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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _____
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ______ _____
Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 (File No. 2-38355) X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 36 (File No. 811-2111) X
IDS GROWTH FUND, INC.
IDS Tower 10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
(612) 330-9283
Leslie L. Ogg - 901 Marquette Ave. So., Suite 2810,
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3268
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box)
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on Sept. 27, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b)
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Registrant has registered an indefinite number or amount of
securities under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 24f
of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant's Rule 24f-2
Notice for its most recent fiscal year will be filed on or about
Sept. 25, 1996.
IDS Growth Fund, a series of the Registrant, has adopted a
master/feeder operating structure. This Post-Effective Amendment
includes a signature page for Growth Trust, the master fund.
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Cross reference sheet showing the location in its prospectus and
the Statement of Additional Information of the information called
for by the items enumerated in Parts A and B of Form N-1A.
Negative answers omitted from prospectus are so indicated.
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PART A PART B
Section Section in
Item No. in Prospectus Item No. Statement of Additional Information
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1 Cover page of prospectus 10 Cover page of SAI
2(a) Sales charge and Fund expenses 11 Table of Contents
(b) The Fund in brief
(c) The Fund in brief 12 NA
3(a) Financial highlights 13(a) Additional Investment Policies; all
(b) NA appendices except Dollar-Cost Averaging
(c) Performance (b) Additional Investment Policies
(d) Financial highlights (c) Additional Investment Policies
(d) Security Transactions
4(a) The Fund in brief; Investment policies and
risks; How the Fund is organized 14(a) Board members and officers of the Fund;**
(b) Investment policies and risks Board members and officers
(c) Investment policies and risks (b) Board members and Officers
(c) Board members and Officers
5(a) Board members and officers; Board members
and officers of the Fund (listing) 15(a) NA
(b)(i) Investment manager; (b) NA
About American Express Financial (c) Board members and Officers
Corporation -- General Information
(b)(ii) Investment manager 16(a)(i) How the Fund is organized; About American
(b)(iii) Investment manager Express Financial Corporation**
(c) Portfolio manager (a)(ii) Agreements: Investment Management Services
(d) Administrator and transfer agent Agreement, Plan and Supplemental
(e) Administrator and transfer agent Agreement of Distribution
(f) Distributor (a)(iii) Agreements: Investment Management Services Agreement
(g) Investment manager; (b) Agreements: Investment Management Services Agreement
About American Express Financial (c) NA
Corporation -- General Information (d) Agreements: Administrative Services
Agreement, Shareholder Service Agreement
5A(a) * (e) NA
(b) * (f) Agreements: Distribution Agreement
(g) NA
6(a) Shares; Voting rights (h) Custodian; Independent Auditors
(b) NA (i) Agreements: Transfer Agency Agreement; Custodian
(c) NA
(d) Voting rights 17(a) Security Transactions
(e) Cover page; Special shareholder services (b) Brokerage Commissions Paid to Brokers Affiliated
(f) Dividends and capital gains distributions; with American Express Financial Corporation
Reinvestments (c) Security Transactions
(g) Taxes (d) Security Transactions
(h) Alternative sales arrangements; Special (e) Security Transactions
considerations regarding master/feeder
structure 18(a) Shares; Voting rights**
(b) NA
7(a) Distributor
(b) Valuing Fund shares 19(a) Investing in the Fund
(c) How to purchase, exchange or redeem shares (b) Valuing Fund Shares; Investing in the Fund
(d) How to purchase shares (c) NA
(e) NA
(f) Distributor 20 Taxes
8(a) How to redeem shares 21(a) Agreements: Distribution Agreement
(b) NA (b) Agreements: Distribution Agreement
(c) How to purchase shares: Three ways to invest (c) NA
(d) How to purchase, exchange or redeem shares:
Redemption policies -- "Important..." 22(a) Performance Information (for money market
funds only)
9 None (b) Performance Information (for all funds except
money market funds)
23 Financial Statements
*Designates information is located in annual report.
**Designates location in prospectus.
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IDS Growth Fund
Prospectus
Sept 27, 1996
The goal of IDS Growth Fund, a part of IDS Growth Fund, Inc. is
long-term growth of capital.
The Fund seeks to achieve its goal by investing all of its assets
in Growth Portfolio of Growth Trust. The Portfolio is a separate
investment company managed by American Express Financial
Corporation that has the same goal as the Fund. This arrangement
is commonly known as a master/feeder structure.
This prospectus contains facts that can help you decide if the Fund
is the right investment for you. Read it before you invest and
keep it for future reference.
Additional facts about the Fund are in a Statement of Additional
Information (SAI), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and available for reference, along with other
related materials, on the SEC Internet web site
(http://www.sec.gov). The SAI, dated Sept. 27, 1996, is
incorporated here by reference. For a free copy, contact American
Express Shareholder Service.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
SHARES IN THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK, AND SHARES ARE NOT FEDERALLY
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY. INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND INVOLVE
INVESTMENT RISK INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
American Express Shareholder Service
P.O. Box 534
Minneapolis, MN
55440-0534
612-671-3733
TTY: 800-846-4852
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Table of contents
The Fund in brief
Goal
Investment policies and risks
Structure of the Fund
Manager and distributor
Portfolio manager
Alternative purchase arrangements
Sales charge and Fund expenses
Performance
Financial highlights
Total returns
Investment policies and risks
Facts about investments and their risks
Valuing Fund shares
How to purchase, exchange or redeem shares
Alternative purchase arrangements
How to purchase shares
How to exchange shares
How to redeem shares
Reductions and waivers of the sales charge
Special shareholder services
Services
Quick telephone reference
Distributions and taxes
Dividend and capital gain distributions
Reinvestments
Taxes
How to determine the correct TIN
How the Fund is organized
Shares
Voting rights
Shareholder meetings
Special considerations regarding master/feeder structure
Board members and officers
Investment manager
Administrator and transfer agent
Distributor
About American Express Financial Corporation
General information
Appendix
Descriptions of derivative instruments
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The Fund in brief
Goal
IDS Growth Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with long-
term growth of capital. It does so by investing all of its assets
in Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) of Growth Trust (the Trust).
Both the Fund and the Portfolio are diversified investment
companies that have the same goal. Because any investment involves
risk, achieving this goal cannot be guaranteed. The goal can be
changed only by holders of a majority of outstanding securities.
The Fund may withdraw its assets from the Portfolio at any time if
the board determines that it is in the best interests of the Fund
to do so. In that event, the Fund would consider what action
should be taken, including whether to retain an investment advisor
to manage the Fund's assets directly or to reinvest all of the
Fund's assets in another pooled investment entity.
Investment policies and risks
Both the Fund and Portfolio have the same investment policies.
Accordingly, the Portfolio invests primarily in stocks of U.S. and
foreign companies that appear to offer growth opportunities. The
Portfolio also may invest in preferred stocks, convertible
securities, debt securities, derivative instruments and money
market instruments. Some of the securities the Portfolio invests
in may be considered speculative and involve additional investment
risks.
Structure of the Fund
This Fund uses what is commonly known as a master/feeder structure.
This means that it is a feeder fund that invests all of its assets
in the Portfolio which is its master fund. The Portfolio actually
invests in and manages the securities and has the same goal and
investment policies as the Fund. This structure is described in
more detail in the section captioned "Special considerations
regarding master/feeder structure". Here is an illustration of the
structure:
Investors buy
shares in the Fund
The Fund invests
in the Portfolio
The Portfolio invests
in securities, such
as stocks or bonds
Manager and distributor
The Portfolio is managed by American Express Financial Corporation
(AEFC), a provider of financial services since 1894. AEFC
currently manages more than $51 billion in assets. Shares of the
Fund are sold through American Express Financial Advisors Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of AEFC.
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Portfolio manager
Mitzi Malevich joined AEFC in 1983 and serves as vice president and
senior portfolio manager. She has managed the assets of the Fund
since 1992 and serves as portfolio manager of the Portfolio. She
also serves as portfolio manager of IDS Life Funds A and B.
Alternative purchase arrangements
The Fund offers its shares in three classes. Class A shares are
subject to a sales charge at the time of purchase. Class B shares
are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on
redemptions made within six years of purchase and an annual
distribution (12b-1) fee. Class Y shares are sold without a sales
charge to qualifying institutional investors.
Sales charge and Fund expenses
Shareholder transaction expenses are incurred directly by an
investor on the purchase or redemption of Fund shares. Fund
operating expenses are paid out of Fund assets for each class of
shares and include expenses charged by the Fund and the Portfolio.
Operating expenses are reflected in the Fund's daily share price
and dividends, and are not charged directly to shareholder
accounts.
Shareholder transaction expenses
Class A Class B Class Y
Maximum sales charge on purchases*
(as a percentage of offering price)..... 5% 0% 0%
Maximum deferred sales charge
imposed on redemptions (as a
percentage of original purchase price)...0% 5% 0%
Annual Fund and allocated Portfolio operating expenses
(% of average daily net assets):
Class A Class B Class Y
Management fee** 0.66% 0.66% 0.66%
12b-1 fee 0.00% 0.75% 0.00%
Other expenses*** 0.38% 0.38% 0.38%
Total**** 1.04% 1.82% 0.88%
*This charge may be reduced depending on your total investments in
IDS Funds. See "Reductions of the sales charge."
**The management fee is paid by the Trust on behalf of the
Portfolio. It includes the impact of a performance fee that
increased the management fee by 0.07% in fiscal 1996.
***Other expenses include an administrative services fee, a
shareholder services fee for Class A and Class B, transfer agency
fee and other non-advisory expenses.
****The Fund changed to a master/feeder structure on May 13, 1996.
The Board considered whether the aggregate expenses of the Fund and
the Portfolio would be more or less than if the Fund invested
directly in the type of securities being held by the Portfolio.
American Express Financial Corporation has agreed to pay the small
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operation and half of such costs in the second year. These
additional costs may be more than offset in subsequent years if the
assets being managed increase.
Example: Suppose for each year for the next 10 years, Fund
expenses are as above and annual return is 5%. If you sold your
shares at the end of the following years, for each $1,000 invested,
you would pay total expenses of:
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Class A $60 $81 $105 $171
Class B $68 $97 $119 $194 **
Class B* $18 $57 $ 99 $194 **
Class Y $ 9 $28 $ 49 $109
*Assuming Class B shares are not redeemed at the end of the period.
**Based on conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after
eight years.
This example does not represent actual expenses, past or future.
Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. Because
Class B pays annual distribution (12b-1) fees, long-term
shareholders of Class B may indirectly pay an equivalent of more
than a 6.25% sales charge, the maximum permitted by the National
Association of Securities Dealers.
Performance
Financial highlights
The information in these tables has been audited by KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP, independent auditors. The independent auditors'
report and additional information about the performance of the Fund
are contained in the Fund's annual report which, if not included
with this prospectus, may be obtained without charge.
Total returns
Total return is the sum of all of your returns for a given period,
assuming you reinvest all distributions. It is calculated by
taking the total value of shares you own at the end of the period
(including shares acquired by reinvestment), less the price of
shares you purchased at the beginning of the period.
Average annual total return is the annually compounded rate of
return over a given time period (usually two or more years). It is
the total return for the period converted to an equivalent annual
figure.
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Average annual total returns as of July 31, 1996
Purchase 1 year Since 5 years 10 years
made ago inception* ago ago
Growth Fund:
Class A +7.61% -- +15.11% +13.69%
Class B +7.43% +21.80% -- --
Class Y +13.44% +25.61% -- --
S&P 500 +16.39% +22.88% +13.61% +13.94%
Lipper Growth
Fund Index +8.89% +16.01% +12.30% +12.21%
*Inception date was March 20, 1995.
Cumulative total returns as of July 31, 1996
Purchase 1 year Since 5 years 10 years
made ago inception* ago ago
Growth Fund:
Class A +7.61% -- +102.24% +261.09%
Class B +7.43% +30.90% -- --
Class Y +13.44% +36.58% -- --
S&P 500 +16.39% +31.72% +89.30% +268.84%
Lipper Growth
Fund Index +8.89% +22.83% +78.63% +216.45%
*Inception date was March 20, 1995.
These examples show total returns from hypothetical investments in
Class A, Class B and Class Y shares of the Fund. These returns are
compared to those of popular indexes for the same periods. The
performance of Class B and Class Y will vary from the performance
of Class A based on differences in sales charges and fees. March
20, 1995 was the inception date for Class B and Class Y. Past
performance for Class Y for the periods prior to March 20, 1995 may
be calculated based on the performance of Class A, adjusted to
reflect differences in sales charges although not for other
differences in expenses.
For purposes of calculation, information about the Fund assumes:
o a sales charge of 5% for Class A shares
o redemption at the end of the period and deduction of the
applicable contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares
o no sales charge for Class Y shares
o no adjustments for taxes an investor may have paid on the
reinvested income and capital gains
o a period of widely fluctuating securities prices. Returns
shown should not be considered a representation of the Fund's
future performance.
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S&P 500), an unmanaged list of
common stocks, is frequently used as a general measure of market
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reinvestment of all distributions and changes in market prices, but
excludes brokerage commissions or other fees.
Lipper Growth Fund Index, an unmanaged index published by Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc., includes 30 funds that are generally
similar to the Fund, although some funds in the index may have
somewhat different investment policies or objectives.
Investment policies and risks
The Fund and the Portfolio have the same investment policies. The
Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks and securities
convertible into common stocks of U.S. and foreign corporations.
The Portfolio will invest in companies that appear to offer growth
opportunities; companies that, because of new management, markets
or other factors, show promise of substantially improved results;
and companies whose future may be dependent upon maintaining
technological superiority over their competitors. Other
investments include preferred stocks, convertible securities, debt
securities, derivative instruments or money market instruments.
The various types of investments the portfolio manager uses to
achieve investment performance are described in more detail in the
next section and in the SAI.
Facts about investments and their risks
Common stocks: Common stocks are subject to market fluctuations.
Stocks of larger, established companies that pay dividends may be
less volatile than the stock market as a whole.
Preferred stocks: If a company earns a profit, it generally must
pay its preferred stockholders a dividend at a pre-established
rate.
Convertible securities: These securities generally are preferred
stocks or bonds that can be exchanged for other securities, usually
common stock, at prestated prices. When the trading price of the
common stock makes the exchange likely, convertible securities
trade more like common stock.
Debt securities: The price of bonds generally falls as interest
rates increase, and rises as interest rates decrease. The price of
bonds also fluctuates if the credit rating is upgraded or
downgraded. The Portfolio invests in bonds given the four highest
ratings by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or by Standard & Poor's
Corporation or in bonds of comparable quality in the judgment of
the Portfolio's portfolio manager. Securities that are
subsequently downgraded in quality may continue to be held by the
Portfolio and will be sold only when the Portfolio's investment
manager believes it is advantageous to do so.
Foreign investments: Securities of foreign companies and
governments may be traded in the United States, but often they are
traded only on foreign markets. Frequently, there is less
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and economic risks of the countries in which the investments are
made, including the possibility of seizure or nationalization of
companies, imposition of withholding taxes on income, establishment
of exchange controls or adoption of other restrictions that might
affect an investment adversely. If an investment is made in a
foreign market, the local currency may be purchased using a forward
contract in which the price of the foreign currency in U.S. dollars
is established on the date the trade is made, but delivery of the
currency is not made until the securities are received. As long as
the Portfolio holds foreign currencies or securities valued in
foreign currencies, the value of those assets will be affected by
changes in the value of the currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.
Because of the limited trading volume in some foreign markets,
efforts to buy or sell a security may change the price of the
security, and it may be difficult to complete the transaction. The
Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign
investments.
Derivative instruments: The portfolio manager may use derivative
instruments in addition to securities to achieve investment
performance. Derivative instruments include futures, options and
forward contracts. Such instruments may be used to maintain cash
reserves while remaining fully invested, to offset anticipated
declines in values of investments, to facilitate trading, to reduce
transaction costs or to pursue higher investment returns.
Derivative instruments are characterized by requiring little or no
initial payment and a daily change in price based on or derived
from a security, a currency, a group of securities or currencies,
or an index. A number of strategies or combination of instruments
can be used to achieve the desired investment performance
characteristics. A small change in the value of the underlying
security, currency or index will cause a sizable gain or loss in
the price of the derivative instrument. Derivative instruments
allow the portfolio manager to change the investment performance
characteristics very quickly and at lower costs. Risks include
losses of premiums, rapid changes in prices, defaults by other
parties and inability to close such instruments. The Portfolio
will use derivative instruments only to achieve the same investment
performance characteristics it could achieve by directly holding
those securities and currencies permitted under the investment
policies. The Portfolio will designate cash or appropriate liquid
assets to cover its portfolio obligations. No more than 5% of the
Portfolio's net assets can be used at any one time for good faith
deposits on futures and premiums for options on futures that do not
offset existing investment positions. This does not, however,
limit the portion of the Portfolio's assets at risk to 5%. The
Portfolio is not limited as to the percentage of its assets that
may be invested in permissible investments, including derivatives,
except as otherwise explicitly provided in this prospectus or the
SAI. For descriptions of these and other types of derivative
instruments, see the Appendix to this prospectus and the SAI.
Securities and other instruments that are illiquid: A security or
other instrument is illiquid if it cannot be sold quickly in the
normal course of business. Some investments cannot be resold to
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All securities and other instruments, however, can be sold in
private sales, and many may be sold to other institutions and
qualified buyers or on foreign markets. The portfolio manager will
follow guidelines established by the board and consider relevant
factors such as the nature of the security and the number of likely
buyers when determining whether a security is illiquid. No more
than 10% of the Portfolio's net assets will be held in securities
and other instruments that are illiquid.
Money market instruments: Short-term debt securities rated in the
top two grades or the equivalent are used to meet daily cash needs
and at various times to hold assets until better investment
opportunities arise. Generally, less than 25% of the Portfolio's
total assets are in these money market instruments. However, for
temporary defensive purposes these investments could exceed that
amount for a limited period of time.
Lending portfolio securities: The Portfolio may lend its
securities to earn income so long as borrowers provide collateral
equal to the market value of the loans. The risks are that
borrowers will not provide collateral when required or return
securities when due. Unless a majority of the outstanding voting
securities approve otherwise, loans may not exceed 30% of net
assets.
The investment policies described above may be changed by the
boards.
Valuing Fund shares
The public offering price is the net asset value (NAV) adjusted for
the sales charge for Class A. It is the NAV for Class B and
Class Y.
The NAV is the value of a single Fund share. The NAV usually
changes daily, and is calculated at the close of business, normally
3 p.m. Central time, each business day (any day the New York Stock
Exchange is open).
To establish the net assets, all securities held by the Portfolio
are valued as of the close of each business day. In valuing
assets:
o Securities (except bonds) and assets with available market
values are valued on that basis.
o Securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized
cost.
o Bonds and assets without readily available market values are
valued according to methods selected in good faith by the
board.
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How to purchase, exchange or redeem shares
Alternative purchase arrangements
The Fund offers three different classes of shares - Class A, Class
B and Class Y. The primary differences among the classes are in
the sales charge structures and in their ongoing expenses. These
differences are summarized in the table below. You may choose the
class that best suits your circumstances and objectives.
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Sales charge and
distribution
(12b-1) fee Service fee Other information
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Class A Maximum initial 0.175% of average Initial sales charge
sales charge of daily net assets waived or reduced
5%; no 12b-1 fee for certain purchases
Class B No initial sales 0.175% of average Shares convert to
charge; maximum CDSC daily net assets Class A after eight
of 5% declines to 0% years; CDSC waived in
after six years; 12b-1 certain circumstances
fee of 0.75% of average
daily net assets
Class Y None None Available only to
certain qualifying
institutional
investors
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Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares - Eight calendar
years after Class B shares were originally purchased, Class B
shares will convert to Class A shares and will no longer be subject
to a distribution fee. The conversion will be on the basis of
relative net asset values of the two classes, without the
imposition of any sales charge. Class B shares purchased through
reinvested dividends and distributions will convert to Class A
shares in a pro rata portion as the Class B shares purchased other
than through reinvestment.
Considerations in determining whether to purchase Class A or Class
B shares - You should consider the information below in determining
whether to purchase Class A or Class B shares. The distribution
fee (included in "Ongoing expenses") and sales charges are
structured so that you will have approximately the same total
return at the end of eight years regardless of which class you
chose.
Sales charges on purchase or redemption
If you purchase Class A If you purchase Class B
shares shares
o You will not have all o All of your money is
of your purchase price invested in shares of
invested. Part of your stock. However, you will
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to pay the sales charge. redeem your shares within
You will not pay a sales six years of purchase.
charge when you redeem
your shares.
o You will be able to o No reductions of the
take advantage of sales charge are
reductions in the sales available for large
charge. purchases.
If your investments in IDS funds that are subject to a sales charge
total $250,000 or more, you are better off paying the reduced sales
charge in Class A than paying the higher fees in Class B. If you
qualify for a waiver of the sales charge, you should purchase Class
A shares.
Ongoing expenses
If you purchase Class A If you purchase Class B
shares shares
o Your shares will have o The distribution and
a lower expense ratio transfer agency fees for
than Class B shares Class B will cause your
because Class A does not shares to have a higher
pay a distribution fee expense ratio and to pay
and the transfer agency lower dividends than
fee for Class A is lower Class A shares. After
than the fee for Class B. eight years, Class B
As a result, Class A shares shares will convert to
will pay higher dividends Class A shares and you
than Class B shares. will no longer be subject
to higher fees.
You should consider how long you plan to hold your shares and
whether the accumulated higher fees and CDSC on Class B shares
prior to conversion would be less than the initial sales charge on
Class A shares. Also consider to what extent the difference would
be offset by the lower expenses on Class A shares. To help you in
this analysis, the example in the "Sales charge and Fund expenses"
section of the prospectus illustrates the charges applicable to
each class of shares.
Class Y shares - Class Y shares are offered to certain
institutional investors. Class Y shares are sold without a front-
end sales charge or a CDSC and are not subject to either a service
fee or a distribution fee. The following investors are eligible to
purchase Class Y shares:
o Qualified employee benefit plans* if the plan:
- uses a daily transfer recordkeeping service offering
participants daily access to IDS funds and has
- at least $10 million in plan assets or
- 500 or more participants; or
- does not use daily transfer recordkeeping and has
- at least $3 million invested in funds of the IDS MUTUAL FUND
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- 500 or more participants.
o Trust companies or similar institutions, and charitable
organizations that meet the definition in Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code.* These must have at least $10
million invested in funds of the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
o Nonqualified deferred compensation plans* whose participants
are included in a qualified employee benefit plan described
above.
* Eligibility must be determined in advance by American Express
Financial Advisors. To do so, contact your financial advisor.
How to purchase shares
If you're investing in this Fund for the first time, you'll need to
set up an account. Your financial advisor will help you fill out
and submit an application. Once your account is set up, you can
choose among several convenient ways to invest.
Important: When opening an account, you must provide AEFC with
your correct Taxpayer Identification Number (Social Security or
Employer Identification number). See "Distributions and taxes."
When you purchase shares for a new or existing account, the price
you pay per share is determined at the close of business on the day
your investment is received and accepted at the Minneapolis
headquarters.
Purchase policies:
o Investments must be received and accepted in the Minneapolis
headquarters on a business day before 3 p.m. Central time to
be included in your account that day and to receive that day's
share price. Otherwise, your purchase will be processed the
next business day and you will pay the next day's share price.
o The minimums allowed for investment may change from time to
time.
o Wire orders can be accepted only on days when your bank, AEFC,
the Fund and Norwest Bank Minneapolis are open for business.
o Wire purchases are completed when wired payment is received
and the Fund accepts the purchase.
o AEFC and the Fund are not responsible for any delays that
occur in wiring funds, including delays in processing by the
bank.
o You must pay any fee the bank charges for wiring.
o The Fund reserves the right to reject any application for any
reason.
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o If your application does not specify which class of shares you
are purchasing, it will be assumed that you are investing in
Class A shares.
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Three ways to invest
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By regular account Send your check and application Minimum amounts
(or your name and account number Initial investment: $2,000
if you have an established account) Additional
to: investments: $ 100
American Express Financial Advisors Inc. Account balances: $ 300*
P.O. Box 74 Qualified retirement
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0074 accounts: none
Your financial advisor will help
you with this process.
2
By scheduled Contact your financial advisor Minimum amounts
investment plan to set up one of the following Initial investment: $100
scheduled plans: Additional
investments: $100/mo.
o automatic payroll deduction Account balances: none
(on active plans of
o bank authorization monthly payments)
o direct deposit of
Social Security check
o other plan approved by the Fund
3
By wire If you have an established account, If this information is not
you may wire money to: included, the order may be
rejected and all money
Norwest Bank Minneapolis received by the Fund, less
Routing No. 091000019 any costs the Fund or AEFC
Minneapolis, MN incurs, will be returned
Attn: Domestic Wire Dept. promptly.
Give these instructions: Minimum amounts
Credit IDS Account #00-30-015 Each wire investment: $1,000
for personal account # (your
account number) for (your name).
*If your account balance falls below $300, you will be asked in writing to bring it up to $300 or establish a scheduled
investment plan. If you don't do so within 30 days, your shares can be redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you.
