FEDERATED INDEX TRUST
N-30D, 1995-01-04
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FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)


(A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)

PROSPECTUS


Federated Index Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end, management investment
company (a mutual fund). Federated Mid-Cap Fund (the "Fund"), a portfolio of the
Trust, seeks to provide investment results generally corresponding to the
aggregate price and dividend performance of publicly traded common stocks that
comprise the Standard & Poor's 400 MidCap Index (the "Index"). The Fund is
neither sponsored by nor affiliated with Standard & Poor's Ratings Group.


THE SHARES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY
BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THESE SHARES INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS,
INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

This prospectus contains the information you should read and know before you
invest in the Fund. Keep this prospectus for future reference.


The Fund has also filed a Statement of Additional Information, dated December
31, 1994, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained
in the Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. You may request a copy of the Statement of Additional
Information free of charge by calling 1-800-235-4669. To obtain other
information or to make inquiries about the Fund, contact the Fund at the address
listed in the back of this prospectus.


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.


Prospectus dated December 31, 1994



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES                                                       1

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                           2

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GENERAL INFORMATION                                                            3

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INVESTMENT INFORMATION                                                         3

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  Investment Objective                                                         3


  Investment Policies                                                          3


  Investment Risks                                                             6


  Investment Limitations                                                       7



FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION                                              7

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  Management of the Trust                                                      7


  Distribution of Fund Shares                                                  9


  Administration of the Fund                                                   9


  Brokerage Transactions                                                      10



NET ASSET VALUE                                                               10

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INVESTING IN THE FUND                                                         10

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  Share Purchases                                                             10


  Minimum Investment Required                                                 11


  What Shares Cost                                                            11


  Exchanging Securities for Fund Shares                                       11


  Sub-Accounting Services                                                     11


  Certificates and Confirmations                                              12


  Dividends                                                                   12


  Capital Gains                                                               12



REDEEMING SHARES                                                              12

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  Telephone Redemption                                                        12


  Written Requests                                                            13


  Accounts with Low Balances                                                  13



SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION                                                       13

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  Voting Rights                                                               13


  Massachusetts Partnership Law                                               14



TAX INFORMATION                                                               14

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  Federal Income Tax                                                          14



PERFORMANCE INFORMATION                                                       15

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STANDARD & POOR'S RATINGS GROUP                                               16

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                          17

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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,
  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS                                                        42

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ADDRESSES                                                                     43

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SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
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<S>                                                                             <C>      <C>
                               SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price).................................................     None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
  (as a percentage of offering price).................................................     None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original
  purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)...............................     None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)....................     None
Exchange Fee..........................................................................     None

                                ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
                            (As a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fee (after waiver)(1)......................................................    0.00%
12b-1 Fee.............................................................................     None
Total Other Expenses..................................................................    0.60%
     Shareholder Services Fee(2).............................................    0.06%
          Total Fund Operating Expenses(3)............................................    0.60%
</TABLE>

(1) The management fee has been reduced to reflect the voluntary waiver of the
management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at
its sole discretion. The maximum management fee is 0.40%.

(2) The maximum shareholder services fee is 0.25%.


(3) The Total Fund Operating Expenses in the table above are based on expenses
expected during the fiscal year ending October 31, 1995. The Total Fund
Operating Expenses were 0.54% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 and
would have been 1.13% absent the voluntary waiver of the management fee and the
voluntary reimbursement of certain other operating expenses.



     The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the
various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear, either
directly or indirectly. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and
expenses, see "Federated Index Trust Information." Wire transferred redemptions
of less than $5,000 may be subject to additional fees.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        EXAMPLE                            1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years
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<S>                                                        <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000
  investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2)
  redemption at the end of each time period.............     $6        $19        $33        $75
</TABLE>

     THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)


Reference is made to the Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on
page 42.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
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                                                                               1994       1993      1992*
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<S>                                                                           <C>        <C>        <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                          $11.57     $ 9.99     $10.00
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
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  Net investment income                                                         0.21       0.25       0.08
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  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures
  contracts                                                                    (0.07)      1.56      (0.086)
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  Total from investment operations                                              0.14       1.81      (0.006)
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
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  Dividends to shareholders from net investment income                         (0.19)     (0.23)     (0.004)
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  Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments and
  futures contracts                                                            (0.50)        --         --
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  Total distributions                                                          (0.69)     (0.23)     (0.004)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                                                $11.02     $11.57     $ 9.99
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TOTAL RETURN**                                                                  1.25%     17.33%      0.00%
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
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  Expenses                                                                      0.54%      0.00%      0.00%(a)
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  Net investment income                                                         1.84%      2.33%      0.93%(a)
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  Expense waiver/reimbursement(b)                                               0.59%      1.75%      0.40%(a)
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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  Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                                     $44,012    $16,192        $3
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  Portfolio turnover rate                                                         30%        59%         0%
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</TABLE>

 * For the period from September 3, 1992 (date of initial public investment) to
   October 31, 1992.

** Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales load or contingent
   deferred sales charge, if applicable.

(a) Computed on an annualized basis.

(b) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
    investment income ratios shown above.


Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's
annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, which can be obtained
free of charge.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)


GENERAL INFORMATION
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The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration
of Trust dated January 30, 1990. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to
offer separate series of shares of beneficial interest representing interests in
separate portfolios of securities. The shares in any one portfolio may be
offered in separate classes. On December 5, 1994, the Trustees changed the name
of the Fund from the Mid-Cap Fund to the Federated Mid-Cap Fund. This prospectus
relates only to the Fund. The Fund is designed primarily for institutions
investing on behalf of their customers. A minimum initial investment of $25,000
over a 90-day period is required.


Fund shares are currently sold and redeemed at net asset value without a sales
charge or redemption fee being imposed by the Fund. The Fund's net asset value
per share fluctuates.

INVESTMENT INFORMATION
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results generally
corresponding to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the publicly
traded common stocks that comprise the mid-level stock capitalization sector of
the United States equity market. The investment objective of the Fund cannot be
changed without the approval of shareholders. While there is no assurance that
the Fund will achieve its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by
following the investment policies described in this prospectus.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The investment policies described below may be changed by the Board of Trustees
("Trustees") without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before
any material changes in these policies become effective.


The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in the 400
common stocks that comprise the Index. These 400 common stocks are issued by
medium-sized domestic companies whose market capitalizations generally range
from $200 million to $5 billion. The stocks are selected for inclusion in the
Index by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") on the basis of the issuer's
market size, liquidity and industry group representation. A particular stock's
weighting in the Index is based on its relative total market value, that is, the
stock's market price per share times the number of shares outstanding. From time
to time, S&P may add or delete stocks from the Index. The inclusion of a stock
in the Index in no way implies an opinion by S&P as to its attractiveness as an
investment, nor is S&P a sponsor or in any way affiliated with the Fund.


The Fund will not attempt to actively manage the Fund's portfolio. Rather, the
Fund will utilize a passive approach in pursuit of its investment objective,
meaning that the Fund will not employ the traditional management functions of
economic, financial and market analysis associated with actively managed funds.
Thus, unless an issuer's stock is removed from the Index by S&P, an issuer's
adverse financial circumstance will not cause its stock to be eliminated from
the Fund's portfolio.


In keeping with the passive management approach, the Fund will be managed using
a computer program to determine which securities are to be purchased or sold so
as to replicate the composition of the Index to the extent feasible. Stocks will
be included in the Fund's portfolio on the basis of each stock's weighting in
the Index, starting with the heaviest-weighted stock in the Index. As a result,
the proportion of Fund assets invested in a particular stock will be nearly
identical to the percentage of such stock represented in the Index. From time to
time, adjustments will be made in the Fund's portfolio so as to respond to
changes in the Index's composition, as well as corporate reorganizations and
other circumstances. The Fund will attempt to be fully invested in the common
stocks comprising the Index, and, in any event, at least 80% of the Fund's
assets will be invested in stocks represented in the Index. It is expected that
adjustments to the Fund's portfolio will occur infrequently and that
transactional costs and other expenses will be minimized. Because portfolio
turnover is expected to be well below that encountered in actively managed
investment company portfolios, the Fund anticipates that accompanying costs,
including accounting costs, brokerage fees, custodial expenses and transfer
taxes, will be relatively low. While the cash flows into and out of the Fund
will have an impact upon the Fund's portfolio turnover rate and its ability to
re plicate and track the performance of the Index, investment adjustments will
be made, as practicably as possible, to account for these circumstances.

The Fund believes that the indexing approach described above constitutes an
effective and reasonable method of substantially duplicating percentage changes
in the Index. While the Fund will not duplicate the Index's performance
precisely, it is anticipated that there will be a close correlation between the
Fund's performance and that of the Index in both rising and falling markets. The
Fund will attempt to achieve a correlation between the performance of its
portfolio and that of the Index of at least 95%, without taking into account
expenses of the Fund. A perfect correlation would be indicated by a figure of
100%, which would be achieved when the Fund's net asset value, including the
value of its dividends and capital gains distributions, increases or decreases
in exact proportion to changes in the Index. The Fund's ability to correlate its
performance with that of the Index may be affected by, among other things,
changes in the securities markets, the manner in which S&P calculates the Index
and the size and timing of cash flows into and out of the Fund. It is
anticipated that the Fund will achieve its intended correlation to the
performance of the Index when the Fund's net assets reach at least $10 million.
Until such time as the Fund's net assets equal $5 million, the Fund's portfolio
will be invested in cash and repurchase agreements. When the Fund's net assets
exceed $5 million, the Fund may begin to invest in the stocks comprising the
Index. Once the Fund's net assets equal at least $10 million, it is anticipated
that the Fund will be fully invested in stocks comprising the Index and will
achieve the 95% correlation to the performance of the Index.

In order to accommodate cash flows into and out of the Fund's portfolio, the
Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts, options and options on stock
index futures contracts. This will allow the Fund to simultaneously maximize the
level of the Fund assets used to track the movements of the Index. The Fund can
sell futures contracts and options in order to close out a previously
established position. The Fund will not enter into stock index futures
contracts, options and options on stock index futures contracts for speculative
purposes.

ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS.  Under normal market circumstances, the Fund will invest
at least 80% of its assets in common stocks that are represented in the Index.
In addition, the Fund may hold cash


reserves which may, for other than defensive purposes, be invested in, but are
not limited to, the following:

     U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  The Fund is permitted to invest in U.S.
     government securities which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
     government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities include,
     but are not limited to:

     - direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as U.S. Treasury bills,
       notes, and bonds; and

     - notes, bonds, and discount notes of U.S. government agencies or
       instrumentalities, such as Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National
       Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
       Federal Farm Credit System, and the Student Loan Marketing Association.

     REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The U.S. government securities and other securities
     in which the Fund invests may be purchased pursuant to repurchase
     agreements. Repurchase agreements are arrangements pursuant to which banks,
     broker/dealers and other recognized financial institutions sell U.S.
     government securities or other securities to the Fund and agree at the time
     of sale to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon time and price. To the
     extent that the original seller does not repurchase the securities from the
     Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of
     such securities.

     MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS.  The Fund may also invest in:

     - commercial paper; and

     - instruments of domestic banks and savings and loans (such as certificates
       of deposit and bankers' acceptances).

     STOCK INDEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS.  The Fund may utilize stock index futures
     contracts, options and options on stock index futures contracts, subject to
     the limitation that the value of these futures contracts and options will
     not exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets. Also, the Fund will not purchase
     options to the extent that more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total
     assets would be invested in premiums on open put option positions. These
     futures contracts and options will be used to handle cash flows into and
     out of the Fund and to potentially reduce transactional costs, since
     transactional costs associated with futures and options contracts can be
     lower than costs stemming from direct investments in stocks.

     There are several risks accompanying the utilization of futures contracts
     to effectively anticipate market transactions. First, positions in futures
     contracts may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that
     furnishes a secondary market for such contracts. While the Fund plans to
     utilize futures contracts only if there exists an active market for such
     contracts, there is no guarantee that a liquid market will exist for the
     contracts at a specified time. Furthermore, because, by definition, futures
     contracts look to projected price levels in the future and not to current
     levels of valuation, market circumstances may result in there being a
     discrepancy between the price of the stock index future and the movement in
     the stock index. The absence of a perfect price correlation between the
     futures contract and its underlying stock index could stem from investors
     choosing to close futures contracts by offsetting transactions, rather than
     satisfying additional margin requirements. This could result in a
     distortion of the relationship between the index and futures market. In
     addition,



     because the futures market imposes less burdensome margin requirements than
     the securities market, an increased amount of participation by speculators
     in the futures market could result in price fluctuations.

     In view of these considerations, the Fund will comply with the following
     restrictions when purchasing and selling futures contracts. First, the Fund
     will not participate in futures transactions if the sum of its initial
     margin deposits on open contracts will exceed 5% of the market value of the
     Fund's total assets, after taking into account the unrealized profits and
     losses on those contracts into which it has entered. Second, the Fund will
     not enter into these contracts for speculative purposes. Third, since the
     Fund does not constitute a commodity pool, it will not market itself as
     such, nor serve as a vehicle for trading in the commodities futures or
     commodity options markets. In this regard, the Fund will disclose to all
     prospective investors the limitations on its futures and options
     transactions, and will make clear that these transactions are entered into
     only for bona fide hedging purposes or such other purposes permitted under
     regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
     ("CFTC"). Also, the Fund intends to claim an exclusion from registration as
     a commodity pool operator under the regulations promulgated by the CFTC.

LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  The Fund may lend its portfolio securities on
a short-term basis or long-term basis up to one-third of the value of its total
assets to broker/dealers, banks, or other institutional borrowers of securities.
The Fund will only enter into loan arrangements with broker/ dealers, banks or
other institutions which the managers have determined are creditworthy under
guidelines established by the Trustees. The Fund will receive collateral in the
form of cash or U.S. government securities equal to at least 100% of the value
of the securities loaned.


WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS.  The Fund may purchase short-term
U.S. government securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These
transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases securities with
payment and delivery scheduled for a future time. The seller's failure to
complete these transactions may cause the Fund to miss a price or yield
considered to be advantageous. Settlement dates may be a month or more after
entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities
purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Accordingly, the Fund may pay
more/less than the market value of the securities on the settlement date.



The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the managers deem it
appropriate to do so. In addition, the Fund may enter in transactions to sell
its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and
simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later
dates. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such
commitments.


INVESTMENT RISKS


As with other mutual funds that invest primarily in equity securities, the Fund
is subject to market risks. That is, the possibility exists that common stocks
will decline over short or even extended periods of time, and the United States
equity market tends to be cyclical, experiencing both periods when stock prices
generally increase and periods when stock prices generally decrease. However,
because the Fund invests primarily in medium capitalization stocks, there are
some additional risk factors associated with investments in the Fund. In
particular, stocks in the medium capitalization sector of the United States
equity market tend to be slightly more volatile in price than larger
capitalization stocks, such as those included in the Standard & Poor's 500
Composite Stock Price Index. This is because, among other




things, medium-sized companies have less certain growth prospects than larger
companies; have a lower degree of liquidity in the equity market; and tend to
have a greater sensitivity to changing economic conditions. Further, in addition
to exhibiting slightly higher volatility, the stocks of medium-sized companies
may, to some degree, fluctuate independently of the stocks of large companies.
That is, the stocks of medium-sized companies may decline in price as the price
of large company stocks rises or vice versa. Therefore, investors should expect
that the Fund will be more volatile than, and may fluctuate independently of,
broad stock market indices such as the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock
Price Index.


INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The Fund will not:

     - borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements
       (arrangements in which the Fund sells a money market instrument for at
       least a percentage of its cash value with an agreement to buy it back on
       a set date) except, under certain circumstances, the Fund may borrow up
       to one-third of the value of its total assets and pledge up to 10% of the
       value of those assets to secure such borrowings.

The above investment limitation cannot be changed without shareholder approval.
The following investment limitations, however, may be changed by the Trustees
without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material
change in these policies becomes effective.

The Fund will not:

     - invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of issuers that
       have records of less than three years of continuous operations; or

     - invest more than 15% of its net assets in securities that are illiquid.

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION
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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST


BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees
are responsible for managing the business affairs of the Trust and for
exercising all of the powers of the Trust except those reserved for the
shareholders. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees handles the
Trustees' responsibilities between meetings of the Trustees.


FUND'S MANAGER.  Federated Management serves as the Fund's manager (the
"Manager"). The Trust has entered into a management contract (the "Management
Contract") with the Manager, which, in turn, has entered into a sub-management
contract (the "Sub-Management Contract") with ANB Investment Management and
Trust Company ("ANB" or the "Sub-Manager") (ANB and the Manager are collectively
referred to as "Managers"). It is the Manager's responsibility to select the
Sub-Manager, subject to the review and approval of the Trustees and to review
and evaluate the Sub-Manager's continued performance. The Manager is also
responsible for providing administrative services to the Fund.


Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trustees, the Manager provides
to the Fund investment management evaluation services principally by performing
initial due diligence on the Sub-Manager for the Fund and thereafter monitoring
and evaluating the performance of the Fund's Sub-Manager through quantitative
and qualitative analyses. In addition, the Manager conducts periodic in-person,
telephonic and written consultations with the Sub-Manager. In initially
evaluating the Sub-Manager, the Manager considered, among other factors, the
Sub-Manager's level of expertise; relative performance over a minimum period of
five years; level of efficiency; level of adherence to investment discipline or
philosophy; personnel, facilities and financial strength; and quality of service
and client communications. On an ongoing basis, the Manager is responsible for
communicating performance expectations and evaluations to the Sub-Manager;
monitoring tracking error; monitoring and analyzing the appropriate futures
contracts to purchase and the futures holdings of the Fund as a percentage of
Fund assets; monitoring market timing in the Fund; discussing with the
Sub-Manager which method of indexing to use; and ultimately recommending to the
Trustees whether the Sub-Management Contract should be renewed, modified or
terminated. The Manager provides written reports to the Trustees regarding the
results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. In addition, the Manager is
responsible for providing the Fund with administrative services, including, but
not limited to, shareholder servicing and certain legal and accounting services.
The Manager is also responsible for conducting all operations of the Fund,
except those operations contracted to the Sub-Manager, custodian, transfer agent
and dividend disbursing agent. As described below, the Manager receives an
annual fee from the Fund for performing its responsibilities under the
Management Contract.

     MANAGEMENT FEES.  The Fund's Manager receives an annual management fee
     equal to 0.40 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the
     Management Contract, which provides for the voluntary waiver of the
     management fee by the Manager, the Manager will voluntarily waive some or
     all of the management fee. The Manager can terminate this voluntary waiver
     of some or all of its management fee at any time in its sole discretion.
     The Manager has also undertaken to reimburse the Fund for operating
     expenses in excess of limitations established by certain states. MANAGER'S
     BACKGROUND.  Federated Management, a Delaware business trust organized on
     April 11, 1989, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment
     Advisers Act of 1940. It is a subsidiary of Federated Investors. All of the
     Class A (voting) shares of Federated Investors are owned by a trust, the
     trustees of which are John F. Donahue, Chairman and Trustee of Federated
     Investors, Mr. Donahue's wife, and Mr. Donahue's son, J. Christopher
     Donahue, who is President and Trustee of Federated Investors. Federated
     Management and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors serve as
     investment advisers to a number of investment companies and private
     accounts. Certain other subsidiaries also provide administrative services
     to a number of investment companies. Total assets under management or
     administration by these and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors are
     approximately $70 billion. Federated Investors, which was founded in 1956
     as Federated Investors, Inc., develops and manages mutual funds primarily
     for the financial industry. Federated Investors' track record of
     competitive performance and its disciplined, risk averse investment
     philosophy serve approximately 3,500 client institutions nationwide.
     Through these same client institutions, individual shareholders also have
     access to this same level of investment expertise.


SUB-MANAGER.  Under the terms of the Sub-Management Contract between the Manager
and ANB, ANB serves as the Fund's Sub-Manager. The Sub-Manager will develop,
maintain and run the computer program designed to determine which securities
will be purchased and sold so as to replicate the composition of the Index to
the extent feasible, and, subject to the Manager's oversight, has complete
discretion to purchase and sell portfolio securities for the Fund within the
Fund's investment objective, restrictions and policies.

     SUB-MANAGEMENT FEES.  For its services under the Sub-Management Contract,
     ANB receives an annual fee from the Manager of .035 of 1% of the Fund's
     average daily net assets. This fee is paid by the Manager out of its
     resources and is not an incremental Fund expense. No performance or
     incentive fees are paid to the Sub-Manager.


     SUB-MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  ANB, incorporated in the State of Illinois on
     July 1, 1988, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment
     Advisers Act of 1940. ANB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American National
     Bank and Trust Company of Chicago which, in turn, is an indirect
     wholly-owned subsidiary of First Chicago Corporation. It serves as
     investment adviser principally to corporate defined benefit and defined
     contribution plans which have, as of September 30, 1994, placed
     approximately $15.3 billion in assets with ANB. Since 1973, when American
     National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago introduced its first commingled
     equity index fund, ANB has developed and managed a family of equity and
     bond index funds in which some 350 nationwide non-financial institution
     clients invest. In total, ANB manages 50 commingled/common trust funds.
     Also, since 1990, ANB has served as Sub-Manager for the Federated Max-Cap
     Fund (formerly the S&P 500 Fund), which is another portfolio of the Trust.
     ANB also serves as Sub-Manager for the Federated Mini-Cap Fund, another
     portfolio of the Trust.



OTHER PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.  In addition to periodic payments to
financial institutions under the Shareholder Services Plan, certain financial
institutions may be compensated by the Manager or its affiliates for the
continued investment of customers' assets in certain funds, including the Fund,
advised by those entities. These payments will be made directly by the
distributor or Manager from their assets, and will not be made from the assets
of the Fund or by the assessment of a sales charge on shares.


DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES


Federated Securities Corp. is the principal distributor for shares of the Fund.
It is a Pennsylvania corporation organized on November 14, 1969, and is the
principal distributor for a number of investment companies. Federated Securities
Corp. is a subsidiary of Federated Investors. Federated Securities Corp. pays a
licensing fee to S&P for the right to use the Index in connection with the
management activities for the Fund. Federated Securities Corp. is not affiliated
with S&P.


ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.  Federated Administrative Services, Inc., a subsidiary
of Federated Investors, provides the Manager with the administrative personnel
and services necessary to provide shareholder servicing and certain legal and
accounting services.



SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN.  The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan
(the "Services Plan") under which it may make payments up to 0.25 of 1% of the
average daily net asset value of the




shares to obtain certain personal services for shareholders and the maintenance
of shareholder accounts ("shareholder services"). The Fund has entered into a
Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services, a subsidiary
of Federated Investors, under which Federated Shareholder Services will either
perform shareholder services directly or will select financial institutions to
perform shareholder services. Financial institutions will receive fees based
upon shares owned by their clients or customers. The schedules of such fees and
the basis upon which such fees will be paid will be determined from time to time
by the Fund and Federated Shareholder Services.


CUSTODIAN.  State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), Boston,
Massachusetts, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.

TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT.  Federated Services Company,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is transfer agent for the shares of the Fund, and
dividend disbursing agent for the Fund.


LEGAL COUNSEL.  Legal counsel is provided by Houston, Houston & Donnelly,
Pittsburgh, PA, and Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.  The independent auditors for the Fund are Ernst & Young
LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS

When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio
instruments, the Managers look for prompt execution of the order at a favorable
price. In working with dealers, the Managers will generally utilize those who
are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better
price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among
firms believed to meet these criteria, the Managers may give consideration to
those firms which have sold or are selling shares of the Fund and other funds
distributed by Federated Securities Corp. The Managers make decisions on
portfolio transactions and select brokers and dealers, subject to review by the
Trustees.

NET ASSET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Fund's net asset value per share fluctuates. It is determined by dividing
the sum of the market value of all securities and other assets, less
liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding.

INVESTING IN THE FUND
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SHARE PURCHASES

Fund shares are sold on days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Shares of the Fund may be purchased either by wire or mail. To purchase shares
of the Fund, open an account by calling Federated Securities Corp. Information
needed to establish the account will be taken over the telephone. The Fund
reserves the right to reject any purchase request.


BY WIRE.  To purchase shares of the Fund by Federal Reserve wire, call the Fund
to place an order. Shareholders have until 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to call the
Fund for settlement on the next business




day. The order is considered received immediately. Payment by federal funds must
be received before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the next business day following
the order. Federal funds should be wired as follows: State Street Bank and Trust
Company, Boston, Massachusetts; Attention: EDGEWIRE; For Credit to: Federated
Index Trust, Federated Mid-Cap Fund; Group Number or Order Number; Nominee or
Institution Name; ABA Number 011000028.



BY MAIL.  To purchase shares of the Fund by mail, send a check made payable to
Federated Index Trust, Federated Mid-Cap Fund, to the Fund's transfer agent,
Federated Services Company, c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box
8602, Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602. Orders by mail are considered received
after payment by check is converted by State Street Bank into federal funds.
This is generally the next business day after State Street Bank receives the
check.


MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIRED

The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $25,000. However, an account may
be opened with a smaller amount as long as the $25,000 minimum is reached within
90 days. An investor's minimum investment will be calculated by combining all
accounts that the investor maintains with the Fund.

WHAT SHARES COST

Fund shares are sold at their net asset value next determined after an order is
received. There is no sales charge imposed by the Fund.


The net asset value is determined at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through
Friday, except on: (i) days on which there are not sufficient changes in the
value of the Fund's portfolio securities that its net asset value might be
materially affected; (ii) days during which no shares are tendered for
redemption and no orders to purchase shares are received; and (iii) the
following holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.


EXCHANGING SECURITIES FOR FUND SHARES

Investors may exchange certain securities or a combination of certain securities
and cash for shares of the Fund. The securities and any cash must have a market
value of at least $25,000. The Trust reserves the right to determine the
acceptability of securities to be exchanged. On the day securities are accepted
by the Trust, they are valued in the same manner as the Trust values its assets.
Investors wishing to exchange securities should first contact Federated
Securities Corp.

Shares purchased by exchange of securities cannot be redeemed by telephone for
five business days to allow time for the transfer to settle.

SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Institutions are encouraged to open single master accounts. However, certain
institutions may wish to use the transfer agent's sub-accounting system to
minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent charges a
fee based on the level of subaccounting services rendered. Institutions holding
Fund shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial, or similar capacity may charge or
pass through sub-accounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or
agency account fees. They may also charge fees for other services provided which
may be related to the ownership of Fund shares.


Therefore, this prospectus should be read together with any agreement between
the customer and the institution with regard to the services provided, the fees
charged for those services and any restrictions and limitations imposed.

CERTIFICATES AND CONFIRMATIONS

As transfer agent for the Fund, Federated Services Company maintains a share
account for each shareholder. Share certificates are not issued unless requested
by contacting the Fund.

Detailed confirmations of each purchase or redemption are sent to each
shareholder. Quarterly confirmations are sent to report dividends paid during
the quarter.

DIVIDENDS

Dividends are declared and paid quarterly. Unless shareholders request cash
payments by writing to the Fund, dividends are automatically reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund on payment dates at the ex-dividend date net asset
value without a sales charge.

CAPITAL GAINS

Capital gains realized by the Fund, if any, will be distributed at least once
every 12 months.

REDEEMING SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Fund redeems shares at their net asset value next determined after the Fund
receives the redemption request. Redemptions will be made on days on which the
Fund computes its net asset value. Redemption requests must be received in
proper form and can be made by telephone request or written request.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION


Shareholders may redeem their shares by telephoning the Fund before 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern time). The proceeds will normally be wired the following business day,
but in no event more than seven days, to the shareholder's account at a domestic
commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. If at any time,
the Fund shall determine it necessary to terminate or modify this method of
redemption, shareholders will be promptly notified. An authorization form
permitting State Street Bank or the Fund to accept telephone requests must first
be completed. Authorization forms and information on this service are available
from Federated Securities Corp. Telephone redemption instructions may be
recorded.


In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience
difficulty in redeeming by telephone. If such a case should occur, another
method of redemption should be considered, such as by "Written Requests."

If reasonable procedures are not followed by the Fund, it may be liable for
losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.


WRITTEN REQUESTS

Fund shares may also be redeemed by sending a written request to the Fund. Call
the Fund for specific instructions before redeeming by written request. The
shareholder will be asked to provide in the request his name, the Fund name, his
account number, and the share or dollar amount requested. If share certificates
have been issued, they must be properly endorsed and should be sent by
registered or certified mail with the written request.

SIGNATURES.  Shareholders requesting a redemption of $50,000 or more, a
redemption of any amount to be sent to an address other than that on record with
the Fund, or a redemption payable other than to the shareholder of record must
have signatures on written redemption requests guaranteed by:

     - a trust company or commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the Bank
       Insurance Fund ("BIF"), which is administered by the Federal Deposit
       Insurance Corporation ("FDIC");

     - a member firm of the New York, American, Boston, Midwest, or Pacific
       Stock Exchange;

     - a savings bank or savings and loan association whose deposits are insured
       by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), which is administered
       by the FDIC; or

     - any other "eligible guarantor institution," as defined in the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934.

The Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.

The Fund and its transfer agent have adopted standards for accepting signature
guarantees from the above institutions. The Fund may elect in the future to
limit eligible signature guarantors to institutions that are members of a
signature guarantee program. The Fund and its transfer agent reserve the right
to amend these standards at any time without notice.

RECEIVING PAYMENT.  Normally, a check for the proceeds is mailed within one
business day, but in no event more than seven days, after receipt of a proper
written redemption request.


ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES


Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may
redeem shares in any account and pay the proceeds to the shareholder if the
account balance falls below a required minimum value of $25,000. This
requirement does not apply, however, if the balance falls below $25,000 because
of changes in the Fund's net asset value.

Before shares are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in
writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum
requirement.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VOTING RIGHTS

Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and
other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of each portfolio
in the Trust have equal voting rights except that only shares of the Fund are
entitled to vote on matters affecting only the Fund. As a Massachusetts business
trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual shareholder meetings.
Shareholder approval will



be sought only for certain changes in the Trust's or the Fund's operations and
for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances.


Trustees may be removed by the Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting.
A special meeting of the shareholders shall be called by the Trustees upon the
written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of
all series of the Trust.

MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW

Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as
partners under Massachusetts law for acts or obligations of the Trust on behalf
of the Fund. To protect shareholders of the Fund, the Trust has filed legal
documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of
shareholders of the Fund for such acts or obligations of the Trust. These
documents require notice of this disclaimer to be given in each agreement,
obligation, or instrument that the Trust enters into or its Trustees enter into
or sign on behalf of the Fund.

In the unlikely event a shareholder of the Fund is held personally liable for
the Trust's obligations on behalf of the Fund, the Trust is required to use the
property of the Fund to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the
Trust will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for
any act or obligation of the Trust on behalf of the Fund. Therefore, financial
loss resulting from liability as a shareholder of the Fund will occur only if
the Trust itself cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay
judgments against them from the assets of the Fund.

TAX INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Fund will pay no federal income tax because it expects to meet the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
companies and to receive the special tax treatment afforded to such companies.

The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax
purposes so that income (including capital gains) and losses realized by the
Trust's other portfolios, if any, will not be combined for tax purposes with
those realized by the Fund.

Unless otherwise exempt, shareholders are required to pay federal income tax on
any dividends and other distributions, including capital gains distributions,
received. This applies whether dividends and distributions are received in cash
or as additional shares. Distributions representing long-term capital gains, if
any, will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains no matter how
long the shareholders have held their shares.


PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.  In the opinion of Houston,
Houston & Donnelly, counsel to the Trust:

     - neither the Trust nor the Fund is subject to Pennsylvania corporate or
       personal property taxes; and

     - Fund shares may be subject to personal property taxes imposed by
       counties, municipalities, and school districts in Pennsylvania to the
       extent that the portfolio securities in the Fund would be subject to such
       taxes if owned directly by residents of those jurisdictions.

Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the status of
their accounts under state and local tax laws.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From time to time the Fund advertises its total return and yield.

Total return represents the change, over a specified period of time, in the
value of an investment in the Fund after reinvesting all income and capital gain
distributions. It is calculated by dividing that change by the initial
investment and is expressed as a percentage.

The yield of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment income per
share (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission) earned by the Fund
over a thirty-day period by the offering price per share of the Fund on the last
day of the period. This number is then annualized using semi-annual compounding.
The yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned by the Fund and,
therefore, may not correlate to the dividends or other distributions paid to
shareholders .

The Fund is sold without any sales load or other similar non-recurring charges.

From time to time, the Fund may advertise its performance using certain
reporting services and/or compare its performance to certain indices.



