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THE TRAVELERS VARIABLE
PRODUCTS FUNDS
ANNUAL REPORTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
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MANAGED ASSETS TRUST
HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST:
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE TRAVELERS VARIABLE PRODUCT FUNDS
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
We are pleased to provide the annual report for the Travelers Variable Product
Funds -- Managed Assets Trust, High Yield Bond Trust, Capital Appreciation Fund,
Money Market Portfolio ("Trust" or "Fund") and the Travelers Series
Trust -- U.S. Government Securities, Social Awareness Stock and Utilities
Portfolio ("Portfolios") for the year ended December 31, 1999. This letter
briefly discusses general economic and market conditions.
A detailed comparison showing the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 invested in
each Portfolio since inception can be found in this report. Please note that all
total return figures given in this report, both cumulative and average
annualized, exclude the effect of sales charges. Past performance is not
indicative of future results. A detailed summary of performance and current
holdings for each individual Portfolio can be found in the appropriate sections
that follow. We hope you find this report to be useful and informative.
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The Performance of the Travelers Series Trust(1) (12/31/98-12/31/99)
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Managed Assets Trust........................................ 14.22%
High Yield Bond Trust....................................... 4.42
Capital Appreciation Fund................................... 53.52
U.S. Government Securities.................................. (4.23)
Social Awareness Stock...................................... 15.84
Utilities Portfolio......................................... (0.08)
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MARKET SCHEDULE OF
SUBACCOUNT COMMENTARY INVESTMENTS
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Managed Assets Trust................................... 2 7
High Yield Bond Trust.................................. 3 16
Capital Appreciation Fund.............................. 4 22
Money Market Portfolio................................. 4 24
U.S. Government Securities Portfolio................... 37 41
Social Awareness Stock Portfolio....................... 37 42
Utilities Portfolio.................................... 38 46
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MARKET AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
The year began on a volatile note for global financial markets as a potential
new threat emerged in Latin America. The devaluation of Brazil's currency, the
real, affected many U.S. corporations and investors with exposure to the Latin
American markets and negatively impacted the performance of the U.S. stock
market.
Concerns regarding the future direction of interest rates were prevalent
throughout 1999. Despite low inflation, the Federal Reserve Board ("Fed") opted
to raise interest rates three times during the year, effectively "taking back"
the interest-rate cuts imposed following the global economic crisis in 1998. The
Fed's change in monetary policy did not significantly deter the remarkable
growth of the U.S. economy. In fact, throughout the year, the U.S. Gross
Domestic Product ("GDP"), which represents the total output of goods and
services, continued to exceed expectations.
Despite the rise in interest rates, the U.S. stock market continued its stellar
performance. Evidence of stronger-than-expected economic growth prompted hopes
of a meaningful earnings recovery and at the same time, triggered concerns
regarding future rate hikes. These factors led to a rally in small cap and value
stocks. (Value stocks are securities of companies that are believed to be
undervalued in the market.) However, the trend of investing in small cap and
value stocks soon changed, as many investors took the view that a proactive
monetary policy by the Fed would preempt inflationary pressures.
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(1) Please note that data represents past performance, which is not indicative
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an
investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may
be worth more or less than their original cost.
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By the end of the year, nevertheless, the small cap sector, as measured by the
Russell 2000 Index,(2) which returned 21.26% for the year, outperformed the
large cap sector, as measured by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index(3) ("S&P 500")
which returned 21.03%.
As a result of investors' focus on the direction of interest rates, the stock
and bond markets were characterized by higher levels of volatility. Investors
became increasingly concerned, especially toward the end of the year about not
only the direction of interest rates but also about future earnings growth and
the high market valuations of many stocks. In addition, the strength of the
overseas markets attracted U.S. capital, which had a somewhat negative impact on
the performance of the U.S. stock market through the third quarter of 1999.
By the end of the year however, the U.S. stock market rose sharply largely due
to the incredible performance of the technology sector. Y2K concerns decreased,
with the market's assessment of the risks associated with potential Year 2000
glitches proving to be correct.
The bond markets did not react positively to the actions of the Fed in 1999 and
experienced their worst year since 1994. The overall bond market recorded losses
in 1999 in response to the Fed's interest rate increases and concerns regarding
inflation. Bond market losses increased with the length of maturities. The yield
on the bellwether 30-year government bond increased 1.39 percentage points in
1999 to 6.48%. At the end of 1998, the 30-year bond yielded 5.09%.
In our view, the strength of the U.S. economy should continue, prompting the Fed
to raise interest rates in 2000.(4) In addition, overseas economies, many of
which are in the early stages of recovery, should continue to expand. This
global economic recovery should benefit the manufacturing sector of the U.S.
market in 2000.
We predict that earnings should continue its double-digit growth through the
first quarter of 2000. It is our belief that the recent performance of
technology and telecommunications stocks is not sustainable. However, we are
confident that most stocks are appropriately valued. Over the longer term, we
think that the fundamentals for both stocks and bonds remains favorable.
MANAGED ASSETS TRUST
Managed Assets Trust ("Trust") seeks to provide a high total investment return
through a fully managed investment policy. For the year ended December 31, 1999,
the Trust returned 14.22%. In comparison, the Lehman Government/Corporate Index
returned a negative 2.15% and the S&P 500 returned 21.03% for the same time
period. (Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please note that
Portfolio holdings are as of December 31, 1999 and are subject to change. The
Lehman Government/Corporate Index is a broad measure of the performance of
government and corporate fixed-rate debt issues.)
During 1999, the performance of the technology sector largely contributed to the
historic returns of the major U.S. stock market indexes. The markets were also
characterized by the better performance of growth stocks versus value stocks.
The Trust's holdings in the technology, consumer discretionary and utilities
sectors contributed positively to its performance during the period. Investments
in the producer durables and materials and processing industries negatively
impacted its performance.
As a general rule, the managers seek out companies with good earnings prospects
at reasonable valuations. This investment approach led them to an overweight
position in Sun Microsystems, a leading software company, which outperformed the
overall market due to continual earnings estimates upgrades by Wall Street
analysts. Oracle, a leading software company, and QUALCOMM, the wireless
communications company, rallied due in large part to investors' positive outlook
on those stocks with higher price/earnings ("P/E") ratios. (A P/E ratio is the
price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.) The Trust also benefited
from the fact that QUALCOMM and Yahoo! Inc., a global internet company, were
purchased prior to their
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(2) The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest
companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of
the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.
(3) The S&P 500 is market capitalization-weighted measure of 500 widely held
common stocks.
(4) On February 2, 2000, the Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates 0.25%
to 5.25% after this letter was written.
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inclusion in the S&P 500 Index. In addition, America Online performed well in
1999. The Fund's managers' were fortunate to have avoided two of the bigger
disappointments in the sector: Xerox and Unisys.
Semiconductor equipment stocks such as Applied Materials and Teradyne surged in
expectation of a revival in the capital spending cycle. In the utilities sector,
the managers' emphasis on faster growing telecommunications companies (such as
Nextel Communications and Sprint PCS Group) at the expense of electric utilities
and gas distribution companies continued to help performance. A position in AES
Corp, a global leader in electric power generation, which moved up in price as
it completed a successful Y2K rollover, also contributed positively to
performance.
In the consumer discretionary sector, a number of our positions in the media and
broadcasting groups performed well. The New York Times Co. and Gannett
outperformed the overall newspaper sector and AMFM Inc. and Times Mirror Co.
continued to perform well due to the strength of the U.S. economy. The managers'
holdings in the household products group, most notably, Kimberly-Clark and
Cendant, a consumer services company who rose sharply on the heels of a $400
million investment by Liberty Media, produced good results in 1999. Sears, J.C.
Penney and Tandy, three companies not held in the Trust, continued to go down
and, therefore, contributed to relative performance.
In the consumer discretionary sector, performance was aided by underweight
positions in Avon, Gillette and Sears. Avon and Gillette frustrated investors
with lower-than-expected revenue growth. As a result, Avon was down 55.2% and
Gillette lost 17.2% for the quarter. Sears announced in early September that it
would not meet third quarter earnings and suffered a 29.6% decline for the
quarter.
Strong earnings growth in the third and fourth quarters suggests that the
earnings recovery of 1999 is well underway so far in 2000. However, the constant
presence of the Fed and investors' enthusiasm for technology stocks may prevent
a broad-based market rally from taking place in the near term.
HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST
The High Yield Bond Trust ("Trust") seeks generous income. The assets of the
Trust will be invested in bonds which, as a class, sell at discounts from par
value and are typically higher-risk securities. For the year ended December 31,
1999, the High Yield Bond Trust had a total return of 4.42%. In comparison, the
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index posted a total return of a negative 0.82% for the
same period. (Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please note
that Portfolio holdings are as of December 31, 1999 and are subject to change.
The Lehman Aggregate Bond Index is a broad measure of the performance of taxable
bonds in the U.S. market with maturities of at least one year.)
During 1999, the overall bond market weakened due to the Fed's decision to raise
interest rates three times as an inflationary precaution. Within the U.S. bond
markets, spreads (i.e., the difference between yields on securities but the same
quality but different maturities) have tightened in from the wider levels.
Spreads remain wider than the market is used to seeing so the managers expect
them to narrow approximately another 20 to 25 basis points over the next year.
(A basis point is .01% or one-one hundredth of a percent of yield.)
However, in the managers' opinion, the best opportunities in the bond market may
be found through careful assessment of the issuer rather than attempting to
predict the change in spreads. High-yield bond issuance was approximately $100
billion in 1999, down almost 50% from the previous year. The managers anticipate
that supply will continue to be down in most areas of the bond market for the
foreseeable future.
During the reporting period, the Trust benefited from the remarkable performance
of the telecommunications and media sectors, through its holdings in Pegasus
Communications and Chancellor Media.
In the view of the managers, heightened market volatility should continue and
the Fed most likely will continue to raise interest rates in 2000. Despite
turbulent conditions in both the stock and the bond markets, they are committed
to their investment strategy of identifying what they believe to be attractive
long-term opportunities.
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CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
The Capital Appreciation Fund ("Fund") seeks growth of capital through the use
of common stocks. Income is not an objective. The Fund invests principally in
common stocks of small to large companies that are expected to experience wide
fluctuations in price. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Fund returned
53.52%. In comparison, the S&P 500 returned 21.03% for the same time period.
(Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please note that
Portfolio holdings are as of December 31, 1999 and are subject to change.)
The Fund's holdings in wireless communications companies, such as Nokia and
Sprint PCS, gained significant ground during the period largely due to investor
enthusiasm, companies that stand to benefit from wireless data transmission. The
Fund's holdings in Internet infrastructure companies such as Cisco Systems and
EMC Corp. also moved higher. Strong showings from the Fund's retail and media
holdings also positively contributed to its performance during the period.
Meanwhile, the Fund's holdings in the pharmaceutical sector continued to
disappoint. The sector remains under pressure from potential governmental drug
price regulation as well as speculation that the health care industry may once
again emerge as a favorite target for political candidates in next year's
election. Fortunately, the Capital Appreciation Fund's exposure to
pharmaceutical companies has been fairly limited since the early summer.
In the opinion of the Fund's managers, the Fed will probably elect to raise
interest rates in the coming year and higher market volatility should continue.
Nevertheless and although no guarantees can be made, the managers are optimistic
about the long-term prospects of the Fund's holdings.
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
The Money Market Portfolio ("Portfolio") seeks to provide shareholders with high
current income from short-term money market instruments while emphasizing
preservation of capital and maintaining a high degree of liquidity. The
Portfolio pursues this objective by investing in securities maturing in one year
or less.
For the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, Money Market Portfolio had a
6.07% yield to maturity and an average maturity of 47 days. Money Market
Portfolio continues to invest primarily in U.S. Treasuries and government agency
securities. This investment strategy has provided Money Market Portfolio
shareholders with relative safety, liquidity and stability.
You should be aware that your investment in the Money Market Portfolio is
neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Moreover, no assurance
can be given that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share.
In closing, we would like to thank you for your investment in the Travelers
Funds.
Sincerely,
/s/ HEATH B. MCLENDON
Heath B. McLendon
Chairman
January 20, 2000
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON -- MANAGED ASSETS TRUST AS OF 12/31/99 (UNAUDITED)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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Year Ended 12/31/99 14.22%
Five Years Ended 12/31/99 19.47%
Ten Years Ended 12/31/99 13.05%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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4/8/83* through 12/31/99 490.37%
* Commencement of operations
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This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on
December 31, 1989, assuming reinvestment of dividends, through
December 31, 1999. The Lehman Government/Corporate Bond Index is a
weighted composite of the Lehman Government Bond Index, which is a
broad-based index of all public debt obligations of the U.S.
Government and its agencies and has an average maturity of nine
years and the Lehman Corporate Bond Index, which is comprised of
all public fixed-rate non-convertible investment-grade domestic
corporate debt, excluding collateralized mortgage obligations. The
Consumer Price Index is a measure of the average change in prices
over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The
Standard & Poor's 500 Index is an unmanaged index composed of 500
widely held common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
American Stock Exchange and over-the-counter market.
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MANAGED ASSETS LEHMAN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
TRUST GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE -------------------- STANDARD & POOR'S
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12/89 10000 10000 10000 10000
12/90 10247 10829 10610 9690
12/91 12471 12575 10935 12636
12/92 13112 13529 11252 13598
12/93 14336 15021 11561 14964
12/94 14014 14493 11871 15161
12/95 17814 17282 12172 18485
12/96 20269 17783 12576 22727
12/97 24588 19518 12789 30309
12/98 29861 21367 12994 39019
12/99 34107 20431 13382 47227
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. Investment return and
principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment
income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment
of dividends. The returns do not reflect expenses associated with the subaccount
such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if
reflected, would reduce the performance shown.
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON -- HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST AS OF 12/31/99 (UNAUDITED)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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Year Ended 12/31/99 4.42%
Five Years Ended 12/31/99 11.69%
Ten Years Ended 12/31/99 9.76%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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3/19/82* through 12/31/99 430.38%
* Commencement of operations
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This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on
December 31, 1989, assuming reinvestment of dividends, through
December 31, 1999. The Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged
index, is composed of the Lehman Intermediate Government/Corporate
Bond Index and the Mortgage Backed Securities Index and includes
treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues and mortgage-
backed securities. The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of
goods and services. The First Boston High Yield Index Top Tier is a
broad-based market measure of high yield bonds, commonly known as
"junk bonds."
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LEHMAN AGGREGATE FIRST BOSTON HIGH
HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST BOND INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INDEX YIELD INDEX TOP TIER
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12/89 10000 10000 10000 10000
12/90 9088 10896 10610 10093
12/91 11460 12640 10935 12402
12/92 12967 13574 11252 13485
12/93 14784 14898 11561 15591
12/94 14597 14463 11871 15562
12/95 16855 17135 12172 18469
12/96 19560 17757 12576 20449
12/97 22800 19470 12789 23031
12/98 24295 21162 12994 23098
12/99 25369 20989 13382 24125
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. Investment return and
principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment
income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment
of dividends. The returns do not reflect expenses associated with the subaccount
such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if
reflected, would reduce the performance shown.
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON -- CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND AS OF 12/31/99 (UNAUDITED)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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Year Ended 12.31/99 53.52%
Five Years Ended 12/31/99 40.48%
Ten Years Ended 12/31/99 24.49%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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3/19/82* through 12/31/99 2,567.50%
* Commencement of operations
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This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on
December 31, 1989, assuming reinvestment of dividends, through
December 31, 1999. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is an unmanaged
index composed of 500 widely held common stocks listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and over-the-counter
market. The Russell 2000 Index is a capitalization weighted total
return index which is comprised of 2,000 of the smallest capitaled
U.S. domiciled companies with less than average growth orientation
whose common stock is traded in the United States of the New York
Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The Consumer
Price Index is a measure of the average change in prices over time
in a fixed market basket of goods and services.
