also may compare these figures to the
performance of unmanaged indices which may assume reinvestment of dividends or
interest but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and
management costs. Examples include, but are not limited to the Dow Jones
Industrial Average, the Consumer Price Index, Standard & Poor's 500 Composite
Stock Price Index (S&P 500), the NASDAQ OTC Composite Index, the NASDAQ
Industrials Index, the Russell 2000 Index, and statistics published by the Small
Business Administration.
From time to time, in advertising and marketing literature, the Funds'
performances may be compared to the performance of broad groups of mutual funds
with similar investment goals, as tracked by independent organizations such as,
Investment Company Data, Inc. ("ICD"), Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.
("Lipper"), CDA Investment Technologies, Inc. ("CDA"), Morningstar, Inc., Value
Line Mutual Fund Survey and other independent organizations. When these
organizations' tracking results are used, a Fund will be compared to the
appropriate fund category, that is, by fund objective and portfolio holdings, or
to the appropriate volatility grouping, where volatility is a measure of a
fund's risk. For instance, a Scudder growth fund will be compared to funds in
the growth fund category; a Scudder income fund will be compared to funds in the
income fund category; and so on. Scudder funds (except for money market funds)
may also be compared to funds with similar volatility, as measured statistically
by independent organizations.
From time to time, in marketing and other Fund literature, Trustees and
officers of the Funds, the Funds' portfolio managers, or members of the
portfolio management team may be depicted and quoted to give prospective and
current shareholders a better sense of the outlook and approach of those who
manage a Fund. In addition, the amount of assets that the Adviser has under
management in various geographical areas may be quoted in advertising and
marketing materials.
A Fund may be advertised as an investment choice in Scudder's college
planning program. The description may contain illustrations of projected future
college costs based on assumed rates of inflation and examples of hypothetical
fund performance, calculated as described above.
Statistical and other information, as provided by the Social Security
Administration, may be used in marketing materials pertaining to retirement
planning in order to estimate future payouts of social security benefits.
Estimates may be used on demographic and economic data.
Marketing and other Fund literature may include a description of the
potential risks and rewards associated with an investment in a Fund. The
description may include a "risk/return spectrum" which compares a Fund to other
Scudder funds or broad categories of funds, such as money market, bond or equity
funds, in terms of potential risks and returns. Money market funds are designed
to maintain a constant $1.00 share price and have a fluctuating yield. Share
price, yield and total return of a bond fund will fluctuate. The share price and
return of an equity fund also will fluctuate. The description may also compare a
Fund to bank products, such as certificates of deposit. Unlike mutual funds,
certificates of deposit are insured up to $100,000 by the U.S. government and
offer a fixed rate of return.
Because bank products guarantee the principal value of an investment
and money market funds seek stability of principal, these investments are
considered to be less risky than investments in either bond or equity funds,
which may involve the loss of principal. However, all long-term investments,
including investments in bank products, may be subject to inflation risk, which
is the risk of erosion of the value of an investment as prices increase over a
long time period. The risks/returns associated with an investment in bond or
equity funds depend upon many factors. For bond funds these factors include, but
are not limited to, a fund's overall investment objective, the average portfolio
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maturity, credit quality of the securities held, and interest rate movements.
For equity funds, factors include a fund's overall investment objective, the
types of equity securities held and the financial position of the issuers of the
securities. The risks/returns associated with an investment in international
bond or equity funds also will depend upon currency exchange rate fluctuation.
A risk/return spectrum generally will position the various investment
categories in the following order: bank products, money market funds, bond funds
and equity funds. Shorter-term bond funds generally are considered less risky
and offer the potential for less return than longer-term bond funds. The same is
true of domestic bond funds relative to international bond funds, and bond funds
that purchase higher quality securities relative to bond funds that purchase
lower quality securities. Growth and income equity funds are generally
considered to be less risky and offer the potential for less return than growth
funds. In addition, international equity funds usually are considered more risky
than domestic equity funds but generally offer the potential for greater return.
Risk/return spectrums also may depict funds that invest in both
domestic and foreign securities or a combination of bond and equity securities.
Evaluation of Fund performance or other relevant statistical
information made by independent sources may also be used in advertisements
concerning a Fund, including reprints of, or selections from, editorials or
articles about the Funds. Sources for Fund performance information and articles
about a Fund may include the following:
American Association of Individual Investors' Journal, a monthly publication of
the AAII that includes articles on investment analysis techniques.
Asian Wall Street Journal, a weekly Asian newspaper that often reviews U.S.
mutual funds investing internationally.
Banxquote, an on-line source of national averages for leading money market and
bank CD interest rates, published on a weekly basis by Masterfund, Inc. of
Wilmington, Delaware.
Barron's, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. business and financial weekly that
periodically reviews mutual fund performance data.
Business Week, a national business weekly that periodically reports the
performance rankings and ratings of a variety of mutual funds investing abroad.
CDA Investment Technologies, Inc., an organization which provides performance
and ranking information through examining the dollar results of hypothetical
mutual fund investments and comparing these results against appropriate market
indices.
Consumer Digest, a monthly business/financial magazine that includes a "Money
Watch" section featuring financial news.
Financial Times, Europe's business newspaper, which features from time to time
articles on international or country-specific funds.
Financial World, a general business/financial magazine that includes a "Market
Watch" department reporting on activities in the mutual fund industry.
Forbes, a national business publication that from time to time reports the
performance of specific investment companies in the mutual fund industry.
Fortune, a national business publication that periodically rates the performance
of a variety of mutual funds.
The Frank Russell Company, a West-Coast investment management firm that
periodically evaluates international stock markets and compares foreign equity
market performance to U.S. stock market performance.
Global Investor, a European publication that periodically reviews the
performance of U.S. mutual funds investing internationally.
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IBC/Donoghue's Money Fund Report, a weekly publication of the Donoghue
Organization, Inc., of Holliston, Massachusetts, reporting on the performance of
the nation's money market funds, summarizing money market fund activity and
including certain averages as performance benchmarks, specifically "Donoghue's
Money Fund Average," and "Donoghue's Government Money Fund Average."
Ibbotson Associates, Inc., a company specializing in investment research and
data.
Investment Company Data, Inc., an independent organization which provides
performance ranking information for broad classes of mutual funds.
Investor's Daily, a daily newspaper that features financial, economic, and
business news.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, a monthly investment advisory publication
that periodically features the performance of a variety of securities.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.'s Mutual Fund Performance Analysis, a weekly
publication of industry-wide mutual fund averages by type of fund.
Money, a monthly magazine that from time to time features both specific funds
and the mutual fund industry as a whole.
Morgan Stanley International, an integrated investment banking firm that
compiles statistical information.
Mutual Fund Values, a biweekly Morningstar, Inc. publication that provides
ratings of mutual funds based on fund performance, risk and portfolio
characteristics.
The New York Times, a nationally distributed newspaper which regularly covers
financial news.
The No-Load Fund Investor, a monthly newsletter, published by Sheldon Jacobs,
that includes mutual fund performance data and recommendations for the mutual
fund investor.
No-Load Fund*X, a monthly newsletter, published by DAL Investment Company, Inc.,
that reports on mutual fund performance, rates funds and discusses investment
strategies for the mutual fund investor.
Personal Investing News, a monthly news publication that often reports on
investment opportunities and market conditions.
Personal Investor, a monthly investment advisory publication that includes a
"Mutual Funds Outlook" section reporting on mutual fund performance measures,
yields, indices and portfolio holdings.
Smart Money, a national personal finance magazine published monthly by Dow Jones
and Company, Inc. and The Hearst Corporation. Focus is placed on ideas for
investing, spending and saving.
Success, a monthly magazine targeted to the world of entrepreneurs and growing
business, often featuring mutual fund performance data.
United Mutual Fund Selector, a semi-monthly investment newsletter, published by
Babson United Investment Advisors, that includes mutual fund performance data
and reviews of mutual fund portfolios and investment strategies.
USA Today, a leading national daily newspaper.
U.S. News and World Report, a national business weekly that periodically reports
mutual fund performance data.
Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. newspaper which regularly
covers financial news.
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Wiesenberger Investment Companies Services, an annual compendium of information
about mutual funds and other investment companies, including comparative data on
funds' backgrounds, management policies, salient features, management results,
income and dividend records and price ranges.
Working Woman, a monthly publication that features a "Financial Workshop"
section reporting on the mutual fund/financial industry.
Worth, a national publication put out 10 times per year by Capital Publishing
Company, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. Focus is placed on personal
financial journalism.
ORGANIZATION OF THE FUNDS
(See "Fund organization" in the Funds'
prospectuses.)
Each Fund is a series of Scudder Funds Trust, a Massachusetts
business trust established under a Declaration of Trust dated July 24, 1981, as
amended. The name of the Trust was changed, effective July 3, 1989, from Scudder
Target Fund to Scudder Funds Trust. Prior to action taken by the Trustees of
the Trust on March 7, 1990, Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund was named 2000 U.S.
Government Zero Coupon Target Portfolio. On December 23, 1987 the par value
of the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust was changed from no par value
to $.01 par value per share. The Trust's authorized capital consists of an
unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of $.01 par value, issued in
separate series . Each share of each series represents an equal
proportionate interest in that series with each other share of that series.
Shareholders have one vote for each share held on matters on which they are
entitled to vote.
Effective as of July 3, 1989, two series of the Trust, the General 1990
Portfolio and U.S. Government 1990 Portfolio, sold their assets to another
series of the Trust, the General 1994 Portfolio, in exchange for shares of the
1994 Portfolio, as approved by shareholders on June 26, 1989. Effective as of
the same date, the General 1994 Portfolio changed its name to Scudder Short Term
Bond Fund and changed its investment objectives from current income, capital
preservation and possible capital appreciation to its current investment
objective.
The assets of the Trust received for the issue or sale of the shares of
each series and all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, subject only
to the rights of creditors, are specifically allocated to such series and
constitute the underlying assets of such series. The underlying assets of each
series are segregated on the books of account, and are to be charged with the
liabilities in respect to such series and with such a share of the general
liabilities of the Trust. If a series were unable to meet its obligations, the
assets of all other series may in some circumstances be available to creditors
for that purpose, in which case the assets of such other series could be used to
meet liabilities which are not otherwise properly chargeable to them. Expenses
with respect to any two or more series are to be allocated in proportion to the
asset value of the respective series except where allocations of direct expenses
can otherwise be fairly made. The officers of the Trust, subject to the general
supervision of the Trustees, have the power to determine which liabilities are
allocable to a given series, or which are general or allocable to two or more
series. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Trust or any
series, the holders of the shares of any series are entitled to receive as a
class the underlying assets of such shares available for distribution to
shareholders.
Shares of the Trust entitle their holders to one vote per share;
however, separate votes are taken by each series on matters affecting an
individual series. For example, a change in investment policy for a series would
be voted upon only by shareholders of the series involved. Additionally,
approval of the investment management agreement is a matter to be determined
separately by each series. Approval by the shareholders of one series is
effective as to that series whether or not enough votes are received from the
shareholders of the other series to approve such agreement as to the other
series.
The Trustees have the authority to designate additional series and to
designate the relative rights and preferences as between the different series.
All shares issued and outstanding will be fully paid and non-assessable by the
Trust, and redeemable as described in this combined Statement of
Additional Information and in the Funds' prospectuses.
The Trustees, in their discretion, may authorize the division of shares
of a Fund (or shares of a series) into different classes, permitting shares of
different classes to be distributed by different methods. Although shareholders
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of different classes of a series would have an interest in the same
portfolio of assets, shareholders of different classes may bear different
expenses in connection with different methods of distribution. The Trustees have
no present intention of taking the action necessary to effect the division of
shares into separate classes ( which under present regulations would
require a Fund first to obtain an exemptive order of the SEC ) , nor of
changing the method of distribution of shares of a Fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides that obligations of the Trust are not
binding upon the Trustees individually but only upon the property of the Trust,
that the Trustees and officers will not be liable for errors of judgment or
mistakes of fact or law, and that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and
officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation
in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust except if
it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they
have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in
the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust
protects or indemnifies a Trustee or officer against any liability to which he
would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his
office.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
(See "Fund organization--Investment adviser" in the
Funds' prospectuses.)
The Trust has investment management agreements on behalf of the
Fund s (the "Agreement s ") with the investment counsel firm of
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (sometimes referred to herein as the "Adviser").
This organization is one of the most experienced investment management firms in
the United States. It was established as a partnership in 1919 and pioneered the
practice of providing investment counsel to individual clients on a fee basis.
In 1928, it introduced the first no-load mutual fund to the public. In 1953, the
Adviser introduced Scudder International Fund, the first mutual fund available
in the U.S. investing internationally in several foreign countries.
The principal source of the Adviser's income is professional fees
received from providing continuous investment advice, and the firm derives no
income from brokerage or underwriting of securities. Today, it provides
investment counsel for many individuals and institutions, including insurance
companies, colleges, industrial corporations, and financial and banking
organizations. In addition, it manages Montgomery Street Income Securities,
Inc., Scudder California Tax Free Trust, Scudder Cash Investment Trust, Scudder
Development Fund, Scudder Equity Trust, Scudder Fund, Inc., Scudder Funds Trust,
Scudder Global Fund, Inc., Scudder GNMA Fund, Scudder Portfolio Trust, Scudder
Institutional Fund, Inc., Scudder International Fund, Inc., Scudder Investment
Trust, Scudder Municipal Trust, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc., Scudder New Asia
Fund, Inc., Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc., Scudder State Tax Free Trust, Scudder
Tax Free Money Fund, Scudder Tax Free Trust, Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund,
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund,
Inc., The Argentina Fund, Inc., The Brazil Fund, Inc., The First Iberian Fund,
Inc., The Korea Fund, Inc., The Japan Fund, Inc. and The Latin America Dollar
Income Fund, Inc. Some of the foregoing companies or trusts have two or more
series.
The Adviser also provides investment advisory services to the mutual
funds which comprise the AARP Investment Program from Scudder. The AARP
Investment Program from Scudder has assets over $11 billion and includes
the AARP Growth Trust, AARP Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust and AARP
Cash Investment Funds.
In selecting among the securities in which a Fund may invest, the
conclusions and investment decisions of the Adviser with respect to a Fund are
based primarily on the analyses of its own research department. The Adviser
receives published reports and statistical compilations of the issuers
themselves, as well as analyses from brokers and dealers who may execute
portfolio transactions for the Adviser's clients. However, the Adviser regards
this information and material as an adjunct to its own research activities.
Certain investments may be appropriate for more than one series of the
Trust and also for other clients advised by the Adviser. Investment decisions
for the series and other clients are made with a view to achieving their
respective investment objectives and after consideration of such factors as
their current holdings, availability of cash for investment and the size of
their investments generally. Frequently, a particular security may be bought or
sold for only one series or client or in different amounts and at different
times for more than one but less than all series or clients. Likewise, a
particular security may be bought for one or more series or clients when one or
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more other series or clients are selling the security. In addition, purchases or
sales of the same security may be made for two or more series or clients on the
same day. In such event, such transactions will be allocated among the clients
in a manner believed by the Adviser to be equitable to each. In some cases, this
procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or amount of the securities
purchased or sold by a Fund. Purchase and sale orders for a Fund may be combined
with those of other series or other clients of the Adviser in the interest of
the most favorable net results to the series.
The Agreements for both Funds were last approved by the Trustees
on September 7, 1994 . The Agreement s for Short Term Bond Fund and Zero
Coupon 2000 Fund are dated September 7, 1993 and June 6, 1991,
respectively, and will continue in effect until September 30, 1995
and from year to year thereafter only if its continuance is approved annually by
the vote of a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to such Agreements
or interested persons of the Adviser or a Fund, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and either by vote of a
majority of the Trustees or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Funds. Each Agreement may be terminated at any time without payment
of penalty by either party on sixty days written notice, and automatically
terminates in the event of its assignment.
Under the Agreements, the Adviser regularly provides the Funds with
continuing investment management for the Funds consistent with each Fund's
investment objective, policies and restrictions and determines what securities
shall be purchased for the Funds, what securities shall be held or sold by the
Funds, and what portion of the Funds' assets shall be held uninvested, subject
always to the provisions of the Trust's Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, the
1940 Act , the Code and the Funds' investment objectives,
policies and restrictions, and subject further to such policies and instructions
as the Trustees of the Trust may from time to time establish. The Adviser also
advises and assists the officers of the Trust in taking such steps as are
necessary or appropriate to carry out the decisions of its Trustees and the
appropriate committee of the Trustees regarding the conduct of the business of
the Trust.
Under the Agreement s , the Adviser also renders significant
administrative services (not otherwise provided by third parties) necessary for
the Trust's operations as an open-end investment company including, but not
limited to, preparing reports and notices to the Trustees and shareholders;
supervising, negotiating contractual arrangements with, and monitoring various
third-party service providers to the Funds (such as the Funds' transfer agent,
pricing agents, custodian, accountants and others); preparing and making filings
with the SEC and other regulatory agencies; assisting in the preparation and
filing of each Fund's federal, state and local tax returns; preparing and filing
each Fund's federal excise tax returns; assisting with investor and public
relations matters; monitoring the valuation of securities and the calculation of
net asset value; monitoring the registration of shares of a Fund under
applicable federal and state securities laws; maintaining a Fund's books and
records to the extent not otherwise maintained by a third party; assisting in
establishing accounting policies of a Fund; assisting in the resolution of
accounting and legal issues; establishing and monitoring a Fund's operating
budget; processing the payment of a Fund's bills; assisting a Fund in, and
otherwise arranging for, the payment of distributions and dividends and
otherwise assisting a Fund in the conduct of its business, subject to the
direction and control of the Trustees.
The Adviser pays the compensation and expenses (except those for
attending Board and Committee meetings outside New York, New York or Boston,
Massachusetts) of all Trustees, officers and executive employees of the Trust
affiliated with the Adviser and makes available, without expense to a
Fund, the services of the Adviser's directors, officers and employees as may
duly be elected officers, subject to their individual consent to serve and to
any limitations imposed by law, and provides the Trust's office space and
facilities and provides investment advisory, research and statistical facilities
and all clerical services relating to research, statistical and investment work.
For these services Short Term Bond Fund pays the Adviser a fee
at an annual rate of 0.60% of the first $500 million of average daily net
assets, 0.50% of the next $500 million of such assets, 0.45% of the next $500
million of such assets, 0.40% of the next $500 million of such assets, 0.375% of
the next $1 billion of such assets and 0.35% of such assets in excess of $3
billion. Zero Coupon 2000 Fund pays the Adviser a fee at an annual rate of
0.60% of the average daily net assets. The fees are payable monthly,
provided the Funds will make such interim payments as may be requested by the
Adviser not to exceed 75% of the amount of the fee then accrued on the books of
a Fund and unpaid. Prior to September 7, 1993, Short Term Bond Fund paid
a fee equal to 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets under an Agreement
dated March 17, 1992.
From January 1, 1992 to March 17, 1992, the Adviser agreed to maintain
management fees of Short Term Bond Fund at an amount equal to 0.60% of
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the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.50% of such assets in
excess of $500 million, 0.45% of such assets in excess of $1 billion, 0.40% of
such assets in excess of $1.5 billion and 0.375% of such assets in excess of $2
billion.
From March 18, 1992 to September 6, 1993, Short Term Bond Fund
paid the Adviser a fee at the annual rate of 0.60% of the first $500 million of
average daily net assets, 0.50% of such assets in excess of $500 million, 0.45%
of such assets in excess of $1 billion, 0.40% of such assets in excess of $1.5
billion and 0.375% of such assets in excess of $2 billion.
From September 7, 1993 to December 31, 1993, Short Term Bond
Fund paid the Adviser a fee at an annual rate of 0.60% of the first $500 million
of average daily net assets, 0.50% of the next $500 million of such assets,
0.45% of the next $500 million of such assets, 0.40% of the next $500 million of
such assets, 0.375% of the next $1 billion of such assets and 0.35% of such
assets in excess of $3 billion.
For the year ended December 31, 1992, the Adviser did not impose a
portion of its management fee amounting to $657,270 and the portion imposed
amounted to $12,021,294, of which $1,092,023 was unpaid at December 31, 1992.
For the year ended December 31, 1993, the Adviser imposed its management fee
which amounted to $13,596,092, of which $1,190,026 was unpaid at December 31,
1993. For the year ended December 31, 1994, the Adviser imposed its
management fee for Short Term Bond Fund which amounted to $12,415,709.
For the year ended December 31, 1992 the Adviser did not impose all or
a portion of its fees amounting to $80,665 for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, which
amounted to $.04 per share for the Fund. The amount imposed was $92,486 for the
Fund. The Adviser agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee until
April 30, 1994, and to take other action, to the extent necessary, to maintain
the annualized expenses of the Fund at not more than 1% of average daily net
assets.
For the year ended December 31, 1993, the Adviser did not impose all or
a portion of its fees amounting to $90,982 for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, which
amounted to $.04 per share for the Fund. The amount imposed was $108,121 for the
Fund. The Adviser agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee until
April 30, 1995, and to take other action, to the extent necessary, to maintain
the annualized expenses of the Fund at not more than 1% of average daily net
assets.
For the year ended December 31, 1994, the Adviser did not impose all or
a portion of its fees amounting to $117,316 for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, which
amounted to $.05 per share for the Fund. The amount imposed was $150,769 for the
Fund. The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive management fees or reimburse
the Fund to the extent necessary so that the total annualized expenses of the
Fund do not exceed ___% of the average daily net assets until ___. The Adviser
retains the ability to be repaid by the Fund if expenses fall below the
specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. These expense limitation
arrangements can decrease the Fund's expenses and improve its performance.
The yield on shares of a Fund will be increased to the extent that the
Adviser maintains a Fund's expenses, and thereafter will be reduced to the
extent that full payment by a Fund of the fee and expenses is instituted.
Under the Agreement s , the Funds are responsible for all of their
other expenses, including fees and expenses incurred in connection with
membership in investment company organizations; brokerage commissions; payment
for portfolio pricing services to a pricing agent, if any; legal, auditing or
accounting expenses; taxes or governmental fees; the fees and expenses of the
Transfer Agent; and any other expenses, including clerical expense, of issue,
redemption or repurchase of shares; the expenses of and fees for registering or
qualifying securities for sale; the fees and expenses of the Trustees, officers
and employees of the Trust who are not affiliated with the Adviser; the
cost of printing and distributing reports and notices to shareholders; and the
fee or disbursements of custodians. A Fund may arrange to have third parties
assume all or part of the expenses of sale, underwriting and distribution of
shares of a Fund. A Fund is also responsible for its expenses incurred in
connection with litigation, proceedings and claims and the legal obligation it
may have to indemnify officers and Trustees of the Trust with respect thereto.
The Agreements require the Adviser to maintain the Funds' expenses up
to, but not exceeding, the advisory fee for annual expenses of a Fund (including
the advisory fee stated above) which exceed the limitations prescribed by any
state in which a Fund's shares are offered for sale. Management has been advised
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that, while most states have eliminated expense limitations, the lowest of such
limitations is currently 2 1/2% of average net assets up to $30,000,000, 2% of
the next $70,000,000 of such net assets and 1 1/2% of such net assets in excess
of that amount. Certain expenses such as brokerage commissions, taxes,
extraordinary expenses and interest are excluded from the calculation of such
limitations, and other expenses may be excluded from time to time. Any such
maintenance will be made as promptly as practicable after the end of the Funds'
fiscal year. However, no fee payment will be made to the Adviser during any
fiscal year which will cause year-to-date expenses to exceed the cumulative pro
rata expense limitation at the time of such payment.
The expense ratio, the ratio of operating expenses to average net
assets, for Short Term Bond Fund was 0.75 %, 0.68 % and
0.73 % for the years ended December 31, 199 2 , 199 3 and
199 4 , respectively.
The expense ratio, the ratio of operating expenses to average net
assets, for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund was 1.00% for each of the years ended December
31, 1992, December 31, 1993 and December 31, 1994.
The Agreement s provide that a Fund may use any name
derived from the name "Scudder, Stevens & Clark" only as long as the
Agreement s remains in effect.
In reviewing the terms of the Agreement s and in discussions with
the Adviser concerning the Agreement s , Trustees who are not "interested
persons" of the Trust or the Adviser are represented by independent counsel at
the Fund s' expense.
The Agreement s provide that the Adviser shall not be liable for
any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by a Fund in
connection with matters to which the Agreements relate, except a loss resulting
from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the
Adviser in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by the
Adviser of its obligations and duties under the Agreements.
Officers and employees of the Adviser from time to time may have
transactions with various banks, including the Fund s'
C ustodian . It is the Adviser's opinion that the terms and
conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential
custodial or other Fund relationships.
None of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may have dealings with
the Trust as principals in the purchase or sale of securities, except as
individual subscribers to or holders of shares of the Trust.
Personal Investments by Employees of the Adviser
Employees of the Adviser are permitted to make personal securities
transactions, subject to requirements and restrictions set forth in the
Adviser's Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics contains provisions and
requirements designed to identify and address certain conflicts of interest
between personal investment activities and the interests of investment advisory
clients such as the Funds. Among other things, the Code of Ethics, which
generally complies with standards recommended by the Investment Company
Institute's Advisory Group on Personal Investing, prohibits certain types of
transactions absent prior approval, imposes time periods during which personal
transactions may not be made in certain securities, and requires the submission
of duplicate broker confirmations and monthly reporting of securities
transactions. Additional restrictions apply to portfolio managers, traders,
research analysts and others involved in the investment advisory process.
Exceptions to these and other provisions of the Code of Ethics may be granted in
particular circumstances after review by appropriate personnel.