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How to exchange shares
You can exchange your shares of the Fund at no charge for shares of
the same class of any other publicly offered fund in the IDS MUTUAL
FUND GROUP available in your state. Exchanges into IDS Tax-Free
Money Fund must be made from Class A shares. For complete
information, including fees and expenses, read the prospectus
carefully before exchanging into a new fund.
If your exchange request arrives at the Minneapolis headquarters
before the close of business, your shares will be redeemed at the
net asset value set for that day. The proceeds will be used to
purchase new fund shares the same day. Otherwise, your exchange
will take place the next business day at that day's net asset
value.
For tax purposes, an exchange represents a redemption and purchase
and may result in a gain or loss. However, you cannot create a tax
loss (or reduce a taxable gain) by exchanging from the Fund within
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91 days of your purchase. For further explanation, see the SAI.
How to redeem shares
You can redeem your shares at any time. American Express
Shareholder Service will mail payment within seven days after
receiving your request.
When you redeem shares, the amount you receive may be more or less
than the amount you invested. Your shares will be redeemed at net
asset value, minus any applicable sales charge, at the close of
business on the day your request is accepted at the Minneapolis
headquarters. If your request arrives after the close of business,
the price per share will be the net asset value, minus any
applicable sales charge, at the close of business on the next
business day.
A redemption is a taxable transaction. If your proceeds from your
redemption are more or less than the cost of your shares, you will
have a gain or loss, which can affect your tax liability.
Redeeming shares held in an IRA or qualified retirement account may
subject you to certain federal taxes, penalties and reporting
requirements. Consult your tax advisor.
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Two ways to request an exchange or redemption of shares
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By letter Include in your letter:
o the name of the fund(s)
o the class of shares to be exchanged or redeemed
o your account number(s) (for exchanges, both funds must be registered in the same
ownership)
o your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
o the dollar amount or number of shares you want to exchange or redeem
o signature of all registered account owners
o for redemptions, indicate how you want your money delivered to you
o any paper certificates of shares you hold
Regular mail:
American Express Shareholder Service
Attn: Redemptions
P.O. Box 534
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0534
Express mail:
American Express Shareholder Service
Attn: Redemptions
733 Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
2
By phone
American Express Telephone o The Fund and AEFC will honor any telephone exchange or redemption request believed to be
Transaction Service: authentic and will use reasonable procedures to confirm that they are. This includes
800-437-3133 or asking identifying questions and tape recording calls. If reasonable
612-671-3800 procedures are not followed, the Fund or AEFC will be liable for any loss resulting from
fraudulent requests.
o Phone exchange and redemption privileges automatically apply to all accounts except
custodial, corporate or qualified retirement accounts unless you request these privileges
NOT apply by writing American Express Shareholder Service. Each registered owner must
sign the request.
o AEFC answers phone requests promptly, but you may experience delays when call volume is
high. If you are unable to get through, use mail procedure as an alternative.
o Acting on your instructions, your financial advisor may conduct telephone transactions on
your behalf.
o Phone privileges may be modified or discontinued at any time.
Minimum amount
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Maximum amount
Redemption: $50,000
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Exchange policies:
o You may make up to three exchanges within any 30-day period,
with each limited to $300,000. These limits do not apply to
scheduled exchange programs and certain employee benefit plans or
other arrangements through which one shareholder represents the
interests of several. Exceptions may be allowed with pre-approval
of the Fund.
o Exchanges must be made into the same class of shares of the new
fund.
o If your exchange creates a new account, it must satisfy the
minimum investment amount for new purchases.
o Once we receive your exchange request, you cannot cancel it.
o Shares of the new fund may not be used on the same day for
another exchange.
o If your shares are pledged as collateral, the exchange will be
delayed until written approval is obtained from the secured party.
o AEFC and the Fund reserve the right to reject any exchange,
limit the amount, or modify or discontinue the exchange privilege,
to prevent abuse or adverse effects on the Fund and its
shareholders. For example, if exchanges are too numerous or too
large, they may disrupt the Fund's investment strategies or
increase its costs.
Redemption policies:
o A "change of mind" option allows you to change your mind after
requesting a redemption and to use all or part of the proceeds to
purchase new shares in the same account from which you redeemed.
If you reinvest in Class A, you will purchase the new shares at net
asset value rather than the offering price on the date of a new
purchase. If you reinvest in Class B, any CDSC you paid on the
amount you are reinvesting also will be reinvested. To take
advantage of this option, send a written request within 30 days of
the date your redemption request was received. Include your
account number and mention this option. This privilege may be
limited or withdrawn at any time, and it may have tax consequences.
o A telephone redemption request will not be allowed within 30
days of a phoned-in address change.
Important: If you request a redemption of shares you recently
purchased by a check or money order that is not guaranteed, the
Fund will wait for your check to clear. It may take up to 10 days
from the date of purchase before a check is mailed to you. (A
check may be mailed earlier if your bank provides evidence
satisfactory to the Fund and AEFC that your check has cleared.)
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Three ways to receive payment when you redeem shares
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By regular or express mail o Mailed to the address on record.
o Payable to names listed on the account.
NOTE: The express mail delivery charges
you pay will vary depending on the
courier you select.
2
By wire o Minimum wire redemption: $1,000.
o Request that money be wired to your bank.
o Bank account must be in the same
ownership as the IDS fund account.
NOTE: Pre-authorization required. For
instructions, contact your financial
advisor or American Express Shareholder Service.
3
By scheduled payout plan o Minimum payment: $50.
o Contact your financial advisor or American Express
Shareholder Service to set up regular
payments to you on a monthly, bimonthly,
quarterly, semiannual or annual basis.
o Purchasing new shares while under a payout
plan may be disadvantageous because of
the sales charges.
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Reductions and waivers of the sales charge
Class A - initial sales charge alternative
On purchases of Class A shares, you pay a 5% sales charge on the
first $50,000 of your total investment and less on investments
after the first $50,000:
Total investment Sales charge as a
percent of:*
Public Net
offering amount
price invested
Up to $50,000 5.0% 5.26%
Next $50,000 4.5 4.71
Next $400,000 3.8 3.95
Next $500,000 2.0 2.04
$1,000,000 or more 0.0 0.00
* To calculate the actual sales charge on an investment greater
than $50,000 and less than $1,000,000, amounts for each applicable
increment must be totaled. See the SAI.
Reductions of the sales charge on Class A shares
Your sales charge may be reduced, depending on the totals of:
o the amount you are investing in this Fund now,
o the amount of your existing investment in this Fund, if any, and
o the amount you and your primary household group are investing or
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sales charge. (The primary household group consists of accounts in
any ownership for spouses or domestic partners and their unmarried
children under 21. Domestic partners are individuals who maintain
a shared primary residence and have joint property or other
insurable interests.)
Other policies that affect your sales charge:
o IDS Tax-Free Money Fund and Class A shares of IDS Cash
Management Fund do not carry sales charges. However, you may count
investments in these funds if you acquired shares in them by
exchanging shares from IDS funds that carry sales charges.
o IRA purchases or other employee benefit plan purchases made
through a payroll deduction plan or through a plan sponsored by an
employer, association of employers, employee organization or other
similar entity, may be added together to reduce sales charges for
all shares purchased through that plan.
o If you intend to invest $1 million over a period of 13 months,
you can reduce the sales charges in Class A by filing a letter of
intent.
For more details, see the SAI.
Waivers of the sales charge for Class A shares
Sales charges do not apply to:
o Current or retired board members, officers or employees of the
Fund or AEFC or its subsidiaries, their spouses and unmarried
children under 21.
o Current or retired American Express financial advisors, their
spouses and unmarried children under 21.
o Qualified employee benefit plans* using a daily transfer
recordkeeping system offering participants daily access to IDS
funds.
(Participants in certain qualified plans for which the initial
sales charge is waived may be subject to a deferred sales charge of
up to 4% on certain redemptions. For more information, see the
SAI.)
o Shareholders who have at least $1 million invested in funds of
the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP. If the investment is redeemed in the
first year after purchase, a CDSC of 1% will be charged on the
redemption.
o Purchases made within 30 days after a redemption of shares (up
to the amount redeemed):
- of a product distributed by American Express Financial
Advisors in a qualified plan subject to a deferred sales
charge or
- in a qualified plan where American Express Trust Company has a
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Send the Fund a written request along with your payment, indicating
the amount of the redemption and the date on which it occurred.
o Purchases made with dividend or capital gain distributions from
another fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP that has a sales charge.
o Purchases made through American Express Strategic Portfolio
Service (total amount of all investments made in the Strategic
Portfolio Service must be at least $50,000).
o Purchases made under the University of Texas System ORP.
*Eligibility must be determined in advance by American Express
Financial Advisors. To do so, contact your financial advisor.
Class B - contingent deferred sales charge alternative
Where a CDSC is imposed on a redemption, it is based on the amount
of the redemption and the number of calendar years, including the
year of purchase, between purchase and redemption. The following
table shows the declining scale of percentages that apply to
redemptions during each year after a purchase:
If a redemption is The percentage rate
made during the for the CDSC is:
First year 5%
Second year 4%
Third year 4%
Fourth year 3%
Fifth year 2%
Sixth year 1%
Seventh year 0%
If the amount you are redeeming reduces the current net asset value
of your investment in Class B shares below the total dollar amount
of all your purchase payments during the last six years (including
the year in which your redemption is made), the CDSC is based on
the lower of the redeemed purchase payments or market value.
The following example illustrates how the CDSC is applied. Assume
you had invested $10,000 in Class B shares and that your investment
had appreciated in value to $12,000 after 15 months, including
reinvested dividend and capital gain distributions. You could
redeem any amount up to $2,000 without paying a CDSC ($12,000
current value less $10,000 purchase amount). If you redeemed
$2,500, the CDSC would apply only to the $500 that represented part
of your original purchase price. The CDSC rate would be 4% because
a redemption after 15 months would take place during the second
year after purchase.
Because the CDSC is imposed only on redemptions that reduce the
total of your purchase payments, you never have to pay a CDSC on
any amount you redeem that represents appreciation in the value of
your shares, income earned by your shares or capital gains. In
addition, when determining the rate of any CDSC, your redemption
will be made from the oldest purchase payment you made. Of course,
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next amount redeemed is the next oldest purchase payment. By
redeeming the oldest purchase payments first, lower CDSCs are
imposed than would otherwise be the case.
Waivers of the contingent deferred sales charge
The CDSC on Class B shares will be waived on redemptions of shares:
o In the event of the shareholder's death,
o Purchased by any board member, officer or employee of a fund or
AEFC or its subsidiaries,
o Held in a trusteed employee benefit plan,
o Held in IRAs or certain qualified plans for which American
Express Trust Company acts as custodian, such as Keogh plans, tax-
sheltered custodial accounts or corporate pension plans, provided
that the shareholder is:
- at least 59-1/2 years old, and
- taking a retirement distribution (if the redemption is part
of a transfer to an IRA or qualified plan in a product
distributed by American Express Financial Advisors, or a
custodian-to-custodian transfer to a product not distributed
by American Express Financial Advisors, the CDSC will not be
waived), or
- redeeming under an approved substantially equal periodic
payment arrangement.
For investors in Class A shares who have over $1 million invested
in one year, the 1% CDSC on redemption of those shares will be
waived in the same circumstances described for Class B.
Special shareholder services
Services
To help you track and evaluate the performance of your investments,
AEFC provides these services:
Quarterly statements listing all of your holdings and transactions
during the previous three months.
Yearly tax statements featuring average-cost-basis reporting of
capital gains or losses if you redeem your shares along with
distribution information - which simplifies tax calculations.
A personalized mutual fund progress report detailing returns on
your initial investment and cash-flow activity in your account. It
calculates a total return to reflect your individual history in
owning Fund shares. This report is available from your financial
advisor.
Quick telephone reference
American Express Telephone Transaction Service
Redemptions and exchanges, dividend payments or reinvestments and
automatic payment arrangements
National/Minnesota: 800-437-3133
Mpls./St. Paul area: 671-3800<PAGE>
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American Express Shareholder Service
Fund performance, objectives and account inquiries
612-671-3733
TTY Service
For the hearing impaired
800-846-4852
American Express Infoline
Automated account information (TouchToneR phones only), including
current Fund prices and performance, account values and recent
account transactions
National/Minnesota: 800-272-4445
Mpls./St. Paul area: 671-1630
Distributions and taxes
As a shareholder you are entitled to your share of the Fund's net
income and any net gains realized on its investments. The Fund
distributes dividends and capital gain distributions to qualify as
a regulated investment company and to avoid paying corporate income
and excise taxes. Dividend and capital gain distributions will
have tax consequences you should know about.
Dividend and capital gain distributions
Investment income is allocated to the Fund by the Portfolio, less
direct and allocated expenses. The Fund's net realized capital
gains or losses, if any, consist of the net realized capital gains
or losses allocated to the Fund from the Portfolio.
The Fund's net investment income from dividends and interest is
distributed to you by the end of the calendar year as dividends.
Short-term capital gains are distributed at the end of the calendar
year and are included in net investment income. Long-term capital
gains are realized whenever a security held for more than one year
is sold for a higher price than was paid for it. Net realized
long-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at the end of the
calendar year as capital gain distributions. Before they're
distributed, both net investment income and net long-term capital
gains are included in the value of each share. After they're
distributed, the value of each share drops by the per-share amount
of the distribution. (If your distributions are reinvested, the
total value of your holdings will not change.)
Dividends for each class will be calculated at the same time, in
the same manner and will be the same amount prior to deduction of
expenses. Expenses attributable solely to a class of shares will
be paid exclusively by that class. Class B shareholders will
receive lower per share dividends than Class A and Class Y
shareholders because expenses for Class B are higher than for Class
A or Class Y. Class A shareholders will receive lower per share
dividends than Class Y shareholders because expenses for Class A
are higher than for Class Y.
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Reinvestments
Dividends and capital gain distributions are automatically
reinvested in additional shares in the same class of the Fund,
unless:
o you request the Fund in writing or by phone to pay
distributions to you in cash, or
o you direct the Fund to invest your distributions in any
publicly available IDS fund for which you've previously opened
an account. You pay no sales charge on shares purchased
through reinvestment from this Fund into any IDS fund.
The reinvestment price is the net asset value at close of business
on the day the distribution is paid. (Your quarterly statement
will confirm the amount invested and the number of shares
purchased.)
If you choose cash distributions, you will receive only those
declared after your request has been processed.
If the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver the checks for the cash
distributions, we will reinvest the checks into your account at the
then-current net asset value and make future distributions in the
form of additional shares.
Taxes
The Fund has received a Private Letter Ruling from the Internal
Revenue Service stating that, for purposes of the Internal Revenue
Code, the Fund will be regarded as directly holding its allocable
share of the income and gain realized by the Portfolio.
Distributions are subject to federal income tax and also may be
subject to state and local taxes. Distributions are taxable in the
year the Fund declares them regardless of whether you take them in
cash or reinvest them.
Each January, you will receive a tax statement showing the kinds
and total amount of all distributions you received during the
previous year. You must report distributions on your tax returns,
even if they are reinvested in additional shares.
Buying a dividend creates a tax liability. This means buying
shares shortly before a net investment income or a capital gain
distribution. You pay the full pre-distribution price for the
shares, then receive a portion of your investment back as a
distribution, which is taxable.
Redemptions and exchanges subject you to a tax on any capital gain.
If you sell shares for more than their cost, the difference is a
capital gain. Your gain may be either short term (for shares held
for one year or less) or long term (for shares held for more than
one year).
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Your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is important. As with
any financial account you open, you must list your current and
correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) -- either your Social
Security or Employer Identification number. The TIN must be
certified under penalties of perjury on your application when you
open an account at AEFC.
If you don't provide the TIN, or the TIN you report is incorrect,
you could be subject to backup withholding of 31% of taxable
distributions and proceeds from certain sales and exchanges. You
also could be subject to further penalties, such as:
o a $50 penalty for each failure to supply your correct TIN
o a civil penalty of $500 if you make a false statement that
results in no backup withholding
o criminal penalties for falsifying information
You also could be subject to backup withholding because you failed
to report interest or dividends on your tax return as required.
How to determine the correct TIN
Use the Social Security or
For this type of account: Employer Identification number
of:
Individual or joint account The individual or individuals
listed on the account
Custodian account of a minor The minor
(Uniform Gifts/Transfers to
Minors Act)
A living trust The grantor-trustee (the person
who puts the money into the
trust)
An irrevocable trust, pension The legal entity (not the
trust or estate personal representative or
trustee, unless no legal entity
is designated in the account
title)
Sole proprietorship The owner
Partnership The partnership
Corporate The corporation
Association, club or The organization
tax-exempt organization
For details on TIN requirements, ask your financial advisor or
local American Express Financial Advisors office for federal Form
W-9, "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and
Certification."
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Important: This information is a brief and selective summary of
certain federal tax rules that apply to this Fund. Tax matters are
highly individual and complex, and you should consult a qualified
tax advisor about your personal situation.
How the Fund is organized
IDS Growth Fund, Inc., of which IDS Growth Fund is a part, is an
open-end management investment company, as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Originally incorporated on May 21,
1970 in Nevada, IDS Growth Fund, Inc. changed its state of
incorporation on June 13, 1986 by merging into a Minnesota
corporation incorporated on April 7, 1986. The Fund headquarters
are at 901 S. Marquette Ave., Suite 2810, Minneapolis, MN 55402-
3268.
Shares
IDS Growth Fund, Inc. currently is composed of two funds, each
issuing its own series of capital stock: IDS Growth Fund and IDS
Research Opportunities Fund. Each fund is owned by its
shareholders. Each fund issues shares in three classes - Class A,
Class B and Class Y. Each class has different sales arrangements
and bears different expenses. Each class represents interests in
the assets of a fund. Par value is one cent per share. Both full
and fractional shares can be issued.
The shares of each fund making up IDS Growth Fund, Inc. represent
an interest in that fund's assets only (and profits or losses),
and, in the event of liquidation, each share of a fund would have
the same rights to dividends and assets as every other share of
that fund.
The Fund no longer issues stock certificates.
Voting rights
As a shareholder, you have voting rights over the Fund's management
and fundamental policies. You are entitled to one vote for each
share you own. Shares of the Fund have cumulative voting rights.
Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to the
provisions of the Fund's distribution plan that pertain to a
particular class and other matters for which separate class voting
is appropriate under applicable law.
Shareholder meetings
The Fund does not hold annual shareholder meetings. However, the
board members may call meetings at their discretion, or on demand
by holders of 10% or more of the outstanding shares, to elect or
remove board members.
Special considerations regarding master/feeder structure
The Fund pursues its goals by investing its assets in a master fund
called the Portfolio. This means that the Fund does not invest
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manages its portfolio of securities. The Portfolio is a separate
investment company, but it has the same goals and investment
policies as the Fund. The goals and investment policies of the
Portfolio are described under the captions "Investment policies and
risks" and "Facts about investments and their risks." Additional
information on investment policies may be found in the SAI.
Board considerations: The board considered the advantages and
disadvantages of investing the Fund's assets in the Portfolio. The
board believes that the master/feeder structure can be in the best
interest of the Fund and its shareholders since it offers the
opportunity for economies of scale. The Fund may redeem all of its
assets from the Portfolio at any time. Should the board determine
that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to
terminate its investment in the Portfolio, it would consider hiring
an investment advisor to manage the Fund's assets, or other
appropriate options. The Fund would terminate its investment if
the Portfolio changed its goals, investment policies or
restrictions without the same change being approved by the Fund.
Other feeders: The Portfolio sells securities to other affiliated
mutual funds and may sell securities to non-affiliated investment
companies and institutional accounts (known as feeders). These
feeders buy the Portfolio's securities on the same terms and
conditions as the Fund and pay their proportionate share of the
Portfolio's expenses. However, their operating costs and sales
charges are different from those of the Fund. Therefore, the
investment returns for other feeders are different from the returns
of the Fund. Information about other feeders may be obtained by
calling American Express Financial Advisors at 1-800-AXP-SERV.
Each feeder that invests in the Portfolio is different and
activities of its investors may adversely affect all other feeders,
including the Fund. For example, if one feeder decides to
terminate its investment in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may elect
to redeem in cash or in kind. If cash is used, the Portfolio will
incur brokerage, taxes and other costs in selling securities to
raise the cash. This may result in less investment diversification
if entire investment positions are sold, and it also may result in
less liquidity among the remaining assets. If in-kind distribution
is made, a smaller pool of assets remains that may affect brokerage
rates and investment options. In both cases, expenses may rise
since there are fewer assets to cover the costs of managing those
assets.
Shareholder meetings: Whenever the Portfolio proposes to change a
fundamental investment policy or to take any other actions
requiring approval of its security holders, the Fund must hold a
shareholder meeting. The Fund will vote for or against the
Portfolio's proposals in proportion to the vote it receives for or
against the same proposals from its shareholders.
Board members and officers
Shareholders elect a board that oversees the operations of the Fund
and chooses its officers. Its officers are responsible for day-to-
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board has named an executive committee that has authority to act on
its behalf between meetings. The board members serve on the boards
of all 43 of the funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP, except for Mr.
Dudley, who is a board member of all 34 publicly offered funds.
The members of the Board also serve as members of the Board of the
Trust which manages the investments of the Fund and other accounts.
Should any conflict of interest arise between the interests of the
shareholders of the Fund and those of the other accounts, the Board
will follow written procedures to address the conflict.
Board members and officers of the Fund
President and interested board member
William R. Pearce
President of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Independent board members
Lynne V. Cheney
Distinguished fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public
Policy Research.
Robert F. Froehlke
Former president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Heinz F. Hutter
Former president and chief operating officer, Cargill, Inc.
Anne P. Jones
Attorney and telecommunications consultant.
Melvin R. Laird
Senior counsellor for national and international affairs, The
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Edson W. Spencer
Former chairman and chief executive officer, Honeywell, Inc.
Wheelock Whitney
Chairman, Whitney Management Company.
C. Angus Wurtele
Chairman of the board, The Valspar Corporation.
Interested board members who are officers and/or employees of AEFC
William H. Dudley
Executive vice president, AEFC.
David R. Hubers
President and chief executive officer, AEFC.
John R. Thomas
Senior vice president, AEFC.
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Officers who also are officers and/or employees of AEFC
Peter J. Anderson
Vice president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Melinda S. Urion
Treasurer of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Other officer
Leslie L. Ogg
Vice president, general counsel and secretary of all funds in the
IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Refer to the SAI for the board members' and officers' biographies.
Investment manager
The Portfolio pays AEFC for managing its assets. The Fund pays its
proportionate share of the fee. Under the Investment Management
Services Agreement that became effective March 20, 1995, and was
assumed by the Portfolio on May 13, 1996, AEFC is paid a fee for
these services based on the average daily net assets of the
Portfolio, as follows:
Assets Annual rate
(billions) at each asset level
First $1.0 0.600%
Next 1.0 0.575
Next 1.0 0.550
Next 3.0 0.525
Over 6.0 0.500
This fee may be increased or decreased by a performance adjustment
based on a comparison of performance of Class A shares of the Fund
to the Lipper Growth Fund Index. The maximum adjustment is 0.12%
of the Portfolio's average daily net assets on an annual basis.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, the Portfolio paid AEFC a
total investment management fee of 0.66% of its average daily net
assets. Under the Agreement, the Portfolio also pays taxes,
brokerage commissions and nonadvisory expenses.
Administrator and transfer agent
The Fund pays AEFC for shareholder accounting and transfer agent
services under two agreements. The first, the Administrative
Services Agreement, has a declining annual rate beginning at 0.05%
and decreasing to 0.03% as assets increase. The second, the
Transfer Agency Agreement, has an annual fee per shareholder
account as follows:
o Class A $15
o Class B $16
o Class Y $15
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Distributor
The Fund has an exclusive distribution agreement with American
Express Financial Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of AEFC.
Financial advisors representing American Express Financial Advisors
provide information to investors about individual investment
programs, the Fund and its operations, new account applications,
and exchange and redemption requests. The cost of these services
is paid partially by the Fund's sales charges.
Persons who buy Class A shares pay a sales charge at the time of
purchase. Persons who buy Class B shares are subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge on a redemption in the first six
years and pay an asset-based sales charge (also known as a 12b-1
plan) of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Class Y
shares are sold without a sales charge and without an asset-based
sales charge.
Financial advisors may receive different compensation for selling
Class A, Class B and Class Y shares. Portions of the sales charge
also may be paid to securities dealers who have sold the Fund's
shares or to banks and other financial institutions. The amounts
of those payments range from 0.8% to 4% of the Fund's offering
price depending on the monthly sales volume.
Under a Shareholder Service Agreement, the Fund also pays a fee for
service provided to shareholders by financial advisors and other
servicing agents. The fee is calculated at a rate of 0.175% of the
Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class B
shares.
Total expenses paid by the Fund's Class A shares for the fiscal
year ended July 31, 1996, were 1.04% of its average daily net
assets. Expenses for Class B and Class Y were 1.82% and 0.88%,
respectively.
Total fees and expenses (excluding taxes and brokerage commissions)
cannot exceed the most restrictive applicable state expense
limitation.
About American Express Financial Corporation
General information
The AEFC family of companies offers not only mutual funds but also
insurance, annuities, investment certificates and a broad range of
financial management services.
Besides managing investments for all publicly offered funds in the
IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP, AEFC also manages investments for itself and
its subsidiaries, IDS Certificate Company and IDS Life Insurance
Company. Total assets under management on July 31, 1996 were more
than $136 billion.