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CAPITAL APPRECIATION STANDARD & POOR'S
FUND 500 INDEX RUSSELL 2000 INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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12/89 10000 10000 10000 10000
12/90 9376 9690 8052 10610
12/91 12673 12636 11760 10935
12/92 14904 13598 13924 11252
12/93 17153 14964 16553 11561
12/94 16336 15161 6869 11871
12/95 22277 18485 8823 12172
12/96 28560 22727 10279 12576
12/97 36027 30329 12578 12789
12/98 58229 39045 12258 12994
12/99 89390 47258 14863 13382
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. Investment return and
principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment
income and capital gains or losses from portfolio investments assuming
reinvestments of dividends. The returns do not reflect expenses associated with
the subaccount such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender
charges which, if reflected, would reduce the performance shown.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1999
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SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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COMMON STOCK -- 63.4%
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CONSUMER CYCLICALS -- 6.4%
9,900 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (a).................................. $ 344,025
2,600 Black & Decker Corp. ....................................... 135,850
9,400 Circuit City Stores......................................... 423,587
7,384 Colgate-Palmolive Co. ...................................... 479,960
12,800 Comcast Corp., Class A Shares............................... 643,200
6,400 Costco Cos., Inc. (a)....................................... 584,000
12,727 CVS Corp. .................................................. 508,284
4,800 Eastman Kodak Co. .......................................... 318,000
11,200 Federated Department Stores Inc. (a)........................ 566,300
11,562 Gap Inc. ................................................... 531,875
11,846 Gillette Co. ............................................... 487,907
39,795 Home Depot Inc. ............................................ 2,728,444
10,600 Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. ............................. 611,487
12,264 Kimberly-Clark Corp. ....................................... 800,226
14,568 Kroger Co. (a).............................................. 274,971
10,100 Lowe's Cos. Inc. ........................................... 603,475
6,121 Maytag Corp. ............................................... 293,808
21,922 McDonald's Corp. ........................................... 883,730
11,961 The New York Times Co., Class A Shares...................... 587,584
9,200 Nike Inc., Class B Shares................................... 455,975
17,542 Proctor & Gamble Co. ....................................... 1,921,945
8,700 Rohm & Haas Co. ............................................ 353,981
14,362 Safeway Inc. (a)............................................ 510,748
6,758 Times Mirror Co., Class A Shares............................ 452,786
14,865 TJX Cos., Inc. ............................................. 303,803
6,400 Tricon Global Restaurants (a)............................... 247,200
7,475 Unilever NV................................................. 406,920
74,160 Wal-Mart Corp. ............................................. 5,126,310
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CONSUMER STAPLES -- 2.4%
12,627 Anheuser-Busch Co., Inc. ................................... 894,938
9,408 Clorox Co. ................................................. 473,928
41,105 Coca-Cola Co. .............................................. 2,394,366
13,500 General Mills Inc. ......................................... 482,625
9,269 H.J. Heinz Co. ............................................. 369,022
11,260 Kellogg Co. ................................................ 346,948
2,815 Loews Corp. ................................................ 170,835
24,280 PepsiCo Inc. ............................................... 855,870
45,515 Philip Morris Co. .......................................... 1,055,379
21,926 Sara Lee Corp. ............................................. 483,742
13,800 Seagram Co. Ltd. ........................................... 620,137
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8,147,790
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ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA -- 2.3%
5,300 AMFM Inc. (a)............................................... 414,725
9,700 Carnival Corp. ............................................. 463,781
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
MANAGED ASSETS TRUST
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SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA -- 2.3% (CONTINUED)
13,348 CBS Corp. (a)............................................... $ 853,437
5,642 Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (a)...................... 503,548
8,611 Gannett Co. ................................................ 702,334
12,577 MediaOne Group, Inc. (a).................................... 966,070
8,354 Meredith Corp. ............................................. 348,257
24,322 Time Warner, Inc. .......................................... 1,761,824
7,870 Viacom Inc. Non-Voting, Class B Shares (a).................. 475,643
48,995 The Walt Disney Co. ........................................ 1,433,103
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7,922,722
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FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 8.5%
6,481 Ambac Financial Group Inc. ................................. 338,227
11,683 American Express Co. ....................................... 1,942,298
4,400 American General Corp. ..................................... 333,850
29,030 American International Group Inc. .......................... 3,138,868
27,500 Amsouth Bancorporation...................................... 531,093
25,876 Bank of America Corp. ...................................... 1,298,651
19,400 The Bank of New York Co., Inc. ............................. 776,000
24,821 Bank One Corp. ............................................. 795,823
9,508 Capital One Financial Co. .................................. 458,166
31,100 Cendant Corp. (a)........................................... 826,093
14,900 Charles Schwab Corp. ....................................... 571,787
19,668 Chase Manhattan Corp. ...................................... 1,527,957
5,197 Comerica Inc. .............................................. 242,634
8,434 Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. ........................ 212,958
21,252 Fannie Mae.................................................. 1,326,921
5,100 Fifth Third Bancorp......................................... 374,212
24,192 First Union Corp. of North Carolina......................... 793,800
21,900 Firstar Corp. .............................................. 462,637
23,423 Fleet Financial Group, Inc. ................................ 815,418
16,850 Freddie Mac................................................. 793,003
6,604 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. ..................... 312,864
16,700 Household International Inc. ............................... 622,075
2,813 J.P. Morgan & Co. .......................................... 356,196
10,881 Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ............................. 921,484
8,200 MBIA Inc. .................................................. 433,062
28,000 MBNA Corp. ................................................. 763,000
15,075 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. .................................. 1,258,762
16,941 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. ........................... 2,418,327
15,500 National City Corp. ........................................ 367,156
7,700 Providian Financial Corp. .................................. 701,181
12,000 Southtrust Corp. ........................................... 453,750
5,748 State Street Corp. ......................................... 419,963
8,938 Summit Bancorp.............................................. 273,726
7,611 SunTrust Banks, Inc. ....................................... 523,731
14,646 Washington Mutual, Inc. .................................... 380,796
29,100 Wells Fargo & Co. .......................................... 1,176,731
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
MANAGED ASSETS TRUST
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SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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HEALTH CARE -- 5.6%
18,846 Abbott Laboratories......................................... $ 684,345
5,600 Aetna, Inc. ................................................ 312,550
12,800 Allergan, Inc. ............................................. 636,800
16,213 American Home Products Corp. ............................... 639,400
25,140 Amgen, Inc. (a)............................................. 1,509,971
12,300 Baxter International, Inc. ................................. 772,593
29,196 Bristol Myers Squibb Co. ................................... 1,874,018
6,400 Cardinal Health, Inc. ...................................... 306,400
21,700 Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp. .............................. 636,081
21 Crescendo Pharmaceutical Corp. (a).......................... 383
14,104 Eli Lilly & Co. ............................................ 937,916
27,711 Johnson & Johnson........................................... 2,580,586
20,366 Medtronic Inc. ............................................. 742,086
40,538 Merck & Co. ................................................ 2,718,579
14,759 PerkinElmer, Inc. .......................................... 615,265
54,097 Pfizer Inc. ................................................ 1,754,771
4,421 Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc. .................................... 198,945
16,468 Schering-Plough Corp. ...................................... 694,743
13,407 Warner Lambert Co. ......................................... 1,098,536
2,800 Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. (a).......................... 184,625
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INSURANCE -- 0.4%
25,754 The Allstate Corp. ......................................... 618,096
6,409 Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. ......................... 143,000
7,500 Jefferson-Pilot Corp. ...................................... 511,875
7,579 20th Century Industries..................................... 146,369
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1,419,340
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MATERIALS & PROCESSING -- 2.4%
9,370 Alcoa, Inc. ................................................ 777,710
14,500 Barrick Gold Corp. ......................................... 256,468
8,200 Briggs & Stratton Corp. .................................... 439,725
5,400 Corning Inc. ............................................... 696,262
12,727 Dayton-Hudson Corp. ........................................ 934,639
19,322 E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. .............................. 1,272,836
9,884 Georgia-Pacific Corp. ...................................... 501,613
9,802 International Paper Co. .................................... 553,200
31,200 Lockheed Martin Corp. ...................................... 682,500
14,865 Masco Corp. ................................................ 377,199
6,106 Mead Corp. ................................................. 265,229
15,508 Monsanto Co. ............................................... 552,472
3,200 Nucor Corp. ................................................ 175,400
14,800 Pall Corp. ................................................. 319,125
7,663 Raytheon Co., Class B Shares................................ 203,548
2,235 Weyerhauser Co. ............................................ 160,500
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OIL/ENERGY -- 3.9%
7,800 Apache Corp. ............................................... $ 288,112
7,190 Atlantic Richfield Co. ..................................... 621,935
6,400 Baker Hughes Inc. .......................................... 134,800
1 BP Amoco PLC ADR............................................ 7
11,284 Chevron Corp. .............................................. 977,476
11,762 Conoco Inc., Class B Shares................................. 292,579
5,344 El Paso Energy Corp. ....................................... 207,414
15,588 Enron Corp. ................................................ 691,717
59,846 Exxon Corp. ................................................ 4,821,394
7,510 Halliburton Co. ............................................ 302,277
9,900 Kerr-McGee Corp. ........................................... 613,800
14,800 Peco Energy Inc. ........................................... 514,300
35,134 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR............................... 2,123,411
9,038 Schlumberger Ltd. .......................................... 508,387
9,400 Texaco Inc. ................................................ 510,537
5,300 Tosco Corp. ................................................ 144,093
1,749 Transocean Sedco Forex Inc. ................................ 58,944
9,754 Williams Cos., Inc. ........................................ 298,106
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13,109,289
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PRODUCER DURABLES -- 4.2%
22,743 Boeing Co. ................................................. 945,255
4,567 Caterpillar Inc. ........................................... 214,934
5,019 Dow Chemical Co. ........................................... 670,663
4,954 Emerson Electric Co. ....................................... 284,235
6,125 General Dynamics Corp. ..................................... 323,093
56,734 General Electric Co. ....................................... 8,779,586
19,236 Honeywell Inc. ............................................. 1,109,691
8,159 Ingersoll-Rand Co. ......................................... 449,254
9,900 Lear Corp. (a).............................................. 316,800
4,300 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. ....................... 420,862
5,000 Phelps Dodge Corp. ......................................... 335,625
22,700 W.R. Grace & Co. (a)........................................ 314,962
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TECHNOLOGY -- 20.1%
43,236 America Online Inc. (a)..................................... 3,261,615
6,400 Analog Devices Inc. (a)..................................... 595,200
10,063 Applied Materials Inc. (a).................................. 1,274,856
8,200 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ............................ 441,775
10,500 BMC Software, Inc. (a)...................................... 839,343
55,964 Cisco Systems Inc. (a)...................................... 5,995,143
27,682 Compaq Computer Corp. ...................................... 749,144
9,000 Computer Associates International, Inc. .................... 629,437
17,834 Compuware Corp. ............................................ 664,316
38,884 Dell Computer Corp. (a)..................................... 1,983,084
11,800 Electronic Data Systems Corp. .............................. 789,862
14,758 EMC Corp. (a)............................................... 1,612,311
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TECHNOLOGY -- 20.1% (CONTINUED)
4,084 Gateway Inc. (a)............................................ $ 294,303
13,600 Global Crossing Ltd. (a).................................... 680,000
18,200 Hewlett Packard Co. ........................................ 2,073,662
59,786 Intel Corp. ................................................ 4,921,135
31,388 International Business Machines Corp. ...................... 3,389,904
6,100 Lexmark International Group, Inc. (a)....................... 552,050
53,945 Lucent Technologies Inc. ................................... 4,035,760
90,934 Microsoft Corp. (a)......................................... 10,616,544
5,900 Micron Technology Inc. (a).................................. 458,725
11,890 Motorola, Inc. ............................................. 1,750,802
22,000 Nortel Networks Corp. ...................................... 2,222,000
29,215 Oracle Corp. (a)............................................ 3,273,905
14,800 QUALCOMM Inc. (a)........................................... 2,608,500
2,600 SafeGuard Scientifics, Inc. (a)............................. 421,362
8,900 Seagate Technology Inc. (a)................................. 414,406
5,100 Solectron Corp. ............................................ 485,137
32,800 Sun Microsystems Inc. (a)................................... 2,539,950
15,544 Sysco Corp. ................................................ 614,959
4,858 Tellabs Inc. (a)............................................ 311,822
9,700 Teradyne Inc. (a)........................................... 640,200
15,034 Texas Instruments Inc. ..................................... 1,456,418
10,300 3com Corp. (a).............................................. 484,100
49,346 Tyco International Ltd. .................................... 1,918,325
7,922 United Technologies Corp. .................................. 514,930
10,800 Xilinx Inc. (a)............................................. 491,062
4,755 Yahoo! Inc. (a)............................................. 2,057,429
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TRANSPORTATION -- 1.3%
2,274 AMR Corp. (a)............................................... 152,358
6,900 Delta Airlines Inc. ........................................ 343,706
10,100 FDX Corp. (a)............................................... 413,468
19,917 Ford Motor Co. ............................................. 1,064,314
15,342 General Motors Corp. ....................................... 1,115,171
9,823 Navistar International Corp. ............................... 465,364
9,500 TRW Inc. ................................................... 493,406
7,529 Union Pacific Corp. ........................................ 328,452
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4,376,239
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UTILITIES -- 5.9%
7,700 AES Corp. (a)............................................... 575,575
7,869 Alltell Corp. .............................................. 650,667
55,245 AT&T Corp. ................................................. 2,803,683
20,314 Bell Atlantic Corp. ........................................ 1,250,580
19,318 BellSouth Corp. ............................................ 904,323
14,863 Central & South West Corp. ................................. 297,260
16,400 CenturyTel Inc. ............................................ 776,950
17,488 Edison International........................................ 457,967
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UTILITIES -- 5.9% (CONTINUED)
8,325 FPL Group Inc. ............................................. $ 356,414
11,273 GTE Corp. .................................................. 795,451
51,952 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a)...................................... 2,756,729
13,000 Nextel Communications, Inc. (a)............................. 1,340,625
3,100 Praxair Inc. ............................................... 155,969
59,546 SBC Communications Inc. .................................... 2,902,870
7,773 Southern Co. ............................................... 182,665
21,106 Sprint Corp. ............................................... 1,420,697
14,076 Sprint Corp. (PCS Group) (a)................................ 1,442,862
10,881 Texas Utilities Co. ........................................ 386,955
9,223 U.S. West Communications Group.............................. 664,060
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20,122,302
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost -- $145,209,909)................... 214,922,718
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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK -- 1.6%
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FINANCIAL -- 1.0%
6,000 AES Trust III, 6.750%....................................... 369,750
6,000 Calpine Capital Trust, 5.750%............................... 393,750
2,000 Canadian National Railway, 5.250%........................... 84,000
6,000 Equity Office Properties Trust, 5.250%...................... 237,000
8,000 Equity Residential Properties Trust, 2.150%................. 208,500
18,564 Equity Residential Properties Trust, 7.250%................. 363,158
2,000 Finova Finance Trust, 5.500%................................ 100,000
12,000 General Growth Properties, 7.250%........................... 240,000
8,000 National Australia Bank Ltd., 7.787%........................ 221,000
5,924 New Field Financial Trust, 6.500%........................... 276,947
3,220 New Plan Excel Realty Insurance, 8.500%..................... 68,425
6,000 Newell Financial Trust, 5.250%.............................. 228,750
9,000 Reckson Associates Realty Services, 7.625%.................. 178,875
5,000 Tosco Financial Trust, 5.750%............................... 238,125
2,245 Union Pacific Capital Trust, 6.250%......................... 93,448
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3,301,728
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INDUSTRIAL -- 0.6%
4,000 Amcor Ltd., 7.250%.......................................... 172,000
10,000 CalEnergy Capital II, 6.250%................................ 415,000
5,977 El Paso Energy Capital, 4.750%.............................. 301,091
8,123 News Corp. Ltd., 5.000%..................................... 1,162,605
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2,050,696
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CORPORATE BONDS -- 11.4%
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FINANCIAL -- 7.0%
$ 5,000,000 Aa3* Bank One Corp., Notes, 5.625% due 2/17/04................... $ 4,693,750
5,000,000 A2* Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 6.875% due 8/1/04..... 4,925,000
5,000,000 A1* Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.750% due 2/23/04................... 4,731,250
5,000,000 Baa2* Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., Notes, 6.900% due
10/31/37.................................................... 4,431,250
2,500,000 Baa1* Simon Debartolo, Company Guaranteed, 6.750% due 7/15/04..... 2,343,750
2,500,000 Baa2* Spieker Properties Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 7/19/05.......... 2,478,125
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23,603,125
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INDUSTRIAL -- 2.1%
2,500,000 Baa* Prologics Trust, Sr. Notes, 7.050% due 7/15/06.............. 2,318,750
5,000,000 A Xerox Corp., Notes, 6.250% due 11/15/26..................... 4,837,500
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7,156,250
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TELEPHONE -- 1.4%
5,000,000 AAA BellSouth Capital Funding, Debentures, 6.040% due
11/15/26.................................................... 4,956,250