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<CAPTION>
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(See "Trustees and Officers" in the Fund s' prospectus es. )
<C> <C> <C> <C>
Position with
Underwriter,
Name Position Principal Scudder Investor
and Address with Trust Occupation** Services, Inc.
- ----------- ---------- ------------ ----------------
Daniel Pierce* #+ President and Chairman of the Board and Vice President,
Trustee Managing Director of Scudder, Director and Assistant
Stevens & Clark, Inc. Treasurer
Lynn S. Birdsong++ Trustee Managing Director of Scudder, --
Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Thomas J. Devine Trustee Consultant --
641 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Peter B. Freeman Trustee Corporate Director and Trustee --
100 Alumni Avenue
Providence, RI 02906
Wilson Nolen Trustee Consultant --
1120 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Juris Padegs* #++ Trustee Managing Director of Scudder, Vice President and
Stevens & Clark, Inc. Director
Jerard K. Hartman++ Vice President Managing Director of Scudder, --
Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Thomas W. Joseph+ Vice President Principal of Scudder, Stevens & Vice President,
Clark, Inc. Director, Treasurer &
Assistant Clerk
David S. Lee+ Vice President Managing Director of Scudder, President, Assistant
Stevens & Clark, Inc. Treasurer and Director
Thomas F. McDonough+ Vice President, Principal of Scudder, Stevens & Clerk
Secretary and Clark, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer
Pamela A. McGrath+ Vice President and Principal of Scudder, Stevens & --
Treasurer Clark, Inc.
Edward J. O'Connell++ Vice President and Principal of Scudder, Stevens & Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer Clark, Inc.
Thomas M. Poor+ Vice President Managing Director of Scudder, --
Stevens & Clark, Inc.
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
<C> <C> <C> <C>
Position with
Underwriter,
Name Position Principal Scudder Investor
and Address with Trust Occupation** Services, Inc.
- ----------- ---------- ------------ ----------------
Robert E. Pruyne+ Vice President Managing Director of Scudder, Assistant Treasurer
Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Kathryn L. Quirk++ Vice President and Managing Director of Scudder, Vice President
Assistant Secretary Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Coleen Downs Dinneen + Assistant Secretary Vice President of Scudder, Assistant Clerk
Stevens & Clark, Inc.
</TABLE>
* Messrs. Padegs and Pierce are considered by the Trust and its counsel
to be Trustees who are "interested
persons" of the Adviser or of the Trust, within the meaning of the 1940
Act.
** Unless otherwise stated, all Officers and Trustees have been associated
with their respective company for more than five years but not
necessarily in the same capacity.
# Messrs. Padegs and Pierce are members of the Executive Committee, which
may exercise all of the powers of
the Trustees when the Trustees are not in session.
+ Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
++ Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154
As of April 1, 1995 , all Trustees and officers of Short Term
Bond Fund as a group owned beneficially (as that term is defined under
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) % of the
outstanding shares of the Fund .
As of April 1, 1995, all Trustees and officers of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
as a group owned beneficially (as that term is defined under Section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) % of the outstanding shares.
Certain accounts for which the Adviser acts as investment adviser owned
shares of Short Term Bond Fund in the aggregate or % of the
outstanding shares on April 1, 1995 . The Adviser may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of such shares, but disclaims any beneficial interest in such
shares.
As of April 1, 1995, the following owned 5% or more of the outstanding
shares of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund:
Shareholder Number of Shares Percentage
To the best of each Fund's knowledge, as of April 1, 1995
no person owned beneficially more than 5% of Short Term Bond Fund's and Zero
Coupon 2000 Fund's outstanding shares except as stated above.
The Trustees and officers of the Trust also serve in similar capacities
with other Scudder funds.
REMUNERATION
Several of the officers and Trustees of the Trust may be officers or
employees of the Adviser, the Distributor, Scudder Service Corporation ,
Scudder Trust Company or Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation from whom
they receive compensation as a result of which they may be deemed to participate
in the fees paid by a Fund. The Trust pays no direct remuneration to any officer
of the Trust. However, each of the Trust's Trustees who is not affiliated with
the Adviser will be paid by the Trust. Each of these unaffiliated Trustees
receives an annual Trustee's fee of $4,000 plus $400 for attending each
Trustees' meeting, audit committee meeting or meeting held for the purpose of
considering arrangements between the Trust and the Adviser or any of its
affiliates. Each unaffiliated Trustee also receives $150 per committee
meeting attended other than those set forth above. For the year ended December
31, 1994 , such fees aggregated $ 13,974 for Short Term Bond
Fund and $13,432 for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund.
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The following Compensation Table provides, in tabular form, the following data:
Column (1): all Trustees who receive compensation from the Trust. Column (2):
aggregate compensation received by a Trustee from all the series of the Trust.
Columns (3) and (4): pension or retirement benefits accrued or proposed be paid
by the Trust. Scudder Funds Trust does not pay its Trustees such benefits.
Column (5): total compensation received by a Trustee from the Trust, plus
compensation received from all funds for which a Trustee serves in a fund
complex. The total number of funds from which a Trustee receives such
compensation is also provided.
Compensation Table
for the year ended December 31, 1994
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Pension or Total Compensation From
Retirement Estimated Annual Scudder Funds Trust and
Name of Person, Aggregate Compensation from Benefits Accrued Benefits Upon Fund Complex Paid to
Position Scudder Funds Trust* As Part of Fund Retirement Trustee
Expenses
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Thomas J. Devine, $8,200 N/A N/A $115,656.00
Trustee (16 funds)
Peter B. Freeman, $7,800 N/A N/A $141,843.83
Trustee (31 funds)
Wilson Nolen, $8,200 N/A N/A $132,023.43
Trustee (15 funds)
* Scudder Funds Trust consists of two Funds, Scudder Short Term Bond Fund and Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund.
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DISTRIBUTOR
The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Scudder Investor Services,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, which is wholly owned by Scudder Financial
Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, all of whose securities are owned by
owners of all of the securities of the Adviser. The Trust's underwriting
agreement dated July 15, 1985 was last approved by the Trustees on September
7, 1994 and will remain in effect until September 30, 1995 and from
year to year thereafter only if its continuance is approved annually by a
majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such agreement or interested
persons of any such party and either by vote of a majority of the Trustees or a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust.
Under the principal underwriting agreement, the Trust is responsible
for: the payment of all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and
filing with the SEC of its registration statement and prospectus and any
amendments and supplements thereto; the registration and qualification of shares
for sale in the various states, including registering the Trust as a broker or
dealer in the various states as required; the fees and expenses of preparing,
printing and mailing prospectuses (see below for expenses relating to
prospectuses paid by the Distributor), notices, proxy statements, reports or
other communications (including newsletters) to shareholders of the Trust; the
cost of printing and mailing confirmations of purchases of shares and the
prospectuses accompanying such confirmations; any issue taxes or any initial
transfer taxes; a portion of shareholder toll-free telephone charges and
expenses of service representatives; the cost of wiring funds for share
purchases and redemptions (unless paid by the shareholder who initiates the
transaction); the cost of printing and postage of business reply envelopes; and
a portion of the cost of computer terminals used by both the Trust and the
Distributor.
The Distributor will pay for printing and distributing prospectuses or
reports prepared for its use in connection with the offering of the shares to
the public and preparing, printing and mailing any other literature or
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advertising in connection with the offering of shares of the Trust to the
public. The Distributor will pay all fees and expenses in connection with its
qualification and registration as a broker or dealer under federal and state
laws, a portion of the cost of toll-free telephone service and expenses of
service representatives, a portion of the cost of computer terminals, and of any
activity which is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares issued by
the Trust.
Note: Although the Funds do not currently have a 12b-1 Plan and
shareholder approval would be required in order to adopt one,
the underwriting agreement provides that the Funds will also
pay those fees and expenses permitted to be paid or assumed by
the Funds pursuant to a 12b-1 Plan, if any, adopted by the
Trust, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in
the underwriting agreement and the Trust or a third party will
pay those fees and expenses not specifically allocated to the
Distributor in the underwriting agreement.
As agent , the Distributor currently offers the Funds' shares on
a continuous basis to investors in all states. The underwriting agreement
provides that the Distributor accepts orders for shares at net asset value as no
sales commission or load is charged the investor. The Distributor has made no
firm commitment to acquire shares of a Fund.
TAXES
(See "Distribution and performance information--Dividends and
capital gains distributions" and "Transaction information--Tax
information, Tax identification number" in the Funds' prospectuses.)
Each Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company
under Subchapter M of the Code . Such qualification does not
involve governmental supervision or management of investment practices or
policy.
Each series of a series fund is treated as a separate taxpayer.
Accordingly, each Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer. Each Fund therefore
intends to qualify as a separate regulated investment company under Subchapter M
of the Code.
A regulated investment company qualifying under Subchapter M of the
Code is required to distribute to its shareholders at least 90 percent of its
investment company taxable income (including net short-term capital gain) and
generally is not subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes
annually its investment company taxable income and net realized capital gains in
the manner required under the Code.
Each Fund is subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on amounts
required to be but not distributed under a prescribed formula. The formula
requires a Fund to distribute to shareholders during a calendar year an amount
equal to at least 98% of a Fund's ordinary income for the calendar year, at
least 98% of the excess of its capital gains over capital losses (adjusted for
certain ordinary losses ) realized during the one-year period ending
October 31 during such year, and all ordinary income and capital gains for prior
years that were not previously distributed. Investment companies with taxable
years ending on November 30 or December 31 may make an irrevocable election to
measure the required capital gain distribution using their actual taxable year,
and each Fund will consider making such an election.
Investment company taxable income includes dividends, interest
(including original issue discount) and net short-term capital gains in excess
of net long-term capital losses, less expenses. Net realized capital gains of a
Fund for a fiscal year are computed by taking into account any capital loss
carryforward of a Fund.
If any net realized long-term capital gains in excess of net realized
short-term capital losses are retained by a Fund for reinvestment, requiring
federal income taxes to be paid thereon by such Fund, the Fund intends to elect
to treat such capital gains as having been distributed to shareholders. As a
result, each shareholder will report such capital gains as long-term capital
gains, will be able to claim his/her share of federal income taxes paid by the
Fund on such gains as a credit against his/her own federal income tax liability,
and will be entitled to increase the adjusted tax basis of his/her shares by the
difference between his/her pro rata share of such gains and his/her tax credit.
If a Fund makes such an election, it may not be treated as having met the excise
tax distribution requirement.
Distributions of investment company taxable income are taxable to
shareholders as ordinary income.
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Since no portion of a Fund's income is expected to be comprised of
dividends from domestic corporations, none of the income distributions of a Fund
are expected to be eligible for the deduction for dividends received by
corporations, except when a Fund invests in certain high yield, original issue
discount obligations, discussed below.
Distributions of the excess of net long-term capital gain over net
short-term capital loss are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain,
regardless of the length of time the shares of a Fund have been held by such
shareholders. Such distributions are not eligible for the dividends-received
deduction. Any loss realized upon the redemption of shares held at the time of
redemption for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to
the extent of any amounts treated as distributions of long-term capital gain
during such six-month period.
Distributions of investment company taxable income and net realized
capital gains will be taxable as described above, whether received in shares or
in cash. Shareholders electing to receive distributions in the form of
additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each
share so received equal to the net asset value of a share of a Fund on the
reinvestment date.
If a Fund holds zero coupon securities or other securities which are
issued at discount, a portion of the difference between the issue price and the
face amount of such securities ("original issue discount") will be treated as
income if a Fund holds securities with original issue discount each year,
although no current payments will be received by a Fund with respect to such
income. This original issue discount will comprise a part of that investment
company taxable income of a Fund which must be distributed to shareholders in
order to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company and to
avoid federal income tax at the level of the Fund. Taxable shareholders of a
Fund will be subject to income tax on such original issue discount, whether or
not they elect to receive their distributions in cash. In the event that a Fund
acquires a debt instrument at a market discount, it is possible that a portion
of any gain recognized on the disposition of such instrument may be treated as
ordinary income.
If Short Term Bond Fund invests in certain high yield original
issue discount obligations issued by corporations, a portion of the original
issue discount accruing on the obligations may be eligible for the deduction for
dividends received by corporations. In such event, dividends of investment
company taxable income received from the Fund by its corporate shareholders, to
the extent attributable to such portion of accrued original issue discount, may
be eligible for this deduction for dividends received by corporations if so
designated by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders.
Since Zero Coupon 2000 Fund invests primarily in zero coupon
securities, upon which it will receive no cash payments of interest, to the
extent shareholders of the Fund elect to take their distributions in cash, the
Fund may have to generate the required cash from interest earned on non-zero
coupon securities, from the disposition of such securities, or possibly from the
disposition of some of the zero coupon securities.
All distributions of investment company taxable income and net realized
capital gain, whether received in shares or in cash, must be reported by each
shareholder on his or her federal income tax return. Dividends declared in
October, November or December with a record date in such a month and paid during
the following January will be treated by shareholders for federal income tax
purposes as if received on December 31 of the calendar year declared.
Redemptions of shares, including exchanges for shares of another Scudder Fund,
may result in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the shareholder and are also
subject to these reporting requirements.
An individual may make a deductible IRA contribution of up to $2,000
or, if less, the amount of the individual's earned income, for any taxable year
only if (i) neither the individual nor his or her spouse (unless filing separate
returns) is an active participant in an employer's retirement plan, or (ii) the
individual (and his or her spouse, if applicable) has an adjusted gross income
below a certain level ($40, 050 for married individuals filing a joint
return, with a phase-out of the deduction for adjusted gross income between
$40, 050 and $50,000; $25, 050 for a single individual, with a
phase-out for adjusted gross income between $25, 050 and $35,000).
However, an individual not permitted to make a deductible contribution to an IRA
for any such taxable year may nonetheless make nondeductible contributions up to
$2,000 to an IRA (up to $2,250 to IRAs for an individual and his or her
nonearning spouse) for that year. There are special rules for determining how
withdrawals are to be taxed if an IRA contains both deductible and nondeductible
amounts. In general, a proportionate amount of each withdrawal will be deemed to
be made from nondeductible contributions; amounts treated as a return of
nondeductible contributions will not be taxable. Also, annual contributions may
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be made to a spousal IRA even if the spouse has earnings in a given year if the
spouse elects to be treated as having no earnings (for IRA contribution
purposes) for the year.
Distributions by a Fund result in a reduction in the net asset value of
a Fund's shares. Should a distribution reduce the net asset value below a
shareholder's cost basis, such distribution would nevertheless be taxable to the
shareholder as ordinary income or capital gain as described above, even though,
from an investment standpoint, it may constitute a partial return of capital. In
particular, investors should consider the tax implications of buying shares just
prior to a distribution. The price of shares purchased at that time includes the
amount of the forthcoming distribution. Those purchasing just prior to a
distribution will then receive a partial return of capital upon the
distribution, which will nevertheless be taxable to them.
Over-the-counter options on debt securities written or purchased by
Short Term Bond Fund will be subject to tax under Section 1234 of the
Code. In general, no loss is recognized by the Fund upon payment of a premium in
connection with the purchase of a put or call option. The character of any gain
or loss recognized (i.e., long-term or short-term) will generally depend in the
case of a lapse or sale of the option on the Fund's holding period for the
option and in the case of an exercise of a put option on the Fund's holding
period for the underlying security. The purchase of a put option may constitute
a short sale for federal income tax purposes, causing an adjustment in the
holding period of the underlying security or a substantially identical security
of the Fund. If the Fund writes a put or call option, no gain is recognized upon
its receipt of a premium. If the option lapses or is closed out, any gain or
loss is treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. If a call option written
by the Fund is exercised, the character of the gain or loss depends on the
holding period of the underlying security. The exercise of a put option written
by the Fund is not a taxable transaction for the Fund.
Many futures and forward contracts entered into by Short Term
Bond Fund and all listed nonequity options written or purchased by the Fund
(including options on debt securities, options on futures contracts, and options
on securities indices) will be governed by Section 1256 of the Code. Absent a
tax election to the contrary, gain or loss attributable to the lapse, exercise
or closing out of any such position generally will be treated as 60% long-term
and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, and on the last trading day of the
Fund's fiscal year (and generally, on October 31 for purposes of the 4% excise
tax), all outstanding Section 1256 positions will be marked-to-market (i.e.
treated as if such positions were closed out at their closing price on such
day), with any resulting gain or loss recognized as 60% long-term and 40%
short-term capital gain or loss. Under Section 988 of the Code, discussed below,
foreign currency gain or loss from foreign currency-related forward contracts,
certain futures contracts and options and similar financial instruments entered
into or acquired by the Fund will be treated as ordinary income or loss. Under
certain circumstances, entry into a futures contract to sell a security may
constitute a short sale for federal income tax purposes, causing an adjustment
in the holding period of the underlying security or a substantially identical
security owned by the Fund.
Subchapter M of the Code requires that each Fund realize less
than 30% of its annual gross income from the sale or other disposition of stock,
securities and certain options, futures and forward contracts held for less than
three months. Certain options, futures and forward transactions of Short Term
Bond Fund may increase the amount of gains realized by the Fund that are
subject to the 30% limitation. Accordingly, the amount of such transactions that
the Fund may undertake may be limited.
Positions of Short Term Bond Fund which consist of at least one
position not governed by Section 1256 and at least one futures or forward
contract or option on a futures contract governed by Section 1256 which
substantially diminishes the Fund's risk of loss with respect to such other
position will be treated as a "mixed straddle." Although mixed straddles are
subject to the straddle rules of Section 1092 of the Code, the operation of
which may cause deferral of losses, adjustments in the holding periods of
securities, and conversion of short-term capital losses into long-term capital
losses, certain tax elections exist for them which reduce or eliminate the
operation of these rules. The Fund will monitor its transactions in options and
futures and may make certain tax elections in connection with these investments.
Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in
exchange rates which occur between the time Short Term Bond Fund accrues
interest or other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities
denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually collects such
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receivables or pays such liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or
ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition of debt securities denominated in a
foreign currency and on disposition of certain futures contracts, forward
contracts and options, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value
of foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the security or contract
and the date of disposition are also treated as ordinary gain or loss. These
gains or losses, referred to under the Code as "Section 988" gains or losses,
may increase or decrease the amount of the Fund's investment company taxable
income to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.
Each Fund will be required to report to the IRS all distributions of
taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption
or exchange of its shares, except in the case of certain exempt shareholders.
Under the backup withholding provisions of Section 3406 of the Code,
distributions of taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the
redemption or exchange of the shares of a regulated investment company may be
subject to withholding of federal income tax at the rate of 31% in the case of
non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the investment company with their
taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their
status under the federal income tax law. Withholding may also be required if a
Fund is notified by the IRS or a broker that the taxpayer identification number
furnished by the shareholder is incorrect or that the shareholder has previously
failed to report interest or dividend income. If the withholding provisions are
applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or
reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be
withheld. In addition, the IRS imposes a penalty of $50.00 per failure on
shareholders who fail to furnish their tax identification numbers to a Fund.
Shareholders of a Fund may be subject to state and local taxes on
distributions received from a Fund and on redemptions of their shares. Under the
laws of certain states, distributions of investment company taxable income are
taxable to shareholders as dividends, even though a portion of such
distributions may be derived from interest on U.S. Government obligations which,
if received directly by such shareholders, would be exempt from state income
tax.
Each distribution is accompanied by a brief explanation of the form and
character of the distribution. In January of each year, each Fund issues to each
shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions.
Dividend and interest income received by Short Term Bond Fund
from sources outside the United States may be subject to withholding and other
taxes imposed by such foreign jurisdictions. Tax conventions between certain
countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate these foreign taxes, however, and
foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains in respect of
investments by foreign investors.
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and a Fund is
not liable for any income or franchise tax in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
provided that a Fund continues to be treated as a regulated investment company
under Subchapter M of the Code.
The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely
to the application of that law to U.S. persons, i.e., U.S. citizens and
residents and U.S. corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. Each
shareholder who is not a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax
consequences of ownership of shares of a Fund, including the possibility that
such a shareholder may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or
at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on amounts constituting
ordinary income received by him or her, where such amounts are treated as income
from U.S. sources under the Code.
Shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the application of
the provisions of tax law in light of their particular tax situations.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Brokerage Commissions
To the maximum extent feasible, the Adviser places orders for portfolio
transactions for a Fund through the Distributor, which in turn places orders on
behalf of a Fund with other brokers and dealers. The Distributor receives no
commissions, fees or other remuneration for this service. Allocation of
brokerage is supervised by the Adviser.
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A Fund's purchases and sales of portfolio securities are generally
placed by the Adviser with primary market makers for these securities on a net
basis, without any brokerage commission being paid by a Fund. Trading does,
however, involve transaction costs. Transactions with dealers serving as primary
market makers reflect the spread between the bid and ask prices. Purchases of
underwritten issues may be made which will include an underwriting fee paid to
the underwriter. Portfolio transactions in debt securities may also be placed on
an agency basis, with a commission being charged.
The primary objective of the Adviser in placing orders for the purchase
and sale of securities for a Fund is to obtain the most favorable net results
taking into account such factors as price, commission (negotiable in the case of
national securities exchange transactions), if any, size of order, difficulty of
execution and skill required of the executing broker/dealer. The Adviser seeks
to evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid (to the
extent applicable) through the familiarity of the Distributor with commissions
charged on comparable transactions, as well as by comparing commissions paid by
the Fund to reported commissions paid by others. The Adviser reviews on a
routine basis commission rates, execution and settlement services performed,
making internal and external comparisons. For Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, no
commissions were paid in any of the last three fiscal years.
When it can be done consistently with the policy of obtaining the most
favorable net results, it is the Adviser's practice to place such orders with
brokers and dealers who supply market quotations to the custodian of the Trust
for appraisal purposes; who pay, directly or indirectly, a portion of the
Trust's expenses, such as custodian or transfer agent fees; or who supply
research, market and statistical information to the Trust or the Adviser. The
term "research, market and statistical information" includes advice as to the
value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling
securities; and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of
securities; and furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries,
securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance
of accounts. The Adviser is not authorized when placing portfolio transactions
for a Fund to pay a brokerage commission (to the extent applicable) in excess of
that which another broker might have charged for effecting the same transaction
solely on account of the receipt of research, market or statistical information.
The Adviser will not place orders with brokers or dealers on the basis that a
broker or dealer has or has not sold shares of the Trust. Except for
implementing the policy stated above, there is no intention to place portfolio
transactions with particular brokers or dealers or groups thereof. In effecting
transactions in over-the-counter securities, orders are placed with the
principal market- makers for the security being traded unless, after exercising
care, it appears that more favorable results are available otherwise.
Subject also to obtaining the most favorable net results, the Adviser
may place brokerage transactions through the Fund s' Custodian and a
credit against the custodian fee due to the custodian equal to one-half of the
commission on any such transaction will be given.
Although certain research, market and statistical information from
brokers and dealers can be useful to a Fund and to the Adviser, it is the
opinion of the Adviser that such information is only supplementary to the
Adviser's own research effort, since the information must still be analyzed,
weighed, and reviewed by the Adviser's staff. Such information may be useful to
the Adviser in providing services to clients other than the Trust and not all
such information is used by the Adviser in connection with a Fund. Conversely,
such information provided to the Adviser by brokers and dealers through whom
other clients of the Adviser effect securities transactions may be useful to the
Adviser in providing services to a Fund.
The Trustees review from time to time whether the recapture for the
benefit of the Trust of some portion of the brokerage commissions or similar
fees paid by a Fund on portfolio transactions is legally permissible and
advisable.
Portfolio Turnover
The portfolio turnover rate , i.e. the ratio of the lesser of sales
or purchases to the monthly average value of the portfolio (excluding from both
the numerator and the denominator securities with maturities at the time of
acquisition of one year or less) for Short Term Bond Fund was
66.1 % and 65.3 % for the years ended December 31, 1993 and
1994 , respectively. To the extent that Short Term Bond Fund enters
into dollar roll transactions, which involve the sale and purchase of a
security, such Fund's portfolio turnover rate will be higher. The
portfolio turnover rate for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund for the two years ended
December 31, 1993 and 1994 was 101.6% and 89.3%, respectively.
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Purchases and sales are made for a Fund whenever necessary, in
management's opinion, to meet each Fund's objective.
NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value of shares of each Fund is computed as of the close
of regular trading on the Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading.
The Exchange is scheduled to be closed on the following holidays: New Year's
Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Net asset value per share is determined by dividing
the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities, by the total
number of shares outstanding.
An exchange-traded equity security is valued at its most recent sale
price. Lacking any sales, the security is valued at the calculated mean between
the most recent bid quotation and the most recent asked quotation (the
"Calculated Mean"). Lacking a Calculated Mean, the security is valued at the
most recent bid quotation. An equity security which is traded on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") system is
valued at its most recent sale price. Lacking any sales, the security is valued
at the high or "inside" bid quotation. The value of an equity security not
quoted on the NASDAQ System, but traded in another over-the-counter market, is
its most recent sale price. Lacking any sales, the security is valued at the
Calculated Mean. Lacking a Calculated Mean, the security is valued at the most
recent bid quotation.
Debt securities, other than short-term securities, are valued at prices
supplied by the Funds' pricing agent(s) which reflect broker/dealer supplied
valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Short-term securities with
remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued by the amortized cost
method, which the Board believes approximates market value. If it is not
possible to value a particular debt security pursuant to these valuation
methods, the value of such security is the most recent bid quotation supplied by
a bona fide marketmaker . If it is not possible to value a particular
debt security pursuant to the above methods, the Adviser may calculate the
price of that debt security, subject to limitations established by the Board.