American Express Financial Advisors serves individuals and
businesses through its nationwide network of more than 175 offices
and more than 7,900 advisors.
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Other AEFC subsidiaries provide investment management and related
services for pension, profit sharing, employee savings and
endowment funds of businesses and institutions.
AEFC is located at IDS Tower 10, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0010. It is
a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Company (American
Express), a financial services company with headquarters at
American Express Tower, World Financial Center, New York, NY 10285.
The Portfolio may pay brokerage commissions to broker-dealer
affiliates of AEFC.
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Appendix
Descriptions of derivative instruments
What follows are brief descriptions of derivative instruments the
Portfolio may use. At various times the Portfolio may use some or
all of these instruments and is not limited to these instruments.
It may use other similar types of instruments if they are
consistent with the Portfolio's investment goal and policies. For
more information on these instruments, see the SAI.
Options and futures contracts. An option is an agreement to buy or
sell an instrument at a set price during a certain period of time.
A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell an instrument for
a set price on a future date. The Portfolio may buy and sell
options and futures contracts to manage its exposure to changing
interest rates, security prices and currency exchange rates.
Options and futures may be used to hedge the Portfolio's
investments against price fluctuations or to increase market
exposure.
Indexed securities. The value of indexed securities is linked to
currencies, interest rates, commodities, indexes or other financial
indicators. Most indexed securities are short- to intermediate-
term fixed income securities whose values at maturity or interest
rates rise or fall according to the change in one or more specified
underlying instruments. Indexed securities may be more volatile
than the underlying instrument itself.
Structured products. Structured products are over-the-counter
financial instruments created specifically to meet the needs of one
or a small number of investors. The instrument may consist of a
warrant, an option or a forward contract embedded in a note or any
of a wide variety of debt, equity and/or currency combinations.
Risks of structured products include the inability to close such
instruments, rapid changes in the market and defaults by other
parties.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR
IDS GROWTH FUND
Sept. 27, 1996
This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus.
It should be read together with the prospectus and the financial
statements contained in the Annual Report which may be obtained
from your American Express financial advisor or by writing to
American Express Shareholder Service, P.O. Box 534, Minneapolis, MN
55440-0534.
This SAI is dated Sept. 27, 1996, and it is to be used with the
prospectus dated Sept. 27, 1996, and the Annual Report for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 1996.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Goal and Investment Policies......................See Prospectus
Additional Investment Policies................................p. 3
Security Transactions.........................................p. 6
Brokerage Commissions Paid to Brokers Affiliated with
American Express Financial Corporation........................p. 8
Performance Information.......................................p. 9
Valuing Fund Shares...........................................p. 10
Investing in the Fund.........................................p. 11
Redeeming Shares..............................................p. 15
Pay-out Plans.................................................p. 16
Taxes.........................................................p. 17
Agreements....................................................p. 18
Board Members and Officers....................................p. 22
Custodian.....................................................p. 26
Independent Auditors..........................................p. 26
Financial Statements..............................See Annual Report
Prospectus....................................................p. 27
Appendix A: Foreign Currency Transactions....................p. 28
Appendix B: Options and Stock Index Futures Contracts........p. 33
Appendix C: Mortgage-Backed Securities.......................p. 40
Appendix D: Dollar-Cost Averaging............................p. 41
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
The Fund pursues its goals by investing all of its assets in Growth
Portfolio (the "Portfolio") of Growth Trust (the "Trust"), a
separate investment company, rather than by directly investing in
and managing its own portfolio of securities. The Portfolio has
the same investment objectives, policies and restrictions as the
Fund.
Fundamental investment restrictions adopted by the Fund or
Portfolio cannot be changed without the approval of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or Portfolio, as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act).
Whenever the Fund is requested to vote on a change in the
investment restrictions of the corresponding Portfolio, the Fund
will hold a meeting of Fund shareholders and will cast the Fund's
vote as instructed by the shareholders.
These are investment policies in addition to those presented in the
prospectus. The policies below are fundamental policies of the
Fund and the Portfolio and may be changed only with shareholder
approval. Unless holders of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities agree to make the change, the Fund and Portfolio will
not:
'Act as an underwriter (sell securities for others). However,
under the securities laws, the Portfolio may be deemed to be an
underwriter when it purchases securities directly from the issuer
and later resells them.
'Make cash loans if the total commitment amount exceeds 5% of the
Portfolio's total assets.
'Borrow money or property, except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes, in an amount not exceeding
one-third of the market value of its total assets (including
borrowings) less liabilities (other than borrowings) immediately
after the borrowing. The Portfolio has not borrowed in the past
and has no present intention to borrow.
'Concentrate in any one industry. According to the present
interpretation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
this means no more than 25% of the Portfolio's total assets, based
on current market value at time of purchase, can be invested in any
one industry.
'Purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an
issuer.
'Invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of any one
company, government or political subdivision thereof, except the
limitation will not apply to investments in securities issued by
the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and except
that up to 25% of the Portfolio's total assets may be invested
without regard to this 5% limitation.
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'Buy or sell real estate, unless acquired as a result of ownership
of securities or other instruments, except this shall not prevent
the Portfolio from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the
real estate business or real estate investment trusts. For
purposes of this policy, real estate includes real estate limited
partnerships.
'Buy or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments, except this shall not
prevent the Portfolio from buying or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by, or whose value is derived from, physical commodities.
'Make a loan of any part of its assets to American Express
Financial Corporation (AEFC), to the board members and officers of
AEFC or to its own board members and officers.
'Purchase securities of an issuer if the board members and officers
of the Fund, the Portfolio and AEFC hold more than a certain
percentage of the issuer's outstanding securities. If the holdings
of all board members and officers of the Fund, the Portfolio and
AEFC who own more than 0.5% of an issuer's securities are added
together, and if in total they own more than 5%, the Portfolio will
not purchase securities of that issuer.
'Lend Portfolio securities in excess of 30% of its net assets. The
current policy of the board is to make these loans, either long- or
short-term, to broker-dealers. In making loans, the Portfolio gets
the market price in cash, U.S. government securities, letters of
credit or such other collateral as may be permitted by regulatory
agencies and approved by the board. If the market price of the
loaned securities goes up, the Portfolio will get additional
collateral on a daily basis. The risks are that the borrower may
not provide additional collateral when required or return the
securities when due. During the existence of the loan, the
Portfolio receives cash payments equivalent to all interest or
other distributions paid on the loaned securities. A loan will not
be made unless the investment manager believes the opportunity for
additional income outweighs the risks.
Unless changed by the board, the Fund and Portfolio will not:
'Buy on margin or sell short, but it may make margin payments in
connection with transactions in stock index futures contracts.
'Pledge or mortgage its assets beyond 15% of total assets. If the
Portfolio were ever to do so, valuation of the pledged or mortgaged
assets would be based on market values. For purposes of this
restriction, collateral arrangements for margin deposits on a
futures contract are not deemed to be a pledge of assets.
'Invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of
companies, including any predecessors, that have a record of less
than three years continuous operations.
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'Invest more than 10% of its assets in securities of investment
companies. Under one state's law, the Portfolio is limited to
investments in the open market where no commission or profit to a
sponsor or dealer results from the purchase other than the
customary broker's commission, or when the purchase is part of a
plan or merger, consolidation, reorganization, or acquisition.
'Invest in a company to control or manage it.
'Invest in exploration or development programs, such as oil, gas or
mineral leases.
'Invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants. Under one
state's law no more than 2% of the Portfolio's net assets may be
invested in warrants not listed on the New York or American Stock
Exchange.
'Invest more than 10% of its net assets in securities and
derivative instruments that are illiquid. For purposes of this
policy, illiquid securities include some privately placed
securities, public securities and Rule 144A securities that for one
reason or another may no longer have a readily available market,
repurchase agreements with maturities greater than seven days, non-
negotiable fixed-time deposits and over-the-counter options.
In determining the liquidity of Rule 144A securities, which are
unregistered securities offered to qualified institutional buyers,
and interest-only and principal-only fixed mortgage-backed
securities (IOs and POs) issued by the U.S. government or its
agencies and instrumentalities, the investment manager, under
guidelines established by the board, will consider any relevant
factors including the frequency of trades, the number of dealers
willing to purchase or sell the security and the nature of
marketplace trades.
In determining the liquidity of commercial paper issued in
transactions not involving a public offering under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, the investment manager, under
guidelines established by the board, will evaluate relevant factors
such as the issuer and the size and nature of its commercial paper
programs, the willingness and ability of the issuer or dealer to
repurchase the paper, and the nature of the clearance and
settlement procedures for the paper.
The Portfolio may make contracts to purchase securities for a fixed
price at a future date beyond normal settlement time (when-issued
securities or forward commitments). Under normal market
conditions, the Portfolio does not intend to commit more than 5% of
its total assets to these practices. The Portfolio does not pay
for the securities or receive dividends or interest on them until
the contractual settlement date. The Portfolio will designate cash
or liquid high-grade debt securities at least equal in value to its
commitments to purchase the securities. When-issued securities or
forward commitments are subject to market fluctuations and they may
affect the Portfolio's total assets the same as owned securities.
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The Portfolio may maintain a portion of its assets in cash and
cash-equivalent investments. The cash-equivalent investments the
Portfolio may use are short-term U.S. and Canadian government
securities and negotiable certificates of deposit, non-negotiable
fixed-time deposits, bankers' acceptances and letters of credit of
banks or savings and loan associations having capital, surplus and
undivided profits (as of the date of its most recently published
annual financial statements) in excess of $100 million (or the
equivalent in the instance of a foreign branch of a U.S. bank) at
the date of investment. Any cash-equivalent investments in foreign
securities will be subject to the limitations on foreign
investments described in the prospectus. The Portfolio also may
purchase short-term corporate notes and obligations rated in the
top two classifications by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(Moody's) or Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P) or the equivalent
and may use repurchase agreements with broker-dealers registered
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and with commercial
banks. A risk of a repurchase agreement is that if the seller
seeks the protection of the bankruptcy laws, the Portfolio's
ability to liquidate the security involved could be impaired.
Notwithstanding any of the Fund's other investment policies, the
Fund may invest its assets in an open-end management investment
company having substantially the same investment objectives,
policies and restrictions as the Fund for the purpose of having
those assets managed as part of a combined pool.
For a discussion about foreign currency transactions, see Appendix
A. For a discussion on options and stock index futures contracts
see Appendix B. For a discussion on mortgage-backed securities,
see Appendix C.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Subject to policies set by the board, AEFC is authorized to
determine, consistent with the Portfolio's investment goal and
policies, which securities will be purchased, held or sold. In
determining where the buy and sell orders are to be placed, AEFC
has been directed to use its best efforts to obtain the best
available price and the most favorable execution except where
otherwise authorized by the board. In selecting broker-dealers to
execute transactions, AEFC may consider the price of the security,
including commission or mark-up, the size and difficulty of the
order, the reliability, integrity, financial soundness and general
operation and execution capabilities of the broker, the broker's
expertise in particular markets, and research services provided by
the broker.
AEFC has a strict Code of Ethics that prohibits its affiliated
personnel from engaging in personal investment activities that
compete with or attempt to take advantage of planned portfolio
transactions for any fund or trust for which it acts as investment
manager. AEFC carefully monitors compliance with its Code of
Ethics.
On occasion, it may be desirable to compensate a broker for
research services or for brokerage services by paying a commission
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the amount another broker might charge. The board has adopted a
policy authorizing AEFC to do so to the extent authorized by law,
if AEFC determines, in good faith, that such commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage or research
services provided by a broker or dealer, viewed either in the light
of that transaction or AEFC's overall responsibilities to the funds
in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP and other funds for which it acts as
investment advisor.
Research provided by brokers supplements AEFC's own research
activities. Such services include economic data on, and analysis
of, U.S. and foreign economies; information on specific industries;
information about specific companies, including earnings estimates;
purchase recommendations for stocks and bonds; portfolio strategy
services; political, economic, business and industry trend
assessments; historical statistical information; market data
services providing information on specific issues and prices; and
technical analysis of various aspects of the securities markets,
including technical charts. Research services may take the form of
written reports, computer software or personal contact by telephone
or at seminars or other meetings. AEFC has obtained, and in the
future may obtain, computer hardware from brokers, including but
not limited to personal computers that will be used exclusively for
investment decision-making purposes, which include the research,
portfolio management and trading functions and other services to
the extent permitted under an interpretation by the SEC.
When paying a commission that might not otherwise be charged or a
commission in excess of the amount another broker might charge,
AEFC must follow procedures authorized by the board. To date,
three procedures have been authorized. One procedure permits AEFC
to direct an order to buy or sell a security traded on a national
securities exchange to a specific broker for research services it
has provided. The second procedure permits AEFC, in order to
obtain research, to direct an order on an agency basis to buy or
sell a security traded in the over-the-counter market to a firm
that does not make a market in that security. The commission paid
generally includes compensation for research services. The third
procedure permits AEFC, in order to obtain research and brokerage
services, to cause the Portfolio to pay a commission in excess of
the amount another broker might have charged. AEFC has advised the
Portfolio it is necessary to do business with a number of brokerage
firms on a continuing basis to obtain such services as the handling
of large orders, the willingness of a broker to risk its own money
by taking a position in a security, and the specialized handling of
a particular group of securities that only certain brokers may be
able to offer. As a result of this arrangement, some portfolio
transactions may not be effected at the lowest commission, but AEFC
believes it may obtain better overall execution. AEFC has assured
the Portfolio that under all three procedures the amount of
commission paid will be reasonable and competitive in relation to
the value of the brokerage services performed or research provided.
All other transactions shall be placed on the basis of obtaining
the best available price and the most favorable execution. In so
doing, if in the professional opinion of the person responsible for
selecting the broker or dealer, several firms can execute the
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person to those firms offering research services. Such services
may be used by AEFC in providing advice to all the funds in the IDS
MUTUAL FUND GROUP even though it is not possible to relate the
benefits to any particular fund or account.
Each investment decision made for the Portfolio is made
independently from any decision made for another portfolio, fund or
other account advised by AEFC or any of its subsidiaries. When the
Portfolio buys or sells the same security as another portfolio,
fund or account, AEFC carries out the purchase or sale in a way the
Portfolio agrees in advance is fair. Although sharing in large
transactions may adversely affect the price or volume purchased or
sold by the Portfolio, the Portfolio hopes to gain an overall
advantage in execution. AEFC has assured the Portfolio it will
continue to seek ways to reduce brokerage costs.
On a periodic basis, AEFC makes a comprehensive review of the
broker-dealers and the overall reasonableness of their commissions.
The review evaluates execution, operational efficiency and research
services.
The Portfolio paid total brokerage commissions of $1,117,268 for
the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, $794,917 for fiscal year 1995,
and $107,901 for fiscal year 1994. Substantially all firms through
whom transactions were executed provide research services.
No transactions were directed to brokers because of research
services they provided to the Portfolio.
As of the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, the Portfolio held
securities of its regular brokers or dealers or of the parent of
those brokers or dealers that derived more than 15% of gross
revenue from securities-related activities as presented below:
Value of Securities
Owned at End of
Name of Issuer Fiscal Year
Merrill Lynch $36,225,000
Morgan Stanley Group 9,964,093
The portfolio turnover rate was 22% in the fiscal year ended July
31, 1996, and 30% in fiscal year 1995.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS PAID TO BROKERS AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN
EXPRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Affiliates of American Express Company (American Express) (of which
AEFC is a wholly owned subsidiary) may engage in brokerage and
other securities transactions on behalf of the Portfolio according
to procedures adopted by the board and to the extent consistent
with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws. AEFC
will use an American Express affiliate only if (i) AEFC determines
that the Portfolio will receive prices and executions at least as
favorable as those offered by qualified independent brokers
performing similar brokerage and other services for the Portfolio
and (ii) the affiliate charges the Portfolio commission rates
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consistent with those the affiliate charges comparable unaffiliated
customers in similar transactions and if such use is consistent
with terms of the Investment Management Services Agreement.
AEFC may direct brokerage to compensate an affiliate. AEFC will
receive research on South Africa from New Africa Advisors, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Sloan Financial Group. AEFC owns 100%
of IDS Capital Holdings Inc. which in turn owns 40% of Sloan
Financial Group. New Africa Advisors will send research to AEFC
and in turn AEFC will direct trades to a particular broker. The
broker will have an agreement to pay New Africa Advisors. All
transactions will be on a best execution basis. Compensation
received will be reasonable for the services rendered.
Information about brokerage commissions paid by the Portfolio for
the last three fiscal years to brokers affiliated with AEFC is
contained in the following table:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
For the Fiscal Year Ended July 31,
1996 1995 1994
Aggregate Percent of Aggregate Aggregate
Dollar Aggregate Dollar Dollar Dollar
Amount of Percent of Amount of Amount of Amount of
Nature Commissions Aggregate Transactions Commissions Commissions
of Paid to Brokerage Involving Payment Paid to Paid to
Broker Affiliation Broker Commissions of Commissions Broker Broker
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lehman (1) None None None $31,500 $126
Brothers,
Inc.
American (2) $213,016 19.07% 24.18% 74,584 101,515
Enterprise
Investment
Services,
Inc.
</TABLE>
(1) Under common control with AEFC as a subsidiary of American
Express until May 31, 1994.
(2) Wholly owned subsidiary of AEFC.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The Fund may quote various performance figures to illustrate past
performance. An explanation of the methods used by the Fund to
compute performance follows below.
Average annual total return
The Fund may calculate average annual total return for a class for
certain periods by finding the average annual compounded rates of
return over the period that would equate the initial amount
invested to the ending redeemable value, according to the following
formula:
P(1+T)n = ERV
where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
T = average annual total return
n = number of years
ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
payment, made at the beginning of a period, at the
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Aggregate total return
The Fund may calculate aggregate total return for a class for
certain periods representing the cumulative change in the value of
an investment in the Fund over a specified period of time according
to the following formula:
ERV - P
P
where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
payment, made at the beginning of a period, at the
end of the period (or fractional portion thereof)
In its sales material and other communications, the Fund may quote,
compare or refer to rankings, yields or returns as published by
independent statistical services or publishers and publications
such as The Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Barron's, Business
Week, Donoghue's Money Market Fund Report, Financial Services Week,
Financial Times, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Global Investor,
Institutional Investor, Investor's Daily, Kiplinger's Personal
Finance, Lipper Analytical Services, Money, Mutual Fund Forecaster,
Newsweek, The New York Times, Personal Investor, Stanger Report,
Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance, USA Today, U.S. News and World
Report, The Wall Street Journal and Wiesenberger Investment
Companies Service.
VALUING FUND SHARES
The value of an individual share for each class is determined by
using the net asset value before shareholder transactions for the
day. On Aug. 1, 1996, the first business day following the end of
the fiscal year, the computation looked like this:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Net assets before Shares outstanding Net asset value
shareholder transactions at end of previous day of one share
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A $1,910,053,658 divided by 80,790,697 equals $23.642
Class B 286,881,461 12,265,133 23.39
Class Y 29,919,807 1,262,972 23.69
</TABLE>
In determining net assets before shareholder transactions, the
Portfolio's securities are valued as follows as of the close of
business of the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange):
'Securities, except bonds other than convertibles, traded on a
securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily
available are valued at the last-quoted sales price on the exchange
where such security is primarily traded.
'Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted
sales price is not readily available are valued at the mean of the
closing bid and asked prices, looking first to the bid and asked
prices on the exchange where the security is primarily traded and,
if none exist, to the over-the-counter market.
'Securities included in the NASDAQ National Market System are
valued at the last-quoted sales price in this market.
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'Securities included in the NASDAQ National Market System for which
a last-quoted sales price is not readily available, and other
securities traded over-the-counter but not included in the NASDAQ
National Market System are valued at the mean of the closing bid
and asked prices.
'Futures and options traded on major exchanges are valued at the
last-quoted sales price on their primary exchange.
'Foreign securities traded outside the United States are generally
valued as of the time their trading is complete, which is usually
different from the close of the Exchange. Foreign securities
quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at
the current rate of exchange. Occasionally, events affecting the
value of such securities may occur between such times and the close
of the Exchange that will not be reflected in the computation of
the Fund's net asset value. If events materially affecting the
value of such securities occur during such period, these securities
will be valued at their fair value according to procedures decided
upon in good faith by the board.
'Short-term securities maturing more than 60 days from the
valuation date are valued at the readily available market price or
approximate market value based on current interest rates. Short-
term securities maturing in 60 days or less that originally had
maturities of more than 60 days at acquisition date are valued at
amortized cost using the market value on the 61st day before
maturity. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less at
acquisition date are valued at amortized cost. Amortized cost is
an approximation of market value determined by systematically
increasing the carrying value of a security if acquired at a
discount, or reducing the carrying value if acquired at a premium,
so that the carrying value is equal to maturity value on the
maturity date.
'Securities without a readily available market price, bonds other
than convertibles and other assets are valued at fair value as
determined in good faith by the board. The board is responsible
for selecting methods it believes provide fair value. When
possible, bonds are valued by a pricing service independent from
the Portfolio. If a valuation of a bond is not available from a
pricing service, the bond will be valued by a dealer knowledgeable
about the bond if such a dealer is available.
The New York Stock Exchange, AEFC and the Fund will be closed on
the following holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas Day.
INVESTING IN THE FUND
Sales Charge
Shares of the Fund are sold at the public offering price determined
at the close of business on the day an application is accepted.
The public offering price is the net asset value of one share
adjusted for a sales charge, if applicable. For Class B and Class
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is the same as the net asset value. For Class A, the public
offering price for an investment of less than $50,000, made Aug. 1,
1996, was determined by dividing the net asset value of one share,
$23.642, by 0.95 (1.00-0.05 for a maximum 5% sales charge) for a
public offering price of $24.89. The sales charge is paid to
American Express Financial Advisors by the person buying the
shares.
Class A - Calculation of the Sales Charge
Sales charges are determined as follows:
Within each increment,
sales charge as a
percentage of:
Public Net
Amount of Investment Offering Price Amount Invested
First $ 50,000 5.0% 5.26%
Next 50,000 4.5 4.71
Next 400,000 3.8 3.95
Next 500,000 2.0 2.04
$1,000,000 or more 0.0 0.00
Sales charges on an investment greater than $50,000 and less than
$1,000,000 are calculated for each increment separately and then
totaled. The resulting total sales charge, expressed as a
percentage of the public offering price and of the net amount
invested, will vary depending on the proportion of the investment
at different sales charge levels.
For example, compare an investment of $60,000 with an investment of
$85,000. The $60,000 investment is composed of $50,000 that incurs
a sales charge of $2,500 (5.0% x $50,000) and $10,000 that incurs a
sales charge of $450 (4.5% x $10,000). The total sales charge of
$2,950 is 4.92% of the public offering price and 5.17% of the net
amount invested.
In the case of the $85,000 investment, the first $50,000 also
incurs a sales charge of $2,500 (5.0% x $50,000) and $35,000 incurs
a sales charge of $1,575 (4.5% x $35,000). The total sales charge
of $4,075 is 4.79% of the public offering price and 5.04% of the
net amount invested.
The following table shows the range of sales charges as a
percentage of the public offering price and of the net amount
invested on total investments at each applicable level.
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On total investment, sales
charge as a percentage of
Public Net
Offering Price Amount Invested
Amount of Investment ranges from:
First $ 50,000 5.00% 5.26%
More than 50,000 to 100,000 5.00-4.50 5.26-4.71
More than 100,000 to 500,000 4.50-3.80 4.71-3.95
More than 500,000 to 999,999 3.80-2.00 3.95-2.04
$1,000,000 or more 0.00 0.00
The initial sales charge is waived for certain qualified plans that
meet the requirements described in the prospectus. Participants in
these qualified plans may be subject to a deferred sales charge on
certain redemptions. The deferred sales charge on certain
redemptions will be waived if the redemption is a result of a
participant's death, disability, retirement, attaining age 59 1/2,
loans or hardship withdrawals. The deferred sales charge varies
depending on the number of participants in the qualified plan and
total plan assets as follows:
Deferred Sales Charge
Number of Participants
Total Plan Assets 1-99 100 or more
Less than $1 million 4% 0%
$1 million or more 0% 0%
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Class A - Reducing the Sales Charge
Sales charges are based on the total amount of your investments in
the Fund. The amount of all prior investments plus any new
purchase is referred to as your "total amount invested." For
example, suppose you have made an investment of $20,000 and later
decide to invest $40,000 more. Your total amount invested would be
$60,000. As a result, $10,000 of your $40,000 investment qualifies
for the lower 4.5% sales charge that applies to investments of more
than $50,000 and up to $100,000.
The total amount invested includes any shares held in the Fund in
the name of a member of your primary household group. The primary
household group consists of accounts in any ownership for spouses
or domestic partners and their unmarried children under 21.
Domestic partners are induvuduals who maintain a shared primary
residence and have joint property or other insurable interests.
For instance, if your spouse already has invested $20,000 and you
want to invest $40,000, your total amount invested will be $60,000
and therefore you will pay the lower charge of 4.5% on $10,000 of
the $40,000.
Until a spouse remarries, the sales charge is waived for spouses
and unmarried children under 21 of deceased board members, officers
or employees of the Fund or AEFC or its subsidiaries and deceased
advisors.