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TRANSPORTATION -- 0.9%
3,000,000 Baa2* CSX Corp., Debentures, 6.950% due 5/1/27.................... 2,992,500
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost -- $40,120,813)................. 38,708,125
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CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS -- 1.6%
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FINANCIAL -- 0.5%
Bell Atlantic Corp., Bonds:
297,000 A+ 5.750% due 4/1/03........................................... 312,592
500,000 A1* 4.250% due 9/15/05.......................................... 615,025
400,000 BBB- Elan International Finance Ltd., Company Guaranteed,
zero coupon due 12/14/18.................................... 212,000
300,000 BBB Hellenic Finance, 2.000% due 7/15/03........................ 300,750
300,000 Baa* Security Capital U.S. Realty, Bonds, 2.000% due 5/22/03..... 222,938
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1,663,305
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INDUSTRIAL -- 0.9%
146,000 BBB- Athena Neurosciences Inc., Notes, 4.750% due 11/15/04....... 148,920
100,000 NR BEA Systems Inc., 4.000% due 12/15/06....................... 117,125
150,000 NR Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 1.500% due 12/1/02...... 154,125
201,000 A- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Sub. Notes, 3.750% due
2/15/07..................................................... 204,015
300,000 Aa2* GVC Corp. Ltd., Bonds, zero coupon due 5/21/02 (b).......... 338,250
23,000 BBB- Inco Ltd., Debentures, 7.750% due 3/15/16................... 20,844
300,000 AA- Indian Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd., Bonds, 2.500% due 3/11/02
(b)......................................................... 312,000
300,000 BB+ Interim Services Inc., Sub. Notes, 4.500% due 6/1/05........ 265,500
121,000 NR Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sub. Notes, 1.870% due
6/1/06...................................................... 137,486
570,000 A- Koninklijke Ahold, Sub. Notes, 3.000% due 9/30/03........... 293,737
431,000 BBB- Lennar Corp., Debenture, zero coupon due 7/29/18............ 170,784
150,000 Baa3* Liberty Media, 4.000% due 11/15/29.......................... 189,000
500,000 BBB Scholastic Corp., Sub. Notes, 5.000% due 8/15/05............ 495,000
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INDUSTRIAL -- 0.9% (CONTINUED)
$ 100,000 A- Thermo Electron Corp., Sub. Debenture, 4.250% due 1/1/03.... $ 85,000
100,000 A- Thermo Instruments Inc., Company Guaranteed, 4.000% due
1/15/05..................................................... 79,125
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3,010,911
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UTILITY - ELECTRIC -- 0.2%
600,000 A- Potomac Electric Power, 5.000% due 9/1/02................... 586,500
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TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS (Cost -- $5,123,785)...... 5,260,716
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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS -- 1.7%
5,000,000 PP&L, Inc., 7.050% due 6/25/09.............................. 4,995,125
787,543 Wilmington Trust 9.250% due 1/2/07.......................... 788,977
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TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost -- $5,787,038)........................................ 5,784,102
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U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- 16.2%
15,616,050 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.625% due 1/15/08..................... 14,875,538
3,100,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 7.125% due 2/15/23..................... 3,227,317
25,000,000 U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.000% due 5/15/21.................... 5,941,000
53,000,000 U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.000% due 8/15/25.................... 9,993,150
6,239,280 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 3.625% due 4/15/28..... 5,581,785
16,369,600 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 3.875% due 4/15/29..... 15,293,790
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost -- $56,901,114)..... 54,912,580
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -- 3.4%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
85,489 8.500% due 9/1/02........................................... 87,386
1,809,601 8.000% due 9/1/04........................................... 1,846,915
Federal National Mortgage Association:
79,066 15 Year Convertible, 8.500% due 3/1/05...................... 81,587
918,111 6.500% due 12/1/27.......................................... 865,605
1,011,313 6.000% due 3/1/28........................................... 925,980
160,218 6.000% due 4/1/28........................................... 146,699
130,393 5.500% due 5/1/28........................................... 115,399
476,904 6.000% due 5/1/28........................................... 436,663
900,584 5.500% due 6/1/28........................................... 797,017
420,841 6.000% due 6/1/28........................................... 385,332
445,735 6.000% due 7/1/28........................................... 408,125
1,093,204 5.500% due 8/1/28........................................... 967,486
1,169,303 6.000% due 8/1/28........................................... 1,070,639
2,925,876 Dwarf, 6.000% due 1/1/13.................................... 2,778,646
Government National Mortgage Association:
129,743 9.000% due 12/15/16......................................... 135,865
78,302 9.500% due 1/15/20.......................................... 83,441
100,043 9.500% due 3/15/20.......................................... 106,608
167,905 7.500% due 5/15/23.......................................... 166,121
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Cost -- $11,964,839)........ 11,405,514
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SHORT TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTS -- 0.3%
$ 1,150,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.200% due 1/3/00
(Cost -- $1,137,541)........................................ $ 1,137,541
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SUB-TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost -- $271,491,706)................ 337,483,720
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 0.4%
1,275,000 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., 2.470% due 1/3/00;
Proceeds at maturity -- $1,275,262; (Fully collateralized by
U.S. Treasury Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/14; Market
value -- $1,300,710) (Cost -- $1,275,000)................... 1,275,000
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(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions that are exempt from
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
+ All ratings are by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, except those identified
by an asterisk (*) which are rated by Moody's Investors Service Inc.
** Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES -- 75.4%
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE -- 0.7%
BE Aerospace Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes:
$ 125,000 B 8.000% due 3/1/08........................................... $ 108,438
100,000 B 9.500% due 11/1/08.......................................... 94,000
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202,438
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CHEMICALS -- 0.9%
150,000 B+ Borden Chemical and Plastics Ltd., 9.500% due 5/1/05........ 139,500
125,000 B+ Lyondell Chemical Co., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.875% due 5/1/09... 130,000
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269,500
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ELECTRONICS -- 0.5%
150,000 B+ Flextronics International Ltd., Sr. Sub. Notes, 8.750% due
10/15/07.................................................. 147,000
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ENERGY -- 2.3%
250,000 BB Pride International Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.000% due 6/1/09..... 255,625
175,000 BBB- PSEG Energy Holdings Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/09
(a)....................................................... 178,500
250,000 BB+ Tuscon Electric Power Co., Collateral Trust, 7.500% due
8/1/08.................................................... 235,625
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669,750
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FIBER OPTICS -- 1.5%
300,000 B+ Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.000% due
12/15/09.................................................. 309,000
125,000 BB- Williams Communications Group, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.875% due
10/1/09................................................... 131,250
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440,250
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FOOD AND DRUG -- 2.5%
375,000 B Archibald Candy Corp., Company Guaranteed, 10.250% due
7/1/04.................................................... 364,688
385,000 B- Duane Reade Inc., Company Guaranteed, 9.250% due 2/15/08.... 377,300
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741,988
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FORESTRY -- 0.8%
250,000 B+ Millar Western Forest Products, Sr. Notes, 9.875% due
5/15/08................................................... 250,000
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GAMING/LEISURE -- 6.0%
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes:
330,000 B- Series B, 9.875% due 10/15/07............................... 320,925
170,000 B- Series D, 9.875% due 10/15/07............................... 165,325
250,000 BB+ Harrah's Operating Co. Inc., Company Guaranteed, 7.875% due
12/15/05.................................................. 241,250
225,000 B Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Company Guaranteed, 8.750% due
4/15/09................................................... 208,125
330,000 BB+ Park Place Entertainment Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.875% due
12/15/05.................................................. 316,800
175,000 B+ Prime Hospitality Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.750% due
4/1/07.................................................... 170,625
360,000 B+ Station Casinos, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.125% due
3/15/06................................................... 369,000
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1,792,050
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125,000 B- Unilab Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 12.750% due 10/1/09 (a)....... 130,625
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HOUSING -- 3.0%
$ 175,000 B Atrium Companies Inc., Company Guaranteed, 10.500% due
5/1/09.................................................... $ 171,500
400,000 B+ Beazer Homes USA Inc., Company Guaranteed, 8.875% due
4/1/08.................................................... 376,000
475,000 B- Falcon Building Corp., Company Guaranteed, step bond to
yield
10.500% due 6/15/07....................................... 356,250
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903,750
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INDUSTRIAL -- 0.4%
125,000 B- International Utility Structures Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes,
10.750% due 2/1/08........................................ 104,375
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INFORMATION/TECHNOLOGY -- 2.2%
275,000 B- Anteon Corp., 12.000% due 5/15/09........................... 259,187
160,000 BB+ Unisys Corp., Sr. Notes, 12.000% due 4/15/03................ 171,200
125,000 B- Verio Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.625% due 11/15/09 (a)............. 128,438
175,000 B- Viasystems Group Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.750% due 6/1/07.... 96,250
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MANUFACTURING -- 6.4%
390,000 B Advanced Glass Fiber Yarn, Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.875% due
1/15/09................................................... 366,600
175,000 B American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., 9.750% due
3/1/09.................................................... 176,750
350,000 B BGF Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.250% due 1/15/09... 313,250
425,000 NR Cherokee International, Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.500% due
5/1/09.................................................... 374,000
125,000 B- Fisher Scientific International Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 9.000%
due 2/1/08................................................ 120,313
325,000 B- Roller Bearing Co., Company Guaranteed, 9.625% due
6/15/07................................................... 299,000
300,000 B- Transdigm Inc., Company Guaranteed, 10.375% due 12/1/08..... 267,000
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1,916,913
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MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT -- 11.0%
50,900 NR AMFM Inc., Debentures, 12.625% due 10/31/06................. 58,535
Chancellor Media Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes:
400,000 B 9.000% due 10/1/08.......................................... 417,000
150,000 B+ 8.000% due 11/1/08.......................................... 150,750
250,000 BB- Imax Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.875% due 12/1/05................... 235,000
175,000 CCC+ Paxson Communications Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.625% due
10/1/02................................................... 182,656
100,000 CCC+ Pegasus Communications Corp., Sr. Notes, 9.625% due
10/15/05.................................................. 101,500
500,000 CCC+ Pegasus Media & Communications, Sr. Sub. Notes, 12.500% due
7/1/05.................................................... 537,500
385,000 B- Phoenix Color Corp., Company Guaranteed, 10.375% due
2/1/09.................................................... 371,525
350,000 B- Production Resource Group, Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.500% due
1/15/08................................................... 312,375
175,000 B- SFX Entertainment Inc., Company Guaranteed, 9.125% due
2/1/08.................................................... 165,813
325,000 B- T/SF Communications Corp., Company Guaranteed, 10.375% due
11/1/07................................................... 313,625
650,000 B- United International Holdings Inc., step bond to yield
10.750% due 2/15/08....................................... 416,000
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3,262,279
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METALS/MINERALS -- 2.4%
500,000 B- Diamond Holdings PLC, Company Guaranteed, 9.125% due
2/1/08.................................................... 497,500
225,000 B+ National Steel Corp., First Mortgage, 9.875% due 3/1/09..... 231,188
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728,688
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HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST
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<CAPTION>
FACE
AMOUNT RATING+ SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C> <C>
RETAIL -- 6.1%
$ 475,000 B- Advance Stores Co. Inc., Company Guaranteed, 10.250% due
4/15/08................................................... $ 413,250
450,000 B+ Ames Department Stores, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.000% due
4/15/06................................................... 445,500
525,000 CCC+ J. Crew Operating Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.375% due
10/15/07.................................................. 448,875
500,000 BB+ Kmart Corp., Medium Term Notes, 7.900% due 12/14/00......... 500,625
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1,808,250
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SERVICES -- 3.8%
250,000 B- Advance Holding Corp., Debentures, step bond to yield
12.875% due 4/15/09....................................... 130,000
530,000 B AFC Enterprises, Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.250% due 5/15/07........ 535,300
236,896 B FRD Acquisition, Sr. Notes, 12.500% due 7/15/04............. 120,817
350,000 B- Williams Scotsman Inc., Company Guaranteed, 9.875% due
6/1/07.................................................... 339,500
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1,125,617
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 15.1%
375,000 B+ Bresnan Communications, Sr. Discount Notes, step bond to yield
9.250% due 2/1/09......................................... 260,625
100,000 B CapRock Communications Corp., Sr. Notes, 11.500% due
5/1/09.................................................... 103,000
225,000 B- Centennial Cellular Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 10.750% due
12/15/08.................................................. 242,437
950,000 B+ Charter Communications Holdings, Inc., Sr. Discount Notes,
step bond to yield 9.920% due 4/1/11...................... 560,500
105,000 B- Classic Cable Inc., Company Guaranteed, 9.375% due 8/1/09... 103,950
250,000 B- Classic Communications, Inc., Sr. Discount Notes, step bond
to yield 13.250% due 8/1/09............................... 173,750
150,000 B- Exodus Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.750% due 12/15/09
(a)....................................................... 152,625
Intermedia Communications Inc.:
225,000 CCC+ Sr. Discount Notes, step bond to yield, 12.250% due
3/1/09.................................................... 136,125
150,000 B Sr. Notes, 9.500% due 3/1/09................................ 145,125
275,000 B Level 3 Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.125% due
5/1/08.................................................... 259,875
275,000 B+ McLeodUSA Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.125% due 2/15/09............... 257,125
450,000 B- NTL Inc., step bond to yield 9.750% due 4/1/08.............. 313,875
Primus Telecom Group, Inc., Sr. Notes:
175,000 B- 11.250% due 1/15/09....................................... 169,312
175,000 B- 12.750% due 10/15/09 (a).................................. 181,562
250,000 B- PSINet Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.500% due 12/1/06 (a)............. 253,750
300,000 BB+ Qwest Communication Corp., step bond to yield 8.290% due
2/1/08.................................................... 229,500
Telewest Communications PLC:
425,000 B+ Step bond to yield 11.000% due 10/1/07.................... 397,375
225,000 B+ Step bond to yield 9.250% due 4/15/09 (a)................. 143,156
125,000 B- Turkcell Iletisim, Sr. Notes, 12.750% due 8/1/05 (a)........ 129,375
275,000 B- Viatel Inc., Sr. Notes, 11.500% due 3/15/09................. 275,687
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4,488,729
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HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST
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<CAPTION>
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<C> <S> <C> <C>
TEXTILES -- 6.1%
$ 550,000 B+ Avondale Mills Inc., Company Guaranteed, 10.250% due
5/1/06.................................................... $ 495,000
125,000 B+ Delta Mills Inc., Company Guaranteed, 9.625% due 9/1/07..... 87,500
225,000 B Norton, Company Guaranteed, 12.500% due 6/1/05.............. 192,375
300,000 B- Panolam Industries International, Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.500%
due 2/15/09 (a)........................................... 308,250
275,000 B- Supreme International Corp., Company Guaranteed, 12.250% due
4/1/06.................................................... 275,688
475,000 B- Tropical Sportswear International Corp., Company Guaranteed,
11.000% due 6/15/08....................................... 457,187
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1,816,000
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TRANSPORTATION -- 3.3%
325,000 B- Atlas Air Inc., Sr. Notes, 10.750% due 8/1/05............... 333,125
225,000 BB- Continental Airlines Inc., Sr. Notes, 9.500% due 12/15/01... 228,375
400,000 B- Pacer International Inc., Company Guaranteed, 11.750% due
6/1/07.................................................... 410,000
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971,500
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Cost -- $23,260,430)....... 22,424,777
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SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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PREFERRED STOCK -- 3.5%
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ENERGY -- 0.8%
2,148 R&B Falcon Corp., 13.875%................................... 226,649
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INDUSTRIAL -- 0.7%
4,500 Eagle-Picher Industries, 11.750% Exchangeable 3/1/08........ 207,000
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MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT -- 0.0%
1 Paxson Communications Corp., Preferred, 12.500% Exchangeable
10/31/06.................................................. 109
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TECHNOLOGY -- 0.2%
9,242 Viasystems Group, Inc., 8.000%.............................. 69,318
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 1.8%
5,500 Global Crossing Holding Ltd., 10.500% (a)................... 552,062
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost -- $1,114,943).................. 1,055,138
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COMMON STOCK -- 0.2%
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HOTELS -- 0.1%
2,250 Prime Hospitality Corp. .................................... 19,828
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MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT -- 0.1%
750 Classic Communications, Inc................................. 27,422
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost -- $19,140)........................ 47,250
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WARRANTS(b) -- 0.2%
2,000 R&B Falcon Corp., Expires 5/1/09 (a) (Cost -- $18,868)...... 50,000
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SUB-TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost -- $24,413,381)................. 23,577,165
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HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST
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FACE
AMOUNT SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C> <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 20.7%
$6,167,000 CS First Boston Corp., 2.650% due 1/3/00; Proceeds at
maturity -- $6,168,362;
(Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon
due 6/1/00;
Market value -- $6,290,546) (Cost -- $6,167,000)............ $ 6,167,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100% (Cost -- $30,580,381**)........... $29,744,165
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+ All ratings are by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, except those
identified by an asterisk (*) which are rated by Moody's Investors Service
Inc.