An exchange traded options contract on securities, currencies, futures
and other financial instruments is valued at its most recent sale price on such
exchange. Lacking any sales, the options contract is valued at the Calculated
Mean. Lacking any Calculated Mean, the options contract is valued at the most
recent bid quotation in the case of a purchased options contract, or the most
recent asked quotation in the case of a written options contract. An options
contract on securities, currencies and other financial instruments traded
over-the-counter is valued at the most recent bid quotation in the case of a
purchased options contract and at the most recent asked quotation in the case of
a written options contract. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent
settlement price. Foreign currency exchange forward contracts are valued at the
value of the underlying currency at the prevailing exchange rate.
If a security is traded on more than one exchange, or upon one or more
exchanges and in the over-the-counter market, quotations are taken from the
market in which the security is traded most extensively.
If, in the opinion of the Funds' Valuation Committee, the value of a
portfolio asset as determined in accordance with these procedures does not
represent the fair market value of the portfolio asset, the value of the
portfolio asset is taken to be an amount which, in the opinion of the Valuation
Committee, represents fair market value on the basis of all available
information. The value of other portfolio holdings owned by the Fund is
determined in a manner which, in the discretion of the Valuation Committee most
fairly reflects fair market value of the property on the valuation date.
Following the valuations of securities or other portfolio assets in
terms of the currency in which the market quotation used is expressed ("Local
Currency"), the value of these portfolio assets in terms of U.S. dollars is
calculated by converting the Local Currency into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
currency exchange rate on the valuation date.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Experts
The Financial Highlights of each Fund included in each Fund's
Prospectus and the Financial Statements incorporated by reference in this
combined Statement of Additional Information have been so included or
incorporated by reference in reliance on the report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, independent accountants,
and given on the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Shareholder Indemnification
The Trust is an organization of the type commonly known as a
Massachusetts business trust. Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a
trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners
for the obligations of the Trust. The Declaration of Trust contains an express
disclaimer of shareholder liability in connection with the Trust property or the
acts, obligations or affairs of the Trust and a disclaimer stating that each
series shall not be liable for the obligations of any other series. The
Declaration of Trust also provides for indemnification out of the Trust's
property of any shareholder held personally liable for the claims and
liabilities to which a shareholder may become subject by reason of being or
having been a shareholder. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial
loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which
the Trust itself would be unable to meet its obligations.
Other Information
Short Term Bond Fund's CUSIP number is 810902-20-5.
Zero Coupon 2000 Fund's CUSIP number is 810902-23-9.
The Fund s have fiscal year s ending on December 31.
Portfolio securities of each Fund are held separately, pursuant to a
custodian agreement, by the Funds' custodian, State Street Bank and Trust
Company, 255 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02101.
The firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads is counsel to the Trust.
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P ., One Post Office Square, Boston, MA
02109, serves as independent accountants to the Trust.
Scudder Service Corporation ("Service Corporation"), P.O. Box 2291,
Boston, Massachusetts 02107-2291, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scudder, Stevens
& Clark, Inc., is the transfer and dividend paying agent for each Fund. Service
Corporation also serves as shareholder service agent and provides subaccounting
and recordkeeping services for shareholder accounts in certain retirement and
employee benefit plans. Short Term Bond Fund pays Service Corporation an
annual fee of $25.00 for each account maintained for a participant, which is
$13.25 for its services as transfer and dividend paying agent and $11.75 for its
services as shareholder service agent. Zero Coupon 2000 Fund pays Service
Corporation an annual fee of $17.55 for each account maintained for a plan
participant, which is $8.05 for services as transfer and dividend-paying agent
and $9.50 for its services as shareholder service agent. For the year ended
December 31, 1994, Service Corporation's fee amounted to $3,931,601 for Short
Term Bond Fund and $71,971 for Zero Coupon 2000 Fund. Please refer to "How
to Contact Scudder" in the Funds' prospectuses or call 1-800-225-5163 for
specific mailing instructions regarding your investment.
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation ("SFAC"), Two International Place,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser,
computes Zero Coupon 2000 Fund's net asset value. Zero Coupon 2000 Fund pays
SFAC an annual fee equal to .0250% of the first $150 million of average daily
net assets, .0075% of such assets in excess of $150 million up until $850
million and .0045% of such assets in excess of $1 billion dollars.
The name "Scudder Funds Trust" is the designation of the Trustees for
the time being under a Declaration of Trust dated June 24, 1981, as amended from
time to time, and all persons dealing with the Trust must look solely to the
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property of the Trust for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust as
neither the Trustees, officers, agents nor shareholders assume any personal
liability for obligations entered into on behalf of the Trust. Upon the initial
purchase of shares, the shareholder agrees to be bound by the Trust's
Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time. The Declaration of Trust is
on file at the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office in Boston,
Massachusetts. All persons dealing with a Fund must look only to the assets of a
Fund for the enforcement of any claims against a Fund as no other series of the
Trust assumes any liabilities for obligations entered into on behalf of a Fund.
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts
02110- 4103 , has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. 20549, a Registration Statement under the 1933
Act , as amended, with respect to the shares of Short Term Bond Fund
and Zero Coupon 2000 Fund offered by each Fund's prospectus. Each Fund's
prospectus and this combined Statement of Additional Information do not
contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement and its
amendments, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with Rules and
Regulations of the SEC. The Registration Statement and its amendments, may be
inspected at the principal office of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington and copies thereof may be obtained from the SEC at prescribed rates.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements, including the investment portfolio, of
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund, together with the Financial Highlights, notes to
financial statements and the Report of Independent Accountants are incorporated
by reference and attached hereto on pages 10 through 32 , inclusive, in
the Annual Report to the Shareholders of the Fund dated December 31,
1994 , and are hereby deemed to be a part of this combined
Statement of Additional Information.
The financial statements, including the investment portfolio, of
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, together with Financial Highlights, the Report of
Independent Accountants and notes to financial statements, are incorporated by
reference and attached hereto on pages 9 through 17, inclusive, in the Annual
Report to the Shareholders of the Fund dated December 31, 1994, and are hereby
deemed to be a part of this combined Statement of Additional Information.
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RATINGS OF CORPORATE BONDS
The two highest ratings of Moody's for corporate bonds are Aaa and Aa.
Bonds rated Aaa are judged by Moody's to be of the best quality. They carry the
smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edge."
Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin
and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to
change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the
fundamentally strong position of such issues. Bonds rated Aa are judged to be of
high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what
are generally known as high-grade bonds. Aa bonds are rated lower than the best
bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or
fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be
other elements present which make the long term risks appear somewhat larger
than in Aaa securities. Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable
investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade
obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered
adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to
impairment some time in the future. Moody's Baa rated bonds are considered
medium-grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly
secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the
present, but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be
characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack
outstanding investment characteristics and may have speculative characteristics
as well.
The two highest ratings of S&P for corporate bonds are AAA and AA.
Bonds rated AAA have the highest rating assigned by S&P to a debt obligation.
Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong. Bonds rated AA
have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differ from
the highest rated issues only in a small degree. Debt rated A has a strong
capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more
susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic
conditions than debt in higher rated securities. S&P's BBB rated bonds, or
medium-grade category bonds, are between sound obligations and those where the
speculative elements begin to predominate. Although these bonds have adequate
asset coverage and normally are protected by satisfactory earnings, adverse
economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a
weakened capacity to pay interest and principal.
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GLOSSARY
1. Bond
A contract by an issuer (borrower) to repay the owner of the contract
(lender) the face amount of the bond on a specified date (maturity
date) and to pay a stated rate of interest until maturity. Interest is
generally paid semi-annually in amounts equal to one-half the annual
interest rate.
2. Debt Obligation
A general term which includes fixed income and variable rate
securities, obligations issued at a discount and other types of
securities which evidence a debt.
3. Discount and Premium
(a) Market Discount and Premium - A discount (premium) bond is a bond
selling in the market at a price lower (higher) than its face value.
The amount of the market discount (premium) is the difference between
market value and face value.
(b) Original Issue Discount - An original issue discount is the
discount from face value at which the bond is first offered to the
public.
4. Face Value
The value of a bond that appears on the face of the bond, unless the
value is otherwise specified by the issuing company. Face value is
ordinarily the amount the issuing company promises to pay at maturity.
Face value is not an indication of market value.
5. Fixed Income Obligation
An instrument under which the lender agrees to pay interest, either at
a stated rate or according to a specified formula, over the life of the
instrument, as well as to repay principal at maturity.
6. Investment Company Taxable Income
The investment company taxable income of a Fund includes dividends,
interest (including original issue discount) and net short-term capital
gains in excess of long-term capital losses, less expenses.
7. Liquidation
The process of converting securities or other property into cash.
8. Maturity
The date on which the principal amount of a debt obligation comes due
by the terms of the instrument.
9. Maturity Date
Zero Coupon Fund will mature on the third Friday in December 2000 and
proceeds of the liquidation of the Fund will be distributed shortly
thereafter.
10. Maturity Value
The actual maturity value per share of Zero Coupon Fund will be the
actual net asset value per share on the Maturity Date.
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When used with respect to periods prior to the Maturity Date, maturity
value means an estimate of the approximate anticipated net asset value
per share of Zero Coupon 2000 Fund on its Maturity Date, calculated by
dividing the aggregate face value of all securities in the Fund
increased by any unamortized premiums and decreased by any unamortized
original issue discounts plus all other assets, minus all liabilities,
by the number of outstanding shares at the time of calculation of
Maturity Value.
11. Maturity Year
The calendar year in which Zero Coupon 2000 Fund will mature. All
investments in a Fund will mature within two years of the Fund's
Maturity Year.
12. Net Asset Value Per Share
The value of the share of a Fund for purposes of sales and redemptions.
(See "NET ASSET VALUE.")
13. Net Investment Income
The net investment income of a Fund is comprised of its interest
income, including amortizations of original issue and certain market
discounts, less amortizations of premiums and expenses paid or accrued.
14. Par Value
Par value of a bond is a dollar amount representing the denomination
and assigned value of the bond. It signifies the dollar value on which
interest on the bonds is computed and is usually the same as face value
and maturity value for an individual bond. For example, most bonds are
issued in $1,000 denominations and they have a face value, maturity
value and par value of $1,000. Their market price can of course vary
significantly from $1,000 during their life between issuance and
maturity.
15. Target or Target Year
See Maturity Year.
16. Target Date
See Maturity Date.
17. Zero Coupon Security
A non-interest (non-cash) paying debt obligation which is issued at a
substantial discount from its face value. Income is accrued over the
life of the obligation, and cash equal to the face value is due at
maturity.
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Compound Interest Table^1
The table below shows the return on $100 over 5, 10 and 15 year periods
assuming interest rates of 5%, 7%, 9%, 11% and 13%.
Years
Interest Rate 5 10 15
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5% $128.0 $163.8 $209.7
7% 141.0 198.9 280.6
9% 155.2 241.1 374.5
1% 170.8 291.7 498.3
3% 187.7 352.3 661.4
1 Compounded semi-annually at one-half the annual rate similar to normal
bond calculation of yield-to-maturity. The calculation is different from a
calculation of anticipated growth which involves additional assumptions. (See
"THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES--Management of Reinvestment Risk
and Anticipated Growth" and "DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS.")
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This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Portfolio changes should not be considered recommendations for action by
individual investors.
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 1994
* Seeks to provide a high level of income consistent with a high degree of
principal stability.
* A pure no-load(tm) fund with no commissions to buy, sell, or exchange
shares.
CONTENTS
2 Highlights
3 Letter from the Fund's President
4 Performance Update
5 Portfolio Summary
6 Portfolio Management Discussion
10 Investment Portfolio
21 Financial Statements
24 Financial Highlights
25 Notes to Financial Statements
31 Report of Independent Accountants
32 Tax Information
33 Officers and Trustees
34 Investment Products and Services
35 How to Contact Scudder
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Fund experienced above-average price volatility throughout the
year, stemming primarily from the rise in interest rates and,
secondarily, the devaluation of the Mexican peso.
* Scudder Short Term Bond Fund provided a 7.70% 30-day net annualized
yield on December 31, 1994, up from 5.65% a year earlier.
* During the year, the Fund incurred currency-related losses that,
according to U.S. tax law, must be treated as offsets to ordinary
income. As a result, 14.89% of the Fund's 1994 income payments will be
considered nontaxable distributions of capital.
LETTER FROM THE FUND'S PRESIDENT
Dear Shareholders,
The United States Federal Reserve raised interest rates six times
during 1994 in an effort to bring economic growth down to a more
sustainable level. Investors generally underestimated the scope and speed
with which interest rates rose and sent prices lower on a broad range of
fixed-income securities, resulting in the worst bond market in more than 60
years.
The rise in interest rates poses a challenge for income funds: to
provide shareholders with the higher income now available from bonds while
protecting against price erosion. Although we believe the worst is over, it
is possible interest rates may rise somewhat further in 1995. However, in
the year ahead, we believe a combination of factors, including the Federal
Reserve's tightening efforts, will keep the economy and inflation on a
moderate course, which should ease the upward pressure on rates. These
developments ultimately should be reflected in more favorable financial
markets, and we expect investors to begin focusing on positive long-term
fundamentals rather than short-term uncertainties.
Additional increases in interest rates may, of course, cause periods
of difficult adjustment for fixed-income markets. At times like these, it
is more important than ever to have a sound investment plan that can
weather market storms. The past year has demonstrated that virtually all
financial instruments, whether conservative or aggressive, are susceptible
to disappointing performance. Experience tells us that over the long term,
investors who have participated in the stock and bond markets have faired
much better than those who have chosen to protect their savings above all
else.
If you have questions about your Fund or your investments, please
contact a Scudder Investor Relations representative at 1-800-225-2470. Page
35 provides more information on how to contact Scudder. Thank you for
choosing Scudder Short Term Bond Fund to help meet your investment needs.
Sincerely
/s/Daniel Pierce
Daniel Pierce
President
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
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Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Performance Update as of December 31, 1994
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment
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Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
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Total Return
Period Growth -------------
Ended of Average
12/31/94 $10,000 Cumulative Annual
- --------- ------- ---------- -------
1 Year $ 9,713 -2.87% -2.87%
5 Year $13,924 39.24% 6.84%
10 Year* $23,574 135.74% 8.95%
Salomon Brothers Inc. Broad Investment
Grade Bond Index (1-3 years)
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Total Return
Period Growth -------------
Ended of Average
12/31/94 $10,000 Cumulative Annual
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1 Year $10,060 .60% .60%
5 Year $13,877 38.77% 6.77%
10 Year $21,808 118.08% 8.10%
A chart in the form of a line graph appears here,
illustrating the Growth of a $10,000 Investment.
The data points from the graph are as follows:
Yearly periods ended December 31
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Year Amount
- ----------------------
84 10000
85 12091
86 13863
87 14060
88 14946
89 16931
90 18605
91 21280
92 22436
93 24271
94 23574
Salomon Brothers Inc. Broad Investment
Grade Bond Index (1-3 years)
Year Amount
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84 10000
85 11402
86 12595
87 13315
88 14167
89 15716
90 17239
91 19281
92 20524
93 21679
94 21808
Salomon Brothers Inc. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index (1-3 years)
is composed of Treasury, Government Sponsored Agency, and Corporate
securities with maturities of one to three years. Index returns assume
reinvestment of dividends and, unlike Fund returns, do not reflect any
fees or expenses.
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Returns and Per Share Information
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A chart in the form of a bar graph appears here,
illustrating the Fund Total Return (%) and Index Total
Return (%) with the exact data points listed in the table
below.
Yearly periods ended December 31
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<S>
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
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Net Asset Value... $11.35 $11.92 $11.23 $11.19 $11.71 $11.72 $12.25 $11.93 $12.01 $10.91
Income Dividends.. $ .96 $ .81 $ .74 $ .73 $ .83 $ 1.09 $ 1.08 $ .96 .80 .76
Capital Gains
Distributions..... $ -- $ .21 $ .11 $ -- $ .09 $ -- $ -- $ -- .07 --
Fund Total
Return (%)........ 20.30 14.70 1.40 6.10 13.20 9.88 14.38 5.43 8.18 -2.87
Index Total
Return (%)........ 14.02 10.46 5.72 6.40 10.93 9.70 11.85 6.44 5.63 .60
</TABLE>
All performance is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
capital gains, and is not indicative of future results.
Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so an investor's
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased.
Returns may be higher due to the Adviser's maintenance of the Fund's expenses.
See Financial Highlights on page 24.
*The Fund, with its current name and investment objective, commenced operations
on July 3, 1989. Performance figures include the performance of its predecessor,
the General 1994 Portfolio of Scudder Target Fund. Since adopting its current
objectives, the cumulative and average annual returns are 46.80% and 7.34%,
respectively.
Portfolio Summary as of December 31, 1994
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Diversification
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Asset-Backed Securities 25%
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations 23% While the Fund invests in a wide
Corporate Bonds 19% variety of securities, all but 2%
U.S. Gov't Guaranteed are now denominated in U.S. dollars.
Mortgages 11%
Indexed Securities 9%
Commercial Paper 5%
Foreign Bonds -
U.S. $ Denominated 5%
Foreign Bonds -
Non U.S. $ Denominated 2%
Other 1%
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100%
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illustrating the exact data points in the above table.
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Quality
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U.S. Gov't & Agencies 27%
AAA* 34% Historically, the Fund has maintained
AA 9% a high-quality portfolio with better
A 17% than 80% of Fund holdings rated A
BBB 13% or above.
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100%
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Weighted average quality: AA+
*Category includes cash equivalents
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illustrating the exact data points in the above table.
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Effective Maturity
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Under 1 year 27%
1 < 5 years 63% The Fund's effective maturity was
5 < 8 years 8% reduced during the year, reflecting
8 years or greater 2% a challenging environment for fixed-
---- income investments.
100%
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Weighted average effective maturity: 1.1 years*
*Includes Eurodollar Futures sold short
A graph in the form of a pie chart appears here,
illustrating the exact data points in the above table.
For more complete details about the Fund's Investment Portfolio, see page 10.
A monthly Investment Portfolio Summary is available upon request.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION
Dear Shareholders,
This past year was without question the most turbulent 12-month period
experienced by Scudder Short Term Bond Fund. Higher interest rates, which
rose faster and further than we anticipated, and to a lesser extent the
devaluation of the Mexican peso were the predominant causes of price
declines in the Fund's securities.
The Fund's net asset value per share fell 9%, from $12.01 on December
31, 1993, to $10.91 on December 31, 1994. However, rising global interest
rates paved the way for increased income distributions throughout the year,
which helped offset the price decline somewhat. The combination of price
change and distributions resulted in a total return of -2.87% for the year.
The Fund's 30-day net annualized yield stood at 7.70% on December 31, 1994,
up from 5.65% a year earlier and well above the 6.17% average yield of
short-term investment-grade debt funds tracked by Lipper Analytical
Services. Lipper is an independent analyst of investment performance.
Strong Economy and Rising Interest Rates Hinder Bond Market
Price declines in the world's bond markets began to accelerate in
February 1994, when the United States Federal Reserve initiated the first
in a series of interest-rate hikes intended to head off a rise in
inflation. At the time, inflation, as measured by the consumer price index,
was only 2.4%. But troubling signs abounded, including stronger growth in
gross domestic product (6.37% annualized in the fourth quarter of 1993),
factories running at near full capacity, a weaker dollar, and higher prices
of many raw materials.
The Fed's repeated rate hikes failed to ease fears of rising
inflation, however, and bond prices continued to fall throughout the spring
and into summer. The selloff in bonds was exacerbated by the unwinding of
leverage, which had sprung up in a multitude of forms in the early 1990s.
Record numbers of institutional and individual investors had been taking
advantage of low prevailing rates of interest on short-term debt to
leverage their investments in the United States and abroad. But when rates
reversed direction in the United States, overextended investors were forced
to sell their holdings, compounding price declines. Declines in the value
of many derivative securities complicated the situation when buyers for
these instruments all but disappeared.
By year end, the bond market had suffered its worst year in recorded
history, dating back to 1926, with interest rates increasing dramatically
across the entire range of fixed-income securities.
Portfolio Strategy Review
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund's investment goal is to provide a higher
level of income than money market funds and more price stability than is
typically found in intermediate and longer-maturity bonds. To achieve this
goal, we actively manage a diverse collection of high-quality bonds, while
keeping the Fund's effective maturity under three years.
However, 1994 was a year of unpleasant surprises, including the
persistent increase in global interest rates and the Mexican peso crisis.
Early in the year, in keeping with our view that interest rates would rise,
we reduced the Fund's effective maturity from three to two years.
Generally, securities that take less time to mature are less sensitive to
changes in interest rates. Clearly, however, we underestimated the scope of
the Fed's interest-rate increases. Given a benign outlook for inflation and
economic growth, both domestic and global, we lengthened the Fund's
effective maturity to two and a half years in the spring, which added a
modicum of interest-rate sensitivity. When in the autumn it became apparent
that interest rates were continuing to rise, we reduced the effective
maturity to one year.
We continued to invest in high-quality securities throughout the year,
in keeping with the Fund's objective of limiting credit risk. The Fund's
largest holdings included collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) of
comparatively short maturities, asset backed securities, and U.S. corporate
bonds. Also in keeping with our emphasis on price preservation, we
eliminated many of the Fund's most interest-rate-sensitive investments,
including indexed securities based on the movements of European and
Japanese interest rates. Virtually all of the portfolio's higher-coupon
mortgage-backed securities were sold during the year and replaced with
five-year balloon mortgage-backed securities, so called because their
underlying mortgages are repaid in five years. Further, we increased our
holdings in asset-backed securities to 25% from 18% at the start of the
year. Asset-backeds are a form of debt security, collateralized with pools
of assets such as credit cards and automobile and home equity loans. These
securities have several protections against default and are generally
accorded AAA ratings from public rating agencies.
Our research work at Scudder has long followed Mexico, and we were
generally impressed with the years of financial reform in that country.
Over the past four years, we used high-yielding short-term Mexican Treasury
bills as productive although limited investments for the Fund. Along with
many others, we had several reasons to support our belief that a
devaluation of the peso would be avoided at almost any cost, given the
importance of a stable currency to Mexico's economic health and social
stability. Even so, due to the uncertain political environment in Mexico
prior to the summer elections, we let our short-term, peso-denominated
Mexican holdings mature. Encouraged by the results of the elections,
however, we rebuilt our position in short-term Mexican Treasury and agency
bills to approximately 6% of the portfolio in early December. Then, on
December 20, 1994, the Mexican government broke its implicit promise not to
devalue the peso. In the final three weeks of 1994, the Mexican peso
declined nearly 40%, inflicting losses to the Fund. In fact, almost a third
of this year's decline in net asset value is directly related to losses in
the Fund's Mexican holdings. Because we no longer viewed Mexican securities
as investment grade, we subsequently reduced through maturity and sale our
Mexican peso-denominated holdings to 2.5% of the portfolio by year end. By
the end of January 1995, all Mexican investments were sold or had matured.
Outlook for 1995
It is possible that the Federal Reserve will continue its tightening
efforts in the first half of 1995 if the economy continues to show signs of
solid growth. We believe the Fed's repeated action to increase short-term
interest rates will eventually reduce the pace of U.S. economic growth as
well as allay investors' fears about inflation. As 1995's interest-rate
environment unfolds, we intend to adjust the Fund's effective maturity
accordingly, extending maturity within the Fund's 0- to 3-year range if we
see evidence of interest-rate stability or decline, while maintaining high
standards of quality and diversification.
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund has consistently provided significantly
more income than shorter-term investments or even U.S. Treasuries of
comparable maturity. Moreover, shareholders who did not sell Fund shares
during the year have participated in the Fund's rising income stream
against a backdrop of low relative inflation. As always, we are committed
to meeting the needs of investors seeking high current income with more
price stability than that provided by intermediate-term and longer-term
bonds.
Sincerely,
Your Portfolio Management Team
/s/Thomas M. Poor /s/Scott E. Dolan
Thomas M. Poor Scott E. Dolan
/s/Christopher L. Gootkind
Christopher L. Gootkind
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund:
A Team Approach to Investing
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund is managed by a team of Scudder
investment professionals who each play an important role in the Fund's
management process. Team members work together to develop investment
strategies and select securities for the Fund. They are supported by
Scudder's large staff of economists, research analysts, traders, and other
investment specialists who work in our offices across the United States and
abroad. We believe our team approach benefits Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
investors by bringing together many disciplines and leveraging Scudder's
extensive resources.
Since Scudder Short Term Bond Fund was introduced in 1989, Lead
Portfolio Manager Thomas M. Poor has had responsibility for the Fund's
day-to-day operation. Tom, who joined Scudder in 1970, sets the Fund's
general investment strategies. Christopher L. Gootkind, Portfolio Manager,
also has been a member of the Fund's team since its inception. Chris, who
has worked in the investment industry since 1981 and at Scudder since 1986,
has responsibility for the Fund's bank, finance, and asset-backed
securities. Scott E. Dolan, Portfolio Manager, joined Scudder in 1989 and
the Fund's portfolio management team in 1993. Scott has five years of
experience in the investment industry and is responsible for implementing
investment strategy.