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The total amount invested also includes any investment you or your
immediate family already have in the other publicly offered funds
in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP where the investment is subject to a
sales charge. For example, suppose you already have an investment
of $30,000 in another IDS Fund. If you invest $40,000 more in this
Fund, your total amount invested in the funds will be $70,000 and
therefore $20,000 of your $40,000 investment will incur a 4.5%
sales charge.
Finally, Individual Retirement Account (IRA) purchases, or other
employee benefit plan purchases made through a payroll deduction
plan or through a plan sponsored by an employer, association of
employers, employee organization or other similar entity, may be
added together to reduce sales charges for shares purchased through
that plan.
Class A - Letter of Intent (LOI)
If you intend to invest $1 million over a period of 13 months, you
can reduce the sales charges in Class A by filing a LOI. The
agreement can start at any time and will remain in effect for 13
months. Your investment will be charged normal sales charges until
you have invested $1 million. At that time, your account will be
credited with the sales charges previously paid. Class A
investments made prior to signing an LOI may be used to reach the
$1 million total, excluding Cash Management Fund and Tax-Free Money
Fund. However, we will not adjust for sales charges on investments
made prior to the signing of the LOI. If you do not invest $1
million by the end of 13 months, there is no penalty, you'll just
miss out on the sales charge adjustment. A LOI is not an option
(absolute right) to buy shares.
Here's an example. You file a LOI to invest $1 million and make an
investment of $100,000 at that time. You pay the normal 5% sales
charge on the first $50,000 and 4.5% sales charge on the next
$50,000 of this investment. Let's say you make a second investment
of $900,000 (bringing the total up to $1 million) one month before
the 13-month period is up. On the date that you bring your total
to $1 million, AEFC makes an adjustment to your account. The
adjustment is made by crediting your account with additional
shares, in an amount equivalent to the sales charge previously
paid.
Systematic Investment Programs
After you make your initial investment of $2,000 or more, you can
arrange to make additional payments of $100 or more on a regular
basis. These minimums do not apply to all systematic investment
programs. You decide how often to make payments - monthly,
quarterly or semiannually. You are not obligated to make any
payments. You can omit payments or discontinue the investment
program altogether. The Fund also can change the program or end it
at any time. If there is no obligation, why do it? Putting money
aside is an important part of financial planning. With a
systematic investment program, you have a goal to work for.
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How does this work? Your regular investment amount will purchase
more shares when the net asset value per share decreases, and fewer
shares when the net asset value per share increases. Each purchase
is a separate transaction. After each purchase your new shares
will be added to your account. Shares bought through these
programs are exactly the same as any other fund shares. They can
be bought and sold at any time. A systematic investment program is
not an option or an absolute right to buy shares.
The systematic investment program itself cannot ensure a profit,
nor can it protect against a loss in a declining market. If you
decide to discontinue the program and redeem your shares when their
net asset value is less than what you paid for them, you will incur
a loss.
For a discussion on dollar-cost averaging, see Appendix D.
Automatic Directed Dividends
Dividends, including capital gain distributions, paid by another
fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP subject to a sales charge, may be
used to automatically purchase shares in the same class of this
Fund without paying a sales charge. Dividends may be directed to
existing accounts only. Dividends declared by a fund are exchanged
to this Fund the following day. Dividends can be exchanged into
one fund but cannot be split to make purchases in two or more
funds. Automatic directed dividends are available between accounts
of any ownership except:
Between a non-custodial account and an IRA, or 401(k) plan account
or other qualified retirement account of which American Express
Trust Company acts as custodian;
Between two American Express Trust Company custodial accounts with
different owners (for example, you may not exchange dividends from
your IRA to the IRA of your spouse);
Between different kinds of custodial accounts with the same
ownership (for example, you may not exchange dividends from your
IRA to your 401(k) plan account, although you may exchange
dividends from one IRA to another IRA).
Dividends may be directed from accounts established under the
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) or Uniform Transfers to Minors
Act (UTMA) only into other UGMA or UTMA accounts with identical
ownership.
The Fund's investment goal is described in its prospectus along
with other information, including fees and expense ratios. Before
exchanging dividends into another fund, you should read its
prospectus. You will receive a confirmation that the automatic
directed dividend service has been set up for your account.
REDEEMING SHARES
You have a right to redeem your shares at any time. For an
explanation of redemption procedures, please see the prospectus.
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During an emergency, the board can suspend the computation of net
asset value, stop accepting payments for purchase of shares or
suspend the duty of the Fund to redeem shares for more than seven
days. Such emergency situations would occur if:
'The Exchange closes for reasons other than the usual weekend and
holiday closings or trading on the Exchange is restricted, or
'Disposal of the Portfolio's securities is not reasonably
practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Portfolio
to determine the fair value of its net assets, or
'The SEC, under the provisions of the 1940 Act, as amended,
declares a period of emergency to exist.
Should the Fund stop selling shares, the board may make a deduction
from the value of the assets held by the Fund to cover the cost of
future liquidations of the assets so as to distribute fairly these
costs among all shareholders.
The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940
Act, which obligates the Fund to redeem shares in cash, with
respect to any one shareholder during any 90-day period, up to
lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the Fund at the
beginning of the period. Although redemptions in excess of this
limitation would normally be paid in cash, the Fund reserves the
right to make these payments in whole or in part in securities or
other assets in case of an emergency, or if the payment of a
redemption in cash would be detrimental to the existing
shareholders of the Fund as determined by the board. In these
circumstances, the securities distributed would be valued as set
forth in the prospectus. Should the Fund distribute securities, a
shareholder may incur brokerage fees or other transaction costs in
converting the securities to cash.
PAY-OUT PLANS
You can use any of several pay-out plans to redeem your investment
in regular installments. If you redeem Class B shares you may be
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as discussed in the
prospectus. While the plans differ on how the pay-out is figured,
they all are based on the redemption of your investment. Net
investment income dividends and any capital gain distributions will
automatically be reinvested, unless you elect to receive them in
cash. If you are redeeming a tax-qualified plan account for which
American Express Trust Company acts as custodian, you can elect to
receive your dividends and other distributions in cash when
permitted by law. If you redeem an IRA or a qualified retirement
account, certain restrictions, federal tax penalties and special
federal income tax reporting requirements may apply. You should
consult your tax advisor about this complex area of the tax law.
Applications for a systematic investment in a class of the Fund
subject to a sales charge normally will not be accepted while a
pay-out plan for any of those funds is in effect. Occasional
investments, however, may be accepted.
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To start any of these plans, please write or call American Express
Shareholder Service, P.O. Box 534, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0534,
612-671-3733. Your authorization must be received in the
Minneapolis headquarters at least five days before the date you
want your payments to begin. The initial payment must be at least
$50. Payments will be made on a monthly, bimonthly, quarterly,
semiannual or annual basis. Your choice is effective until you
change or cancel it.
The following pay-out plans are designed to take care of the needs
of most shareholders in a way AEFC can handle efficiently and at a
reasonable cost. If you need a more irregular schedule of
payments, it may be necessary for you to make a series of
individual redemptions, in which case you'll have to send in a
separate redemption request for each pay-out. The Fund reserves
the right to change or stop any pay-out plan and to stop making
such plans available.
Plan #1: Pay-out for a fixed period of time
If you choose this plan, a varying number of shares will be
redeemed at regular intervals during the time period you choose.
This plan is designed to end in complete redemption of all shares
in your account by the end of the fixed period.
Plan #2: Redemption of a fixed number of shares
If you choose this plan, a fixed number of shares will be redeemed
for each payment and that amount will be sent to you. The length
of time these payments continue is based on the number of shares in
your account.
Plan #3: Redemption of a fixed dollar amount
If you decide on a fixed dollar amount, whatever number of shares
is necessary to make the payment will be redeemed in regular
installments until the account is closed.
Plan #4: Redemption of a percentage of net asset value
Payments are made based on a fixed percentage of the net asset
value of the shares in the account computed on the day of each
payment. Percentages range from 0.25% to 0.75%. For example, if
you are on this plan and arrange to take 0.5% each month, you will
get $50 if the value of your account is $10,000 on the payment
date.
TAXES
If you buy shares in the Fund and then exchange into another fund,
it is considered a sale and subsequent purchase of shares. Under
the tax laws, if this exchange is done within 91 days, any sales
charge waived on Class A shares on a subsequent purchase of shares
applies to the new shares acquired in the exchange. Therefore, you
cannot create a tax loss or reduce a tax gain attributable to the
sales charge when exchanging shares within 91 days.
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Retirement Accounts
If you have a nonqualified investment in the Fund and you wish to
move part or all of those shares to an IRA or qualified retirement
account in the Fund, you can do so without paying a sales charge.
However, this type of exchange is considered a sale of shares and
may result in a gain or loss for tax purposes. In addition, this
type of exchange may result in an excess contribution under IRA or
qualified plan regulations if the amount exchanged plus the amount
of the initial sales charge applied to the amount exchanged exceeds
annual contribution limitations. For example: If you were to
exchange $2,000 in Class A shares from a nonqualified account to an
IRA without considering the 5% ($100) initial sales charge
applicable to that $2,000, you may be deemed to have exceeded
current IRA annual contribution limitations. You should consult
your tax advisor for further details about this complex subject.
Net investment income dividends received should be treated as
dividend income for federal income tax purposes. Corporate
shareholders are generally entitled to a deduction equal to 70% of
that portion of the Fund's dividend that is attributable to
dividends the Fund received from domestic (U.S.) securities. For
the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, none of the Fund's net
investment income dividends qualified for the corporate deduction.
Capital gain distributions received by individual and corporate
shareholders, if any, should be treated as long-term capital gains
regardless of how long they owned their shares. Short-term capital
gains earned by the Fund are paid to shareholders as part of their
ordinary income dividend and are taxable.
Under federal tax law, by the end of a calendar year the Fund must
declare and pay dividends representing 98% of ordinary income for
that calendar year and 98% of net capital gains (both long-term and
short-term) for the 12-month period ending Oct. 31 of that calendar
year. The Fund is subject to an excise tax equal to 4% of the
excess, if any, of the amount required to be distributed over the
amount actually distributed. The Fund intends to comply with
federal tax law and avoid any excise tax.
The Fund may be subject to U.S. taxes resulting from holdings in a
passive foreign investment company (PFIC). A foreign corporation
is a PFIC when 75% or more of its gross income for the taxable year
is passive income or if 50% or more of the average value of its
assets consists of assets that produce or could produce passive
income.
This is a brief summary that relates to federal income taxation
only. Shareholders should consult their tax advisor as to the
application of federal, state and local income tax laws to Fund
distributions.
AGREEMENTS
Investment Management Services Agreement
The Trust, on behalf of the Portfolio, has an Investment Management
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fee based on the following schedule:
Assets Annual rate at
(billions) each asset level
First $1.0 0.600%
Next 1.0 0.575
Next 1.0 0.550
Next 3.0 0.525
Over 6.0 0.500
On July 31, 1996, the daily rate applied to the Portfolio's net
assets was equal to 0.584% on an annual basis. The fee is
calculated for each calendar day on the basis of net assets as of
the close of business two business days prior to the day for which
the calculation is made.
Before the fee based on the asset charge is paid, it is adjusted
for investment performance. The adjustment, determined monthly,
will be calculated using the percentage point difference between
the change in the net asset value of one Class A share of the Fund
and the change in the Lipper Growth Fund Index (Index). The
performance of one Class A share of the Fund is measured by
computing the percentage difference between the opening and closing
net asset value of one Class A share of the Fund, as of the last
business day of the period selected for comparison, adjusted for
dividend or capital gain distributions which are treated as
reinvested at the end of the month during which the distribution
was made. The performance of the Index for the same period is
established by measuring the percentage difference between the
beginning and ending Index for the comparison period. The
performance is adjusted for dividend or capital gain distributions
(on the securities which comprise the Index), which are treated as
reinvested at the end of the month during which the distribution
was made. One percentage point will be subtracted from the
calculation to help assure that incentive adjustments are
attributable to AEFC's management abilities rather than random
fluctuations and the result multiplied by 0.01%. That number will
be multiplied times the Fund's average net assets for the
comparison period and then divided by the number of months in the
comparison period to determine the monthly adjustment.
Where the Fund's Class A share performance exceeds that of the
Index, the base fee will be increased. Where the performance of
the Index exceeds the performance of Class A shares, the base fee
will be decreased. The maximum monthly increase or decrease will
be 0.12% of the Fund's average net assets on an annual basis.
The 12 month comparison period rolls over with each succeeding
month, so that it always equals 12 months, ending with the month
for which the performance adjustment is being computed. The
adjustment increased the fee by $1,249,559 for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 1996.
The management fee is paid monthly. The total amount paid was
$12,041,850 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, $7,125,802 for
fiscal year 1995, and $5,961,748 for fiscal year 1994.
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The Portfolio also pays taxes, brokerage commissions and
nonadvisory expenses, which include custodian fees; audit and
certain legal fees; fidelity bond premiums; registration fees for
shares; office expenses; consultants' fees; compensation of board
members, officers and employees; corporate filing fees;
organizational expenses; expenses incurred in connection with
lending securities of the Portfolio; and expenses properly payable
by the Portfolio, approved by the board. Under the agreement, the
Fund paid nonadvisory expenses of $807,300 for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 1996, $463,700 for fiscal year 1995, and $382,609
for fiscal year 1994.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Fund has an Administrative Services Agreement with AEFC. Under
this agreement, the Fund pays AEFC for providing administration and
accounting services. The fee is calculated as follows:
Assets Annual rate
(billions) each asset level
First $1.0 0.050%
Next 1.0 0.045
Next 1.0 0.040
Next 3.0 0.035
Over 6.0 0.030
On July 31, 1996, the daily rate applied to the Fund's net assets
was equal to 0.047% on an annual basis. The fee is calculated for
each calendar day on the basis of net assets as of the close of
business two business days prior to the day for which the
calculation is made. Under the agreement, the Fund paid fees of
$871,061 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996.
Transfer Agency Agreement
The Fund has a Transfer Agency Agreement with AEFC. This agreement
governs AEFC's responsibility for administering and/or performing
transfer agent functions, for acting as service agent in connection
with dividend and distribution functions and for performing
shareholder account administration agent functions in connection
with the issuance, exchange and redemption or repurchase of the
Fund's shares. Under the agreement, AEFC will earn a fee from the
Fund determined by multiplying the number of shareholder accounts
at the end of the day by a rate determined for each class per year
and dividing by the number of days in the year. The rate for Class
A and Class Y is $15 per year and for Class B is $16 per year. The
fees paid to AEFC may be changed from time to time upon agreement
of the parties without shareholder approval. Under the agreement,
the Fund paid fees of $2,217,079 for the fiscal year ended July 31,
1996.
Distribution Agreement
Under a Distribution Agreement, sales charges deducted for
distributing Fund shares are paid to American Express Financial
Advisors daily. These charges amounted to $8,417,998 for the
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personal financial advisors, and other expenses, the amount
retained was -$571,872. The amounts were $3,627,657 and $608,460
for fiscal year 1995, and $1,999,115 and $721,420 for fiscal year
1994.
Additional information about commissions and compensation for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, is contained in the following
table:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Net Compensation
Name of Underwriting on Redemption
Principal Discounts and and Brokerage Other
Underwriter Commissions Repurchases Commissions Compensation
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AEFC None None None* $1,087,805**
American
Express
Financial
Advisors $8,417,998 None None None
</TABLE>
*For further information see "Brokerage Commissions Paid to Brokers
Affiliated with AEFC."
**Distribution fees paid pursuant to the Plan and Agreement of
Distribution.
Shareholder Service Agreement
The Fund pays a fee for service provided to shareholders by
financial advisors and other servicing agents. The fee is
calculated at a rate of 0.175% of the Fund's average daily net
assets attributable to Class A and Class B shares.
Plan and Agreement of Distribution
For Class B shares, to help American Express Financial Advisors
defray the cost of distribution and servicing, not covered by the
sales charges received under the Distribution Agreement, the Fund
and American Express Financial Advisors entered into a Plan and
Agreement of Distribution (Plan). These costs cover almost all
aspects of distributing the Fund's shares except compensation to
the sales force. A substantial portion of the costs are not
specifically identified to any one fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND
GROUP. Under the Plan, American Express Financial Advisors is paid
a fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net
assets attributable to Class B shares.
The Plan must be approved annually by the board, including a
majority of the disinterested board members, if it is to continue
for more than a year. At least quarterly, the board must review
written reports concerning the amounts expended under the Plan and
the purposes for which such expenditures were made. The Plan and
any agreement related to it may be terminated at any time by vote
of a majority of board members who are not interested persons of
the Fund and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to the Plan, or
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Fund's Class B shares or by American Express Financial Advisors.
The Plan (or any agreement related to it) will terminate in the
event of its assignment, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act,
as amended. The Plan may not be amended to increase the amount to
be spent for distribution without shareholder approval, and all
material amendments to the Plan must be approved by a majority of
the board members, including a majority of the board members who
are not interested persons of the Fund and who do not have a
financial interest in the operation of the Plan or any agreement
related to it. The selection and nomination of disinterested board
members is the responsibility of the other disinterested board
members. No board member who is not an interested person, has any
direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan
or any related agreement. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996,
the Fund paid fees of $1,087,805.
Total fees and expenses
Total combined fees and nonadvisory expenses of both the Fund and
the Portfolio cannot exceed the most restrictive applicable state
limitation. Currently, the most restrictive applicable state
expense limitation, subject to exclusion of certain expenses, is
2.5% of the first $30 million of the Fund's average daily net
assets, 2% of the next $70 million and 1.5% of average daily net
assets over $100 million, on an annual basis. At the end of each
month, if the fees and expenses of the Fund exceed this limitation
for the Fund's fiscal year in progress, AEFC will assume all
expenses in excess of the limitation. AEFC then may bill the Fund
for such expenses in subsequent months up to the end of that fiscal
year, but not after that date. No interest charges are assessed by
AEFC for expenses it assumes. The Fund paid total fees and
nonadvisory expenses of $20,169,119 for the fiscal year ended July
31, 1996.
BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
The following is a list of the Fund's board members and officers
who, except for Mr. Dudley, also are board members and officers of
all other funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP. Mr. Dudley is a
board member of the 34 publicly offered funds. The board members
and officers are also board members and officers of all five trusts
in the Preferred Master Trust Group. All shares have cumulative
voting rights with respect to the election of board members.
Lynne V. Cheney'
Born in 1941
American Enterprise Institute
for Public Policy Research (AEI)
1150 17th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Distinguished Fellow AEI. Former Chair of National Endowment of
the Humanities. Director, The Reader's Digest Association Inc.,
Lockheed-Martin, the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
(advertising), and FPL Group, Inc. (holding company for Florida
Power and Light).
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William H. Dudley**
Born in 1932
2900 IDS Tower
Minneapolis, MN
Executive vice president and director of AEFC.
Robert F. Froehlke+
Born in 1922
1201 Yale Place
Minneapolis, MN
Former president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Director, the ICI Mutual Insurance Co., Institute for Defense
Analyses, Marshall Erdman and Associates, Inc. (architectural
engineering) and Public Oversight Board of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants.
David R. Hubers+**
Born in 1943
2900 IDS Tower
Minneapolis, MN
President, chief executive officer and director of AEFC.
Previously, senior vice president, finance and chief financial
officer of AEFC.
Heinz F. Hutter+'
Born in 1929
P.O. Box 2187
Minneapolis, MN
Former president and chief operating officer, Cargill, Incorporated
(commodity merchants and processors).
Anne P. Jones
Born in 1935
5716 Bent Branch Rd.
Bethesda, MD
Attorney and telecommunications consultant. Former partner, law
firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan. Director, Motorola, Inc. and
C-Cor Electronics, Inc.
Melvin R. Laird
Born in 1922
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
1730 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Senior counsellor for national and international affairs, The
Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Former nine-term congressman,
secretary of defense and presidential counsellor. Director, Martin
Marietta Corp., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., The Reader's
Digest Association, Inc., Science Applications International Corp.,
Wallace Reader's Digest Funds and Public Oversight Board (SEC
Practice Section, American Institute of Certified Public
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William R. Pearce+*
Born in 1927
901 S. Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
President of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP since June
1993. Former vice chairman of the board, Cargill, Incorporated
(commodity merchants and processors).
Edson W. Spencer+
Born in 1926
4900 IDS Center
80 S. 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN
President, Spencer Associates Inc. (consulting). Former chairman
of the board and chief executive officer, Honeywell Inc. Director,
Boise Cascade Corporation (forest products). Member of
International Advisory Council of NEC (Japan).
John R. Thomas**
Born in 1937
2900 IDS Tower
Minneapolis, MN
Senior vice president and director of AEFC.
Wheelock Whitney+
Born in 1926
1900 Foshay Tower
821 Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
Chairman, Whitney Management Company (manages family assets).
C. Angus Wurtele'
Born in 1934
Valspar Corporation
Suite 1700
Foshay Tower
Minneapolis, MN
Chairman of the board and retired chief executive officer, The
Valspar Corporation (paints). Director, Bemis Corporation
(packaging), Donaldson Company (air cleaners & mufflers) and
General Mills, Inc. (consumer foods).
+ Member of executive committee.
' Member of joint audit committee.
* Interested person by reason of being an officer and employee of
the Fund.
**Interested person by reason of being an officer, board member,
employee and/or shareholder of AEFC or American Express.
The board also has appointed officers who are responsible for day-
to-day business decisions based on policies it has established.
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In addition to Mr. Pearce, who is president, the Fund's other
officers are:
Leslie L. Ogg
Born in 1938
901 S. Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
Vice president, general counsel and secretary of all funds in the
IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Officers who also are officers and/or employees of AEFC
Peter J. Anderson
Born in 1942
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN
Vice president-investments of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND
GROUP. Director and senior vice president-investments of AEFC.
Melinda S. Urion
Born in 1953
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN
Treasurer of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP. Director,
senior vice president and chief financial officer of AEFC.
Director and executive vice president and controller of IDS Life
Insurance Company.
Members of the board who are not officers of the Fund or of AEFC
receive an annual fee of $1,600. They also receive attendance and
other fees, the cost of which the Fund shares with the other funds
in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP. These fees include attendance of
meetings of the Board, $1,000; meetings of the Contracts Committee,
$750; meetings of the Audit, Executive or Investment Review
Committees, $500; meetings of the Personnel Committee, $300; out-
of-state, $500; and Chair of the Contracts Committee, $5,000.
Expenses for attending those meetings are also reimbursed.
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During the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, the members of the
board, for attending up to 23 meetings, received the following
compensation:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Compensation Table
Aggregate Retirement Estimated Total cash
compensation benefits annual compensation
from the accrued as benefit on from the IDS
Board member Fund Fund expenses* retirement MUTUAL FUND GROUP
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lynne V. Cheney $1,555 $6,499 $800 $69,300
Robert F. Froehlke 1,562 1,222 800 69,600
Heinz F. Hutter 1,564 471 387 69,300
Anne P. Jones 1,594 275 800 70,800
Donald M. Kendall 1,212 2,007 800 51,000
(part of year)
Melvin R. Laird 1,646 744 800 72,900
Lewis W. Lehr 1,277 1,637 780 53,500
(part of year)
Edson W. Spencer 1,704 127 427 75,100
Wheelock Whitney 1,579 487 800 70,300
C. Angus Wurtele 1,495 502 793 66,800
</TABLE>
On July 31, 1996, the Fund's board members and officers as a group
owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares. During the fiscal
year ended July 31, 1996, no board member or officer earned more
than $60,000 from this Fund. All board members and officers as a
group earned $39,679, including $13,971 of retirement plan
benefits, from this Fund.
*The Fund had a retirement plan for its independent board members.
The plan was terminated April 30, 1996.
CUSTODIAN
The Trust's securities and cash are held by American Express Trust
Company, 1200 Northstar Center West, 625 Marquette Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2307, through a custodian agreement. The
Fund also retains the custodian pursuant to a custodian agreement.
The custodian is permitted to deposit some or all of its securities
in central depository systems as allowed by federal law. For its
services, the Portfolio pays the custodian a maintenance charge and
a charge per transaction in addition to reimbursing the custodian's
out-of-pocket expenses.
The custodian has entered into a sub-custodian arrangement with the
Morgan Stanley Trust Company (Morgan Stanley), One Pierrepont
Plaza, Eighth Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2775. As part of this
arrangement, securities purchased outside the United States are
maintained in the custody of various foreign branches of Morgan
Stanley or in such other financial institutions as may be permitted
by law and by the Fund's sub-custodian agreement.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The financial statements contained in the Annual Report to
shareholders for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, were audited
by independent auditors, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, 4200 Norwest
Center, 90 S. Seventh St., Minneapolis, MN 55402-3900. The
independent auditors also provide other accounting and tax-related
services as requested by the Fund.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Independent Auditors' Report and the Financial Statements,
including Notes to the Financial Statements and the Schedule of
Investments in Securities, contained in the 1996 Annual Report to
shareholders, pursuant to Section 30(d) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, are hereby incorporated in this SAI by
reference. No other portion of the Annual Report, however, is
incorporated by reference.
PROSPECTUS
The prospectus for IDS Growth Fund dated Sept. 27, 1996, is hereby
incorporated in this SAI by reference.