(a) Security is exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions that are exempt from
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
(b) Non-income producing security.
** Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.
See page 21 for definition of bond ratings.
SUMMARY OF BONDS BY COMBINED RATINGS
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<CAPTION>
STANDARD & % OF TOTAL CORPORATE
MOODY'S AND/OR POOR'S BONDS & NOTES
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Baa BBB 0.8%
Ba BB 11.4
B B 79.6
Caa CCC 6.3
NR NR 1.9
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100.0%
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BOND RATINGS (UNAUDITED)
The definitions of the applicable rating symbols are set forth below:
Standard & Poor's Ratings Service ("Standard & Poor's") -- Ratings from "AA" to
"C" may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign to show
relative standings within the major rating categories.
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
AAA -- Bonds rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by
Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and repay
principal is extremely strong.
AA -- Bonds rated "AA" has a very strong capacity to pay interest
and repay principal and differs from the highest rated issue
only in a small degree.
A -- Bonds 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 categories.
BBB -- Bonds rated "BBB" are regarded as having an adequate
capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas they
normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse
economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and
repay principal for bonds in this category than for bonds in
higher rated categories.
BB, B -- Bonds rated "BB" and "B" are regarded, on balance, as
and CCC predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay
interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of
the obligation. "BB" represents a lower degree of
speculation than "B", and "CCC" the highest degree of
speculation. While such bonds will likely have some quality
and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by
large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse
conditions.
C -- The rating "C" is reserved for income bonds on which no
interest is being paid.
D -- Bonds rated "D" are in default, and payment of interest
and/or repayment of principal is in arrears.
</TABLE>
Moody's Investors Service Inc. ("Moody's") -- Numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3
may be applied to each generic rating from "Aa" to "C", where 1 is the highest
and 3 the lowest rating within its generic category.
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Aaa -- Bonds rated "Aaa" are judged 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.
Aa -- 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. They 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.
A -- Bonds 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.
Baa -- Bonds rated "Baa" are considered to be medium grade
obligations; that is, they are neither highly protected nor
poorly secured. Interest payment 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. These bonds lack
outstanding investment characteristics and may have
speculative characteristics as well.
Ba -- Bonds rated "Ba" are judged to have speculative elements;
their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the
protection of interest and principal payments may be very
moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good
and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.
B -- Bonds rated "B" generally lack characteristics of desirable
investments. Assurance of interest and principal payments or
of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long
period of time may be small.
Caa -- Bonds rated "Caa" are of poor standing. These issues may be
in default, or present elements of danger may exist with
respect to principal or interest.
Ca -- Bonds rated "Ca" represent obligations which are speculative
in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have
other marked shortcomings.
C -- Bonds rated "C" are the lowest rated class of bonds, and
issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor
prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.
NR -- Indicates that the bond is not rated by Standard & Poor's or
Moody's.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 87.9%
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BEVERAGE -- 1.3%
413,920 Coca-Cola Co. .............................................. $ 24,110,840
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COMPUTERS -- 17.0%
707,095 Apple Computer Inc. (a)..................................... 72,698,205
1,358,010 Dell Computer Corp. (a)..................................... 69,258,510
1,285,140 VERITAS Software Corp. (a).................................. 183,935,663
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325,892,378
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COMMUNICATIONS -- 1.6%
300,000 Nextel Communications Inc., Class A Shares (a).............. 30,937,500
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DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS -- 7.6%
438,250 General Electric Co. ....................................... 67,819,187
1,080,580 Time Warner Inc. ........................................... 78,274,514
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146,093,701
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DRUGS AND HEALTH CARE -- 3.6%
238,700 MedImmune, Inc. (a)......................................... 39,594,363
897,475 Pfizer Inc. ................................................ 29,111,845
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68,706,208
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ELECTRONICS -- 6.8%
281,295 EMC Corp. (a)............................................... 30,731,479
1,018,260 Texas Instruments Inc. ..................................... 98,643,937
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129,375,416
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ENTERTAINMENT -- 0.0%
84 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (a)............................. 170
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FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 9.0%
1,447,840 The Charles Schwab Corp. ................................... 55,560,860
265,520 Fannie Mae.................................................. 16,578,405
700,000 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. ........................... 99,925,000
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172,064,265
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INSURANCE -- 2.8%
504,866 American International Group................................ 54,588,663
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RETAIL -- 4.9%
400,000 Amazon.com, Inc. (a)........................................ 30,450,000
181,880 Costco Wholesale Corp. (a).................................. 16,596,550
689,197 The Home Depot, Inc. ....................................... 47,253,104
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94,299,654
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</TABLE>
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
SOFTWARE -- 18.2%
1,857,200 America Online, Inc. (a).................................... $ 140,102,525
1,016,490 Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)..................................... 108,891,491
312,870 Intuit Inc. (a)............................................. 18,752,646
691,600 Microsoft Corp. (a)......................................... 80,744,300
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348,490,962
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 15.1%
295,600 Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)............................ 24,202,250
739,040 Nokia Corp. ADR............................................. 140,417,600
746,150 Sprint Corp. (PCS Group) (a)................................ 76,480,375
988,275 Vodafone Software Corp. .................................... 48,919,612
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290,019,837
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost -- $779,627,099)................... 1,684,579,594
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FOREIGN STOCK -- 0.6%
UNITED KINGDOM -- 0.6%
2,251,260 Vodafone AirTouch PLC (Cost -- $10,306,623)................. 11,093,487
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SUB-TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost -- $789,933,722)................ 1,695,673,081
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<CAPTION>
FACE
AMOUNT SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 11.5%
$220,003,000 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., 2.470% due 1/3/00;
Proceeds at maturity -- $220,048,284; (Fully collateralized
by U.S. Treasury Notes, 8.750% due 5/15/17; Market
value -- $241,320,000) (Cost -- $220,003,000)............... 220,003,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100% (Cost -- $1,009,936,722*)......... $1,915,676,081
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</TABLE>
(a) Non-income producing security.
* Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE ANNUALIZED
AMOUNT SECURITY YIELD VALUE
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<C> <S> <C> <C>
COMMERCIAL PAPER -- 83.9%
$4,500,000 Allied Signal Inc. mature 1/27/00 to 2/15/00................ 5.95% to 6.26% $ 4,477,336
4,700,000 American Home Products Corp. matures 1/24/00................ 5.27 4,684,235
4,000,000 AT&T Corp. matures 1/21/00.................................. 6.33 3,986,000
4,000,000 Bell Atlantic Financial Corp. matures 1/20/00............... 5.95 3,987,544
4,000,000 BHF Finance Corp. matures 1/06/00........................... 6.37 3,996,483
3,900,000 Caisse Des Depots matures 2/28/00........................... 6.01 3,862,740
3,900,000 Deere & Co. matures 1/13/00................................. 5.99 3,892,265
1,500,000 DE Funding Corp. matures 1/20/00............................ 6.00 1,495,290
3,500,000 Equitable Life Assurance Society matures 2/10/00............ 5.91 3,477,522
4,400,000 Ford Motor Credit Corp. matures 2/3/00...................... 5.61 4,377,494
3,525,000 General Dynamic Corp. matures 2/29/00....................... 6.10 3,490,511
4,400,000 General Electric Capital Corp. matures 3/21/00.............. 5.83 4,343,778
3,500,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp. matures 2/22/00............. 6.02 3,469,919
4,500,000 Goldman Sachs & Co. matures 1/31/00......................... 6.55 4,475,625
4,400,000 Harvard University matures 1/6/00........................... 5.36 4,396,731
4,500,000 Hewlett-Packard Co. matures 1/10/00......................... 6.37 4,492,856
4,000,000 Marsh & McLennan Co. Inc. matures 1/12/00................... 6.53 3,992,056
4,000,000 Merrill Lynch & Co. matures 1/31/00......................... 6.06 3,980,166
3,100,000 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. matures 2/24/00............ 6.04 3,072,519
3,500,000 Newell Co. matures 1/28/00.................................. 5.96 3,484,513
4,700,000 Paccar Financial Corp. matures 1/27/00...................... 5.17 4,682,519
3,000,000 Potomac Electric Power Co. matures 2/10/00.................. 5.88 2,980,833
4,000,000 Providian Master Trust matures 1/18/00...................... 6.64 3,987,533
4,000,000 Prudential Funding Corp. matures 2/15/00.................... 6.12 3,969,700
4,400,000 Textron Inc. mature 1/5/00 to 1/14/00....................... 5.94 to 5.96 4,391,948
3,500,000 Transamerica Finance Corp. matures 2/7/00................... 6.01 3,478,597
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TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost -- $100,926,713)............... 100,926,713
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 16.1%
19,350,000 Merrill Lynch & Co., 2.47% due 1/3/00; Proceeds at
maturity -- $19,353,981; (Fully collateralized by U.S.
Treasury Notes, 6.00% due 2/15/26; Market
value -- $19,737,000) (Cost -- $19,350,000)................. 19,350,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100% (Cost -- $120,276,713*)........... $120,276,713
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</TABLE>
* Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED HIGH YIELD CAPITAL MONEY
ASSETS BOND APPRECIATION MARKET
TRUST TRUST FUND PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS:
Investments, at cost........................... $271,491,706 $24,413,381 $ 789,933,722 $100,926,713
Repurchase agreements, at cost................. 1,275,000 6,167,000 220,003,000 19,350,000
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Investments, at value.......................... $337,483,720 $23,577,165 $1,695,673,081 $100,926,713
Repurchase agreements, at value................ 1,275,000 6,167,000 220,003,000 19,350,000
Cash........................................... 511 285 725 241
Dividends and interest receivable.............. 1,684,094 547,123 374,795 794
Receivable for Fund shares sold................ -- 75,585 414,571 --
Receivable from affiliate...................... -- -- -- 24,174
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TOTAL ASSETS................................... 340,443,325 30,367,158 1,916,466,172 120,301,922
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LIABILITIES:
Investment advisory fees payable............... 141,090 12,851 1,154,525 49,921
Payable for securities purchased............... 397,377 -- -- --
Payable for Fund shares purchased.............. 353,992 21,964 -- --
Payable to broker -- variation margin.......... 29,750 -- -- --
Administration fees payable.................... 16,931 1,542 91,885 5,230
Dividends payable.............................. -- -- -- 254,987
Accrued expenses............................... 66,231 14,209 58,591 21,900
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TOTAL LIABILITIES.............................. 1,005,371 50,566 1,305,001 332,038
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TOTAL NET ASSETS................................. $339,437,954 $30,316,592 $1,915,161,171 $119,969,884
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NET ASSETS:
Paid-in capital................................ $226,041,766 $29,927,371 $ 942,600,893 $119,969,884
Undistributed net investment income............ 6,657,380 2,577,214 752,718 --
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from
security transactions, futures contracts and
foreign currencies.......................... 41,188,231 (1,351,777) 66,058,697 --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments, futures contracts and foreign
currencies.................................. 65,550,577 (836,216) 905,748,863 --
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TOTAL NET ASSETS................................. $339,437,954 $30,316,592 $1,915,161,171 $119,969,884
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SHARES OUTSTANDING............................... 16,072,930 3,201,194 17,602,914 119,969,884
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NET ASSET VALUE, PER SHARE....................... $21.12 $9.47 $108.80 $1.00
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</TABLE>
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED HIGH YIELD CAPITAL MONEY
ASSETS BOND APPRECIATION MARKET
TRUST TRUST FUND PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest............................................ $ 5,886,779 $ 2,751,558 $ 8,307,630 $3,470,117
Dividends........................................... 2,609,044 68,899 3,283,595 --
Less: Foreign withholding tax....................... (30,410) -- (69,723) --
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TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME............................. 8,465,413 2,820,457 11,521,502 3,470,117
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EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)................... 1,529,826 146,012 9,612,677 209,527
Administration fees (Note 3)........................ 183,579 17,521 769,014 39,063
Audit and legal..................................... 36,500 28,519 33,000 27,375
Shareholder communications.......................... 32,000 9,868 124,000 18,400
Custody............................................. 19,511 7,755 46,000 9,800
Shareholder and system servicing fees............... 13,000 12,704 13,000 14,200
Pricing fees........................................ 6,000 8,204 -- --
Trustees' fees...................................... 4,000 3,875 4,000 3,849
Other............................................... 4,072 968 4,065 3,363
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TOTAL EXPENSES...................................... 1,828,488 235,426 10,605,756 325,577
Less: Expense reimbursement......................... -- -- -- (85,612)
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NET EXPENSES........................................ 1,828,488 235,426 10,605,756 239,965
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME................................. 6,636,925 2,585,031 915,746 3,230,152
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS,
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES (NOTES 4 AND
6):
Realized Gain (Loss) From:
Security transactions (excluding short-term
securities*)................................... 41,694,154 (471,819) 66,070,067 (256)
Futures contracts................................ (1,221,587) -- -- --
Foreign currency transactions.................... -- 433 (29,515) --
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NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS)............................ 40,472,567 (471,386) 66,040,552 (256)
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
of Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign
Currencies:......................................... --
Beginning of year................................ 71,272,240 48,086 365,205,909 --
End of year...................................... 65,550,577 (836,216) 905,748,863 --
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CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)...................................... (5,721,663) (884,302) 540,542,954 --
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NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS AND
FOREIGN CURRENCIES.................................. 34,750,904 (1,355,688) 606,583,506 (256)
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS................ $41,387,829 $ 1,229,343 $607,499,252 $3,229,896
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</TABLE>
* Except for Money Market Portfolio where the net realized losses are only from
the sale of short-term securities.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED HIGH YIELD CAPITAL MONEY
ASSETS BOND APPRECIATION MARKET
TRUST TRUST FUND PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income.......................... $ 6,636,925 $ 2,585,031 $ 915,746 $ 3,230,152
Net realized gain (loss)....................... 40,472,567 (471,386) 66,040,552 (256)
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation).............................. (5,721,663) (884,302) 540,542,954 --
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS......... 41,387,829 1,229,343 607,499,252 3,229,896
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 2):
Net investment income.......................... (5,732,184) (2,318,362) (1,059,153) (3,229,896)
Net realized gains............................. (17,063,313) -- (30,268,189) --
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS................................ (22,795,497) (2,318,362) (31,327,342) (3,229,896)
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FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11):
Net proceeds from sale of shares............... 33,514,225 7,595,331 470,330,702 388,474,577
Net asset value of shares issued for
reinvestment of dividends................... 22,795,497 2,318,362 31,327,342 3,049,209
Cost of shares reacquired...................... (11,645,774) (6,596,523) (53,529,706) (313,623,231)
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM FUND SHARE
TRANSACTIONS................................ 44,663,948 3,317,170 448,128,338 77,900,555
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS........................... 63,256,280 2,228,151 1,024,300,248 77,900,555
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year.............................. 276,181,674 28,088,441 890,860,923 42,069,329
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END OF YEAR*................................... $339,437,954 $30,316,592 $1,915,161,171 $119,969,884
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* Includes undistributed net investment income
of:............................................ $6,657,380 $2,577,214 $752,718 --
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED HIGH YIELD CAPITAL MONEY
ASSETS BOND APPRECIATION MARKET
TRUST TRUST FUND PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income............................ $ 5,681,892 $ 2,382,367 $ 1,062,648 $ 1,460,011
Net realized gain (loss)......................... 18,004,909 443,848 31,704,572 (215)
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized
appreciation.................................. 24,712,837 (1,095,487) 268,745,690 --
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS........... 48,399,638 1,730,728 301,512,910 1,459,796
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 2):
Net investment income............................ (6,031,526) (1,906,452) (1,757,481) (1,459,796)
Net realized gains............................... (11,032,250) -- (15,276,070) --
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS................. (17,063,776) (1,906,452) (17,033,551) (1,459,796)
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FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11):
Net proceeds from sale of shares................. 17,716,235 7,689,311 206,554,463 103,475,184
Net asset value of shares issued for reinvestment
of dividends.................................. 17,063,776 1,906,452 17,033,551 1,409,254
Cost of shares reacquired........................ (13,804,479) (6,603,776) (24,907,667) (76,308,910)
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM FUND SHARE
TRANSACTIONS.................................. 20,975,532 2,991,987 198,680,347 28,575,528
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS............................. 52,311,394 2,816,263 483,159,706 28,575,528
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year................................ 223,870,280 25,272,178 407,701,217 13,493,801
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END OF YEAR*..................................... $276,181,674 $28,088,441 $890,860,923 $ 42,069,329
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* Includes undistributed net investment income
of:.............................................. $5,732,244 $2,318,362 $1,059,153 --
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Managed Assets Trust, High Yield Bond Trust, Capital Appreciation Fund
and Money Market Portfolio (collectively, "Fund(s)") are each a Massachusetts
business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
as a diversified, open-end management investment companies. Shares of the Funds
are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain
variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.
The significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds are:
(a) security transactions are accounted for on trade date; (b) securities traded
on national securities markets are valued at the closing prices on such markets;
securities for which no sales price were reported and U.S. government and agency
obligations are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked
prices or on the basis of quotations received from reputable brokers or other
recognized sources; (c) securities for which market quotations are not available
will be valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the
Board of Trustees; (d) securities maturing within 60 days are valued at cost
plus accreted discount, or minus amortized premium, which approximates value;
(e) securities, other than U.S. government agencies and obligations, that have a
maturity of 60 days or more are valued at prices based on market quotations for
securities of similar type, yield and maturity; (f) interest income, adjusted
for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the
accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date; foreign
dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practical after the
Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising
reasonable due diligence; (g) gains or losses on the sale of securities are
calculated by using the specific identification method; (h) dividends and
distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date; (i) the
accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars
on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income and
expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date
that such transactions are recorded. Differences between income and expense
amounts recorded and collected or paid are adjusted when reported by the
custodian; (j) the character of income and gains to be distributed are
determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from
generally accepted accounting principles. At December 31, 1999,
reclassifications were made to the capital accounts of the Managed Assets Trust,
High Yield Bond Trust and Capital Appreciation Fund to reflect permanent
book/tax differences and income and gains available for distributions under
income tax regulations. Accordingly, for the High Yield Bond Trust, a portion of
accumulated net realized loss amounting to $748,206 was reclassified to paid-in
capital. Net investment income, net realized gains and net assets were not
affected by this change; (k) the Funds intend to comply with the requirements of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, pertaining to regulated
investment companies and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to
relieve it from substantially all Federal income and excise taxes; and (l)
estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities
and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements
are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any
other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results
to differ.
2. DIVIDENDS
Money Market Portfolio declares and records a dividend of substantially all
of its net investment income on each business day. Such dividends are paid or
reinvested on the payable date.
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
Travelers Asset Management International Corporation ("TAMIC"), an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., acts as investment manager and
advisor to the Managed Assets Trust ("MAT"), High Yield Bond Trust ("HYBT"),
Capital Appreciation Fund ("CAF") and Money Market Portfolio ("MMP"). MAT, CAF
and MMP pay TAMIC an investment management and advisory fee calculated at the
annual rate of 0.50%, 0.75% and 0.3233%, respectively of its average daily net
assets. HYBT pays TAMIC an investment management and advisory fee calculated at
an annual rate of 0.50% on the first $50,000,000, 0.40% on the next
$100,000,000, 0.30% on the next $100,000,000 and 0.25% on the amount over
$250,000,000 of its average daily net assets. This fee is calculated daily and
paid monthly.
TAMIC has a sub-advisory agreement with The Travelers Investment Management
Company, Inc. ("TIMCO"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc.
Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreement, TIMCO is responsible for the day-to-day
portfolio operations and investment decisions for MAT. As a result, TAMIC pays
TIMCO, as sub-advisor, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of MAT.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
TAMIC also has a sub-advisory agreement with Janus Capital Corporation
("Janus"). Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreement, Janus is responsible for the
day-to-day portfolio operations and investment decisions for CAF. As a result,
TAMIC pays Janus, as sub-advisor, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of CAF.
Travelers Insurance Company ("Travelers Insurance") acts as administrator
to the Funds. The Funds pay Travelers Insurance an administration fee calculated
at an annual rate of 0.06% of its average daily net assets. Travelers Insurance
has entered into a sub-administrative services agreement with SSB Citi Fund
Management LLC ("SSBC"), formerly known as SSBC Fund Management Inc., a
subsidiary of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. ("SSBH"). Travelers Insurance
pays SSBC, as sub-administrator, a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.06% for
the average daily net assets of each Fund. This fee is calculated daily and paid
monthly.
Effective October 1999, Smith Barney Private Trust Company ("Private
Trust"), another subsidiary of Citigroup, became the Trust's transfer agent and
PFPC Global Fund Services ("PFPC") became the Trust's sub-transfer agent.
Private Trust receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to
the account size and type of account. PFPC is responsible for shareholder
recordkeeping and financial processing for all shareholder accounts and is paid
by Private Trust. During the period October 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999,
MAT, HYBT, CAF and MMP each paid transfer agent fees of $1,250 to Private Trust.
Brokerage commissions of $11,797 were received from affiliated brokers.
One Trustee and all officers of the Funds are employees of Citigroup, Inc.,
or its subsidiaries.
4. INVESTMENTS
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of purchases
and proceeds from sales of investments (including maturities, but excluding
short-term securities) were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED HIGH CAPITAL
ASSETS YIELD BOND APPRECIATION
TRUST TRUST FUND
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Purchases................................................... $178,872,424 $29,315,601 $710,021,790
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Sales....................................................... 149,297,456 30,074,602 418,229,757
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</TABLE>
At December 31, 1999, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and
depreciation of investments for Federal income tax purposes were substantially
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED HIGH CAPITAL
ASSETS YIELD BOND APPRECIATION
TRUST TRUST FUND
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gross unrealized appreciation............................... $ 77,470,903 $ 369,766 $909,337,079
Gross unrealized depreciation............................... (11,478,889) (1,205,982) (3,597,720)
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).................. $ 65,992,014 $ (836,216) $905,739,359
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</TABLE>
5. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds purchase (and its custodian takes possession of) U.S. Government
securities from banks and securities dealers subject to agreements to resell the
securities to the sellers at a future date (generally, the next business day) at
an agreed-upon higher repurchase price. The Funds require continual maintenance
of the market value of the collateral in amounts at least equal to the
repurchase price.
6. FUTURES CONTRACTS
Initial margin deposits made upon entering into futures contracts are
recognized as assets. The initial margin is segregated by the custodian and is
noted in the schedule of investments. During the period the futures contract is
open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or
losses by "marking-to-market" on a daily basis to reflect the market value of
the contract at the end of each day's trading. Variation margin payments are
made or received and recognized as assets due from or liabilities due to broker,
depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to
the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions
and the Funds' basis in the contract.
The Funds enter into such contracts to hedge portions of their respective
portfolios. The Funds bear the market risk that arises from changes in the value
of the financial instruments and securities indices (futures contracts).
At December 31, 1999, MAT had sold one financial futures contract on the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index expiring in March 2000. The basis value of the
contract was $12,545,313. The market value of the contract on December 31, 1999,
was $12,986,750, resulting in an unrealized loss of $441,437.
7. OPTIONS CONTRACTS
Premiums paid when put or call options are purchased by the Funds,
represent investments, which are "marked-to-market" daily. When a purchased
option expires, the Funds realize a loss in the amount of the premium paid. When
the Funds enter into closing sales transactions, the Funds realize a gain or
loss depending on whether the proceeds from the closing sales transaction are
greater or less than the premium paid for the option. When the Funds exercise a
put option, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying
security and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium
originally paid. When the Funds exercise a call option, the cost of the security
which the Funds purchase upon exercise will be increased by the premium
originally paid.
At December 31, 1999, the Funds had no open purchased call or put options
contracts.
8. SECURITIES TRADED ON A TO-BE-ANNOUNCED BASIS
The Funds may trade securities on a "to-be-announced" ("TBA") basis. In a
TBA transaction, the Funds commit to purchasing or selling securities for which
specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade, particularly the
face amount and maturity date in GNMA/FNMA transactions. Securities purchased on
a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Funds, normally 15
to 45 days later. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and
their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
At December 31, 1999, the Funds held no TBA securities.
9. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARD
At December 31, 1999, HYBT had, for Federal income tax purposes,
approximately $705,000 of capital loss carryforwards available to offset future
capital gains. To the extent that these carryforward losses can be used to
offset realized capital gains, it is probable that such gains will not be
distributed. The amount and expiration of the carryforwards are indicated below.
Expiration occurs on December 31 of the year indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 2001 2002 2004 2007
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Carryforward Amounts.......................... $48,000 $135,000 $38,000 $342,000 $142,000
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</TABLE>
10. FOREIGN SECURITIES
Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments
involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with
investing in U.S. companies and the U.S. Government. These risks include
revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic
developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign
governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile
than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
11. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of
shares of beneficial interest without par value. Transactions in shares of each
Fund were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
MANAGED ASSETS TRUST
Shares sold................................................. 1,654,617 955,576
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 1,187,265 921,867
Shares reacquired........................................... (581,353) (747,496)
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Net Increase................................................ 2,260,529 1,129,947
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HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST
Shares sold................................................. 776,247 772,815
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 245,327 196,339
Shares reacquired........................................... (671,120) (673,313)
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Net Increase................................................ 350,454 295,841
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CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
Shares sold................................................. 5,582,389 3,602,035
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 400,399 292,021
Shares reacquired........................................... (626,790) (448,218)
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Net Increase................................................ 5,355,998 3,445,838
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MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
Shares sold................................................. 388,474,577 103,475,184
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 3,049,209 1,409,254
Shares reacquired........................................... (313,623,231) (76,308,910)
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Net Increase................................................ 77,900,555 28,575,528
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</TABLE>
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended
December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED ASSETS TRUST 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR............. $19.99 $17.65 $14.98 $15.50 $12.85
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income........................ 0.39 0.41 0.48 0.46 0.49
Net realized and unrealized gain............. 2.30 3.27 2.70 1.50 2.83
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Total Income From Operations................... 2.69 3.68 3.18 1.96 3.32
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM(1):
Net investment income........................ (0.39) (0.47) (0.12) (0.89) (0.50)
Net realized gains........................... (1.17) (0.87) (0.39) (1.59) (0.17)
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Total Distributions............................ (1.56) (1.34) (0.51) (2.48) (0.67)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR................... $21.12 $19.99 $17.65 $14.98 $15.50
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TOTAL RETURN................................... 14.22% 21.44% 21.31% 13.78% 27.12%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)................ $339,438 $276,182 $223,870 $188,610 $171,276
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(2).................................. 0.60% 0.60% 0.63% 0.58% 0.58%
Net investment income........................ 2.17 2.30 2.91 3.51 3.49
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE........................ 51% 74% 90% 108% 110%
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR.............. $9.85 $9.89 $8.49 $9.00 $8.49
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income......................... 0.81 0.77 0.76 0.91 0.80
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)....... (0.38) (0.13) 0.65 0.41 0.41
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Total Income From Operations.................... 0.43 0.64 1.41 1.32 1.21
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM(1):
Net investment income......................... (0.81) (0.68) (0.01) (1.83) (0.70)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR.................... $9.47 $9.85 $9.89 $8.49 $9.00
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TOTAL RETURN.................................... 4.42% 6.56% 16.56% 16.05% 15.47%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)................. $30,317 $28,088 $25,272 $17,291 $12,902
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(2)(3)................................ 0.81% 0.82% 0.84% 0.97% 1.25%
Net investment income......................... 8.85 8.42 9.04 11.01 9.37
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE......................... 112% 147% 137% 84% 222%
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</TABLE>
(1) Distributions from realized gains include both net realized short-term and
long-term capital gains. Prior to 1996 net realized short-term capital gains
were included in distributions from net investment income.
(2) As a result of voluntary expense limitations, the ratio of expenses to
average net assets will not exceed 1.25%.
(3) The ratio of expenses to average net assets reflects an expense
reimbursement by The Travelers in connection with voluntary expense
limitations. Without the expense reimbursement, the ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 1.28% for the year ended December 31,
1995.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
For a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended
December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR............ $72.74 $46.32 $36.72 $33.18 $24.50
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income....................... 0.04 0.06 0.19 0.23 0.24
Net realized and unrealized gain............ 38.08 28.07 9.41 8.49 8.61
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Total Income From Operations.................. 38.12 28.13 9.60 8.72 8.85
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM(1):
Net investment income....................... (0.07) (0.18) -- (0.41) (0.17)
Net realized gains.......................... (1.99) (1.53) (0.00)* (4.77) --
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Total Distributions........................... (2.06) (1.71) (0.00)* (5.18) (0.17)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR.................. $108.80 $72.74 $46.32 $36.72 $33.18
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TOTAL RETURN.................................. 53.52% 61.63% 26.14% 28.21% 36.37%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)............... $1,915,161 $890,861 $407,701 $224,132 $122,155
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(2)................................. 0.83% 0.85% 0.84% 0.83% 0.85%
Net investment income....................... 0.07 0.18 0.54 0.69 0.84
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE....................... 37% 53% 89% 84% 124%
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR............ $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
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Net investment income(3).................... 0.049 0.049 0.049 0.0412 0.0417
Distributions from net investment income.... (0.049) (0.049) (0.049) (0.0412) (0.0417)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR.................. $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
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TOTAL RETURN.................................. 4.96% 5.08% 5.03% 4.20% 4.17%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)............... $119,970 $42,069 $13,494 $3,543 $1,417
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(2)(3)(4)........................... 0.37% 0.65% 0.57% 0.78% 1.25%
Net investment income....................... 4.96 5.37 5.03 3.72 --
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</TABLE>
(1) Distributions from realized gains include both net realized short-term and
long-term capital gains. Prior to 1996 net realized short-term capital gains
were included in distributions from net investment income.