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SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO as of December 31, 1994
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C>
5.3% COMMERCIAL PAPER
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43,000,000 Associates Corp. of North America,
5.87%, 1/3/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,000,000
30,000,000 Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.6%, 1/3/95 . . . . 30,000,000
40,100,000 Household Finance Corp., 5.9%, 1/6/95 . . . . 40,067,140
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TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $113,067,140). . 113,067,140
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10.8% U.S. GOV'T GUARANTEED MORTGAGES
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61,247 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 3/31/99 . . . . . . . . 55,926
161,531 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 4/1/99 . . . . . . . . 147,498
5,149,934 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 6/1/97 . . . . . . . . 4,702,507
4,788,245 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 8/1/99 . . . . . . . . 4,372,242
457,234 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 12/1/98 . . . . . . . . 417,510
423,748 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 3/1/99 . . . . . . . . 386,933
148,545 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 4/1/99 . . . . . . . . 135,639
179,467 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 4/1/99 . . . . . . . . 163,875
7,313,807 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 5/1/99 . . . . . . . . 6,678,383
1,165,928 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 5%, 6/1/99 . . . . . . . . 1,064,632
24,099,146 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 6%, 10/1/98 . . . . . . . . 22,683,321
8,673,724 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 6%, 1/1/99 . . . . . . . . 8,164,143
18,683,599 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5 year Balloon, 7%, 9/1/98 . . . . . . . . 18,053,027
73,966,135 Federal National Mortgage Association
7 year Balloon, 5.5% with various
maturities to 7/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . 66,985,209
50,770,292 Federal National Mortgage Association
7 year Balloon, 6% with various
maturities to 11/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . 46,581,743
8,791,027 Government National Mortgage Association
Pass-thru 10% with various maturities
to 1/20/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,084,911
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C>
4,550,523 Government National Mortgage Association
Pass-thru 11% with various maturities
to 8/20/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,829,244
33,350,541 Government National Mortgage Association
Pass-thru 11.5% with various maturities
to 4/15/19 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,597,877
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED
MORTGAGES (Cost $237,002,472) . . . . . . 231,104,620
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23.2% COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
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8,642,940 CMC Security Corp.,1992-D, 7.2%, 12/25/08 . . 8,254,007
8,069,243 Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 1992-L,
5.5%, 11/25/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,974,681
38,846,000 Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 1993-N,
6.75%, 11/25/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,572,940
8,656,942 Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series
1993-I2 A2, 7.25%, 7/25/24 . . . . . . . . 8,537,909
20,589,000 Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series
1993-I2 A3, 7.25%, 7/25/24 . . . . . . . . 19,829,781
4,175,000 Chemical Mortgage Securities Inc. Series
1993-1 A4, 7.45%, 2/25/23 . . . . . . . . . 3,933,635
57,241,126 Countrywide Funding Corp., Series 1994A,
6.25%, 3/25/94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,566,808
34,747,000 Countrywide Funding Corp., Series 1994A,
6.75%, 3/25/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,532,903
4,158,750 Daiwa Mortgage Acceptance Corp.,
Series 1991A, 8.625%, 4/15/10 . . . . . . . 4,127,559
63,075,893 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC,
1724-PO, 5/15/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,178,045
63,186,756 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., STRIP,
PO, 5/15/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,838,554
48,332,924 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1719-C,
PO, 4/15/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,122,593
1,605,113 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series
1337 A, 6%, 4/15/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,595,579
9,850,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series
1267 O, 7.25%, 12/15/05 . . . . . . . . . . 9,443,688
25,055,425 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series
1152-J, 8%, 12/15/19 . . . . . . . . . . . 24,562,084
12,500,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series
1276-G, 7.5%, 12/15/05 . . . . . . . . . . 12,265,625
5,204,096 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,,Series
1381 Z, 6%, 7/15/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,856,046
4,400,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series
1406 E, 6%, 12/15/18 . . . . . . . . . . . 3,902,250
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C>
5,250,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,Series
1250 F, 7%, 4/15/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,961,250
10,432,793 Federal National Mortgage Association, Series
G93-4 B, 9/25/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,139,370
213,702 Federal National Mortgage Association
1989-11 H, PO, Zero Coupon, 3/25/19 . . . . 208,360
1,825,354 Federal National Mortgage Association 1989-68 G,
8.75%, 8/25/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,837,895
20,469,000 First Bank System Inc. Series 1993-F,
7.187%, 11/25/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,450,885
30,075,000 General Electric Capital Mortgage Services,
Inc. Series 1993, 6.5%, 1/25/18 . . . . . . 28,120,125
500,000 General Electric Capital Mortgage Services,
Inc. Series 1992-2F, 7%, 6/25/07 . . . . . 465,625
236,364 Kidder, Peabody & Co. Mortgage Assets Trust,
2-B, 8.2%, 1/20/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,074
1,331,462 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 37-B,
8.5%, 8/1/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,336,868
1,824,000 Paine Webber Mortgage Acceptance Corp.,
Series 1993-6, 6.9%, 8/25/08 . . . . . . . 1,697,745
8,944,000 Prudential Home Mortgage Securities Co.,
1993-4 Series A3, 7%, 3/25/23 . . . . . . . 8,630,960
3,430,597 Prudential Home Mortgage Securities Co.,
Series 1992-47 A7, 7.5%, 1/25/23 . . . . . 3,381,265
3,220,000 Residential Funding Mortgage Securities,
Series 1993-A2, 6.85%, 9/25/23 . . . . . . 2,839,638
19,500,000 Residential Funding Mortgage Securities,
Series 1993-A5, 7.112%, 10/25/23 . . . . . 18,077,109
1,370,674 Resolution Trust Corp., Series 1992-2, 7.2%,
11/25/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,367,248
3,698,162 Resolution Trust Corp., Series 1992 A2A, 7.5%,
8/25/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,591,839
6,108,000 Resolution Trust Corp., Series 1992 A2C, 7.5%,
8/25/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,066,008
1,185,520 Resolution Trust Corp., Series 1992-7,
Class A-2B, 8.35%, 6/25/29 . . . . . . . . 1,182,372
49,550 Resolution Trust Corp. Series 1992-5 A-3,
8.75%, 5/25/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,249
905,000 Resolution Trust Corp., Series A, Zero Coupon,
7/15/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744,299
16,320,000 Ryland Acceptance Corp., Four, Series 97-H,
8.95%, 8/20/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,422,000
7,050,000 Sears Mortgage Security Corp., Series
1993-11T4, 7.125%, 11/25/20 . . . . . . . . 6,318,563
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TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $541,430,907) . . . . . . . . . . . . 494,216,434
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5.1% FOREIGN BONDS - U.S. $ DENOMINATED
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15,479,940 Comision Federal de Electricidad Promissory
Note, 5.5%, 6/22/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,704,205
11,900,000 Korea Development Bank Medium-Term
Note, 8.67%, 3/15/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,945,220
2,000,000 Third Mexican Acceptance Corp., 7.37%,
3/15/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950,000
32,000,000 United Mexican States Tesobonos, 1/26/95 . . . . 31,694,400
9,084,000 United Mexican States Tesobonos, 3/23/95 . . . . 8,820,019
43,135,000 United Mexican States Tesobonos, 8/17/95 . . . . 39,563,422
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TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS - U.S. $
DENOMINATED (Cost $110,530,743) . . . . . . . . 107,677,266
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2.5% FOREIGN BONDS - NON U.S. $ DENOMINATED
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MXN 50,487,600 Certificados de la Tesoreria, 1/19/95 . . . . . . 9,928,279
CLP 131,460,000 Citibank Chilean Time Deposit, 16.5%, 1/10/95 . . 327,830
MXN 124,178,612 Nacional Financiera Pagare, 1/5/95 . . . . . . . 24,774,552
MXN 90,641,619 Nacional Financiera Pagare, 1/19/95 . . . . . . 17,949,395
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TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS - NON U.S. $
DENOMINATED (Cost $75,319,718) . . . . . . . . 52,980,056
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24.5% ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES 3.1%
25,000,000 Ford Motor Credit Co. Series 1992 3A
Automobile Loan Master Trust,
5.625%, 10/15/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,640,500
4,028,792 Navistar Financial Corp., Series 1993-A,
4.8%, 10/15/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,909,177
14,155,261 Premier Auto Trust Asset Backed Certificate,
Series 1993-2, 5%, 10/15/98 . . . . . . . . . . 13,628,827
3,715,442 Premier Auto Trust, Series 1994-1, 4.7%, 2/2/00 . 3,536,637
10,129,539 Premier Auto Trust, Series 1993-5,
4.875%, 1/3/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,645,144
7,967,283 Premier Auto Trust Asset Backed Certificate,
4.45%, 3/2/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,561,429
1,079,450 Select Automobile Receivables Trust, Series
1991-A, 7.4%, 5/15/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,079,450
1,077,245 Western Financial Corp., 1991-2A Grantor
Trust, 7.3%, 10/1/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,075,899
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65,077,063
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
CREDIT CARD RECEIVABLES 6.6%
1,910,000 Discover Credit Card Trust, Series 1993-A,
6.8%, 8/15/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,812,705
4,720,000 Discover Credit Card Trust, Series 1991-D,
8.375%, 10/16/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,683,090
11,000,000 Discover Credit Card Trust, Series 1991-B,
8.85%, 7/16/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,048,070
14,689,769 First USA Bank, Series 1994-1, 7.45%, 4/15/99 . . 13,977,315
2,106,573 First USA Credit Card Trust, Series 1989 B,
8.7%, 5/31/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,106,573
1,965,000 Household Credit Card Trust, Series 1993-3B,
4.95%, 3/15/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,847,100
25,200,000 MBNA Credit Card Trust, Series 1991-1A
Pass-thru Certificate, 7.25%, 6/15/99 . . . . . 24,687,936
2,500,000 Signet Credit Card Trust, Series 1990-1A
Participating Certificate, 9%, 6/15/97 . . . . 2,507,800
34,700,000 Standard Credit Card Trust, Series 1994-1A,
4.65%, 3/7/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,384,859
41,700,000 Standard Credit Card Trust, Series 1992-2A,
5.875%, 7/7/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,387,250
2,250,000 Standard Credit Card Trust, Series 1991-6B,
8.35%, 1/7/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,236,635
2,000,000 Standard Credit Card Trust, Series 1990-6B,
9.625%, 1/7/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,054,360
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140,733,693
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HOME EQUITY LOANS 8.4%
2,021,870 AFC Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1993-3A,
5.45%, 6/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,819,683
1,463,148 AFC Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1992-3A,
7.05%, 8/15/07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,375,359
3,424,235 AFC Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1990-3A,
9.6%, 9/15/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,304,386
2,924,302 BCI Home Equity Loan, Series 1991 B,
7.5%, 9/15/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,902,370
2,238,109 CTS Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1991-1A,
8.8%, 1/15/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,233,207
21,325,000 Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust, Series
1994-5 A1, 9.07%, 5/15/06 . . . . . . . . . . . 21,444,953
1,536,930 Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust, Series
1991-1, 9.52%, 3/15/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,569,205
5,062,659 Equity Credit Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
5.3%, 9/15/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,605,440
3,776,404 Equity Credit Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 1993-4B, 5.65%, 12/15/08 . . . . . . . . 3,430,629
6,451,860 Fleet Financial Home Equity Trust, Series
1991-2A, 6.65%, 10/16/06 . . . . . . . . . . . 6,264,356
</TABLE>
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
8,949,812 Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1992 A, 6.65%,
11/20/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,527,471
1,954,557 Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1992 B, 6.85%,
11/20/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,855,598
4,328,868 Household Finance Home Equity Trust, Series
1992-2 A3, 5.25%, 10/20/07 . . . . . . . . 4,182,768
2,329,483 Old Stone Credit Corp. Home Equity Loan,
Series 1993-1, 5.85%, 3/15/08 . . . . . . . 2,160,595
8,642,884 Old Stone Credit Corp. Home Equity Loan,
Series 1992-3 A2, 6.3%, 8/25/07 . . . . . . 8,029,758
9,591,426 Old Stone Credit Corp. Home Equity Loan,
Series 1992-2, 6.95%, 5/15/07 . . . . . . . 9,135,833
3,231,881 Old Stone Credit Corp., Series 1991-2, 8.42%,
9/15/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,205,622
3,790,115 Security Pacific Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 1991-2A, 8.1%, 6/15/20 . . . . . . . 3,794,853
4,483,479 Security Pacific Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 1991-2B, 8.15%, 6/15/20 . . . . . . 4,414,792
15,600,000 Security Pacific Home Equity Trust, Series
1991-A B, 10.5%, 3/10/06 . . . . . . . . . 15,999,750
33,686,451 TMS Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1993-D,
5.075%, 2/15/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,440,687
4,903,854 TMS Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1992-C1,
6.2%, 10/15/07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,523,805
21,700,000 TMS Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1994-D,
7.625%, 9/15/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,598,292
2,033,882 U.S. Home Equity Loan, Series 1991-2C, 8.5%,
4/15/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,030,689
9,700,000 U.S. Home Equity Loan, Series 1991-2B,
9.125%, 4/15/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,627,250
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179,477,351
MANUFACTURED HOUSING -----------
RECEIVABLES 6.4%
6,584,709 Chemical Financial Acceptance Corp.
Housing Trust, Series 1989 A, Participating
Certificate, 9.25%, 5/15/98 . . . . . . . . 6,625,863
27,917,222 Green Tree Financial Corp. Securitized NIM
Series 1994B, 7.85%, 7/15/04 . . . . . . . 27,219,291
28,084,682 Green Tree Financial Corp., Securitized NIM,
Series 1994A, 6.9%, 2/15/04 . . . . . . . . 26,750,660
7,511,726 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1992-B A4, 7.85%, 4/15/12 . . . . . 7,368,477
4,456,940 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1992-D, 7.95%, 7/15/17 . . . . . . . 4,349,662
14,678,038 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1992-B, 8.5%, 4/15/12 . . . . . . . 14,246,797
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<TABLE>
SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
4,109,197 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1991-C, 8.9%, 7/15/11 . . . . . . . . . . 4,069,379
6,874,938 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1991-G, 9.15%, 10/15/11 . . . . . . . . . 6,761,020
1,468,135 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1991-B, 9.2%, 4/15/11 . . . . . . . . . . 1,471,336
6,277,106 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1990-H, 9.25%, 1/15/11 . . . . . . . . . . 6,286,899
4,487,848 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1991-A, 9.25%, 5/15/08 . . . . . . . . . . 4,487,848
400,038 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1988-H, 9.7%, 6/15/10 . . . . . . . . . . 401,410
3,161,825 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1990-C, 9.7%, 6/15/09 . . . . . . . . . . 3,182,566
538,299 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1989-F, 9.75%, 10/15/08 . . . . . . . . . 543,682
869,564 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1988-Q, 9.8%, 9/15/08 . . . . . . . . . . 874,182
5,532,938 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc.,
Series 1990-I, 10%, 1/15/11 . . . . . . . . . . . 5,532,938
8,125,000 Security Pacific Acceptance Corp.,
Series 1991-A2, 7.1%, 6/15/12 . . . . . . . . . . 7,932,031
8,608,086 Security Pacific Acceptance Corp.,
Series 1991-2B, 8.55%, 9/15/11 . . . . . . . . . 8,411,649
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136,515,690
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES -----------
(Cost $538,950,030) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521,803,797
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18.8% CORPORATE BONDS
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CONSUMER STAPLES 2.3%
3,500,000 PepsiCo Inc., Medium-Term Note, 7.58%, 8/23/95 . . 3,507,000
44,625,000 RJR Nabisco Inc., Medium-Term Note, 5.25%,
9/15/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,754,366
1,410,000 RJR Nabisco Inc., Medium-Term Note,
6.8%, 9/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,336,285
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48,597,651
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FINANCIAL 8.3%
5,000,000 American General Finance Corp., 8.875%,
3/15/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,048,950
4,000,000 Associates Corp. of North America, 5.875%,
8/15/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,766,920
6,000,000 Associates Corp. of North America, 8.75%,
2/1/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,047,520
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
14,000,000 British Aerospace Finance Inc., 7.15%, 6/24/97 . . 13,620,600
10,000,000 Discover Credit Corp. Medium-Term Note,
6.77%, 5/15/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,982,400
4,000,000 Discover Credit Corp. Medium-Term Note,
6.81%, 5/15/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,993,520
5,000,000 Discover Credit Corp. Medium-Term Note,
Series 2, 8.73%, 8/15/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,038,500
18,725,000 First Fidelity Bancorp., 8.5%, 4/1/98 . . . . . . . 18,747,096
13,000,000 First Fidelity Bancorp., 9.75%, 5/25/95 . . . . . . 13,128,180
5,000,000 First Union Corp., 8.125%, 12/15/96 . . . . . . . 4,989,650
6,500,000 Fleet/Norstar Financial Group Inc., 6.09%,
7/10/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,463,665
4,000,000 Ford Motor Credit Co., 8.65%, 3/2/95 . . . . . . . 4,013,200
11,000,000 Household Finance Corp., 9%, 9/1/95 . . . . . . . 11,106,370
1,500,000 Household Finance Corp. Medium-Term Note,
10.08%, 4/1/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,540,260
5,000,000 KB Ifima NV Guaranteed Floating Rate Note,
4/25/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,660,000
18,000,000 Manufacturers Hanover Corp., 5.25%, 4/30/97 . . . 17,871,300
4,000,000 Marine Midland Bank, 5.25%, 12/16/00 . . . . . . . 3,927,600
21,520,000 The Money Store Inc., Series B, 9.16%, 9/9/97 . . 21,291,350
20,000,000 World Savings & Loan Association of Oakland,
CA, Medium-Term Note, 5.83%, 12/18/95 . . . . . . 19,707,000
2,500,000 World Savings & Loan Association of Oakland,
CA, 10.25%, 10/1/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,608,100
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177,552,181
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MEDIA 1.6%
15,525,000 News America Holdings Inc., 9.125%, 10/15/99 . . . 15,648,424
18,600,000 Time Warner Inc., senior note, 7.45%, 2/1/98 . . . 17,728,218
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33,376,642
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SERVICE INDUSTRIES 0.1%
2,000,000 Hertz Corp., 8%, 4/1/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,005,860
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DURABLES 4.6%
6,813,687 Ford Motor Co., 8.42%, 12/30/96 . . . . . . . . . 6,840,942
25,825,000 Lockheed Corp., 4.875%, 2/15/96 . . . . . . . . . 25,002,732
45,000,000 Lockheed Corp., 5.875%, 3/15/98 . . . . . . . . . 41,891,400
24,970,000 McDonnell Douglas Corp., Medium-Term
Note, 6.54%, 7/29/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,202,173
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97,937,247
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MANUFACTURING 1.9%
13,775,000 Lyondell Petrochemical Co., 8.25%, 3/15/97 . . . . 13,629,949
12,940,000 Lyondell Petrochemical Co., 9.95%, 6/1/96 . . . . 13,184,178
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C>
14,400,000 Lyondell Petrochemical Co., 10%, 6/1/99 . . . . . 14,935,824
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41,749,951
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $414,642,508) . . . . 401,219,532
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0.2% MEDIUM-TERM MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS
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1,000,000 Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency,
6%, 7/1/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973,050
4,035,000 Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority,
7.5%, 10/1/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,029,956
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TOTAL MEDIUM-TERM MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $5,035,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,003,006
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6.7% COUPON INDEXED SECURITIES
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24,850,000 Credit Suisse Medium-Term Note, inversely
indexed to 2 year Spanish Peseta Swap Rate,
3.44%, 7/8/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,300,390
7,200,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, inversely indexed
to 6 month U.S. LIBOR Rate, 0.813%, 3/23/98 . . . 5,490,000
39,000,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, inversely indexed
to COFI, 4.832%, 10/28/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,347,500
5,183,586 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., inversely
indexed to COFI, 9.774%, 8/15/08 . . . . . . . . 2,695,465
9,932,013 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., inversely
indexed to COFI, 10.27%, 5/15/08 . . . . . . . . 5,214,307
1,192,909 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., inversely
index to COFI, 10.432%, 10/15/08 . . . . . . . . 627,023
828,152 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., inversely
indexed to COFI, 12.042%, 9/15/07 . . . . . . . . 581,518
12,140,325 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., inversely
indexed to COFI, 9.492%, 4/15/08 . . . . . . . . 6,130,864
5,500,000 Federal National Mortgage Association,
inversely indexed to COFI, 9.306%, 7/25/08 . . . 2,715,625
52,400,000 Federal National Mortgage Association
Medium-Term Note, inversely indexed to 30
day Commercial Paper Bond Equivalent Yield,
9.949%, 12/29/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,042,000
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
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<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
5,423,725 Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC,
inversely indexed to COFI, 10.532%, 11/25/07 . . . 3,308,473
13,825,000 Student Loan Marketing Association, inversely
indexed to 6 month LIBOR Bond Equivalent
Yield, 11.938%, 8/22/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,963,250
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TOTAL COUPON INDEXED SECURITIES
(Cost $178,930,407) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,416,415
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2.3% PRINCIPAL INDEXED SECURITIES
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30,000,000 Plus Capital Co., Ltd., collateralized by
United Mexican States adjustable bonds,
7.875%, 1/15/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,900,000
25,000,000 Plus Capital Co., Ltd., collateralized by
United Mexican States adjustable bonds, Zero
Coupon, 1/17/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,500,000
-------------
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INDEXED SECURITIES
(Cost $54,948,999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,400,000
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0.5% CONVERTIBLE BONDS
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FINANCIAL 0.1%
Real Estate 2,500,000 Health Care Property Investors Inc., 6%, 11/8/00 2,187,500
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ENERGY 0.4%
Oilfield Services/
Equipment 14,850,000 Halliburton Co., Zero Coupon, 3/13/06 . . . . . . . 7,387,875
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TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $9,669,872) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,575,375
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0.1% PURCHASED OPTIONS
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2,250,000 Put on Eurodollar Futures, strike price 91.75,
expire 9/16/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,192,500
2,250,000 Put on Eurodollar Futures, strike price 92,
expire 6/19/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900,000
2,250,000 Put on Eurodollar Futures, strike price 92.75,
expire 3/13/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495,000
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TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $2,657,250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,587,500
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TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO -- 100.0%
(Cost $2,282,185,046)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,130,051,141
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) The cost for federal income tax purposes was $2,282,185,046.
At December 31, 1994, net unrealized depreciation for all
securities based on tax cost was $152,133,905. This
consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all
securities in which there was an excess of market value
over tax cost of $2,871,110 and aggregate gross
unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there
was an excess oftax cost over market value of $155,005,015.
(b) At December 31, 1994, this security, in part, has been
pledged to cover initial margin requirements for open futures
contracts sold short.
<TABLE>
AT DECEMBER 31, 1994, OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD SHORT WERE AS FOLLOWS (NOTE A):
<CAPTION>
Aggregate Market
Futures Expiration Contracts Face Value ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Eurodollars Dec. 1995 1,400 323,970,450 320,145,000
Eurodollars Mar. 1996 1,400 323,701,625 320,425,000
Eurodollars Jun. 1996 1,400 323,227,250 320,670,000
Eurodollars Sep. 1996 1,400 322,844,500 320,845,000
Eurodollars Dec. 1996 1,400 322,372,725 320,845,000
Eurodollars Mar. 1997 1,400 321,641,070 321,195,000
Eurodollars Jun. 1997 1,400 321,427,795 321,370,000
----- ----------- -----------
9,800 2,259,185,415 2,245,495,000
===== ============= =============
Total net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts . . . . . 13,690,415
==========
</TABLE>
Included in the portfolio are investments in mortgage or
asset-backed securities which are interests in separate pools
of mortgages or assets. Effective maturities of these
investments will be shorter than stated maturities due to
prepayments. All separate investments in each of the
Government National Mortgage Association issues which have
similar coupon rates have been aggregated for presentation
purposes in the investment portfolio.