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APPENDIX A
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
Since investments in foreign countries usually involve currencies
of foreign countries, and since the Portfolio may hold cash and
cash-equivalent investments in foreign currencies, the value of the
Portfolio's assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected
favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates and
exchange control regulations. Also, the Portfolio may incur costs
in connection with conversions between various currencies.
Spot Rates and Forward Contracts. The Portfolio conducts its
foreign currency exchange transactions either at the spot (cash)
rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or by
entering into forward currency exchange contracts (forward
contracts) as a hedge against fluctuations in future foreign
exchange rates. A forward contract involves an obligation to buy
or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any
fixed number of days from the contract date, at a price set at the
time of the contract. These contracts are traded in the interbank
market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large
commercial banks) and their customers. A forward contract
generally has no deposit requirements. No commissions are charged
at any stage for trades.
The Portfolio may enter into forward contracts to settle a security
transaction or handle dividend and interest collection. When the
Portfolio enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a
security denominated in a foreign currency or has been notified of
a dividend or interest payment, it may desire to lock in the price
of the security or the amount of the payment in dollars. By
entering into a forward contract, the Portfolio will be able to
protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse
change in the relationship between different currencies from the
date the security is purchased or sold to the date on which payment
is made or received or when the dividend or interest is actually
received.
The Portfolio also may enter into forward contracts when management
of the Portfolio believes the currency of a particular foreign
country may suffer a substantial decline against another currency.
It may enter into a forward contract to sell, for a fixed amount of
dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of
some or all of the securities denominated in such foreign currency.
The precise matching of forward contract amounts and the value of
securities involved generally will not be possible since the future
value of such securities in foreign currencies more than likely
will change between the date the forward contract is entered into
and the date it matures. The projection of short-term currency
market movements is extremely difficult and successful execution of
a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. The Portfolio
will not enter into such forward contracts or maintain a net
exposure to such contracts when consummating the contracts would
obligate the Portfolio to deliver an amount of foreign currency in
excess of the value of the Portfolio's securities or other assets
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The Portfolio will designate cash or securities in an amount equal
to the value of the Portfolio's total assets committed to
consummating forward contracts entered into under the second
circumstance set forth above. If the value of the securities
declines, additional cash or securities will be designated on a
daily basis so that the value of the cash or securities will equal
the amount of the Portfolio's commitments on such contracts.
At maturity of a forward contract, the Portfolio may either sell
the security and make delivery of the foreign currency or retain
the security and terminate its contractual obligation to deliver
the foreign currency by purchasing an offsetting contract with the
same currency trader obligating it to buy, on the same maturity
date, the same amount of foreign currency.
If the Portfolio retains the security and engages in an offsetting
transaction, the Portfolio will incur a gain or a loss (as
described below) to the extent there has been movement in forward
contract prices. If the Portfolio engages in an offsetting
transaction, it may subsequently enter into a new forward contract
to sell the foreign currency. Should forward prices decline
between the date the Portfolio enters into a forward contract for
selling foreign currency and the date it enters into an offsetting
contract for purchasing the foreign currency, the Portfolio will
realize a gain to the extent that the price of the currency it has
agreed to sell exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to
buy. Should forward prices increase, the Portfolio will suffer a
loss to the extent the price of the currency it has agreed to buy
exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to sell.
It is impossible to forecast what the market value of securities
will be at the expiration of a contract. Accordingly, it may be
necessary for the Portfolio to buy additional foreign currency on
the spot market (and bear the expense of such purchase) if the
market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign
currency the Portfolio is obligated to deliver and a decision is
made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign
currency. Conversely, it may be necessary to sell on the spot
market some of the foreign currency received on the sale of the
portfolio security if its market value exceeds the amount of
foreign currency the Portfolio is obligated to deliver.
The Portfolio's dealing in forward contracts will be limited to the
transactions described above. This method of protecting the value
of the securities against a decline in the value of a currency does
not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the
securities. It simply establishes a rate of exchange that can be
achieved at some point in time. Although such forward contracts
tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in value of
hedged currency, they tend to limit any potential gain that might
result should the value of such currency increase.
Although the Portfolio values its assets each business day in terms
of U.S. dollars, it does not intend to convert its foreign
currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. It will do so from
time to time, and shareholders should be aware of currency
conversion costs. Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge
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difference (spread) between the prices at which they are buying and
selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a
foreign currency to the Portfolio at one rate, while offering a
lesser rate of exchange should the Portfolio desire to resell that
currency to the dealer.
Options on Foreign Currencies. The Portfolio may buy put and write
covered call options on foreign currencies for hedging purposes.
For example, a decline in the dollar value of a foreign currency in
which securities are denominated will reduce the dollar value of
such securities, even if their value in the foreign currency
remains constant. In order to protect against such diminutions in
the value of securities, the Portfolio may buy put options on the
foreign currency. If the value of the currency does decline, the
Portfolio will have the right to sell such currency for a fixed
amount in dollars and will thereby offset, in whole or in part, the
adverse effect on its portfolio which otherwise would have
resulted.
As in the case of other types of options, however, the benefit to
the Portfolio derived from purchases of foreign currency options
will be reduced by the amount of the premium and related
transaction costs. In addition, where currency exchange rates do
not move in the direction or to the extent anticipated, the
Portfolio could sustain losses on transactions in foreign currency
options which would require it to forego a portion or all of the
benefits of advantageous changes in such rates.
The Portfolio may write options on foreign currencies for the same
types of hedging purposes. For example, when the Portfolio
anticipates a decline in the dollar value of foreign-denominated
securities due to adverse fluctuations in exchange rates it could,
instead of purchasing a put option, write a call option on the
relevant currency. If the expected decline occurs, the option will
most likely not be exercised and the diminution in value of
securities will be fully or partially offset by the amount of the
premium received.
As in the case of other types of options, however, the writing of a
foreign currency option will constitute only a partial hedge up to
the amount of the premium, and only if rates move in the expected
direction. If this does not occur, the option may be exercised and
the Portfolio would be required to buy or sell the underlying
currency at a loss which may not be offset by the amount of the
premium. Through the writing of options on foreign currencies, the
Portfolio also may be required to forego all or a portion of the
benefits which might otherwise have been obtained from favorable
movements on exchange rates.
All options written on foreign currencies will be covered. An
option written on foreign currencies is covered if the Portfolio
holds currency sufficient to cover the option or has an absolute
and immediate right to acquire that currency without additional
cash consideration upon conversion of assets denominated in that
currency or exchange of other currency held in its portfolio. An
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initial investments, due to the margin and collateral requirements
associated with such positions.
Options on foreign currencies are traded through financial
institutions acting as market-makers, although foreign currency
options also are traded on certain national securities exchanges,
such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board
Options Exchange, subject to SEC regulation. In an over-the-
counter trading environment, many of the protections afforded to
exchange participants will not be available. For example, there
are no daily price fluctuation limits, and adverse market movements
could therefore continue to an unlimited extent over a period of
time. Although the purchaser of an option cannot lose more than
the amount of the premium plus related transaction costs, this
entire amount could be lost.
Foreign currency option positions entered into on a national
securities exchange are cleared and guaranteed by the Options
Clearing Corporation (OCC), thereby reducing the risk of
counterparty default. Further, a liquid secondary market in
options traded on a national securities exchange may be more
readily available than in the over-the-counter market, potentially
permitting the Portfolio to liquidate open positions at a profit
prior to exercise or expiration, or to limit losses in the event of
adverse market movements.
The purchase and sale of exchange-traded foreign currency options,
however, is subject to the risks of availability of a liquid
secondary market described above, as well as the risks regarding
adverse market movements, margining of options written, the nature
of the foreign currency market, possible intervention by
governmental authorities and the effects of other political and
economic events. In addition, exchange-traded options on foreign
currencies involve certain risks not presented by the over-the-
counter market. For example, exercise and settlement of such
options must be made exclusively through the OCC, which has
established banking relationships in certain foreign countries for
the purpose. As a result, the OCC may, if it determines that
foreign governmental restrictions or taxes would prevent the
orderly settlement of foreign currency option exercises, or would
result in undue burdens on OCC or its clearing member, impose
special procedures on exercise and settlement, such as technical
changes in the mechanics of delivery of currency, the fixing of
dollar settlement prices or prohibitions on exercise.
Foreign Currency Futures and Related Options. The Portfolio may
enter into currency futures contracts to sell currencies. It also
may buy put options and write covered call options on currency
futures. Currency futures contracts are similar to currency
forward contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and
have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size
and delivery date. Most currency futures call for payment of
delivery in U.S. dollars. The Portfolio may use currency futures
for the same purposes as currency forward contracts, subject to
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) limitations. All
futures contracts are aggregated for purposes of the percentage
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Currency futures and options on futures values can be expected to
correlate with exchange rates, but will not reflect other factors
that may affect the values of the Portfolio's investments. A
currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated bond
against a decline in the Yen, but will not protect the Portfolio
against price decline if the issuer's creditworthiness
deteriorates. Because the value of the Portfolio's investments
denominated in foreign currency will change in response to many
factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match
the amount of a forward contract to the value of the Portfolio's
investments denominated in that currency over time.
The Portfolio will hold securities or other options or futures
positions whose values are expected to offset its obligations. The
Portfolio will not enter into an option or futures position that
exposes the Portfolio to an obligation to another party unless it
owns either (i) an offsetting position in securities or (ii) cash,
receivables and short-term debt securities with a value sufficient
to cover its potential obligations.
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APPENDIX B
OPTIONS AND STOCK INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS
The Portfolio may buy or write options traded on any U.S. or
foreign exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The Portfolio
may enter into stock index futures contracts traded on any U.S. or
foreign exchange. The Portfolio also may buy or write put and call
options on these futures and on stock indexes. Options in the
over-the-counter market will be purchased only when the investment
manager believes a liquid secondary market exists for the options
and only from dealers and institutions the investment manager
believes present a minimal credit risk. Some options are
exercisable only on a specific date. In that case, or if a liquid
secondary market does not exist, the Portfolio could be required to
buy or sell securities at disadvantageous prices, thereby incurring
losses.
OPTIONS. An option is a contract. A person who buys a call option
for a security has the right to buy the security at a set price for
the length of the contract. A person who sells a call option is
called a writer. The writer of a call option agrees to sell the
security at the set price when the buyer wants to exercise the
option, no matter what the market price of the security is at that
time. A person who buys a put option has the right to sell a
security at a set price for the length of the contract. A person
who writes a put option agrees to buy the security at the set price
if the purchaser wants to exercise the option, no matter what the
market price of the security is at that time. An option is covered
if the writer owns the security (in the case of a call) or sets
aside the cash or securities of equivalent value (in the case of a
put) that would be required upon exercise.
The price paid by the buyer for an option is called a premium. In
addition the buyer generally pays a broker a commission. The
writer receives a premium, less another commission, at the time the
option is written. The cash received is retained by the writer
whether or not the option is exercised. A writer of a call option
may have to sell the security for a below-market price if the
market price rises above the exercise price. A writer of a put
option may have to pay an above-market price for the security if
its market price decreases below the exercise price. The risk of
the writer is potentially unlimited, unless the option is covered.
Options can be used to produce incremental earnings, protect gains
and facilitate buying and selling securities for investment
purposes. The use of options may benefit the Portfolio and its
shareholders by improving the Portfolio's liquidity and by helping
to stabilize the value of its net assets.
Buying options. Put and call options may be used as a trading
technique to facilitate buying and selling securities for
investment reasons. Options are used as a trading technique to
take advantage of any disparity between the price of the underlying
security in the securities market and its price on the options
market. It is anticipated the trading technique will be utilized
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the option price will be as good or better than the price at which
the security could be bought or sold directly. When the option is
purchased, the Portfolio pays a premium and a commission. It then
pays a second commission on the purchase or sale of the underlying
security when the option is exercised. For record keeping and tax
purposes, the price obtained on the purchase of the underlying
security will be the combination of the exercise price, the premium
and both commissions. When using options as a trading technique,
commissions on the option will be set as if only the underlying
securities were traded.
Put and call options also may be held by the Portfolio for
investment purposes. Options permit the Portfolio to experience
the change in the value of a security with a relatively small
initial cash investment.
The risk the Portfolio assumes when it buys an option is the loss
of the premium. To be beneficial to the Portfolio, the price of
the underlying security must change within the time set by the
option contract. Furthermore, the change must be sufficient to
cover the premium paid, the commissions paid both in the
acquisition of the option and in a closing transaction or in the
exercise of the option and sale (in the case of a call) or purchase
(in the case of a put) of the underlying security. Even then the
price change in the underlying security does not ensure a profit
since prices in the option market may not reflect such a change.
Writing covered options. The Portfolio will write covered options
when it feels it is appropriate and will follow these guidelines:
'All options written by the Portfolio will be covered. For covered
call options if a decision is made to sell the security, the
Portfolio will attempt to terminate the option contract through a
closing purchase transaction.
'The Portfolio will deal only in standard option contracts traded
on national securities exchanges or those that may be quoted on
NASDAQ (a system of price quotations developed by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.)
'The Portfolio will write options only as permitted under federal
or state laws or regulations, such as those that limit the amount
of total assets subject to the options. While no limit has been
set by the Portfolio, it will conform to the requirements of those
states. For example, California limits the writing of options to
50% of the assets of a fund.
Net premiums on call options closed or premiums on expired call
options are treated as short-term capital gains. Since the
Portfolio is taxed as a regulated investment company under the
Internal Revenue Code, any gains on options and other securities
held less than three months must be limited to less than 30% of its
annual gross income.
If a covered call option is exercised, the security is sold by the
Portfolio. The premium received upon writing the option is added
to the proceeds received from the sale of the security. The
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difference between the proceeds and the security's basis. Premiums
received from writing outstanding call options are included as a
deferred credit in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and
adjusted daily to the current market value.
Options are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange. An
option listed on a national exchange, CBOE or NASDAQ will be valued
at the last-quoted sales price or, if such a price is not readily
available, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices.
STOCK INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS. Stock index futures contracts are
commodity contracts listed on commodity exchanges. They currently
include contracts on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S&P 500
Index) and other broad stock market indexes such as the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Stock Index and the Value Line Composite
Stock Index, as well as narrower sub-indexes such as the S&P 100
Energy Stock Index and the New York Stock Exchange Utilities Stock
Index. A stock index assigns relative values to common stocks
included in the index and the index fluctuates with the value of
the common stocks so included.
A futures contract is a legal agreement between a buyer or seller
and the clearinghouse of a futures exchange in which the parties
agree to make a cash settlement on a specified future date in an
amount determined by the stock index on the last trading day of the
contract. The amount is a specified dollar amount (usually $100 or
$500) multiplied by the difference between the index value on the
last trading day and the value on the day the contract was struck.
For example, the S&P 500 Index consists of 500 selected common
stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The S&P 500 Index assigns relative weightings to the common stocks
included in the Index, and the Index fluctuates with changes in the
market values of those stocks. In the case of S&P 500 Index
futures contracts, the specified multiple is $500. Thus, if the
value of the S&P 500 Index were 150, the value of one contract
would be $75,000 (150 x $500). Unlike other futures contracts, a
stock index futures contract specifies that no delivery of the
actual stocks making up the index will take place. Instead,
settlement in cash must occur upon the termination of the contract.
For example, excluding any transaction costs, if the Portfolio
enters into one futures contract to buy the S&P 500 Index at a
specified future date at a contract value of 150 and the S&P 500
Index is at 154 on that future date, the Portfolio will gain $500 x
(154-150) or $2,000. If the Portfolio enters into one futures
contract to sell the S&P 500 Index at a specified future date at a
contract value of 150 and the S&P 500 Index is at 152 on that
future date, the Portfolio will lose $500 x (152-150) or $1,000.
Unlike the purchase or sale of an equity security, no price would
be paid or received by the Portfolio upon entering into futures
contracts. However, the Portfolio would be required to deposit
with its custodian, in a segregated account in the name of the
futures broker, an amount of cash or U.S. Treasury bills equal to
approximately 5% of the contract value. This amount is known as
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transactions in that futures contract margin does not involve
borrowing funds by the Portfolio to finance the transactions.
Rather, the initial margin is in the nature of a performance bond
or good-faith deposit on the contract that is returned to the
Portfolio upon termination of the contract, assuming all
contractual obligations have been satisfied.
Subsequent payments, called variation margin, to and from the
broker would be made on a daily basis as the price of the
underlying stock index fluctuates, making the long and short
positions in the contract more or less valuable, a process known as
marking to market. For example, when the Portfolio enters into a
contract in which it benefits from a rise in the value of an index
and the price of the underlying stock index has risen, the
Portfolio will receive from the broker a variation margin payment
equal to that increase in value. Conversely, if the price of the
underlying stock index declines, the Portfolio would be required to
make a variation margin payment to the broker equal to the decline
in value.
How the Portfolio Would Use Stock Index Futures Contracts. The
Portfolio intends to use stock index futures contracts and related
options for hedging and not for speculation. Hedging permits the
Portfolio to gain rapid exposure to or protect itself from changes
in the market. For example, the Portfolio may find itself with a
high cash position at the beginning of a market rally.
Conventional procedures of purchasing a number of individual issues
entail the lapse of time and the possibility of missing a
significant market movement. By using futures contracts, the
Portfolio can obtain immediate exposure to the market and benefit
from the beginning stages of a rally. The buying program can then
proceed and once it is completed (or as it proceeds), the contracts
can be closed. Conversely, in the early stages of a market
decline, market exposure can be promptly offset by entering into
stock index futures contracts to sell units of an index and
individual stocks can be sold over a longer period under cover of
the resulting short contract position.
The Portfolio may enter into contracts with respect to any stock
index or sub-index. To hedge the Portfolio successfully, however,
the Portfolio must enter into contracts with respect to indexes or
sub-indexes whose movements will have a significant correlation
with movements in the prices of the Portfolio's securities.
Special Risks of Transactions in Stock Index Futures Contracts
1. Liquidity. The Portfolio may elect to close some or all of its
contracts prior to expiration. The purpose of making such a move
would be to reduce or eliminate the hedge position held by the
Portfolio. The Portfolio may close its positions by taking
opposite positions. Final determinations of variation margin are
then made, additional cash as required is paid by or to the
Portfolio, and the Portfolio realizes a gain or a loss.
Positions in stock index futures contracts may be closed only on an
exchange or board of trade providing a secondary market for such
futures contracts. For example, futures contracts transactions can
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on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Stock Index on the New York Futures Exchange and the
Value Line Composite Stock Index on the Kansas City Board of Trade.
Although the Portfolio intends to enter into futures contracts only
on exchanges or boards of trade where there appears to be an active
secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary
market will exist for any particular contract at any particular
time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures
contract position, and in the event of adverse price movements, the
Portfolio would have to make daily cash payments of variation
margin. Such price movements, however, will be offset all or in
part by the price movements of the securities subject to the hedge.
Of course, there is no guarantee the price of the securities will
correlate with the price movements in the futures contract and thus
provide an offset to losses on a futures contract.
2. Hedging Risks. There are several risks in using stock index
futures contracts as a hedging device. One risk arises because the
prices of futures contracts may not correlate perfectly with
movements in the underlying stock index due to certain market
distortions. First, all participants in the futures market are
subject to initial margin and variation margin requirements.
Rather than making additional variation margin payments, investors
may close the contracts through offsetting transactions which could
distort the normal relationship between the index and futures
markets. Second, the margin requirements in the futures market are
lower than margin requirements in the securities market, and as a
result the futures market may attract more speculators than does
the securities market. Increased participation by speculators in
the futures market also may cause temporary price distortions.
Because of price distortion in the futures market and because of
imperfect correlation between movements in stock indexes and
movements in prices of futures contracts, even a correct forecast
of general market trends may not result in a successful hedging
transaction over a short period.
Another risk arises because of imperfect correlation between
movements in the value of the futures contracts and movements in
the value of securities subject to the hedge. If this occurred,
the Portfolio could lose money on the contracts and also experience
a decline in the value of its securities. While this could occur,
the investment manager believes that over time the value of the
Portfolio will tend to move in the same direction as the market
indexes and will attempt to reduce this risk, to the extent
possible, by entering into futures contracts on indexes whose
movements it believes will have a significant correlation with
movements in the value of the Portfolio's securities sought to be
hedged. It also is possible that if the Portfolio has hedged
against a decline in the value of the stocks held in its portfolio
and stock prices increase instead, the Portfolio will lose part or
all of the benefit of the increased value of its stock which it has
hedged because it will have offsetting losses in its futures
positions. In addition, in such situations, if the Portfolio has
insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities to meet daily
variation margin requirements. Such sales of securities may be,
but will not necessarily be, at increased prices which reflect the
rising market. The Portfolio may have to sell securities at a time
when it may be disadvantageous to do so.<PAGE>
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OPTIONS ON STOCK INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS. Options on stock index
futures contracts are similar to options on stock except that
options on futures contracts give the purchaser the right, in
return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a stock index
futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a
short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise
price at any time during the period of the option. If the option
is closed instead of exercised, the holder of the option receives
an amount that represents the amount by which the market price of
the contract exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in
the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures
contract. If the option does not appreciate in value prior to the
exercise date, the Portfolio will suffer a loss of the premium
paid.
OPTIONS ON STOCK INDEXES. Options on stock indexes are securities
traded on national securities exchanges. An option on a stock
index is similar to an option on a futures contract except all
settlements are in cash. A fund exercising a put, for example,
would receive the difference between the exercise price and the
current index level. Such options would be used in the same manner
as options on futures contracts.
SPECIAL RISKS OF TRANSACTIONS IN OPTIONS ON STOCK INDEX FUTURES
CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON STOCK INDEXES. As with options on stocks,
the holder of an option on a futures contract or on a stock index
may terminate a position by selling an option covering the same
contract or index and having the same exercise price and expiration
date. The ability to establish and close out positions on such
options will be subject to the development and maintenance of a
liquid secondary market. The Portfolio will not purchase options
unless the market for such options has developed sufficiently, so
that the risks in connection with options are not greater than the
risks in connection with stock index futures contracts transactions
themselves. Compared to using futures contracts, purchasing
options involves less risk to the Portfolio because the maximum
amount at risk is the premium paid for the options (plus
transaction costs). There may be circumstances, however, when
using an option would result in a greater loss to the Portfolio
than using a futures contract, such as when there is no movement in
the level of the stock index.
TAX TREATMENT. As permitted under federal income tax laws, the
Portfolio intends to identify futures contracts as mixed straddles
and not mark them to market, that is, not treat them as having been
sold at the end of the year at market value. Such an election may
result in the Portfolio being required to defer recognizing losses
incurred by entering into futures contracts and losses on
underlying securities identified as being hedged against.
Federal income tax treatment of gains or losses from transactions
in options on futures contracts and indexes will depend on whether
such option is a section 1256 contract. If the option is a non-
equity option, the Portfolio will either make a 1256(d) election
and treat the option as a mixed straddle or mark to market the
option at fiscal year end and treat the gain/loss as 40% short-term
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Code may also limit the Portfolio's ability to engage in futures
contracts and related options transactions. For example, at the
close of each quarter of the Portfolio's taxable year, at least 50%
of the value of its assets must consist of cash, government
securities and other securities, subject to certain diversification
requirements. Less than 30% of its gross income must be derived
from sales of securities held less than three months.
The IRS has ruled publicly that an exchange-traded call option is a
security for purposes of the 50%-of-assets test and that its issuer
is the issuer of the underlying security, not the writer of the
option, for purposes of the diversification requirements. In order
to avoid realizing a gain within the three-month period, the
Portfolio may be required to defer closing out a contract beyond
the time when it might otherwise be advantageous to do so. The
Portfolio also may be restricted in purchasing put options for the
purpose of hedging underlying securities because of applying the
short sale holding period rules with respect to such underlying
securities.
Accounting for futures contracts will be according to generally
accepted accounting principles. Initial margin deposits will be
recognized as assets due from a broker (the Portfolio's agent in
acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures
contract is open, changes in value of the contract will be
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 will be made or
received depending upon whether gains or losses are incurred. All
contracts and options will be valued at the last-quoted sales price
on their primary exchange.
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APPENDIX C
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
A mortgage pass-through certificate is one that represents an
interest in a pool, or group, of mortgage loans assembled by the
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) or non-governmental entities. In pass-through certificates,
both principal and interest payments, including prepayments, are
passed through to the holder of the certificate. Prepayments on
underlying mortgages result in a loss of anticipated interest, and
the actual yield (or total return) to the Portfolio, which is
influenced by both stated interest rates and market conditions, may
be different than the quoted yield on certificates. Some U.S.
government securities may be purchased on a when-issued basis,
which means that it may take as long as 45 days after the purchase
before the securities are delivered to the Portfolio.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities. The Portfolio may invest in
stripped mortgage-backed securities. Generally, there are two
classes of stripped mortgage-backed securities: Interest Only (IO)
and Principal Only (PO). IOs entitle the holder to receive
distributions consisting of all or a portion of the interest on the
underlying pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities.