(2) As a result of voluntary expense limitations, the ratio of expenses to
average net assets will not exceed 1.25% and 0.40% for Capital Appreciation
Fund and Money Market Portfolio, respectively.
(3) Travelers Insurance reimbursed Money Market Portfolio for $85,612, $31,300
and $43,376 in expenses for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1997 and
1996, respectively. If expenses were not reimbursed, the per share decreases
of net investment income would have been $0.001, $0.002 and $0.02,
respectively, and the actual expense ratios would have been 0.50%, 1.39% and
1.71%, respectively.
(4) The ratio of expenses to average net assets for 1995 reflects an expense
reimbursement by The Travelers in connection with voluntary expense
limitations. Without the expense reimbursement, the ratio of expenses to
average net assets would have been 7.37% for the year ended December 31,
1995.
* Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
MANAGED ASSETS TRUST, HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST, CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND AND MONEY
MARKET PORTFOLIO:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including
the schedules of investments, of Managed Assets Trust, High Yield Bond Trust,
Capital Appreciation Fund and Money Market Portfolio as of December 31, 1999,
and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, statements of
changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended,
and financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year 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. The financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period
ended December 31, 1996 were audited by other auditors whose report thereon,
dated February 24, 1997, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial
highlights.
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, 1999, by correspondence with the custodian. As to securities
purchased but not yet received, we performed other appropriate auditing
procedures. 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 positions of
Managed Assets Trust, High Yield Bond Trust, Capital Appreciation Fund and Money
Market Portfolio as of December 31, 1999, their results of their operations for
the year then ended, changes in their net assets for each of the years in the
two-year period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the years
in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
[KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Signature]
New York, New York
February 11, 2000
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TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For Federal tax purposes the Trust or Fund hereby designates for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999:
- Percentages of ordinary dividends paid as qualifying for the corporate
dividends received deduction:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Managed Assets Trust.............................. 32.10%
High Yield Bond Trust............................. 2.01
Capital Appreciation Fund......................... 100.00
</TABLE>
- Total long-term capital gain distributions paid:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Managed Assets Trust.............................. $15,558,157
Capital Appreciation Fund......................... 30,268,189
</TABLE>
A total of 17.05% of the ordinary dividends paid by the Managed Assets Trust
from net investment income are derived from Federal obligations and may be
exempt from taxation at the state level.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
The U.S. Government Securities Portfolio ("Portfolio") seeks to select
investments from the point of view of an investor concerned primarily with
highest credit quality, current income and total return. The assets of the
Portfolio will be invested in direct obligations of the United States, its
agencies and instrumentalities. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the
Portfolio had a return of a negative 4.23%. In comparison, the Lehman Government
Bond Index returned a negative 2.23% for the same time period. (Past performance
is not indicative of future results. The Lehman Government Bond Index is a broad
measure of the performance of U.S. government bonds.)
1999 was a year that saw sustained economic growth at home and recovery abroad.
Following the events surrounding the Russian debt default in August of
1998 -- which included a decline in bond yields and a 0.75% fall in the federal
funds rate -- yields have risen. Investor optimism, however, was tempered by
concerns about inflation and continued economic growth. Yet both Russia and
Argentina remain economic hot spots and deserve close monitoring. Moreover, the
reconstruction of Kosovo and peacekeeping efforts in that war-torn country will
also be an ongoing challenge.
The period was marked by continued strong U.S. economic growth, historically low
inflation and low unemployment. Diminishing liquidity in the bond market was
precipitated by the global financial crisis that reached its climax in October
1998. Meanwhile, the Fed reversed its three short-term interest rate movements,
with 25-basis-point (i.e., 100 basis points are equal to one percent) increases
implemented on June 30, August 24 and November 16, 1999, respectively.
A robust U.S. economy and three Fed interest rate hikes negatively impacted bond
investors in 1999, the worst year for fixed income investing since 1994. The
30-year U.S. Treasury bond suffered its worst decline in total return on record.
In the view of the Portfolio's manager, this poor performance from U.S.
Treasuries reflected the reversal of the "flight to quality" that developed
during the global financial turmoil at the end of 1998.
In the manager's view, the worst may be over. Many bond investment professionals
expect that yields for 30-year U.S. Treasuries should trade between 6% and 6.7%
in the next 12 months. These yields can provide investors with a comfortable
cushion against declines in the bonds' prices. Of course, inflation is what
actually drives bond market returns. Concerns persist over the acceleration in
inflation in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), which climbed in 1999 as oil
prices doubled.
During the period, the Portfolio's income orientation helped returns due to
emphasis on mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasury strips throughout the
year. This strategy was implemented in an attempt to mirror the 5-10-year U.S.
Treasury benchmark. In addition, a duration of 5.25 - 5.375 years in the
Portfolio has been maintained.
Within the U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, the manager has sought to
maximize income during the period through mortgage-backed securities, buying
coupon at or near par and avoiding any potential prepayment risk. (Coupon is the
periodic interest payment made to the bondholders during the life of the bond.
Prepayment risk refers to payments made in excess of scheduled mortgage
principal repayments.)
During the period under review, the Portfolio's strategy included slowly buying
U.S. Treasuries and extending maturities as interest rates rose. In the
manager's view, yields over the near term have already seen their highs, and in
the coming months he plans to increase the Portfolio's U.S. Treasury exposure
and reduce its mortgage-backed securities holdings because of expectations that
rates should continue to decline.
In the opinion of the manager, the trend of lower interest rates has not ended
but periods of lower rates from current levels may be less frequent and shorter
in duration. Income most likely will be the primary component of Portfolio
performance going forward. The manager's efforts will be on focusing on
minimizing price volatility and maximizing income opportunities and maintaining
liquidity.
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
The Social Awareness Stock Portfolio ("Portfolio") seeks long-term capital
appreciation by selecting investments, primarily common stocks, that meet the
social criteria established for the Portfolio. The Portfolio's social criteria
currently excludes companies that derive a significant portion of their revenues
from the production of tobacco, tobacco products, alcohol, or
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military defense related services or gambling services. For the year ended
December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 15.84%, underperforming the S&P 500,
which posted a total return of 21.03%. (Past performance is not indicative of
future results.)
Consistent with its investment objective, the Portfolio began the reporting
period with holdings in the technology, consumer products, financial services,
healthcare, communications and energy sectors. At this time, the Portfolio also
had approximately 6% in liquid reserves.
As of December 31, 1999, the Portfolio consisted of 86 individual investments.
The Portfolio is overweighted versus its benchmark in basic materials, consumer
cyclical, transportation and utilities. Moreover, the Portfolio was slightly
underweight in the capital goods, communication services, energy and technology
sectors. The manager remains optimistic regarding the future of the U.S. economy
and several of its major corporations over the long term.
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
The Utilities Portfolio ("Portfolio") seeks to provide current income by
investing in equity and debt securities of companies in the utility industries.
For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned a negative 0.08%.
In comparison, the Standard & Poor's Utility Index ("S&P Utility Index")
returned a negative 8.88% for the same time period. In a difficult market for
both utilities stocks and bonds, the Utilities Portfolio continued to generate
competitive performance. (Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Please note that Portfolio holdings as of December 31, 1999 and are subject to
change.)
The Utilities Portfolio began the reporting period with total assets of $32.9
million and ended the year with $31.4 million in assets under management. As of
December 31, 1999, the Portfolio had 57% of its investments in electric
utilities, approximately 24% in telecommunications related companies and 14% in
natural gas utilities.
The Portfolio's holdings in NEXTLINK Communications, MediaOne Group, Calpine
Corp., The Montana Power Co., Sprint, Qwest Communications and MCI Worldcom
largely contributed to the Portfolio's relative positive performance. Holdings
in the traditional electric and gas utilities sectors adversely affected the
Portfolio during 1999.
Thank you for your investment in The Travelers Series Trust. We look forward to
continuing to help you pursue your financial goals in the new century.
Sincerely,
/s/ HEATH B. MCLENDON
Heath B. McLendon
Chairman
January 20, 2000
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON -- U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO AS OF 12/31/99
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
----------------------------
<S> <C>
Year Ended 12/31/99 (4.23)%
Five Years Ended 12/31/99 8.45%
1/24/92* through 12/31/99 6.69%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
1/24/92* through 12/31/99 67.24%
* Commencement of operations
</TABLE>
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on January
24, 1992, assuming reinvestment of dividends, through December 31,
1999. The Lehman Government Bond Index is a broad-based Index of
all public debt obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies
and has an average maturity of nine years. The Consumer Price Index
is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed
market basket of goods and services.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
PORTFOLIO LEHMAN GOV'T BOND INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
-------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1/24/92 10000 10000 10000
12/92 10790 10723 10275
12/93 11813 11866 10557
12/94 11147 11464 10840
12/95 13869 13567 11115
12/96 14077 13943 11484
12/97 15846 15280 11679
12/98 17463 16785 11866
12/99 16739 16411 12220
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. Investment return and
principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment
income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming
reinvestments of dividends. The returns do not reflect expenses associated with
the subaccount such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender
charges which, if reflected, would reduce the performance shown.
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON -- SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO AS OF 12/31/99
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
----------------------------
<S> <C>
Year Ended 12/31/99 15.84%
Five Years Ended 12/31/99 25.56%
5/1/92* through 12/31/99 18.07%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
5/1/92* through 12/31/99 257.65%
* Commencement of operations
</TABLE>
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on May 1,
1992, assuming reinvestment of dividends, through December 31,
1999. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is an unmanaged index
composed of 500 widely held common stocks listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and the over-the-counter
market. The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the average change
in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STANDARD & POOR'S 500
SOCIAL AWARENESS PORTFOLIO INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
-------------------------- --------------------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
5/1/92 10000 10000 10000
12/92 10950 10673 10157
12/93 11777 11745 10436
12/94 11461 11900 10716
12/95 15285 14509 10988
12/96 18339 17838 11353
12/97 23343 23789 11545
12/98 30875 30626 11731
12/99 35765 37067 12080
</TABLE>
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. Investment return and
principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment
income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming
reinvestments of dividends. The returns do not reflect expenses associated with
the subaccount such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender
charges which, if reflected, would reduce the performance shown.
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON -- UTILITIES PORTFOLIO AS OF 12/31/99 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
----------------------------
<S> <C>
Year Ended 12/31/99 (0.08)%
Five Years Ended 12/31/99 16.33%
2/4/94* through 12/31/99 13.98%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
----------------------------
2/4/94* through 12/31/99 116.62%
* Commencement of operations
</TABLE>
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on
February 4, 1994, assuming reinvestment of dividends, through
December 31, 1999. Standard & Poor's 500 Index is an unmanaged
index composed of 500 widely held common stocks listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and over-the-counter
market. The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the average change
in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STANDARD & POOR'S 500
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
------------------- --------------------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
2/4/94 10000 10000 10000
12/94 10170 10072 10205
12/95 13149 13852 10464
12/96 14638 17031 10811
12/97 18340 22712 10995
12/98 21680 29240 11171
12/99 21662 35390 11504
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. Investment return and
principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment
income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming
reinvestments of dividends. The returns do not reflect expenses associated with
the subaccount such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender
charges which, if reflected, would reduce the performance shown.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1999
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE
AMOUNT SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- 35.5%
U.S. Treasury Notes:
$6,000,000 6.875% due 5/15/06.......................................... $ 6,105,720
2,000,000 5.500% due 5/15/09.......................................... 1,865,140
2,000,000 6.125% due 8/15/29.......................................... 1,906,820
7,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 7.250% due 5/15/16....................... 7,321,440
9,000,000 U.S. REFCO Strips, zero coupon due 10/15/13................... 3,435,750
1,023,630 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 3.875% due 4/15/29....... 956,357
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost -- $22,833,854)....... 21,591,227
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -- 63.2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Certificates:
3,000,000 5.705% due 3/2/09........................................... 2,730,780
7,223,094 6.500% due 3/15/28 @........................................ 6,781,745
3,000,000 Gold Certificates, 8.000% due 10/1/29......................... 3,030,930
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates:
2,730,892 7.000% due 6/1/24 @......................................... 2,641,263
2,754,336 6.500% due 8/1/29 @......................................... 2,596,815
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates:
1,652,887 9.000% due 9/15/09 @........................................ 1,730,870
617,346 8.500% due 7/15/18 @........................................ 635,286
1,967,042 6.500% due 12/15/28......................................... 1,847,780
8,157,222 6.000% due 2/20/29 @........................................ 6,443,506
3,364,126 7.000% due 5/15/29 @........................................ 3,250,587
2,992,161 7.500% due 9/15/29.......................................... 2,960,354
2,000,000 TBA Certificates, 6.500% due 12/17/28......................... 1,877,500
2,000,000 Tennessee Valley Authority Debenture, 6.250% due 12/15/17..... 1,808,300
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES(Cost -- $40,352,180)........... 38,335,716
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 1.3%
762,000 CS First Boston, 2.650% due 1/3/00; Proceeds at
maturity -- $762,166; (Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury
Notes, 5.430% due 6/1/00; Market value -- $778,010)
(Cost -- $762,000).......................................... 762,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100%(Cost -- $63,948,034*)............. $60,688,943
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</TABLE>
@ Date shown represents the last in range of maturity dates of mortgage
certificates owned.
* Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is substantially the same.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 92.5%
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BASIC MATERIALS -- 5.8%
19,000 Alcoa Inc. ................................................. $ 1,577,000
25,000 Engelhard Corp. ............................................ 471,875
20,000 Nucor Corp. ................................................ 1,096,250
16,000 Praxair, Inc. .............................................. 805,000
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3,950,125
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CAPITAL GOODS -- 3.0%
24,500 Anixter International Inc. (a).............................. 505,313
25,500 Deere & Co. ................................................ 1,106,062
9,800 Pitney Bowes, Inc. ......................................... 473,463
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2,084,838
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COMMUNICATION -- 4.6%
13,800 AT&T Corp. ................................................. 700,350
20,500 Bell Atlantic Corp. ........................................ 1,262,030
17,754 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a)...................................... 942,072
5,000 Time Warner Telecom Inc. (a)................................ 249,688
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3,154,140
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CONSUMER CYCLICALS -- 20.5%
19,200 Black & Decker Corp. ....................................... 1,003,200
16,991 Dollar General Corp. ....................................... 386,545
4,900 eTOYS Inc. (a).............................................. 128,625
28,200 Home Depot, Inc. ........................................... 1,933,462
50,000 Interface, Inc. ............................................ 287,500
31,000 Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. ................................. 749,813
8,632 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. -- ADR................. 1,165,320
27,500 Liz Claiborne, Inc. ........................................ 1,034,687
20,100 Lowe's Cos., Inc. .......................................... 1,200,974
24,500 May Department Stores Co. .................................. 790,125
33,000 Office Depot, Inc. (a)...................................... 360,938
31,200 Reader's Digest Association, Inc. .......................... 912,600
20,000 Ross Stores, Inc. .......................................... 358,750
37,600 Staples, Inc. (a)........................................... 780,200
22,200 Tribune Co. ................................................ 1,222,387
25,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...................................... 1,728,124
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14,043,250
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
CONSUMER STAPLES -- 7.7%
5,922 Albertson's, Inc. .......................................... $ 190,985
18,000 Brinker International, Inc. (a)............................. 432,000
18,000 Kimberly-Clark Corp. ....................................... 1,174,500
27,400 Kroger Co. (a).............................................. 517,175
14,800 Newell Co. ................................................. 429,200
25,000 Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. ................................. 414,063
4,800 PepsiCo, Inc. .............................................. 169,200
22,700 Sysco Corp. ................................................ 898,069
7,480 Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. (a)......................... 288,915
7,142 Unilever N.V. -- ADR........................................ 388,793
18,000 Wendy's International, Inc. ................................ 371,250
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5,274,150
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ENERGY -- 2.8%
6,600 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. ................................... 225,225
22,826 BP Amoco PLC -- ADR......................................... 1,353,866
5,000 Royal Dutch Petro -- ADR.................................... 302,188
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1,881,279
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FINANCIALS -- 12.4%
26,700 ACE, Ltd. .................................................. 445,556
4,333 Aegon N.V. -- ADR........................................... 413,806
17,200 Allstate Corp. ............................................. 412,800
4,000 American Express Co. ....................................... 665,000
7,640 American International Group Inc. .......................... 826,075
14,400 Associates First Capital Corp. ............................. 395,100
9,962 Bank of America Corp. ...................................... 499,968
13,300 Chase Manhattan Corp. ...................................... 1,033,243
450 DLJdirect (a)............................................... 6,103
6,395 Fleet Boston Financial Corp. ............................... 222,626
9,400 Freddie Mac................................................. 442,388
10,000 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. .................... 473,750
14,000 Lincoln National Corp. ..................................... 560,000
5,000 Marsh & Mclennan Cos. ...................................... 478,438
15,000 PNC Bank Corp. ............................................. 667,500
13,300 St. Paul Cos., Inc. ........................................ 448,044
6,800 State Street Corp. ......................................... 496,825
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8,487,222
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
HEALTH CARE -- 9.7%
32,800 Amgen Inc. (a).............................................. $ 1,970,050
11,400 C. R. Bard, Inc. ........................................... 604,200
12,000 DENTSPLY International, Inc. ............................... 283,500
20,000 HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a)....................................... 107,500
12,700 Johnson & Johnson........................................... 1,182,688
11,600 Merck & Co., Inc. .......................................... 777,925
17,700 Schering-Plough Corp. ...................................... 746,719
7,200 Stryker Corp. .............................................. 501,300
20,000 Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a).................................. 470,000
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6,643,882
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TECHNOLOGY -- 18.7%
12,000 America Online Inc. (a)..................................... 905,250
17,200 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ............................ 926,650
12,000 Cisco Systems Inc. (a)...................................... 1,285,500
19,000 Compaq Computer Corp. ...................................... 514,188
15,000 Electronic Data Systems Corp. .............................. 1,004,063
23,000 EMC Corp. (a)............................................... 2,512,750
10,400 Intel Corp. ................................................ 856,050
8,800 International Business Machines Corp. ...................... 950,400
14,400 Lucent Technologies Corp. .................................. 1,077,300
10,000 N2H2 Inc. (a)............................................... 235,000
10,000 Oracle Corp. (a)............................................ 1,120,625
12,400 Sun Microsystems Inc. (a)................................... 960,225
19,800 Xerox Corp. ................................................ 449,213
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12,797,214
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TRANSPORTATION -- 2.6%
26,187 Southwest Airlines.......................................... 423,902
2,100 United Parcel Services -- Class B Shares.................... 144,900
25,000 USFreightways Corp. ........................................ 1,196,874
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1,765,676
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UTILITIES -- 4.7%
17,100 AES Corp. (a)............................................... 1,278,225
27,000 Enron Corp. ................................................ 1,198,125
24,200 Williams Cos., Inc. ........................................ 739,613
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3,215,963
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost -- $43,977,464).................... 63,297,739
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE
AMOUNT SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 7.5%
$5,123,000 CS First Boston Corp., 2.650% due 1/3/00; Proceeds at
maturity -- $5,124,131; (Fully collateralized by U.S.
Treasury Bills, 5.325% due 6/1/00; Market
value -- $5,226,158) (Cost -- $5,123,000)................... 5,123,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100% (Cost -- $49,100,464*)............ $68,420,739
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</TABLE>
(a) Non-income producing security.
* Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1999
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 98.7%
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BROADCASTING & CABLE -- 4.9%
20,000 MediaOne Group, Inc.+....................................... $ 1,536,250
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ELECTRIC - UTILITY -- 56.6%
20,000 Allengheny Energy, Inc. .................................... 538,750
15,000 Calpine Corp.+.............................................. 960,000
15,000 Cinergy Corp. .............................................. 361,875
25,000 CMS Energy Corp. ........................................... 779,688
30,000 DQE, Inc. .................................................. 1,038,750
11,000 Duke Energy Corp. .......................................... 551,375
21,800 Edison International........................................ 570,887
25,000 El Paso Energy, Corp. ...................................... 970,312
20,000 Energy East Corp. .......................................... 416,250
29,000 FirstEnergy Group........................................... 657,938
20,000 Florida Progress Corp. ..................................... 846,250
10,000 FPL Group, Inc. ............................................ 428,125
20,000 GPU, Inc. .................................................. 598,750
20,000 Illinova Corp. ............................................. 695,000
30,000 Montana Power Co. .......................................... 1,081,875
11,000 New Century Energies, Inc. ................................. 334,125
53,000 Niagara Mohawk Power Co.+................................... 738,688
20,000 Nisource, Inc. ............................................. 357,500
30,000 Northeast Utilities......................................... 616,875
20,000 Northern States Power Co. .................................. 390,000
14,766 NSTAR....................................................... 598,023
21,000 PECO Energy Co. ............................................ 729,750
25,000 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. ................................ 764,062
10,000 Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. ...................... 348,125
15,000 SCANA Corp. ................................................ 403,125
36,000 Sierra Pacific Resources.................................... 623,250
10,000 Texas Utilities Co. ........................................ 355,625
30,000 Unicom Corp. ............................................... 1,005,000
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17,759,973
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NATURAL GAS -- 13.6%
16,000 Coastal Corp. .............................................. 567,000
10,000 Consolidated Natural Gas Co. ............................... 649,375
22,000 Energen Corp. .............................................. 397,375
15,000 MCN Energy Group, Inc. ..................................... 356,250
15,000 National Fuel Gas Co. ...................................... 697,500
20,000 Sempra Energy............................................... 347,500
20,000 Southwest Gas Corp. ........................................ 460,000
26,000 The Williams Cos., Inc. .................................... 794,625
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4,269,625
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DECEMBER 31, 1999
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
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SHARES SECURITY VALUE
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<C> <S> <C>
TELEPHONE -- 23.6%
9,450 AT&T Corp. ................................................. $ 479,587
10,000 Bell Atlantic Corp. ........................................ 615,625
4,650 Covad Communications+....................................... 260,109
10,000 GTE Corp. .................................................. 705,625
30,000 MCI Worldcom, Inc.+......................................... 1,591,875
16,000 NEXTLINK Communications Inc.+............................... 1,329,000
12,000 Qwest Communications International Inc.+.................... 516,000
20,000 SBC Communications Inc. .................................... 975,000
14,000 Sprint Corp. (FON Group).................................... 942,375
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7,415,196
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost -- $25,030,185).................... 30,981,044
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FACE
AMOUNT RATING(a) SECURITY VALUE
<C> <C> <S> <C>
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CORPORATE BONDS -- 1.3%
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ELECTRIC - UTILITY -- 0.6%
$200,000 A- Arizona Public Service Co., 7.250% due 8/1/23............... 178,750
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TELEPHONE -- 0.7%
230,000 A- MCI Communication Corp. 7.750% due 3/23/25.................. 218,213
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost -- $404,980).................... 396,963
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100%(Cost -- $25,435,165**)............ $31,378,007
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+ Non-income producing security.
(a) All ratings are by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, except those
identified by an asterisk (*) which are rated by Moody's Investors Service
Inc.
** Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.
See page 48 for definitions of ratings.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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BOND RATINGS (UNAUDITED)
The definitions of the applicable rating symbols are set forth below:
Standard & Poor's Ratings Service ("Standard & Poor's") -- Ratings from "AA" to
"C" may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign to show
relative standings within the major rating categories.
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
AAA -- Bonds rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by
Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and repay
principal is extremely strong.
AA -- Bonds rated "AA" has a very strong capacity to pay interest
and repay principal and differs from the highest rated issue
only in a small degree.
A -- Bonds 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 categories.
BBB -- Bonds rated "BBB" are regarded as having an adequate
capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas they
normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse
economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and
repay principal for bonds in this category than for bonds in
higher rated categories.
BB, B -- Bonds rated "BB" and "B" are regarded, on balance, as
and CCC predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay
interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of
the obligation. "BB" represents a lower degree of
speculation than "B", and "CCC" the highest degree of
speculation. While such bonds will likely have some quality
and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by
large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse
conditions.
C -- The rating "C" is reserved for income bonds on which no
interest is being paid.
D -- Bonds rated "D" are in default, and payment of interest
and/or repayment of principal is in arrears.
</TABLE>
Moody's Investors Service Inc. ("Moody's") -- Numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 may
be applied to each generic rating from "Aa" to "C", where 1 is the highest and 3
the lowest rating within its generic category.
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Aaa -- Bonds rated "Aaa" are judged 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.
Aa -- 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. They 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.
A -- Bonds 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.
Baa -- Bonds rated "Baa" are considered to be medium grade
obligations; that is, they are neither highly protected nor
poorly secured. Interest payment 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. These bonds lack
outstanding investment characteristics and may have
speculative characteristics as well.
Ba -- Bonds rated "Ba" are judged to have speculative elements;
their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the
protection of interest and principal payments may be very
moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good
and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.
B -- Bonds rated "B" generally lack characteristics of desirable
investments. Assurance of interest and principal payments or
of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long
period of time may be small.
Caa -- Bonds rated "Caa" are of poor standing. These issues may be
in default, or present elements of danger may exist with
respect to principal or interest.
Ca -- Bonds rated "Ca" represent obligations which are speculative
in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have
other marked shortcomings.
C -- Bonds rated "C" are the lowest rated class of bonds, and
issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor
prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.
NR -- Indicates that the bond is not rated by Standard & Poor's or
Moody's.
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SOCIAL AWARENESS
SECURITIES STOCK UTILITIES
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS:
Investments, at value (Cost -- $63,948,034
$49,100,464, and $25,435,165, respectively)....... $60,688,943 $68,420,739 $31,378,007
Cash................................................. 448,215 408 --
Dividends and interest receivable.................... 531,355 43,466 83,004
Receivable for securities sold....................... -- 222,221 269,579
Receivable for Fund shares sold...................... -- -- 14,323
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TOTAL ASSETS......................................... 61,668,513 68,686,834 31,744,913
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LIABILITIES:
Investment advisory fees payable..................... 17,453 42,546 17,460
Administration fees payable.......................... 3,171 10,337 1,612
Payable to bank...................................... -- -- 283,578
Payable for Fund shares purchased.................... 15,721 45,276 --
Payable for securities purchased..................... -- 327,045 --
Accrued expenses..................................... 9,477 22,913 29,183
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TOTAL LIABILITIES.................................... 45,822 448,117 331,833
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TOTAL NET ASSETS....................................... $61,622,691 $68,238,717 $31,413,080
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NET ASSETS:
Paid-in capital...................................... $64,156,331 $47,783,697 $24,677,585
Undistributed net investment income.................. 3,702,189 378,042 823,546
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from security
transactions...................................... (2,976,738) 756,703 (30,893)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments....................................... (3,259,091) 19,320,275 5,942,842
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TOTAL NET ASSETS....................................... $61,622,691 $68,238,717 $31,413,080
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SHARES OUTSTANDING..................................... 5,451,398 2,319,103 1,974,463
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NET ASSET VALUE, PER SHARE............................. $11.30 $29.42 $15.91
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</TABLE>
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SOCIAL AWARENESS
SECURITIES STOCK UTILITIES
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest................................................ $ 4,068,794 $ 271,084 $ 108,892
Dividends............................................... -- 566,041 1,015,481
Less: Foreign withholding tax........................... -- (18,941) --
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TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME................................. 4,068,794 818,184 1,124,373
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EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fees (Note 2)....................... 205,660 348,890 222,001
Administration fees (Note 2)............................ 37,886 32,806 20,492
Audit and legal......................................... 26,000 29,500 29,469
Shareholder and system servicing fees................... 15,000 13,000 13,000
Shareholder communications.............................. 6,000 5,500 7,196
Custody................................................. 4,300 3,516 3,000
Trustees' fees.......................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000
Pricing service fees.................................... 800 -- 500
Other................................................... 2,500 1,006 990
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TOTAL EXPENSES.......................................... 302,146 438,218 300,648
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME..................................... 3,766,648 379,966 823,725
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS (NOTE
3):
Realized Gain (Loss) From Security Transactions
(excluding short-term securities):
Proceeds from sales.................................. 98,750,626 6,690,168 3,331,237
Cost of securities sold.............................. 101,447,550 5,924,447 3,362,130
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NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS)................................ (2,696,924) 765,721 (30,893)
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of
Investments:
Beginning of year.................................... 471,702 12,473,196 6,697,308
End of year.......................................... (3,259,091) 19,320,275 5,942,842
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CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION).... (3,730,793) 6,847,079 (754,466)
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NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS............................ (6,427,717) 7,612,800 (785,359)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS......... $ (2,661,069) $ 7,992,766 $ 38,366
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SOCIAL AWARENESS
SECURITIES STOCK UTILITIES
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income............................ $ 3,766,648 $ 379,966 $ 823,725
Net realized gain (loss)......................... (2,696,924) 765,721 (30,893)
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)................................ (3,730,793) 6,847,079 (754,466)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM
OPERATIONS.................................... (2,661,069) 7,992,766 38,366
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income............................ (5,416) (185,510) (791,288)
Net realized gains............................... -- (952,059) (1,799,094)
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS.................................. (5,416) (1,137,569) (2,590,382)
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FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 8):
Net proceeds from sale of shares................. 14,321,630 22,265,700 6,945,662
Net asset value of shares issued for reinvestment
of dividends.................................. 5,416 1,137,569 2,590,382
Cost of shares reacquired........................ (16,491,880) (1,502,002) (8,479,998)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS....................... (2,164,834) 21,901,267 1,056,046
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS.................. (4,831,319) 28,756,464 (1,495,970)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year................................ 66,454,010 39,482,253 32,909,050
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END OF YEAR*..................................... $ 61,622,691 $68,238,717 $31,413,080
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* Includes undistributed net investment income
of:........................................... $3,702,189 $378,042 $823,546
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</TABLE>
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
31, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SOCIAL AWARENESS
SECURITIES STOCK UTILITIES
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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OPERATIONS:
Net investment income............................ $ 2,553,087 $ 185,510 $ 793,468
Net realized gain................................ 3,015,324 952,131 1,796,917
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized
appreciation.................................. (1,235,350) 7,147,456 1,908,703
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS........... 4,333,061 8,285,097 4,499,088
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income............................ (2,585,952) (156,005) (643,885)
Net realized gains............................... (2,807,849) (535,723) (609,017)
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS.................................. (5,393,801) (691,728) (1,252,902)
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FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 8):
Net proceeds from sale of shares................. 37,655,108 12,345,818 10,648,592
Net asset value of shares issued for reinvestment
of dividends.................................. 5,393,801 691,728 1,252,902
Cost of shares reacquired........................ (10,813,602) (2,161,874) (3,651,686)
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM FUND SHARE
TRANSACTIONS.................................. 32,235,307 10,875,672 8,249,808
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS............................. 31,174,567 18,469,041 11,495,994
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year................................ 35,279,443 21,013,212 21,413,056
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END OF YEAR*..................................... $ 66,454,010 $39,482,253 $32,909,050
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* Includes undistributed net investment income
of:........................................... $5,474 $185,510 $791,288
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The U.S. Government Securities, Social Awareness Stock and Utilities
Portfolios (collectively, "Portfolio(s)") are separate investment portfolios of
The Travelers Series Trust ("Trust"). The Trust is a Massachusetts business
trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a
diversified, open-end management investment company and consists of these
portfolios and 17 other separate investment portfolios: Travelers Quality Bond,
Lazard International Stock, MFS Emerging Growth, Federated High Yield, Federated
Stock, Large Cap, Equity Income, Disciplined Mid Cap Stock, Convertible Bond,
Strategic Stock, Disciplined Small Cap Stock, MFS Mid Cap Growth, MFS Research,
NWQ Large Cap, Jurika & Vogles Core Equity, Zero Coupon Bond Fund Portfolio
Series 2000 and Zero Coupon Bond Fund Portfolio Series 2005 Portfolios. Shares
of the Trust are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund
certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts. The financial
statements and financial highlights for the other portfolios are presented in
separate shareholder reports.
The significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolios
are: (a) security transactions are accounted for on trade date; (b) securities
traded on national securities markets are valued at the closing prices on such
markets; securities for which no sales prices were reported and U.S. Government
and Agency obligations are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and
asked prices or on the basis of quotations received from reputable brokers or
other recognized sources; (c) securities for which market quotations are not
available will be valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction
of the Board of Trustees; (d) securities maturing within 60 days are valued at
cost plus accreted discount, or minus amortized premium, which approximates
value; (e) securities, other than U.S. government agencies and obligations, that
have a maturity of 60 days or more are valued at prices based on market
quotations for securities of similar type, yield and maturity; (f) interest
income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is
recorded on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date; (g) gains or losses on the sale of securities are calculated by using the
specific identification method; (h) dividends and distributions to shareholders
are recorded on the ex-dividend date; (i) the Portfolios intend to comply with
the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, pertaining to
regulated investment companies and to make distributions of taxable income
sufficient to relieve it from substantially all Federal income and excise taxes;
(j) the character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in
accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. At December 31, 1999, reclassifications were made to the
capital accounts of the U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, Social Awareness
Stock Portfolio and Utilities Portfolio to reflect permanent book/tax
differences and income and gains available for distribution under income tax
regulations. Accordingly, for the Utilities Portfolio, a portion of
undistributed net investment income amounting to $173 and accumulated net
realized losses amounting to $3 was reclassified to paid-in capital. In
addition, for the U.S. Government Securities a portion of undistributed net
investment income amounting to $58 was reclassed to paid in capital. Net
investment income, net realized gains and net assets for each Portfolio were not
affected by these changes; and (k) estimates and assumptions are required to be
made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from
operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic
environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining
these estimates could cause actual results to differ.
2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
Travelers Asset Management International Corporation ("TAMIC"), an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., acts as investment manager and
advisor to the U.S. Government Securities Portfolio ("USGS"). USGS pays TAMIC an
investment management and advisory fee calculated at the annual rate of 0.3233%
of its average daily net assets. This fee is calculated daily and paid monthly.
SSB Citi Fund Management LLC ("SSBC"), formerly known as SSBC Fund
Management Inc., a subsidiary of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. ("SSBH") and
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., acts as investment
manager and advisor to the Social Awareness Stock ("SAS") and Utilities
("Utilities") Portfolios. SAS pays SSBC an investment management and advisory
fee calculated at an annual rate of: 0.65% on the first $50 million, 0.55% on
the next $50 million, 0.45% on the next $100 million and 0.40% on amounts over
$200 million of the average daily net assets. Utilities pays SSBC investment
management and advisory fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.65% of the
average daily net assets. These fees are calculated daily and paid monthly.
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Travelers Insurance Company ("Travelers Insurance") acts as administrator
to the Portfolios. The Portfolios pay Travelers Insurance an administration fee
calculated at an annual rate of 0.06% of the average daily net assets. Travelers
Insurance has entered into a sub-administrative services agreement with SSBC.
Travelers Insurance pays SSBC, as sub-administrator, a fee calculated at an
annual rate of 0.06% of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio. This fee
is calculated daily and paid monthly.
Effective October 1999, Smith Barney Private Trust Company ("Private
Trust"), another subsidiary of Citigroup, became the Fund's transfer agent and
PFPC Global Fund Services ("PFPC") became the sub-transfer agent. Private Trust
receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the size and
type of account. PFPC is responsible for shareholder recordkeeping and financial
processing for all shareholder accounts and is paid by Private Trust. During the
period October 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, USGS, SAS, and Utilities, the
Fund each paid transfer agent fees of $1,250 to Private Trust.
One Trustee and all officers of the Trust are employees of Citigroup, Inc.,
or its subsidiaries.
3. INVESTMENTS
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of purchases
and proceeds from sales of investments (including maturities, but excluding
short-term securities) were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
USGS SAS UTILITIES
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Purchases................................................... $110,985,481 $25,321,676 $4,641,969
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Sales....................................................... 98,750,626 6,690,168 3,331,237
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</TABLE>
At December 31, 1999, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and
depreciation of investments for Federal income tax purposes were substantially
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
USGS SAS UTILITIES
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gross unrealized appreciation............................... $ 82,220 $22,104,593 $ 7,857,308
Gross unrealized depreciation............................... (3,341,311) (2,784,318) (1,914,466)
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).................. $(3,259,091) $19,320,275 $ 5,942,842
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</TABLE>
4. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Portfolios purchase (and their custodian takes possession of) U.S.
Government securities from banks and securities dealers subject to agreements to
resell the securities to the sellers at a future date (generally, the next
business day) at an agreed-upon higher repurchase price. The Portfolios require
continual maintenance of the market value of the collateral in amounts at least
equal to the repurchase price.
5. FUTURES CONTRACTS
Initial margin deposits made upon entering into futures contracts are
recognized as assets. The initial margin is segregated by the custodian and is
noted in the schedule of investments. During the period the futures contract is
open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or
losses by "marking-to-market" on a daily basis to reflect the market value of
the contract at the end of each day's trading. Variation margin payments are
made or received and recognized as assets due from or liabilities due to broker,
depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the
contract is closed, the Portfolios record a realized gain or loss equal to the
difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and
the Portfolio's basis in the contract.
The Portfolios enter into such contracts to hedge portions of their
respective portfolios. The Portfolios bear the market risk that arises from
changes in the value of the financial instruments and securities indices
(futures contracts).
At December 31, 1999, the Portfolios had no open futures contracts.
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6. OPTIONS CONTRACTS
Premiums paid when put or call options are purchased by the Portfolios,
represent investments, which are "marked-to-market" daily. When a purchased
option expires, the Portfolios will realize a loss in the amount of the premium
paid. When the Portfolios enter into closing sales transactions, the Portfolios
will realize a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds from the closing
sales transactions are greater or less than the premium paid for the option.
When the Portfolios exercise a put option, they will realize a gain or loss from
the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale will be
decreased by the premium originally paid. When the Portfolios exercise a call
option, the cost of the security which the Portfolios purchase upon exercise
will be increased by the premium originally paid.
At December 31, 1999, the Portfolios had no open purchased call or put
options contracts.
7. SECURITIES TRADED ON A TO-BE-ANNOUNCED BASIS
The Portfolios may trade securities on a "to-be-announced" ("TBA") basis.
In a TBA transaction, the Portfolios commit to purchasing or selling securities
for which specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade,
particularly the face amount and maturity date in GNMA/FNMA transactions.
Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to
the Portfolios, normally 15 to 45 days later. These transactions are subject to
market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as
for other securities.
As of December 31, 1999, USGS had purchased a TBA security with total cost
of $1,919,163, respectively.
8. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of
shares of beneficial interest without par value. Transactions in shares of each
Portfolio were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
Shares sold................................................. 1,246,566 3,036,112
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 484 457,035
Shares reacquired........................................... (1,427,742) (888,165)
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Net Increase (Decrease)..................................... (180,692) 2,604,982
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SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO
Shares sold................................................. 808,161 542,975
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 40,998 29,867
Shares reacquired........................................... (53,531) (96,777)
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Net Increase................................................ 795,628 476,065
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UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
Shares sold................................................. 414,864 663,583
Shares issued on reinvestment............................... 154,823 80,676
Shares reacquired........................................... (510,525) (229,307)
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Net Increase................................................ 59,162 514,952
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</TABLE>
9. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS
At December 31, 1999, the USGS had, for Federal income tax purposes,
capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. To the
extent that these carryforward losses can be used to offset net realized capital
gains, such gains, if any, will not be distributed. The amount of $2,847,000
expires December 31, 2007.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended
December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO 1999(1) 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR.................. $11.80 $11.65 $10.86 $12.43 $10.58
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income............................. 0.68 0.49 0.58 0.68 0.65
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)........... (1.18) 0.70 0.79 (0.52) 1.80
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations................. (0.50) 1.19 1.37 0.16 2.45
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM(2):
Net investment income............................. (0.00)* (0.50) (0.58) (1.55) (0.60)
Net realized gains................................ -- (0.54) -- (0.18) --
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Total Distributions................................. -- (1.04) (0.58) (1.73) (0.60)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR........................ $11.30 $11.80 $11.65 $10.86 $12.43
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TOTAL RETURN........................................ (4.23)% 10.20% 12.62% 1.46% 24.42%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)..................... $61,623 $66,454 $35,279 $26,009 $28,192
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(3)....................................... 0.48% 0.45% 0.49% 0.62% 0.56%
Net investment income............................. 5.97 5.31 6.10 5.68 5.80
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE............................. 164% 349% 208% 501% 214%
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO 1999(1) 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR.................. $25.92 $20.06 $15.76 $14.32 $11.05
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income(4).......................... 0.13 0.10 0.15 0.31 0.12
Net realized and unrealized gain.................. 3.93 6.30 4.15 2.42 3.47
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Total Income From Operations........................ 4.06 6.40 4.30 2.73 3.59
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM(2):
Net investment income............................. (0.09) (0.12) -- (0.43) (0.14)
Net realized gains................................ (0.47) (0.42) -- (0.86) (0.18)
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Total Distributions................................. (0.56) (0.54) -- (1.29) (0.32)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR........................ $29.42 $25.92 $20.06 $15.76 $14.32
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TOTAL RETURN........................................ 15.84% 32.27% 27.28% 19.98% 33.37%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)..................... $68,239 $39,482 $21,013 $11,040 $7,055
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(4)(5).................................... 0.80% 0.84% 0.98% 1.25% 1.25%
Net investment income............................. 0.69 0.63 0.97 0.43 0.99
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE............................. 12% 14% 19% 26% 73%
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</TABLE>
(1) Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares
method.
(2) Distributions from realized gains include both net realized short-term and
long-term capital gains. Prior to 1996 net realized short-term capital gains
were included in distributions from net investment income.
(3) As a result of voluntary expense limitations, the ratio of expenses to
average net assets will not exceed 1.25%.
(4) For the year ended December 31, 1996, The Travelers reimbursed the Social
Awareness Stock Portfolio for $25,093 in expenses. If such fees were not
waived and expenses not reimbursed, the per share decrease of net investment
income would have been $0.06 and the actual expense ratio would have been
1.69%.
(5) The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the year ended December 31,
1995 reflects an expense reimbursement by The Travelers in connection with
voluntary expense limitations. Without the expense reimbursement, the ratio
of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.75%.
* Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
For a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended
December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
UTILITIES PORTFOLIO 1999(1) 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR.................. $17.18 $15.29 $12.22 $12.85 $10.17
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income............................. 0.41 0.37 0.46 0.47 0.48
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)........... (0.36) 2.33 2.63 0.47 2.44
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Total Income From Operations........................ 0.05 2.70 3.09 0.94 2.92
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM(2):
Net investment income............................. (0.40) (0.42) (0.01) (0.84) (0.24)
Net realized gains................................ (0.92) (0.39) (0.01) (0.73) --
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Total Distributions................................. (1.32) (0.81) (0.02) (1.57) (0.24)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR........................ $15.91 $17.18 $15.29 $12.22 $12.85
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TOTAL RETURN........................................ (0.08)% 18.21% 25.29% 7.47% 29.29%
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NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR (000'S)..................... $31,413 $32,909 $21,413 $18,214 $15,340
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Expenses(3)....................................... 0.88% 0.80% 1.06% 1.07% 1.25%
Net investment income............................. 2.41 3.06 3.58 3.88 4.29
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE............................. 10% 51% 68% 39% 25%
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</TABLE>
(1) Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares
method.
(2) Distributions from realized gains include both net realized short-term and
long-term capital gains. Prior to 1996 net realized short-term capital gains
were included in distributions from net investment income.
(3) The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the year ended December 31,
1995 reflects expense reimbursements by The Travelers in connection with
voluntary expense limitations. Without the expense reimbursement, the ratio
of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.27%.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including
the schedules of investments, of the U.S. Government Securities Portfolio,
Social Awareness Stock Portfolio and Utilities Portfolio of The Travelers Series
Trust as of December 31, 1999, and the related statements of operations for the
year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in
the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the
years in the three-year 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. The financial highlights for each of
the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1996, were audited by other
auditors whose report thereon, dated February 24, 1997, expressed an unqualified
opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
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, 1999, by correspondence with the custodian. As to securities
purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other
appropriate auditing procedures. 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 positions of the
U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, Social Awareness Stock Portfolio and
Utilities Portfolio of The Travelers Series Trust as of December 31, 1999, the
results of their operations for the year then ended, changes in their net assets
for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and their financial
highlights for the each of the years in the three-year period then ended, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
[KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Signature]
New York, New York
February 11, 2000
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TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For Federal tax purposes the Trust hereby designates for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999:
- Percentages of ordinary dividends paid as qualifying for the corporate
dividends received deduction:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Social Awareness Stock Portfolio.................. 90.38%
Utilities Portfolio............................... 67.85
</TABLE>
- Total long-term capital gain distributions paid:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Social Awareness Stock Portfolio.................. $ 826,008
Utilities Portfolio............................... 1,355,703
</TABLE>
The following percentages of ordinary dividends paid from net investment income
are derived from Federal obligations and may be exempt from taxation at the
state level.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Utilities Portfolio.................................... 2.02%
U.S. Government Securities Portfolio................... 33.53
</TABLE>
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Investment Advisers
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MANAGED ASSETS TRUST, HIGH YIELD BOND TRUST, CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND, MONEY
MARKET PORTFOLIO AND THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST: U.S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
TRAVELERS ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Hartford, Connecticut
THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST: SOCIAL AWARENESS STOCK PORTFOLIO AND UTILITIES
PORTFOLIO
SSB CITI FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
New York, New York
Independent Auditors
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KPMG LLP
New York, New York
Custodian
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PNC BANK, N.A.
This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners and is
not an offer of shares of Managed Assets Trust, High Yield Bond Trust, Capital
Appreciation Fund, Money Market Portfolio, The Travelers Series Trust: U.S.
Government Securities Portfolio, Social Awareness Stock Portfolio or Utilities
Portfolio. It should not be used in connection with any offer except in
conjunction with the Prospectuses for the Variable Annuity and Variable
Universal Life Insurance products offered by The Travelers Insurance Company or
Travelers Life & Annuity Company and the Prospectuses for the underlying funds,
which collectively contain all pertinent information, including the applicable
sales commissions.
Printed in U.S.A. VG-181 (Annual)(2-00)