<TABLE>
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS AND OTHER ACRONYMS USED IN THIS PORTFOLIO:
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
CLP Chilean Peso
MXN Mexican Peso
COFI Cost of Funds Index
NIM Net Interest Margin
LIBOR London Inter-Bank Offering Rate
REMIC Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
STRIP Separate Trading Registered Interest and Principal
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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<S> <C> <C>
DECEMBER 31, 1994
ASSETS
Investments, at market (identified cost $2,282,185,046)
(Note A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,130,051,141
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,607,580
Receivables:
Investments sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,619,972
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,572,514
Fund shares sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,020,424
Daily variation margin on open futures contracts
(Note A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,190,000
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Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,165,061,631
LIABILITIES
Payables:
Fund shares redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,444,956
Investments purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,838,642
Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,159,432
Accrued management fee (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . 890,904
Other accrued expenses (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . 790,962
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Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,124,896
--------------
Net assets, at market value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,135,936,735
==============
NET ASSETS
Net assets consist of:
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (152,133,905)
Futures contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,690,415
Accumulated net realized loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . (43,456,565)
Shares of beneficial interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,957,765
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,315,879,025
--------------
Net assets, at market value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,135,936,735
==============
NET ASSET VALUE, offering and redemption price per
share ($2,135,936,735 -:- 195,776,523 outstanding
shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value,
unlimited number of shares authorized) . . . . . . . . . $10.91
======
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 207,436,125
Expenses:
Management fee (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,415,709
Services to shareholders (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,080,612
Trustees' fees (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,974
Custodian fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,105,177
Reports to shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662,158
Federal and state registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,574
Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,345
Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,155
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,111 19,658,815
-------------------------------------
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,777,310
--------------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT
TRANSACTIONS
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (73,433,253)
Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,771,309)
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,138,746
Foreign currency related transactions . . . . . . . . (5,703,227) (79,769,043)
--------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
during the period on:
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202,883,212)
Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,690,415
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628,110
Foreign currency related transactions . . . . . . . . (62,210) (188,626,897)
-------------------------------------
Net loss on investment transactions . . . . . . . . . . . (268,395,940)
--------------
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS . . $ (80,618,630)
==============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 1994 1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Operations:
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 187,777,310 $ 218,430,196
Net realized gain (loss) from investment
transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (79,769,043) 7,342,919
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investment transactions during the
period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (188,626,897) 10,509,177
-------------- --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (80,618,630) 236,282,292
-------------- --------------
Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income ($.64 and $.80 per
share, respectively) . . . . . . . . . . . . (149,862,207) (200,957,465)
-------------- --------------
Net realized gains from investment
transactions ($.03 per share) . . . . . . . . -- (7,342,919)
-------------- --------------
In excess of realized gains from investment
transactions ($.04 per share) . . . . . . . . -- (11,225,930)
-------------- --------------
Tax return of capital ($.12 per share) . . . . . (27,524,389) --
-------------- --------------
Fund share transactions:
Proceeds from shares sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,037,772,973 1,985,122,252
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in reinvestment of distributions . 134,347,811 173,554,830
Cost of shares redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,968,606,250) (1,846,962,196)
-------------- --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
Fund share transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . (796,485,466) 311,714,886
-------------- --------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . (1,054,490,692) 328,470,864
Net assets at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . 3,190,427,427 2,861,956,563
-------------- --------------
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD (including
accumulated net investment loss
of ($1,696,479) at December 31, 1993 . . . . . . $2,135,936,735 $3,190,427,427
============== ==============
OTHER INFORMATION
Increase (decrease) in Fund shares
Shares outstanding at beginning of period . . . . . 265,610,358 239,890,892
-------------- --------------
Shares sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,258,004 164,136,014
Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of distributions . . . . . . . . . 11,736,021 14,356,576
Shares redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (170,827,860) (152,773,124)
-------------- --------------
Net increase (decrease) in Fund shares . . . . . . (69,833,835) 25,719,466
-------------- --------------
Shares outstanding at end of period . . . . . . . . 195,776,523 265,610,358
============== ==============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE FOLLOWING TABLE INCLUDES SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD AND OTHER PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION DERIVED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<CAPTION>
Years Ended December 31,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 1993(c) 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value,
beginning of period. . . . . $12.01 $11.93 $12.25 $11.72 $11.71 $11.19 $11.23 $11.92 $11.35 $10.26
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Income from investment
operations:
Net investment income (a). . .81 .87 .97 1.08 1.09 .83 .73 .74 .81 .96
Net realized and
unrealized gains
(losses) . . . . . . . . . (1.15) .08 (.33) .53 .01 .61 (.04) (.58) .78 1.09
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total from investment
transactions . . . . . . . (.34) .95 .64 1.61 1.10 1.44 .69 .16 1.59 2.05
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Less distributions from:
Net investment income. . . . (.64) (.80) (.96) (1.08) (1.09) (.83) (.73) (.74) (.81) (.96)
Net realized gains . . . . . -- (.03) -- -- -- (.09) -- (.11) (.21) --
In excess of gains . . . . . -- (.04) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tax return of capital. . . . (.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total distributions . . . . . (.76) (.87) (.96) (1.08) (1.09) (.92) (.73) (.85) (1.02) (.96)
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net asset value,
end of period . . . . . . . $10.91 $12.01 $11.93 $12.25 $11.72 $11.71 $11.19 $11.23 $11.92 $11.35
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
TOTAL RETURN (%) . . . . . . (2.87) 8.18 5.43 14.38 9.88 13.20 6.10 1.40 14.70 20.30
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period
($ millions) . . . . . . . 2,136 3,190 2,862 2,247 340 72 10 10 8 5
Ratio of operating
expenses net, to average
net assets (%)(a) . . . . . .73 .68 .75 .44 .16 .36 1.50 1.45 1.45 1.27
Ratio of net investment
income to average
net assets (%) . . . . . . 6.93 7.21 8.01 8.96 9.36 7.97 6.48 6.34 6.89 8.82
Portfolio turnover rate (%) . 65.3 66.1 83.7(b) 41.0 52.9 40.0 23.5 28.7 15.6 58.1
<FN>
(a) Portion of expenses
reimbursed by the
Adviser . . . . . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ .02 $ .10 $ .04 $ .04 $ -- $.02
Management fee not
imposed by the
Adviser (Note C) . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ .06 $ .07 $ .05 $ -- $ -- $ .01 $.07
Ratio of operating expenses, including expenses reimbursed, management fee and other expenses not imposed,
to average daily net assets aggregated .78%, 1% and 1.19% for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1991
and 1990, respectively.
(b) The high turnover rate reflects an increase in principal prepayments on
mortgage securities in the Fund.
(c) Per share amounts have been calculated using weighted average shares outstanding.
On July 3, 1989, the Fund adopted its present name and objective. Prior to that date, the Fund
was known as the General 1994 Portfolio of Scudder Target Fund and its objectives were current
income, capital preservation, and possible capital appreciation. Financial information prior
to July 3, 1989 should not be considered representative of the present Fund.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified series of Scudder
Funds Trust (the "Trust"). The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business
trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
as an open-end, management investment company. The policies described below are
followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
SECURITY VALUATION. Portfolio debt securities with remaining maturities greater
than sixty days are valued by pricing agents approved by the officers of the
Fund, which quotations reflect broker/dealer-supplied valuations and electronic
data processing techniques. If the pricing agents are unable to provide such
quotations, the most recent bid quotation supplied by a bona fide market maker
shall be used. Short-term investments having a maturity of sixty days or less
are valued at amortized cost. All other securities are valued at their fair
value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Board of
Trustees.
OPTIONS. The Fund may write (sell) exchange-listed and over-the-counter call
and put options on securities, currencies and other financial instruments. When
the Fund writes a call, it gives the purchaser of the call option the right to
buy the underlying security or currency at the price specified in the option
(the "exercise price") at any time during the option period, generally ranging
up to nine months. When the Fund writes a put option, it gives the purchaser of
the put option the right to sell the underlying security or currency to the
Fund at the exercise price at any time during the option period, generally
ranging up to nine months. If the option expires unexercised, the Fund will
realize income, in the form of a capital gain, to the extent of the amount
received for the option (the "premium"). If the option is exercised, a decision
over which the Fund has no control, the Fund must sell the underlying security
or currency to the option holder or purchase the underlying security or
currency from the option holder at the exercise price. Certain options,
including options on indices will require cash settlement by the Fund if the
option is exercised. By writing a call option, the Fund foregoes, in exchange
for
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SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the premium less the commission ("net premium"), the opportunity to profit
during the option period from an increase in the market value of the underlying
security or currency above the exercise price.
By writing a put option, the Fund, in exchange for the net premium received,
accepts the risk of a decline in the market value of the underlying security or
currency below the exercise price. The liability representing the Fund's
obligation under an exchange traded written call or put option is valued at the
last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, the mean between the closing bid
and asked price or at the most recent asked price if no bid and asked price are
available. Over the counter written options are valued using dealer supplied
valuations.
In addition, the Fund may purchase, singly and in combination, call and put
options on securities, currencies and securities indices. Exchange traded
purchased options are valued at the last sales price or, in the absence of a
sale, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices or at the most recent
bid price if no bid and asked prices are available. Over-the-counter purchased
options are valued using dealer supplied valuations.
OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS. The Fund may purchase and write (sell) call and
put options on futures contracts which are traded for bona fide hedging
purposes. Options on futures contracts will be valued in accordance with the
security and options valuation policies described above.
FUTURES CONTRACTS. The Fund may enter into interest rate, securities index and
currency futures contracts for bona fide hedging purposes. During the period,
to shorten portfolio duration, the Fund sold short Eurodollar futures
contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to
deposit with a broker an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain
percentage of the purchase price indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent
payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the Fund each day,
dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security,
and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses
by the Fund. When entering into a closing transaction, the Fund will realize,
for book purposes, a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of
the futures contract to sell and the futures contract to buy.
<PAGE>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price. Certain risks
may arise upon entering into futures contracts from the contingency of
imperfect market conditions.
INDEXED SECURITIES. Indexed securities held by the Fund are investments whose
value is indexed to another financial instrument, index, currency, or commodity
(the "reference instrument"). For principal indexed securities, the principal
amount payable at maturity may be more or less than the amounts shown depending
on fluctuations in the value of the reference instrument. For coupon indexed
securities, the principal amount payable at maturity is fixed. However, the
coupon is indexed to the reference instrument. The price sensitivity of these
securities may be greater than that of non-indexed securities with similar
maturities.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS. The books and records of the Fund are maintained
in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars
on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and
liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, interest income
and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the
respective dates of such transactions.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments which
is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes
in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the
net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments.
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency related
transactions includes gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on
securities transactions, gains and losses arising from the sales of foreign
currency, and gains and losses between the ex and payment dates on interest and
foreign withholding taxes.
<PAGE>
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. In connection with portfolio
purchases and sales of securities denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund
may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts ("contracts").
Additionally, the Fund may enter into contracts to hedge certain other foreign
currency denominated assets. Contracts are recorded at market value. Certain
risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability
of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Realized and
unrealized gains and losses arising from such transactions are included in net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency related transactions.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. It is the Fund's policy to comply with the requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code which are applicable to regulated investment
companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.
Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no provision for federal
income taxes was required.
At December 31, 1994, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of
approximately $27,264,000 which may be applied against any realized net taxable
capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until December
31, 2002, the expiration date.
In addition, from November 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994, the Fund incurred
approximately $19,600,000 of net realized currency losses. As permitted by tax
regulations, the Fund intends to elect to defer these losses and treat them as
arising in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS. Substantially all of the net investment
income of the Fund is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record as of
the close of business each day and is paid to shareholders monthly. During any
particular year, net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of
available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not
distributed and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders. An additional
distribution may be made to the extent necessary to avoid the payment of a four
percent federal excise tax. Distributions of net realized capital gains to
shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains
distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations which
may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences
primarily relate to investments in foreign denominated investments,
mortgage-backed securities, and certain securities sold at a loss. As a result,
net investment income and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions
for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such
period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among
certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the
Fund.
The Fund uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss
on investments for both financial and federal income tax reporting purposes.
OTHER. Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date
basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All original issue
discounts are accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
B. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
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For the year ended December 31, 1994, purchases and sales of investment
securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government obligations)
aggregated $1,407,666,008 and $1,778,976,271, respectively. Purchases and sales
of U.S. Government obligations aggregated $76,872,422 and $254,795,335,
respectively.
The face value of futures contracts opened and closed during the year ended
December 31, 1994 amounted to $3,038,216,692 and $779,031,277, respectively.
Transactions in written options for the year ended December 31, 1994 are
summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPTIONS CONTRACTS OPTIONS ON CURRENCIES
------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
GERMAN
NUMBER OF PREMIUMS DEUTSCHE AUSTRALIAN PREMIUMS
CONTRACTS RECEIVED ($) MARKS DOLLARS RECEIVED ($)
--------- ------------ -------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Beginning of Period . . 500 206,650 -- 51,000,768 441,157
Written . . . . . . . . -- -- 97,440,000 89,000,000 1,720,025
Closed . . . . . . . . (500) (206,650) (97,440,000) (95,500,768) (1,718,407)
Expired . . . . . . . . -- -- -- (44,500,000) (442,775)
----- --------- ------------ ------------ -----------
End of Period . . . . . -- -- -- -- --
===== ========= ============ ============ ===========
</TABLE>
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SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
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C. RELATED PARTIES
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Under the Investment Management Agreement (the "Management Agreement") with
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. ("the Adviser"), the Adviser directs the
investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies,
and restrictions. The Adviser determines the securities, instruments, and other
contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the
Fund. In addition to portfolio management services, the Adviser provides
certain administrative services in accordance with the Management Agreement.
The management fee payable under the Management Agreement is equal to an annual
rate of 0.60% on the first $500,000,000 of average daily net assets, 0.50% on
the next $500,000,000 of such net assets, 0.45% on the next $500,000,000 of
such net assets, 0.40% on the next $500,000,000 of such net assets, 0.375% on
the next $1,000,000,000 of such net assets and 0.35% on such net assets in
excess of $3,000,000,000, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. The
Management Agreement also provides that if the Fund's expenses, exclusive of
taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses, exceed specified limits, such
excess, up to the amount of the management fee, will be paid by the Adviser.
For the year ended December 31, 1994, the fee pursuant to the Management
Agreement amounted to $12,415,709, which was equivalent to an annualized
effective rate of .46% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Scudder Service Corporation ("SSC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser,
is the transfer, dividend paying and shareholder service agent for the Fund.
Included in services to shareholders is $3,931,601 charged to the Fund by SSC
for the year ended December 31, 1994, of which $298,604 is unpaid at December
31, 1994.
The Trust pays each of its Trustees not affiliated with the Adviser $4,000
annually, divided equally among the series of the Trust, plus specified amounts
for attended board and committee meetings. For the year ended December 31,
1994, Trustees' fees aggregated $13,974.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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TO THE TRUSTEES OF SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST AND TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SCUDDER SHORT
TERM BOND FUND:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Scudder
Short Term Bond Fund as of December 31, 1994, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights
for each of the ten years in the period then ended. 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 generally accepted auditing
standards. 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
December 31, 1994 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund as of December 31, 1994, the results of its
operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each
of the ten years in the period then ended in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
February 22, 1995
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SCUDDER SHORT TERM BOND FUND
TAX INFORMATION
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By now shareholders to whom year-end tax reporting is required by the IRS
should have received their Form 1099-DIV and tax information letter from the
Fund. For corporate shareholders no amount of the income dividends paid by the
Fund qualified for the dividends received deduction.
In many states the amount of income you receive from obligations of the U.S.
Government is exempt from your state income taxes. Of the Fund's dividends from
net investment income, 1.92% was derived from direct obligations of the U.S.
Government, 0.95% from the Student Loan Marketing Association and 1.23% from
the Federal Home Loan Bank.
Please consult a tax adviser if you have questions about federal or state
income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific
questions about your Scudder Fund account, please call a Scudder Investor
Relations Representative at (800) 225-5163.
<PAGE>
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
Daniel Pierce*
President and Trustee
Lynn S. Birdsong*
Trustee
Thomas J. Devine
Trustee; Consultant
Peter B. Freeman
Trustee; Corporate Director and Trustee
Wilson Nolen
Trustee; Consultant
Juris Padegs*
Trustee
Jerard K. Hartman*
Vice President
Thomas W. Joseph*
Vice President
David S. Lee*
Vice President
Thomas F. McDonough*
Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pamela A. McGrath*
Vice President and Treasurer
Edward J. O'Connell*
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Thomas M. Poor*
Vice President
Robert E. Pruyne*
Vice President
Kathryn L. Quirk*
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Coleen Downs Dinneen*
Assistant Secretary
* Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
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Income
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For complete information on any of the above Scudder funds, including
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management service that utilizes certain portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc.
($100,000 minimum), call: 1-800-541-7703.
HOW TO CONTACT SCUDDER
Account Service and Information
For existing account service and transactions
SCUDDER INVESTOR RELATIONS
1-800-225-5163
For account updates, prices, yields, exchanges and redemptions
SCUDDER AUTOMATED INFORMATION LINE (SAIL)
1-800-343-2890
Investment Information
To receive information about the Scudder funds, for additional
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SCUDDER INVESTOR RELATIONS
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1-800-323-6105
Please address all correspondence to
THE SCUDDER FUNDS
P.O. BOX 2291
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02107-2291
Or stop by a Scudder Funds Center
Many shareholders enjoy the personal, one-on-one service of the
Scudder Funds Centers. Check for a Funds Center near you--they can be
found in the following cities:
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For information on Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm), an institutional cash
management service for corporations, non-profit organizations and trusts
which utilizes certain portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc.* ($100,000
minimum), call: 1-800-541-7703.
For information on Scudder Institutional Funds,* funds designed to meet the
broad investment management and service needs of banks and other
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Scudder Investor Relations and Scudder Funds Centers are services
provided through Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor.
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prospectus with more complete information, including management fees
and expenses. Please read it carefully before you invest or send
money.
Celebrating 75 Years of Serving Investors
Established in 1919 by Theodore Scudder, Sidney Stevens, and F. Haven
Clark, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. was the first independent investment
counsel firm in the United States. Since its birth, Scudder's pioneering
spirit and commitment to professional long-term investment management have
helped shape the investment industry. In 1928, we introduced the nation's
first no-load mutual fund. Today we offer 36 pure no load(tm) funds,
including the first international mutual fund offered to U.S. investors.
Over the years, Scudder's global investment perspective and dedication
to research and fundamental investment disciplines have helped Scudder
become one of the largest and most respected investment managers in the
world. Though times have changed since our beginnings, we remain committed
to our longstanding principles: managing money with integrity and
distinction, keeping the interests of our clients first; providing access
to investments and markets that may not be easily available to individuals;
and making investing as simple and convenient as possible through friendly,
comprehensive service.
<PAGE>
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Portfolio changes should not be considered recommendations for action by
individual investors.
Scudder
Zero Coupon
2000 Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 1994
* For investors who seek as high an investment return over a select
period as is consistent with investment in U.S. government securities and
the minimization of reinvestment risk.
* A pure no-load(tm) fund with no commissions to buy, sell, or exchange
shares.
CONTENTS
2 Highlights
3 Letter from the Fund's President
4 Performance Update
5 Portfolio Management Discussion
9 Investment Portfolio
10 Financial Statements
13 Financial Highlights
14 Notes to Financial Statements
17 Report of Independent Accountants
18 Tax Information
21 Officers and Trustees
22 Investment Products and Services
23 How to Contact Scudder
HIGHLIGHTS
* Reflecting an environment of rising interest rates and falling bond
prices, Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund posted a total return of -7.92% for
its 1994 fiscal year.
(BAR CHART TITLE) Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended December 31, 1994
(CHART DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Lehman Brothers
Scudder Zero Government/Corporate
Coupon 2000 Fund Bond Index
<S> <C> <C>
1 Year -7.92% -3.51%
3 Years 4.92% 4.84%
5 Years 7.71% 7.70%
</TABLE>
* Yields rose dramatically during the year among bonds of all
maturities. For example, yields of five-year Treasury notes rose by 2.63
percentage points.
* To provide a measure of protection from rising interest rates, the
Fund increased its holdings of short-term securities over the course of
1994.
LETTER FROM THE FUND'S PRESIDENT
Dear Shareholders,
The world's financial markets were shaken repeatedly in 1994 by a
variety of events. Rising interest rates, losses for investors in highly
leveraged derivatives, and unsettling global developments combined to
create a difficult environment for bond investors. Masking the market
volatility, however, many broad indexes ended the year little changed from
a year ago.
The rise in interest rates in the past year has posed a challenge for
income funds: to provide shareholders with the higher income now available
from bonds while protecting against an inordinate amount of price erosion.
We expect this challenge to remain in 1995, since it is possible that
interest rates may rise further. In the year ahead, we believe a
combination of factors, including the Federal Reserve's tightening efforts,
will keep the economy and inflation on a moderate course, which should ease
the upward pressure on rates. These developments ultimately should be
viewed as favorable for the financial markets.
Interest rate uncertainties may, of course, spark episodes of
volatility for fixed-income markets. At times like these, it's more
important than ever to have a sound investment plan that can weather market
storms. The past year has demonstrated that virtually all financial
instruments, whether conservative or aggressive, are susceptible to
disappointing performance. But experience tells us that over the long term,
investors who have participated in the stock and bond markets have fared
much better than those who have chosen to protect their savings above all
else.
If you have questions about your Fund or your investments, please
contact a Scudder Investor Relations representative at 1-800-225-2470. Page
23 provides more information on how to contact Scudder. Thank you for
choosing Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund to help meet your investment needs.
Sincerely,
/s/Daniel Pierce
Daniel Pierce
President,
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
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Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Performance Update as of December 31, 1994
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment
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Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
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Total Return
Period Growth -------------
Ended of Average
12/31/94 $10,000 Cumulative Annual
- --------- ------- ---------- -------
1 Year $ 9,208 -7.92% -7.92%
5 Year $ 14,499 44.99% 7.71%
Life of
Fund* $ 22,637 126.37% 9.60%
LB Government/Corporate Bond Index
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Total Return
Period Growth -------------
Ended of Average
12/31/94 $10,000 Cumulative Annual
- --------- ------- ---------- -------
1 Year $ 9,649 -3.51% -3.51%
5 Year $ 14,493 44.93% 7.70%
Life of
Fund* $ 20,098 100.98% 8.22%
*The Fund commenced operations on February 4, 1986.
Index comparisons begin on February 28, 1986.
A chart in the form of a line graph appears here,
illustrating the Growth of a $10,000 Investment.
The data points from the graph are as follows:
Yearly periods ended December 31
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Year Amount
- ----------------------
2/28/86 10000
86 11022
87 10139
88 11326
89 13635
90 14262
91 17118
92 18510
93 21472
94 19770
LB Government/Corporate Bond Index
Year Amount
- ----------------------
2/28/86 10000
86 11031
87 11284
88 12139
89 13867
90 15016
91 17437
92 18759
93 20829
94 20098
The unmanaged Lehman Brothers (LB) Government/Corporate Bond Index
is composed of U.S. government treasury and agency securities,
corporate and Yankee bonds. Index returns assume reinvestment of
dividends and, unlike Fund returns, do not reflect any fees or
expenses.
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Returns and Per Share Information
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A chart in the form of a bar graph appears here,
illustrating the Fund Total Return (%) and Index Total
Return (%) with the exact data points listed in the table
below.
Yearly periods ended December 31
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<TABLE>
<S>
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1986* 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
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Net Asset Value... $12.62 $10.34 $10.92 $12.61 $12.27 $13.76 $12.55 $12.85 $10.95
Income Dividends.. $ -- $ 1.22 $ .63 $ .52 $ .83 $ .94 $ .93 $ .83 $ .31
Capital Gains
Distributions..... $ -- $ .11 $ -- $ .03 $ .08 $ -- $ 1.39 $ .89 $ .59
Fund Total
Return (%)........ 26.20 -8.01 11.71 20.39 4.59 20.03 8.13 16.00 -7.92
Index Total
Return (%)........ 10.31 2.29 7.58 14.23 8.28 16.12 7.58 11.03 -3.51
</TABLE>
All performance is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital
gains, and is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal
value will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more
or less than when purchased. If the Adviser had not temporarily capped expenses,
the average annual total return for the one year, five year, and life of fund
would have been lower.
<PAGE>
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION
Dear Shareholders,
This report details Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund's activities for the
year ended December 31, 1994. The Fund, which invests in high-quality,
government-backed zero-coupon bonds, seeks to provide investors with as
high an investment return over a selected period as is consistent with
investments in government securities. The Fund's investments in zero coupon
bonds pay no cash income but, similar to savings bonds, are issued at
substantial discounts to their value at maturity. When zero coupon bonds
are held to maturity, their entire return comes from the difference between
their issue price and their maturity value. As managers, we seek to
maximize the value you will receive when the Fund matures in December 2000
while moderating the Fund's potential share price volatility as we respond
to changing market conditions.
The Fund's 1994 Results
In 1994, fixed-income securities as a group provided their worst
returns in more than sixty years. Nagging fears of inflation due to the
economy's strength resulted in six short-term rate increases by the Federal
Reserve, which caused bond prices to decline substantially across the
board. Reflecting this environment, the Fund's net asset value declined to
$10.95 on December 31, 1994, from $12.85 at the start of the year. At the
same time, Fund shareholders received a total of $0.31 per share in income
and $0.59 in capital gain distributions, which helped offset the share
price decline somewhat. Combined, the distributions and change in net asset
value produced a total return of -7.92% for the 12 months ended December
31, 1994. This compares with a return of -3.51% for the unmanaged Lehman
Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index. The Fund's performance trailed
that of the Index during 1994 primarily because the Fund's average
effective maturity was longer than that of the Index. In general, bonds
that take longer to mature are more sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Although negative returns are always disappointing, it is important to
view your Fund's short-term performance in the context of its longer-term
results. Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund provided a 7.71% average annual
return for the five years through December 31, 1994, versus the Lehman
Index's 7.70%. Since its inception on February 4, 1986, the Fund has
generated a 9.60% average annual total return, compared with the Index's
8.22% return since February 28, 1986.
Markets Reacted to Inflation Fears
For the U.S. economy, 1994 was a year of dynamic change. A
capital-investment-led recovery picked up speed early in the year as
American businesses increased their spending on new machines and technology
at an unprecedented rate. Economic growth provided a challenging backdrop
for most investment markets. Interest rates rose faster and further than
most had expected despite the fact that inflation was relatively subdued.
Toward the end of the year, however, we saw signs that long-term rates were
beginning to stabilize, while short- and intermediate-term rates continued
to climb. In the year ahead, global economic expansion is expected to
continue at a more moderate pace, and inflation should remain under wraps.
Consequently, while U.S. rates may not reverse direction, it is possible
that the income markets will encounter less volatility in 1995 than they
did in 1994. Furthermore, because U.S. consumers' spending levels have
historically slowed in reaction to higher interest rates, we believe that
any additional Fed rate increases could lead to a slowdown in growth by the
end of the year. While this would hardly ease workers' concerns about the
United States' "jobless recovery," it should create a better environment
for bond investors.
Re-extending the Fund's "Barbell"
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund seeks to maximize the value of your
investment at maturity. Since the Fund's zero-coupon bonds lack the cushion
of regular interest payments, the Fund can be more volatile than other
types of fixed-income investments during periods of rising interest rates.
Therefore, we try to limit share price volatility where possible, in
fairness to those who may need to redeem Fund shares before the December
2000 maturity date. For those who remain invested until the Fund's
maturity, the positive tradeoff for interim volatility is a higher return
versus comparable fixed-income investments.
Over the course of 1994, we modified our "barbell" maturity structure
(a balance between bonds at the short and long ends of the maturity
spectrum) to provide a measure of protection from persistently rising
interest rates. As we reported last June, we moved to a more neutral
position at midyear, reducing our long-maturity exposure. During the second
half of the year, as longer-term bonds stabilized in price, we sold several
intermediate-maturity bonds which we believe are currently most vulnerable
to further rate hikes. With the proceeds of those sales, we purchased
additional bonds at the longer and shorter ends of the Fund's maturity
limits. During the year we also reduced the Fund's duration (a measure of
the Fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates) from 7.99 years at the
beginning of the year to 5.01 years at its close.