POs entitle the holder to receive distributions consisting of all
or a portion of the principal of the underlying pool of mortgage
loans or mortgage-backed securities. The cash flows and yields on
IOs and POs are extremely sensitive to the rate of principal
payments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgage loans
or mortgage-backed securities. A rapid rate of principal payments
may adversely affect the yield to maturity of IOs. A slow rate of
principal payments may adversely affect the yield to maturity of
POs. On an IO, if prepayments of principal are greater than
anticipated, an investor may incur substantial losses. If
prepayments of principal are slower than anticipated, the yield on
a PO will be affected more severely than would be the case with a
traditional mortgage-backed security.
Mortgage-Backed Security Spread Options. The Portfolio may
purchase mortgage-backed security (MBS) put spread options and
write covered MBS call spread options. MBS spread options are
based upon the changes in the price spread between a specified
mortgage-backed security and a like-duration Treasury security.
MBS spread options are traded in the OTC market and are of short
duration, typically one to two months. The Portfolio would buy or
sell covered MBS call spread options in situations where mortgage-
backed securities are expected to underperform like-duration
Treasury securities.
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APPENDIX D
DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING
A technique that works well for many investors is one that
eliminates random buy and sell decisions. One such system is
dollar-cost averaging. Dollar-cost averaging involves building a
portfolio through the investment of fixed amounts of money on a
regular basis regardless of the price or market condition. This
may enable an investor to smooth out the effects of the volatility
of the financial markets. By using this strategy, more shares will
be purchased when the price is low and less when the price is high.
As the accompanying chart illustrates, dollar-cost averaging tends
to keep the average price paid for the shares lower than the
average market price of shares purchased, although there is no
guarantee.
While this does not ensure a profit and does not protect against a
loss if the market declines, it is an effective way for many
shareholders who can continue investing through changing market
conditions to accumulate shares in a fund to meet long-term goals.
Dollar-cost averaging
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Regular Market Price Shares
Investment of a Share Acquired
$100 $6.00 16.7
100 4.00 25.0
100 4.00 25.0
100 6.00 16.7
100 5.00 20.0
$500 $25.00 103.4
Average market price of a share over 5 periods:
$5.00 ($25.00 divided by 5).
The average price you paid for each share:
$4.84 ($500 divided by 103.4).
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Independent auditors' report
___________________________________________________________________
The board and shareholders
IDS Growth Fund, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and
liabilities, of IDS Growth Fund (a series of IDS Growth Fund,Inc.)
as of July 31, 1996, and the related statement of operations for
the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for
each of the years in the two-year period ended July 31, 1996, and
the financial highlights for each of the years in the ten-year
period ended July 31, 1996. These financial statements and the
financial highlights are the responsibility of fund management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and the financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements and the 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. 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 referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of IDS
Growth Fund at July 31, 1996, and the results of its operations,
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the
periods stated in the first paragraph above, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 6, 1996
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Statement of assets and liabilities
IDS Growth Fund
July 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assets
<S> <C>
Investment in Growth Portfolio (Note 1) 2,182,123,011
Total assets 2,182,123,011
Liabilities
Disbursement in excess of cash on demand deposit 100
Accrued distribution fee 5,657
Accrued service fee 10,150
Accrued transfer agency fee 7,889
Accrued administrative services fee 2,762
Other accrued expenses 359,264
Total liabilities 385,822
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock 2,181,737,189
Represented by
Capital stock -- authorized 10,000,000,000
shares of $.01 par value 943,188
Additional paid-in-capital 1,518,871,436
Accumulated net realized gain (Note 1) 66,700,638
Unrealized appreciation of investments 595,221,927
Net assets applicable to outstanding shares: 2,181,737,189
Class A 1,871,320,106
Class B 281,101,412
Net asset value per share of outstanding Class Y 29,315,671
capital stock Class A shares 80,790,697 23.16
Class B shares 12,265,133 22.92
Class Y shares 1,262,972 23.21
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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Statement of operations
IDS Growth Fund
Year ended July 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aug. 1, 1995 to May 13, 1996 to
May 12, 1996 July 31, 1996 Total
(Note 1 and 4)
Investment income
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Income:
Dividends $ 9,443,030 $ 2,748,876 $ 12,191,906*
Interest 5,010,541 1,861,493 6,872,034
Total Income 14,453,571 4,610,369 19,063,940
Expenses (Note 2):
Investment management services fee 8,770,070 8,770,070
Distribution fee - - Class B 652,772 435,033 1,087,805
Transfer agency fee 1,588,204 604,793 2,192,997
Incremental transfer agency fee -- Class B 15,332 8,750 24,082
Service fee
Class A 2,126,051 750,257 2,876,308
Class B 153,093 101,358 254,451
Administrative services fee 637,866 233,195 871,061
Compensation of board members 20,003 7,691 27,694
Compensation of officers 7,683 4,302 11,985
Custodian fees 69,984 -- 69,984
Postage 134,891 63,300 198,191
Registration fees 230,627 145,142 375,769
Reports to shareholders 41,134 18,700 59,834
Audit fees 19,573 5,427 25,000
Administrative 8,891 3,224 12,115
Other 17,730 15,676 33,406
Total expenses 14,493,904 2,396,848 16,890,752
Earnings credits on cash balances (Note 4) (6,678) -- (6,678)
14,487,226 2,396,848 16,884,074
Expenses, including investment management services fees
allocated from Growth Portfolio -- 3,285,045 3,285,045
Total net expenses 14,487,226 5,681,893 20,169,119
Investment loss -- net (33,655) (1,071,524) (1,105,179)
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) -- net
Net realized gain on security transactions 96,512,819 15,110,714 111,623,533
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation 252,572,044 (175,993,041) 76,579,003
Net gain (loss) on investments 349,084,863 (160,882,327) 188,202,536
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations $349,051,208 $(161,953,851) $187,097,357
* Net of foreign taxes withheld of $88,052
See accompanying notes to financial statements
</TABLE>
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Statement of changes in net assets
IDS Growth Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Operations and distributions July 31, 1996 July 31, 1995
Year ended Year ended
<S> <C> <C>
Investment income (loss) - net (1,105,179) 1,926,511
Net realized gain on investments 111,623,533 47,367,171
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments 76,579,003 305,991,050
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations 187,097,357 355,284,732
Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income
Class A (745,861) (2,221,716)
Class Y (10,284) --
Net realized gain
Class A (76,543,593) (83,810,550)
Class B (5,509,162) --
Class Y (639,403) --
Total distributions (83,448,303) (86,032,266)
Capital share transactions (Note 3)
Proceeds from sales
Class A shares (Note 2) 705,002,561 250,703,122
Class B shares 251,558,924 35,052,302
Class Y shares 25,249,056 7,107,887
Reinvestment of distributions at net asset value
Class A shares 75,873,952 84,354,729
Class B shares 5,493,274 --
Class Y shares 649,686 --
Payments for redemptions
Class A shares (394,806,319) (170,480,957)
Class B shares (Note 2) (12,785,969) (402,110)
Class Y shares (5,236,466) (121,596)
Increase in net assets from capital share transactions 650,998,699 206,213,377
Total increase in net assets 754,647,753 475,465,843
Net assets at beginning of period 1,427,089,436 951,623,593
Net assets at end of period
(including undistributed net investment income
of $0 and $756,145) $2,181,737,189 $1,427,089,436
See accompanying notes to financial statements
</TABLE>
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Notes to financial statements
IDS Growth Fund, Inc.
____________________________________________________________
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
IDS Growth Fund (a series of IDS Growth Fund, Inc.) is registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as a
diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund
offers Class A, Class B and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold
with a front-end sales charge. Class B shares may be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge and such shares automatically
convert to Class A after eight years. Class Y shares have no sales
charge and are offered only to qualifying institutional investors.
All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation
and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that
the level of distribution fee, transfer agency fee and service fee
(class specific expenses) differs among classes. Income, expenses
(other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized
gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of
shares based upon its relative net assets.
Investment in Growth Portfolio
Effective May 13, 1996, the Fund began investing all of its assets
in the Growth Portfolio (Portfolio), a series of Growth Trust, an
open-end investment company that has the same objectives as the
Fund. This was accomplished by transferring the Fund's assets to
the Portfolio in return for a proportionate ownership interest in
the Portfolio. Growth Portfolio invest primarily in stocks of U.S.
An foreign companies that apear to offer growth opportunities.
The Fund records daily its share of the Portfolio's income,
expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. The
financial statements of the Portfolio are included elsewhere in
this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's
financial statements.
The Fund records its investment in the Portfolio at value which is
equal to the Fund's proportionate owership interest in the net
assets of the Portfolio. The percentage of the Portfolio owned by
the Fund at July 31, 1996 was 98.96%. Valuation of securities held
by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1 of the Portfolio's Notes to
Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of increase and decrease in net assets from
operations during the period. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
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Federal taxes
Since the Fund's policy is to comply with all sections of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies
and to distribute all of its taxable income to the shareholders, no
provision for income or excise taxes is required.
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses)
allocated from the Portfolio may differ for financial statement and
tax purposes primarily because of the deferral of losses on certain
futures contracts, the recognition of certain foreign currency
gains (losses) as ordinary income (loss) for tax purposes, and
losses deferred due to "wash sale" transactions. The character of
distributions made during the year from net investment income or
net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization
for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of
dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are
distributed may differ from the year that the income or realized
gains (losses) were recorded by the Fund.
On the statement of assets and liabilities, as a result of
permanent book-to-tax differences, undistributed net investment
income has been incresed by $1,105,179 and paid-in-capital has
been decreased by $1,105,179.
Dividends to shareholders
An annual dividend declared and paid at the end of the calendar
year from net investment income is reinvested in additional shares
of the Fund at net asset value or payable in cash. Capital gains,
when available, are distributed along with the income dividend.
________________________________________________________________
2. Expenses and sales charges
In addition to the expenses allocated from the Portfolio, the Fund
accrues its own expenses as follows:
Effective March 20, 1995, the Fund entered into agreements with
American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC) for providing
administrative services and serving as transfer agent. Under its
Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays AEFC for
administration and accounting services at a percentage of the
Fund's average daily net assets in reducing percentages from 0.05%
to 0.03% annually. Under this agreement, the Fund also pays taxes;
audit and certain legal fees; registration fees for shares; office
expenses; consultant's fees; compensation of board members,
officers and employees; corporate filing fees; organizational
expenses; and any other expenses properly payable by the Fund
approved by the board.
Under a separate Transfer Agency Agreement, AEFC maintains
shareholder accounts and records. The Fund pays AEFC an annual fee
per shareholder account for this service as follows:
Class A $15
Class B $16
Class Y $15<PAGE>
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Also effective March 20, 1995, the Fund entered into agreements
with American Express Financial Advisors Inc. for distribution and
shareholder servicing-related services . Under a Plan and Agreement
of Distribution, the Fund pays a distribution fee at an annual rate
of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to
Class B shares for distribution-related services.
Under a Shareholder Service Agreement, the Fund pays a fee for
service provided to shareholders by financial advisors and other
servicing agents. The fee is calculated at a rate of 0.175% of the
Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class B
shares.
AEFC will assume and pay any expenses (except taxes and brokerage
commissions) that exceed the most restrictive applicable state
expense limitation.
Sales charges received by American Express Financial Advisors for
distributing Fund shares were $8,347,400 for Class A and $70,598
for Class B for the period ended July 31, 1996.
Prior to April 30, 1996, the Fund had a retirement plan for its
independent board members. The plan was terminated April 30, 1996.
The retirement plan expense amounted to $13,971 for the period.
The total liability for the plan is $62,611 which will be paid out
at some future date.
_________________________________________________________________
3. Capital share transactions
Transactions in shares of capital stock for the periods indicated
are as follows:
Year ended July 31, 1996
Class A Class B Class Y
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Sold 30,026,905 10,775,556 1,074,249
Issued for reinvested 3,405,937 248,093 29,133
distributions
Redeemed (16,841,935) (550,504) (222,683)
____________________________________________________________
Net increase 16,590,907 10,473,145 880,699
____________________________________________________________
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Year ended July 31, 1995
Class A Class B* Class Y*
____________________________________________________________
Sold 13,666,035 1,812,389 388,348
Issued for reinvested 5,080,692 -- --
distributions
Redeemed (9,255,889) (20,401) (6,075)
____________________________________________________________
Net increase 9,490,838 1,791,988 382,273
____________________________________________________________
*Inception date was March 20, 1995.
____________________________________________________________
4. Pre-conversion to Master
Prior to transferring its securities to Growth Portfolio on May 13,
1996, various transactions took place as stated below.
Expenses and sales charges
Prior to the conversion on May 13, 1996, the Fund paid an
investment management fee to AEFC. Subsequent to the conversion,
the investment management fee is assessed st the Portfolio level.
(See the footnotes to the Portfolio financial statement for the
terms of the investment management agreement which remain
unchanged). Prior to the conversion, the management fee was
adjusted by a performance incentive adjustment based on the Fund's
average daily net assets over a rolling 12-month period as measured
against the change in the Lipper Growth Fund Index. The adjustment
increased the fee by $919,558 for the period from Aug. 1, 1995 to
May 12, 1996.
During the period from Aug. 1, 1995 to May 12, 1996, the Fund's
custodian fees were reduced by $6,678 as a result of earnings
credits from overnight cash balances.
Securities transactions
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (other than
short-term obligations) aggregated $674,762,313 and $295,169,274
respectively, for the period from Aug. 1, 1995 to May 12, 1996.
Brokerage commissions paid to brokers affiliated with AEFC were
$23,844 during this period.
Lending of portfolio securities
Income from securities lending amounted to $246,679 for the period
from Aug. 1, 1995 to May 12, 1996.
___________________________________________________________________
5. Financial highlights
"Financial highlights " showing per data and selected information
is presented on pages 7 and 8 of the prospectus.
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Independent auditors' report
The board of trustrees and unitholders
Growth Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and
liabilities, including the schedule of investments in securities,
of Growth Portfolio as of July 31, 1996, and the related statements
of operations and changes in net assets for the period from May 13,
1996 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 1996. These financial
statements are the responsibility of fund management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Investment
securities held in custody are confirmed to us by the custodian. As
to securities purshased and sold but not received or delivered, and
securities on loan, we request confirmations from brokers, and
where replies are not received, we carry out 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 audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Growth
Portfolio at July 31, 1996, and the results of its operations for
the year then ended and the changes in its net assets for the
period from May 13, 1996 (commencment of operations) to July 31,
1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 6, 1996
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Growth Portfolio
July 31, 1996
Assets
Investments in securities, at value (Note 1)
(identified cost $1,596,400,239) $2,191,506,852
Dividends and accrued interest receivable 1,116,073
Receivable for investment securities sold 22,095,500
U.S. government securities
held as collateral (Note 4) 74,151,956
Total assets 2,288,870,381
Liabilities
Disbursements in excess
of cash on demand deposit 6,693,434
Payable upon return
of securities loaned (Note 4) 76,891,356
Accrued investment management services fee 86,777
Other accrued expenses 31,666
Total liabilities 83,703,233
Net assets $2,205,167,148
See accompany notes to financial statements.
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Statement of operations
Growth Portfolio
For the period from May 13, 1996
(commencement of operations) to July 31, 1996
Investment income
Income:
Interest $1,881,058
Dividend 2,778,360
Total income 4,659,418
Expenses (Note 2):
Investment management services fee 3,271,780
Compensation of board members 1,640
Custodian fees 44,330
Audit fees 4,231
Administrative 185
Total expenses 3,322,166
Earning credits on cash balances (Note 2) (2,345)
Total net expenses 3,319,821
Investment income -- net 1,339,597
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) -- net
Net realized gain on security transactions
(Note 3) 12,989,728
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments (176,108,355)
Net loss on investments (163,118,627)
Net decrease in net assets
resulting from operations $(161,779,030)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets
Growth Portfolio
For the period from May 13, 1996 to (commencement of operations)
to July 31, 1996
Operations and distributions
Investment income - - net $1,339,597
Net realized gain on investments 12,989,728
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments (176,108,355)
Net decrease in net assets
resulting from operations (161,779,030)
Net contributions 2,366,946,178
Total increase in net assets 2,205,167,148
Net assets at beginning of period (Note 1) --
Net assets at end of period $2,205,167,148
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements
Growth Portfolio
___________________________________________________________________
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
The Growth Portfolio (Portfolio) is a series of Growth Trust
(Trust) and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(as amended) as a diversified, open-end management investment
company. Growth Portfolio seeks to provide unitholders with long-
term growth of capital by investing primarily in stocks of U.S. and
foreign companies that appear to offer growth opportunities. The
Portfolio also may invest in preferred stocks, convertible
securities, debt secutities derivative instruments and money market
instruments. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue
non-transferable interests in the Portfolio. The Portfolio
commenced operations on May 13, 1996. At this time, an existing
fund transferred its assets to the Portfolio in return for an
ownership percentage of the Portfolio.
Significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio are
summarized below:
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of increase and decrease in net assets from
operations during the period. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
Valuation of securities
All securities are valued at the close of each business day.
Securities traded on national securities exchanges or included in
national market systems are valued at the last quoted sales price;
securities for which market quotations are not readily available
are valued at fair value according to methods selected in good
faith by the board. Determination of fair value involves, among
other things, reference to market indexes, matrixes and data from
independent brokers. Short-term securities maturing in more than 60
days from the valuation date are valued at the market price or
approximate market value based on current interest rates; those
maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.
Option transactions
In order to produce incremental earnings, protect gains and
facilitate buying and selling of securities for investment
purposes, the Portfolio may buy or write options traded on any U.S.
or foreign exchange or in the over-the-counter market where the
completion of the obligation is dependent upon the credit standing
of the other party. The Portfolio also may buy and sell put and
call options and write covered call options on portfolio securities
and may write cash-secured put options. The risk in writing a call <PAGE>
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option is that the Portfolio gives up the opportunity of profit if
the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a
put option is that the Portfolio may incur a loss if the market
price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The
risk in buying an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium
whether or not the option is exercised. The Portfolio also has the
additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing
transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.
Option contracts are valued daily at the closing prices on their
primary exchanges and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is
recorded. The Portfolio will realize a gain or loss upon expiration
or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised,
the proceeds on sales for a written call option, the purchase cost
for a written put option or the cost of a security for a purchased
put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or
paid.
Futures transactions
In order to gain exposure to or protect itself from changes in the
market, the Portfolio may buy and sell stock index futures
contracts traded on any U.S. or foreign exchange. The Portfolio
also may buy or write put and call options on these futures
contracts. Risks of entering into futures contracts and related
options include the possibility that there may be an illiquid
market and that a change in the value of the contract or option may
not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying
securities.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio is required to
deposit either cash or securities in an amount (initial margin)
equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent
payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Portfolio
each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily
changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains
and losses. The Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when
the contract is closed or expires.
Foreign currency translations and foreign currency contracts
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the closing
rate of exchange. Foreign currency amounts related to the purchase
or sale of securities and income and expenses are translated at the
exchange rate on the transaction date. The effect of changes in
foreign exchange rates on realized and unrealized security gains or
losses is reflected as a component of such gains or losses. In
the statement of operations, net realized gains or losses from
foreign currency transactions may arise from sales of foreign
currency, closed forward contracts, exchange gains or losses
realized between the trade date and settlement dates on securities
transactions, and other translation gains or losses on dividends,
interest income and foreign withholding taxes.
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The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange
contracts for operational purposes and to protect against adverse
exchange rate fluctuation. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign
currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the
Portfolio and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation
are determined using foreign currency exchange rates from an
independent pricing service. The Portfolio is subject to the
credit risk that the other party will not complete the obligations
of the contract.
Federal taxes
For federal income tax purposes the Portfolio qualifies as a
partnership and each investor in the Portfolio is treated as the
owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income,
expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the
Portfolio. Accordingly, as a "pass-through" entity, the Portfolio
does not pay any income dividends or capital gain distributions.
Other
Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are
purchased or sold. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend
date and interest income, including level-yield amortization of
premium and discount, is accrued daily.
___________________________________________________________________
2. Fees and expenses
The Trust, on behalf of the Portfolio, has entered into an
Investment Management Services Agreement with American Express
Financial Corporation (AEFC) for managing its portfolio. Under this
agreement, AEFC determines which securities will be purchased, held
or sold. The management fee is a percentage of the Portfolio's
average daily net assets in reducing percentages from 0.6% to 0.5%
annually. The fees may be increased or decreased by a performance
adjustment based on a comparison of the performance of Class A
shares of the IDS Growth Fund to the Lipper Growth Fund Index. The
maximum adjustment is 0.12% of the Portfolio's average daily net
assets on an annual basis. The adjustment increased the fee by
$330,001 for the period from May 13, 1996 to July 31, 1996.
Under the agreement, the Trust also pays taxes and nonadvisory
expenses, which include custodian fees to be paid to an affiliate
of AEFC; audit and certain legal fees; fidelity bond premiums;
registration fees for units; Portfolio office expenses;
consultants' fees; compensation of trustees; corporate filing fees;
expenses incurred in connection with lending securities of the
Portfolio;and any other expenses properly payable by the Trust or
Portfolio, approved by the board.
For the period from May 13, 1996 to July 31, 1996, the Portfolio's
custodian fees were reduced by $2,345 as a result of earnings
credits from overnight cash balances.
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Pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement, American Express
Financial Advisors Inc. acts as placement agent of the units of the
Trust.
___________________________________________________________________
3. Securities transactions
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (other than
short-term obligations) aggregated $230,068,508 and $94,393,890
respectively, for the period from May 13, 1996 to July 31, 1996.
For the same period, the portfolio turnover rate was 5%. Realized
gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis.
Brokerage commissions paid to brokers affiliated with AEFC were
$189,172 for this period.
___________________________________________________________________
4. Lending of portfolio securities
At July 31, 1996, securities valued at $82,068,675 were on loan to
brokers. For collateral, the Portfolio received $2,739,400 in cash
and U.S. government securities valued at $74,151,956. Income from
securities lending amounted to $177,912 for the period ended July
31, 1996. The risks to the Portfolio of securities lending are that
the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or
return the securities when done.
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Investments in securities
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth Portfolio
July 31, 1996
(Percentages represent value of
investments compared to net assets)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Common stocks (92.6%)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Issuer Shares Value(a)
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Airlines
(1.0%)
Northwest Airlines 600,000 (b,d) $22,050,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Automotive & related (0.8%)
Gentex 400,000 (b) 7,500,000
Oxford Resources Cl A 400,000 (b) 9,500,000
___________
Total 17,000,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Banks and savings & loans (1.3%)
MBNA 1,000,000 27,875,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Beverages & tobacco (2.5%)
Coca-Cola 1,206,700 56,564,063
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Building materials & construction (1.7%)
Clayton Homes 1,033,900 18,093,250
Tyco Intl 500,000 20,500,000
____________
Total 38,593,250
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Communications equipment (15.8%)
ADC Telecom 600,000 (b) 25,350,000
Andrew 1,200,000 (b,d) 49,050,000
Cisco Systems 1,600,000 (b) 82,800,000
Ericsson (LM) Tel Cl B ADR 1,500,000 (c) 30,468,750
First Data 934,360 72,529,695
Silicon Graphics 700,000 (b) 16,450,000
Tellabs 1,200,000 (b) 71,700,000
____________
Total 348,348,445
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
See accompanying notes to investments in securities.