STANDARD & POOR'S RATINGS GROUP

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


"Standard & Poor's(TM)", "S&P," "S&P MidCap 400 Index," "Standard & Poor's
MidCap 400 Index," and "400" are trademarks of S&P and have been licensed for
use by Federated Securities Corp. (the "Licensee").


The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by, or affiliated with,
S&P, and S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the
owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of
investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of
the S&P MidCap 400 Index to track general stock market performance. S&P's only
relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade
names of S&P and of the S&P MidCap 400 Index which is determined, composed and
calculated by S&P without regard to the Licensee or the Fund. S&P has no
obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Fund into
consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
S&P is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of, the
timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued or in the
determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be
converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the
administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.

S&P DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P MIDCAP
400 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY
OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX OR ANY DATA
INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS LICENSED HEREUNDER OR FOR ANY
OTHER USE. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE
WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT
LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS),
EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--88.3%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  COMMERCIAL SERVICES--3.3%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
       700        Angelica Corp.                                                       $    18,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
     1,600        Banta Corp.                                                               49,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Cintas Corp.                                                             134,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300        Ennis Business Forms, Inc.                                                17,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,300        Equifax, Inc.                                                            183,488
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Flightsafety International, Inc.                                         104,975
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,075        Kelly Services, Inc., Class A                                             91,481
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,100        Lawson Products, Inc.                                                     28,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,400        Olsten Corp.                                                             121,975
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        Omnicom Group                                                            143,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Paychex, Inc.                                                             90,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,500        Reynolds & Reynolds Co., Class A                                          87,062
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Rollins, Inc.                                                             67,787
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,500        Sensormatic Electronics Corp.                                            206,937
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300        Standard Register                                                         41,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Wallace Computer, Inc.                                                    49,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,438,305
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  CONSUMER DURABLES--2.4%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,800        Callaway Golf Co.                                                        107,100
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200        Carlisle Cos., Inc.                                                       39,150
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,900        Clayton Homes, Inc.                                                       88,812
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,400        Cross (A.T.) Co., Class A                                                 21,175
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        First Brands Corp.                                                        60,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300        Gibson Greetings, Inc.                                                    19,338
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,200        Harley Davidson, Inc.                                                $   173,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    10,500        International Game Technology                                            194,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Leggett And Platt, Inc.                                                  122,925
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
       600        National Presto Industries, Inc.                                          23,625
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    11,800        Shaw Industries, Inc.                                                    172,575
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Topps Co.                                                                 22,325
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,045,175
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--3.8%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    10,600        Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc.                                              206,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Dean Foods Co.                                                            95,287
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,100        Dibrell Brothers, Inc.                                                    23,925
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300        Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Inc.                                             33,150
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        Flowers Industries, Inc.                                                  56,575
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,200        Fruit of the Loom, Inc., Class A                                         177,475
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,900        IBP, Inc.                                                                133,087
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,500        International Multifoods Corp.                                            27,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500        Lance, Inc.                                                               45,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,700        McCormick & Co., Inc.                                                    132,325
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        Michael Foods                                                             15,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,200      * Perrigo Co.                                                               83,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200        Phillips Van Heusen Corp.                                                 31,625
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100        Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc.                                         26,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Smucker (J.M.), Class A                                                   57,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Tambrands, Inc.                                                          123,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    12,100        Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A                                               281,325
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Universal Corp.                                                           65,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100        Universal Foods Corp.                                                $    63,262
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,677,736
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  CONSUMER SERVICES--4.6%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        Belo (A.H.) Corp., Series A                                               87,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,400        Bob Evans Farms, Inc.                                                     69,275
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,675      * Brinker International, Inc.                                              131,234
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500      * Buffets, Inc.                                                             25,937
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Caesars World, Inc.                                                       87,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,345      * Chris Craft Industries, Inc.                                              88,524
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,000      * Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.                                          155,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,850        Cracker Barrel Old Country Store                                         106,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,250      * CUC International, Inc.                                                  297,156
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200        Houghton Mifflin, Co.                                                     55,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * International Dairy Queen, Inc., Class A                                  34,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900        Lee Enterprises Inc.                                                      63,888
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100        Media General, Inc., Class A                                              59,587
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,400      * Mirage Resorts, Inc.                                                     153,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,850        Morrison Restaurants, Inc.                                                83,362
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100      * Multi Media, Inc.                                                         91,837
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * NPC International, Inc., Class A                                          13,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        Sbarro, Inc.                                                              42,287
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Sizzler International, Inc.                                               14,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,600        Sothebys Holdings, Inc.                                                   55,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000        TCA Cable TV, Inc.                                                        47,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,000        Washington Post Co., Class B                                             245,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700      * Western Publishing Group, Inc.                                            21,675
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  2,030,987
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--9.2%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300      * ADC Telecommunications, Inc.                                         $   108,387
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700      * Altera Corp.                                                              67,044
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,100      * Analog Devices, Inc.                                                     146,575
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,800      * Applied Materials, Inc.                                                  353,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600      * AST Research, Inc.                                                        32,906
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700      * Atmel Corp.                                                              136,438
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Beckman Instruments, Inc.                                                 70,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,800      * Cabletron Systems, Inc.                                                  291,450
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300      * Cirrus Logic, Inc.                                                        66,125
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,200      * Conner Peripherals, Inc.                                                  48,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100      * Convex Computer Corp.                                                     17,325
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100      * Cypress Semiconductor Corp.                                               64,713
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100      * Dell Computer Corp.                                                      137,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    15,500      * EMC Corp. Mass                                                           333,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700      * Exabyte Corp.                                                             37,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        GenCorp, Inc.                                                             31,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Linear Technology Corp.                                                  144,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,200      * LSI Logic Corp.                                                          178,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,500        Measurex Corp.                                                            32,437
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,000      * Mentor Graphics Corp.                                                     53,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,200        Molex, Inc.                                                              231,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400      * Network System Corp.                                                      16,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Octel Communications Corp.                                                43,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        OEA, Inc.                                                                 41,862
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700      * Quantum Corp.                                                             56,888
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,500      * Rohr, Inc.                                                                13,687
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,900      * Seagate Technology                                                   $   149,712
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
       800      * Sequa Corp., Class A                                                      19,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500      * Sequent Computer System, Inc.                                             47,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    11,400      * Silicon Graphics, Inc.                                                   346,275
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600      * Storage Technology Corp.                                                  99,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Stratus Computer, Inc.                                                    74,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        Sundstrand Corp.                                                         122,850
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Symbol Technologies, Inc.                                                 67,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900      * Teradyne, Inc.                                                            95,337
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,500        Thiokol Corp.                                                             36,937
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,800        Varian Association, Inc.                                                 103,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900      * Verifone, Inc.                                                            42,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900      * Xilinx, Inc.                                                             110,437
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  4,072,235
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  ENERGY MINERALS--3.1%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,800        Anadarko Petroleum Corp.                                                 234,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,000        Apache Corp.                                                             140,625
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Diamond Shamrock, Inc.                                                    69,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,500        Lyondell Petrochemical Co.                                               177,937
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500        Mapco, Inc.                                                              136,562
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700        Murphy Oil Corp.                                                         176,212
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,100        Noble Affiliates, Inc.                                                   123,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500        Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co.                                            62,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Quaker State Corp.                                                        35,425
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,100        Ranger Oil Ltd.                                                           52,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Tosco Corp.                                                          $    82,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,500        Valero Energy Corp.                                                       75,687
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,367,348
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  FINANCE--14.1%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,450        Aflac, Inc.                                                              288,356
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,250        Aon Corp.                                                                256,781
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,450        Bancorp Hawaii, Inc.                                                      95,306
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    15,400        Bank New York, Inc.                                                      488,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,405        Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.                                                  152,831
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,150        Central Fidelity Banks, Inc.                                              90,956
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700        City National Corp.                                                       40,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        Comdisco, Inc.                                                            62,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,700        Comerica, Inc.                                                           267,963
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        Crestar Financial Corp.                                                  127,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Dauphin Deposit Corp.                                                     59,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,925        Edwards (AG), Inc.                                                        91,113
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,100        Fifth Third Bancorp                                                      266,475
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,900        First America Bank Corp.                                                 165,988
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,500        First Bank System, Inc.                                                  353,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,000        First Security Corp.                                                     105,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        First Tennessee National Corp.                                           122,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        First Virginia Bank, Inc.                                                 94,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,700        Franklin Resources, Inc.                                                 273,863
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        GATX Corp.                                                                67,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance                                           72,463
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  FINANCE--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        Kemper Corp.                                                         $   141,075
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,000        Marshall and Ilsley Corp.                                                164,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,550        Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc.                                          123,363
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Mercantile Bankshares Corp.                                               79,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,700        Meridian Bancorp, Inc.                                                   136,006
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,400        Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.                                               418,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,400        Northern Trust Corp.                                                     159,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,400        PHH Corp.                                                                 52,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700      * Policy Management System Corp.                                            79,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,900        Progressive Corp. Ohio                                                   224,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700        Provident Life & Accidental, Inc., Class B                                92,963
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,330        Regions Financial Corp.                                                  105,519
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,650        Schwab (Charles) Corp.                                                   165,075
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,500        SouthTrust Corp.                                                         124,719
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,300        State Street Boston Corp.                                                210,263
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900        Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.                                              96,663
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,500        UJB Financial Corp.                                                      121,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        West One Bancorp.                                                         79,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Wilmington Trust Corp.                                                    75,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  6,195,766
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  HEALTH SERVICES--2.4%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300      * Applied Bioscience International, Inc.                                    12,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Bergen Brunswig Corp., Class A                                            49,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,475        Cardinal Health, Inc.                                                    162,456
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100      * Continental Medical Systems, Inc.                                         22,088
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,127      * Coram Healthcare Corp.                                                    51,595
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  HEALTH SERVICES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700      * FHP International Corp.                                              $    78,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,800      * HealthCare COMPARE Corp.                                                  78,050
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400      * HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation                                                91,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,900        National Health Laboratories                                              99,187
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,200      * Novacare, Inc.                                                            52,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200      * PacifiCare Health System, Inc., Class A                                  163,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,200        Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.                                            62,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100      * Value Health, Inc.                                                       120,125
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,043,851
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--3.3%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300      * Acuson Corp.                                                              42,263
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,100      * Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.                                    17,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700      * Biogen, Inc.                                                             132,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Carter Wallace, Inc.                                                      53,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,200      * Centocor, Inc.                                                            74,287
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700      * Chiron Corp.                                                             181,913
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300      * Cordis Corp.                                                              74,913
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300      * Datascope Corp.                                                           22,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,100        Diagnostic Products Corp.                                                 26,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600      * Forest Laboratories, Inc., Class A                                       165,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Genzyme Corp.                                                             65,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,100        Ivax Corp.                                                               135,787
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,500        Mylan Laboratories, Inc.                                                 182,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,400      * Nellcor, Inc.                                                             43,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,000        Puritan Bennett Corp.                                                     26,125
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200      * SCI-Medical Life System, Inc.                                             57,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,000        Stryker Corp.                                                        $   137,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100      * Synergen, Inc.                                                            11,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800      * XOMA Corp.                                                                 5,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,455,288
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--1.7%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,059      * AES Corp.                                                                119,665
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600      * Air and Water Technology Corp., Class A                                   18,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400      * American Waste Services, Inc., Class A                                     4,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300      * BJ Services Corp.                                                         26,488
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        CBI Industries, Inc.                                                      71,688
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300      * Enterra Corp.                                                             52,613
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    13,400      * Global Marine, Inc.                                                       63,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,000        Granite Construction, Inc.                                                21,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900      * International Technology Corp.                                            11,237
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.                                            42,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    22,700        Laidlaw, Inc., Class B                                                   178,763
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc.                                          11,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,800      * Nabors Industries, Inc.                                                   42,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,500      * Parker Drilling Co.                                                       27,563
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,200      * Smith International, Inc.                                                 53,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700      * Varco International, Inc.                                                 18,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                    764,967
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  MISCELLANEOUS--0.2%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Magma Power Co.                                                           74,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NON-ENERGY MINERALS--1.4%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,800        Allegheny Ludlum Corp.                                               $   115,275
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600      * Alumax, Inc.                                                             107,100
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,600        Battle Mountain Gold Co.                                                  73,425
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300        Brush Wellman, Inc.                                                       21,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900        CalMat Co.                                                                39,425
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
       700        Carpenter Technology Corp.                                                39,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,000        Cleveland Cliffs, Inc.                                                    38,125
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200        Lukens, Inc.                                                              37,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
       700      * Maxxam, Inc.                                                              23,537
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        Oregon Steel Mills                                                        27,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Rayonier, Inc.                                                            70,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,400      * Southdown, Inc.                                                           24,325
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                    618,687
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  PROCESS INDUSTRIES--7.5%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500        Albany International Corp., Class A                                       49,375
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,800        Albemarle Corp.                                                           73,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300        Betz Laboratories, Inc.                                                  114,713
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Bowater, Inc.                                                             81,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        Cabot Corp.                                                               88,350
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Calgon Carbon Corp.                                                       37,125
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900        Chesapeake Corp.                                                          58,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        Church and Dwight, Inc.                                                   36,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600        Consolidated Papers, Inc.                                                161,550
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,200        Crompton and Knowles Corp.                                                59,325
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000        Dexter Corp.                                                              41,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,900        Dole Food, Inc.                                                          131,688
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200        Donaldson, Inc.                                                      $    50,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,700        Ethyl Corp.                                                              110,338
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Ferro Corp.                                                               61,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    11,300        Freeport McMoRan, Inc.                                                   207,638
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,100        Fuller (H.B.) Co.                                                         36,575
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,400      * Georgia Gulf Corp.                                                       131,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600        Glatfelter, (P.H.) Co.                                                    57,150
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Hanna M.A. Co.                                                            74,312
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        IMC Fertilizer Group, Inc.                                               102,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700        Lawter International, Inc.                                                46,713
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Loctite Corp.                                                            129,413
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,200        Longview Fibre Co.                                                        70,350
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,400        Lubrizol Corp.                                                           174,150
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
       700        NCH, Corp.                                                                46,637
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,600        RPM, Inc.                                                                 86,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,025        Schulman (A.), Inc.                                                       86,212
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600      * Sealed Air Corp.                                                          54,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,100        Sonoco Products Corp.                                                    156,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,600      * Sterling Chemicals, Inc.                                                  55,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,800        Unifi, Inc.                                                              150,075
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,177        Wausau Paper Mills Co.                                                    50,071
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        Wellman, Inc.                                                             88,762
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,500        Willamette Industries, Inc.                                              209,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,600        Witco Corp.                                                              128,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  3,297,597
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
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(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--6.2%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,500      * American Power Conversion Corp.                                      $   138,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        American Premier Underwriters                                             95,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Ametek, Inc.                                                              54,375
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Arvin Industries, Inc.                                                    43,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300        Danaher Corp.                                                            112,988
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,475        Diebold, Inc.                                                            104,569
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        Duriron, Inc.                                                             28,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,700        Federal Signal Corp.                                                      71,225
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Federal-Mogul Corp.                                                       65,975
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        Goulds Pumps, Inc.                                                        37,188
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100        Harsco Corp.                                                              90,825
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        HON Industries, Inc.                                                      68,900
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Hubbell, Inc., Class B                                                   150,475
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,400        Kaydon Corp.                                                              32,725
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200        Kennametal, Inc.                                                          61,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Keystone International, Inc.                                              57,275
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,433        Lancaster Colony Corp.                                                    84,547
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800      * Litton Industries, Inc.                                                  139,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Magnetek, Inc.                                                            29,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,526        Mark IV Industries, Inc.                                                  74,927
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000        Miller Herman, Inc.                                                       53,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Modine Manufacturing Co.                                                  70,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,500        Nordson Corp.                                                             84,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Olin Corp.                                                                98,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,500        Pentair, Inc.                                                             63,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,650        Precision Castparts Corp.                                                 37,744
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        Stewart & Stevenson Services                                         $   103,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Superior Industrial Intl Inc.                                             70,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Tecumseh Products Co, Class A                                             87,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,400        Teleflex, Inc.                                                            54,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,000      * Thermo Electron Corp.                                                    182,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,250        Trinity Industries, Inc.                                                 111,313
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Watts Industries, Inc., Class A                                           57,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        York International Corp.                                                 117,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  2,735,126
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  RETAIL TRADE--4.1%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        Claire's Stores, Inc.                                                     19,763
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,150        CML Group, Inc.                                                           40,981
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200        CPI Corp.                                                                 26,100
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,000      * Diagnostek, Inc.                                                          31,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,303        Dollar General Corp.                                                     124,787
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200        Duty Free International, Inc.                                             29,425
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Edison Brothers Stores, Inc.                                              42,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,600        Family Dollar Stores, Inc.                                                53,475
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Fingerhut Cos.                                                            61,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Hancock Fabrics, Inc.                                                     13,725
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,400        Hannaford Brothers Co.                                                    84,150
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,950        Heilig-Meyers Co.                                                        118,006
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,679      * Home Shopping Network, Inc.                                               80,629
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Intelligent Electronics, Inc.                                             44,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000      * Kohls Corp.                                                              126,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900        Lands' End, Inc.                                                          53,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400      * MacFrugal's Bargains CloseOuts, Inc.                                 $    49,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    12,025      * Office Depot, Inc.                                                       297,619
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,900        Ruddick Corp.                                                             37,050
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,100      * Service Merchandise, Inc.                                                 48,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,600        Stanhome, Inc.                                                            53,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,800      * Staples, Inc.                                                            110,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,300        Tiffany & Co.                                                             50,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        U.S. Shoe Corp.                                                           67,925
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,500      * Vons Cos., Inc.                                                           68,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700      * Waban, Inc.                                                               47,925
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  1,784,160
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--5.6%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,900        Adobe System, Inc.                                                       176,400
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,000      * Anthem Electronics                                                        32,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900      * Arrow Electronics, Inc.                                                  109,475
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Avnet, Inc.                                                              123,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,863      * Bay Networks, Inc.                                                       224,332
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100      * BMC Software, Inc.                                                        95,025
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200      * Borland International, Inc.                                               23,375
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,400      * Cadence Design Systems, Inc.                                              68,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,000        First Financial Management Corp.                                         280,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,200      * Fiserv, Inc.                                                              75,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    21,300        General Motors Corp., Class E                                            780,113
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100      * Information Resources, Inc.                                               31,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,300      * Informix Corp.                                                           145,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200      * Knowledgeware, Inc., Class A                                               4,800
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900      * Legent Corp.                                                         $    82,650
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,600      * Parametric Technology Corp.                                              165,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400      * Structural Dynamics Research Corp.                                        11,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,900      * Symantec Corp.                                                            51,475
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  2,482,020
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  TRANSPORTATION--1.7%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        Airborne Freight Corp.                                                    32,512
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,100      * Alaska Air Group, Inc.                                                    19,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Alexander and Baldwin, Inc.                                               88,350
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200        American President Co. Ltd.                                               53,350
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,200        Arnold Industries, Inc.                                                   51,288
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,800        Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.                                         49,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,200        Hunt, JB Transportation Services, Inc.                                    53,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,500        Illinois Central Corp.                                                   112,437
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600        Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.                                    121,500
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.                                          70,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,300        Tidewater, Inc.                                                           98,362
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                    750,524
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  UTILITIES--13.7%
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,700        Allegheny Power Systems, Inc.                                            201,275
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,100        Atlanta Gas Light Co.                                                     68,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,400        Atlantic Energy, Inc. NJ                                                  74,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,200        Black Hills Corp.                                                         24,600
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,900        Brooklyn Union Gas Co.                                                    89,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,800        Central LA Electric Co.                                                   38,925
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        Central Maine Power Co.                                                   31,050
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  UTILITIES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,400        Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.                                  $   132,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,000        CMS Energy Corp.                                                         161,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,800        Comsat Corp.                                                              81,700
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,900        Delmarva Power and Light Co.                                              92,488
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        El Paso Natural Gas                                                       93,375
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,700        Florida Progress Corp.                                                   225,225
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,300        Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.                                        74,750
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        Idaho Power Co.                                                           71,687
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,200        Illinova Power Co.                                                       122,450
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,850        Indiana Energy, Inc.                                                      36,075
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        Iowa Illinois Gas And Electric Co.                                        49,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,100        Ipalco Enterprises, Inc.                                                  93,775
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,100        Kansas City Power And Light Co.                                          114,113
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,918      * LDDS Communications, Inc.                                                233,073
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,700        LG&E Energy Corp.                                                        102,263
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Lincoln Telecommunications Co.                                            42,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,400        MCN Corp.                                                                 91,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,600        Minnesota Power And Light Co.                                             67,925
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,400        Montana Power Co.                                                        101,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000        National Fuel Gas Co.                                                     89,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,500        Nevada Power Co.                                                          69,125
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,300        New England Electric System                                              166,288
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,800        New York State Electric and Gas Corp.                                    110,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,400      * NEXTEL Communications, Inc.                                              175,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,300        NIPSCO Industries, Inc.                                                  147,738
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
    10,200        Northeast Utilities Co.                                                  235,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  UTILITIES--CONTINUED
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.                                        $   111,375
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     7,200        Pinnacle West Capital Corp.                                              134,100
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,100        Portland General Corp.                                                    71,238
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,700        Potomac Electric Power Co.                                               186,725
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,000        Public Service Co. Colorado                                              136,250
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,400      * Public Service Co. New Mexico                                             42,075
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,200        Puget Sound Power & Light Co.                                            105,300
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Questar Corp.                                                             94,875
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     6,000        Rochester Telephone Corp.                                                147,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,900        SCANA Corp.                                                              168,188
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,000      * Seagull Energy Corp.                                                      78,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     5,200        Southern New England Telecommunications                                  183,950
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,300        Southwestern Public Service Co.                                           86,213
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     9,500        TECO Energy, Inc.                                                        184,063
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     4,300        Telephone and Data System, Inc.                                          212,850
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,600        Utilicorp United, Inc.                                                    99,450
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     3,200      * Vanguard Cellular System, Inc., Class A                                   93,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1,700        Washington Gas Light Co.                                                  60,987
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     8,800        Wisconsin Energy Corp.                                                   233,200
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------
     2,500        WPL Holdings, Inc.                                                        70,625
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  Total                                                                  6,007,814
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $39,049,872)                     38,842,336
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
  AMOUNT                                                                                  VALUE
- ----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--0.5%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$  200,000        United States Treasury Bill, 12/22/1994
                  (at amortized cost)                                                  $   198,705
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<C>          <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
**REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--23.3%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10,235,000        J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 4.82%, dated 10/31/94, due 11/1/94
                  (at amortized cost)                                                   10,235,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (IDENTIFIED COST $49,483,577)                      $49,276,041+
                  ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>

 * Non-income producing securities.

** The repurchase agreement is fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or
   agency obligations, based on market prices at the date of the portfolio. The
   investment in the repurchase agreement is through participation in joint
   accounts with other Federated Investors funds.


 + The cost for federal tax purposes amounts to $49,486,960. The net unrealized
   depreciation of investments on a federal tax cost basis amounts to $210,919,
   which is comprised of $2,236,124 appreciation and $2,447,043 depreciation at
   October 31, 1994.


Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets
      ($44,011,586) at October 31, 1994.

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investments in repurchase agreement, at amortized cost                $10,235,000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Investments in securities, at value                                    39,041,041
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
     Total investments at amortized cost and value (identified cost $49,483,577
     and tax cost $49,486,960)                                                       $49,276,041
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                                                                      66,419
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivable for investments sold                                                          141,448
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and interest receivable                                                         48,277
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivable for Fund shares sold                                                           12,794
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred expenses                                                                         17,470
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
     Total assets                                                                     49,562,449
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for investments purchased                                       5,474,823
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts               29,450
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for Fund shares redeemed                                            4,350
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Accrued expenses                                                           42,240
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
     Total liabilities                                                                 5,550,863
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
NET ASSETS FOR 3,992,004 shares of beneficial interest outstanding                   $44,011,586
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paid-in capital                                                                      $43,390,634
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts         (199,156)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures
contracts                                                                                766,683
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net investment income                                                       53,425
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
     Total Net Assets                                                                $44,011,586
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
NET ASSET VALUE, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
($44,011,586 / 3,992,004 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                       $11.02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>         <C>         <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends                                                                                   $  514,539
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest                                                                                       168,491
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
    Total investment income                                                                    683,030
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management fee                                                                  $115,033
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trustees' fees                                                                     2,239
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian and portfolio accounting fees                                          101,571
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses                          22,738
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fund share registration costs                                                     30,017
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auditing fees                                                                     17,379
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal fees                                                                         6,442
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Printing and postage                                                              14,011
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance premiums                                                                 4,533
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taxes                                                                                 64
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miscellaneous                                                                      9,308
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------    --------
    Total expenses                                                               323,335
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deduct--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Waiver of management fee                                          $115,033
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Reimbursement of other operating expenses by Manager                54,303     169,336
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   --------    --------
    Net expenses                                                                               153,999
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
         Net investment income                                                                 529,031
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (identified cost basis)                                781,322
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts (identified cost basis)                           23,020
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures
contracts                                                                                     (248,356)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts               555,986
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
         Change in net assets resulting from operations                                     $1,085,017
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
</TABLE>

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                       1994            1993
                                                                    -----------     -----------
<S>                                                                 <C>             <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONS--
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                               $   529,031     $   197,879
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and futures
contracts ($778,310 and $890,361, net gains respectively, as
computed for federal tax purposes)                                      804,342         852,566
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments and futures contracts                                      (248,356)         49,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
     Change in net assets resulting from operations                   1,085,017       1,099,645
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS--
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income                   (488,588)       (184,919)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on
investments and futures contracts                                      (890,225)             --
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
     Change in net assets from distributions to shareholders         (1,378,813)       (184,919)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
FUND SHARE (PRINCIPAL) TRANSACTIONS--
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Proceeds from sale of shares                                         36,764,807      21,071,924
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of
dividends declared                                                      531,029          86,668
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of shares redeemed                                              (9,181,997)     (5,884,621)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
     Change in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions     28,113,839      15,273,971
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
          Change in net assets                                       27,820,043      16,188,697
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS:
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period                                                  16,191,543           2,846
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of
$53,425 and $12,982, respectively)                                  $44,011,586     $16,191,543
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   -----------     -----------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) ORGANIZATION


Federated Index Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment
company. The Trust consists of three, diversified portfolios. The financial
statements included herein present only those of Federated Mid-Cap Fund (the
"Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented
separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's
interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.



Effective December 5, 1994 the Board of Trustees ("Trustees") changed the name
of the Fund from Mid-Cap Fund to Federated Mid-Cap Fund.


(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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


<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
A.   INVESTMENT VALUATIONS--Listed equity securities are valued at the last sale price
     reported on national securities exchanges. Unlisted securities and short-term obligations
     (and private placement securities) are generally valued at the prices provided by an
     independent pricing service. Short- term securities with remaining maturities of sixty
     days or less may be stated at amortized cost, which approximates value.

B.   REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take
     possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to
     have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral in
     support of repurchase agreement investments. Additionally, procedures have been
     established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase
     agreement's underlying collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at least equals
     the principal amount of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.

     The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized
     financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to
     be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines established by the Trustees. Risks may arise
     from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase
     agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale
     of collateral securities.

C.   INVESTMENT INCOME, EXPENSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS--Dividend income and distributions to
     shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are
     accrued daily.
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
     Bond premium and discount, if applicable, are amortized as required by the Internal
     Revenue Code, as amended ("Code"). Distributions are determined in accordance with income
     tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These
     distributions do not represent a return of capital for federal income tax purposes.

D.   FEDERAL TAXES--It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code
     applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year
     substantially all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are
     necessary.

E.   WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS--The Fund may engage in when-issued or
     delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date
     and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to
     make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or
     delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the
     settlement date.

F.   DEFERRED EXPENSES--The costs incurred by the Fund with respect to registration of its
     shares in its first fiscal year, excluding the initial expense of registering its shares,
     have been deferred and are being amortized using the straight-line method not to exceed a
     period of five years from the Fund's commencement date.

G.   FUTURES CONTRACTS--Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the
     Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account an amount ("initial margin") of cash
     or U.S. government securities equal to a percentage of the contract value. The Fund
     agrees to receive from or pay the broker an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar
     amount times the difference between the closing value and the price at which the contract
     was made. On a daily basis, the value of the financial futures contract is determined and
     any difference between such value and the original futures contract value is reflected in
     the "daily variation margin" account. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from
     this "marking to market" process, are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses.

     The Fund may decide to close its position on a contract at any time prior to the
     contract's expiration. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or
     loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that a change in
     the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying
     securities. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, the Fund had a realized gain of
     $23,020 on futures contracts.
</TABLE>



FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
     At October 31, 1994, the Fund had outstanding futures contracts as set out below:
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     UNREALIZED
                               CONTRACTS TO                         APPRECIATION
    EXPIRATION DATE          DELIVER/RECEIVE          POSITION     (DEPRECIATION)
    ----------------    --------------------------    ---------    ---------------
    <S>                 <C>                           <C>          <C>
     December 1994       62 S&P 400 Index Futures       Long           $8,380
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
     At October 31, 1994, the Fund has deposited $200,000 of U.S. Treasury Bills in a
     segregated account to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts.

H.   OTHER--Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.

</TABLE>

(3) SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value).
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                      1994              1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ---------         ---------
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>
Shares sold                                                         3,384,065         1,921,140
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of dividends declared         48,638             7,911
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Shares redeemed                                                      (839,960)         (530,075)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ---------         ---------
  Net change resulting from Fund share transactions                 2,592,743         1,398,976
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ---------         ---------
</TABLE>

(4) MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

MANAGEMENT FEE--Federated Management, the Fund's Manager (the "Manager"),
receives for its services an annual management fee equal to 0.40 of 1% of the
Fund's average daily net assets. Federated Management has entered into a
sub-management contract with ANB Investment Management and Trust Company
("Sub-Manager"). The Manager shall pay the Sub-Manager .035 of 1% of the Fund's
average daily net assets. The Manager may voluntarily choose to waive a portion
of its fee and reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund. The Manager can
modify or terminate this voluntary waiver and reimbursement at any time at its
sole discretion.


TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT FEES--Federated Services Company
("FServ") serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The
FServ fee is based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions
made by shareholders.




FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES--Organizational expenses of $23,784 were borne initially
by the Manager. The Fund has agreed to reimburse the Manager at an annual rate
.005 of 1% of average daily net assets for organizational expenses until
expenses initially borne by the Manager are fully reimbursed or the expiration
of five years after July 7, 1992 (the date the Fund's portfolio first became
effective), whichever occurs earlier. For the year ended October 31, 1994, the
Fund paid $3,700 pursuant to this agreement.

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or
Trustees of the above companies.

(5) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, were as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                         <C>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PURCHASES                                                                                   $31,800,684
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
SALES                                                                                       $ 7,268,959
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>


REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To the Trustees and Shareholders of

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST:


We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, of Federated Mid-Cap Fund (a portfolio of
Federated Index Trust) as of October 31, 1994, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights (see
page   of this prospectus) for each of the periods presented. These financial
statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and financial highlights based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
October 31, 1994, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Federated Mid-Cap Fund of Federated Index Trust at October 31, 1994, the results
of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for
each of the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 9, 1994



ADDRESSES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>             <C>                                    <C>
                Federated Mid-Cap Fund                 Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Distributor
                Federated Securities Corp.             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Manager
                Federated Management                   Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sub-Manager
                ANB Investment Management              One North LaSalle Street
                and Trust Co.                          Chicago, Illinois 60690
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Custodian
                State Street Bank and                  P.O. Box 8602
                Trust Company                          Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
                Federated Services Company             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Legal Counsel
                Houston, Houston & Donnelly            2510 Centre City Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Legal Counsel
                Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.     2101 L Street, N.W.
                                                       Washington, D.C. 20037
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Independent Auditors
                Ernst & Young LLP                      One Oxford Centre
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



                                          FEDERATED MID-CAP FUND
                                          (FORMERLY, MID-CAP FUND)

                                          (A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)

                                          PROSPECTUS

                                          A No-Load, Open-End, Diversified
                                          Management Investment Company


                                          Prospectus dated December 31, 1994


     FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.
(LOGO)
- ---------------------------------------

     Distributor

     A subsidiary of FEDERATED INVESTORS

     FEDERATED INVESTORS TOWER

     PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3779


     31420E205


     2062304A (12/94)


FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)
(A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)
PROSPECTUS


Federated Index Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end, management investment
company (a mutual fund). Federated Mini-Cap Fund (the "Fund"), a portfolio of
the Trust, seeks to provide investment results corresponding to the aggregate
price and dividend performance of publicly traded common stocks comprising the
small-stock capitalization sector of the United States equity market.