Effective Maturity Structure of Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
12/31/93 12/31/94
<S> <C> <C>
1-3 years 0.0% 8.4%
3-4 years 0.0 17.5
4-5 years 29.9 1.0
5-6 years 0.0 12.2
6-8 years 46.4 60.9
8-10 years 5.8 0.0
10+ years 17.9 0.0
</TABLE>
A Look Ahead
The difference in yields between one- and 30-year Treasuries--2.75
percentage points at the beginning of 1994--had declined to 0.60 percentage
points by year's end. In 1995, it is possible that short- and
intermediate-term rates may continue to move closer to the level of
long-term rates, especially if the Federal Reserve continues its tight
monetary policy. If the Fed's actions over the past year result in slower
economic growth, long-term rates might even move down slightly in 1995,
which would help bond prices.
In the coming months, we will continue to adjust the Fund's maturity
structure as the need arises and, as always, maintain flexibility in our
strategic approach. We remain committed to maximizing Scudder Zero Coupon
2000 Fund's value as it approaches its maturity date.
Sincerely,
Your Portfolio Management Team
/s/Ruth Heisler /s/Renee L. Ross
Ruth Heisler Renee L. Ross
/S/Stephen A. Wohler
Stephen A. Wohler
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund:
A Team Approach to Investing
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund is managed by a team of Scudder
investment professionals who each play an important role in the Fund's
management process. Team members work together to develop investment
strategies and select securities for the Fund. They are supported by
Scudder's large staff of economists, research analysts, traders, and other
investment specialists who work in our offices across the United States and
abroad. We believe our team approach benefits Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
investors by bringing together many disciplines and leveraging Scudder's
extensive resources.
Lead Portfolio Manager Ruth Heisler has responsibility for overseeing
the Fund's day-to-day operations and setting the Fund's investment
strategy. Ruth has been in charge of security selection since 1988 and has
been involved in bond research and investing at Scudder since 1953. Renee
L. Ross, Portfolio Manager, assists Ruth with trading bonds for the Fund's
portfolio. Renee has worked on the team since 1986 and at Scudder since
1981. Stephen Wohler, Portfolio Manager, joined the team in 1994 and is
also responsible for implementing the Fund's strategy. Steve has over 14
years' experience managing fixed income investments and has been with
Scudder since 1979.
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<TABLE>
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO as of December 31, 1994
<CAPTION>
% of Principal Market
Portfolio Amount ($) Value ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
100.0% U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
290,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.125%, 11/30/98 . . . . . . . . 263,810
275,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5%, 1/31/99 . . . . . . . . . . 247,973
1,080,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 2/15/96 (7.41*) . . . . . 995,328
1,215,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 5/15/96 (7.52*) . . . . . 1,097,983
1,884,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 2/15/98 (7.81*) . . . . . 1,483,123
3,505,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 11/15/98 (7.83*) . . . . 2,603,374
4,506,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 2/15/00 (7.82*) . . . . . 3,042,406
21,297,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 2/15/01 (7.83*) . . . . . 13,305,301
3,179,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered
Interest and Principal, 2/15/02 (7.86*) . . . . . 1,835,300
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TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO -- 100.0%
(Cost $26,127,239) (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,874,598
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<FN>
(a) The cost for federal income tax purposes was $26,314,039. At December 31, 1994, net
unrealized depreciation for all securities was $1,439,441. This consisted of aggregate
gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of
market value over tax cost of $721 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all
securities in which there was an excess tax cost over market value of $1,440,162.
* Bond equivalent yield to maturity; not a coupon rate.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1994
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<S> <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at market (identified cost $26,127,239)
(Note A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,874,598
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Receivables:
Fund shares sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,991
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,061
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Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,962,831
LIABILITIES
Payables:
Fund shares redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,860
Accrued management fee (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . 18,428
Other accrued expenses (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . 31,510
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Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,798
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Net assets, at market value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,868,033
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NET ASSETS
Net assets consist of:
Undistributed net investment income . . . . . . . . . $ 640,017
Unrealized depreciation on investments . . . . . . . . (1,252,641)
Accumulated net realized loss . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,463,555)
Shares of beneficial interest . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,719
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,921,493
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Net assets, at market value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,868,033
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NET ASSET VALUE, offering and redemption price per share
($24,868,033 -:- 2,271,921 outstanding shares of
beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number
of shares authorized) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.95
======
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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<TABLE>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,564,944
Expenses:
Management fee (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,453
Services to shareholders (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . 85,865
Trustees' fees (Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,432
Custodian fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,861
State registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,760
Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,067
Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,877
Reports to shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,261
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,692 251,268
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Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,313,676
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net realized loss from investments . . . . . . . . . . (1,399,239)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
during the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,122,299)
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Net loss on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,521,538)
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS . $(2,207,862)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Operations:
Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,313,676 $ 1,718,621
Net realized gain (loss) from investments . . . . (1,399,239) 3,018,446
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
during the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,122,299) (33,379)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations . . . . . . . . . . (2,207,862) 4,703,688
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Distributions to shareholders:
From net investment income ($.31 and $.83 per
share, respectively) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (674,895) (1,792,574)
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From net realized gains from investments
($.59 and $.89 per share, respectively). . . . (1,284,256) (1,934,280)
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Fund share transactions:
Proceeds from shares sold . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,304,177 16,608,035
Net asset value of shares issued to
shareholders in reinvestment of
distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,933,362 3,672,065
Cost of shares redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13,967,971) (19,458,474)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
Fund share transactions . . . . . . . . . . . (1,730,432) 821,626
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . (5,897,445) 1,798,460
Net assets at beginning of period . . . . . . . . 30,765,478 28,967,018
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NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD (including
undistributed net investment income of
$640,017 and $13,413, respectively). . . . . . 24,868,033 $30,765,478
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OTHER INFORMATION
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUND SHARES
Shares outstanding at beginning of period . . . . 2,394,451 2,308,913
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Shares sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891,083 1,210,179
Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of distributions . . . . . . . . 169,739 282,758
Shares redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,183,352) (1,407,399)
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Net increase (decrease) in Fund shares . . . . . (122,530) 85,538
----------- -----------
Shares outstanding at end of period . . . . . . . 2,271,921 2,394,451
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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THE FOLLOWING TABLE INCLUDES SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD AND OTHER
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION DERIVED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Years Ended December 31,
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1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987(b) 1986(c)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of
period . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.85 $12.55 $13.76 $12.27 $12.61 $10.92 $10.34 $12.62 $10.00
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Income from investment
operations:
Net investment income (a) . . . . .59 .79 .94 .99 .86 .51 .63 .91 .56
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments . . . (1.59) 1.23 .17 1.44 (.29) 1.73 .58 (1.86) 2.06
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total from investment operations (1.00) 2.02 1.11 2.43 .57 2.24 1.21 (.95) 2.62
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Less distributions:
From net investment income . . . (.31) (.83) (.93) (.94) (.83) (.52) (.63) (1.22) --
From net realized gains on
investments . . . . . . . . . . (.59) (.89) (1.39) -- (.08) (.03) -- (.11) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total distributions . . . . . . . . (.90) (1.72) (2.32) (.94) (.91) (.55) (.63) (1.33) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net asset value, end of period . . $10.95 $12.85 $12.55 $13.76 $12.27 $12.61 $10.92 $10.34 $12.62
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TOTAL RETURN (%) (d) . . . . . . . (7.92) 16.00 8.13 20.03 4.59 20.39 11.71 (8.01) 26.20**
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period
($ millions) . . . . . . . . . . 25 31 29 33 33 32 5 2 1
Ratio of operating expenses net,
to average daily net
assets (%) (a) . . . . . . . . . 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00*
Ratio of net investment income to
average daily net assets (%) . . 5.23 5.29 6.38 7.12 7.62 7.10 8.10 8.13 7.27*
Portfolio turnover rate (%) . . . . 89.3 101.6 118.8 90.7 98.5 87.1 149.2 37.3 79.4*
(a) Portion of expenses
reimbursed by the Adviser
(Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ .14 $ .29 $ .26
Management fee not
imposed by the Adviser
(Note C) . . . . . . . . . . . $ .05 $ .04 $ .04 $ .03 $ .04 $ .04 $ .04 $ .06 $ .04
Ratio of operating expenses
including management
and other expenses not
imposed and reimbursement
absorbed (%) . . . . . . . . . 1.47 1.28 1.28 1.23 1.39 1.62 3.37 4.13 5.64*
<FN>
(b) Per share amounts for the year ended December 31, 1987 have been calculated using the monthly weighted average shares
outstanding during the year method.
(c) For the period February 4, 1986 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1986.
(d) Total returns are higher due to maintenance of the Fund's expenses.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
</TABLE>
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SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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A. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund (the "Fund") is organized as a diversified series
of Scudder Funds Trust (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management
investment company. The Fund primarily invests in U.S. Government zero coupon
securities. At least 50% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in zero
coupon securities maturing within two years of the Fund's target maturity date.
It is expected that the Fund will be liquidated in December of the year 2000.
The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the
preparation of its financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
SECURITY VALUATION. Portfolio debt securities with remaining maturities greater
than sixty days are valued by pricing agents approved by the Officers of the
Fund, which prices reflect broker/dealer-supplied valuations and electronic
data processing techniques. If the pricing agents are unable to provide such
quotations, the most recent bid quotation supplied by a bona fide market maker
shall be used. Short-term investments having a maturity of sixty days or less
are valued at amortized cost. All other securities are valued at their fair
value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Trustees.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of
the Internal Revenue Code which are applicable to regulated investment
companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.
Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no provision for federal
income taxes was required.
At December 31, 1994, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of
approximately $883,000 which may be applied against any realized net taxable
capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until December
31, 2002, the expiration date. In addition, from November 1, 1994 through
December 31, 1994, the Fund incurred approximately $393,000 of net realized
capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Fund intends to elect to
defer these losses and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ended December
31, 1995.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS. Distributions of net investment income are
made annually. During any particular year, net realized gains from investment
transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be
taxable to the Fund if not distributed and, therefore, will be distributed to
shareholders. An additional distribution may be made to the extent necessary to
avoid the payment of a four percent federal excise tax.
The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains
distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax
regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
These differences primarily relate to investments in certain securities sold at
a loss. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss)
on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from
distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make
reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the
net asset value of the Fund.
The Fund uses the specific identification method for determining realized gain
or loss on investments for both financial and federal income tax reporting
purposes.
OTHER. Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date
basis. Interest income is generally recorded on the accrual basis under the
amortized cost method whereby the Fund adjusts the cost of each investment
assuming a constant accretion to maturity of any discount. All original issue
discounts are accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
B. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
During the year ended December 31, 1994, purchases and sales of investment
securities were $22,754,268 and $27,101,128, respectively.
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SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
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C. RELATED PARTIES
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Under the Investment Management Agreement (the "Agreement") with Scudder,
Stevens & Clark, Inc. (the "Adviser"), the Adviser directs the investments of
the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and
restrictions. The Adviser determines the securities, instruments and other
contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the
Fund. In addition to portfolio management services, the Adviser provides
certain administrative services in accordance with the Agreement. The
management fee payable under the Agreement is equal to an annual rate of
approximately 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Fund computed and
accrued daily and payable monthly. The Agreement also provides that if the
Fund's expenses, exclusive of taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses exceed
specified limits, such excess, up to the amount of the management fee, will be
paid by the Adviser. In addition, the Adviser has agreed to maintain the
annualized expenses of the Fund at not more than 1% of average daily net assets
until April 30, 1995. For the year ended December 31, 1994, the management fee
aggregated $150,769 of which $117,316 was not imposed and $18,428 is unpaid at
December 31, 1994.
Scudder Service Corporation ("SSC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser,
is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder service agent for the
Fund. For the year ended December 31, 1994, $71,971 was charged to the Fund by
SSC of which $6,250 was unpaid at December 31, 1994.
The Trust pays each Trustee not affiliated with the Adviser $4,000 annually,
plus specified amounts for attended board and committee meetings. For the year
ended December 31, 1994, Trustees' fees amounted to $13,432.
<PAGE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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TO THE TRUSTEES OF SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SCUDDER ZERO
COUPON 2000 FUND:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Scudder
Zero Coupon 2000 Fund including the investment portfolio, as of December 31,
1994, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the
statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period
then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the eight years in the
period then ended and for the period February 4, 1986 (commencement of
operations) to December 31, 1986. 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 generally accepted auditing
standards. 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
December 31, 1994 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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 Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund as of December 31, 1994,
the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net
assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial
highlights for each of the eight years in the period then ended and for the
period February 4, 1986 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1986, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
February 3, 1995
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SCUDDER ZERO COUPON 2000 FUND
TAX INFORMATION
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By now shareholders for whom year-end tax reporting is required by the IRS
should have received their Form 1099-DIV and tax information letter from the
Fund. For corporate shareholders no amount of the income dividends paid by the
Fund qualified for the dividends received deduction.
In many states the amount of income you received from direct obligations of the
U.S. Government is exempt from your state income taxes. Of the Zero Coupon 2000
Fund's dividend from ordinary income, which includes net short-term capital
gains, 100% was derived from direct obligations of the U.S. Government.
Please consult a tax adviser if you have questions about federal or state
income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific
questions about your Scudder Fund account, please call a Scudder Investor
Relations Representative at 1-800-225-5163.
<PAGE>
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
Daniel Pierce*
President and Trustee
Thomas J. Devine
Trustee; Consultant
Peter B. Freeman
Trustee; Corporate Director and Trustee
Wilson Nolen
Trustee; Consultant
Juris Padegs*
Trustee
Lynn S. Birdsong*
Trustee
Jerard K. Hartman*
Vice President
Thomas W. Joseph*
Vice President
David S. Lee*
Vice President
Thomas F. McDonough*
Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pamela A. McGrath*
Vice President and Treasurer
Edward J. O'Connell*
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Thomas M. Poor*
Vice President
Robert E. Pruyne*
Vice President
Kathryn L. Quirk*
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Coleen Downs Dinneen*
Assistant Secretary
* Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Scudder Family of Funds
Money market
Scudder Cash Investment Trust
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Tax free money market+
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund
Scudder California Tax Free Money Fund*
Scudder New York Tax Free Money Fund*
Tax free+
Scudder California Tax Free Fund*
Scudder High Yield Tax Free Fund
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder Managed Municipal Bonds
Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Massachusetts Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Medium Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder New York Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Ohio Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund*
Growth and Income
Scudder Balanced Fund
Scudder Growth and Income Fund
Income
Scudder Emerging Markets Income Fund
Scudder GNMA Fund
Scudder Income Fund
Scudder International Bond Fund
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Scudder Short Term Global Income Fund
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Growth
Scudder Capital Growth Fund
Scudder Development Fund
Scudder Global Fund
Scudder Global Small Company Fund
Scudder Gold Fund
Scudder Greater Europe Growth Fund
Scudder International Fund
Scudder Latin America Fund
Scudder Pacific Opportunities Fund
Scudder Quality Growth Fund
Scudder Value Fund
The Japan Fund
Retirement Plans and Tax-Advantaged Investments
IRAs
Keogh Plans
Scudder Horizon Plan+++* (a variable annuity)
401(k) Plans
403(b) Plans
SEP-IRAs
Profit Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans
Closed-end Funds#
The Argentina Fund, Inc.
The Brazil Fund, Inc.
The First Iberian Fund, Inc.
The Korea Fund, Inc.
The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc.
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc.
Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc.
Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.
Institutional Cash Management
Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc.
Scudder Fund, Inc.
Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm)++
For complete information on any of the above Scudder funds, including
management fees and expenses, call or write for a free prospectus. Read it
carefully before you invest or send money. +A portion of the income from
the tax-free funds may be subject to federal, state and local taxes. *Not
available in all states. +++A no-load variable annuity contract provided by
Charter National Life Insurance Company and its affiliate, offered by
Scudder's insurance agencies, 1-800-225-2470. #These funds, advised by
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., are traded on various stock exchanges.
++For information on Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm), an institutional cash
management service that utilizes certain portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc.
($100,000 minimum), call: 1-800-541-7703.
HOW TO CONTACT SCUDDER
Account Service and Information
For existing account service and transactions
SCUDDER INVESTOR RELATIONS
1-800-225-5163
For account updates, prices, yields, exchanges and redemptions
SCUDDER AUTOMATED INFORMATION LINE (SAIL)
1-800-343-2890
Investment Information
To receive information about the Scudder funds, for additional
applications and prospectuses, or for investment questions
SCUDDER INVESTOR RELATIONS
1-800-225-2470
For establishing 401(k) and 403(b) plans
SCUDDER DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SERVICES
1-800-323-6105
Please address all correspondence to
THE SCUDDER FUNDS
P.O. BOX 2291
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02107-2291
Or stop by a Scudder Funds Center
Many shareholders enjoy the personal, one-on-one service of the
Scudder Funds Centers. Check for a Funds Center near you--they can be
found in the following cities:
Boca Raton
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
New York
Portland, OR
San Diego
San Francisco
Scottsdale
For information on Scudder Treasurers Trust(tm), an institutional cash
management service for corporations, non-profit organizations and trusts
which utilizes certain portfolios of Scudder Fund, Inc.* ($100,000
minimum), call: 1-800-541-7703.
For information on Scudder Institutional Funds,* funds designed to meet the
broad investment management and service needs of banks and other
institutions, call: 1-800-854-8525.
Scudder Investor Relations and Scudder Funds Centers are services
provided through Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor.
* Contact Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Distributor, to receive a
prospectus with more complete information, including management fees
and expenses. Please read it carefully before you invest or send
money.
Celebrating 75 Years of Serving Investors
Established in 1919 by Theodore Scudder, Sidney Stevens, and F. Haven
Clark, Scudder, Stevens & Clark was the first independent investment
counsel firm in the United States. Since its birth, Scudder's pioneering
spirit and commitment to professional long-term investment management have
helped shape the investment industry. In 1928, we introduced the nation's
first no-load mutual fund. Today we offer 36 pure no load(tm) funds,
including the first international mutual fund offered to U.S. investors.
Over the years, Scudder's global investment perspective and dedication
to research and fundamental investment disciplines have helped Scudder
become one of the largest and most respected investment managers in the
world. Though times have changed since our beginnings, we remain committed
to our longstanding principles: managing money with integrity and
distinction, keeping the interests of our clients first; providing access
to investments and markets that may not be easily available to individuals;
and making investing as simple and convenient as possible through friendly,
comprehensive service.
<PAGE>
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits
a. Financial Statements
Included in Part A of this Registration Statement:
For Scudder Short Term Bond Fund:
Financial Highlights for Scudder Short Term
Bond Fund for the ten fiscal years ended
December 31, 1994.
For Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund:
Financial Highlights for Scudder Zero Coupon
2000 Fund for the period February 4, 1986
(commencement of operations) to December 31,
1986 and for the eight fiscal years ended
December 31, 1994.
Included in Part B of this Registration Statement:
For Scudder Short Term Bond Fund:
Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 1994
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of
December 31, 1994
Statement of Operations for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994 Statements of
Changes in Net Assets for the two fiscal
years ended December 31, 1993 and 1994
Financial Highlights for the ten fiscal
years ended December 31, 1994
Notes to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Accountants
For Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund:
Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 1994
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of
December 31, 1994
Statement of Operations for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the
two fiscal years ended December 31, 1993 and
1994
Financial Highlights for the period February
4, 1986 (commencement of operations) to
December 31, 1986 and for the eight fiscal
years ended December 31, 1994
Notes to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Accountants
Statements, schedules and historical information
other than those listed above have been omitted since
they are either not applicable or are not required.
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<S> <C> <C>
b. Exhibits:
All references are to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 1981. File Nos. 2-73371 & 811-3229
(the "Registration Statement").
Part C - Page 1
1. (a) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 21, 1987 is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the
Registration Statement.
(b) Instrument dated September 17, 1982 Establishing and Designating Series of
Shares is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
the Registration Statement.
(c) Instrument dated March 21, 1984 Establishing and Designating an Additional
Series of Shares is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 4 to the Registration Statement.
(d) Instrument dated January 30, 1986 Establishing and Designating an
Additional Series of Shares is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9 to the Registration Statement.
(e) Certificate of Amendment of Declaration of Trust is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement.
(f) Amendment of Establishment and Designation of Additional Series of Shares
is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the
Registration Statement.
(g) Abolition of series by the Registrant on behalf of the U.S. Government
1990 Portfolio is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 14 to the Registration Statement.
(h) Abolition of series by the Registrant on behalf of the General 1990
Portfolio is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14
to the Registration Statement.
(i) Abolition of series by the Registrant on behalf of the Scudder Zero Coupon
1995 Fund, dated July 15, 1992 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement.
(j) Redesignation of Series of Registrant dated March 7, 1990 is incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration
Statement.
(k) Certificate of Amendment of Declaration of Trust is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement.
2. (a) By-laws of the Registrant dated as of July 24, 1981 are incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement.
(b) Amendment to the By-Laws of Registrant as of March 5, 1984 is incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration
Statement.
(c) Amendment to the By-Laws of Registrant as of October 1, 1984 is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the
Registration Statement.
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(d) Amendment to the By-Laws of Registrant as of September 17, 1992 is filed
herein.
3. Inapplicable.
4. Specimen certificate representing shares of beneficial interest with $.01
par value is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14
to the Registration Statement.
5. (a) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant (on behalf of Scudder
Short Term Bond Fund) and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. ("Scudder") dated
June 6, 1991 is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
16 to the Registration Statement.
(b) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant (on behalf of the
Zero Coupon Funds) and Scudder dated June 6, 1991 is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement.
(c) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant (on behalf of
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund) and Scudder dated March 18, 1992 is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
Registration Statement.
(d) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant (on behalf of
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund) and Scudder dated September 7, 1993 is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the
Registration Statement.
6. Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and Scudder Investor
Services, Inc. (Formerly Scudder Fund Distributors, Inc.) dated July 15,
1985 is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the
Registration Statement.
7. Inapplicable.
8. (a)(1) Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company ("State Street Bank") dated December 17, 1982 is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement.
(a)(2) Fee schedule for Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street
Bank is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
12 to the Registration Statement.
(a)(3) Amendment to the Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street
Bank dated September 14, 1987 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement.
(a)(4) Amendment to the Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street
Bank dated September 16, 1988 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement.
(a)(5) Amendment to the Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street
Bank dated December 13, 1990 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration Statement.
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(a)(6) Fee schedule for Custodian Agreement between the Registrant on behalf of
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund and State Street Bank is filed herein.
9. (a) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with fee schedule between the
Registrant and Scudder Service Corporation dated October 2, 1989 is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the
Registration Statement.
(b) COMPASS Service Agreement with fee schedule with Scudder Trust Company
dated January 1, 1990 is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement.
(c) Application is filed herein.
(d) Shareholder Services Agreement between the Registrant and Charles Schwab &
Co., Inc. dated June 1, 1990 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration Statement.
(e)(1) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation dated
January 10, 1995 is filed herein.
10. Opinion of Counsel is filed herein.
11. Consent of Independent Accountants is filed herein.
12. Article 6 Financial Data Schedules are filed herein.
13. Inapplicable.
14. (a) Scudder Flexi-Plan for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals is
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(a) to Scudder Equity Trust,
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A (File Nos. 2-78724 and
811-1444) filed on December 2, 1988.
(b) Scudder Individual Retirement Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
14(b) to Scudder Equity Trust, Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 on Form
N-1A (File Nos. 2-78724 and 811-1444) filed on December 2, 1988.
(c) SEP-IRA is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(c) to Scudder Equity
Trust, Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A (File Nos. 2-78724 and
811-1444) filed on December 2, 1988.
(d) Scudder Funds 403(b) Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(d) to
Scudder Equity Trust, Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A (File
Nos. 2-78724 and 811-1444) filed on December 2, 1988.
(e) Scudder Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan under Section 401(k) is
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(e) to Scudder Equity Trust,
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A (File Nos. 2-78724 and
811-1444) filed on December 2, 1988.
15. Inapplicable.
16. Inapplicable.
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Power of Attorney for Thomas J. Devine, Peter B. Freeman and Wilson Nolen.
(Incorporated by reference to the signature page to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to
this Registration Statement.)
Power of Attorney for Lynn S. Birdsong, Juris Padegs and Dan Pierce is filed as part
of the signature page herein.
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Item 25. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
None
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities (as of April 1, 1995).
(1) (2)
Title of Class Number of Record Shareholders
Shares of beneficial interest
($.01 par value)
Short Term Bond Fund 98,827
Zero Coupon 2000 Fund 2,547
Item 27. Indemnification.
A policy of insurance covering Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.,
its subsidiaries including Scudder Investor Services, Inc.,
and all of the registered investment companies advised by
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. insures the Registrant's
Trustees and officers and others against liability arising by
reason of an alleged breach of duty caused by any negligent
act, error or accidental omission in the scope of their
duties.
Article IV, Sections 4.1 - 4.3 of Registrant's Declaration of
Trust provide as follows:
Section 4.1 No Personal Liability of Shareholders,
Trustees, Etc.
