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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION --------------------------
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Approval
FORM N-17f-2 --------------------------
OMB Number: 3235-0360
Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Expires: July 31, 1994
Investment in the Custody of Estimated average burden
Management Investment Companies hours per response... 0.05
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]
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1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed
811-4852 September 18, 1997
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2. State identification Number: N/A
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AL AK AZ AR CA CO
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CT DE DC FL GA HI
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ID IL IN IA KS KY
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LA ME MD MA MI MN
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MS MO MT NE NV NH
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NJ NM NY NC ND OH
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OK OR PA RI SC SD
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TN TX UT VT VA WA
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WV WI WY PUERTO RICO
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Other (specify):
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3. Exact name of investment company as specified in representation statement:
The Victory Portfolios
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4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code):
3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219
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Exhibit 23
[COOPERS & LYBRAND LETTERHEAD]
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of The Victory Portfolios
We have examined management's assertion about The Victory Portfolios'
(comprising the U.S. Government Obligations Fund, the Prime Obligations Fund,
the Financial Reserves Fund, the Institutional Money Market Fund, the Tax-Free
Money Market Fund, the Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund, the Limited Term Income
Fund, the Intermediate Income Fund, the Investment Quality Bond Fund, the
Government Mortgage Fund, the Fund for Income, the National Municipal Bond Fund,
the New York Tax-Free Fund, the Ohio Municipal Bond Fund, the Balanced Fund, the
Stock Index Fund, the Diversified Stock Fund, the Value Fund, the Growth Fund,
the Special Value Fund, the Special Growth Fund, the Ohio Regional Stock Fund,
the International Growth Fund, the Lakefront Fund and the Real Estate Investment
Fund) compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17F-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of September 18, 1997, included in
the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain
Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is responsible for
The Victory Portfolios' compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on management's assertion about The Victory Portfolios'
compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about The Victory Portfolios' compliance
with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following
tests performed as of September 18, 1997, with respect to securities of The
Victory Portfolios:
o Count and inspection of all securities located in the vault of Key
Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. in Cleveland, Ohio without prior note to
management;
o Confirmation, or other procedures as we considered necessary, of all
securities held in book entry form by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland, Depository Trust Company, Bank of New York or Morgan
Stanley Trust Company;
o Confirmation, or other procedures as we considered necessary, of all
securities out for transfer with brokers;
o Confirmation, or other procedures as we considered necessary, of all
repurchase agreements with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying
collateral with Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A.'s records; and
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o Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of The
Victory Portfolios and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on The Victory Portfolios'
compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that The Victory Portfolios were in
compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 as of September 18, 1997, with respect to
securities reflected in the investment accounts of The Victory Portfolios is
fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of The
Victory Portfolios and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be
used for any other purpose.
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Columbus, Ohio
November 7, 1997
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MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
We, as members of management of The Victory Portfolios (comprising the U.S.
Government Obligations Fund, the Prime Obligations Fund, the Financial Reserves
Fund, the Institutional Money Market Fund, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund, the
Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund, the Limited Term Income Fund, the Intermediate
Income Fund, the Investment Quality Bond Fund, the Government Mortgage Fund, the
Fund for Income, the National Municipal Bond Fund, the New York Tax-Free Fund,
the Ohio Municipal Bond Fund, the Balanced Fund, the Stock Index Fund, the
Diversified Stock Fund, the Value Fund, the Growth Fund, the Special Value Fund,
the Special Growth Fund, the Ohio Regional Stock Fund, the International Growth
Fund, the Lakefront Fund and the Real Estate Investment Fund) are responsible
for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2,
"Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the
Investment Company Act of l940. We are also responsible for establishing and
maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements.
We have performed an evaluation of The Victory Portfolios' compliance with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of September 18, 1997.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that The Victory Portfolios were in
compliance with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the
Investment Company Act of l940 as of September 18, 1997 with respect to
securities reflected in the investment accounts of The Victory Portfolios.
The Victory Portfolios