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Computers & office equipment (8.0%)
Compaq Computer 500,000 (b,d) 27,375,000
CSG Systems Intl 50,600 (b) 1,049,950
Danka Business Systems ADR 1,000,000 (c,d) 27,500,000
Gemstar Intl 150,000 (b) 3,637,500
Intuit 200,000 (b) 7,000,000
Microsoft 200,000 (b) 23,575,000
NETCOM On-Line Communication Services 400,000 (b) 7,500,000
Oracle Systems 1,350,000 (b) 52,818,750
Solectron 800,000 (b) 25,200,000
____________
Total 175,656,200
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chemicals (1.1%)
Monsanto 750,000 23,437,500
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Electronics (7.5%)
Applied Materials 800,000 (b) 19,100,000
AVX 800,000 14,100,000
DuPont Photomasks 22,500 (b) 427,500
Harman Intl 500,000 22,437,500
Intel 500,000 37,562,500
Maxim Integrated Products 1,000,000 (b) 28,500,000
MEMC Electronic 600,000 (b) 21,225,000
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics 300,000 (b) 10,350,000
Vishay Intertechnology 630,000 11,655,000
____________
Total 165,357,500
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Energy (1.0%)
Mobil 200,000 22,075,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Energy equipment & services (3.5%)
Fluor 750,000 45,187,500
Schlumberger 400,000 (c) 32,000,000
____________
Total 77,187,500
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Financial services (3.5%)
Green Tree 1,200,000 40,350,000
Merrill Lynch 600,000 36,225,000
____________
Total 76,575,000
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Health care (10.9%)
Amgen 800,000 (b) 43,700,000
Boston Scientific 1,200,000 (b,d) 57,300,000
Gensia 161 (b) 835
IDEXX Laboratories 400,000 (b) 15,500,000
Johnson & Johnson 700,000 33,425,000
Medtronics 600,000 28,425,000
Perclose 34,800 (b) 687,300
Pfizer 800,000 55,900,000
Sola Intl 200,000 (b) 5,925,000
____________
Total 240,863,135
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Health care services (6.3%)
HealthCare COMPARE 600,000 (b) 23,175,000
HEALTHSOUTH 2,000,000 (b) 60,750,000
Service Intl 1,000,000 (d) 55,125,000
____________
Total 139,050,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Industrial equipment & services (4.5%)
Caterpillar 400,000 26,350,000
Deere 1,200,000 42,900,000
Sanifill 750,000 (b) 31,781,250
____________
Total 101,031,250
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Industrial transportation (1.3%)
Wisconsin Central 900,000 (b) 28,125,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Insurance (3.0%)
Risk Capital Holdings 883,300 (b) 15,347,337
Travelers 1,200,000 50,700,000
____________
Total 66,047,337
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Leisure time & entertainment (5.8%)
Disney (Walt) 500,000 27,812,500
Duracell Intl 600,000 27,075,000
Harley Davidson 300,000 12,300,000
Marriott Intl 600,000 30,825,000
Mattel 1,200,000 29,700,000
____________
Total 127,712,500
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Metals (3.6%)
Birmingham Steel 1,100,000 17,875,000
Nucor 1,200,000 56,250,000
Stillwater Mining 200,000 (b) 4,300,000
____________
Total 78,425,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Multi-industry conglomerates (4.2%)
Alco Standard 1,000,000 43,750,000
Apollo Group 750,000 (b) 20,625,000
Manpower 200,000 6,800,000
Olsten 800,000 21,200,000
____________
Total 92,375,000
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Textiles & apparel (2.9%)
Nike 500,000 51,437,500
St. John Knits 300,000 11,850,000
___________
Total 63,287,500
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Utilities -- telephone (2.4%)
AirTouch Communications 900,000 (b) 24,750,000
MFS Communications 900,000 (b,d) 28,350,000
___________
Total 53,100,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Total common stocks
(Cost: $1,445,618,554) $2,040,736,180
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
Short-term securities (6.8%)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Issuer Annualized Amount Value(a)
yield on payable
date of at
purchase maturity
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U.S. government agencies (0.3%)
Federal Home Loan Bank Disc Nt
08-01-96 5.29% $1,400,000 $ 1,400,000
Federal Home Loan Mtge Corp Disc Nt
08-29-96 5.24 2,400,000 2,390,256
Federal Natl Mtge Assn Disc Nts
08-06-96 5.24 520,000 519,622
08-20-96 5.24 2,000,000 1,994,490
____________
6,304,368
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certficate of deposit (0.2%)
Domestic
Harris Trust
08-09-96 5.40 5,700,000 5,700,000
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commercial paper (6.3%)
A.I. Credit
08-20-96 5.41 4,500,000 4,486,647
Ameritech
08-13-96 5.40 5,100,000 5,089,501
09-17-96 5.43 2,200,000 (e) 2,183,284
AT&T Capital
08-06-96 5.38 10,800,000 10,791,975
BellSouth Telephone
08-05-96 5.40 6,700,000 6,696,002
CAFCO
08-23-96 5.42 4,900,000 (e) 4,883,890
09-19-96 5.42 6,900,000 (e) 6,846,495
Cargill
08-27-96 5.31 3,600,000 3,586,246
CIT Group
08-16-96 5.41 5,900,000 5,886,774
Commercial Credit
08-08-96 5.39 8,500,000 8,491,125
Commerzbank U.S. Finance
08-26-96 5.31 5,500,000 5,479,795
Consolidated Rail
08-30-96 5.41 4,500,000 (e) 4,480,534
Metlife Funding
08-14-96 5.40 6,032,000 6,018,167
Mobil Australia Finance
08-02-96 5.35 1,800,000 (e) 1,799,574
Morgan Stanley Group
08-12-96 5.37 4,800,000 4,791,090
09-05-96 5.37 5,200,000 5,173,003
Penney (JC)
08-07-96 5.40 8,000,000 7,992,827
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SAFECO Credit
08-23-96 5.41 4,300,000 4,285,889
St. Paul Companies
08-09-96 5.37 5,500,000 (e) 5,493,461
Sandoz
09-16-96 5.44 1,400,000 (e) 1,389,630
Smithkline Beecham
08-13-96 5.40 6,200,000 6,188,881
Societe Generale North America
08-12-96 5.39 3,700,000 3,693,952
Southwest Bell Telephone
08-05-96 5.39 9,500,000 9,494,353
Transamerica Finance
08-02-96 5.40 4,500,000 4,499,327
USAA Capital
09-06-96 5.33 2,600,000 2,586,220
09-19-96 5.39 4,200,000 4,168,941
U S WEST Communications
09-03-96 5.37 2,300,000 2,288,721
_____________
Total 138,766,304
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Total short-term securities
(Cost: $150,781,685) $ 150,770,672
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Total investments in securities
(Cost: $1,596,400,239)(f) $2,191,506,852
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Notes to investments in securities
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(a) Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 1 to the financial statements.
(b) Presently non-income producing.
(c) Foreign security values are stated in U.S. dollars. Foreign securities represent 4.1% of the Fund's
net assets as of July 31, 1996.
(d) Security is partially or fully on loan. See Note 4 to the financial statements.
(e) Commercial paper sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program
or other "accredited investors." This security has been determined to be liquid under the guidelines
established by the board.
(f) At July 31, 1996, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,596,400,238
and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Unrealized appreciation $637,012,736
Unrealized depreciation (41,906,122)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Net unrealized appreciation $595,106,614
______________________________________________________________________________________________
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
List of financial statements filed as part of this Post-Effective
Amendment to the Registration Statement:
For IDS Growth Fund:
Independent auditors' report dated Sept. 6, 1996
Statement of assets and liabilities, July 31, 1996
Statement of operations, Year ended July 31, 1996
Statement of changes in net assets, for Year ended July 31,
1996 and July 31, 1995
Notes to financial statements
For Growth Portfolio:
Independent auditors' report dated Sept. 6, 1996
Statement of assets and liabilities, July 31, 1996
Statement of operations, period from May 13, 1996 to
July 31, 1996
Statement of changes in net assets, period from May 13, 1996
to July 31, 1996
Notes to financial statements
Investments in securities, July 31, 1996
Notes to investments in securities
(b) EXHIBITS:
1. Copy of Articles of Incorporation, as amended November 10,
1988, filed as Exhibit 1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38
to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is incorporated
herein by reference.
2. Copy of By-laws, as amended January 12, 1989, filed as
Exhibit 2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is incorporated herein
by reference.
3. Not Applicable.
4. Copy of Stock certificate, filed as Exhibit No. 3 to
Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
2-38355, dated Feb. 2, 1971, is incorporated herein by
reference.
5. Form of Investment Management and Services Agreement
between Registrant and American Express Financial
Corporation, dated March 20, 1995, filed electronically as
Exhibit 5 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 54
to Registration Statement No. 2-38355 is incorporated
herein by reference. The Agreement was assumed by the
Portfolio when IDS Growth Fund adopted the master/feeder
structure.
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Form of Investment Management Services Agreement between
Growth Trust, on behalf of Aggressive Growth Portfolio, and
American Express Financial Corporation, dated August __,
1996, filed electronically as Exhibit No. 5 to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355, is incorporated herein by reference.
6. Form of Distribution Agreement between Registrant and
American Express Financial Advisors Inc., dated March 20,
1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 6 to Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to Registration Statement
No. 2-38355 is incorporated herein by reference.
Form of Distribution Agreement between Registrant, on
behalf of the IDS Research Opportunities Fund and American
Express Financial Advisors Inc., dated August __, 1996
filed electronically as Exhibit 6 to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355 is incorporated herein by reference.
7. All employees are eligible to participate in a profit
sharing plan. Entry into the plan is Jan. 1 or July 1.
The Registrant contributes each year an amount up to 15
percent of their annual salaries, the maximum deductible
amount permitted under Section 404(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
8(a). Form of Custodian Agreement between Registrant and American
Express Trust Company, dated March 20, 1995, filed
electronically as Exhibit 8(a) to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 54 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355 is incorporated herein by reference.
Form of Custodian Agreement Between Registrant, on behalf
of IDS Research Opportunities Fund, and American Express
Trust Company, dated August __, 1996, filed electronically
as Exhibit No. 8(a) to Post Effective Amendment No. 58 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is incorporated herein
by reference.
8(b). Form of Custody Agreement between Morgan Stanley Trust
Company and IDS Bank and Trust dated May, 1993 filed
electronically as Exhibit 8(b) to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 55 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355 is incorporated herein by reference.
8(c). Copy of Addendum to the Custodian Agreement between IDS
Growth Fund, Inc. and American Express Trust Company
executed on May 13, 1996, is filed electronically herewith.
9(a). Copy of Agreement of Merger, dated April 10, 1986, filed as
Exhibit No. 9 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is incorporated herein
by reference.
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9(b). Form of Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant and
American Express Financial Corporation, dated March 20,
1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 9(b) to Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to Registration Statement
No. 2-38355 is incorporated herein by reference.
Form of Transfer Agency Agreement between registrant, on
behalf of IDS Research Opportunities Fund, and American
Express Financial Corporation, dated August __, 1996, filed
electronically as Exhibit No. 9(b) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated by reference.
9(c). Copy of License Agreement between Registrant and IDS
Financial Corporation, dated January 25, 1988, filed as
Exhibit 9(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is incorporated herein
by reference.
Copy of License Agreement between Registrant, on behalf of
IDS Research Opportunities Fund, and American express
Financial Corporation, dated August __, 1996, filed
electronically as Exhibit No. 9(c) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated by reference.
9(d). Form of Shareholder Service Agreement between Registrant
and American Express Financial Advisors Inc., dated March
20, 1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 9(d) to
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355 is incorporated herein
by reference.
Form of Shareholder Services Agreement between Registrant,
on behalf of IDS Research Opportunities Fund, and American
Express Financial Advisors Inc., dated August __, 1996,
filed electronically as Exhibit No. 9(d) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated by reference.
9(e). Form of Administrative Services Agreement between
Registrant and American Express Financial Corporation,
dated March 20, 1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 9(e)
to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355 is incorporated herein
by reference.
Form of Administrative Services Agreement between
Registrant, on behalf of IDS Research Opportunities Fund,
and American Express Financial corporation, dated August
__, 1996, filed electronically as Exhibit No. 9(e) to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355, is incorporated by reference.
9(f). Copy of Agreement and Declaration of Unitholders between
IDS Growth Fund, Inc. and Strategist Growth Fund, Inc.
dated May 13, 1996, is filed electronically herewith.
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10. Opinion and consent of counsel as to the legality of the
securities being registered is filed with Registrant's most
recent 24f-2 Notice.
11. Consent of Independent Auditors, is filed electronically
herewith.
12. None.
13. Not Applicable.
14. Forms of Keogh, IRA and other retirement plans, filed as
Exhibits 14(a) through 14(n) to IDS Growth Fund, Inc. Post-
Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355, are incorporated herein by reference.
15. Form of Plan and Agreement of Distribution between
Registrant and American Express Financial Advisors Inc.,
dated March 20, 1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 15 to
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to
Registration Statement No. 2-38355 is incorporated herein
by reference.
Form of Plan and Agreement of Distribution between
Registrant, on behalf of IDS Research Opportunities Fund,
and American Express Financial Advisors Inc., dated August
__, 199, filed electronically as Exhibit No. 15 to Post
Effective Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355, is incorporated by reference.
16. Copy of Schedule for computation of each performance
quotation provided in the Registration Statement in
response to Item 22, filed as Exhibit 16 to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 45 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated herein by reference.
17. Financial Data Schedule, is filed electronically herewith.
18. Copy of Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act
filed electronically as Exhibit 18 to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 55 to Registration Statement No. 2-
38355 is incorporated herein by reference.
19(a). Directors' Power of Attorney to sign Amendments to this
Registration Statement, dated November 10, 1994, filed
electronically as Exhibit 18(a) to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 53, is incorporated herein by
reference.
19(b). Officers' Power of Attorney to sign Amendments to this
Registration Statement, dated November 1, 1995, filed
electronically as Exhibit 19(b) to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated herein by reference.
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19(c). Trustee's Power of Attorney to sign Amendments to this
Registration Statement, dated April 11, 1996, filed
electronically as Exhibit No. 19(c) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated by reference.
19(d). Officers' Power of Attorney to sign Amendments to this
Registration Statement, dated April 11, 1996, filed
electronically as Exhibit No. 19(d) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355, is
incorporated by reference.
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with
Registrant.
None.
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities.
(1) (2)
Number of Record
Holders as of
Title of Class Sept. 10, 1996
Common Stock 188,638
Item 27. Indemnification
The Articles of Incorporation of the registrant provide that the
Fund shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that she or he
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Fund, or is
or was serving at the request of the Fund as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, wherever brought, and the Fund may
purchase liability insurance and advance legal expenses, all to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Minnesota, as
now existing or hereafter amended. The By-laws of the registrant
provide that present or former directors or officers of the Fund
made or threatened to be made a party to or involved (including as
a witness) in an actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding
shall be indemnified by the Fund to the full extent authorized by
the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, all as more fully set forth
in the By-laws filed as an exhibit to this registration statement.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
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being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
Any indemnification hereunder shall not be exclusive of any other
rights of indemnification to which the directors, officers,
employees or agents might otherwise be entitled. No
indemnification shall be made in violation of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)
Directors and officers of American Express Financial Corporation who are directors and/or
officers of one or more other companies:
Ronald G. Abrahamson, Vice President--Service Quality and Reengineering
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American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Service Quality
and Reengineering
Douglas A. Alger, Vice President--Total Compensation
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Total Compensation
Peter J. Anderson, Director and Senior Vice President--Investments
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Investments
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Director and Chairman
of the Board
IDS Capital Holdings Inc. Director and President
IDS International, Inc. Director, Chairman of the
Board and Executive Vice
President
IDS Securities Corporation Executive Vice President-
Investments
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc. 2 Mutual Plaza Director
501 Willard Street
Durham, NC 27701
Ward D. Armstrong, Vice President-Sales and Marketing, American Express Institutional Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Sales and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Marketing, American
Express Institutional
Services
Joseph M. Barsky III, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Senior
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Portfolio Manager
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Vice President
Robert C. Basten, Vice President--Tax and Business Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Tax
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Business Services
American Express Tax & Business Director, President and
Services Inc. Chief Executive Officer
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
Timothy V. Bechtold, Vice President--Risk Management Products
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Risk
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Management Products
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President-Risk
Management Products
Carl E. Beihl, Vice President--Strategic Technology Planning
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Strategic Technology
Planning
Alan F. Bignall, Vice President--Technology and Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Technology and
Development
John C. Boeder, Vice President--Mature Market Group
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Mature Market Group
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York Box 5144 Director
Albany, NY 12205
Karl J. Breyer, Director, Senior Vice President--Corporate Affairs and General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Corporate Affairs and
Special Counsel
American Express Minnesota Foundation Director
IDS Aircraft Services Corporation Director and President
Daniel J. Candura, Vice President--Marketing Support
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Marketing
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Support
Cynthia M. Carlson, Vice President--American Express Securities Services
American Enterprise Investment IDS Tower 10 Director, President and
Services Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440 Chief Executive Officer
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President-American
Express Securities Services
Orison Y. Chaffee III, Vice President--Field Real Estate
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Field
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Real Estate
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
James E. Choat, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Field Management
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
American Express Minnesota Foundation Director
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Vice President--North
Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Vice President-- North
Central Region
Kenneth J. Ciak, Vice President and General Manager--IDS Property Casualty
AMEX Assurance Co. Director and President
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and General
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Manager-IDS Property
Casualty
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. I WEG Blvd. Director and President
DePere, Wisconsin 54115
Colleen Curran, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assistant General Counsel
American Express Service Corporation Vice President and Chief
Legal Counsel
Alan R. Dakay, Vice President--Institutional Products Group
American Centurion Life Assurance Co. IDS Tower 10 Director and Vice Chairman
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and President, Financial
Institutions Division
American Enterprise Life Insurance Co. Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President -
Institutional Insurance
Marketing
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President -
Institutional Products
Group
Regenia David, Vice President--Systems Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Systems Services
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
William H. Dudley, Director and Executive Vice President--Investment Operations
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Director and Executive
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Vice President-
Investment Operations
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Director
IDS Capital Holdings Inc. Director
IDS Futures Corporation Director
IDS Futures III Corporation Director
IDS International, Inc. Director
IDS Securities Corporation Director, Chairman of the
Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon L. Eid, Director, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 General Counsel
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services, Inc. Vice President
Investors Syndicate Development Corp. Director
Robert M. Elconin, Vice President--Government Relations
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Government Relations
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President
Mark A. Ernst, Vice President--Retail Services
American Enterprise Investment IDS Tower 10 Director
Services Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President-
Retail Services
American Express Tax & Business Director and Chairman of
Services Inc. the Board
Gordon M. Fines, Vice President--Mutual Fund Equity Investments
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Mutual Fund Equity
Investments
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Executive Vice President
Robert G. Gilbert, Vice President--Real Estate
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Real Estate
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
John J. Golden, Vice President--Field Compensation Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Field
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Compensation Development
Harvey Golub, Director
American Express Company American Express Tower Chairman and Chief
World Financial Center Executive Officer
New York, New York 10285
American Express Travel Chairman and Chief
Related Services Company, Inc. Executive Officer
Morris Goodwin Jr., Vice President and Corporate Treasurer
American Centurion Life Assurance Co. Vice President and
Treasurer
American Enterprise Investment IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Services Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440 Treasurer
American Enterprise Life Insurance Vice President and
Company Treasurer
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President and
Corporate Treasurer
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
American Express Minnesota Foundation Vice President and
Treasurer
American Express Tax & Business Vice President and
Services Inc. Treasurer
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Vice President and
Treasurer
AMEX Assurance Co. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Aircraft Services Corporation Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Cable Corporation Director, Vice President
and Treasurer
IDS Cable II Corporation Director, Vice President
and Treasurer
IDS Capital Holdings Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Certificate Company Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Deposit Corp. Director, President
and Treasurer
IDS Futures Corp. Director
IDS Futures III Corp. Director
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS International, Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Management Corporation Director, Vice President
and Treasurer
IDS Partnership Services Corporation Director, Vice President
and Treasurer
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Real Estate Services, Inc Vice President and
Treasurer
IDS Realty Corporation Director, Vice President
and Treasurer
IDS Sales Support Inc. Director, Vice President
and Treasurer
IDS Securities Corporation Vice President and
Treasurer
Investors Syndicate Development Corp. Vice President and
Treasurer
National Computer Systems, Inc. 11000 Prairie Lakes Drive Director
Minneapolis, MN 55440
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc. 2 Mutual Plaza Director
501 Willard Street
Durham, NC 27701
Sloan Financial Group, Inc. Director
Suzanne Graf, Vice President--Systems Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Systems Services
David A. Hammer, Vice President and Marketing Controller
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Marketing Controller
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc. Director and Vice President
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
Lorraine R. Hart, Vice President--Insurance Investments
American Enterprise Life IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Investments
Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 55440
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President-Insurance
Investments
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Director and Vice
President-Investments
AMEX Assurance Co. Vice President-Investments
IDS Certificate Company Vice President-Investments
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President-Investments
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. Vice President-Investments
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A and B Vice President-Investments
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company Vice President-Investment
Officer
Investors Syndicate Development Corp. Director and Vice
President-Investments
Scott A. Hawkinson, Vice President--Assured Assets Product Development and Management
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Assured
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assets Product
Development & Management
James G. Hirsh, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assistant General Counsel
IDS Securities Corporation Director, Vice President
and General Counsel
Darryl G. Horsman, Vice President--Product Development and Technology, American Express
Institutional Retirement Services
American Express Trust Company IDS Tower 10 Director and President
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Kevin P. Howe, Vice President--Government and Customer Relations and Chief Compliance Officer
American Enterprise Investment IDS Tower 10 Vice President and Chief
Services Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440 Compliance Officer
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President-
Government and
Customer Relations
American Express Service Corporation Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer
IDS Securities Corporation Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer
David R. Hubers, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Chairman, Chief Executive
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Officer and President
American Express Service Corporation Director and Executive Vice
President
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
AMEX Assurance Co. Director
IDS Aircraft Services Corporation Director
IDS Certificate Company Director
IDS Life Insurance Company Director
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc. Director and President
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. Director
Marietta L. Johns, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Field Management
James E. Kaare, Vice President--Marketing Promotions
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Marketing
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Promotions
Linda B. Keene, Vice President--Market Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Market Development
G. Michael Kennedy, Vice President--Investment Services and Investment Research
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Investment
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Services and Investment
Research
Susan D. Kinder, Director and Senior Vice President--Human Resources
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Human Resources
American Express Minnesota Foundation Director
Richard W. Kling, Director and Senior Vice President--Risk Management Products
American Centurion Life Assurance Co. Director
American Enterprise Life Insurance Co. IDS Tower 10 Director and Chairman of
Minneapolis, MN 55440 the Board
American Express Financial Advisors Senior Vice President-
Risk Management Products
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Director and President
American Express Service Corporation Vice President
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Director and Chairman of
the Board
AMEX Assurance Co. Director and Chairman of
the Board
IDS Certificate Company Director and Chairman of
the Board
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Director and President<PAGE>
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company Director and President
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. Director and President
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A and B Director and Chairman of
the Board and President
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. Director and Chairman of
the Board
IDS Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 5144 Director, Chairman of the
of New York Albany, NY 12205 Board and President
Paul F. Kolkman, Vice President--Actuarial Finance
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Actuarial Finance
IDS Life Insurance Company Director and Executive
Vice President
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. Vice President and Chief
Actuary
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company Director
Claire Kolmodin, Vice President--Service Quality
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Service Quality
Steven C. Kumagai, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management and Business Systems
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Director and Senior Vice
Minneapolis, MN 55440 President-Field
Management and Business
Systems
Edward Labenski, Jr., Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Senior Portfolio
Manager
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Senior Vice President
Kurt A. Larson, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Senior Portfolio Manager
Lori J. Larson, Vice President--Variable Assets Product Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Variable
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assets Product
Development
IDS Cable Corporation Director and Vice President
IDS Cable II Corporation Director and Vice President
IDS Futures Brokerage Group Assistant Vice President-
General Manager/Director
IDS Futures Corporation Director and Vice President
IDS Futures III Corporation Director and Vice President
IDS Management Corporation Director and Vice President<PAGE>
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
IDS Partnership Services Corporation Director and Vice President
IDS Realty Corporation Director and Vice President
Ryan R. Larson, Vice President--IPG Product Development
American Centurion Life Assurance Co. Director and
Vice President-Product
Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 IPG Product Development
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President-
Annuity Product
Development
Daniel E. Laufenberg, Vice President and Chief U.S. Economist
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Chief U.S. Economist
Richard J. Lazarchic, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Senior
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Portfolio Manager
Peter A. Lefferts, Director and Senior Vice President--Corporate Strategy and Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Corporate Strategy and
Development
American Express Trust Company Director
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc. Director
Investors Syndicate Development Corp. Director
Douglas A. Lennick, Director and Executive Vice President--Private Client Group
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Director and Executive
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Vice President-Private
Client Group
Jonathan S. Linen, Director
Mary J. Malevich, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Senior Portfolio
Manager
Fred A. Mandell, Vice President--Field Marketing Readiness
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Field
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Marketing Readiness
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
William J. McKinney, Vice President--Field Management Support
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Field
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Management Support
Thomas W. Medcalf, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Senior
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Portfolio Manager
William C. Melton, Vice President-International Research and Chief International Economist
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 International Research
and Chief International
Economist
Janis E. Miller, Vice President--Variable Assets
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Variable Assets
IDS Cable Corporation Director and President
IDS Cable II Corporation Director and President
IDS Futures Corporation Director and President
IDS Futures III Corporation Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company Director and Executive
Vice President-Variable
Assets
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. Director
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B Director
IDS Management Corporation Director and President
IDS Partnership Services Corporation Director and President
IDS Realty Corporation Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York Box 5144 Executive Vice President
Albany, NY 12205
James A. Mitchell, Director and Executive Vice President--Marketing and Products
American Enterprise Investment IDS Tower 10 Director
Services Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440
American Express Financial Advisors Executive Vice President-
Marketing and Products
American Express Service Corporation Senior Vice President
American Express Tax and Business Director
Services Inc.