No Shareholder shall be subject to any personal
liability whatsoever to any Person in connection with
Trust Property or the acts, obligations or affairs of
the Trust. No Trustee, officer, employee or agent of
the Trust shall be subject to any personal liability
whatsoever to any Person, other than to the Trust or
its Shareholders, in connection with Trust Property
or the affairs of the Trust, save only that arising
from bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of his duties with respect to
such Person; and all such Persons shall look solely
to the Trust Property for satisfaction of claims of
any nature arising in connection with the affairs of
the Trust. If any Shareholder, Trustee, officer,
employee, or agent, as such, of the Trust, is made a
party to any suit or proceeding to enforce any such
liability of the Trust, he shall not, on account
thereof, be held to any personal liability. The Trust
shall indemnify and hold each Shareholder harmless
from and against all claims and liabilities, to which
such Shareholder may become subject by reason of his
being or having been a Shareholder, and shall
reimburse such Shareholder for all legal and other
expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection
with any such claim or liability. The indemnification
and reimbursement required by the preceding sentence
shall be made only out of the assets of the one or
more series of which the Shareholder who is entitled
to indemnification or reimbursement was a Shareholder
at the time the act or event occurred, which gave
rise to the claim against or liability of said
Shareholder. The rights accruing to a Shareholder
under this Section 4.1 shall not impair any other
right to which such Shareholder may be lawfully
entitled, nor shall anything herein contained
restrict the right of the Trust to indemnify or
reimburse a Shareholder in any appropriate situation
even though not specifically provided herein.
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Section 4.2 Non-Liability of Trustees, Etc.
No Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust
shall be liable to the Trust, its Shareholders, or to
any Shareholder, Trustee, officer, employee, or agent
thereof for any action or failure to act (including
without limitation the failure to compel in any way
any former or acting Trustee to redress any breach of
trust) except for his own bad faith, willful
misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.
Section 4.3 Mandatory Indemnification.
(a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations
contained in paragraph (b) below:
(i) every person who is, or has been, a
Trustee or officer of the Trust shall be
indemnified by the Trust to the fullest
extent permitted by law against all
liability and against all expenses
reasonably incurred or paid by him in
connection with any claim, action, suit or
proceeding in which he becomes involved as a
party or otherwise by virtue of his being or
having been a Trustee or officer and against
amounts paid or incurred by him in the
settlement thereof;
(ii) the words "claim," "action," "suit," or
"proceeding" shall apply to all claims,
actions, suits or proceedings (civil,
criminal, administrative, or other,
including appeals), actual or threatened;
and the words "liability" and "expenses"
shall include, without limitation,
attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts
paid in settlement, fines, penalties and
other liabilities.
(b) No indemnification shall be provided
hereunder to a Trustee or officer:
(i) against any liability to the Trust, a
series thereof, or the Shareholders by
reason of a final adjudication by a court or
other body before which a proceeding was
brought that he engaged in willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in
the conduct of his office;
(ii) with respect to any matter as to which
he shall have been finally adjudicated not
to have acted in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his action was in the
best interest of the Trust;
(iii) in the event of a settlement or other
disposition not involving a final
adjudication as provided in paragraph (b)(i)
or (b)(ii) resulting in a payment by a
Trustee or officer, unless there has been a
determination that such Trustee or officer
did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office;
(A) by the court or other body
approving the settlement or other
disposition; or
(B) based upon a review of readily
available facts (as opposed to a
full trial-type inquiry) by (x) vote
of a majority of the Disinterested
Trustees acting on the matter
(provided that a majority of the
Disinterested Trustees then in
office act on the matter) or (y)
written opinion of independent legal
counsel.
(c) The rights of indemnification herein
provided may be insured against by policies
maintained by the Trust, shall be severable,
shall not affect any other rights to which
any Trustee or officer may now or hereafter
be entitled, shall continue as to a person
who has ceased to be such Trustee or officer
and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
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executors, administrators and assigns of
such a person. Nothing contained herein
shall affect any rights to indemnification
to which personnel of the Trust other than
Trustees and officers may be entitled by
contract or otherwise under law.
(d) Expenses of preparation and presentation of
a defense to any claim, action, suit or
proceeding of the character described in
paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3 may be
advanced by the Trust prior to final
disposition thereof upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient
to repay such amount if it is ultimately
determined that he is not entitled to
indemnification under this Section 4.3
provided that either:
(i) such undertaking is secured by a surety
bond or some other appropriate security
provided by the recipient, or the Trust
shall be insured against losses arising out
of any such advances: or
(ii) a majority of the Disinterested
Trustees acting on the matter (provided that
a majority of the Disinterested Trustees act
on the matter) or an independent legal
counsel in a written opinion shall
determine, based upon a review of readily
available facts (as opposed to a full
trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to
believe that the recipient ultimately will
be found entitled to indemnification.
As used in this Section 4.3, a "Disinterested
Trustee" is one who is not (i) an "Interested Person"
of the Trust (including anyone who has been exempted
from being an "Interested Person" by any rule,
regulation or order of the Commission), or (ii)
involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding.
Item 28. Business or Other Connections of Investment Adviser
The Adviser has stockholders and employees who are denominated
officers but do not as such have corporation-wide
responsibilities. Such persons are not considered officers for
the purpose of this Item 28.
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<CAPTION>
Business and Other Connections of Board
Name of Directors of Registrant's Adviser
---- ------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Stephen R. Beckwith Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Lynn S. Birdsong Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Supervisory Director, The Latin America Income and Appreciation Fund N.V. (investment
company) +
Supervisory Director, The Venezuela High Income Fund N.V. (investment company) xx
Supervisory Director, Scudder Mortgage Fund (investment company) +
Supervisory Director, Scudder Floating Rate Funds for Fannie Mae Mortgage Securities I
& II (investment company) +
Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Luxembourg) S.A. (investment manager) #
Trustee, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
President & Director, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (investment
company)**
Director, Inverlatin Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company) Georgetown, Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands
Director, ProMexico Fixed Income Dollar Fund, Inc. (investment company) Georgetown,
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Director, Canadian High Income Fund (investment company)#
Director, Hot Growth Companies Fund (investment company)#
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Partner, George Birdsong Co., Rye, NY
Nicholas Bratt Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
President & Director, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (Director only on Scudder Global Fund,
a series of Scudder Global Fund, Inc.) (investment company)**
President & Director, The Korea Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment adviser)**
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. (Canadian investment adviser)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporationoo
Linda C. Coughlin Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)**
President & Trustee, AARP Cash Investment Funds (investment company)**
President & Trustee, AARP Growth Trust (investment company)**
President & Trustee, AARP Income Trust (investment company)**
President & Trustee, AARP Tax Free Income Trust (investment company)**
Director, SFA, Inc. (advertising agency)*
Margaret D. Hadzima Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)*
Jerard K. Hartman Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Vice President, Scudder California Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Cash Investment Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Development Fund (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder GNMA Fund (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Portfolio Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Tax Free Money Fund (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund (investment company)*
Vice President, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, The Korea Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada, Ltd. (Canadian
investment adviser) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vice President, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
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Vice President, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Richard A. Holt Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)++
Vice President, Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund (investment company)*
Dudley H. Ladd Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Senior Vice President & Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)*
Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Cash Investment Trust (investment company)*
Trustee, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
Trustee, Scudder Portfolio Trust (investment company)*
Trustee, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
Trustee, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund (investment company)*
Vice President & Treasurer, SFA, Inc. (advertising agency)*
Douglas M. Loudon Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Development Fund (investment company)*
Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
Vice President & Director, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, AARP Cash Investment Funds (investment company)**
Vice President, AARP Growth Trust (investment company)**
Vice President, AARP Income Trust (investment company)**
Vice President, AARP Tax Free Income Trust (investment company)**
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment adviser)**
Senior Vice President, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)*
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. (Canadian investment adviser)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chairman, World Capital Fund (investment company) Luxembourg ##
Managing Director, Kankaku - Scudder Capital Asset Management Corporation (investment
adviser)**
Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
President, The Japan Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Supplemental Retirement Income Plan
Trustee, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Profit Sharing Plan**
Chairman & Director, The World Capital Fund (investment company) Luxembourg
Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Luxembourg), S.A., Luxembourg#
Chairman, Canadian High Income Fund (investment company)#
Chairman, Hot Growth Companies Fund (investment company)#
Vice President & Director, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc.xxx
Director, Berkshire Farm & Services for Youth Board of Governors & President, Investment
Counsel Association of America
John T. Packard Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
President, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (investment company) o
Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc. (realty investment adviser) x
Juris Padegs Secretary & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Chairman & Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder Development Fund (investment company)*
Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)*
Chairman & Director, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
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Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc.
(investment company)**
Vice President, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President & Director, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment
company)**
Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Tax Free Money Fund (investment company)*
Trustee, Scudder Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
Chairman & Director, The Korea Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President & Director, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Secretary, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. (Canadian investment adviser),
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vice President & Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc. (realty investment adviser) x
Assistant Secretary, SFA, Inc. (advertising agency)*
Vice President & Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)**
Assistant Treasurer & Director, Kankaku - Scudder Capital Asset Management (investment
adviser)**
Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment
adviser)**
Chairman & Supervisory Director, Sovereign High Yield Investment Company N.V.
(investment company) +
Director, President Investment Trust Corporation (Joint Venture)***
Vice President, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Director, Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc. xxx
Vice President & Director, Scudder Service Corporation (in-house transfer agent)*
Chairman, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporationoo
Director, Scudder Trust (Cayman) Ltd. (trust services company)xxx
Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Director, Baltic International USA
Director, Baltic International Airlines (a limited liability company) Riga, Latvia
Daniel Pierce Chairman & Director, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, California Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
President & Trustee, Scudder Development Fund (investment company)**
President & Trustee, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)**
Director, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Trustee, Scudder GNMA Fund (investment company)*
President & Trustee, Scudder Portfolio Trust (investment company)*
President & Trustee, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
President & Director, Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Director, Scudder Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
President & Trustee, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
President & Director, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Trustee, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
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Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund (investment company)*
Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (until 7/94) (investment company)**
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
(investment company)o
Vice President & Director, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, Director & Assistant Treasurer, Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
(broker/dealer)*
President & Director, Scudder Service Corporation (in-house transfer agent)*
Chairman & President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada, Ltd. (Canadian investment
adviser), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chairman, Assistant Treasurer & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment
adviser)**
President & Director, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc. xxx
Chairman & Director, Scudder Global Opportunities Funds (investment company) Luxembourg
Chairman, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Ltd. (investment adviser) London, England
Director, Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation (in-house fund accounting agent)*
Director, Scudder Realty Holdings Corporation (a real estate holding company)*
Director, Scudder Latin America Investment Trust PLC (investment company)@
Incorporator, Scudder Trust Company (a trust company)+++
Director, Fiduciary Trust Company (banking & trust company) Boston, MA
Director, Fiduciary Company Incorporated (banking & trust company) Boston, MA
Trustee, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
Cornelia M. Small Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Vice President, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Vice President, AARP Cash Investment Funds (investment company)*
Vice President, AARP Growth Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, AARP Income Trust (investment company)*
Vice President, AARP Tax Free Income Trust (investment company)*
Edmond D. Villani President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
Trustee, Scudder Development Fund (investment company)*
Chairman & Director, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Chairman & Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Chairman & Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Chairman & Director, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc. (realty investment adviser) x
Supervisory Director, Scudder Mortgage Fund (investment company) +
Chairman & Director, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
Chairman & Director, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (investment
company)**
Supervisory Director, Scudder Floating Rate Funds for Fannie Mae Mortgage Securities I
& II (investment company)+
Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
Director, Indosuez High Yield Bond Fund (investment company) Luxembourg
President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporationoo
President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment
adviser)**
Director, IBJ Global Investment Manager S.A., (Luxembourg investment management
company) Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
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* Two International Place, Boston, MA
x 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA
** 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY
++ Two Prudential Plaza, 180 N. Stetson Avenue, Chicago, IL
+++ 5 Industrial Way, Salem, NH
o 101 California Street, San Francisco, CA
# 11, rue Aldringen, L-1118 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
+ John B. Gorsiraweg 6, Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
xx De Ruyterkade 62, P.O. Box 812, Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
## 2 Boulevard Royal, Luxembourg
*** B1 2F3F 248 Section 3, Nan King East Road, Taipei, Taiwan
xxx Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
oo 20-5, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
### 1-7, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
@ c/o Sinclair Hendersen Limited, 23 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon
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Item 29. Principal Underwriters.
(a) Scudder California Tax Free Trust
Scudder Cash Investment Trust
Scudder Development Fund
Scudder Equity Trust
Scudder Fund, Inc.
Scudder Funds Trust
Scudder Global Fund, Inc.
Scudder GNMA Fund
Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc.
Scudder International Fund, Inc.
Scudder Investment Trust
Scudder Municipal Trust
Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc.
Scudder Portfolio Trust
Scudder State Tax Free Trust
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund
Scudder Tax Free Trust
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund
AARP Cash Investment Funds
AARP Growth Trust
AARP Income Trust
AARP Tax Free Income Trust
The Japan Fund, Inc.
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<CAPTION>
(b)
(1) (2) (3)
Name and Principal Position and Offices with Positions and
Business Address Scudder Investor Services, Inc. Offices with Registrant
---------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Charles S. Boit Assistant Treasurer None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
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Name and Principal Position and Offices with Positions and
Business Address Scudder Investor Services, Inc. Offices with Registrant
---------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------
<S> <C> <C>
E. Michael Brown Assistant Treasurer None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Linda Coughlin Director None
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Richard W. Desmond Vice President None
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Coleen Downs Dinneen Assistant Clerk Assistant Secretary
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Paul J. Elmlinger Vice President None
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Cuyler W. Findlay Senior Vice President and None
345 Park Avenue Director
New York, NY 10154
Thomas W. Joseph Vice President, Director, Vice President
Two International Place Treasurer and Assistant Clerk
Boston, MA 02110
Dudley H. Ladd Senior Vice President and None
Two International Place Director
Boston, MA 02110
David S. Lee President, Assistant Vice President
Two International Place Treasurer and Director
Boston, MA 02110
Douglas M. Loudon Senior Vice President None
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Thomas F. McDonough Clerk Vice President, Secretary,
Two International Place and Assistant Treasurer
Boston, MA 02110
Thomas H. O'Brien Assistant Treasurer None
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Edward J. O'Connell Assistant Treasurer Vice President and
345 Park Avenue Assistant Treasurer
New York, NY 10154
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<PAGE>
Name and Principal Position and Offices with Positions and
Business Address Scudder Investor Services, Inc. Offices with Registrant
---------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Juris Padegs Vice President and Director Trustee
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Daniel Pierce Vice President, Director President and Trustee
Two International Place and Assistant Treasurer
Boston, MA 02110
Robert E. Pruyne Assistant Treasurer Vice President
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Kathryn L. Quirk Vice President Vice President and
345 Park Avenue Assistant Secretary
New York, NY 10154
David B. Watts Assistant Treasurer None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
The Underwriter has employees who are denominated officers of an
operational area. Such persons do not have corporation-wide
responsibilities and are not considered officers for the purpose of
this Item 29.
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<CAPTION>
(c)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Net Underwriting Compensation on
Name of Principal Discounts and Redemptions Brokerage
Underwriter Commissions and Repurchases Commissions Other Compensation
----------- ----------- --------------- ----------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Scudder Investor None None None None
Services, Inc.
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Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records.
Certain accounts, books and other documents required to be
maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules
promulgated thereunder are maintained by Scudder, Stevens &
Clark, Inc., Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110.
Records relating to the duties of the Registrant's custodian
are maintained by State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Heritage Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts. Records relating
to the duties of the Registrant's transfer agent are
maintained by Scudder Service Corporation, Two International
Place, Boston, Massachusetts.
Item 31. Management Services.
Inapplicable.
Item 32. Undertakings.
Inapplicable.
Part C - Page 14
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 11th day of April, 1995.
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
By /s/Thomas F. McDonough
Thomas F. McDonough, Vice President,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Daniel Pierce President (Principal April , 1995
Executive Officer)
and Trustee
Lynn S. Birdsong Trustee April , 1995
/s/Thomas J. Devine
Thomas J. Devine* Trustee April 11, 1995
/s/Peter B. Freeman
Peter B. Freeman* Trustee April 11, 1995
/s/Wilson Nolen
Wilson Nolen* Trustee April 11, 1995
Juris Padegs Trustee April , 1995
/s/Pamela A. McGrath
Pamela A. McGrath Treasurer (Principal April 11, 1995
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
and Vice President
*By: /s/Thomas F. McDonough
Thomas F. McDonough
Attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney contained in the
signature page of Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration
Statement filed March 3, 1989.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 11th day of April, 1995.
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
By /s/Thomas F. McDonough
Thomas F. McDonough, Vice President,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so
signing, each of the undersigned in his capacity as trustee or officer, or
both, as the case may be of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S.
Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally,
or if more than one acts, a majority of them, his true and lawful attorney
and agent to execute in his name, place and stead (in such capacity) any
and all amendments to the Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or desirable in connection
therewith, to attest the seal of the Registrant thereon and to file the
same with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys
and agents shall have power to act with or without the other and have full
power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of
the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever necessary
or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and
purposes as each of the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of
them.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/Daniel Pierce
Daniel Pierce President (Principal April 3, 1995
Executive Officer)
and Trustee
2
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 11th day of April, 1995.
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
By /s/Thomas F. McDonough
Thomas F. McDonough, Vice President,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so
signing, each of the undersigned in his capacity as trustee or officer, or
both, as the case may be of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S.
Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally,
or if more than one acts, a majority of them, his true and lawful attorney
and agent to execute in his name, place and stead (in such capacity) any
and all amendments to the Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or desirable in connection
therewith, to attest the seal of the Registrant thereon and to file the
same with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys
and agents shall have power to act with or without the other and have full
power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of
the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever necessary
or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and
purposes as each of the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of
them.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/Lynn S. Birdsong
Lynn S. Birdsong Trustee April 6, 1995
3
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 11th day of April, 1995.
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
By /s/Thomas F. McDonough
Thomas F. McDonough, Vice President,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so
signing, each of the undersigned in his capacity as trustee or officer, or
both, as the case may be of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S.
Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally,
or if more than one acts, a majority of them, his true and lawful attorney
and agent to execute in his name, place and stead (in such capacity) any
and all amendments to the Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or desirable in connection
therewith, to attest the seal of the Registrant thereon and to file the
same with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys
and agents shall have power to act with or without the other and have full
power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of
the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever necessary
or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and
purposes as each of the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of
them.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/Juris Padegs
Juris Padegs Trustee April 5, 1995
4
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File No. 2-73371
File No. 811-3229
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM N-1A
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 21
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND
AMENDMENT NO. 20
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
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SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 2(d)
Exhibit 8 (a)(6)
Exhibit 9(c)
Exhibit 9(e)(1)
Exhibit 10
Exhibit 11
Exhibit 12
EXHIBIT 2(d)
SCUDDER EQUITY TRUST
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST
Amendment to the By-Laws
On September 17, 1992, the Board of Directors of Scudder Equity Trust and
Scudder Funds Trust adopted the following resolution amending the By-Laws of
each Fund:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of Article XI of the
Fund's By-Laws, the first sentence of Article V Section 1. of the
Fund's By-Laws is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Executive and Other Committees. The Trustees by vote
of a majority of all the Trustees may elect from their own number
an Executive Committee to consist of not less than two (2) to
hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees, which shall have the
power to conduct the current and ordinary business of the Trust
while the Trustees are not in session, including the purchase and
sale of securities and the designation of securities to be
delivered upon redemption of Shares of the Trust, and such other
powers of the Trustees as the Trustees may, from time to time,
delegate to them except those powers which by law, the
Declaration or these By-Laws they are prohibited from delegating.
EXHIBIT 8(a)(6)
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
CUSTODIAN FEE SCHEDULE
SCUDDER COMPLEX OF FUNDS
(As listed in Schedule A)
I. ADMINISTRATION
CUSTODY SERVICE
Maintain custody of fund assets. Settle portfolio purchases and sales.
Report buy and sell fails. Determine and collect portfolio income. Make
cash disbursements and report cash transactions in local and base currency.
Withhold foreign taxes. File foreign tax reclaims. Monitor corporate
actions. Report portfolio positions.
A. DOMESTIC ASSETS
First $10 Billion .60 Basis Points
Second $10 Billion .55 Basis Points
Third $10 Billion .50 Basis Points
Fourth $10 Billion .40 Basis Points
Over $40 Billion .30 Basis Points
A minimum charge of $6,000 annually will be applied to new funds which do
not reach $100mm within one year from inception. This minimum charge would
begin in the 13th month.
B. GLOBAL ASSETS
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Country Grouping
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G
- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Euroclear Austria Australia Denmark Portugal Indonesia Argentina
Japan Canada Belgium Finland Spain Malaysia Bangladesh
Germany Hong Kong France Philippines Brazil
Netherlands Ireland South Korea Chile
New Zealand Italy Sri Lanka China
Singapore Luxembourg Sweden Columbia
Switzerland Mexico Taiwan Cypress
Norway Greece
Thailand Hungary
U.K. India
Israel
Pakistan
Peru
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
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Holding Charges in Basis Points (Annual Fee)
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G
- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
3.5 5.0 6.0 8.0 20.0 25.0 40.0
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II. PORTFOLIO TRADES - FOR EACH LINE ITEM PROCESSED
State Street Bank Repos $ 7.00
DTC or Fed Book Entry $l2.00
New York Physical Settlements $25.00
PTC Purchase, Sale Deposit or Withdrawal $16.00
Global Trades
Group A & B Group C Group D Group E & F Group G
----------- ------- ------- ------------ -------
$25 $40 $50 $70 $150
III. OPTIONS
Option charge for each option written or $25.00
closing contract, per issue, per broker
Option expiration charge, per issue, per $15.00
broker
Option exercised charge, per issue, per $15.00
broker
IV. SPECIAL SERVICES
Fees for activities of a non-recurring nature such as fund consolidations
or reorganizations, extraordinary security shipments and the preparation of
special reports will be subject to negotiation. Fees for tax
accounting/recordkeeping for options, financial futures, and other special
items will be negotiated separately.
V. EARNINGS CREDIT
A balance credit equal to 75% of the 90 day CD rate in effect the last
business day of each month will be applied to the Custodian Demand Deposit
Account balance of each fund, net of check redemption service overdrafts,
on a pro-rated basis against the fund's custodian fee, excluding
out-of-pocket expenses. The balance credit will be cumulative and carried
forward each month. Any excess credit remaining at year-end (December 31)
will not be carried forward.
<PAGE>
VI. OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES
A billing for the recovery of applicable out-of-pocket expenses will be
made as of the end of each month. Out-of-pocket expenses include, but are
not limited to the following:
Telephone Transfer Fees
Wire Charges ($5.00 per wire in and $5.25 Sub-custodian Charges
out)
Postage and Insurance Price Waterhouse Audit Letter
Courier Service Federal Reserve Fee for Return
Duplicating Check items over $2,500
Legal Fees -- $4.25 each
Supplies Related to Fund Records GNMA Transfer -- $15.00 each
Rush Transfer--$8.00 each Stamp Duties
Registration Fees
Scudder Complex of Funds
(as listed in Schedule A) STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Pamela A. McGrath By: /s/Michael L. Williams
Title: Treasurer and Vice President Title: Vice President
Date: July 22, 1994 Date: August 1, 1994
<PAGE>
Scudder Complex of Funds
Schedule A
Estimated
Fund Effective Date
---- --------------
Scudder California Tax Free 8/1/94
Scudder Cash Investment Trust 8/1/94
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money 8/1/94
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free 8/1/94
Scudder Mass Limited Term Tax Free 8/1/94
SFI Managed Cash 8/1/94
SFI Managed Federal Securities 8/1/94
SFI Managed Government Securities 8/1/94
SIFI Cash 8/1/94
SIFI Federal 8/1/94
SIFI Government 8/1/94
Scudder Variable Life Balanced 8/1/94
Scudder Variable Life Growth & Income 8/1/94
Scudder Variable Life Capital Growth 8/1/94
Scudder Variable Life International 8/1/94
Scudder Variable Life Bond 8/1/94
Scudder Variable Life Money Market 8/1/94
SFI Managed Tax Free 8/15/94
SIFI Tax Free 8/15/94
Scudder California Tax Free Money 9/15/94
Scudder Growth & Income 9/15/94
SFI Managed Intermediate Government 9/15/94
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund 9/15/94
Scudder New York Tax Free Money 9/15/94
Scudder Ohio Tax Free 10/1/94
Scudder Pennsylvania Tax Free 10/1/94
Scudder GNMA 10/1/94
Scudder Massachusetts Tax Free 10/1/94
Scudder New York Tax Free 10/1/94
Scudder Capital Growth 10/1/94
Scudder Value 10/1/94
Scudder Quality Growth 10/1/94
Scudder Medium Term Tax Free 10/1/94
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 10/1/94
Scudder High Yield Tax Free 10/15/94
Scudder Managed Municipal Bond 10/15/94
Scudder Balanced 11/1/94
Scudder Income 11/1/94
Scudder Global Fund 1/1/95
Scudder Gold 1/1/95
Short Term Bond 1/1/95
AARP Balanced Stock & Bond 3/1/95
AARP Capital Growth 3/1/95
AARP GNMA 3/1/95
AARP Growth & Income 3/1/95
AARP High Quality Bond 3/1/95
AARP High Quality Money 3/1/95
AARP HQ Tax Free Money 3/1/95
AARP Ins TF General Bond 3/1/95
First Iberian 4/1/95
The Scudder Funds
Account Application
Mail this application to:
The Scudder Funds
P.O. Box 2291
Boston, MA 02107-2291
STEP 1 SELECT YOUR SCUDDER FUND
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<S> <C> <C>
Invest in any Scudder Fund with an Name of Fund (See below for Investment Amount
initial investment of $1,000 or more complete fund name.)
per fund. Be sure to read the _______________________________ $___________________
prospectus before you invest. You may _______________________________ ___________________
request an additional prospectus or _______________________________ ___________________
an IRA application by calling _______________________________ ___________________
1-800-225-2470. Total$_____________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
/ / By check (Payable to "The / / Reinvest dividends / / Mail dividends
Scudder Funds")
or
/ / By wire. Call 1-800-225-5163 / / Electronically transfer dividends to my bank, which is an
for instructions. Automated Clearing House (ACH) member.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND NAMES (Please check the box for the funds you selected above.)