THE SHARES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY
BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THESE SHARES INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS,
INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

This prospectus contains the information you should read and know before you
invest in the Fund. Keep this prospectus for future reference.


The Fund has also filed a Statement of Additional Information, dated December
31, 1994, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained
in the Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. You may request a copy of the Statement of Additional
Information free of charge by calling 1-800-235-4669. To obtain other
information or to make inquiries about the Fund, contact the Fund at the address
listed in the back of this prospectus.


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.


Prospectus dated December 31, 1994


TABLE OF CONTENTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES                                                       1

- ------------------------------------------------------


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                           2

- ------------------------------------------------------


GENERAL INFORMATION                                                            3

- ------------------------------------------------------


INVESTMENT INFORMATION                                                         3

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Investment Objective                                                         3


  Investment Policies                                                          3


  Investment Risks                                                             6


  Investment Limitations                                                       7



FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION                                              7

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Management of the Trust                                                      7


  Distribution of Fund Shares                                                  9


  Administration of the Fund                                                   9


  Brokerage Transactions                                                      10



NET ASSET VALUE                                                               10

- ------------------------------------------------------


INVESTING IN THE FUND                                                         10

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Share Purchases                                                             10


  Minimum Investment Required                                                 11


  What Shares Cost                                                            11


  Exchanging Securities for Fund Shares                                       11


  Sub-accounting Services                                                     11


  Certificates and Confirmations                                              12


  Dividends                                                                   12


  Capital Gains                                                               12



REDEEMING SHARES                                                              12

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Telephone Redemption                                                        12


  Written Requests                                                            12


  Accounts with Low Balances                                                  13



SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION                                                       13

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Voting Rights                                                               13


  Massachusetts Partnership Law                                               14



TAX INFORMATION                                                               14

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Federal Income Tax                                                          14



PERFORMANCE INFORMATION                                                       15

- ------------------------------------------------------


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                          16

- ------------------------------------------------------


REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,
  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS                                                        97

- ------------------------------------------------------


ADDRESSES                                                                     98

- ------------------------------------------------------


SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                             <C>      <C>
                               SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price).................................................     None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
  (as a percentage of offering price).................................................     None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original
  purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)...............................     None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)....................     None
Exchange Fee..........................................................................     None

                                ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
                            (As a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fee (after waiver) (1).....................................................    0.35%
12b-1 Fee.............................................................................     None
Total Other Expenses..................................................................    0.40%
     Shareholder Services Fee (2)............................................    0.06%
          Total Fund Operating Expenses (3)...........................................    0.75%
</TABLE>

(1) The management fee has been reduced to reflect the voluntary waiver of a
portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver
at any time at its sole discretion. The maximum management fee is 0.50%.

(2) The maximum shareholder services fee is 0.25%.


(3) The Total Fund Operating Expenses in the table above are based on expenses
expected during the fiscal year ending October 31, 1995. The Total Fund
Operating Expenses were 0.73% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 and
would have been 0.84% absent the voluntary waiver of a portion of the management
fee.



     The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the
various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear, either
directly or indirectly. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and
expenses, see "Federated Index Trust Information." Wire-transferred redemptions
of less than $5,000 may be subject to additional fees.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        EXAMPLE                            1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years
- --------------------------------------------------------   ------    -------    -------    --------
<S>                                                        <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000
  investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2)
  redemption at the end of each time period.............     $8        $24        $42        $ 93
</TABLE>

     THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)


Reference is made to the Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on
page 97.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                       ------------------------------
                                                                        1994       1993        1992*
                                                                       ------     ------       ------
<S>                                                                    <C>        <C>          <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                   $12.66     $10.39       $10.00
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                                  0.11       0.17         0.02
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
  futures contracts                                                     (0.23)      2.27         0.38
- -------------------------------------------------------------------    ------     ------       ------
  Total from investment operations                                      (0.12)      2.44         0.40
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Dividends to shareholders from net investment income                  (0.11)     (0.17)       (0.01)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on
  investments and future contracts                                      (0.78)        --           --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------    ------     ------       ------
  Total distributions                                                   (0.89)     (0.17)       (0.01)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------    ------     ------       ------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                                         $11.65     $12.66       $10.39
- -------------------------------------------------------------------    ------     ------       ------
TOTAL RETURN**                                                          (0.91)%    23.73%        4.00%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Expenses                                                               0.73%      0.37%        0.00%(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                                  0.98%      1.48%        2.04%(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
  Expense waiver/reimbursement(a)                                        0.11%      0.86%        0.87%(b)
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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  Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                              $98,441    $76,139      $7,751
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  Portfolio turnover rate                                                  32%        48%           1%
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</TABLE>


 * Reflects operations for the period from August 10, 1992 (commencement of
   operations) to October 31, 1992.

** Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales load or contingent
   deferred sales charge, if applicable.

(a) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
    investment income ratios shown above.

(b) Computed on an annualized basis.


Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's
annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, which can be obtained
free of charge.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)


GENERAL INFORMATION
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The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration
of Trust dated January 30, 1990. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to
offer separate series of shares of beneficial interest representing interests in
separate portfolios of securities. The shares in any one portfolio may be
offered in separate classes. On December 5, 1994, the Trustees changed the name
of the Fund from the Mini-Cap Fund to the Federated Mini-Cap Fund. This
prospectus relates only to the Fund. The Fund is designed primarily for
institutions investing on behalf of their customers. A minimum initial
investment of $25,000 over a 90-day period is required.


Fund shares are currently sold and redeemed at net asset value without a sales
charge or redemption fee being imposed by the Fund. The Fund's net asset value
per share fluctuates.

INVESTMENT INFORMATION
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE


The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that
generally correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the
approximately 2,000 publicly traded common stocks that are ranked in terms of
capitalization below the top 1,000 stocks that comprise the large and mid-range
capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The investment
objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of shareholders.
These stocks comprise the Russell 2000(R) Index (the "Index"), an index of small
capitalization stocks. While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the investment
policies described in this prospectus.


The Fund is neither affiliated with nor promoted, sponsored or endorsed by the
Frank Russell Company. Frank Russell's only relationship to the Fund is the
licensing of the use of the Index. Frank Russell Company is the owner of the
trademarks and copyrights relating to the Index. The Russell 2000(R) Index is a
trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Company. Russell(TM) is a trademark
of the Frank Russell Company. Frank Russell Company is not responsible for and
has not reviewed the Fund or any associated literature or publications and Frank
Russell Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to
their accuracy, or completeness, or otherwise.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The investment policies described below may be changed by the Board of Trustees
("Trustees") without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before
any material changes in these policies become effective.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in a pool of
securities that will duplicate the investment characteristics of the Index.
Under normal market circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its
assets in the common stock included in the Index.

In pursuit of its investment objective, the Fund uses a "passive" versus an
"active" investment approach. In the case of a fund using an active investment
approach, the fund would be managed by


buying and selling securities based upon economic, financial and market analysis
as well as active investment judgment. In contrast, the Fund uses a passive
approach that attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Index.
Stocks are selected for inclusion in the Fund's portfolio in the order of their
contribution to the Fund's market capitalization, industry and fundamental
characteristics. Thus, small stocks with the highest market capitalizations will
comprise the highest percentage of the Fund's investment portfolio, and those
with the lowest market capitalizations will comprise the lowest percentage of
the Fund's investment portfolio.

The Fund will not attempt to duplicate or approximate the composition of the
Index, although at least 80% of the assets comprising the Fund's portfolio will
be invested in stocks included in the Index. It is expected that by investing in
a pool of the issues that comprise the Index, the Fund's portfolio will closely
resemble the characteristics of the small stock capitalization sector of the
United States equity market. It is also anticipated that the Fund's performance
will achieve at least a 95% correlation to the performance of the Index, even
though the Fund will not, and does not seek to, duplicate the Index's
performance precisely. It is anticipated that the Fund will achieve its intended
correlation to the performance of the Index when the Fund's net assets reach at
least $10 million. When the Fund's net assets exceed $5 million, the Fund may
begin to invest in the stocks comprising the Index. Once the Fund's net assets
equal at least $10 million, it is anticipated that the Fund will be fully
invested in stocks comprising the Index and will achieve the 95% correlation to
the performance of the Index.

The Index is updated monthly, which results in a significant annual turnover
rate. The Fund would incur high transaction costs if it rebalanced its portfolio
each time the Index was updated. Consequently, adjustments will be made to the
Fund's portfolio less frequently. As a result, portfolio turnover is expected to
be well below that encountered in actively managed investment company
portfolios. Therefore, the accompanying costs, including accounting costs,
brokerage fees, custodial expenses, and transfer taxes are expected to be
relatively low. Factors such as the size of the Fund's portfolio, the size and
timing of cash flows into and out of the Fund, and changes in the securities
markets as well as in the composition of the Index will determine how frequently
the Fund's portfolio will be rebalanced to resemble the characteristics of the
Index.

In order to accommodate cash flows into and out of the Fund's portfolio, the
Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts, options and options on
futures contracts. This will allow the Fund to simultaneously maximize the level
of the Fund assets used to track the performance of the small stock
capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Fund can sell
futures contracts and options in order to close out a previously established
position. The Fund will not enter into stock index futures contracts, options
and options on futures contracts for speculative purposes.


ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS.  Under normal market circumstances, the Fund will invest
80% of its assets in stocks that comprise the Index. In addition, the Fund may
hold cash reserves which may, for other than defensive purposes, be invested in,
but are not limited to, the following:

     U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  The Fund is permitted to invest in U.S.
     government securities which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
     government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities include,
     but are not limited to:

     - direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as U.S. Treasury bills,
       notes, and bonds; and

     - notes, bonds, and discount notes of U.S. government agencies or
       instrumentalities, such as Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National
       Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
       Federal Farm Credit System, and the Student Loan Marketing Association.

     REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The U.S. government securities and other securities
     in which the Fund invests may be purchased pursuant to repurchase
     agreements. Repurchase agreements are arrangements pursuant to which banks,
     broker/dealers and other recognized financial institutions sell U.S.
     government securities or other securities to the Fund and agree at the time
     of sale to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon time and price. To the
     extent that the original seller does not repurchase the securities from the
     Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of
     such securities.

     MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS.  The Fund may also invest in:

     - commercial paper; and

     - instruments of domestic banks and savings and loans (such as certificates
       of deposit and bankers' acceptances).

     STOCK INDEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS.  The Fund may utilize stock index futures
     contracts, options, and options on futures contracts, subject to the
     limitation that the value of these futures contracts and options will not
     exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets. Also, the Fund will not purchase
     options to the extent that more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total
     assets would be invested in premiums on open put option positions. These
     futures contracts and options will be used to handle cash flows into and
     out of the Fund and to potentially reduce transactional costs, since
     transactional costs associated with futures and options contracts can be
     lower than costs stemming from direct investments in stocks.

     There are several risks accompanying the utilization of futures contracts
     to effectively anticipate market transactions. First, positions in futures
     contracts may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that
     furnishes a secondary market for such contracts. While the Fund plans to
     utilize futures contracts only if there exists an active market for such
     contracts, there is no guarantee that a liquid market will exist for the
     contracts at a specified time. Furthermore, because, by definition, futures
     contracts look to projected price levels in the future and not to current
     levels of valuation, market circumstances may result in there being a
     discrepancy between the price of the stock index future and the movement in
     the stock index. The absence of a perfect price correlation between the
     futures contract and its underlying stock index could stem from investors
     choosing to close futures contracts by offsetting transactions, rather than
     satisfying additional margin requirements. This


     could result in a distortion of the relationship between the index and
     futures market. In addition, because the futures market imposes less
     burdensome margin requirements than the securities market, an increased
     amount of participation by speculators in the futures market could result
     in price fluctuations.

     In view of these considerations, the Fund will comply with the following
     restrictions when purchasing and selling futures contracts. First, the Fund
     will not participate in futures transactions if the sum of its initial
     margin deposits on open contracts will exceed 5% of the market value of the
     Fund's total assets, after taking into account the unrealized profits and
     losses on those contracts into which it has entered. Second, the Fund will
     not enter into these contracts for speculative purposes. Third, since the
     Fund does not constitute a commodity pool, it will not market itself as
     such, nor serve as a vehicle for trading in the commodities futures or
     commodity options markets. In this regard, the Fund will disclose to all
     prospective investors the limitations on its futures and options
     transactions, and will make clear that these transactions are entered into
     only for bona fide hedging purposes or such other purposes permitted under
     regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
     ("CFTC"). Also, the Fund intends to claim an exclusion from registration as
     a commodity pool operator under the regulations promulgated by the CFTC.

LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  The Fund may lend its portfolio securities on
a short-term or long-term basis up to one-third of the value of its total assets
to broker/dealers, banks, or other institutional borrowers of securities. The
Fund will only enter into loan arrangements with broker/dealers, banks or other
institutions which the managers have determined are creditworthy under
guidelines established by the Trustees. The Fund will receive collateral in the
form of cash or U.S. government securities equal to at least 100% of the value
of the securities loaned.


WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS.  The Fund may purchase short-term
U.S. government securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These
transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases securities with
payment and delivery scheduled for a future time. The seller's failure to
complete these transactions may cause the Fund to miss a price or yield
considered to be advantageous. Settlement dates may be a month or more after
entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities
purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Accordingly, the Fund may pay
more/less than the market value of the securities on the settlement date.



The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the managers deem it
appropriate to do so. In addition, the Fund may enter in transactions to sell
its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and
simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later
dates. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such
commitments.


INVESTMENT RISKS

As with other mutual funds that invest primarily in equity securities, the Fund
is subject to market risks. That is, the possibility exists that common stocks
will decline over short or even extended periods of time, and the United States
equity market tends to be cyclical, experiencing both periods when stock prices
generally increase and periods when stock prices generally decrease. However,
because the Fund invests primarily in small capitalization stocks, there are
some additional risk factors associated with investments in the Fund. In
particular, stocks in the small capitalization sector of the United States
equity market have historically been more volatile in price than larger
capitalization stocks, such as



those included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index. This is
because, among other things, small companies have less certain growth prospects
than larger companies; have a lower degree of liquidity in the equity market;
and tend to have a greater sensitivity to changing economic conditions. Further,
in addition to exhibiting greater volatility, the stocks of small companies may,
to some degree, fluctuate independently of the stocks of large companies. That
is, the stocks of small companies may decline in price as the price of large
company stocks rises or vice versa. Therefore, investors should expect that the
Fund will be more volatile than, and may fluctuate independently of, broad stock
market indices such as the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.


INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The Fund will not:

     - borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements
       (arrangements in which the Fund sells a money market instrument for at
       least a percentage of its cash value with an agreement to buy it back on
       a set date) except, under certain circumstances, the Fund may borrow up
       to one-third of the value of its total assets and pledge up to 10% of the
       value of those assets to secure such borrowings.

The above investment limitation cannot be changed without shareholder approval.
The following investment limitations, however, may be changed by the Trustees
without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material
change in these policies becomes effective.

The Fund will not:

     - invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of issuers that
       have records of less than three years of continuous operations; or

     - invest more than 15% of its net assets in securities that are illiquid.

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION
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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST


BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees
are responsible for managing the business affairs of the Trust and for
exercising all of the powers of the Trust except those reserved for the
shareholders. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees handles the
Trustees' responsibilities between meetings of the Trustees.


FUND'S MANAGER.  Federated Management serves as the Fund's manager (the
"Manager"). The Trust has entered into a management contract (the "Management
Contract") with the Manager, which, in turn, has entered into a sub-management
contract (the "Sub-Management Contract") with ANB Investment Management and
Trust Company ("ANB" or the "Sub-Manager") (ANB and the Manager are collectively
referred to herein as "Managers"). It is the Manager's responsibility to select
the Sub-Manager, subject to the review and approval of the Trustees, and to
review and evaluate the Sub-Manager's continued performance. The Manager is also
responsible for providing administrative services to the Fund.


Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trustees, the Manager provides
to the Fund investment management evaluation services principally by performing
initial due diligence on the Sub-Manager for the Fund and thereafter monitoring
and evaluating the performance of the Sub-Manager through quantitative and
qualitative analyses. In addition, the Manager conducts periodic in-person,
telephonic and written consultations with the Sub-Manager. In initially
evaluating the Sub-Manager, the Manager considered, among other factors, the
Sub-Manager's level of expertise; relative performance over a minimum period of
five years; level of efficiency; level of adherence to investment discipline or
philosophy; personnel, facilities and financial strength; and quality of service
and client communications. On an ongoing basis, the Manager is responsible for
communicating performance expectations and evaluations to the Sub-Manager;
monitoring tracking errors; monitoring and analyzing the use of futures
contracts; monitoring the futures holdings of the Fund as a percentage of Fund
assets; monitoring market timing in the Fund; discussing with the Sub-Manager
the portfolio sampling techniques employed by the Sub-Manager; defining with the
Sub-Manager the universe of stocks that comprise the small capitalization sector
of the United States equity market; and ultimately recommending to the Trustees
whether the Sub-Management Contract should be renewed, modified or terminated.
The Manager provides written reports to the Trustees regarding the results of
its evaluation and monitoring functions. In addition, the Manager is responsible
for providing the Fund with administrative services, including, but not limited
to, shareholder servicing and certain legal and accounting services. The Manager
is also responsible for conducting all operations of the Fund, except those
operations contracted to the Sub-Manager, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent. As described below, the Manager receives an annual fee from
the Fund for performing its responsibilities under the Management Contract.

     MANAGEMENT FEES.  The Fund's Manager receives an annual management fee
     equal to 0.50 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the
     Management Contract, which provides for the voluntary waiver of the
     management fee by the Manager, the Manager will voluntarily waive some or
     all of the management fee. The Manager can terminate this voluntary waiver
     of some or all of its management fee at any time in its sole discretion.
     The Manager has also undertaken to reimburse the Fund for operating
     expenses in excess of limitations established by certain states.

     MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  Federated Management, a Delaware business trust
     organized on April 11, 1989, is a registered investment adviser under the
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It is a subsidiary of Federated Investors.
     All of the Class A (voting) shares of Federated Investors are owned by a
     trust, the trustees of which are John F. Donahue, Chairman and Trustee of
     Federated Investors, Mr. Donahue's wife, and Mr. Donahue's son, J.
     Christopher Donahue, who is President and Trustee of Federated Investors.
     Federated Management and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors serve as
     investment advisers to a number of investment companies and private
     accounts. Certain other subsidiaries also provide administrative services
     to a number of investment companies. Total assets under management or
     administration by these and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors are
     approximately $70 billion. Federated Investors, which was founded in 1956
     as Federated Investors, Inc., develops and manages mutual funds primarily
     for the financial industry. Federated Investors' track record of
     competitive performance and its disciplined, risk averse investment
     philosophy serve approximately 3,500 client institutions nationwide.
     Through these same client institutions, individual shareholders also have
     access to this same level of investment expertise.


SUB-MANAGER.  Under the terms of the Sub-Management Contract between the Manager
and ANB, ANB serves as the Fund's Sub-Manager. The Sub-Manager will develop,
maintain and run the computer program designed to determine which securities
will be purchased and sold so as to replicate the composition of the Index to
the extent feasible, and, subject to the Manager's oversight has complete
discretion to purchase and sell portfolio securities for the Fund within the
Fund's investment objective, restrictions and policies.

     SUB-MANAGEMENT FEES.  For its services under the Sub-Management Contract,
     ANB receives an annual fee from the Manager of .065 of 1% of the Fund's
     average daily net assets. This fee is paid by the Manager out of its
     resources and is not an incremental Fund expense. No performance or
     incentive fees are paid to the Sub-Manager.


     SUB-MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  ANB, incorporated in the State of Illinois on
     July 1, 1988, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment
     Advisers Act of 1940. ANB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American National
     Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, which, in turn, is an indirect
     wholly-owned subsidiary of First Chicago Corporation. It serves as
     investment adviser principally to corporate defined benefit and defined
     contribution plans which have, as of September 30, 1994, placed
     approximately $15.3 billion in assets with ANB. Since 1973, when American
     National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago introduced its first commingled
     equity index fund, ANB has developed and managed a family of equity and
     bond index funds in which some 350 nationwide non-financial institution
     clients invest. In total, ANB manages 50 commingled/common trust funds.
     Also, since 1990, ANB has served as Sub-Manager for the Federated Max-Cap
     Fund (formerly the S&P 500 Fund), which is another portfolio of the Trust.
     ANB also serves as Sub-Manager for the Federated Mid-Cap Fund, another
     portfolio of the Trust.



OTHER PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.  In addition to periodic payments to
financial institutions under the Shareholder Services Plan, certain financial
institutions may be compensated by the Manager or its affiliates for the
continued investment of customers' assets in certain funds, including the Fund,
advised by those entities. These payments will be made directly by the
distributor or Manager from their assets, and will not be made from the assets
of the Fund or by the assessment of a sales charge on shares.


DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

Federated Securities Corp. is the principal distributor for shares of the Fund.
It is a Pennsylvania corporation organized on November 14, 1969, and is the
principal distributor for a number of investment companies. Federated Securities
Corp. is a subsidiary of Federated Investors.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.  Federated Administrative Services, Inc., a subsidiary
of Federated Investors, provides the Manager with the administrative personnel
and services necessary to provide shareholder servicing and certain legal and
accounting services.



SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN.  The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan
(the "Services Plan") under which it may make payments up to 0.25 of 1% of the
average daily net asset value of the Shares to obtain certain personal services
for shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts ("shareholder
services"). The Fund has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with




Federated Shareholder Services, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, under which
Federated Shareholder Services will either perform shareholder services directly
or will select financial institutions to perform shareholder services. Financial
institutions will receive fees based upon shares owned by their clients or
customers. The schedules of such fees and the basis upon which such fees will be
paid will be determined from time to time by the Fund and Federated Shareholder
Services.


CUSTODIAN.  State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts is
custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.

TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT.  Federated Services Company,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is transfer agent for the shares of the Fund, and
dividend disbursing agent for the Fund.


LEGAL COUNSEL.  Legal counsel is provided by Houston, Houston & Donnelly,
Pittsburgh, PA, and Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.  The independent auditors for the Fund are Ernst & Young
LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS

When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio
instruments, the Managers look for prompt execution of the order at a favorable
price. In working with dealers, the Managers will generally utilize those who
are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better
price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among
firms believed to meet these criteria, the Managers may give consideration to
those firms which have sold or are selling shares of the Fund and other funds
distributed by Federated Securities Corp. The Managers make decisions on
portfolio transactions and select brokers and dealers, subject to review by the
Trustees.

NET ASSET VALUE
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The Fund's net asset value per share fluctuates. It is determined by dividing
the sum of the market value of all securities and other assets, less
liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding.

INVESTING IN THE FUND
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SHARE PURCHASES

Fund shares are sold on days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open.
Shares of the Fund may be purchased either by wire or mail. To purchase shares
of the Fund, open an account by calling Federated Securities Corp. Information
needed to establish the account will be taken over the telephone. The Fund
reserves the right to reject any purchase request.


BY WIRE.  To purchase shares of the Fund by Federal Reserve wire, call the Fund
to place an order. Shareholders have until 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to call the
Fund for settlement on the next business day. The order is considered received
immediately. Payment by federal funds must be received before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) on the next business day following the order. Federal funds should be
wired as



follows: State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts; Attention:
EDGEWIRE; For Credit to: Federated Index Trust, Federated Mini-Cap Fund; Group
Number or Order Number; Nominee or Institution Name; ABA Number 011000028.


BY MAIL.  To purchase shares of the Fund by mail, send a check made payable to
Federated Index Trust, Federated Mini-Cap Fund, to the Fund's transfer agent,
Federated Services Company, c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box
8602, Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602. Orders by mail are considered received
after payment by check is converted by State Street Bank into federal funds.
This is generally the next business day after State Street Bank receives the
check.


MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIRED

The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $25,000. However, an account may
be opened with a smaller amount as long as the $25,000 minimum is reached within
90 days. An investor's minimum investment will be calculated by combining all
accounts that the institution maintains with the Fund.

WHAT SHARES COST

Fund shares are sold at their net asset value next determined after an order is
received. There is no sales charge imposed by the Fund.


The net asset value is determined at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through
Friday, except on: (i) days on which there are not sufficient changes in the
value of the Fund's portfolio securities that its net asset value might be
materially affected; (ii) days during which no shares are tendered for
redemption and no orders to purchase shares are received; and (iii) the
following holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.


EXCHANGING SECURITIES FOR FUND SHARES

Investors may exchange certain securities or a combination of securities and
cash for shares of the Fund. The securities and any cash must have a market
value of at least $25,000. The Trust reserves the right to determine the
acceptability of securities to be exchanged. On the day the securities are
accepted by the Trust, they are valued in the same manner as the Trust values
its assets. Investors wishing to exchange securities should first contact
Federated Securities Corp.

Shares purchased by exchange of securities cannot be redeemed by telephone for
five business days to allow time for the transfer to settle.

SUB-ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Institutions are encouraged to open single master accounts. However, certain
institutions may wish to use the transfer agent's sub-accounting system to
minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent charges a
fee based on the level of sub-accounting services rendered. Institutions holding
Fund shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial, or similar capacity may charge or
pass through sub-accounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or
agency account fees. They may also charge fees for other services provided which
may be related to the ownership of Fund shares. This prospectus should,
therefore, be read together with any agreement between the customer and the


institution with regard to the services provided, the fees charged for those
services, and any restrictions and limitations imposed.

CERTIFICATES AND CONFIRMATIONS

As transfer agent for the Fund, Federated Services Company maintains a share
account for each shareholder. Share certificates are not issued unless requested
by contacting the Fund.

Detailed confirmations of each purchase or redemption are sent to each
shareholder. Quarterly confirmations are sent to report dividends paid during
the quarter.

DIVIDENDS

Dividends are declared and paid quarterly. Unless shareholders request cash
payments by writing to the Fund, dividends are automatically reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund on payment dates at the ex-dividend date net asset
value without a sales charge.

CAPITAL GAINS

Capital gains realized by the Fund, if any, will be distributed at least once
every 12 months.

REDEEMING SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Fund redeems shares at their net asset value next determined after the Fund
receives the redemption request. Redemptions will be made on days on which the
Fund computes its net asset value. Redemption requests must be received in
proper form and can be made by telephone request or written request.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION


Shareholders may redeem their shares by telephoning the Fund before 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern time). The proceeds will normally be wired the following business day,
but in no event more than seven days, to the shareholder's account at a domestic
commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. If at any time,
the Fund shall determine it necessary to terminate or modify this method of
redemption, shareholders will be promptly notified. An authorization form
permitting State Street Bank or the Fund to accept telephone requests must first
be completed. Authorization forms and information on this service are available
from Federated Securities Corp. Telephone redemption instructions may be
recorded.


In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience
difficulty in redeeming by telephone. If such a case should occur, another
method of redemption should be considered, such as by "Written Requests."

If reasonable procedures are not followed by the Fund, it may be liable for
losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

WRITTEN REQUESTS

Fund shares may also be redeemed by sending a written request to the Fund. Call
the Fund for specific instructions before redeeming by written request. The
shareholder will be asked to provide in the


request his name, the Fund name, his account number, and the share or dollar
amount requested. If share certificates have been issued, they must be properly
endorsed and should be sent by registered or certified mail with the written
request.

SIGNATURES.  Shareholders requesting a redemption of $50,000 or more, a
redemption of any amount to be sent to an address other than that on record with
the Fund, or a redemption payable other than to the shareholder of record must
have signatures on written redemption requests guaranteed by:

     - a trust company or commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the Bank
       Insurance Fund ("BIF"), which is administered by the Federal Deposit
       Insurance Corporation ("FDIC");

     - a member firm of the New York, American, Boston, Midwest, or Pacific
       Stock Exchange;

     - a savings bank or savings and loan association whose deposits are insured
       by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), which is administered
       by the FDIC; or

     - any other "eligible guarantor institution," as defined in the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934.

The Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.

The Fund and its transfer agent have adopted standards for accepting signature
guarantees from the above institutions. The Fund may elect in the future to
limit eligible signature guarantors to institutions that are members of a
signature guarantee program. The Fund and its transfer agent reserve the right
to amend these standards at any time without notice.

RECEIVING PAYMENT.  Normally, a check for the proceeds is mailed within one
business day, but in no event more than seven days, after receipt of a proper
written redemption request.


ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES


Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may
redeem shares in any account and pay the proceeds to the shareholder if the
account balance falls below a required minimum value of $25,000. This
requirement does not apply, however, if the balance falls below $25,000 because
of changes in the Fund's net asset value.

Before shares are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in
writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum
requirement.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VOTING RIGHTS


Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and
other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of each portfolio
in the Trust have equal voting rights except that only shares of the Fund are
entitled to vote on matters affecting only the Fund. As a Massachusetts business
trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual shareholder meetings.
Shareholder approval will be sought only for certain changes in the Trust's or
the Fund's operations and for the election of Trustees under certain
circumstances.



Trustees may be removed by the Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting.
A special meeting of the shareholders shall be called by the Trustees upon the
written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of
all series of the Trust.

MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW

Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as
partners under Massachusetts law for acts or obligations of the Trust on behalf
of the Fund. To protect shareholders of the Fund, the Trust has filed legal
documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of
shareholders of the Fund for such acts or obligations of the Trust. These
documents require notice of this disclaimer to be given in each agreement,
obligation, or instrument that the Trust enters into or its Trustees enter into
or sign on behalf of the Fund.

In the unlikely event a shareholder of the Fund is held personally liable for
the Trust's obligations on behalf of the Fund, the Trust is required to use the
property of the Fund to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the
Trust will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for
any act or obligation of the Trust on behalf of the Fund. Therefore, financial
loss resulting from liability as a shareholder of the Fund will occur only if
the Trust itself cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay
judgments against them from the assets of the Fund.

TAX INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Fund will pay no federal income tax because it expects to meet the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
companies and to receive the special tax treatment afforded to such companies.

The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax
purposes so that income (including capital gains) and losses realized by the
Trust's other portfolios, if any, will not be combined for tax purposes with
those realized by the Fund.

Unless otherwise exempt, shareholders are required to pay federal income tax on
any dividends and other distributions, including capital gains distributions,
received. This applies whether dividends and distributions are received in cash
or as additional shares. Distributions representing long-term capital gains, if
any, will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains no matter how
long the shareholders have held their shares.

PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.  In the opinion of Houston,
Houston & Donnelly, counsel to the Trust:

     - neither the Trust nor the Fund is subject to Pennsylvania corporate or
       personal property taxes; and

     - Fund shares may be subject to personal property taxes imposed by
       counties, municipalities, and school districts in Pennsylvania to the
       extent that the portfolio securities in the Fund would be subject to such
       taxes if owned directly by residents of those jurisdictions.


Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the status of
their accounts under state and local tax laws.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From time to time the Fund advertises its total return and yield.

Total return represents the change, over a specified period of time, in the
value of an investment in the Fund after reinvesting all income and capital gain
distributions. It is calculated by dividing that change by the initial
investment and is expressed as a percentage.

The yield of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment income per
share (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission) earned by the Fund
over a thirty-day period by the offering price per share of the Fund on the last
day of the period. This number is then annualized using semi-annual compounding.
The yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned by the Fund and,
therefore, may not correlate to the dividends or other distributions paid to
shareholders.

The Fund is sold without any sales load or other similar non-recurring charges.

From time to time, the Fund may advertise its performance using certain
reporting services and/or compare its performance to certain indices.