AMEX Assurance Co. Director
IDS Certificate Company Director
IDS Life Insurance Company Director, Chairman of
the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc. Director
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. Director
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
Pamela J. Moret, Vice President--Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440
American Express Minnesota Foundation Director and President
Barry J. Murphy, Director and Senior Vice President--Client Service
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Client Service
IDS Life Insurance Company Director and Executive
Vice President-Client
Service
Mary Owens Neal, Vice President--Mature Market Segment
American Express Financial Advisors Inc. IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Mature Market Segment
Robert J. Neis, Vice President--Technology Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Technology Services
James R. Palmer, Vice President--Taxes
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Taxes
Minneapolis, MN 55440
IDS Aircraft Services Corp. Vice President
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President-Taxes
Carla P. Pavone, Vice President--Specialty Service Teams and Emerging Business
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Specialty
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Service Teams and
Emerging Business
Susan B. Plimpton, Vice President--Segmentation Development and Support
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President--
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Segmentation Development
and Support
Ronald W. Powell, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assistant General Counsel
IDS Cable Corporation Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
IDS Cable II Corporation Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
IDS Management Corporation Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
IDS Partnership Services Corporation Vice President and
Assistant Secretary<PAGE>
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc. Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
IDS Realty Corporation Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
James M. Punch, Vice President--Geographic Service Teams
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Geographic
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Services Teams
Frederick C. Quirsfeld, Vice President--Taxable Mutual Fund Investments
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President--
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Taxable Mutual Fund
Investments
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Vice President
ReBecca K. Roloff, Vice President--Private Client Group
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Private
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Client Group
Stephen W. Roszell, Vice President--Advisory Institutional Marketing
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Advisory
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Institutional Marketing
IDS Advisory Group Inc. President and Chief
Executive Officer
IDS International, Inc. Director
IDS Fund Management Limited Director
Robert A. Rudell, Vice President--American Express Institutional Retirement Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-American
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Express Institutional
Services
American Express Trust Company Director and Chairman of
the Board
IDS Sales Support Inc. Director and President
John P. Ryan, Vice President and General Auditor
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and General
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Auditor
Erven A. Samsel, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Field Management
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Vice President-
New England Region
Stuart A. Sedlacek, Vice President--Assured Assets
American Centurion Life Assurance Co. Director and Chairman
and President
American Enterprise Life Insurance Co. IDS Tower 10 Director and Executive
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Vice President, Assured
Assets
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President-
Assured Assets
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Director and President
IDS Certificate Company Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company Director and Executive
Vice President, Assured
Assets
Investors Syndicate Development Corp. Director and Chairman of
the Board and President
Donald K. Shanks, Vice President--Property Casualty
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Property Casualty
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. Senior Vice President
F. Dale Simmons, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager, Insurance Investments
American Enterprise Life Insurance Co. IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Real
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Estate Loan Management
American Express Financial Advisors Vice President-Senior
Portfolio Manager,
Insurance Investments
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Vice President-Real
Estate Loan Management
AMEX Assurance Co. Vice President
IDS Certificate Company Vice President-Real
Estate Loan Management
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President-Real
Estate Loan Management
IDS Partnership Services Corporation Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services Inc. Director and Vice President
IDS Realty Corporation Vice President
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York Box 5144 Vice President and
Albany, NY 12205 Assistant Treasurer
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
Judy P. Skoglund, Vice President--Human Resources and Organization Development
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Human
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Resources and
Organization Development
Ben C. Smith, Vice President--Workplace Marketing
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Workplace Marketing
William A. Smith, Vice President and Controller--Private Client Group
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Controller-Private
Client Group
Bridget Sperl, Vice President--Human Resources Management Services
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Human
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Resources Management
Services
William A. Stoltzmann, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assistant General Counsel
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Director, Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
IDS Life Insurance Company Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
American Enterprise Life Insurance P.O. Box 534 Director, Vice President,
Company Minneapolis, MN 55440 General Counsel
and Secretary
James J. Strauss, Vice President--Corporate Planning and Analysis
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Corporate Planning and
Analysis
Jeffrey J. Stremcha, Vice President--Information Resource Management/ISD
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Information
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Resource Management/ISD
John R. Thomas, Director and Senior Vice President--Information and Technology
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Information and
Technology
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
Melinda S. Urion, Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
American Enterprise Life IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 55440 Controller
American Express Financial Advisors Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
American Express Trust Company Director
American Partners Life Insurance Co. Director and Vice President
IDS Life Insurance Company Director, Executive Vice
President and Controller
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. Vice President and
Controller
Wesley W. Wadman, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Senior Portfolio Manager
IDS Advisory Group Inc. Executive Vice President
IDS Fund Management Limited Director and Vice Chairman
IDS International, Inc. Senior Vice President
Norman Weaver Jr., Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President--
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Field Management
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Vice President-Southeast
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Vice President-Pacific
Region
Michael L. Weiner, Vice President--Tax Research and Audit
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Tax Research
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Audit
American Express Service Corporation Assistant Treasurer
IDS Capital Holdings Inc. Vice President
IDS Futures Brokerage Group Vice President
IDS Futures Corporation Vice President, Treasurer
and Secretary
IDS Futures III Corporation Vice President, Treasurer
and Secretary
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Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (American Express Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)
Lawrence J. Welte, Vice President--Investment Administration
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Investment Administration
IDS Securities Corporation Director, Executive Vice
President and Chief
Operating Officer
Jeffry F. Welter, Vice President--Equity and Fixed Income Trading
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Equity
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Fixed Income Trading
William N. Westhoff, Director, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer
American Enterprise Life Insurance IDS Tower 10 Director
Company Minneapolis, MN 55440
American Express Financial Advisors Senior Vice President and
Global Chief Investment
Officer
IDS Fund Management Limited Director
IDS International, Inc. Director
IDS Partnership Services Corporation Director and Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services Inc. Director, Chairman of the
Board and President
IDS Realty Corporation Director and Vice President
Investors Syndicate Development Corp. Director
Edwin M. Wistrand, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Vice President and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Assistant General Counsel
Michael R. Woodward, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management
American Express Financial Advisors IDS Tower 10 Senior Vice President-
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Field Management
American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Vice President-
North Region
IDS Life Insurance Company Box 5144 Director
of New York Albany, NY 12205
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Item 29. Principal Underwriters.
(a) American Express Financial Advisors acts as principal
underwriter for the following investment companies:
IDS Bond Fund, Inc.; IDS California Tax-Exempt Trust; IDS
Discovery Fund, Inc.; IDS Equity Select Fund, Inc.; IDS Extra
Income Fund, Inc.; IDS Federal Income Fund, Inc.; IDS Global
Series, Inc.; IDS Growth Fund, Inc.; IDS High Yield Tax-
Exempt Fund, Inc.; IDS International Fund, Inc.; IDS
Investment Series, Inc.; IDS Managed Retirement Fund, Inc.;
IDS Market Advantage Series, Inc.; IDS Money Market Series,
Inc.; IDS New Dimensions Fund, Inc.; IDS Precious Metals
Fund, Inc.; IDS Progressive Fund, Inc.; IDS Selective Fund,
Inc.; IDS Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust; IDS Stock Fund,
Inc.; IDS Strategy Fund, Inc.; IDS Tax-Exempt Bond Fund,
Inc.; IDS Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc.; IDS Utilities Income
Fund, Inc. and IDS Certificate Company.
(b) As to each director, officer or partner of the principal
underwriter:
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Ronald G. Abrahamson Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Service Quality and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Reengineering
Douglas A. Alger Vice President-Total None
IDS Tower 10 Compensation
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Peter J. Anderson Senior Vice President- Vice
IDS Tower 10 Investments President--
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Investments
Ward D. Armstrong Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Sales and Marketing,
Minneapolis, MN 55440 IDS Institutional
Retirement Services
Joseph M. Barsky III Vice President-Senior None
IDS Tower 10 Portfolio Manager
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Robert C. Basten Vice President-Tax None
IDS Tower 10 and Business Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Timothy V. Bechtold Vice President-Risk None
IDS Tower 10 Management Products
Minneapolis, MN 55440
John D. Begley Group Vice President- None
Suite 100 Ohio/Indiana
7760 Olentangy River Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Carl E. Beihl Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Strategic Technology
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Planning
Jack A. Benjamin Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 Greater Pennsylvania
3500 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Alan F. Bignall Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Technology and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Development
Brent L. Bisson Group Vice President- None
Ste 900 E. Westside Twr Los Angeles Metro
11835 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
John C. Boeder Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Mature Market Group
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Walter K. Booker Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 New Jersey
3500 Market Street
Camp Hill, NJ 17011
Bruce J. Bordelon Group Vice President- None
Galleria One Suite 1900 Gulf States
Galleria Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70001
Charles R. Branch Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 Northwest
West 111 North River Dr
Spokane, WA 99201
Karl J. Breyer Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Corporate Affairs and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Special Counsel
Daniel J. Candura Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Marketing Support
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Cynthia M. Carlson Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 American Express
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Securities Services<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Orison Y. Chaffee III Vice President-Field None
IDS Tower 10 Real Estate
Minneapolis, MN 55440
James E. Choat Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Field Management
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Kenneth J. Ciak Vice President and None
IDS Property Casualty General Manager-
1400 Lombardi Avenue IDS Property Casualty
Green Bay, WI 54304
Roger C. Corea Group Vice President- None
290 Woodcliff Drive Upstate New York
Fairport, NY 14450
Henry J. Cormier Group Vice President- None
Commerce Center One Connecticut
333 East River Drive
East Hartford, CT 06108
John M. Crawford Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 Arkansas/Springfield/Memphis
10800 Financial Ctr Pkwy
Little Rock, AR 72211
Kevin F. Crowe Group Vice President- None
Suite 312 Carolinas/Eastern Georgia
7300 Carmel Executive Pk
Charlotte, NC 28226
Colleen Curran Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Assistant General Counsel
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Alan R. Dakay Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Institutional Products
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Group
Regenia David Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Systems Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Scott M. DiGiammarino Group Vice President- None
Suite 500 Washington/Baltimore
8045 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Bradford L. Drew Group Vice President- None
Two Datran Center Eastern Florida
Penthouse One B
9130 S. Dadeland Blvd.
Miami, FL 33156
William H. Dudley Director and Executive Board member
IDS Tower 10 Vice President-
Minneapolis MN 55440 Investment Operations
Gordon L. Eid Senior Vice President None
IDS Tower 10 and General Counsel
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Robert M. Elconin Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Government Relations
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Mark A. Ernst Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Retail Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Joseph Evanovich Jr. Group Vice President- None
One Old Mill Nebraska/Iowa/Dakotas
101 South 108th Avenue
Omaha, NE 68154
Louise P. Evenson Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 San Francisco Bay Area
1333 N. California Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Gordon M. Fines Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Mutual Fund Equity
Minneapolis MN 55440 Investments
Douglas L. Forsberg Group Vice President- None
Suite 100 Portland/Eugene
7931 N. E. Halsey
Portland, OR 97213
William P. Fritz Group Vice President- None
Suite 160 Northern Missouri
12855 Flushing Meadows Dr
St. Louis, MO 63131
Carl W. Gans Group Vice President- None
8500 Tower Suite 1770 Twin City Metro
8500 Normandale Lake Blvd.
Bloomington, MN 55437
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Robert G. Gilbert Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Real Estate
Minneapolis, MN 55440
John J. Golden Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Field Compensation
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Development
Morris Goodwin Jr. Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Corporate Treasurer
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Suzanne Graf Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Systems Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Bruce M. Guarino Group Vice President- None
Suite 1736 Hawaii
1585 Kapiolani Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96814
David A. Hammer Vice President None
IDS Tower 10 and Marketing
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Controller
Teresa A. Hanratty Group Vice President- None
Suites 6&7 Northern New England
169 South River Road
Bedford, NH 03110
John R. Hantz Group Vice President- None
Suite 107 Detroit Metro
17177 N. Laurel Park
Livonia, MI 48154
Robert L. Harden Group Vice President- None
Two Constitution Plaza Boston Metro
Boston, MA 02129
Lorraine R. Hart Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Insurance Investments
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Scott A. Hawkinson Vice President-Assured None
IDS Tower 10 Assets Product Development
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Management
Brian M. Heath Group Vice President- None
Suite 150 North Texas
801 E. Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75081<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
James G. Hirsh Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Counsel
David J. Hockenberry Group Vice President- None
30 Burton Hills Blvd. Eastern Tennessee
Suite 175
Nashville, TN 37215
Kevin P. Howe Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Government and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Customer Relations and
Chief Compliance Officer
David R. Hubers Chairman, Chief Board member
IDS Tower 10 Executive Officer and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 President
Marietta L. Johns Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Field Management
Minneapolis, MN 55440
James E. Kaarre Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Marketing Promotions
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Linda B. Keene Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Market Development
Minneapolis, MN 55440
G. Michael Kennedy Vice President-Investment None
IDS Tower 10 Services and Investment
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Research
Susan D. Kinder Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Human Resources
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Richard W. Kling Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Risk Management Products
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Paul F. Kolkman Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Actuarial Finance
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Claire Kolmodin Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Service Quality
Minneapolis, MN 55440
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
David S. Kreager Group Vice President- None
Ste 108 Trestle Bridge V Greater Michigan
5136 Lovers Lane
Kalamazoo, MI 49002
Steven C. Kumagai Director and Senior None
IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Field
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Management and Business
Systems
Mitre Kutanovski Group Vice President- None
Suite 680 Chicago Metro
8585 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 48410
Edward Labenski Jr. Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Manager
Kurt A. Larson Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Manager
Lori J. Larson Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Variable Assets Product
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Development
Ryan R. Larson Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 IPG Product Development
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Daniel E. Laufenberg Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Chief U.S. Economist
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Richard J. Lazarchic Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Manager
Peter A. Lefferts Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Corporate Strategy and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Development
Douglas A. Lennick Director and Executive None
IDS Tower 10 Vice President-Private
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Client Group
Mary J. Malevich Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Manager
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Fred A. Mandell Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Field Marketing Readiness
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Daniel E. Martin Group Vice President- None
Suite 650 Pittsburgh Metro
5700 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
William J. McKinney Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Field Management
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Support
Thomas W. Medcalf Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Senior Portfolio Manager
Minneapolis, MN 55440
William C. Melton Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 International Research
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Chief International
Economist
Janis E. Miller Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Variable Assets
Minneapolis, MN 55440
James A. Mitchell Executive Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Marketing and Products
Minneapolis, MN 55440
John P. Moraites Group Vice President- None
Union Plaza Suite 900 Kansas/Oklahoma
3030 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Pamela J. Moret Vice President-Services None
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Alan D. Morgenstern Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 Central California/
3500 Market Street Western Nevada
Camp Hill, NJ 17011
Barry J. Murphy Senior Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Client Service
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Mary Owens Neal Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Mature Market Segment
Minneapolis, MN 55440
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Robert J. Neis Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Technology Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Operations
Ronald E. Newton Group Vice President- None
319 Southbridge St. Rhode Island/Central
Auburn, MA 01501 Massachusetts
Thomas V. Nicolosi Group Vice President- None
Suite 220 New York Metro Area
500 Mamaroneck Avenue
Harrison, NY 10528
James R. Palmer Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Taxes
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Carla P. Pavone Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Specialty Service Teams
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Emerging Business
Susan B. Plimpton Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Segmentation Development
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Support
Larry M. Post Group Vice President- None
One Tower Bridge Philadelphia Metro
100 Front Street 8th Fl
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Ronald W. Powell Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Counsel
James M. Punch Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Geographical Service
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Teams
Frederick C. Quirsfeld Vice President-Taxable None
IDS Tower 10 Mutual Fund Investments
Minneapolis, MN 55440
R. Daniel Richardson Group Vice President- None
Suite 800 Southern Texas
Arboretum Plaza One
9442 Capital of Texas Hwy N.
Austin, TX 78759
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Roger B. Rogos Group Vice President- None
One Sarasota Tower Western Florida
Suite 700
Two N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34236
ReBecca K. Roloff Vice President-Private None
IDS Tower 10 Client Group
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Stephen W. Roszell Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Advisory Institutional
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Marketing
Max G. Roth Group Vice President- None
Suite 201 S IDS Ctr Wisconsin/Upper Michigan
1400 Lombardi Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54304
Robert A. Rudell Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 American Express
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Institutional Retirement
Services
John P. Ryan Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 General Auditor
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Erven Samsel Senior Vice President- None
45 Braintree Hill Park Field Management
Suite 402
Braintree, MA 02184
Russell L. Scalfano Group Vice President- None
Suite 201 Illinois/Indiana/Kentucky
101 Plaza East Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47715
William G. Scholz Group Vice President- None
Suite 205 Arizona/Las Vegas
7333 E Doubletree Ranch Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Stuart A. Sedlacek Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Assured Assets
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Donald K. Shanks Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Property Casualty
Minneapolis, MN 55440
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
F. Dale Simmons Vice President-Senior None
IDS Tower 10 Portfolio Manager,
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Insurance Investments
Judy P. Skoglund Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Human Resources and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Organization Development
Julian W. Sloter Group Vice President- None
Ste 1700 Orlando FinCtr Orlando/Jacksonville
800 North Magnolia Ave.
Orlando, FL 32803
Ben C. Smith Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Workplace Marketing
Minneapolis, MN 55440
William A. Smith Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Controller-Private
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Client Group
James B. Solberg Group Vice President- None
466 Westdale Mall Eastern Iowa Area
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Bridget Sperl Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Human Resources
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Management Services
Paul J. Stanislaw Group Vice President- None
Suite 1100 Southern California
Two Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92714
Lois A. Stilwell Group Vice President- None
Suite 433 Outstate Minnesota Area/
9900 East Bren Road North Dakota/Western Wisconsin
Minnetonka, MN 55343
William A. Stoltzmann Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Counsel
James J. Strauss Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Corporate Planning
Minneapolis, MN 55440 and Analysis
Jeffrey J. Stremcha Vice President-Information None
IDS Tower 10 Resource Management/ISD
Minneapolis, MN 55440
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Neil G. Taylor Group Vice President- None
Suite 425 Seattle/Tacoma
101 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
John R. Thomas Senior Vice President- Board member
IDS Tower 10 Information and
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Technology
Melinda S. Urion Senior Vice President Treasurer
IDS Tower 10 and Chief Financial
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Officer
Peter S. Velardi Group Vice President- None
Suite 180 Atlanta/Birmingham
1200 Ashwood Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30338
Charles F. Wachendorfer Group Vice President- None
Suite 100 Denver/Salt Lake City/
Stanford Plaza II Albuquerque
7979 East Tufts Ave Pkwy
Denver, CO 80237
Wesley W. Wadman Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Manager
Norman Weaver Jr. Senior Vice President- None
1010 Main St Suite 2B Field Management
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Michael L. Weiner Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Tax Research and Audit
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Lawrence J. Welte Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Investment Administration
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Jeffry M. Welter Vice President- None
IDS Tower 10 Equity and Fixed Income
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Trading
William N. Westhoff Senior Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Global Chief Investment
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Officer
<PAGE>
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Item 29(b). As to each director, officer or partner of the
principal underwriter (American Express Financial Advisors):
(cont'd)
Positions and
Name and Principal Position and Offices Offices with
Business Address with Underwriter Registrant
Thomas L. White Group Vice President- None
Suite 200 Cleveland Metro
28601 Chagrin Blvd.
Woodmere, OH 44122
Eric S. Williams Group Vice President- None
Suite 250 Virginia
3951 Westerre Parkway
Richmond, VA 23233
Edwin M. Wistrand Vice President and None
IDS Tower 10 Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Counsel
Michael R. Woodward Senior Vice President- None
32 Ellicott St Ste 100 Field Management
Batavia, NY 14020
Item 29(c). Not applicable.
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records
American Express Financial Corporation
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Item 31. Management Services
Not Applicable.
Item 32. Undertakings
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) The Registrant undertakes to furnish each person
to whom a prospectus is delivered with a copy of
the Registrant's latest annual report to
shareholders, upon request and without charge.
<PAGE>
PAGE 101
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, IDS Growth Fund,
Inc. certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 24th day of September,
1996.
IDS GROWTH FUND, INC.
By /s/ Melinda S. Urion
Melinda S. Urion, Treasurer
By /s/ William R. Pearce **
William R. Pearce, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 24th day
of September, 1996.
Signature Capacity
/s/ William R. Pearce** President, Principal
William R. Pearce Executive Officer and
Director
/s/ Leslie L. Ogg** Vice President,
Leslie L. Ogg General Counsel and
Secretary
/s/ Lynne V. Cheney* Director
Lynne V. Cheney
/s/ William H. Dudley* Director
William H. Dudley
/s/ Robert F. Froehlke* Director
Robert F. Froehlke
/s/ David R. Hubers* Director
David R. Hubers
/s/ Heinz F. Hutter* Director
Heinz F. Hutter
/s/ Anne P. Jones* Director
Anne P. Jones
<PAGE>
PAGE 102
Signature Capacity
/s/ Melvin R. Laird* Director
Melvin R. Laird
/s/ Edson W. Spencer* Director
Edson W. Spencer
/s/ John R. Thomas* Director
John R. Thomas
/s/ Wheelock Whitney* Director
Wheelock Whitney
/s/ C. Angus Wurtele* Director
C. Angus Wurtele
*Signed pursuant to Directors' Power of Attorney dated November 10,
1994, filed electronically as Exhibit 18(a) to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 53, by:
_____________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
**Signed pursuant to Officers' Power of Attorney dated November 1,
1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 19(b) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 58 to Registration Statement No. 2-38355 by:
_____________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
<PAGE>
PAGE 103
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, GROWTH TRUST consents to the filing
of this Amendment to the Registration Statement of IDS Growth Fund,
Inc. signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on
the 24th day of September, 1996.
GROWTH TRUST
By /s/ Melinda S. Urion
Melinda S. Urion
Treasurer
By /s/ William R. Pearce**
William R. Pearce
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 24th day
of September, 1996.
Signature Capacity
/s/ William R. Pearce** Trustee
William R. Pearce
/s/ Lynne V. Cheney* Trustee
Lynne V. Cheney
/s/ William H. Dudley* Trustee
William H. Dudley
/s/ Robert F. Froehlke* Trustee
Robert F. Froehlke
/s/ David R. Hubers* Trustee
David R. Hubers
/s/ Heinz F. Hutter* Trustee
Heinz F. Hutter
/s/ Anne P. Jones* Trustee
Anne P. Jones
/s/ Melvin R. Laird* Trustee
Melvin R. Laird
/s/ Trustee
Edson W. Spencer
<PAGE>
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Signature Capacity
/s/ John R. Thomas* Trustee
John R. Thomas
/s/ Trustee
Wheelock Whitney
/s/ C. Angus Wurtele* Trustee
C. Angus Wurtele
*Signed pursuant to trustees Power of Attorney dated April 11,
1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 19(c) to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 58, by:
_____________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
**Signed pursuant to Officers' Power of Attorney dated April 11,
1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 19(d) to Registrant's Post-
Effective Amendment No. 58, by:
_____________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
<PAGE>
PAGE 105
CONTENTS OF THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 60
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 2-38355
This Post-Effective Amendment contains the following papers and
documents:
The facing sheet.
The cross reference page.
Part A.
The prospectus for IDS Growth Fund.
Part B.
Statement of Additional Information for IDS Growth Fund.
Financial Statements.
Part C.
Other information.
The signatures.
<PAGE>
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IDS Growth Fund, Inc.
File No. 2-38355/811-2111
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 8(c): Copy of Addendum to the Custodian Agreement between
IDS Growth Fund, Inc. and American Express Trust
Company executed on May 13, 1996.
Exhibit 9(f): Copy of Agreement and Declaration of Unitholders
between IDS Growth Fund, Inc. and Strategist Growth
Fund, Inc. dated May 13, 1996.
Exhibit 11: Consent of Independent Auditors.
Exhibit 17: Financial Data Schedules:
-- IDS Growth Fund
__ Growth Portfolio
<PAGE>
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ADDENDUM TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT dated March 20, 1995
between IDS Growth Fund, Inc. (the Corporation) and American
Express Trust Company (the Custodian) is made pursuant to Section
12 of the Agreement to reflect the Corporation's arrangement of
investing all of its assets in a master trust.
American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC) serves as
administrator for the Corporation and for the master trust in which
the Corporation invests.
The Corporation, the Custodian and AEFC agree as follows:
The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that, so long as the
Corporation invests all of its assets in a master trust, the only
assets held by the Corporation will be units of the master trust.
The parties agree that the Custodian is entitled to rely upon AEFC
for an accounting of the number of units held, purchased or
redeemed by the Corporation and to delegate to AEFC responsibility
for all reporting to the Corporation. AEFC agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Custodian from all claims and liabilities
incurred or assessed against the Custodian in connection with the
accounting for and reporting to the Corporation by AEFC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation, the Custodian and AEFC have
caused this addendum to the Custodian Agreement to be executed on
May 13, 1996 which shall remain in effect until terminated by one
of the parties on written notice to the other parties to this
Addendum.
IDS GROWTH FUND, INC.
By ____________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRUST COMPANY
By ____________________________
Chandrakant A. Patel
Vice President
AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By ____________________________
Richard W. Kling
Senior Vice President
<PAGE>
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GROWTH PORTFOLIO
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF UNITHOLDERS
This AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF UNITHOLDERS is made at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, as of this 13th day of May, 1996 by the
holders of beneficial interest of Growth Portfolio, a separate
series of Growth Trust.
WITNESS that
WHEREAS, the Declaration of Trust for Growth Trust provides
for no restrictions on the transfer of units therein; and
WHEREAS, the holders of units in Growth Portfolio desire
to restrict the transfer of their units in Growth Portfolio;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby declare that they
will not transfer any units in Growth Portfolio held by them
without the prior written consent of the other unitholders holding
at least two thirds of the Growth Portfolio's units outstanding
(excluding the units of the holder seeking to effect the transfer)
and that any attempted transfer in violation of this agreement
shall be null and void. This agreement shall not affect the rights
of any unitholder to redeem units in Growth Portfolio as provided
for in the Declaration of Trust. The undersigned also acknowledge
that the remedy of damages for the violation of this agreement
would be inadequate and therefore further agree that this agreement
shall be enforceable solely by the remedy of specific performance.
IDS GROWTH FUND, INC.
______________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President and General Counsel
STRATEGIST GROWTH FUND, INC.
Strategist Growth Fund
______________________________
James A. Mitchell
President
<PAGE>
PAGE 1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
___________________________________________________________________
The Board and Shareholders
IDS Growth Fund, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by
reference and to the references to our Firm under the headings
"Financial Highlights" in Part A and "INDEPENDENT AUDITORS" in Part
B of the Registration Statement.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 25, 1996
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
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