Funds Funds Funds
- ----- ----- -----
<C> <C> <C>
Money Market Funds / / Managed Municipal Bonds Growth Funds
/ / Cash Investment Trust / / Medium Term Tax Free Fund / / Capital Growth Fund
/ / U.S. Treasury Money Fund / / Tax Free Money Fund / / Development Fund
Income Funds / / California Tax Free Fund / / Global Fund
/ / Emerging Markets Income Fund / / California Tax Free Money Fund / / Global Small Company Fund
/ / GNMA Fund / / Mass. Limited Term Tax Free Fund / / Gold Fund
/ / Income Fund / / Massachusetts Tax Free Fund / / Greater Europe Growth Fund
/ / International Bond Fund / / New York Tax Free Fund / / International Fund
/ / Short Term Bond Fund / / New York Tax Free Money Fund / / Latin America Fund
/ / Short Term Global Income Fund / / Ohio Tax Free Fund / / Pacific Opportunities Fund
/ / Zero Coupon 2000 Fund / / Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund / / Quality Growth Fund
Tax Free Funds Growth & Income Funds / / The Japan Fund
/ / High Yield Tax Free Fund / / Balanced Fund / / Value Fund
/ / Limited Term Tax Free Fund / / Growth and Income Fund
</TABLE>
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<C> <C> <C>
For Scudder use only. __________________ __________________
This portion is used to expedite __________________ __________________
the processing of your __________________ __________________
application.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
STEP 2 REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT (Choose one)
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<C> <C> <C>
/ / Individual Account Name Social Security Number - Required
___________________________ ___ ___ ___-___ ___-___ ___ ___ ___
/ / Joint Account Name Social Security Number - Required
Joint ownership means ___________________________ ___ ___ ___-___ ___-___ ___ ___ ___
joint tenants with ___________________________
rights of survivorship,
and not tenants in
common, unless otherwise
specified.
/ / Custodial Account (Gift to Custodian's Name (only one) Minor's Social Security Number - Required
Minors)
One application is required ___________________________ ___ ___ ___-___ ___-___ ___ ___ ___
for each minor.
Minor's Name Minor's State of Residence
___________________________ __________________________________
/ / Trust, Corporation, Business, Trust/Corporation Name Trustee's Name
or Other ___________________________ ___________________________
We require a corporate ___________________________ ___________________________
resolution form for
corporations requesting Trust Date Tax ID Number - Required
telephone redemption. Call ___________________________ ___________________________
1-800-225-5163.
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STEP 3 PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS AND OTHER INFORMATION
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<C> <C>
Address / /U.S. Citizen / /Resident Alien
/ /Nonresident Alien
____________________________________________ If nonresident alien, country of
____________________________________________ residence for tax
____________________________________________ purposes __________________________
Daytime Phone (___)_________________________ Occupation ________________________
Employer __________________________
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STEP 4 SIGN YOUR NAME (Be sure to read the certification and authorization
section)
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C>
Please be sure to sign your Signature Date
name(s)exactly as in Step 2 above. ____________________________ ____________________________
Check one: Signature Date
/ /Owner / /Trustee / /Custodian ____________________________ ____________________________
/ /Other _________________________ Joint Owner/Trustee
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STEP 5 SIGN UP FOR CHECKWRITING (An optional service)
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C>
Complete the signature card By completing the signature
to the right for our free, card, you agree to the
unlimited checkwriting pertinent rules and
service. This service, regulations of the State
which is available for the Street Bank and Trust
nine funds listed, lets you Company. These rules may be
write checks in amounts as amended from time to time.
low as $100 against your
fund holdings. Each check Note: Every person
written continues to earn registered on the account
income in the fund until it MUST sign the signature
clears your account. Your card, even if only one
checkbook will be mailed person will be signing the
promptly. checks.
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STEP 6 ESTABLISH YOUR ACCOUNT FEATURES
<TABLE>
<C> <C>
You may choose one or all of the A. / / Automatic Investment Plan (AIP): Add to your Scudder
following options by checking the Fund automatically and regularly. Complete below and we'll
appropriate box and providing the deduct money from your bank checking account to purchase
information requested. additional shares for you. This Plan involves continuous
investment, regardless of share-price levels, and does not
Please attach a voided check below assure a profit or protect against loss in down markets.
for these services. (Consider your ability to maintain this Plan during such
times.) Your bank must be an Automated Clearing House (ACH)
member.
Investments are to be drawn in the amount of $______ (minimum
$50) around the _______ day of each month, beginning in _______
month
199__. This money should be invested in the Scudder
_____________________ Fund.
B. / / Telephone Redemption to Your Bank: You may call to
redeem Scudder Fund shares and have the proceeds wired or sent
to your bank account.
C. / / AutoBuy/AutoSell: You may call to purchase ($250 min.,
$50,000 max.) or redeem shares of any Scudder Fund and have your
checking account debited or credited directly. Your bank must be
an ACH member.
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(GRAPHIC OF A CHECK IS LOCATED HERE TO INDICATE WHERE A VOIDED CHECK IS SUPPOSED
TO BE TAPED)
AUTOMATIC BENEFITS
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<C> <C>
A. Scudder Automated With SAIL you can access information on your Scudder Fund
Information Line account 24 hours a day, including yields, prices, total
(SAIL(tm)) returns, account balances, and transaction information. You can
also use SAIL to make exchanges and redemptions. Call
1-800-343-2890 and follow the instructions.
B. Telephone Exchange You may exchange among your Scudder Funds or have the proceeds
and Redemption (up to $50,000) sent directly to your address of record (the
address on your account). Call 1-800-225-5163 from 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and a Scudder service
representative will be happy to help you.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C>
SIGNATURE CARD DID YOU REMEMBER TO...
Please indicate the fund(s) for which you are requesting / / Select your fund and fill in
checkwriting service: the amount invested?
/ / Scudder Cash Investment / / Scudder CA Tax Free
Trust Money Fund
/ / Scudder U.S. Treasury Money / / Scudder NY Tax Free / / Enclose your check made out
Fund Money Fund to the "Scudder Funds"?
/ / Scudder Tax Free Money / / Scudder Short Term Bond
Fund Fund
/ / Scudder Medium Term Tax / / Scudder Limited Term / / Include your social security
Free Fund Tax Free Fund number in Step 2?
/ / Scudder Mass. Limited Term
Tax Free Fund
/ / Sign the application in Step
4 exactly as registered?
Account Owners (exactly as in Step 2)
Your Name(s) / / Attach a voided check in Step
__________________________ ___________________________ 6?
Your Signatures (exactly as in Step 2)
1. ___________________________ / / Sign the checkwriting card,
if applicable?
2. ___________________________
How many signatures are required to sign each check? / / One / / All
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CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATION
I certify that I have the authority and legal capacity to purchase shares of the
Scudder Funds and to establish and use any related privileges. I have received
and read the prospectus, and understand the investment objectives and policies
of each Scudder Fund I have selected. I agree to be bound by the terms of the
prospectus and the statement of additional information, as each may be amended
from time to time, for each Fund I have selected.
I authorize the Scudder Funds, Scudder Service Corporation or any successor
transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent"), or their affiliates, to act on any
instructions (including telephone instructions) reasonably believed to be
genuine for any of the services described in this Application (both services
that I have requested, such as the Automatic Investment Plan, Telephone
Redemption to Your Bank and AutoBuy/AutoSell services, and, if services are
automatic, such as the Scudder Automated Information Line (SAIL) and Telephone
Exchange and Redemption services, services that I have not declined by notifying
the Transfer Agent in writing). The Scudder Funds employ procedures that are
designed to give reasonable assurance that instructions communicated by
telephone are genuine. These procedures include verifying the identity of each
telephone caller, recording all telephone calls and sending written
confirmations of transactions initiated by telephone. To the extent that a
Scudder Fund does not follow these procedures, it may be held liable for losses
due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. I agree that neither
any Scudder Fund, the Transfer Agent, Scudder Investor Services, nor any of
their affiliates or agents will be held liable for acting on telephone
instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.
I understand that any of the telephone services described in this Application
may be modified, interrupted, suspended or terminated at any time, without
notice.
I certify under penalties of perjury that
(1) the social security number or tax identification number shown above in Step
2 is correct and may be used for an account opened for me by the Scudder Family
of Funds; and
(2) I am not subject to backup withholding either because (a) I am an "exempt
foreign person," as defined below, or, (b) if I am not an "exempt foreign
person," the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") has not notified me that I am
subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or
dividends, or the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup
withholding.
Cross out item (2) if you are currently subject to backup withholding.
An "exempt foreign person" is a person who is not a citizen or resident of the
United States (or, if married to a U.S. citizen, has not elected to be treated
as a U.S. resident) nor a U.S. corporation, partnership, estate or trust, and
who is not and does not reasonably expect to be engaged in a U.S. trade or
business with respect to which any gain derived during the calendar year by the
account now established is effectively connected and, in the case of an
individual, has not and reasonably expects not to be present in the United
States for 183 days or more during the current calendar year.
I understand that the terms of this Certifications and Authorizations section
apply to any Scudder Fund investment I make now or in the future and supersede
the terms contained in the same or similar section of any prior application I
have signed. The certifications and authorizations contained in this section
apply to each person who signs this Application.
I understand that I may choose to receive capital gains distributions by mail.
(Please call 1-800-225-2470 for details.) If I do not choose this option, any
capital gains distribution will be used to purchase additional shares in my Fund
account.
When a check is presented on the authorized signer's(s')
personal checking account established by State Street Bank
and Trust Company ("Bank") for payment, the Bank will
present the check to the designated Fund as authority to
redeem a sufficient number of shares in the authorized
signer's(s') shareholder account to cover the amount of the
check. The Fund is hereby authorized and directed to accept
and act upon checks presented to it by the Bank and to
redeem a sufficient number of shares for which certificates
have not been issued in the authorized signer's(s')
shareholder account and forward the proceeds of such
redemption to the Bank. The authorized signers understand
and agree that shares of the Fund that have been purchased
by check and have been on the books of the Fund for less
than seven (7) days will not be redeemed; checks written for
amounts that include such shares will be returned marked
"Uncollected Funds." The authorized signers further
understand and agree that the designated Fund and/or its
agents will not be liable for any loss, expense, or cost
arising out of check redemption. The designated Fund and the
Bank reserve the right to change, modify, or terminate this
checking account privilege at any time.
Exhibit 9(e)(1)
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 10th day of January, 1995 between Scudder
Funds Trust (the "Fund"), on behalf of Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
(hereinafter called the "Portfolio"), a registered open-end management
investment company with its principal place of business in Boston,
Massachusetts and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, with its principal
place of business in Boston, Massachusetts (hereinafter called "FUND
ACCOUNTING").
WHEREAS, the Portfolio has need for certain accounting services which FUND
ACCOUNTING is willing and able to provide;
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, the Fund
and FUND ACCOUNTING agree as follows:
Section 1. Duties of FUND ACCOUNTING - General
FUND ACCOUNTING is authorized to act under the terms of this Agreement
as the Portfolio's fund accounting agent, and as such FUND ACCOUNTING
shall:
a. Maintain and preserve all accounts, books, financial records
and other documents as are required of the Fund under Section 31
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and Rules
31a-1, 31a-2 and 31a-3 thereunder, applicable federal and state
laws and any other law or administrative rules or procedures
which may be applicable to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio,
other than those accounts, books and financial records required
to be maintained by the Fund's custodian or transfer agent and/or
books and records maintained by all other service providers
necessary for the Fund to conduct its business as a registered
open-end management investment company. All such books and
records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times
during regular business hours be open for inspection by, and
shall be surrendered promptly upon request of, duly authorized
officers of the Fund. All such books and records shall at all
times during regular business hours be open for inspection, upon
request of duly authorized officers of the Fund, by employees or
agents of the Fund and employees and agents of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
b. Record the current day's trading activity and such other
proper bookkeeping entries as are necessary for determining that
day's net asset value and net income.
c. Render statements or copies of records as from time to time
are reasonably requested by the Fund.
d. Facilitate audits of accounts by the Fund's independent
public accountants or by any other auditors employed or engaged
by the Fund or by any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the
Fund.
e. Compute the Portfolio's net asset value per share, and, if
applicable, its public offering price and/or its daily dividend
rates and money market yields, in accordance with Section 3 of
the Agreement and notify the Fund and such other persons as the
Fund may reasonably request of the net asset value per share, the
public offering price and/or its daily dividend rates and money
market yields.
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Section 2. Valuation of Securities
Securities shall be valued in accordance with (a) the Fund's
Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time
(hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Statement"); (b) the
resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the time in force
and applicable, as they may from time to time be delivered to FUND
ACCOUNTING, and (c) Proper Instructions from such officers of the Fund
or other persons as are from time to time authorized by the Board of
Trustees of the Fund to give instructions with respect to computation
and determination of the net asset value. FUND ACCOUNTING may use one
or more external pricing services, including broker-dealers, provided
that an appropriate officer of the Fund shall have approved such use
in advance.
Section 3. Computation of Net Asset Value, Public Offering Price, Daily
Dividend Rates and Yields
FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the Portfolio's net asset value,
including net income, in a manner consistent with the specific
provisions of the Registration Statement. Such computation shall be
made as of the time or times specified in the Registration Statement.
FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the daily dividend rates and money
market yields, if applicable, in accordance with the methodology set
forth in the Registration Statement.
Section 4. FUND ACCOUNTING's Reliance on Instructions and Advice
In maintaining the Portfolio's books of account and making the
necessary computations FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive,
and may rely upon, information furnished it by means of Proper
Instructions, including but not limited to:
a. The manner and amount of accrual of expenses to be recorded
on the books of the Portfolio;
b. The source of quotations to be used for such securities as
may not be available through FUND ACCOUNTING's normal pricing
services;
c. The value to be assigned to any asset for which no price
quotations are readily available;
d. If applicable, the manner of computation of the public
offering price and such other computations as may be necessary;
e. Transactions in portfolio securities;
f. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest.
FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and shall be entitled to
rely upon, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter required to be
ascertained by it hereunder, a certificate, letter or other instrument
signed by an authorized officer of the Fund or any other person
authorized by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of
Counsel (which may be Counsel for the Fund) at the reasonable expense
of the Portfolio and shall be without liability for any action taken
or thing done in good faith in reliance upon such advice.
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FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and may rely upon,
information received from the Transfer Agent.
Section 5. Proper Instructions
"Proper Instructions" as used herein means any certificate, letter or
other instrument or telephone call reasonably believed by FUND
ACCOUNTING to be genuine and to have been properly made or signed by
any authorized officer of the Fund or person certified to FUND
ACCOUNTING as being authorized by the Board of Trustees. The Fund, on
behalf of the Portfolio, shall cause oral instructions to be confirmed
in writing. Proper Instructions may include communications effected
directly between electro-mechanical or electronic devices as from time
to time agreed to by an authorized officer of the Fund and FUND
ACCOUNTING.
The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, agrees to furnish to the
appropriate person(s) within FUND ACCOUNTING a copy of the
Registration Statement as in effect from time to time. FUND
ACCOUNTING may conclusively rely on the Fund's most recently delivered
Registration Statement for all purposes under this Agreement and shall
not be liable to the Portfolio or the Fund in acting in reliance
thereon.
Section 6. Standard of Care and Indemnification
FUND ACCOUNTING shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in the
performance of its duties hereunder. The Fund agrees that FUND
ACCOUNTING shall not be liable under this Agreement for any error of
judgment or mistake of law made in good faith and consistent with the
foregoing standard of care, provided that nothing in this Agreement
shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect FUND ACCOUNTING
against any liability to the Fund, the Portfolio or its shareholders
to which FUND ACCOUNTING would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its
duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties hereunder.
The Fund agrees, on behalf of the Portfolio, to indemnify and hold
harmless FUND ACCOUNTING and its employees, agents and nominees from
all taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims and liabilities
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred or assessed against
them in connection with the performance of this Agreement, except such
as may arise from their own negligent action, negligent failure to act
or willful misconduct. The foregoing notwithstanding, FUND ACCOUNTING
will in no event be liable for any loss resulting from the acts,
omissions, lack of financial responsibility, or failure to perform the
obligations of any person or organization designated by the Fund to be
the authorized agent of the Portfolio as a party to any transactions.
FUND ACCOUNTING's responsibility for damage or loss with respect to
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the Portfolio's records arising from fire, flood, Acts of God,
military power, war, insurrection or nuclear fission, fusion or
radioactivity shall be limited to the use of FUND ACCOUNTING's best
efforts to recover the Portfolio's records determined to be lost,
missing or destroyed.
Section 7. Compensation and FUND ACCOUNTING Expenses
FUND ACCOUNTING shall be paid as compensation for its services
pursuant to this Agreement such compensation as may from time to time
be agreed upon in writing by the two parties. FUND ACCOUNTING shall
be entitled to recover its reasonable telephone, courier or delivery
service, and all other reasonable out-of-pocket, expenses as incurred,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable fees for pricing services.
Section 8. Amendment and Termination
This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until
terminated as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by
mutual agreement of the parties hereto and may be terminated by an
instrument in writing delivered or mailed to the other party. Such
termination shall take effect not sooner than ninety (90) days after
the date of delivery or mailing of such notice of termination. Any
termination date is to be no earlier than four months from the
effective date hereof. Upon termination, FUND ACCOUNTING will turn
over to the Fund or its designee and cease to retain in FUND
ACCOUNTING files, records of the calculations of net asset value and
all other records pertaining to its services hereunder; provided,
however, FUND ACCOUNTING in its discretion may make and retain copies
of any and all such records and documents which it determines
appropriate or for its protection.
Section 9. Services Not Exclusive
FUND ACCOUNTING's services pursuant to this Agreement are not to be
deemed to be exclusive, and it is understood that FUND ACCOUNTING may
perform fund accounting services for others. In acting under this
Agreement, FUND ACCOUNTING shall be an independent contractor and not
an agent of the Fund or the Portfolio.
Section 10. Limitation of Liability for Claims
The Fund's Declaration of Trust, dated December 21, 1987, as amended
to date (the "Declaration"), a copy of which, together with all
amendments thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name "Scudder
Funds Trust" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration collectively
as trustees and not as individuals or personally, and that no
shareholder of the Fund or the Portfolio, or Trustee, officer,
employee or agent of the Fund shall be subject to claims against or
obligations of the Trust or of the Portfolio to any extent whatsoever,
but that the Trust estate only shall be liable.
FUND ACCOUNTING is expressly put on notice of the limitation of
liability as set forth in the Declaration and FUND ACCOUNTING agrees
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that the obligations assumed by the Fund and/or the Portfolio under
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and FUND ACCOUNTING shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or the
Portfolio or any other series of the Fund, or from any Trustee,
officer, employee or agent of the Fund. FUND ACCOUNTING understands
that the rights and obligations of the Portfolio under the Declaration
are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series of
the Fund.
Section 11. Notices
Any notice shall be sufficiently given when delivered or mailed to the
other party at the address of such party set forth below or to such
other person or at such other address as such party may from time to
time specify in writing to the other party.
If to FUND ACCOUNTING: Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attn: Vice President
If to the Fund - Portfolio: Scudder Funds Trust -
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attn: President, Secretary or Treasurer
Section 12. Miscellaneous
This Agreement may not be assigned by FUND ACCOUNTING without the
consent of the Fund as authorized or approved by resolution of its
Board of Trustees.
In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Fund and FUND
ACCOUNTING may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive
of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as in their
joint opinions may be consistent with this Agreement. Any such
interpretive or additional provisions shall be in writing, signed by
both parties and annexed hereto, but no such provisions shall be
deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior
understandings.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and its
seal to be hereunder affixed as of the date first written above.
SCUDDER FUNDS TRUST, on behalf of
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund
By:/s/Daniel Pierce
President
SCUDDER FUND ACCOUNTING CORPORATION
By:/s/Pamela A. McGrath
Vice President
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Scudder Fund Accounting Corp.
Fund Accounting Fee Schedule
Scudder Funds
Fund Accounting Service--Maintain and preserve accounts, books, records and
other documents as are required of the Fund under Section 31 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2. Record the
current day's trading activity and such other proper bookkeeping entries as
are necessary for determining that day's net asset value. Calculate net
asset value.
I. Annual Fees per Portfolio
Money Market Funds
Fund Net Assets Annual Fee
------------------------ ------------------
First $150 Million 2.00 Basis Points
Next $850 Million .60 Basis Points
Excess--Over $1 billion .35 Basis Points
A minimum monthly fee of $2,500 will be applied.
Domestic Fixed Income Funds
Fund Net Assets Annual Fee
------------------------ ------------------
First $150 Million 2.50 Basis Points
Next $850 Million .75 Basis Points
Excess--Over $1 billion .45 Basis Points
A minimum monthly fee of $3,125 will be applied.
Domestic Equity Funds
Fund Net Assets Annual Fee
------------------------ ------------------
First $150 Million 2.50 Basis Points
Next $850 Million .75 Basis Points
Excess--Over $1 billion .45 Basis Points
A minimum monthly fee of $3,125 will be applied.
International Equity Funds
Fund Net Assets Annual Fee
------------------------ ------------------
First $150 Million 6.50 Basis Points
Next $850 Million 4.00 Basis Points
Excess--Over $1 billion 2.00 Basis Points
A minimum monthly fee of $4,167 will be applied.
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Scudder Fund Accounting Corp.
Fund Accounting Fee Schedule
Scudder Funds
International Fixed Income Funds
Fund Net Assets Annual Fee
------------------------ ------------------
First $150 Million 8.00 Basis Points
Next $850 Million 6.00 Basis Points
Excess--Over $1 billion 4.00 Basis Points
A minimum monthly fee of $4,167 will be applied.
II. Holdings Charge
For each issue maintained--monthly charge $7.50
III. Portfolio Trades
Money Market Instruments $5.00
Domestic Fixed Income Securities $10.00
Domestic Equity Securities $10.00
Options, Futures and Forward Contracts $25.00
Foreign Equity and Fixed Income Securities $25.00
Foreign Currency Options and Futures Contracts $35.00
Foreign Options and Futures Contracts $35.00
IV. Out-of-Pocket Expenses
A billing for the recovery of applicable out-of-pocket expenses will be
made at the end of each month. Out-of-pocket expsenses include, telephone,
courier or delivery service, legal fees, fees for pricing services and all
other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
Fund/Portfolio Scudder Fund Accounting Corp.
------------------------ --------------------------------
By:_____________________________ By:_____________________________
Title:__________________________ Title:__________________________
Date:___________________________ Date:___________________________
April 11, 1995
Scudder Funds Trust
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment")
(File No. 2-73371)
Gentlemen:
Scudder Funds Trust, formerly Scudder Target Fund, (the "Trust") is a trust
created under a written Declaration of Trust dated July 24, 1981, and executed
and delivered in Boston, Massachusetts. The Declaration of Trust was amended by
an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 21, 1987 (as further
amended, the "Declaration of Trust"). The beneficial interest thereunder is
represented by transferable shares with a par value of $.01 per share
("Shares"). The Trustees have the powers set forth in the Declaration of Trust,
subject to the terms, provisions and conditions therein provided.
We are of the opinion that all legal requirements have been complied with
in the creation of the Trust and that said Declaration of Trust is legal and
valid.
Under Article V, Section 5.4 of the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees are
empowered, in their discretion, from time to time, to issue Shares for such
amount and type of consideration, at such time or times and on such terms as the
Trustees may deem best. Under Article V, Section 5.1, it is provided that the
number of Shares authorized to be issued under the Declaration of Trust is
unlimited. Under Article V, Section 5.11, the Trustees may authorize the
division of Shares into two or more series. By instruments dated June 29, 1989
and March 7, 1990, the Trustees changed the names of the series of the Trust
such that the existing six series of the Trust were designated as follows:
Scudder Zero Coupon 1990 Fund, Scudder Zero Coupon 1995 Fund, Scudder Zero
Coupon 2000 Fund, Scudder Zero Coupon 2005 Fund, Scudder Zero Coupon 2010 Fund
and Scudder Short Term Bond Fund. By written instruments dated December 31, 1990
and July 15, 1992, the Trustees abolished and dissolved Scudder Zero Coupon 1990
Fund and Scudder Zero Coupon 1995 Fund.
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By votes adopted on December 6, 1993 and December 5 and 6, 1994, the
Trustees of the Trust authorized the President, any Vice President, the
Secretary, and the Treasurer, from time to time, to determine the appropriate
number of Shares to be registered, and to register with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and to issue and sell to the public, such Shares. No Shares
of the Scudder Zero Coupon 2005 Fund or Scudder Zero Coupon 2010 Fund have been
issued or sold.
We understand that you are about to register by the Amendment 81,914,500
Shares of the Trust.
We are of the opinion that all necessary Trust action precedent to the
issue of up to 81,914,500 Shares of the Trust, comprising the Shares covered by
the Amendment has been duly taken and that all such Shares may be legally and
validly issued for cash, and when sold will be fully paid and nonassessable by
the Trust upon receipt by the Trust or its agent of consideration for such
Shares in accordance with the terms described in the Registration Statement
subject to compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, and applicable state laws regulating the sale of securities.
We consent to your filing this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an Exhibit to the Amendment.
Very truly yours,
/s/Dechert Price & Rhoads
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Scudder Funds Trust:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 21 to the Registration Statement of Scudder Funds Trust on Form N-1A, of our
reports dated February 22, 1995 and February 3, 1995, on our audits of the
financial statements and financial highlights of Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
and Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund, respectively, which reports are included in
the respective Annual Reports to Shareholders for the year ended December 31,
1994, which are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption, "Experts."
/s/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Boston, Massachusetts COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
April 13, 1995
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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Scudder Zero Coupon 2000 Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
December 31,1994 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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