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--87.5%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              COMMERCIAL SERVICES--3.0%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         ABM Industries, Inc.                                                     $    27,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Ackerley, Inc.                                                                12,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Adesa Corp.                                                                    6,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Adia Services, Inc.                                                           17,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         ADVO, Inc.                                                                    60,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * American Business Information                                                 22,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         American Business Products, Inc.                                              33,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Angelica Corp.                                                                47,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * APS Holding Corp., Class A                                                    82,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         Banta Corp.                                                                  127,099
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Bearings, Inc.                                                                48,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Berlitz International, Inc.                                                    9,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Borg Warner Security Corp.                                                    25,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Bowne & Co., Inc.                                                             48,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Business Records Corporation Holdings Co.                                     41,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Cadmus Communications Corp.                                                   21,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Castle (A.M.) & Co.                                                           25,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * C TEC Corp.                                                                   67,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Catalina Marketing Corp.                                                     101,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * CDI Corp.                                                                     37,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300         Champion Industries, Inc.                                                      7,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Checkpoint System, Inc.                                                       37,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Comdata Holdings Corp.                                                        34,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900         Commerce Clearing House, Inc. Class A                                         84,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,150       * Concord EFS, Inc.                                                             77,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Corrections Corp. America                                                     32,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              COMMERCIAL SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * CSS Industries, Inc.                                                     $    26,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Custom Chrome, Inc.                                                           18,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Data Broadcasting Corp.                                                       12,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Day Runner, Inc.                                                              10,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Devon Group, Inc.                                                             29,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * DiMark, Inc.                                                                   8,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Duff & Phelps Corp.                                                           58,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Education Alternatives, Inc.                                                  28,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Ennis Business Forms, Inc.                                                    43,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Fair Isaac & Co., Inc.                                                        24,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         Fisher Scientific International, Inc.                                         94,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Foote, Cone & Belding Communications                                          85,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Forschner Group, Inc.                                                         12,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,050         G & K Services, Class A                                                       66,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Graphic Industries, Inc.                                                      11,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * GRC International, Inc.                                                       24,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  200         Grey Advertising, Inc.                                                        30,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,200         Handleman Co.                                                                 69,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Heritage Media Corp., Class A                                                 43,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Hughes Supply, Inc.                                                           14,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Insurance Automotive Auctions, Inc.                                           54,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Interim Services, Inc.                                                        56,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Lawson Products, Inc.                                                         44,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         McGrath Rentcorp.                                                             21,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Merrill Corp.                                                                 18,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,000       * Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp.                                  139,124
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Nash Finch Co.                                                                33,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Payco American Corp.                                                          14,238
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              COMMERCIAL SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * PEC Israel Economic Corp.                                                $    31,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Performance Food Group Co.                                                    12,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Pinkertons, Inc.                                                              21,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Primark Corp.                                                                 29,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Richfood Holdings, Inc.                                                       60,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Robert Half International, Inc.                                               86,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Rykoff Sexton, Inc.                                                           44,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Standard Register                                                             46,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Super Food Services, Inc.                                                     23,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Super Rite Foods Holdings Corp.                                               15,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Unifirst Corp.                                                                34,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * United Stationers, Inc.                                                       27,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Univar Corp.                                                                  36,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,900       * Valassis Communication, Inc.                                                 135,724
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         Value Line, Inc.                                                              12,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         VWR Corp.                                                                     23,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Wackenhut Corp., Class A                                                      11,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Westcott Communications, Inc.                                                 41,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Willcox & Gibbs, Inc.                                                          8,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      2,938,703
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              CONSUMER BASICS--0.0%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  132       * Lynx Therapeutic, Inc.                                                            26
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              CONSUMER DURABLES--4.3%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * 3DO Co.                                                                       77,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,100       * Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.                                                  105,988
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Aldila, Inc.                                                                  42,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * American Recreation Co. Holdings, Inc.                                   $    10,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,350         Anthony Industries, Inc.                                                      23,119
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,150         Arctco, Inc.                                                                 124,537
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Armor All Products Corp.                                                      36,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Atari Corp.                                                                   22,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Audiovox Corp., Class A                                                        4,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400       * Autotote Corp.                                                                77,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Avatar Holdings, Inc.                                                         41,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Avid Technology, Inc.                                                         79,013
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Bally Gaming International, Inc.                                              23,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Barnes Group, Inc.                                                            22,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.                                            81,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Bell Sports Corp.                                                             33,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         BIC Corp.                                                                     40,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Bush Industries, Inc., Class A                                                20,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Carlisle Cos., Inc.                                                           91,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Carlisle Plastics, Inc.                                                        9,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Castle & Cooke Homes, Inc.                                                    15,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Champion Enterprises, Inc.                                                    53,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Chromcraft Revington, Inc.                                                    23,513
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Cincinnati Microwave, Inc.                                                     5,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         CLARCOR, Inc.                                                                 58,363
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Club Car, Inc.                                                                22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Coachmen Industries, Inc.                                                     17,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Coastcast Corp.                                                               14,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Cobra Golf, Inc.                                                              81,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Continental Homes Holding Corp.                                               12,488
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Cross (A.T.) Co., Class A                                                     37,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Crown Crafts, Inc.                                                       $    19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,002       * D.R. Horton, Inc.                                                             13,151
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Duracraft Corp.                                                               22,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Ekco Group, Inc.                                                              18,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Empire of Carolina, Inc.                                                       5,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * ERO, Inc.                                                                     19,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.                                                   68,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Falcon Products, Inc.                                                         12,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Fedders USA, Inc.                                                             21,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Fedders Corp.                                                                  8,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Flexsteel Industries, Inc.                                                    11,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Fossil, Inc.                                                                  16,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Gibson Greetings, Inc.                                                        44,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Harman International Industries, Inc.                                         92,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A                                          18,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Huffy Corp.                                                                   43,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Image Entertainment, Inc.                                                     12,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,200      * Interco, Inc.                                                                147,899
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Jan Bell Marketing, Inc.                                                      25,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Johnson Worldwide Association, Inc., Class A                                  20,363
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,100         Kaufman and Broad Homes Corp.                                                 79,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         La-Z Boy Chair Co.                                                            75,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         LADD Furniture, Inc.                                                          25,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000         Lennar Corp.                                                                  90,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Libbey, Inc.                                                                  47,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,060       * Lifetime Hoan Corp.                                                           12,720
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300       * Lo-Jack Corp.                                                                 27,413
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.                                                         15,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Schottenstein Home, Inc.                                                 $    14,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,900       * Mohawk Industries, Inc.                                                       95,138
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,125         Myers Industries, Inc.                                                        36,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         National Presto Industries, Inc.                                              43,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * NVR, Inc.                                                                     17,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.                                          42,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Oakwood Homes Corp.                                                           95,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Oneida, Ltd.                                                                  25,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200         Outboard Marine Corp.                                                         86,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Pillowtex Corp.                                                               11,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Pulte Corp.                                                                   82,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,499       * Recoton Corp.                                                                 47,481
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Redman Industries, Inc.                                                       23,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Rival Co.                                                                     45,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400       * Roadmaster Industries, Inc.                                                   15,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800       * Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.                                             18,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Russ Berrie & Co., Inc.                                                       25,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Ryland Group, Inc.                                                            48,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Safety 1st, Inc.                                                              17,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Schuler Homes, Inc.                                                           17,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Scientific Games Holdings Corp.                                               57,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Scotts Co.                                                                    57,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Sierra On-Line, Inc.                                                          31,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Skybox International, Inc.                                                    14,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Skyline Corp.                                                                 37,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * SLM International, Inc.                                                       12,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Southern Energy Homes, Inc.                                                    8,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         SPX Corp.                                                                     48,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Standard Motor Products, Inc.                                            $    29,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100         Standard Pacific Corp.                                                        35,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Stant Corp.                                                                   36,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Starrett (L.S.) Co., Class A                                                  29,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Starsight Telecast, Inc.                                                      29,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.                                                       39,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Swing-N-Slide Corp.                                                           17,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Syratech Corp.                                                                18,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,550       * TBC Corp.                                                                     53,419
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Thor Industries, Inc.                                                         20,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Toll Brothers, Inc.                                                           40,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,100         Topps Co.                                                                     47,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Toro Co.                                                                      58,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,800       * Tyco Toys, Inc.                                                               44,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,001       * U.S. Home Corp.                                                               31,766
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Video Lottery Technologies, Inc.                                              13,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         WD 40 Co.                                                                     55,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Windmere Corp.                                                                29,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Winnebago Industries, Inc.                                                    23,963
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Wynns International, Inc.                                                     25,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         X-Rite, Inc.                                                                  47,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,600       * Zenith Electronics Corp.                                                     120,399
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      4,256,339
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--3.1%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         Alberto-Culver Co., Class B                                                  104,037
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * American Safety Razor Co.                                                     33,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Ashworth, Inc.                                                                23,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Authentic Fitness Corp.                                                       43,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., Class A                                    $    16,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Block Drug, Inc., Class A                                                     85,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Bridgford Foods Corp.                                                          6,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Brothers Gourmet Coffee, Inc.                                                 25,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Brown Group, Inc.                                                            128,724
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Canandaigua Wine, Inc.                                                        72,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Celestial Seasonings, Inc.                                                    10,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Chic by H.I.S., Inc.                                                          20,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500         Chiquita Brands International, Inc.                                           68,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Coca-Cola Bottling Co.                                                        24,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc., Class A                                            20,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Cygne Designs, Inc.                                                           14,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Cyrk, Inc.                                                                    35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Deckers Outdoor Corp.                                                         12,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Dibrell Brothers, Inc.                                                        56,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Donnkenny, Inc.                                                               20,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Inc.                                                 61,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Farah, Inc.                                                                   12,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  200         Farmer Brothers Co.                                                           25,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,700         Flowers Industries, Inc.                                                     140,524
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Garan, Inc.                                                                   14,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200       * Gymboree Corp.                                                               168,998
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Haggar Corp.                                                                  21,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Hartmarx Corp.                                                                27,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.                                                45,988
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Hudson Foods, Inc., Class A                                                   37,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         International Multifoods Corp.                                                63,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900         Interstate Bakeries Corp.                                                     50,213
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * J & J Snack Foods Corp.                                                  $    17,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Jean Philippe Fragrances, Inc.                                                 5,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Justin Industries, Inc.                                                       49,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         K Swiss, Inc., Class A                                                        12,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Kellwood Co.                                                                  86,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500       * LA Gear, Inc.                                                                 31,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Lance, Inc.                                                                   55,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,492         Maybelline, Inc.                                                              63,293
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Michael Foods                                                                 23,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Mondavi Robert Corp., Class A                                                  7,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Monk Austin, Inc.                                                             32,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Morningstar Group, Inc.                                                       10,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Natures Bounty, Inc.                                                           6,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,633         Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.                                               23,270
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Nautica Enterprise, Inc.                                                      58,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Norton McNaughton, Inc.                                                       29,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         OshKosh B'Gosh, Inc., Class A                                                 37,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Oxford Industries, Inc.                                                       38,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Paragon Trade Brands, Inc.                                                    55,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Pilgrims Pride Corp.                                                           9,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Playtex Products, Inc.                                                        32,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Ralston-Continental Baking Group, Inc.                                         7,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Sanderson Farms, Inc.                                                         17,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200         Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc.                                             65,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  100         Seaboard Corp.                                                                18,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Smithfield Foods, Inc.                                                        69,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000         Smucker (J.M.), Class A                                                      142,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         St. John Knits, Inc.                                                          42,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Standard Commercial Corp.                                                $    10,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Starter Corp.                                                                 13,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc.                                                12,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Thorn Apple Valley, Inc.                                                      19,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Timberland Co., Class A                                                       50,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.                                                105,612
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800         Tultex Corp.                                                                  24,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Unitog Co.                                                                    27,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,300         Universal Corp.                                                              164,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Wholesome And Hearty Foods, Inc.                                              18,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         WLR Foods, Inc.                                                               49,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,050         Wolverine World Wide, Inc.                                                    50,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,740         Zapata Corp.                                                                  14,960
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      3,098,684
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              CONSUMER SERVICES--4.5%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * ACS Enterprises, Inc.                                                         15,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Actava Group, Inc.                                                            23,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Adelphia Communications Corp., Class A                                         9,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Alpha Hospitality Corp.                                                       11,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * AMC Entertainment, Inc.                                                        5,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * American City Business                                                         8,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * American Telecasting, Inc.                                                    35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Ameristar Casinos, Inc.                                                        3,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Anchor Gaming                                                                 22,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,037         Apple South, Inc.                                                             33,101
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Applebee's International, Inc.                                                69,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Argosy Gaming Corp.                                                           35,831
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Au Bon Pain Co., Inc., Class A                                                37,050
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400       * Aztar Corp.                                                              $    44,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,200       * Bally Entertainment Group                                                     64,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Barefoot, Inc.                                                                42,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Bertucci's, Inc.                                                              18,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * BET Holdings, Inc., Class A                                                   28,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Boomtown, Inc.                                                                23,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,500       * Boston Chicken, Inc.                                                         168,936
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200       * Buffets, Inc.                                                                 53,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Carmike Cinemas, Inc., Class A                                                28,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,050       * Casino American, Inc.                                                         22,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  200       * Casino Data Systems                                                            4,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Casino Magic Corp.                                                            18,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400       * Checkers Drive-In Restaurant                                                  24,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Cheesecake Factory, Inc.                                                      30,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Churchill Downs, Inc.                                                         21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Citicasters, Inc., Class A                                                    49,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         CKE Restaurants, Inc.                                                         19,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,987       * Clear Channel Communications                                                 100,094
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Davco Restaurants, Inc.                                                       18,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * DeVRY, Inc.                                                                   38,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * DF&R Restaurants, Inc.                                                        33,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Emmis Broadcasting Corp., Class A                                              6,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Evergreen Media Corp., Class A                                                23,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * EZ Communications, Inc., Class A                                              15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,900       * Flagstar Companies, Inc.                                                      71,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,600       * Foodmaker, Inc.                                                               40,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Fresh Choice, Inc.                                                            20,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  612         Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.                                                     7,956
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * GC Cos., Inc.                                                            $    31,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Grand Casinos, Inc.                                                           45,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Greyhound Lines, Inc.                                                          6,094
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Harte-Hanks Communications                                                    68,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Harveys Casino Resorts                                                        13,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Heartland Wireless Communications, Inc.                                       18,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Hollywood Casino Corp., Class A                                                6,669
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Hollywood Park, Inc.                                                          33,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Hometown Buffet, Inc.                                                         17,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * IHOP Corp.                                                                    44,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100       * International Cablecasting Technology, Inc.                                   10,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * International Dairy Queen, Inc., Class A                                      59,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200       * International Family Entertainment, Inc., Class B                             55,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * International Totalizator Systems, Inc.                                        8,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Jackpot Enterprises, Inc.                                                     15,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Jacor Communications, Inc., Class A                                           17,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Jones Intercable, Inc.                                                        46,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Jones Spacelink Ltd., Class A                                                  3,594
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc.                                            33,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Krystal Co.                                                                    6,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Lady Luck Gaming Corp.                                                         6,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Landrys Seafood Restaurants, Inc.                                             15,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Learning Co.                                                                  21,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon                                                102,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Lottery Enterprises, Inc.                                                      5,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300         Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.                                                      122,562
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Mail Boxes, ETC.                                                              17,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Marcus Corp.                                                                  42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         Media General, Inc., Class A                                             $   116,337
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Meredith Corp.                                                               102,899
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Mikohn Gaming Corp.                                                            6,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,800       * National Education Corp.                                                      28,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Nelson Thomas, Inc.                                                           40,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * NPC International, Inc., Class A                                              22,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * NTN Communications, Inc.                                                      25,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Orion Pictures Corp.                                                          18,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Papa Johns International, Inc.                                                16,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Park Communications, Inc.                                                     11,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Peoples Choice TV Corp.                                                       19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Petroleum Heat & Power, Inc., Class A                                         39,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.                                                   13,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Class B                                            24,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Players International, Inc.                                                   78,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Plenum Publishing Corp.                                                       22,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Pollo Tropical, Inc.                                                          11,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Preferred Entertainment, Inc.                                                  8,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100       * President Riverboat Casinos, Inc.                                             33,569
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600       * Prime Hospitality Corp.                                                       43,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  720         Pulitzer Publishing Co.                                                       25,740
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Regal Cinemas, Inc.                                                           17,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Renaissance Communication Corp.                                              103,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc.                                                      33,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         Roto-Rooter, Inc.                                                              9,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Rural/Metro Corp.                                                             21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,500      * Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.                                              65,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200         Safecard Services, Inc.                                                       83,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc.                                       $    41,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,350         Sbarro, Inc.                                                                  58,456
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Scholastic Corp.                                                             118,624
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,133       * ShoLodge, Inc.                                                                25,493
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc.                                                      15,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Showboat, Inc.                                                                30,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Silver King Communications, Inc.                                              18,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500         Sizzler International, Inc.                                                   27,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Sodak Gaming, Inc.                                                            15,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Sonic Corp.                                                                   26,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Spelling Entertainment Group, Inc.                                            45,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Station Casinos, Inc.                                                         40,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Steck-Vaughn Publishing Corp.                                                  3,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,450         Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Class A                                           107,355
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Taco Cabana, Inc., Class A                                                    19,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         TCA Cable TV, Inc.                                                            72,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         TCBY Enterprises, Inc.                                                        18,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * TPI Enterprises, Inc.                                                         20,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Transmedia Network, Inc.                                                      19,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500       * United International Holdings, Inc., Class A                                  70,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * United Television, Inc.                                                       51,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * United Video Satellite Group, Inc., Class A                                   22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * UNO Restaurant Corp.                                                          12,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Valuevision International, Inc., Class A                                      17,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Vicorp Restaurants, Inc.                                                      28,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Western Publishing Group, Inc.                                                42,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,200       * Westwood One, Inc.                                                            58,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Wiley (John) & Sons, Class A                                                  61,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * WMS Industries, Inc.                                                     $    63,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      4,426,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--9.0%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         AAR Corp.                                                                     38,363
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Abex, Inc.                                                                    29,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Actel Corp.                                                                   25,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Active Voice Corp.                                                            13,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Alantec Corp.                                                                 27,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Alliance Semiconductor Corp.                                                  36,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Alliant Techsystems, Inc.                                                     72,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Alpine Group, Inc.                                                            19,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200       * Altera Corp.                                                                 165,636
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,650         Amtech Corp.                                                                  26,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Analogic Corp.                                                                26,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Antec Corp.                                                                   79,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Applied Innovation, Inc.                                                      33,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400       * Applied Magnetics Corp.                                                       15,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Ascend Communications, Inc.                                                   71,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Aspect Telecommunications Corp.                                               69,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,100       * AST Research, Inc.                                                            77,203
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Augat, Inc.                                                                   65,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400       * Aura System, Inc.                                                             34,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,600       * Auspex System, Inc.                                                           33,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Aviall, Inc.                                                                  38,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,150       * BancTec, Inc.                                                                 43,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Banyan Systems, Inc.                                                          53,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * BE Aerospace, Inc.                                                            26,931
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Benchmark Electronics, Inc.                                                   15,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Black Box Corp.                                                          $    42,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Bolt Beranek & Newman, Inc.                                                   56,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Boston Technology, Inc.                                                       57,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Broadband Technologies, Inc.                                                  46,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Brooktree Corp.                                                               20,481
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Burr Brown Corp.                                                              25,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * C-COR Electronics, Inc.                                                       47,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * California Microwave                                                          74,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Cellular Technical Services, Inc.                                             16,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Centigram Communications Corp.                                                22,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Cherry Corp., Class B                                                         13,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Chipcom Corp.                                                                132,549
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Cidco, Inc.                                                                   55,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Cognex Corp.                                                                  61,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Coherent, Inc.                                                                29,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Communications System, Inc.                                                   14,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Compression Labs, Inc.                                                        25,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100       * Computer Network Technology                                                   29,213
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Comverse Technology, Inc.                                                     48,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000       * Convex Computer Corp.                                                         41,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * CopyTele, Inc.                                                                18,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Cornerstone Imaging, Inc.                                                     10,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300       * Cray Research, Inc.                                                          101,362
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Credence Systems Corp.                                                        38,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * CrossComm Corp.                                                               14,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         CTS Corp.                                                                     18,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Cubic Corp.                                                                   13,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Curtiss Wright Corp.                                                          17,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,600       * Cypress Semiconductor Corp.                                              $   158,648
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Cyrix Corp.                                                                   70,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * D H Technology, Inc.                                                          24,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300       * Dallas Semiconductor Corp.                                                    74,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Daniel Industries, Inc.                                                       28,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,300       * Data General Corp.                                                            61,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Digi International, Inc.                                                      41,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Digital Link Corp.                                                            17,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Digital Microwave Corp.                                                       36,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Dionex Corp.                                                                  55,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Dovatron International, Inc.                                                  40,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Dynatech Corp.                                                                51,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * ECC International Corp.                                                       11,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Electroglas, Inc.                                                             63,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Encore Computer Corp.                                                         17,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Evans & Sutherland Computer Co.                                               18,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500       * Exabyte Corp.                                                                 99,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,350       * Exar Corp.                                                                    28,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,500       * Executone Information Systems, Inc.                                           28,156
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Filenet Corp.                                                                 53,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000       * First Alert, Inc.                                                            106,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * First Pacific Networks, Inc.                                                  26,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Gasonics International Corp.                                                  12,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900         GenCorp, Inc.                                                                 58,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * General DataComm Industries, Inc.                                            120,149
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * GenRad, Inc.                                                                  17,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,100       * Geotek Industries, Inc.                                                       69,356
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         Gerber Scientific, Inc.                                                       54,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Global Village Communications                                            $    13,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  725         Hach Co.                                                                      10,331
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Harmon Industries, Inc.                                                       26,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Helix Technology Corp.                                                        25,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Hutchinson Technology, Inc.                                                   26,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * IEC Electronics Corp.                                                         15,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * In Focus Systems, Inc.                                                        44,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,550       * Integrated Circuit System, Inc.                                               15,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Inter-Tel, Inc.                                                                6,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,800       * Interdigital Communications Corp.                                             21,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,500       * Intergraph Corp.                                                              81,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * International Rectifier Corp.                                                 83,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Intervoice, Inc.                                                              54,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Irvine Sensors Corp.                                                          19,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Itron, Inc.                                                                   25,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Jabil Circuit, Inc.                                                            4,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * John Fluke Manufacturing, Co.                                                 26,663
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Kemet Corp.                                                                   84,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Komag, Inc.                                                                   87,008
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Kopin Corp.                                                                   18,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.                                              29,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Lasermaster Technologies, Inc.                                                17,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,850       * Lattice Semiconductor Corp.                                                   64,969
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Level One Communications, Inc.                                                46,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Logicon, Inc.                                                                 36,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000       * M/A Communications, Inc.                                                      35,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,500      * Maxtor Corp.                                                                  38,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Measurex Corp.                                                                60,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Megahertz Corp.                                                          $    26,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Megatest Corp.                                                                21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,800       * Mentor Graphics Corp.                                                        131,074
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A                                            76,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Metricom, Inc.                                                                18,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200       * Microchip Technology, Inc.                                                   196,873
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Micropolis Corp.                                                              23,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Microtest, Inc.                                                               14,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         MTS Systems Corp.                                                             18,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         National Computer Systems, Inc.                                               37,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * NETFRAME System, Inc.                                                         20,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Network Equipment Technologies                                                63,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Network General Corp.                                                         71,363
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,900       * Network System Corp.                                                          40,931
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Norand Corp.                                                                  51,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Novellus Systems, Inc.                                                       174,398
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,440       * Octel Communications Corp.                                                    96,015
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         OEA, Inc.                                                                     81,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * OIS Optical Imaging Systems, Inc.                                             24,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Opti, Inc.                                                                    10,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Optical Data Systems, Inc.                                                    14,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Orbital Sciences Corp.                                                        58,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Pairgain Technologies, Inc.                                                   26,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Park Electrochemical Corp.                                                    28,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * PictureTel Corp.                                                              59,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Planar Systems, Inc.                                                          18,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Plantronics, Inc.                                                             49,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Pyramid Technology Corp.                                                      26,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
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COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.                                           $    27,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Racotek, Inc.                                                                 12,488
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,300       * Read-Rite Corp.                                                              144,212
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Recognition International, Inc.                                               19,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Retix                                                                         17,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Rohr, Inc.                                                                    31,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * S3, Inc.                                                                      49,656
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Sanmina Corp.                                                                 35,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600       * SCI Systems, Inc.                                                            102,199
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Sequa Corp., Class A                                                          36,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,300       * Sequent Computer System, Inc.                                                119,699
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Silicon Valley Group, Inc.                                                    68,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Stac Electronics                                                              21,738
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Standard Microsystems Corp.                                                   61,406
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Stanford Telcommunications, Inc.                                              15,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Stimsonite Corp.                                                              21,463
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * StrataCom, Inc.                                                              147,224
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Summa Four, Inc.                                                              20,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400       * Symbol Technologies, Inc.                                                    148,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Symmetricom, Inc.                                                             34,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * SyQuest Technology, Inc.                                                      32,812
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Tech-Sym Corp.                                                                26,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Telco System, Inc.                                                            33,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Telular Corp.                                                                 31,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Telxon Corp.                                                                  39,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Tencor Instruments                                                           109,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Thermedics, Inc.                                                              39,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,050       * Thermotrex Corp.                                                              16,013
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Thiokol Corp.                                                            $    88,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Three-Five Systems, Inc.                                                      46,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Tracor, Inc.                                                                  33,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Tricord Systems, Inc.                                                         17,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Trimble Navigation, Ltd.                                                      42,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Tseng Labs, Inc.                                                              17,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * U.S. Robotics, Inc.                                                           92,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Ultratech Stepper, Inc.                                                       31,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * UNC, Inc.                                                                     20,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Unitrode Corp.                                                                38,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * Verifone, Inc.                                                               110,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Vicor Corp.                                                                   91,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,200       * VLSI Technology                                                               93,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,400       * Wang Laboratories, Inc.                                                       72,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Watkins Johnson Co.                                                           50,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,200       * Western Digital Corp.                                                        156,398
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Whittaker Corp.                                                               27,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Wyman Gordon Co.                                                              12,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Xircom, Inc.                                                                  40,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Zilog, Inc.                                                                  106,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      8,831,223
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              ENERGY MINERALS--1.8%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Addington Resources, Inc.                                                     17,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
13,700      * American Exploration Co.                                                      16,269
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Ashland Coal, Inc.                                                            39,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Barrett Resources                                                             39,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * Benton Oil & Gas Co.                                                          38,281
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Berry Petroleum Co., Class A                                                  34,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Box Energy Corp., Class B                                                $    31,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Brown Tom, Inc.                                                               35,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700         Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Class A                                                86,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Castle Energy Corp.                                                           19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Coda Energy, Inc.                                                             20,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Cross Timbers Oil Co.                                                         35,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Crown Center Petroleum Corp.                                                  25,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Dekalb Energy Co., Class B                                                    30,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Devon Energy Corp.                                                            80,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Edisto Resources Corp.                                                         6,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Forest Oil Corp.                                                               5,156
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  827       * General Atlantic Resources, Inc.                                              12,612
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Gerrity Oil & Gas Corp.                                                       15,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Getty Petroleum Corp.                                                         15,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Giant Industries                                                              12,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,900       * Global Natural Resources, Inc.                                                44,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Holly Corp.                                                                   14,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Hondo Oil & Gas Co.                                                            8,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Hugoton Energy Corp.                                                          13,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         KCS Energy, Inc.                                                              31,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp.                                               21,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
27,500      * Maxus Energy Corp.                                                           130,624
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
13,400      * Mesa, Inc.                                                                    68,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Newfield Exploration Co.                                                      79,613
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Nuevo Energy Co.                                                              40,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Penn Virginia Corp.                                                           24,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Phoenix Resource Cos., Inc.                                                   22,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Pittston Co.                                                                  28,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Plains Petroleum Co.                                                     $    51,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,400         Quaker State Corp.                                                            73,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Saint Mary Land & Exploration Co.                                             22,844
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200         Snyder Oil Corp.                                                              72,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Stone Energy Corp.                                                            28,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * Tatham Offshore, Inc.                                                         58,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000       * Tesoro Petroleum Corp.                                                        46,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Texas Meridian Resources Co.                                                  26,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Tide West Oil Co.                                                             15,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Trident NGL Holding, Inc.                                                     31,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800       * United Meridian Corp.                                                         70,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Vintage Petroleum, Inc.                                                       31,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Wainoco Oil Corp.                                                             24,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Wiser Oil Co.                                                                 30,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
39,300      * XCL, Ltd.                                                                     54,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      1,786,202
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              FINANCE--19.3%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  840         1st Source Corp.                                                              20,895
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Aaron Rents, Inc.                                                             12,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Acceptance Insurance Cos., Inc.                                               26,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Acordia, Inc.                                                                 79,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Albank Financial Corp.                                                        60,413
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Alex Brown, Inc.                                                              80,113
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Alexander Haagen Properties, Inc.                                             38,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Alexander's, Inc.                                                             36,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Alfa Corp.                                                                    43,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Allied Capital Commercial                                                     40,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Allied Group, Inc.                                                            35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,850         Amcore Financial, Inc.                                                   $    36,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,447         American Annuity Group, Inc.                                                  13,747
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         American Bankers Insurance Group, Inc.                                        65,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         American Federal Bank, FSB SC                                                 25,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         American Financial Enterprises                                                 9,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400         American Health Properties, Inc.                                              90,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         American Heritage Life Investments                                            21,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * American Savings                                                              22,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * American Travellers Corp.                                                     34,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         AmeriFed Financial Corp.                                                      26,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Amfed Financial, Inc.                                                         20,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Amli Residential Properties Trust                                             17,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         Amplicon, Inc.                                                                 7,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Amresco, Inc.                                                                 28,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * AmVestors Financial Corp.                                                     18,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc.                                                24,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900         Anchor Bancorp, Inc.                                                          72,581
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Arbor National Holdings, Inc.                                                  7,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,690         Associated Banc Corp.                                                         89,443
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Associated Estates Realty Co.                                                 35,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Astoria Financial Corp.                                                       80,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Atlantic Gulf Communities Corp.                                               19,831
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Autofinance Group, Inc.                                                       24,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,800         Avalon Properties, Inc.                                                      113,099
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Avemco Corp.                                                                  18,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B                                                37,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Baltimore Bancorp                                                             67,238
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         BancFirst Corp.                                                               17,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,580         Bancorpsouth, Inc.                                                       $    51,153
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,250         Bank Granite Corp.                                                            33,906
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Bank of New Hampshire Corp.                                                   15,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Bankatlantic Bancorp, Inc.                                                     9,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,612         Bankers Corp.                                                                 38,201
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Bankers First Corp.                                                           15,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Banknorth Group, Inc.                                                         29,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Bay Apartment Communities, Inc.                                               46,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Bay View Capital Corp.                                                        29,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Bell Bancorp, Inc.                                                            52,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Berkley, W. R. Corp.                                                         108,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         Berkshire Realty, Inc.                                                        48,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         BHC Financial, Inc.                                                           11,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Blanch, E. W. Holdings, Inc.                                                  36,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  703       * BOK Financial Corp.                                                           14,763
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Boston Bancorp                                                                33,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Bradley Real Estate, Inc.                                                     24,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         BRE Properties, Class A                                                       67,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,050         Brenton Bank, Inc.                                                            20,738
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         BSB Bancorp, Inc.                                                             24,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  761         BT Financial Corp.                                                            21,689
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Burnham Pacific Properties, Inc.                                              48,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         California Bancshares, Inc.                                                   29,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,500       * California Federal Bank Los Angeles                                          109,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Camden Property Trust                                                         59,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Capital Guaranty Corp.                                                        27,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Capital Re Corp.                                                              52,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Capital Southwest Corp.                                                       18,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Capitol American Financial Corp.                                         $    80,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Capitol Transamerica Corp.                                                    17,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Capstead Management Corp.                                                     68,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Capsure Holdings Corp.                                                        28,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Carr Realty Corp.                                                             52,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,500      * Catellus Development Corp.                                                    69,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Cathay Bancorp, Inc.                                                          16,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., REIT                                       61,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         CBT Corp.                                                                     22,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         CCB Financial Corp.                                                           60,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         CCP Insurance, Inc.                                                           52,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Centerbank Waterbury Conn.                                                    30,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Centerpoint Properties Corp.                                                  15,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Central Jersey Bancorp                                                        45,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400         Centura Banks, Inc.                                                           96,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,750         Charter One Financial, Inc.                                                   96,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Chateau Properties, Inc.                                                      22,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Chelsea GCA Realty, Inc.                                                      23,513
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,229         Chemical Financial Corp.                                                      48,546
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Chittenden Corp.                                                              25,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Citfed Bancorp, Inc.                                                          26,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Citizens Bancorp                                                              62,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Citizens Bancshares, Inc.                                                     20,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Citizens Banking Corp.                                                        57,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400         Citizens Corp.                                                               121,174
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Citizens, Inc.                                                                13,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         City Holding Co.                                                              19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400         City National Corp.                                                           81,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         CMAC Investment Corp.                                                    $    60,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,368         CNB Bancshares, Inc.                                                          81,992
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Coast Savings Financial, Inc.                                                 51,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Coastal Bancorp, Inc.                                                         12,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Cobancorp, Inc.                                                               16,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,350         Collective Bancorp, Inc.                                                      77,213
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Colonial Bancgroup, Inc.                                                      34,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Colonial Group, Inc., Class A                                                 47,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Colonial Properties Trust                                                     58,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Columbia First Federal Savings                                                27,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Columbus Realty Trust                                                         43,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,486         Commerce Bancorp, Inc.                                                        27,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Commercial Federal Corp.                                                      53,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Commercial Net Lease Realty                                                   18,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Community First Bankshares, Inc.                                              18,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800       * Coral Gables Fedcorp, Inc.                                                    69,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Cousins Properties, Inc.                                                      57,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         CPB, Inc.                                                                     23,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,450       * Credit Acceptance Corp.                                                       54,738
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         CRI Liquidating REIT                                                          13,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         Criimi Mae, Inc.                                                              41,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Crown American Realty Trust                                                   52,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * CSF Holdings, Inc.                                                            30,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,220         Cullen Frost Bankers, Inc.                                                    73,260
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  870         CVB Financial Corp.                                                           12,071
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,700         CWM Mortgage Holdings, Inc.                                                   57,788
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Danielson Holding Corp.                                                       24,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Deerbank Corp.                                                                18,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Delphi Financial Group, Class A                                          $    11,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Deposit Guaranty Corp.                                                       108,224
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Developers Diversified Realty Corp.                                           72,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
11,600      * Dime Bancorp, Inc.                                                           101,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Downey Savings & Loan Association                                             33,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Duke Realty Investments, Inc.                                                 78,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Eaton Vance Corp.                                                             47,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Electro Rent Corp.                                                            15,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc.                                        45,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * EquiCredit Corp.                                                              54,981
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Excel Realty Trust, Inc.                                                      35,963
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Executive Risk, Inc.                                                          26,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  740         F & M Bancorp                                                                 22,570
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,255         F & M National Corp.                                                          36,080
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Factory Stores of America, Inc.                                               41,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Farmers Capital Bank Corp.                                                    28,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,175         Fidelity National Financial, Inc.                                             24,741
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Fidelity New York, FSB Garden City                                            28,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,280         Financial Trust Corp.                                                         37,120
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         First American Financial Corp.                                                33,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700         First Bancorp, Inc.                                                          111,918
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Class A                                      76,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         First Colonial Bancshares, Inc., Class A                                      38,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         First Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Class A                                      15,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,250         First Commercial Corp.                                                        89,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         First Commonwealth Financial Corp.                                            52,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  990         First Federal Capital Corp.                                                   15,840
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         First Federal Savings Bank                                                    34,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         First Federal Savings Bank of Colorado                                   $    32,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,933         First Financial Bancorp                                                       75,870
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         First Financial Corp.                                                         32,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         First Financial Corp. Wisconsin                                               70,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         First Financial Holdings, Inc.                                                18,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,066         First Indiana Corp.                                                           16,523
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         First Merchants Corp.                                                         22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,228         First Michigan Bank Corp.                                                     75,051
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.                                                   54,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,450         First National Bancorp                                                        47,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * First Palm Beach Bancorp, Inc.                                                18,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,366       * First Republican Bancorp, Inc.                                                17,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         First Union Real Estate Equity                                                27,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         First United Bancshares                                                       22,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         First United Corp.                                                            16,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,035         First Western Bancorp, Inc.                                                   28,980
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Firstbank Illinois Co.                                                        45,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * FirstFed Financial Corp.                                                      27,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,250         FirstFed Michigan Corp.                                                       67,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,950         FirsTier Financial, Inc.                                                      95,506
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc.                                                    38,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         FNB Corp.                                                                     24,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Foothill Group, Inc., Class A                                                 48,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Foremost Corp.                                                                61,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Forest City Enterprise, Inc., Class A                                         21,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Fremont General Corp.                                                         51,713
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,705         Frontier Insurance Group, Inc.                                                46,674
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,475         Fulton Financial Corp.                                                        82,788
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Fund America Enterprises, Inc.                                           $   134,187
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Gables Residential Trust                                                      45,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,127         Gainsco, Inc.                                                                 27,361
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Gallagher, Arthur J. & Co.                                                   104,799
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         GBC Bancorp                                                                   14,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200         General Growth Properties, Inc.                                               88,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Germantown Savings Bank                                                       54,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600         GFC Financial Corp.                                                          188,998
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,340       * Glendale Federal Bank                                                         90,698
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         Glimcher Realty Trust                                                         65,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Great Financial Corp.                                                         49,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  998       * Great Lakes Bancorp and Federal Savings Bank                                  25,699
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Greater New York Savings Bank                                                 22,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Grenada Sunburst Systems Corp.                                                58,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Guaranty National Corp.                                                       20,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Hamilton Bancorp, Inc.                                                        21,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Hancock Holding Co.                                                           31,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Harleysville Group, Inc.                                                      29,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Harleysville National Corp.                                                   32,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Harris Savings Bank, PA                                                        7,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Hawkeye Bancorporation                                                        49,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.                                                  25,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Health Care REIT, Inc.                                                        50,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Healthcare Realty Trust                                                       50,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Heritage Financial Services, Inc.                                             22,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Hilb Rogal & Hamilton Co.                                                     33,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Holly Residential Properties, Inc.                                            20,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Home Beneficial Corp., Class B                                                50,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
41,928      * Home Financial Corp., Del Hollywood                                      $   419,278
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Home Holdings, Inc., Class A                                                  15,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Horizon Outlet Centers, REIT                                                  47,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,410         Hubco, Inc.                                                                   30,315
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,616       * Imperial Bancorp                                                              26,260
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,250       * Imperial Credit Industries, Inc.                                              12,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Independent Insurance Group, Inc.                                             20,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Insignia Financial Group, Inc., Class A                                       37,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Integon Corp.                                                                 22,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Inter Regional Financial Group, Inc.                                          37,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Intercontinental Bank                                                         14,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Interpool, Inc.                                                               22,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Iowa National Bankshares Corp.                                                23,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         IRT Property Co.                                                              48,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Irvine Apartment Communities, Inc.                                            40,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Irwin Financial Corp.                                                         16,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         JDN Realty Corp.                                                              26,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Jefferies Group, Inc.                                                         33,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Jefferson Bankshares, Inc.                                                    56,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         JP Realty, Inc.                                                               45,138
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         JSB Financial, Inc.                                                           59,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Kaiser Resources, Inc.                                                         7,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Kansas City Life Insurance Co.                                                25,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,766         Keystone Financial, Inc.                                                     131,362
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Koger Equity, Inc.                                                            29,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Kranzco Realty Trust                                                          34,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Lawrence Insurance Group, Inc.                                                 1,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Lawyers Title Corp.                                                           18,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Leader Financial Corp.                                                   $    50,138
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,975         Legg Mason, Inc.                                                              41,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Liberty Bancorp, Inc.                                                         37,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Liberty Corp.                                                                 81,763
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Life Partners Group, Inc.                                                     65,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Life Re Corp.                                                                 45,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Life USA Holdings, Inc.                                                       24,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Lomas Financial Corp.                                                         18,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Loyola Capital Corp.                                                          32,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         LTC Properties, Inc.                                                          37,338
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Macerich Co.                                                                  30,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  850         MAF Bancorp, Inc.                                                             18,169
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Magna Bancorp                                                                 29,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,400         Magna Group, Inc.                                                            110,699
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Manufactured Home Communities, Inc.                                           80,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Mark Centers Trust                                                            19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,250         Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.                                                   60,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Markel Corp.                                                                  37,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Maryland Federal Bancorp, Inc.                                                15,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         McArthur/Glen Realty Corp.                                                    60,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         McDonald & Co. Investors, Inc.                                                16,738
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         Merchants Bank New York                                                       20,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100         Merry Land and Investment Co.                                                 89,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,340         Metropolitan Financial Corp.                                                 152,158
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         MGI Properties, Inc.                                                          33,638
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,805         Mid Am, Inc.                                                                  41,023
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,356         Mid American Bancorp                                                          24,747
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Mid-American Apartment Communities, Inc.                                      42,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Midland Financial Group, Inc.                                            $    22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         Mills Corp.                                                                   67,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         MMI Companies, Inc.                                                           23,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Money Stores, Inc.                                                            18,338
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,250         Morgan Keegan, Inc.                                                           28,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,711       * Mutual Assurance                                                              49,619
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         N. S. Bancorp, Inc.                                                           41,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         NAC Re Corp.                                                                  69,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * National Auto Credit, Inc.                                                    26,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         National Bancorp Alaska, Inc.                                                 42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         National City Bancshares, Inc.                                                30,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,950         National Community Bancorp                                                    91,097
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         National Golf Properties, Inc.                                                42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         National Health Investors, Inc.                                               71,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,229         National Penn Bancshares, Inc.                                                31,941
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         National Re Holding Corp.                                                     66,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A                                  13,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Navigators Group, Inc.                                                        11,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         NBB Bancorp, Inc.                                                             81,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         NBSC Corp.                                                                    20,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,555         NBT Bancorp, Inc.                                                             24,880
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,210         New York Bancorp, Inc.                                                        22,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         North American Mortgage Co.                                                   55,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         North Fork Bancorp, Inc.                                                      42,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  966         North Side Savings Bank                                                       18,837
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Northeast Federal Corp.                                                       25,988
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Nymagic, Inc.                                                                 18,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Oasis Residential, Inc.                                                       74,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         Old Second Bancorp, Inc.                                                 $    15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Omega Financial Corp.                                                         27,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,039         Omega Healthcare Investors                                                    73,696
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,795         Onbancorp, Inc.                                                               72,670
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,880         One Valley Bancorp West Virginia, Inc.                                        85,680
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,956         Orion Capital Corp.                                                           90,528
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Oxford Resources Corp., Class A                                               18,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Park National Corp.                                                           31,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Penncorp Financial Group, Inc.                                                59,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment                                           30,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         People First Corp.                                                            27,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Peoples Bank Bridgeport                                                       18,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         Peoples Heritage Financial Group                                              47,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  520         Peoples Holding Co.                                                           18,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         PHH Corp.                                                                    134,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,350         Pikeville National Corp.                                                      31,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Pinnacle Banc Group, Inc.                                                     21,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Pioneer Group, Inc.                                                           98,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.                                                      24,413
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         PMC Cap, Inc.                                                                 23,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Poe & Associates, Inc.                                                        23,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Post Properties, Inc.                                                        105,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,520       * Premier Bancorp, Inc.                                                         89,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,600         Presidential Life Corp.                                                       27,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Price REIT, Inc.                                                              52,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Prime Retail, Inc.                                                             8,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Protective Life Corp.                                                        107,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Provident Bancorp, Inc.                                                       67,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Provident Bankshares Corp.                                               $    29,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         PXRE Corp.                                                                    32,013
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,350         Queens County Bancorp, Inc.                                                   35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,292         Quick & Reilly Group, Inc.                                                    33,269
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Quincy Savings Bank of Massachusetts                                          27,363
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,750         Raymond James Financial, Inc.                                                 41,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Real Estate Investment Trust                                                  29,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Regency Realty Corp.                                                          19,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Regional Acceptance Corp.                                                      6,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Reinsurance Group of America                                                  80,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,900         Reliance Group Holdings, Inc.                                                 54,513
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,574         Republic Bancorp, Inc.                                                        31,210
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,310       * Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc.                                      25,410
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.                                               72,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         RFS Hotel Investors, Inc.                                                     48,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Riggs National Corp.                                                          35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         River Forest Bancorp                                                          26,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         RLI Corp.                                                                     16,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         ROC Communities, Inc.                                                         42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Rochester Community Savings Bank                                              49,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,500         Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc.                                           41,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,250         Rollins Truck Leasing Corp.                                                   96,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,013         Roosevelt Financial Group, Inc.                                              106,071
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600         RPS Realty Trust                                                              23,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         S & T Bancorp, Inc.                                                           45,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,044         Saint Paul Bancorp, Inc.                                                      83,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Saul Centers, Inc.                                                            34,788
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Scor U.S. Corp.                                                                8,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Search Capital Group, Inc.                                               $     2,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Security Capital Bancorp                                                      35,363
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Security Capital Corp.                                                        99,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,100         Security Capital Industrial Trust                                            123,524
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Security-Connecticut Corp.                                                    35,488
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Selective Insurance Group, Inc.                                               73,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         SFFED Corp.                                                                   25,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,050         Shoreline Financial                                                           19,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Sizeler Property Investment, Inc.                                             19,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         South West Property Trust, Inc.                                               37,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,300       * Southwestern Life Corp.                                                       31,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,679         Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.                                                       60,111
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200         Spieker Properties, Inc.                                                      84,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * St. Francis Capital Corp.                                                     23,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         State Auto Financial Corp.                                                    11,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,050         Stewart Information Services Corp.                                            17,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         Storage Equities, Inc.                                                        70,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Storage USA, Inc.                                                             37,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Student Loan Marketing Association                                            13,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200         Summit Bancorporation                                                        109,849
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Summit Properties, Inc.                                                       45,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Sun Communities, Inc.                                                         49,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,025         Susquehanna Bankshares, Inc.                                                  46,195
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         TR Financial Corp.                                                            31,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.                                           22,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,800         Taubman Centers, Inc.                                                         60,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,543         TCF Financial Corp.                                                           99,177
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * TFC Enterprises, Inc.                                                         11,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         The Trust Company of New Jersey                                          $    46,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Thornburg Mortgage Asset Co.                                                  26,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  650         Tompkins County Trust Co.                                                     22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Town & Country Trust                                                          47,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Trans Financial Bancorp, Inc.                                                 22,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Transnational Re Corp., Class A                                               23,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Trenwick Group, Inc.                                                          47,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Trinet Corporate Realty Trust, Inc.                                           51,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,915         Trustco Bank Corp.                                                            57,571
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         Trustmark Corp.                                                               89,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Tucker Properties Corp.                                                       36,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         U.S. Trust Corp.                                                             102,424
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,190         UMB Financial Corp.                                                          102,079
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700         Union Planters Corp.                                                         108,099
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         United Bankshares, Inc.                                                       58,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         United Carolina Bancshares                                                    71,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         United Companies Financial Corp.                                              63,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300         United Countrys Bancorporation                                                40,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,200        United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.                                           128,774
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         United Fire & Casualty Co.                                                    16,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * United Insurance Cos., Inc.                                                   39,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Universal Health Realty Trust, Inc.                                           28,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Urban Shopping Centers, Inc.                                                  55,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         USLico Corp.                                                                  42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * UST Corp.                                                                     34,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Vallicorp Holdings, Inc.                                                      20,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Vesta Insurance Group, Inc.                                                   47,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Victoria Bankshares, Inc.                                                     28,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FINANCE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Walden Residential Properties, Inc.                                      $    32,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Washington National Corp.                                                     34,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,900         Washington Real Estate Investment Trust                                      102,512
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,062         Waterhouse Investment Services, Inc.                                          17,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Webb (Del) Corp.                                                              43,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  940         Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury                                             19,505
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Wellsford Residential Properties                                              35,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Wesbanco, Inc.                                                                46,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         WestAmerica Bancorporation                                                    50,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,470       * Westcorp, Inc.                                                                13,965
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,098         Western Bank                                                                  15,372
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Western Investment Real Estate Trust                                          40,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * White River Corp.                                                             32,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,025         Whitney Holding Corp.                                                         67,306
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  200         Winthrop Resources Corp.                                                       2,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * World Acceptance Corp.                                                        26,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Worthen Banking Corp.                                                         77,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  970         York Financial Corp.                                                          16,854
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Zenith National Insurance Corp.                                               54,338
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Zions Bancorp                                                                109,112
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Zurich Reinsurance Centre Holdings, Inc.                                      57,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                     19,026,412
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              HEALTH SERVICES--4.4%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,158       * Abbey Healthcare Group, Inc.                                                  48,016
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Advantage Health Corp.                                                        23,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * American Medical Response                                                     54,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500       * Applied Bioscience International, Inc.                                        30,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Arbor Health Care Co.                                                         21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,600         Bergen Brunswig Corp., Class A                                           $   125,399
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Bindley Western Industries, Inc.                                              19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Careline, Inc.                                                                16,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Cerner Corp.                                                                  77,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500       * Charter Medical Corp.                                                        136,124
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Clinicom, Inc.                                                                12,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Coastal Healthcare Group, Inc.                                                63,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Community Health Systems, Inc.                                                52,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,900         Community Psychiatric Centers                                                 87,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,900       * Continental Medical Systems, Inc.                                             56,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Corvel Corp.                                                                  10,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000       * Coventry Corp.                                                               124,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         Emphesys Financial Group, Inc.                                               120,312
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Employee Benefit Plans, Inc.                                                  19,338
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Evergreen Healthcare, Inc.                                                    12,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,494       * Foxmeyer Health Corp.                                                         58,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Gencare Health Systems, Inc.                                                 101,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.                                                 85,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Grancare, Inc.                                                                29,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Gulf South Medical Supplies, Inc.                                             40,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Health Management Systems, Inc.                                               34,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Healthcare Services Group, Inc.                                               16,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Healthdyne, Inc.                                                              21,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Healthwise of America, Inc.                                                   42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,780       * Hillhaven Corp.                                                              106,354
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Homecare Management, Inc.                                                     22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Homedco Group, Inc.                                                           97,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500       * Horizon Healthcare Corp.                                                     124,312
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Integrated Health Services, Inc.                                         $   150,774
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Intergroup Healthcare Corp.                                                   37,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Isomedix, Inc.                                                                25,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Labone, Inc.                                                                   8,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Lincare Holdings, Inc.                                                        73,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Living Centers of America, Inc.                                               63,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Mariner Health Group, Inc.                                                    74,663
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Maxicare Health Plans, Inc.                                                   23,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Medaphis Corp.                                                               110,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Medic Computer Systems, Inc.                                                  38,463
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Medicus Systems Corp.                                                         13,331
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Medstat Group, Inc.                                                           27,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Multicare Cos., Inc.                                                          28,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Omnicare, Inc.                                                                43,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,575         Owens & Minor, Inc.                                                           82,928
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Pacific Physician Services, Inc.                                              26,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Patterson Dental Co.                                                          36,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Pharmaceutical Marketing Services                                             23,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Phycor, Inc.                                                                  71,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Physicians Health Services, Class A                                           33,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,400       * Pyxis Corp.                                                                  123,199
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Quantum Health Research, Inc.                                                117,599
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Regency Health Services, Inc.                                                 26,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Relife, Inc., Class A                                                         28,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * REN Corp. USA                                                                 22,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Renal Treatment Centers, Inc.                                                 30,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Res-Care, Inc.                                                                10,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Response Technologies, Inc.                                                    6,706
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Rotech Medical Corp.                                                     $    28,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Salic Healthcare, Inc.                                                        27,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Seafield Capital Corp.                                                        35,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800         Shared Medical Systems Corp.                                                 141,599
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Sierra Healthservices, Inc.                                                   58,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Sullivan Dental Products, Inc.                                                18,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Summit Care Corp.                                                              7,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,424       * Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.                                                    55,752
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,400         Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.                                               125,599
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200       * Systemed, Inc.                                                                32,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Takecare, Inc.                                                               124,399
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300       * Unilab Corp.                                                                  26,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * United American Healthcare Corp.                                              28,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  450         United Wisconsin Services, Inc.                                               16,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B                                      82,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,350       * Vencor, Inc.                                                                 129,955
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc.                                               6,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,150       * Vivra, Inc.                                                                  117,237
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Wellcare Management Group, Inc.                                               29,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      4,344,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--4.2%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300       * Acuson Corp.                                                                  79,013
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,066         ADAC Laboratories                                                             26,061
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Advanced Technology Labs, Inc.                                                40,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000       * Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc., Class A                                       44,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                 13,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         AL Laboratories, Inc., Class A                                                42,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800       * Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.                                                 29,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Alpha Beta Technology                                                    $    18,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * AMSCO International, Inc.                                                     47,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                  25,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Aphton Corp.                                                                   9,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Athena Neurosciences, Inc.                                                    27,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200         Ballard Medical Products                                                      50,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Barr Laboratories, Inc.                                                       12,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A                                           33,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,900       * Bio-Technology General Corp.                                                  11,431
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.                                                   19,663
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Cell Genesys, Inc.                                                            18,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Cellpro, Inc.                                                                 31,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,400      * Centocor, Inc.                                                               183,948
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Cephalon, Inc.                                                                33,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Circa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                   58,013
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Collagen Corp.                                                                41,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300       * Columbia Laboratories, Inc.                                                   20,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  951       * Copley Pharmaceutical                                                         16,643
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Cor Therapeutics, Inc.                                                        42,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Cortech, Inc.                                                                  6,613
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Cygnus Therapeutic Systems                                                    15,238
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Cytogen Corp.                                                                 12,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,200       * Cytrex Corp.                                                                  15,113
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Daig Corp.                                                                     9,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Datascope Corp.                                                               47,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Diagnostic Products Corp.                                                     50,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * EMPI, Inc.                                                                    12,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Enzo Biochem, Inc.                                                            44,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Epitope, Inc.                                                            $    39,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Fresenius USA, Inc.                                                            6,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Gensia, Inc.                                                                  17,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Genta, Inc.                                                                   11,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Gilead Sciences, Inc.                                                         31,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400       * Haemonetics Corp.                                                             88,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Healthdyne Technologies, Inc.                                                  4,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Heart Technology, Inc.                                                        33,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Human Genome Sciences, Inc.                                                   28,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * I-STAT Corp.                                                                  39,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                     46,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300       * ICOS Corp.                                                                    18,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * ICU Medical, Inc.                                                             13,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.                                                      90,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Immulogic Pharmaceutical Corp.                                                17,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Immune Response Corp.                                                         24,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Immunex Corp.                                                                 47,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Immunomedics, Inc.                                                            14,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Inbrand Corp.                                                                 17,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Interneuron Pharmaceuticals                                                   17,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Invacare Corp.                                                                75,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800       * Isis Pharmaceuticals                                                          14,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Jones Medical Industries, Inc.                                                12,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Kinetic Concepts, Inc.                                                        17,763
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Life Technologies, Inc.                                                       24,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Class A                                               27,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Liposome Co., Inc.                                                            40,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Liposome Technology, Inc.                                                     24,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Marsam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                             $    17,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Genetic Therapy, Inc.                                                         11,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Matrix Pharmaceuticals                                                        21,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Maxxim Medical, Inc.                                                          15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Medco Research, Inc.                                                          26,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Medimmune, Inc.                                                                7,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Mentor Corp.                                                                  32,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * MGI PHARMA, Inc.                                                              12,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Molecular Biosystems, Inc.                                                    30,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Nellcor, Inc.                                                                108,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * North American Biologicals, Inc.                                              19,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                   41,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Oncor, Inc.                                                                   15,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Organogenesis, Inc.                                                           29,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  220         Orphan Med, Inc.                                                                 963
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Perseptive Biosystems                                                         20,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc.                                                22,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Procyte Corp.                                                                  6,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Protein Design Laboratories, Inc.                                             36,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Pure Pacific                                                                  15,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Puritan Bennett Corp.                                                         57,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                               11,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Resound Corp.                                                                 21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Respironics, Inc.                                                             26,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Rexall Sundown, Inc.                                                          12,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Ribi ImmunoChem Research, Inc.                                                15,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Roberts Pharmaceutical Corp.                                                  54,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Safeskin Corp.                                                                17,875
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * SCI-Medical Life System, Inc.                                            $   152,799
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         SciClone Pharmaceuticals                                                      11,638
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,800       * Scios Nova, Inc.                                                              45,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Sepracor, Inc.                                                                17,531
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Shaman Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                  13,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Sofamor/Danek Group, Inc.                                                     40,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Somatogen, Inc.                                                               23,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * SpaceLabs Medical, Inc.                                                       44,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,218         Sphinx Pharmaceutical                                                         51,014
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Steris Corp.                                                                  47,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Summit Technology, Inc.                                                       93,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Sunrise Medical, Inc.                                                         85,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Superior Surgical Manufacturing, Inc.                                         18,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Syncor International Corp.                                                    13,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100       * Synergen, Inc.                                                                28,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Systemix, Inc.                                                                 7,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Target Therapeutics, Inc.                                                     25,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Techne Corp.                                                                  21,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Technological Medical Products, Inc.                                          44,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800       * Telios Pharmaceuticals                                                         3,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Theratech, Inc.                                                               12,238
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc.                                                    38,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,500       * U.S. Bioscience, Inc.                                                         47,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Univax Biologics, Inc.                                                        15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Uromed Corp.                                                                  10,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200       * Ventritex, Inc.                                                              109,199
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                  21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Vestar, Inc.                                                                  14,302
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Vical, Inc.                                                              $    21,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,045       * Viratek, Inc.                                                                 12,148
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * VISX, Inc.                                                                    20,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Vital Signs, Inc.                                                             13,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                                                  92,094
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * West Co., Inc.                                                                47,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Zenith Laboratories, Inc.                                                     65,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Zweig Strategy Fund                                                           13,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      4,089,379
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--3.3%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500       * Air and Water Technology Corp., Class A                                       38,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,200       * Allwaste, Inc.                                                                45,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * BJ Services Corp.                                                             63,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Camco International, Inc.                                                     55,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Catalytica, Inc.                                                              11,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,300       * Chambers Development, Inc., Class A                                           16,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         CRSS, Inc.                                                                    28,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Dames & Moore, Inc.                                                           45,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Dual Drilling Co.                                                             15,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Energy Ventures, Inc.                                                         29,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,700       * Enterra Corp.                                                                130,387
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Envirosource, Inc.                                                            10,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Envirotest Systems Corp., Class A                                             30,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Gilbert Association Inc., Class A                                             16,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Global Industries, Ltd.                                                       14,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
33,500      * Global Marine, Inc.                                                          159,123
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Granite Construction, Inc.                                                    30,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Groundwater Technology, Inc.                                                  20,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100         Helmerich & Payne, Inc.                                                  $   159,373
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Hornbeck Offshore Services                                                    24,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Horsehead Resource Development, Inc.                                           3,588
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Input/Output, Inc.                                                            77,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,366         Insituform Mid-American, Inc., Class A                                        13,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Insituform Technologies, Inc., Class A                                        28,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,600       * International Technology Corp.                                                25,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200       * Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.                                                89,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Kasler Holding Corp.                                                           9,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,300       * Kenetech Corp.                                                                93,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Landauer, Inc.                                                                28,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Landmark Graphics Corp.                                                       67,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Lufkin Industries, Inc.                                                       20,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,600       * Marine Drilling Cos., Inc.                                                    34,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc.                                              21,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Molten Metal Technology, Inc.                                                 57,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,600         Morrison Knudsen Corp.                                                       103,124
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
13,000      * Nabors Industries, Inc.                                                       95,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Newpark Resources, Inc.                                                       43,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
11,200      * Noble Drilling Corp.                                                          82,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Oceaneering International, Inc.                                               60,513
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Offshore Logistics, Inc.                                                      45,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Offshore Pipelines, Inc.                                                      38,713
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Ogden Projects, Inc.                                                          21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * OHM Corp.                                                                     18,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700       * Omega Environmental, Inc.                                                     27,613
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,800      * Parker Drilling Co.                                                           66,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Pool Energy Services Co.                                                      23,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Production Operations Corp.                                              $    41,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,800       * Reading & Bates Corp.                                                         66,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
11,900      * Rollins Environmental Services, Inc.                                          69,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
17,200      * Rowan Companies, Inc.                                                        131,149
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * RPC Energy Services, Inc.                                                      8,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Sanifill, Inc.                                                                63,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Seacor Holdings, Inc.                                                         13,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Seitel, Inc.                                                                  39,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Sevenson Environmental Services                                                9,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,600       * Smith International, Inc.                                                    127,299
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Sonat Offshore Drilling Co.                                                   71,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Stone & Webster, Inc.                                                         55,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Tetra Technologies, Inc.                                                      20,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,460       * Tetra Technology, Inc.                                                        27,740
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300         Thermo Remediation, Inc.                                                       4,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Tuboscope Vetco International Corp.                                           21,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * U.S. Filter Corp.                                                             32,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * United Waste Systems, Inc.                                                    24,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * USA Waste Services, Inc.                                                      24,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300       * Varco International, Inc.                                                     37,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10,500      * Weatherford International                                                    119,437
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Western Co. of North America                                                  58,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Western Waste Industries                                                      31,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Zurn Industries, Inc.                                                         43,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      3,285,401
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              MISCELLANEOUS--0.9%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Applied Digital Access, Inc.                                                  19,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Atria Software, Inc.                                                          33,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              MISCELLANEOUS--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Bush Boake Allen, Inc.                                                   $    24,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * C-Cube Microsystems, Inc.                                                     66,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * CAI Wireless Systems, Inc.                                                    16,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100       * California Energy Co., Inc.                                                   86,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Career Horizons, Inc.                                                         16,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Cole National Corp., Class A                                                  25,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,800         Commerce Group, Inc.                                                         132,599
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Copart, Inc.                                                                  13,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300         Crawford & Co., Class B                                                       82,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Dialogic Corp.                                                                47,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,250         Fort Wayne National Corp.                                                     61,594
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Fusion Systems Corp.                                                          48,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * HS Resources, Inc.                                                            47,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Leaseway Transportation Corp.                                                 22,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,433       * Micom Communications Corp.                                                    64,279
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         NN Ball & Roller, Inc.                                                        18,338
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300       * Primedex Health Systems, Inc.                                                  2,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         Sumitomo Bank California                                                      11,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.                                                 21,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Vivus, Inc.                                                                   14,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                        878,112
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              NON-ENERGY MINERALS--2.5%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Acme Metals, Inc.                                                             22,206
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * AK Steel Holding Corp.                                                       130,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,200         Amax Gold, Inc.                                                               62,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         American Colloid Co.                                                          43,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Ameron, Inc.                                                                  28,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
18,300      * Armco, Inc.                                                                  130,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NON-ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Brush Wellman, Inc.                                                      $    53,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         CalMat Co.                                                                    83,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Carpenter Technology Corp.                                                    96,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Centex Construction Products, Inc.                                            21,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Chaparral Steel Co.                                                            8,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Cleveland Cliffs, Inc.                                                        87,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.                                                     59,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Dravo Corp.                                                                   28,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Elcor Corp.                                                                   23,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Fibreboard Corp.                                                              25,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * FirstMiss Gold, Inc.                                                           6,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Florida Rock Industries, Inc.                                                 39,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         FMC Gold Co.                                                                   6,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Geneva Steel, Class A                                                         44,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Handy & Harman                                                                46,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,800       * Hecla Mining Co.                                                             110,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Imco Recycling, Inc.                                                          27,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         J & L Specialty Steel, Inc.                                                   59,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Kaiser Aluminum Corp.                                                         15,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Lone Star Industries, Inc.                                                    46,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Lone Star Technologies, Inc.                                                  26,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Lukens, Inc.                                                                  98,038
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Maxxam, Inc.                                                                  40,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         Medusa Corp.                                                                  79,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,600         Minerals Technologies, Inc.                                                  136,849
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * MK Gold Co.                                                                    7,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * National Steel Corp., Class B                                                 47,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * New Jersey Steel Corp.                                                         8,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NON-ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Northwest Steel And Wire Co.                                             $    24,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * NS Group, Inc.                                                                 9,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Olympic Steel, Inc.                                                           25,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Oregon Steel Mills                                                            54,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Puerto Rican Cement, Inc.                                                     22,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Quanex Corp.                                                                  64,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Republic Gypsum Co.                                                           14,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Roanoke Electric Corp.                                                        16,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Rouge Steel Co., Class A                                                      69,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Royal Gold, Inc.                                                              20,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A                                     15,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Southdown, Inc.                                                               59,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
38,700      * Sunshine Mining Co.                                                           82,238
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Texas Industries, Inc.                                                        64,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Universal Forest Products, Inc.                                               14,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Webco Industries, Inc.                                                         4,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,900         Weirton Steel Corp.                                                           68,138
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * WHX Corp.                                                                     37,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      2,420,733
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              PROCESS INDUSTRIES--4.2%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  850         AEP Industries, Inc.                                                          15,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900         Albany International Corp., Class A                                           96,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Alico, Inc.                                                                   11,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Alltrista Corp.                                                               30,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         American Filtrona Corp.                                                       10,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         American Maize Products Co., Class A                                          24,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * American Pacific Corp.                                                        12,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Aptargroup, Inc.                                                              68,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         Blessings Corp.                                                          $    12,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         BMC Industries, Inc.                                                          35,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Brady (W.H.) Co.                                                              53,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000       * Calgene, Inc.                                                                 43,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,700         Calgon Carbon Corp.                                                           64,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Cambrex Corp.                                                                 21,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Caraustar Industries, Inc.                                                    83,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Chemed Corp.                                                                  61,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Chesapeake Corp.                                                             133,299
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Church and Dwight, Inc.                                                       83,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * Cone Mills Corp.                                                              58,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,412         Culp, Inc.                                                                    12,355
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Cytec Industries, Inc.                                                        73,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Dekalb Genetics Corp., Class B                                                30,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Delta & Pine Land Co.                                                         28,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Delta Woodside Industries, Inc.                                               32,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         Dexter Corp.                                                                 103,124
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Dixie Yarns, Inc.                                                             14,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500       * DNA Plant Technology                                                          20,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,700         Donaldson, Inc.                                                              108,099
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Dyersburg Corp.                                                               17,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Ecogen, Inc.                                                                   8,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Fab Industries, Inc.                                                          27,788
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.                                                       43,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         First Mississippi Corp.                                                       86,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Foamex International, Inc.                                                    26,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         Fuller (H.B.) Co.                                                             96,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Furon Co.                                                                     36,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Galey & Lord, Inc.                                                       $    35,794
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
11,000      * Gaylord Container Corp.                                                       93,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Greif Brothers Corp., Class A                                                110,937
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Grow Group, Inc.                                                              34,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Guilford Mills, Inc.                                                          37,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Intermagnetics General Corp.                                                  30,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * International Imaging Materials, Inc.                                         32,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Ionics, Inc.                                                                  59,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Johnston Industries, Inc.                                                     11,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,600         Lawter International, Inc.                                                    83,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Learonal, Inc.                                                                24,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,050         Lesco, Inc.                                                                   16,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,650         Lilly Industrial, Inc., Class A                                               63,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Liqui Box Corp.                                                               33,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Lydall, Inc.                                                                  55,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Material Sciences Corp.                                                       47,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * McWhorter Technologies, Inc.                                                  35,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Midwest Grain Products, Inc.                                                  26,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Mine Safety Appliances Co.                                                    54,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Mosinee Paper Corp.                                                           35,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Mycogen Corp.                                                                 28,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         NCH, Corp.                                                                    46,638
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         NL Industries, Inc.                                                           43,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         O'Sullivan Corp.                                                              20,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Oil-Dri Corp. of America                                                      18,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         OM Group, Inc.                                                                50,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,757       * Paxar Corp.                                                              $    29,293
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Penwest, Ltd.                                                                 24,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Petrolite Corp.                                                               29,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Photronic Labs, Inc.                                                          24,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Pittway Corp., Class A                                                        73,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Pope & Talbot, Inc.                                                           47,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Quaker Chemical                                                               29,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Quaker Fabric Corp.                                                           15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,100       * Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.                                                       126,574
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,200         Rock-Tenn Co.                                                                106,949
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Sealed Air Corp.                                                             122,849
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Sealright Co., Inc.                                                           24,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Seda Specialty Packaging Corp.                                                 5,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Shorewood Packaging Corp.                                                     56,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Springs Industries, Inc., Class A                                             92,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Stepen Chemical Co.                                                           20,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400       * Sterling Chemicals, Inc.                                                      89,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Sybron Chemical Industries, Inc.                                              22,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Synetic, Inc.                                                                 22,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Tejon Ranch Co.                                                               23,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000         Terra Industries, Inc.                                                        63,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Thomaston Mills, Inc., Class A                                                16,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Tuscarora, Inc.                                                               17,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * U.S. Can Corp.                                                                32,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Vigoro Corp.                                                             $    86,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600       * Westpoint Stevens, Inc.                                                       83,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      4,101,254
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--6.7%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * ABC Rail Products Corp.                                                       26,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * ABT Building Products Corp.                                                   17,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * ACX Technologies, Inc.                                                        38,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * AER Energy Resource, Inc.                                                      8,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         AGCO Corp.                                                                   148,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Alamo Group, Inc.                                                             16,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500         Allen Group, Inc.                                                            133,374
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Allied Products Corp.                                                         26,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Amcast Industrial Corp.                                                       34,213
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * American Superconductor Corp.                                                 33,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,500         Ametek, Inc.                                                                 135,937
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Ampal-American Israel Corp., Class A                                          32,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Amtrol, Inc.                                                                  25,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,100       * Anacomp, Inc.                                                                 21,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Apogee Enterprises, Inc.                                                      35,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Applied Power, Inc., Class A                                                  54,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500         Arvin Industries, Inc.                                                       109,687
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Astec Industries, Inc.                                                        20,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Automotive Industries Holdings, Inc., Class A                                 67,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Avondale Industries, Inc.                                                     19,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,740         Baldor Electric Co.                                                           71,240
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Baldwin Technology, Inc., Class A                                             18,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800         Belden, Inc.                                                                  96,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Best Power Technology, Inc.                                                   11,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Blount, Inc., Class A                                                    $    34,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Borg-Warner Automotive                                                        49,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Brenco, Inc.                                                                  19,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Butler Manufacturing Co.                                                      27,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800         BW/IP Holdings, Inc.                                                          86,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Cable Design Technologies, Class A                                            36,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Cascade Corp.                                                                 21,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Christiana Companies, Inc.                                                    16,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * CMI Corp.                                                                     23,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Commercial Intertech Corp.                                                    57,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Commercial Metals Corp.                                                       76,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Core Industries, Inc.                                                         17,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Detroit Diesel Corp.                                                          27,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Donnely Corp.                                                                 15,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Durakon Industries, Inc.                                                      18,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Duriron, Inc.                                                                 72,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Encore Wire Corp.                                                             20,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Excel Industries, Inc.                                                        15,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Exide Corp.                                                                  173,598
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Exide Electronics Group, Inc.                                                 12,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Figgie International Holdings, Inc., Class A                                  28,213
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Flair Corp.                                                                   19,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Franklin Electronics, Inc.                                                    28,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Fruehauf Trailer Corp.                                                         8,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         General Binding Corp.                                                         25,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Gentex Corp.                                                                  64,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Gibraltar Steel Corp.                                                          5,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,650         Gorman Rupp Co.                                                               27,019
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400         Goulds Pumps, Inc.                                                       $    96,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,550         Graco, Inc.                                                                   28,675
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Great American Management & Investment, Inc.                                  77,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Greenfield Industries, Inc.                                                   73,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,700         Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.                                               142,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Hayes Wheels International, Inc.                                              44,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Holophane Corp.                                                               26,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Hunt Manufacturers Co.                                                        35,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Huntco, Inc., Class A                                                         18,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * IDEX Corp.                                                                   113,099
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * IMO Industries, Inc.                                                          31,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,200       * INDRESCO, Inc.                                                                65,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Insilco Corp.                                                                 50,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,900       * Instrument System Corp.                                                       51,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Interface, Inc.                                                               43,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Intermet Corp.                                                                25,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         International Aluminum Corp.                                                  14,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,862       * Jason, Inc.                                                                   17,689
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500         JLG Industries, Inc.                                                          19,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Johnstown America Industries, Inc.                                            37,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Joslyn Manufacturing Co.                                                      32,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300       * Joy Technologies, Inc., Class A                                               59,663
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900         Juno Lighting, Inc.                                                           73,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Kaman Corp., Class A                                                          35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Katy Industries, Inc.                                                          7,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Kaydon Corp.                                                                  77,138
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,400         Kennametal, Inc.                                                             151,874
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Kimball International, Inc., Class B                                          73,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  990         Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co.                                           $    19,305
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Kuhlman Corp.                                                                 17,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Kyser Industrial Corp.                                                        23,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Lamson & Sessions Co.                                                         17,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Lindsay Manufacturing Co.                                                     27,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         LSB Industries, Inc.                                                          10,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800       * Magnetek, Inc.                                                                56,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Manitowoc, Inc.                                                               43,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Masland Corp.                                                                 41,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Mercer International, Inc.                                                    33,638
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * MICROS Systems Corp.                                                          22,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300         Midland Co.                                                                   12,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100         Miller Herman, Inc.                                                          135,149
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Moorco International, Inc.                                                    29,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Mueller Industries, Inc.                                                      60,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A                                               88,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Nashua Corp.                                                                  27,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * NCI Building System, Inc.                                                     15,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
15,100      * Noise Cancellation Technology, Inc.                                           18,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Nortek, Inc.                                                                  28,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Nu-Kote Holdings, Inc., Class A                                               29,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Oak Industries, Inc.                                                          92,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         OshKosh Truck Corp., Class B                                                  17,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,850       * Osmonics, Inc.                                                                26,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Pacific Scientific Co.                                                        52,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Park Ohio Industries, Inc.                                                    17,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700         Pentair, Inc.                                                                155,399
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Ply Gem Industries, Inc.                                                      53,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,050         Precision Castparts Corp.                                                $    92,644
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Presstek, Inc.                                                                34,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Purolator Products Co.                                                        54,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Quixote Corp.                                                                 24,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Raven Industries, Inc.                                                        15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  950       * Raymond Corp.                                                                 18,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Regal Beloit Corp.                                                            50,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Robbins & Myers, Inc.                                                         12,863
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Rogers Corp.                                                                  25,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Roper Industries, Inc.                                                        48,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Scotsman Industries, Inc.                                                     26,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Shaw Group, Inc.                                                              11,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.                                              10,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Shiloh Industries, Inc.                                                        6,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Simpson Industries, Inc.                                                      42,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Smith (A.O.) Corp.                                                            78,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Smith Corona Corp.                                                            10,463
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Spartan Motors, Inc.                                                          32,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Specialty Equipment Cos., Inc.                                                27,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * SPS Technologies, Inc.                                                        23,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,525         Standard Products Co.                                                         85,041
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Standex International Corp.                                                   80,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Steel Technologies, Inc.                                                      17,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Teleflex, Inc.                                                               116,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         Tennant Co.                                                                   36,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Thermo Fibertek, Inc.                                                         16,913
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Thermo Power Corp.                                                            10,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Thermo Process Systems, Inc.                                                   8,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Thomas Industries, Inc.                                                  $    29,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Titan Wheel International, Inc.                                               17,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         TJ International, Inc.                                                        50,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Tokheim Corp.                                                                 13,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Top Source Technologies, Inc.                                                 27,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Tredegar Industries, Inc.                                                     23,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Triangle Pacific Corp.                                                        39,513
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,340       * Triarc Companies, Inc., Class A                                               50,453
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Tyler Corp.                                                                   16,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Union Switch & Signal, Inc.                                                   10,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         UNR Industries, Inc.                                                          23,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Valence Technology, Inc.                                                       7,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         Valhi, Inc.                                                                   16,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Valmont Industries, Inc.                                                      23,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  650         Varlen Corp.                                                                  14,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,350         Wabash National Corp.                                                        116,412
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Walbro Corp.                                                                  30,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Welbilt Corp.                                                                  9,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Wolverine Tube, Inc.                                                          65,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Woodhead Industries                                                           19,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Zebra Technologies Co., Class A                                               36,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200         Zero Corp.                                                                    41,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      6,626,264
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              RETAIL TRADE--5.3%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         American Studios, Inc.                                                        14,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,700       * Americredit Corp.                                                             37,763
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Arbor Drugs, Inc.                                                             38,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Baker (J.), Inc.                                                              45,563
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,848       * Benson Eyecare Corp.                                                     $    20,289
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Big B, Inc.                                                                   32,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600         Blair Corp.                                                                   67,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,350       * BMC West Corp.                                                                22,781
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,600       * Bombay Co., Inc.                                                              91,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.                                                          13,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Books-A-Million, Inc.                                                         25,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Bradlees, Inc.                                                                32,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,600       * Broadway Stores, Inc.                                                        107,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Bookstone, Inc.                                                               22,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
12,900        Brunos, Inc.                                                                 124,162
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Buckle, Inc.                                                                   4,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Caldor Corp.                                                                 100,187
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Carr-Gottstein Foods Co.                                                      23,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Carson Pirie Scott & Co.                                                      77,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Casey's General Stores, Inc.                                                  56,706
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600         Cash America International, Inc.                                              46,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200         Cato Corp., Class A                                                           39,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * CDW Computer Centers, Inc.                                                    12,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Chicos Fas, Inc.                                                               5,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Chronimed, Inc.                                                               27,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         Claire's Stores, Inc.                                                         47,663
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Compucom System, Inc.                                                          7,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Compusa, Inc.                                                                 39,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9,500       * Consolidated Stores Corp.                                                    172,186
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900         CPI Corp.                                                                     63,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Crown Books Corp.                                                              8,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Damark International, Inc., Class A                                           17,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300         Dart Group Corp., Class A                                                $    25,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600         Deb Shops, Inc.                                                                3,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Delchamps, Inc.                                                               19,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,150       * Designs, Inc.                                                                 23,231
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100       * Diagnostek, Inc.                                                              80,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Discount Auto Parts, Inc.                                                     13,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Discovery Zone, Inc.                                                          66,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * DIY Home Warehouse, Inc.                                                       3,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Dress Barn, Inc.                                                              31,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * DSP Group, Inc.                                                               28,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800         Duty Free International, Inc.                                                 50,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,700       * Eagle Hardware & Garden                                                       36,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,500       * Eckerd Corp.                                                                 201,498
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         Edison Brothers Stores, Inc.                                                  83,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Egghead, Inc.                                                                 24,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000       * Express Scripts, Inc., Class A                                               101,249
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Ezcorp, Inc., Class A                                                         16,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Fabri-Centers America                                                         20,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         Fastenal Co.                                                                 134,812
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Fays, Inc.                                                                    18,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Filenes Basement Corp.                                                        27,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Freds, Inc.                                                                   14,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Friedmans, Inc., Class A                                                      30,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,100         General Host Corp.                                                            17,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,226         Genovese Drug Stores, Inc., Class A                                           12,720
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Goody's Family Clothing, Inc.                                                 13,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Gottschalks, Inc.                                                              9,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Grow Biz International, Inc.                                                   5,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,200         Hancock Fabrics, Inc.                                                    $    32,025
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,500       * Hanover Direct, Inc.                                                          34,531
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,750         Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.                                                  21,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,700         Hechinger Co., Class A                                                        63,413
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc.                                                        23,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Hills Stores Co.                                                              37,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Hollywood Entertainment Corp.                                                 28,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,900       * Igen, Inc.                                                                    18,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Inacom Corp.                                                                   9,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A                                                 14,463
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Jenny Craig, Inc.                                                             13,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Lechters, Inc.                                                                44,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,800       * Levitz Furniture, Inc.                                                        50,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Lillian Vernon Corp.                                                          15,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000       * MacFrugal's Bargains CloseOuts, Inc.                                         123,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Medicine Shoppe International, Inc.                                           28,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  650       * Mens Wearhouse, Inc.                                                          15,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,300         Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc.                                              10,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,450       * Microage, Inc.                                                                30,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,045       * Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.                                                     21,945
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,000       * Musicland Stores, Inc.                                                        95,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * National Vision Associates                                                    12,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Neiman-Marcus Group                                                           47,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         New Engineers Business Service                                                46,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.                                                     15,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * One Price Clothing Stores, Inc.                                               12,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp.                                          13,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,100       * Payless Cashway, Inc., Class A                                                75,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Penn Traffic Co.                                                         $    90,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400         Pier I Imports, Inc.                                                          57,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Proffitts, Inc.                                                               21,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Quality Food Centers, Inc.                                                    21,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Regis Corp. Minnesota                                                         14,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Rex Stores Corp.                                                              24,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Rhodes, Inc.                                                                  18,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900         Ross Stores, Inc.                                                             67,988
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Ruddick Corp.                                                                 46,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Shoe Carnival, Inc.                                                            6,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         Shopko Stores, Inc.                                                           33,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Smart & Final, Inc.                                                           29,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,500         Smiths Food & Drug Centers, Inc., Class B                                    116,437
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         Sport Supply Group, Inc.                                                      16,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300       * Sportmart, Inc., Class A                                                       4,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  300       * Sportmart, Inc.                                                                4,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,950       * Sports & Recreation, Inc.                                                     55,088
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Stanhome, Inc.                                                               134,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,850       * Stein Mart, Inc.                                                              32,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,736         Strawbridge & Clothier, Class A                                               37,324
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Sun Television & Appliances                                                   11,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Sunglass Hut International, Inc.                                              87,544
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Supercuts, Inc.                                                               16,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Syms Corp.                                                                     5,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Tandycrafts, Inc.                                                             14,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * The Good Guys, Inc.                                                           30,225
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Tiffany & Co.                                                                109,199
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Today's Man, Inc.                                                             12,338
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Tractor Supply Co.                                                       $    45,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Trans World Entertainment Corp.                                                7,575
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * United Retail Group, Inc.                                                     16,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Urban Outfitters, Inc.                                                        24,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Value City Department Stores, Inc.                                            26,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         Venture Stores, Inc.                                                          52,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,500       * Waban, Inc.                                                                  115,374
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * West Marine, Inc.                                                              8,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Whole Foods Market, Inc.                                                      41,850
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * Williams-Sonoma, Inc.                                                        134,549
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Wolohan Lumber Co.                                                            17,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Younkers, Inc.                                                                35,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,400       * Zale Corp.                                                                    93,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      5,260,679
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--3.9%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Acxiom Corp.                                                                  61,425
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * America Online, Inc.                                                          84,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,100       * American Management System, Inc.                                              80,963
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         American Software, Inc., Class A                                              16,188
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Analysts International Corp.                                                  28,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Anthem Electronics                                                            75,613
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Arrow Electrics, Inc.                                                         30,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Artisoft, Inc.                                                                27,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,302         Bell Industries, Inc.                                                         26,854
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Bisys Group, Inc.                                                             45,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Boole & Babbage, Inc.                                                         28,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300       * Borland International, Inc.                                                   56,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400       * Brock Control Systems, Inc.                                                    3,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500       * Broderbund Software, Inc.                                                $    96,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * CACI International, Inc., Class A                                             19,763
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,400       * Cadence Design Systems, Inc.                                                 167,998
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.                                           22,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Cellstar Corp.                                                                17,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800       * Cerplex Group, Inc.                                                           35,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Computer Language Research, Inc.                                               9,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800         Computervision Corp.                                                          16,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000       * Continuum, Inc.                                                              107,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Control Data Systems, Inc.                                                    15,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Davidson & Associates, Inc.                                                   11,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Electronics For Imaging                                                       47,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Envoy Corp.                                                                   43,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Frame Technology Corp.                                                        26,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * FTP Software, Inc.                                                            78,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Gartner Group, Inc., Class A                                                  64,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Gupta Corp.                                                                    8,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400         Henry Jack & Associates, Inc.                                                 12,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Hogan Systems, Inc.                                                           14,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * IMRS, Inc.                                                                    55,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,300       * Information Resources, Inc.                                                   79,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Integrated Systems, Inc.                                                      13,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200       * Interleaf, Inc.                                                                8,663
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Intersolv, Inc.                                                               38,525
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Intuit, Inc.                                                                  98,788
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Keane, Inc.                                                                   55,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Kent Electronics Corp.                                                        47,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Knowledgeware, Inc., Class A                                                   7,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         MacNeal Schwendler Corp.                                                 $    28,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Macromedia, Inc.                                                              33,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Mapinfo Corp.                                                                 21,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100       * Marcam Corp.                                                                  20,738
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Marshall Industries                                                           94,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * Mercury Interactive Corp.                                                     25,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900       * Merisel, Inc.                                                                 45,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500         National Data Corp.                                                           51,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700       * Netmanage, Inc.                                                               77,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Parcplace Systems, Inc.                                                       28,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Peoplesoft, Inc.                                                              68,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,850         Pioneer Standard Electronics, Inc.                                            51,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,200       * Platinum Technology, Inc.                                                     70,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Powersoft Corp.                                                              126,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900       * Progress Software Corp.                                                       28,238
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Quickresponse Services, Inc.                                                  13,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,600       * Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.                                                   25,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.                                                    36,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         SEI Corp.                                                                     56,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
14,900      * Spectrum Information Technologies, Inc.                                       25,144
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,441       * Sterling Software, Inc.                                                      107,530
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,700       * Structural Dynamics Research Corp.                                            27,788
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900       * SunGuard Data Systems, Inc.                                                  151,612
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,100       * Symantec Corp.                                                               126,024
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * Synopsys, Inc.                                                               166,048
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         System Software Association                                                   43,531
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Systems & Computer Technology                                                 47,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,100       * Tech Data Corp.                                                              140,224
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400       * Viewlogic Systems, Inc.                                                  $    74,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * VMARK Software, Inc.                                                          19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Walker Interactive Systems                                                    17,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * Wall Data, Inc.                                                               65,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Wonderware Corp.                                                              49,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400         Wyle Labs                                                                     44,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      3,797,044
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              TRANSPORTATION--1.9%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Airlines Express International Corp.                                          56,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * Alaska Air Group, Inc.                                                        42,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Allied Holdings, Inc.                                                          9,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,702       * America West Airlines, Inc., Class B                                          69,137
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         American Classic Voyages                                                      49,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * American Freightways Corp.                                                    65,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,600         American President Co. Ltd.                                                  135,799
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Amtran, Inc.                                                                   6,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900         Arnold Industries, Inc.                                                       90,919
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Celadon Group, Inc.                                                            9,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600         Comair Holdings, Inc.                                                         78,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100       * Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B                                           51,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300         Expeditors International Washington, Inc.                                     47,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         Florida East Coast, Inc.                                                      53,288
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  600       * Fritz Companies, Inc.                                                         23,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,466         Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc.                                          24,006
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Harper Group                                                                  37,100
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,257       * Heartland Express, Inc.                                                       37,082
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700         International Shipholding Corp.                                               14,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Intertrans Corp.                                                              29,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TRANSPORTATION--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,900       * Kirby Corp.                                                              $    98,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  500       * Landair Services, Inc.                                                        10,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600       * Landstar System, Inc.                                                         86,450
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700       * M.S. Carriers, Inc.                                                           39,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,350       * Matlack Systems, Inc.                                                         13,331
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Mayflower Group, Inc.                                                         28,594
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,000       * Mesa Airlines, Inc.                                                           56,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.                                              14,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500       * OMI Corp.                                                                     35,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000       * Railtex, Inc.                                                                 20,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         SkyWest, Inc.                                                                 30,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Swift Transportation Co.                                                      51,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,750         TNT Freightways Corp.                                                         95,625
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Tower Air Corp., Inc.                                                         26,738
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * USA Truck, Inc.                                                               14,200
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
12,500      * USAir Group, Inc.                                                             54,688
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500       * Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp.                                       160,998
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,800         Yellow Corp.                                                                  93,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      1,863,455
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              UTILITIES--5.2%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,150         ACC Corp.                                                                     19,263
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800       * American Mobile Satellite Corp.                                               25,650
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800       * American Paging, Inc.                                                          5,700
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Aquarion Co.                                                                  30,550
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Aquila Gas Pipeline Co.                                                        8,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Arch Communications Group, Inc.                                               24,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Associated Natural Gas Corp.                                                 106,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         Atlantic Telephone Network, Inc.                                              10,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              UTILITIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,950         Atmos Energy Corp.                                                       $    48,306
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Bangor Hydro Electric Co.                                                     13,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Bay State Gas Co.                                                             63,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Black Hills Corp.                                                             57,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         California Water Service Corp.                                                34,513
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Cascade Natural Gas Corp.                                                     23,375
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Cellular Communication International, Inc.                                    90,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc.                                  68,875
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,305       * Centennial Cellular, Class A                                                  22,838
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         Central Hudson Gas & Electric Service                                         85,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,600         Central LA Electric Co.                                                       99,475
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,400         Central Maine Power Co.                                                       73,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,250         Central VT Public Service Corp.                                               29,813
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,600         Cilcorp, Inc.                                                                 79,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Colonial Gas Co.                                                              28,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Commonwealth Energy System                                                    79,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,300       * Comnet Cellular, Inc.                                                         64,975
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,700         Connecticut Energy Corp.                                                      36,125
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Connecticut Natural Gas Corp.                                                 44,888
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300         Consumers Water Co.                                                           23,075
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300       * Destec Energy, Inc.                                                           36,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200       * Dial Page, Inc.                                                               26,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         E Town Corp.                                                                  23,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,300         Eastern Enterprises                                                          111,799
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,000         Eastern Utilities Association                                                 87,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
7,300       * El Paso Electric Co.                                                           7,756
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Empire Distribution Electric Co.                                              43,538
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Energen Corp.                                                                 50,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              UTILITIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,661       * Executive Telecard, Ltd.                                                 $     8,720
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,600       * General Communications, Inc., Class A                                         21,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  900         Green Mountain Power Corp.                                                    22,613
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,150         Indiana Energy, Inc.                                                          80,925
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,800       * International Cabletel, Inc.                                                 117,799
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         Interstate Power Co.                                                          40,050
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000         Iowa Illinois Gas And Electric Co.                                           122,999
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,000         IWC Resources Corp.                                                           19,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,300       * Kaneb Services, Inc.                                                          14,175
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000       * Kelley Oil Corp.                                                              12,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,701         KN Energy, Inc.                                                              115,761
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,100         Laclede Gas Co.                                                               64,713
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,200       * LCI International, Inc.                                                      148,799
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,000         Lincoln Telecommunications Co.                                                81,250
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         Madison Gas & Electric Co.                                                    69,300
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,900         MDU Resources Group, Inc.                                                    105,787
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Metrocall, Inc.                                                               11,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Nationwide Cellular Service, Inc.                                             19,388
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         New Jersey Resources Corp.                                                    73,950
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,200         North Carolina Natural Gas                                                    27,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,800         Northwest Natural Gas Co.                                                     84,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Northwestern Public Service                                                   39,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         NUI Corp.                                                                     23,063
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,600       * OneComm Corp.                                                                 77,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,500         ONEOK, Inc.                                                                   96,938
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,700         Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.                                             82,013
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,200         Otter Tail Power Co.                                                          71,775
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Pennsylvania Enterprises                                                      32,313
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              UTILITIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,500       * Peoples Telephone Co.                                                    $    11,719
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Petrolane, Inc., Class B                                                      26,600
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900         Philadelphia Suburban Corp.                                                   33,725
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,400         Piedmont Natural Gas, Inc.                                                   108,674
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100       * Pittencrieff Communications, Inc.                                             10,106
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,100         Providence Energy Corp.                                                       18,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,600       * Public Service Co. New Mexico                                                106,424
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,500         Public Service Co. North Carolina, Inc.                                       52,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
6,000         Sierra Pacific Resources                                                     115,499
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  400         SJW Corp.                                                                     13,800
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,924         South Jersey Industries, Inc.                                                 33,430
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,178         Southeastern Michigan Gas Energy                                              41,382
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,500         Southern CA Water Co.                                                         23,438
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,300         Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.                                           88,275
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,311       * Southern Union Co.                                                            38,998
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,400         Southwest Gas Corp.                                                           75,350
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
5,400         Southwestern Energy Co.                                                       93,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  800         St. Joseph Light & Power Co.                                                  21,900
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,300       * Tejas Gas Corp.                                                               58,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,400       * Tejas Power Corp., Class A                                                    14,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,100         TNP Enterprises, Inc.                                                         29,138
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
8,400         Transco Energy Co.                                                           120,749
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
31,500      * Tucson Electric Power Co.                                                    110,248
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,400       * U.S. Long Distance Corp.                                                      24,150
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         United Cities Gas Co.                                                         32,000
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,000         United Illuminating Co.                                                       91,500
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,636         United Water Resources, Inc.                                                  63,745
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,800         USX-Delhi Group                                                               21,825
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES                                                                                    VALUE
<C>      <C>  <S>                                                                      <C>
- ------        ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              UTILITIES--CONTINUED
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4,900         Washington Energy Co.                                                    $    66,763
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1,900       * WCT Communications, Inc.                                                      11,163
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3,400         WICOR, Inc.                                                                   97,325
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  700       * Xpedite Systems, Inc.                                                         15,400
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2,000         Yankee Energy Systems, Inc.                                                   44,750
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              Total                                                                      5,085,221
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $84,328,999)                        $86,116,044
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
PREFERRED STOCKS--0.0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CONSUMER BASICS--0.0%
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  192       * Lynx Therapeutic, Inc. (IDENTIFIED COST $192)                                    192
              ----------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL
  AMOUNT                                                                                   VALUE
<C>           <C>  <S>                                                                  <C>
- -----------        ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--0.5%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$   500,000        United States Treasury Bill, 12/22/1994
                   (at amortized cost)                                                  $   496,762
                   ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
** REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--11.3%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 11,075,000        J.P. Morgan and Co., Inc., 4.71%, dated 10/31/94, due 11/1/94
                   (at amortized cost)                                                   11,075,000
                   ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
                   TOTAL INVESTMENTS (IDENTIFIED COST $95,900,953)                      $97,687,998+
                   ------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>


 * Non-income producing securities.


** The repurchase agreement is fully collateralized by U.S. government
   obligations. The investment in the repurchase agreement is through
   participation in a joint account with other Federated Investors funds.



 + The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $95,936,875. The
   net unrealized appreciation on a federal tax cost basis amounts to
   $1,751,123, and is comprised of $10,346,485 appreciation and $8,595,362
   depreciation at October 31, 1994.


Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets
($98,440,766) at
      October 31, 1994.

The following abbreviations are used in this portfolio:


<TABLE>
<S>   <C>
REIT  -- Real Estate Investment Trust
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



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(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investments in repurchase agreements, at amortized cost               $11,075,000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Investments in securities, at value                                    86,612,998
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
     Total investments, at amortized cost and value
     (identified cost $95,900,953 and tax cost $95,936,875)                          $97,687,998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                                                                     520,904
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and interest receivable                                                        240,672
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivable for Fund shares sold                                                          144,373
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred expenses                                                                          5,814
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
     Total assets                                                                     98,599,761
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts               87,490
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for Fund shares redeemed                                           11,920
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable to transfer and dividend disbursing agent                           6,772
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Accrued expenses                                                           52,813
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
     Total liabilities                                                                   158,995
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
NET ASSETS for 8,451,596 shares of beneficial interest outstanding                   $98,440,766
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paid-in capital                                                                      $96,050,725
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts        1,848,145
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
futures contracts                                                                        491,092
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net investment income                                                       50,804
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
     Total Net Assets                                                                $98,440,766
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
NET ASSET VALUE, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
($98,440,766 / 8,451,596 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                  $     11.65
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



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(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>         <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends                                                                             $ 1,102,548
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest                                                                                  399,278
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
     Total investment income                                                            1,501,826
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management fee                                                            $439,054
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian and portfolio accounting fees                                    161,553
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses                    37,469
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Trustees' fee                                                                3,659
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Auditing fees                                                               17,396
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fund share registration costs                                               20,790
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance premiums                                                           6,483
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Printing and postage                                                        29,264
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal fees                                                                  10,014
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Taxes                                                                        4,101
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Miscellaneous                                                                5,279
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------    --------
     Total expenses                                                        735,062
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Deduct--Waiver of management fee                                            96,021
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------    --------
     Net expenses                                                                         639,041
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
          Net investment income                                                           862,785
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (identified cost basis)                           436,067
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts (identified cost basis)                     250,995
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
futures contracts                                                                      (2,252,508)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts      (1,565,446)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
          Change in net assets resulting from operations                              $  (702,661)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                     --------------------------------
                                                                         1994                1993
                                                                     ------------        ------------
<S>                                                                  <C>                 <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                                $    862,785        $    681,060
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
($588,669 and $5,086,354 net gains, respectively, as computed for
federal tax purposes)                                                     687,062           4,886,059
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments and futures contracts                                      (2,252,508)          3,911,777
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
    Change in net assets resulting from operations                       (702,661)          9,478,896
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income                     (841,410)           (661,325)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on
investments and futures contracts                                      (5,087,293)                 --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
    Change in net assets resulting from distributions to
    shareholders                                                       (5,928,703)           (661,325)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
FUND SHARE (PRINCIPAL) TRANSACTIONS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Proceeds from sale of shares                                           72,777,271          81,602,389
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of
dividends declared                                                      1,600,835             154,900
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of shares redeemed                                               (45,444,941)        (22,187,110)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
    Change in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions        28,933,165          59,570,179
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
         Change in net assets                                          22,301,801          68,387,750
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period                                                    76,138,965           7,751,215
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of
$50,804 and $29,429 respectively)                                    $ 98,440,766        $ 76,138,965
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------        ------------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) ORGANIZATION


Federated Index Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment
company. The Trust consists of three, diversified portfolios. The financial
statements included herein present only those of Federated Mini-Cap Fund (the
"Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented
separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's
interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.



Effective December 5, 1994 the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees") changed the
name of the Fund from Mini-Cap Fund to Federated Mini-Cap Fund.


(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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


A. INVESTMENT VALUATIONS--Listed equity securities are valued at the last sale
   price reported on national securities exchanges. Unlisted securities and
   short-term obligations (and private placement securities) are generally
   valued at the prices provided by an independent pricing service. Short-term
   securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be stated at
   amortized cost, which approximates value.


B. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian
   bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve
   Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault,
   all securities held as collateral in support of repurchase agreement
   investments. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to
   monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's
   underlying collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at least equals
   the principal amount of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.


   The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other
   recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed
   by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to guidelines established
   by the Trustees. Risks may arise from the potential inability of
   counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly,
   the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of
   collateral securities.


C. INVESTMENT INCOME, EXPENSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS--Dividend income and
   distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest
   income and expenses are accrued daily.



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Bond premium and discount, if applicable, are amortized as required by the
   Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code").

D. FEDERAL TAXES--It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the
   Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to
   shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable income. Accordingly,
   no provisions for federal tax are necessary.

E. WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS--The Fund may engage in
   when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued
   securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that
   sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities
   purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis
   are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date.

F. DEFERRED EXPENSES--The costs incurred by the Fund with respect to
   registration of its shares in its first fiscal year, excluding the initial
   expense of registering its shares, have been deferred and are being amortized
   using the straight-line method not to exceed a period of five years from the
   Fund's commencement date.

G. FUTURES CONTRACTS--Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a
   broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account an amount
   ("initial margin") of cash or U.S. government securities equal to a
   percentage of the contract value. The Fund agrees to receive from or pay the
   broker an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar amount times the
   difference between the closing value and the price at which the contract was
   made. On a daily basis, the value of the financial futures contract is
   determined and any difference between such value and the original futures
   contract value is reflected in the "daily variation margin" account. Daily
   variation margin adjustments, arising from this "marking to market" process,
   are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses.

   The Fund may decide to close its position on a contract at any time prior to
   the contract's expiration. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a
   realized gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the
   possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with
   changes in the value of the underlying securities. For the fiscal year ended
   October 31, 1994, the Fund had net realized gains of $250,995 on futures
   contracts.



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   At October 31, 1994, the Fund had outstanding futures contracts as set out
   below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     UNREALIZED
                               CONTRACTS TO                         APPRECIATION
     EXPIRATION DATE          DELIVER/RECEIVE         POSITION     (DEPRECIATION)
    -----------------    -------------------------    --------     ---------------
    <S>                  <C>                          <C>          <C>
    December 1994        44 S&P 400 Index Futures      Long            $ 4,610
    December 1994        36 S&P 500 Index Futures      Long            $56,490
                                                                      --------
    Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures
      Contracts                                                        $61,100

</TABLE>

    At October 31, 1994 the Fund has deposited in a segregated account, $500,000
    of U.S. Treasury Bills, to cover margin requirements on open futures
    contracts.

H. OTHER--Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.

(3) SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value).
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                       1994             1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ----------       ----------
<S>                                                                 <C>              <C>
Shares sold                                                          6,201,460        7,198,018
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of dividends declared         138,183           13,554
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Shares redeemed                                                     (3,900,247)      (1,945,444)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ----------       ----------
  Net change resulting from Fund share transactions                  2,439,396        5,266,128
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ----------       ----------
</TABLE>


(4) MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES


MANAGEMENT FEE--Federated Management, the Fund's Manager (the "Manager"),
receives for its services an annual management fee equal to 0.50 of 1% of the
Fund's average daily net assets. Federated Management has entered into a
sub-management contract with ANB Investment Management and Trust Company (the
"Sub-Manager"). The Manager shall pay the Sub-Manager .065 of 1% of the Fund's
average daily net assets. The Manager may voluntarily choose to waive a portion
of its fees. The Manager can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any
time at its sole discretion.



TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT FEES--Federated Services Company
("FServ") serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The
FServ fee is based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions
made by shareholders.


ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES--Organizational expenses of $22,217 were borne initially
by the Manager. The Fund has agreed to reimburse the Manager at an annual rate
of .005 of 1% of average daily net



FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

assets for organizational expenses until expenses initially borne by the Manager
are fully reimbursed or the expiration of five years after July 7, 1992 (the
date the Fund's portfolio first became effective), whichever occurs earlier. For
the year ended October 31, 1994, the Fund paid $3,456 pursuant to this
agreement.

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or
Trustees of the above companies.

(5) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 were as follows:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                               <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PURCHASES                                                                         $49,048,131
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
SALES                                                                             $24,871,439
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>



REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To the Trustees and Shareholders of

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST:


We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, of Federated Mini-Cap Fund (a portfolio of
Federated Index Trust) as of October 31, 1994, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights (see
page 2 of this prospectus) for each of the periods presented. These financial
statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and financial highlights based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
October 31, 1994, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Federated Mini-Cap Fund of Federated Index Trust at October 31, 1994, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights
for each of the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 9, 1994



ADDRESSES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>             <C>                                    <C>
                Federated Mini-Cap Fund                Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Distributor
                Federated Securities Corp.             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Manager
                Federated Management                   Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sub-Manager
                ANB Investment Management              One North LaSalle Street
                and Trust Co.                          Chicago, Illinois 60690
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Custodian
                State Street Bank and                  P.O. Box 8602
                Trust Company                          Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
                Federated Services Company             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Legal Counsel
                Houston, Houston & Donnelly            2510 Centre City Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Legal Counsel
                Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.     2101 L Street, N.W.
                                                       Washington, D.C. 20037
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Independent Auditors
                Ernst & Young LLP                      One Oxford Centre
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




                                        FEDERATED MINI-CAP FUND


                                        (FORMERLY, MINI-CAP FUND)

                                        (A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)
                                        PROSPECTUS

                                        A No-Load, Open-End, Diversified
                                        Management Investment Company


                                        December 31, 1994


     FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.
(LOGO)
- ---------------------------------------

     Distributor

     A subsidiary of FEDERATED INVESTORS

     FEDERATED INVESTORS TOWER

     PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3779


     31420E304


     2062305A (12/94)


FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

(A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
PROSPECTUS


The Institutional Shares of Federated Max-Cap Fund (the "Fund") offered by this
prospectus represent interests in the Fund, which is an investment portfolio in
Federated Index Trust (the "Trust"), an open-end, management investment company
(a mutual fund). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide
investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend
performance of publicly traded common stocks as represented by the Standard &
Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the "Index"). The Fund is neither
affiliated with nor sponsored by the Standard & Poor's Ratings Group.


THE INSTITUTIONAL SHARES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,
OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THESE SHARES INVOLVES INVESTMENT
RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

This prospectus contains the information you should read and know before you
invest in the Fund. Keep this prospectus for future reference.


The Fund has also filed a Combined Statement of Additional Information for
Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares dated December 31, 1994,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained in the
Combined Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. You may request a copy of the Combined Statement of Additional
Information free of charge by calling 1-800-235-4669. To obtain other
information or to make inquiries about the Fund, contact the Fund at the address
listed in the back of this prospectus.


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.


Prospectus dated December 31, 1994



TABLE OF CONTENTS

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES                                                       1

- ------------------------------------------------------


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                           2

- ------------------------------------------------------


GENERAL INFORMATION                                                            3

- ------------------------------------------------------


INVESTMENT INFORMATION                                                         3

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Investment Objective                                                         3
  Investment Policies                                                          3
  Investment Limitations                                                       7



FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION                                              7

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Management of the Trust                                                      7
  Distribution of Institutional Shares                                         9
  Administration of the Fund                                                  10
  Brokerage Transactions                                                      10
  Expenses of the Fund and
     Institutional Shares                                                     10



NET ASSET VALUE                                                               11

- ------------------------------------------------------


INVESTING IN INSTITUTIONAL SHARES                                             11

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Share Purchases                                                             11
  Minimum Investment Required                                                 12
  What Shares Cost                                                            12
  Subaccounting Services                                                      12
  Certificates and Confirmations                                              12
  Dividends                                                                   12
  Capital Gains                                                               12



REDEEMING INSTITUTIONAL SHARES                                                13

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Telephone Redemption                                                        13
  Written Requests                                                            13
  Accounts with Low Balances                                                  14



SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION                                                       14

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Voting Rights                                                               14
  Massachusetts Partnership Law                                               14



TAX INFORMATION                                                               15

- ------------------------------------------------------

  Federal Income Tax                                                          15



PERFORMANCE INFORMATION                                                       15

- ------------------------------------------------------


OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES                                                       16

- ------------------------------------------------------


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--INSTITUTIONAL
  SERVICES SHARES                                                             17

- ------------------------------------------------------


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                          18

- ------------------------------------------------------


REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,
  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS                                                        46

- ------------------------------------------------------


ADDRESSES                                                                     47

- ------------------------------------------------------


SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                             <C>      <C>
                                     INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
                               SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price).................................................     None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
  (as a percentage of offering price).................................................     None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original
  purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)...............................     None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)....................     None
Exchange Fee..........................................................................     None

                        ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL SHARES OPERATING EXPENSES
                            (As a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fee (after waiver)(1)......................................................    0.23%
12b-1 Fee.............................................................................     None
Total Other Expenses..................................................................    0.09%
     Shareholder Services Fee................................................     None
          Total Fund Operating Expenses(2)............................................    0.32%
</TABLE>

(1) The management fee has been reduced to reflect the voluntary waiver of a
portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver
at any time at its sole discretion. The maximum management fee is 0.30%.


(2) The Total Institutional Shares Operating Expenses would have been 0.39%
absent the voluntary waiver of a portion of the management fee.



     The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the
various costs and expenses that a shareholder of Institutional Shares of the
Fund will bear, either directly or indirectly. For more complete descriptions of
the various costs and expenses, see "Federated Index Trust Information" and
"Investing in Institutional Shares." Wire-transferred redemptions of less than
$5,000 may be subject to additional fees.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        EXAMPLE                            1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years
- --------------------------------------------------------   ------    -------    -------    --------
<S>                                                        <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000
  investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return, and (2)
  redemption at the end of each time period.............     $3        $10        $18        $ 41
</TABLE>

     THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.

     The information set forth in the foregoing table and example relates only
to the Institutional Shares of the Fund. The Fund offers another class of shares
called Institutional Service Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional
Service Shares are subject to a certain amount of the same expenses; however,
Institutional Service Shares are subject to a 12b-1 fee of up to 0.30% and a
Shareholder Services Fee of up to 0.25%. See "Other Classes of Shares."



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)


Reference is made to the Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on
page 46.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                 1994         1993       1992       1991      1990*
                                                                ------       ------     ------     ------     ------
<S>                                                             <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                            $12.24       $11.64     $11.07     $ 8.60     $10.00
- -------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                           0.32         0.30       0.32       0.37      0.12
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
  futures contracts                                               0.10         1.29       0.71       2.46     (1.43 )
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     ------
  Total from investment operations                                0.42         1.59       1.03       2.83     (1.31 )
- -------------------------------------------------------------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Dividends to shareholders from net investment income           (0.30)       (0.30)     (0.34)     (0.36)    (0.09 )
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on
  investment and futures contracts                               (0.34)       (0.69)     (0.12)        --        --
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     ------
  Total distributions                                            (0.64)       (0.99)     (0.46)     (0.36)    (0.09 )
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     ------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                                  $12.02       $12.24     $11.64     $11.07     $8.60
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     ------
TOTAL RETURN**                                                    3.59%       14.35%      9.51%     33.31%    (14.46)%
- -------------------------------------------------------------
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Expenses                                                        0.32%        0.31%      0.30%      0.24%     0.00 %(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                           2.70%        2.60%      2.92%      3.74%     5.19 %(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Expense waiver/reimbursement(a)                                 0.07%        0.09%      0.18%      0.45%     0.94 %(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                       $443,815     $407,246   $309,614   $144,528   $25,129
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Portfolio turnover rate                                            2%          13%        46%         6%        0 %
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


 * Reflects operations for the period from July 5, 1990 (date of initial public
   offering) to October 31, 1990. For the period from the start of business June
   26, 1990 to July 4, 1990, net investment income per share aggregating $0.02
   per share ($155) was distributed to the Fund's manager. Such distribution
   represented the net income of the Fund prior to the initial public offering
   of Fund shares which commenced on July 5, 1990.

** Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales load or contingent
   deferred sales charge, if applicable.

(a) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
    investment income ratios shown above.


(b) Computed on an annualized basis.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)


Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's
annual report for the fiscal year ended

October 31, 1994 which can be obtained free of charge.



GENERAL INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration
of Trust dated January 30, 1990. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to
offer separate series of shares of beneficial interest representing interests in
separate portfolios of securities. The shares in any one portfolio may be
offered in separate classes. As of the date of this prospectus, the Board of
Trustees ("Trustees") has established two classes of shares of the Fund, known
as Institutional Shares ("Shares") and Institutional Service Shares. On December
5, 1994, the Trustees changed the name of the Fund from the Max-Cap Fund to the
Federated Max-Cap Fund. This prospectus relates only to Institutional Shares of
the Fund. Institutional Shares are designed primarily for institutions investing
on behalf of their customers. A minimum initial investment of $25,000 over a
90-day period is required.


Shares are currently sold and redeemed at net asset value without a sales charge
imposed by the Fund.

INVESTMENT INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that
correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of publicly-traded
common stocks, by duplicating the composition of the Index. The investment
objective cannot be changed without approval of shareholders. The Fund's ability
to duplicate the Index will depend partly on the size and timing of cash flows
into and out of the Fund. The Fund's performance is expected to closely mirror
the performance of the Index. An investment in the Fund presents risks similar
to those of investing in a portfolio comprised of the securities of the
companies in the Index. While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the investment
policies described in this prospectus.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The investment policies described below may be changed by the Trustees without
shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material changes
in these policies become effective.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by attempting to duplicate the
investment results of the Index, while minimizing transaction costs and other
expenses. The Fund will attempt to achieve a correlation between the performance
of its portfolio and that of the Index of at least 0.95 of 1% or better; a
figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. The Fund will normally be
invested in substantially all of the stocks that comprise the Index. Under
normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund's total assets will
be invested in stocks represented in the Index. However, the Fund is not
required to sell securities if the 80% investment level changes due to increases
or decreases in the market value of portfolio securities.


The Index consists of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange. The Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P")
designates the stocks to be included in the Index on a statistical basis. A
particular stock's weighting in the Index is based on its relative total market
value; that is, its market price per share times the number of shares
outstanding. From time to



time, S&P may add or delete stocks from the Index. Inclusion of a particular
stock in the Index in no way implies an opinion by S&P as to its investment
attractiveness, nor is S&P a sponsor or in any way affiliated with the Fund. The
Fund utilizes the Index as the standard performance benchmark because it
represents approximately 70% of the total market value of all common stocks. In
addition, it is familiar to investors, and is recognized as a barometer of
common stock investment returns.

The Fund will be managed passively, in that the traditional management functions
of economic, financial, and market analysis will not be undertaken. Furthermore,
a company's adverse financial circumstance will not trigger its elimination from
the Fund's portfolio, unless the company's stock is removed from the Index by
S&P. The Fund is managed by utilizing a computer program that identifies which
stocks should be purchased or sold in order to duplicate, as much as possible,
the composition of the Index. The Fund will include a stock in its investment
portfolio in the order of the stock's weighting in the Index, starting with the
heaviest-weighted stock. Thus, the proportion of Fund assets invested in such
stock is nearly identical to the percentage of the particular stock represented
in the Index. On occasion, so as to respond to changes in the Index's
composition, as well as corporate mergers, tender offers, and other
circumstances, adjustments will be made in the Fund's portfolio. However, it is
anticipated that these adjustments will occur infrequently, and the costs will
be minimized. As a result, portfolio turnover is expected to be well below that
encountered in other investment company portfolios. Therefore, the accompanying
costs, including accounting costs, brokerage fees, custodial expenses, and
transfer taxes, are expected to be relatively low. While the cash flows into and
out of the Fund will impact the Fund's portfolio turnover rate and the Fund's
ability to replicate the Index's performance, investment adjustments will be
made, as practicably as possible, to account for these circumstances.

The Fund believes that indexing, as described above, constitutes a reasonable
and effective method of replicating percentage changes in the Index. While the
Fund will not duplicate the Index's performance precisely, it is anticipated
that the Fund's performance will closely resemble the performance of the Index.
Factors such as the size of the Fund's portfolio, the size and timing of cash
flows into and out of the Fund, and changes in the securities markets and the
Index itself, will account for the difference.

In order to accommodate cash flows, the Fund may enter into stock index futures
contracts and options. The Fund may purchase futures contracts and options
solely to maintain adequate liquidity to meet its redemption demands. This will
allow the Fund to simultaneously maximize the level of the Fund assets which are
tracking the performance of the Index. The Fund can sell futures contracts and
options in order to close out a previously established position. The Fund will
not enter into any stock index futures contract for the purpose of speculation.


ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks
comprising the Index. In addition, the Fund may hold cash reserves which may be
invested in the following:

     U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  The Fund is permitted to invest in U.S.
     government securities which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
     government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities include,
     but are not limited to:

     - direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as U.S. Treasury bills,
       notes, and bonds; and

     - notes, bonds, and discount notes of U.S. government agencies or
       instrumentalities, such as Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National
       Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
       Federal Farm Credit System, and the Student Loan Marketing Association.

     REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The U.S. government securities and other securities
     in which the Fund invests may be purchased pursuant to repurchase
     agreements. Repurchase agreements are arrangements in which banks,
     broker/dealers, and other recognized financial institutions sell U.S.
     government securities or other securities to the Fund and agree at the time
     of sale to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon time and price. To the
     extent that the original seller does not repurchase the securities from the
     Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of
     such securities.


     VARIABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  Some of the short-term U.S.
     government securities the Fund may purchase carry variable interest rates.
     These securities have a rate of interest subject to adjustment at least
     annually. This adjusted interest rate is ordinarily tied to some objective
     standard, such as a published interest rate or interest rate index.



     CASH ITEMS.  The Fund may also invest in cash items.


     The Fund may also invest in commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P, Prime-1 by
     Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or F-1 by Fitch Investors Service, Inc.

     STOCK INDEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS.  The Fund may utilize stock index futures
     contracts, options, and options on futures contracts, subject to the
     limitation that the value of these futures contracts and options will not
     exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets. Also, the Fund will not purchase
     options to the extent that more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total
     assets would be invested in premiums on open put option positions. These
     futures contracts and options will be used to handle cash flows into and
     out of the Fund and to potentially reduce transactional costs, since
     transactional costs associated with futures and options contracts can be
     lower than costs stemming from direct investments in stocks.

     There are several risks accompanying the utilization of futures contracts
     to effectively anticipate market transactions. First, positions in futures
     contracts may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that
     furnishes a secondary market for such contracts. While the Fund plans to
     utilize futures contracts only if there exists an active market for such
     contracts, there is no guarantee that a liquid market will exist for the
     contracts at a specified time. Furthermore, because, by definition, futures
     contracts look to projected price levels in the future and not to current
     levels of valuation, market circumstances may result in there being a
     discrepancy between the price of the stock index


     future and the movement in the stock index. The absence of a perfect price
     correlation between the futures contract and its underlying stock index
     could stem from investors choosing to close futures contracts by offsetting
     transactions, rather than satisfying additional margin requirements. This
     could result in a distortion of the relationship between the index and
     futures market. In addition, because the futures market imposes less
     burdensome margin requirements than the securities market, an increased
     amount of participation by speculators in the futures market could result
     in price fluctuations.

In view of these considerations, the Fund will comply with the following
restrictions when purchasing and selling futures contracts. First, the Fund will
not participate in futures transactions if the sum of its initial margin
deposits on open contracts will exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund's
total assets, after taking into account the unrealized profits and losses on
those contracts it has entered into. Second, the Fund will not enter into these
contracts for speculative purposes. Third, since the Fund does not constitute a
commodity pool, it will not market itself as such, nor serve as a vehicle for
trading in the commodities futures or commodity options markets. In this regard,
the Fund will disclose to all prospective investors the limitations on its
futures and options transactions, and will make clear that these transactions
are entered into only for bona fide hedging purposes or other permissible
purposes pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission ("CFTC"). Also, the Fund intends to claim an exclusion from
registration as a commodity pool operator under the regulations promulgated by
the CFTC.

     INDEX PARTICIPATION CONTRACTS.  In addition to investing in stock index
     futures contracts, options and options on futures contracts, the Fund may
     also participate in the purchasing and selling of index participation
     contracts based on the Index. The Fund will utilize index participation
     contracts to aid in the management of cash flows into and out of the Fund
     and not for speculative purposes. These contracts provide the equivalent of
     a position in the stocks of the Index, where each stock is represented in
     the same proportion as it is represented in the Index. Unlike futures
     contracts, positions in these instruments may last indefinitely, with no
     expiration date and will pay dividends implied by the underlying stocks in
     the Index. Generally, the value of an index participation contract will
     rise and fall as the value of the Index rises and falls. Index
     participation contracts have lower transaction costs than those associated
     with the purchase and sale of individual stocks. The Fund will invest in
     index participation contracts only if there exists an active market for
     such contracts.

     The value of these contracts, together with the value of the Fund's
     investment in stock index futures contracts, options and options on futures
     contracts will not exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets. The Fund's use of
     these investments will be to maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemption
     requests, while simultaneously maximizing the level of Fund assets which
     are tracking the performance of the Index.

LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  The Fund may lend its portfolio securities on
a short-term basis or long-term basis, up to one-third of the value of its total
assets to broker/dealers, banks, or other institutional borrowers of securities.
The Fund will only enter into loan arrangements with broker/dealers, banks or
other institutions which the managers have determined are creditworthy under
guidelines established by the Trustees. The Fund will receive collateral in the
form of cash or U.S. government securities equal to at least 100% of the value
of the securities loaned.



WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS.  The Fund may purchase short-term
U.S. government securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These
transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases securities with
payment and delivery scheduled for a future time. The seller's failure to
complete these transactions may cause the Fund to miss a price or yield
considered to be advantageous. Settlement dates may be a month or more after
entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities
purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Accordingly, the Fund may pay
more/less than the market value of the securities on the settlement date.



The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the managers deem it
appropriate to do so. In addition, the Fund may enter in transactions to sell
its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and
simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later
dates. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such
commitments.


INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The Fund will not:

     - borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements
      (arrangements in which the Fund sells a money market instrument for at
      least a percentage of its cash value with an agreement to buy it back on a
      set date) except, under certain circumstances, the Fund may borrow up to
      one-third of the value of its total assets and pledge up to 10% of the
      value of those assets to secure such borrowings.

The above investment limitation cannot be changed without shareholder approval.
The following investment limitations, however, may be changed by the Trustees
without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material
change in these policies becomes effective.

The Fund will not:

     - invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of issuers that
       have records of less than three years of continuous operations; or

     - invest more than 15% of its net assets in securities that are illiquid.

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION
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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST


BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees
are responsible for managing the business affairs of the Trust and for
exercising all of the powers of the Trust except those reserved for the
shareholders. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees handles the
Trustees' responsibilities between meetings of the Trustees.


FUND'S MANAGER.  Federated Management serves as the Fund's manager (the
"Manager"). The Trust has entered into a management contract (the "Management
Contract") with the Manager, which, in turn, has entered into a sub-management
contract (the "Sub-Management Contract") with ANB Investment Management and
Trust Company ("ANB" or the "Sub-Manager") (ANB and the Manager are collectively
referred to as "Managers"). It is the Manager's responsibility to select the
Sub-Manager,


subject to the review and approval of the Trustees and to review and evaluate
the Sub-Manager's continued performance. The Manager is also responsible for
providing administrative services to the Fund.

Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trustees, the Manager provides
to the Fund investment management evaluation services principally by performing
initial due diligence on the Sub-Manager for the Fund and thereafter monitoring
and evaluating the performance of the Fund's Sub-Manager through quantitative
and qualitative analyses. In addition, the Manager conducts periodic in-person,
telephonic and written consultations with the Sub-Manager. In initially
evaluating the Sub-Manager, the Manager considered, among other factors, the
Sub-Manager's level of expertise; relative performance over a minimum period of
five years; level of efficiency; level of adherence to investment discipline or
philosophy; personnel, facilities and financial strength; and quality of service
and client communications. On an ongoing basis, the Manager is responsible for
communicating performance expectations and evaluations to the Sub-Manager;
monitoring tracking error; monitoring and analyzing the appropriate futures
contracts to purchase and the futures holdings of the Fund as a percentage of
Fund assets; monitoring market timing in the Fund; discussing with the
Sub-Manager which method of indexing to use; and ultimately recommending to the
Trustees whether the Sub-Management Contract should be renewed, modified or
terminated. The Manager provides written reports to the Trustees regarding the
results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. In addition, the Manager is
responsible for providing the Fund with administrative services, including, but
not limited to, shareholder servicing and certain legal and accounting services.
The Manager is also responsible for conducting all operations of the Fund,
except those operations contracted to the Sub-Manager, custodian, transfer agent
and dividend disbursing agent. As described below, the Manager receives an
annual fee from the Fund for performing its responsibilities under the
Management Contract.

     MANAGEMENT FEES.  The Fund's Manager receives an annual management fee
     equal to .30 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the
     Management Contract, which provides for the voluntary waiver of the
     management fee by the Manager, the Manager will voluntarily waive some or
     all of the management fee. The Manager can terminate this voluntary waiver
     of some or all of its management fee at any time in its sole discretion.
     The Manager has also undertaken to reimburse the Fund for operating
     expenses in excess of limitations established by certain states.

     MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  Federated Management, a Delaware business trust
     organized on April 11, 1989, is a registered investment adviser under the
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It is a subsidiary of Federated Investors.
     All of the Class A (voting) shares of Federated Investors are owned by a
     trust, the trustees of which are John F. Donahue, Chairman and Trustee of
     Federated Investors, Mr. Donahue's wife, and Mr. Donahue's son, J.
     Christopher Donahue, who is President and Trustee of Federated Investors.
     Federated Management and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors serve as
     investment advisers to a number of investment companies and private
     accounts. Certain other subsidiaries also provide administrative services
     to a number of investment companies. Total assets under management or
     administration by these and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors are
     approximately $70 billion. Federated Investors, which was founded in 1956
     as Federated Investors, Inc., develops and manages mutual funds primarily
     for the financial industry. Federated Investors' track record of
     competitive performance and its disciplined, risk averse investment
     philosophy serve approximately 3,500 client institutions nationwide.
     Through


     these same client institutions, individual shareholders also have access to
     this same level of investment expertise.

SUB-MANAGER.  Under the terms of the Sub-Management Contract between the Manager
and ANB, ANB serves as the Fund's Sub-Manager. The Sub-Manager will develop,
maintain and run the computer program designed to determine which securities
will be purchased and sold so as to replicate the composition of the Index to
the extent feasible, and, subject to the Manager's oversight, has complete
discretion to purchase and sell portfolio securities for the Fund within the
Fund's investment objective, restrictions and policies.

     SUB-MANAGEMENT FEES.  For its services under the Sub-Management Contract,
     ANB receives an annual fee from the Manager equal to .05 of 1% of the first
     $100 million of net assets under management, .02 of 1% over $100 million
     but less than $200 million, and .01 of 1% of net assets over and above $200
     million, on an annualized basis. This fee is paid by the Manager out of its
     resources and is not an incremental Fund expense. No performance or
     incentive fees are paid to the Sub-Manager.


     SUB-MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  ANB, incorporated in the State of Illinois on
     July 1, 1988, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment
     Advisers Act of 1940. ANB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American National
     Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, which, in turn, is an indirect
     wholly-owned subsidiary of First Chicago Corporation. It serves as
     investment adviser principally to corporate defined benefit and defined
     contribution plans which have, as of September 30, 1994, placed
     approximately $15.3 billion in assets with ANB. Since 1973, when American
     National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago introduced its first commingled
     equity index fund, ANB has developed and managed a family of equity and
     bond index funds in which some 350 nationwide non-financial institution
     clients invest. In total, ANB manages 50 commingled/common trust funds.
     Also, since 1990, ANB has served as Sub-Manager for the Federated Mini-Cap
     Fund and the Federated Mid-Cap Fund which are also portfolios of the Trust.



OTHER PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.  In addition to periodic payments to
financial institutions under the Shareholder Services Plan, certain financial
institutions may be compensated by the Manager or its affiliates for the
continued investment of customers' assets in certain funds, including the Fund,
advised by those entities. These payments will be made directly by the
distributor or Manager from their assets, and will not be made from the assets
of the Fund or by the assessment of a sales charge on shares.


DISTRIBUTION OF INSTITUTIONAL SHARES


Federated Securities Corp. is the principal distributor for the Fund. It is a
Pennsylvania corporation organized on November 14, 1969, and is the principal
distributor for a number of investment companies. Federated Securities Corp. is
a subsidiary of Federated Investors. Federated Securities Corp. pays a licensing
fee to S&P for the right to use the Index in connection with the sub-management
activities for the Fund. Federated Securities Corp. is not affiliated with S&P.





ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND



ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.  Federated Administrative Services, Inc., a subsidiary
of Federated Investors, provides the Manager with the administrative personnel
and services necessary to provide shareholder servicing and certain legal and
accounting services.



SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN.  The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan
(the "Services Plan") under which it may make payments up to 0.25 of 1% of the
average daily net asset value of the Shares to obtain certain personal services
for shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts ("shareholder
services"). The Fund has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with
Federated Shareholder Services, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, under which
Federated Shareholder Services will either perform shareholder services directly
or will select financial institutions to perform shareholder services. Financial
institutions will receive fees based upon shares owned by their clients or
customers. The schedules of such fees and the basis upon which such fees will be
paid will be determined from time to time by the Fund and Federated Shareholder
Services.


CUSTODIAN.  State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), Boston,
Massachusetts, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.

TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT.  Federated Services Company,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is transfer agent for the shares of the Fund, and
dividend disbursing agent for the Fund.


LEGAL COUNSEL.  Legal counsel is provided by Houston, Houston & Donnelly,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P., Washington,
D.C.



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.  The independent auditors for the Fund are Ernst & Young
LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS

When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio
instruments, the managers look for prompt execution of the order at a favorable
price. In working with dealers, the managers will generally utilize those who
are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better
price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among
firms believed to meet these criteria, the managers may give consideration to
those firms which have sold or are selling shares of the Fund and other funds
distributed by Federated Securities Corp. The managers make decisions on
portfolio transactions and select brokers and dealers subject to review by the
Trustees.

EXPENSES OF THE FUND AND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

Holders of Shares pay their allocable portion of Fund and Trust expenses.


The Trust expenses for which holders of Shares pay their allocable portion
include, but are not limited to: the cost of organizing the Trust and continuing
its existence; registering the Trust with federal and state securities
authorities; Trustees' fees; auditors' fees; the cost of meetings of Trustees;
legal fees of the Trust; association membership dues; and such non-recurring and
extraordinary items as may arise.


The Fund expenses for which holders of Shares pay their allocable portion
include, but are not limited to: registering the Fund and Shares of the Fund;
investment advisory services; taxes and commissions;


custodian fees; insurance premiums; auditors' fees; and such non-recurring and
extraordinary items as may arise.


At present, no expenses are allocated to the Shares as a class. However, the
Trustees reserve the right to allocate certain other expenses to holders of
Shares as they deem appropriate ("Class Expenses"). In any case, Class Expenses
would be limited to transfer agent fees as identified by the transfer agent as
attributable to holders of Shares; printing and postage expenses related to
preparing and distributing materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses
and proxies to current shareholders; registration fees paid to the Securities
and Exchange Commission and registration fees paid to state securities
commissions; expenses related to administrative personnel and services as
required to support holders of Shares; legal fees relating solely to Shares; and
Trustees' fees incurred as a result of issues relating solely to Shares.


NET ASSET VALUE
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The Fund's net asset value per Share fluctuates. It is determined by adding the
interest of the Shares in the market value of all securities and other assets of
the Fund, subtracting the interest of the Shares in the liabilities of the Fund
and those attributable to Shares, and dividing the remainder by the total number
of Shares outstanding. The net asset value for Shares may exceed that of
Institutional Service Shares due to the variance in daily net income realized by
each class. Such variance will reflect only accrued net income to which the
shareholders of a particular class are entitled.

INVESTING IN INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
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SHARE PURCHASES

Shares are sold on days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open. Shares of
the Fund may be purchased either by wire or mail. To purchase Shares of the
Fund, open an account by calling Federated Securities Corp. Information needed
to establish the account will be taken over the telephone. The Fund reserves the
right to reject any purchase request.


BY WIRE.  To purchase Shares of the Fund by Federal Reserve wire, call the Fund
to place an order. Shareholders have until 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to call the
Fund for settlement on the next business day. However, in order to maximize the
Fund's ability to track the Index, shareholders are urged to transmit purchase
requests prior to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time). The order is considered received
immediately. Payment by federal funds must be received before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) on the next business day following the order. Federal funds should be
wired as follows: State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts;
Attention: EDGEWIRE; For Credit to: Federated Index Trust, Federated Max-Cap
Fund--Institutional Shares; Fund Number (this number can be found on the account
statement or by contacting the Fund); Group Number or Order Number; Nominee or
Institution Name; ABA Number 011000028.



BY MAIL.  To purchase Shares of the Fund by mail, send a check made payable to
Federated Index Trust, Federated Max-Cap Fund--Institutional Shares to the
Fund's transfer agent, Federated Services Company, c/o State Street Bank and
Trust Company, P.O. Box 8602, Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602.



Orders by mail are considered received after payment by check is converted by
State Street Bank into federal funds. This is normally the next business day
after State Street Bank receives the check.

MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIRED

The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $25,000. However, an account may
be opened with a smaller amount as long as the $25,000 minimum is reached within
90 days. An investor's minimum investment will be calculated by combining all
accounts that the institution maintains with the Fund.

WHAT SHARES COST

Shares are sold at their net asset value next determined after an order is
received. There is no sales charge imposed by the Fund.


The net asset value is determined at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through
Friday, except on: (i) days on which there are not sufficient changes in the
value of the Fund's portfolio securities that its net asset value might be
materially affected; (ii) days during which no Shares are tendered for
redemption and no orders to purchase Shares are received; and (iii) the
following holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.


SUBACCOUNTING SERVICES

Institutions are encouraged to open single master accounts. However, certain
institutions may wish to use the transfer agent's subaccounting system to
minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent charges a
fee based on the level of subaccounting services rendered. Institutions holding
Shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial, or similar capacity may charge or pass
through subaccounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or agency
account fees. They may also charge fees for other services provided which may be
related to the ownership of Shares. This prospectus should, therefore, be read
together with any agreement between the customer and the institution with regard
to the services provided, the fees charged for those services, and any
restrictions and limitations imposed.

CERTIFICATES AND CONFIRMATIONS

As transfer agent for the Fund, Federated Services Company, maintains a share
account for each shareholder. Share certificates are not issued unless requested
by contacting the Fund.

Detailed confirmations of each purchase or redemption are sent to each
shareholder. Quarterly confirmations are sent to report dividends paid during
the quarter.

DIVIDENDS

Dividends are declared and paid quarterly to all shareholders invested in the
Fund on the record date. Unless shareholders request cash payments by writing to
the Fund, dividends are automatically reinvested in additional Shares on payment
dates at the ex-dividend date net asset value without a sales charge.

CAPITAL GAINS

Capital gains realized by the Fund, if any, will be distributed at least once
every 12 months.


REDEEMING INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
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The Fund redeems Shares at their net asset value next determined after the Fund
receives the redemption request. Redemptions will be made on days on which the
Fund computes its net asset value. Redemption requests must be received in
proper form and can be made by telephone request or written request.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION


Shareholders may redeem their Shares by telephoning the Fund before 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern time). However, in order to maximize the Fund's ability to track the
Index, shareholders are urged to telephone the Fund prior to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern
time). The proceeds will normally be wired the following business day, but in no
event more than seven days, to the shareholder's account at a domestic
commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. If at any time
the Fund shall determine it necessary to terminate or modify this method of
redemption, shareholders would be promptly notified. An authorization form
permitting State Street Bank or the Fund to accept telephone requests must first
be completed. Authorization forms and information on this service are available
from Federated Securities Corp. Telephone redemption instructions may be
recorded.


In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience
difficulty in redeeming by telephone. If such a case should occur, another
method of redemption, such as "Written Requests," should be considered.

If reasonable procedures are not followed by the Fund, it may be liable for
losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

WRITTEN REQUESTS

Shares may also be redeemed by sending a written request to the Fund. Call the
Fund for specific instructions before redeeming by letter. The shareholder will
be asked to provide in the request his name, the Fund name, his account number,
and the share or dollar amount requested. If share certificates have been
issued, they must be properly endorsed and should be sent by registered or
certified mail with the written request.

SIGNATURES.  Shareholders requesting a redemption of $50,000 or more, a
redemption of any amount to be sent to an address other than that on record with
the Fund, or a redemption payable other than to the shareholder of record must
have signatures on written redemption requests guaranteed by:

     - a trust company or commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the Bank
       Insurance Fund ("BIF"), which is administered by the Federal Deposit
       Insurance Corporation ("FDIC");

     - a member of the New York, American, Boston, Midwest, or Pacific Stock
       Exchange;

     - a savings bank or savings and loan association whose deposits are insured
       by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), which is administered
       by the FDIC; or

     - any other "eligible guarantor institution," as defined in the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934.

The Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.


The Fund and its transfer agent have adopted standards for accepting signature
guarantees from the above institutions. The Fund may elect in the future to
limit eligible signature guarantors to institutions that are members of a
signature guarantee program. The Fund and its transfer agent reserve the right
to amend these standards at any time without notice.

RECEIVING PAYMENT.  Normally, a check for the proceeds is mailed within one
business day, but in no event more than seven days, after receipt of a proper
written redemption request.


ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES


Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may
redeem shares in any account and pay the proceeds to the shareholder if the
account balance falls below a required minimum value of $25,000. This
requirement does not apply, however, if the balance falls below $25,000 because
of changes in the Fund's net asset value.

Before Shares are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in
writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum
requirement.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
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VOTING RIGHTS


Each Share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and
other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of all classes of
each portfolio in the Trust have equal voting rights except that, in matters
affecting only a particular fund or class, only shares of that Fund or class are
entitled to vote. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Trust is not required
to hold annual shareholder meetings. Shareholder approval will be sought only
for certain changes in the Trust's or the Fund's operation and for the election
of Trustees under certain circumstances.


Trustees may be removed by the Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting.
A special meeting of the shareholders shall be called by the Trustees upon the
written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of
all series of the Trust.

MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW

Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as
partners under Massachusetts law for acts or obligations of the Trust on behalf
of the Fund. To protect shareholders of the Fund, the Trust has filed legal
documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of
shareholders of the Fund for such acts or obligations of the Trust. These
documents require notice of this disclaimer to be given in each agreement,
obligation, or instrument that the Trust enters into on behalf of the Fund.

In the unlikely event a shareholder of the Fund is held personally liable for
the Trust's obligations on behalf of the Fund, the Trust is required to use the
property of the Fund to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the
Trust will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for
any act or obligation of the Trust on behalf of the Fund. Therefore, financial
loss resulting from liability as a shareholder of the Fund will occur only if
the Trust cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay
judgments against them from the assets of the Fund.


TAX INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Fund will pay no federal income tax because it expects to meet requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
receive the special tax treatment afforded to such companies.

The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax
purposes so that income (including capital gains) and losses realized by the
Trust's other portfolios, if any, will not be combined for tax purposes with
those realized by the Fund.

Unless otherwise exempt, shareholders are required to pay federal income tax on
any dividends and other distributions, including capital gains distributions,
received. This applies whether dividends and distributions are received in cash
or as additional shares. Distributions representing long-term capital gains, if
any, will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains no matter how
long the shareholders have held their shares.

PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.  In the opinion of Houston,
Houston & Donnelly, counsel to the Trust:

     - neither the Trust nor the Fund is subject to Pennsylvania corporate or
       personal property taxes; and

     - Fund shares may be subject to personal property taxes imposed by
       counties, municipalities, and school districts in Pennsylvania to the
       extent that the portfolio securities in the Fund would be subject to such
       taxes if owned directly by residents of those jurisdictions.

Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the status of
their accounts under state and local tax laws.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From time to time the Fund advertises its total return and yield for Shares.

Total return represents the change, over a specified period of time, in the
value of an investment in Shares of the Fund after reinvesting all income and
capital gain distributions. It is calculated by dividing that change by the
initial investment and is expressed as a percentage.

The yield of Shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment
income per share (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission) earned
by the Shares over a thirty-day period by the offering price per share of the
Shares on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized using
semi-annual compounding. The yield does not necessarily reflect income actually
earned by the Shares and, therefore, may not correlate to the dividends or other
distributions paid to shareholders.

Shares are sold without any sales load or other similar non-recurring charges.
Total return and yield will be calculated separately for Institutional Shares
and Institutional Service Shares. Because Institu-


tional Service Shares are subject to a 12b-1 fee, the total return and yield for
Institutional Shares for the same period will exceed that of Institutional
Service Shares.

From time to time, the Fund may advertise its performance using certain
reporting services and/or compare its performance to certain indices.

OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Institutional Service Shares are sold at net asset value and are subject to a
minimum initial investment of $25,000. Institutional Service Shares are
distributed pursuant to a 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Trust whereby the
distributor is paid a fee of .30 of 1% of the Institutional Service Shares'
average daily net assets.

Financial institutions and brokers providing sales and/or administrative
services may receive different compensation depending upon which class of shares
of the Fund is sold.

The amount of dividends payable to Institutional Shares will exceed that of
Institutional Service Shares by the difference between Class Expenses and
distribution expenses borne by shares of each respective class.


The stated management fee is the same for both classes of shares.




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)


Reference is made to the Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on
page 46.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                             -----------------------
                                                                              1994            1993*
                                                                             ------           ------
<S>                                                                          <C>              <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                         $12.24           $12.12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                                        0.28(c)         0.07
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures
  contracts                                                                    0.11            0.12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ------           -----
  Total from investment operations                                             0.39            0.19
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Dividends to shareholders from net investment income                        (0.27)          (0.07 )
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments and
  futures contracts                                                           (0.34)             --
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ------           -----
  Total distributions                                                         (0.61)          (0.07 )
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ------           -----
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                                               $12.02           $12.24
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ------           -----
TOTAL RETURN**                                                                 3.30%           1.70 %
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Expenses                                                                     0.62%           0.61 %(b)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                                        2.35%           1.52 %(b)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Expense waiver/reimbursement(a)                                              0.26%           0.09 %(b)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                                    $8,617           $2,493
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Portfolio turnover rate                                                         2%             13 %
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


 * Reflects operations for the period from August 30, 1993 (date of initial
   public investment) to October 31, 1993.

** Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales load or contingent
   deferred sales charge, if applicable.

(a) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
    investment income ratios shown above.


(b) Computed on an annualized basis.



(c) Per share information presented is based upon the monthly average number of
    shares outstanding due to large fluctuations in the number of shares
    outstanding during the period.



Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's
annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, which can be obtained
free of charge.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                              COMMON STOCKS--81.1%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                COMMERCIAL SERVICES--1.4%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Alco Standard Corp.                                                  $    319,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     52,300     American Express Co.                                                    1,608,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,900     Deluxe Corp.                                                              251,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,700     Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.                                               523,963
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Dow Jones & Co.                                                           319,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,200     Dun & Bradstreet Corp.                                                  1,125,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,000     Fleming Cos., Inc.                                                         96,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Grainger, W.W., Inc.                                                      308,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     Handleman Co.                                                              40,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,500     Harland, John H. Co.                                                       74,812
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100     Interpublic Group Cos., Inc.                                              267,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,300     McGraw-Hill, Inc.                                                         396,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Moore Corp. Ltd.                                                          193,938
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,700     Ogden Corp.                                                               101,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,250     Safety-Kleen Corp.                                                         86,719
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     Super Valu Stores, Inc.                                                   186,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,000     Sysco Corp.                                                               497,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   6,396,794
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                CONSUMER DURABLES--2.7%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     American Greetings Corp., Class A                                         216,262
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,537     Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.                                         41,883
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Bausch & Lomb, Inc.                                                       208,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Black & Decker Corp.                                                      226,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,600     Briggs & Stratton Corp.                                                   111,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,300     Brunswick Corp.                                                      $    211,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,400     Centex Corp.                                                               75,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     37,800     Chrysler Corp.                                                          1,842,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.                                                  221,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     35,300     Eastman Kodak Co.                                                       1,698,812
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,300     Echlin, Inc.                                                              193,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900     Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.                                               112,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    106,000     Ford Motor Co.                                                          3,127,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,400     Genuine Parts Co.                                                         484,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,100     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.                                                563,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Hasbro, Inc.                                                              310,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900     Jostens, Inc.                                                              84,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,700     Kaufman and Broad Homes, Inc.                                              48,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,952     Mattel, Inc.                                                              525,096
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Maytag Corp.                                                              182,563
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,000     Newell Co.                                                                357,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,100     Outboard Marine Corp.                                                      43,312
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000     Polaroid Corp.                                                            168,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,000     Pulte Corp.                                                                61,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     Rubbermaid, Inc.                                                          475,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,200     Skyline Corp.                                                              23,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600     Snap-On Tools Corp.                                                       146,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,500     SPX Corp.                                                                  26,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,800     Stanley Works                                                             190,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,600     Whirlpool Corp.                                                           395,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,300    * Zenith Electronics Corp.                                                  46,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  12,419,016
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--9.5%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,100     Alberto-Culver Co., Class B                                          $     78,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,700     American Brands Inc.                                                      754,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,100     Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.                                          1,476,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,800     Avon Products, Inc.                                                       493,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,200     Borden, Inc.                                                              205,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,900     Brown Group, Inc.                                                          64,362
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B                                               212,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,100     Campbell Soup Co.                                                       1,117,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Clorox Co.                                                                318,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    140,000     Coca-Cola Co.                                                           7,035,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,700     Colgate-Palmolive Co.                                                   1,018,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,100     ConAgra, Inc.                                                             843,488
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,100     Coors (Adolph) Col., Class B                                               70,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,500     CPC International, Inc.                                                   882,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     General Mills, Inc.                                                       968,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,700     Gillette Co.                                                            1,762,688
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,400    * Hartmarx Corp.                                                            19,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,400     Heinz, H.J. Co.                                                         1,017,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700     Hershey Foods Corp.                                                       458,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,300     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.                                  539,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,800     Kellogg Co.                                                             1,457,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     Liz Claiborne, Inc.                                                       203,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Nike, Inc., Class B                                                       499,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,600     Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc., Class A                                              24,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     85,400     PepsiCo, Inc.                                                           2,989,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Pet, Inc.                                                                 198,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     94,300     Philip Morris                                                           5,775,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     73,400     Procter & Gamble Co.                                                 $  4,587,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,800     Quaker Oats Co.                                                           584,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     Ralston Purina Co.                                                        476,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,300     Reebok International Ltd.                                                 370,837
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,400     Russell Corp.                                                             132,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     52,300     Sara Lee Corp.                                                          1,287,887
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,300     Seagram Co., Ltd.                                                       1,244,263
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,500     Stride Rite Corp.                                                          76,312
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,200     Unilever N.V.                                                           2,042,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,500     UST, Inc.                                                                 596,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     V.F. Corp.                                                                349,313
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,500     Wrigley (Wm.), Jr. Co.                                                    564,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  42,795,912
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                CONSUMER SERVICES--3.4%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000    * Bally Entertainment Group                                                 35,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400     Block (H&R), Inc.                                                         505,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,000     Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.                                                1,496,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,040     CBS, Inc.                                                                 421,520
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,550    * Comcast Corp., Class A                                                   385,631
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     57,700     Disney (Walt) Co.                                                       2,271,937
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,800     Gannett Co., Inc.                                                         758,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,100     Hilton Hotels Corp.                                                       309,187
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,050    * King World Productions, Inc.                                             143,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Knight-Ridder, Inc.                                                       303,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,950     Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.                                                    68,219
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,500     Marriott Corp.                                                            365,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     76,200     McDonald's Corp.                                                        2,190,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER SERVICES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,600     Meredith Corp.                                                       $     78,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,200    * National Education Corp.                                                  15,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     New York Times Co., Class A                                               255,663
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,950    * Promus Cos., Inc.                                                        324,394
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,700    * Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.                                          35,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Service Corp. International                                               239,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300    * Shoney's, Inc.                                                            64,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     48,200    * Tele-Communications, Inc., Class A                                     1,090,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,340     Time Warner, Inc.                                                       1,432,070
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,800     Times Mirror Co., Class A                                                 450,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,200     Tribune Co.                                                               378,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,868    * Viacom, Inc.                                                           1,447,069
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,936    * Viacom, Inc., Class A                                                     77,682
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,200    * Viacom, Inc., Rights                                                      31,763
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Wendy's International, Inc.                                               157,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  15,335,885
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--6.7%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700    * Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                                             255,838
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,200    * Amdahl Corp.                                                             123,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     AMP, Inc.                                                                 854,562
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,700    * Andrew Corp.                                                             139,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,500     Apple Computer, Inc.                                                      539,844
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,600     Boeing Co.                                                              1,605,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600    * Ceridian Corp.                                                           119,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,600    * Cisco Systems, Inc.                                                      801,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,700    * Compaq Computer Corp.                                                  1,071,338
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,400    * Computer Sciences Corp.                                                  251,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,800    * Cray Research, Inc.                                                 $     53,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800    * Data General Corp.                                                        37,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,200    * Digital Equipment Corp.                                                  434,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,800    * DSC Communications Corp.                                                 362,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     E-Systems, Inc.                                                           149,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,100     EG & G, Inc.                                                               98,362
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,720     General Dynamics Corp.                                                    284,760
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300     Harris Corp.                                                              184,362
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,300     Hewlett-Packard Co.                                                     2,668,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     45,400     Intel Corp.                                                             2,820,475
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,100    * Intergraph Corp.                                                          43,987
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     62,000     International Business Machines Corp.                                   4,619,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,700     Lockheed Corp.                                                            482,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Loral Corp.                                                               356,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,600    * M/A Communications, Inc.                                                  18,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,300     Martin-Marietta Corp.                                                     472,513
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,200     McDonnell-Douglas Corp.                                                   592,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Micron Technology, Inc.                                                   423,988
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     60,000     Motorola, Inc.                                                          3,532,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,800    * National Semiconductor Corp.                                             207,975
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,900     Northern Telecom, Ltd.                                                    971,763
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Northrop Corp.                                                            228,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     39,600    * Novell, Inc.                                                             732,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,800     Perkin-Elmer Corp.                                                        141,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,600     Raytheon Co.                                                              930,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,700     Rockwell International Corp.                                              826,537
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.                                                  170,838
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400    * Sun Microsystems, Inc.                                              $    373,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,200    * Tandem Computers, Inc.                                                   215,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,300     Tektronix, Inc.                                                           125,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700     Texas Instruments, Inc.                                                   726,287
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,500    * Unisys Corp.                                                             185,938
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,300     United Technologies Corp.                                                 837,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900    * Western Atlas, Inc.                                                      225,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  30,297,867
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                ENERGY MINERALS--7.7%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Amerada-Hess Corp.                                                        497,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     53,500     Amoco Corp.                                                             3,390,563
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,500     Ashland Oil, Inc.                                                         252,688
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,100     Atlantic Richfield Co.                                                  1,853,213
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,900     Burlington Resources                                                      587,275
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     70,000     Chevron Corp.                                                           3,150,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    133,700     Exxon Corp.                                                             8,406,387
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Kerr-McGee Corp.                                                          255,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.                                          163,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,400    * Maxus Energy Corp.                                                        68,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     43,000     Mobil Corp.                                                             3,698,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     32,800     Occidental Petroleum Corp.                                                717,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,400    * Oryx Energy Co.                                                          150,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900     Pennzoil Co.                                                              252,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     28,100     Phillips Petroleum Co.                                                  1,036,187
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,400     Pittston Co.                                                              121,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     57,700     Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.                                               6,722,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,712     Santa Fe Energy Resource, Inc.                                             88,622
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Sun Co., Inc.                                                        $    369,438
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,900     Texaco, Inc.                                                            1,823,962
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,900     Unocal Corp.                                                              757,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,800     USX Corp. -- Marathon Group                                               577,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  34,940,360
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                FINANCE--8.4%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,900     AEtna Life & Casualty Co.                                                 548,888
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,600     Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co.                                                     240,975
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,400     Alexander & Alexander Services, Inc.                                       89,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,400     American General Corp.                                                    643,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     34,162     American International Group, Inc.                                      3,198,417
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,425     Banc One Funding Corp.                                                  1,167,272
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     Bank of Boston Corp.                                                      324,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     38,276     BankAmerica Corp.                                                       1,665,006
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,900     Bankers Trust New York Corp.                                              594,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,500     Barnett Banks, Inc.                                                       435,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Beneficial Corp.                                                          219,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,500     Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.                                                311,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,700     Chase Manhattan Corp.                                                     709,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,090     Chemical Banking Corp.                                                  1,029,420
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Chubb Corp.                                                               656,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     CIGNA Corp.                                                               507,237
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,500     Citicorp                                                                1,933,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Continental Corp.                                                          89,237
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,600     Corestates Financial Corp.                                                326,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,321     Dean Witter, Discover & Co.                                               707,649
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,300     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.                                        1,051,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                FINANCE--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,400     Federal National Mortgage Association                                $  2,234,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,600     First Fidelity Bancorporation                                             387,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     First Interstate Bancorp                                                  656,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,100     First Union Corp.                                                         814,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,700     Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.                                       503,475
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,100     General RE Corp.                                                        1,019,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     Golden West Financial Corp.                                               269,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,200     Great Western Financial Corp.                                             253,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Household International, Inc.                                             351,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,700     J.P. Morgan and Co., Inc.                                               1,280,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,450     Jefferson-Pilot Corp.                                                     295,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,000     KeyCorp                                                                   772,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,100     Lincoln National Corp.                                                    366,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.                                               592,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,050     MBNA Corp.                                                                429,338
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     Mellon Bank Corp.                                                         378,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,800     Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 1993-1                                          897,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,900     National City Corp.                                                       431,288
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     28,946     NationsBank Credit Card Master Trust 1993-1                             1,432,827
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,250     NBD Bancorp, Inc.                                                         530,438
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     33,100     Norwest Corp.                                                             810,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,200     PNC Bank Corp.                                                            592,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,900     Providian Corp.                                                           346,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Ryder Systems, Inc.                                                       192,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     SAFECO Corp.                                                              340,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,900     Salomon, Inc.                                                             467,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,100     Shawmut National Grantor Trust 1992-A                                     208,313
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                FINANCE--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     St. Paul Companies, Inc.                                             $    392,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,500     SunTrust Banks, Inc.                                                      683,437
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,950     Torchmark Corp.                                                           293,156
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,400     Transamerica Corp.                                                        412,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     34,278     Travelers, Inc.                                                         1,191,161
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,650     U.S. Bancorp.                                                             263,588
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Unum Corp.                                                                376,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,100     USF&G Corp.                                                               123,988
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,400     USLIFE Corp.                                                               78,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,600     Wachovia Corp.                                                            623,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     Wells Fargo & Co.                                                         891,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  38,634,348
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                HEALTH SERVICES--0.9%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800    * Beverly Enterprises, Inc.                                                133,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,138     Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp.                                           1,504,244
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600     Community Psychiatric Centers                                              45,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,150     Manor Care, Inc.                                                          169,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,900    * National Medical Enterprises, Inc.                                       259,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,400     Shared Medical Systems Corp.                                               70,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     U.S. Healthcare, Inc.                                                     817,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,800     United Healthcare Corp.                                                   938,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   3,938,619
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--6.3%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     89,500     Abbott Laboratories                                                     2,774,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,100     Allergan, Inc.                                                            187,263
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100    * Alza Corp.                                                               143,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     33,300     American Home Products Corp.                                            2,114,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,600    * Amgen, Inc.                                                         $    813,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Bard (C.R.), Inc.                                                         137,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,800     Baxter International, Inc.                                                774,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100     Becton, Dickinson & Co.                                                   382,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,400    * Biomet, Inc.                                                             142,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     55,800     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                                                3,257,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     70,600     Johnson & Johnson                                                       3,856,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     31,500     Lilly (Eli) & Co.                                                       1,953,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Mallinckrodt Group, Inc.                                                  249,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,400     Medtronic, Inc.                                                           646,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    137,500     Merck & Co., Inc.                                                       4,915,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     34,200     Pfizer, Inc.                                                            2,535,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,000     Schering Plough Corp.                                                   1,496,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000     St. Jude Medical, Inc.                                                    186,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     United States Surgical Corp.                                              135,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,700     Upjohn Co.                                                                617,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,600     Warner-Lambert Co.                                                      1,113,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  28,432,188
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--1.2%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,100     Baker Hughes, Inc.                                                        309,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,600     Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.                                          590,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     Fluor Corp.                                                               435,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800     Foster Wheeler Corp.                                                      136,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,300     Halliburton Co.                                                           455,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,600     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.                                                    81,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     McDermott International, Inc.                                             143,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,400     Morrison Knudsen Corp.                                                     53,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,500     Rollins Environmental Services, Inc.                                 $     38,188
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000    * Rowan Companies, Inc.                                                     68,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,100     Schlumberger, Ltd.                                                      1,533,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     51,900     WMX Technologies, Inc.                                                  1,524,562
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,300     Zurn Industries, Inc.                                                      23,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   5,393,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                NON-ENERGY MINERALS--2.0%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,100     Alcan Aluminum Ltd.                                                       644,675
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,500     Aluminum Co. of America                                                   809,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,300     American Barrick Resource Corp.                                           723,413
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200    * Armco, Inc.                                                               79,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500     ASARCO, Inc.                                                              141,187
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400    * Bethlehem Steel Corp.                                                    216,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,850     Cyprus Minerals                                                           262,256
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,000     Echo Bay Mines, Ltd.                                                      147,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700     Georgia-Pacific Corp.                                                     716,587
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,700     Homestake Mining Co.                                                      275,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,400     Inco Ltd.                                                                 373,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300    * Inland Steel Industries, Inc.                                            153,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,800     Louisiana-Pacific Corp.                                                   361,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,111     Newmont Mining Corp.                                                      376,968
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Nucor Corp.                                                               580,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600    * Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.                                           148,925
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,600     Phelps Dodge Corp.                                                        466,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,600     Placer Dome, Inc.                                                         553,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Reynolds Metals Co.                                                       354,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,835    * Santa Fe Pacific Gold                                                    170,128
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                NON-ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,920     USX-U.S. Steel Group                                                 $    297,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,100     Weyerhaeuser Co.                                                          867,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,750     Worthington Industries, Inc.                                              216,937
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   8,937,951
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                PROCESS INDUSTRIES--4.9%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,300     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.                                            587,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     38,746     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.                                              1,109,104
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,300     Avery Dennison Corp.                                                      211,838
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,200     Ball Corp.                                                                 90,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,500     Bemis Co., Inc.                                                           136,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,100     Boise Cascade Corp.                                                       108,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Champion International Corp.                                              370,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,700     Corning, Inc.                                                             737,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,500    * Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.                                              369,312
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,500     Dow Chemical Co.                                                        2,168,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     72,900     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours                                               4,346,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,825     Eastman Chemical Co.                                                      476,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     Ecolab, Inc.                                                              145,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,375     Engelhard Corp.                                                           243,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500     Federal Paper Board Co., Inc.                                             135,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,200     First Mississippi Corp.                                                    46,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,800     Goodrich, (B.F.) Co.                                                      125,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Grace (W.R.) & Co.                                                        396,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     Great Lakes Chemical Corp.                                                452,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600     Hercules, Inc.                                                            537,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,300     International Paper Co.                                                   990,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     James River Corp. of Virginia                                             201,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     Kimberly-Clark Corp.                                                 $    890,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Mead Corp.                                                                317,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,600     Millipore Corp.                                                           133,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,900     Monsanto Co.                                                              982,012
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,600     Morton International, Inc.                                                444,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,500     Nalco Chemical Co.                                                        241,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,533     Pall Corp.                                                                227,161
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,600     Pioneer Hi-Bred International                                             321,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,100     Potlatch Corp.                                                            118,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,800     PPG Industries, Inc.                                                      929,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,400     Praxair, Inc.                                                             333,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,300     Rohm & Haas Co.                                                           440,737
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,000     Scott Paper Co.                                                           529,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,600     Sherwin-Williams Co.                                                      313,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,300     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.                                                       184,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,900     Springs Industries, Inc., Class A                                          76,713
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,408    * Stone Container Corp.                                                    157,584
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Temple-Inland, Inc.                                                       278,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,500     Union Camp Corp.                                                          356,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,300     Union Carbide Corp.                                                       539,937
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,200     Westvaco Corp.                                                            252,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  22,054,273
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--6.3%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,400     Allied-Signal, Inc.                                                     1,052,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,000     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.                                          166,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,800     Caterpillar, Inc.                                                       1,302,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.                                                  98,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,900    * Clark Equipment Co.                                                 $    133,237
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,200     Cooper Industries, Inc.                                                   455,975
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,200     Crane Co.                                                                  86,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800     Cummins Engine Co., Inc.                                                  161,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Dana Corp.                                                                256,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Deere & Co.                                                               645,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,200     Dial Corp. Del.                                                           210,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,100     Dover Corp.                                                               338,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,700     Dresser Industries, Inc.                                                  395,038
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,500     Eaton Corp.                                                               392,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,200     Emerson Electric Co.                                                    1,470,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,900    * FMC Corp.                                                                237,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    183,800     General Electric Co.                                                    8,983,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,800     General Signal Corp.                                                      172,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,700     Giddings & Lewis, Inc.                                                     57,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,578     Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.                                             64,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,500     Honeywell, Inc.                                                           467,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,100     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.                                                 542,987
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     Ingersoll-Rand Co.                                                        402,562
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,800     ITT Corp.                                                               1,129,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300     Johnson Controls, Inc.                                                    213,925
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,400     Masco Industries, Inc.                                                    389,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     46,800     Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.                                    2,591,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,000     NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A                                            59,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,300     National Service Industries, Inc.                                         141,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,870    * Navistar International Corp.                                             103,294
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,140     PACCAR, Inc.                                                              185,265
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Parker-Hannifin Corp.                                                $    243,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,000     Pitney Bowes, Inc.                                                        573,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500     Raychem Corp.                                                             166,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     Teledyne, Inc.                                                            102,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,200     Tenneco, Inc.                                                             805,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Textron, Inc.                                                             479,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,000     Thomas & Betts Corp.                                                      142,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,300     Timken Co.                                                                115,087
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,100     Trinova Corp.                                                             108,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     TRW, Inc.                                                                 491,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000     Tyco Laboratories, Inc.                                                   241,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,680    * Varity Corp.                                                             179,010
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     37,700     Westinghouse Electric Corp.                                               532,513
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Whitman Corp.                                                             189,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     Xerox Corp.                                                             1,148,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  28,428,031
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                RETAIL TRADE--5.1%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,200     Albertsons, Inc.                                                          816,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,200     American Stores Co.                                                       412,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,400     Brunos, Inc.                                                               80,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,000     Charming Shoppes, Inc.                                                     79,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,300     Circuit City Stores, Inc.                                                 262,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     Dayton-Hudson Corp.                                                       596,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,100     Dillard Department Stores, Inc., Class A                                  320,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,600     Gap (The), Inc.                                                           526,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Giant Foods, Inc., Class A                                                147,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,100     Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.                                    107,113
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Harcourt General, Inc.                                               $    303,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     48,100     Home Depot, Inc.                                                        2,188,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,300     J.C. Penny Co.                                                          1,280,812
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     43,900     K Mart Corp.                                                              718,862
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400    * Kroger Co., Inc.                                                         297,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     39,100     Limited, Inc.                                                             718,462
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,200     Longs Drug Stores Corp.                                                    76,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,800     Lowe's Cos. Inc.                                                          628,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,700     May Department Stores Co.                                               1,004,588
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     Melville Corp.                                                            377,137
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,000     Mercantile Stores Co., Inc.                                               182,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     Nordstrom, Inc.                                                           433,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,500     Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack                                                 232,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     Premark International, Inc.                                               304,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,350    * Price Co.                                                                367,763
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,500     Rite Aid Corp.                                                            228,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     37,700     Sears, Roebuck & Co.                                                    1,866,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,865     Tandy Corp.                                                               303,776
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     TJX Cos., Inc.                                                            124,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     31,400    * Toys "R" Us, Inc.                                                      1,208,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    247,600     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.                                                   5,818,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,200     Walgreen Co.                                                              547,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.                                                   433,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,100     Woolworth (F.W.) Co.                                                      218,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  23,213,513
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--2.5%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Autodesk, Inc.                                                       $    179,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,300     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.                                           893,137
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,900     Computer Associates International, Inc.                                   888,287
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,600     First Data Corp.                                                          581,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     80,100     General Motors Corp.                                                    3,163,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
        215    * Harris Computer Systems Corp.                                              3,010
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500    * Lotus Development Corp.                                                  172,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     62,000    * Microsoft Corp.                                                        3,906,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,600    * Oracle Systems Corp.                                                   1,407,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  11,194,959
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                TRANSPORTATION--1.3%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100    * AMR Corp.                                                                446,512
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,600     Burlington Northern, Inc.                                                 478,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800    * Consolidated Freightways, Inc.                                            85,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,600     Consolidated Rail Corp.                                                   467,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     CSX Corp.                                                                 812,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,400     Delta Air Lines, Inc.                                                     281,475
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900    * Federal Express Corp.                                                    358,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,000     Norfolk Southern Corp.                                                    945,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,200     Roadway Services, Inc.                                                    240,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,725    * Sante Fe Southern Pacific Corp.                                          303,272
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,200     Southwest Airlines, Inc.                                                  311,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,100     Union Pacific Corp.                                                     1,080,137
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,200    * USAir Group, Inc.                                                         27,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,000     Yellow Corp.                                                               58,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   5,896,196
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                UTILITIES--10.8%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    167,278     AT&T Corp.                                                           $  9,200,290
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     52,800    * Airtouch Communications, Inc.                                          1,577,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,900     American Electric Power Co., Inc.                                         636,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     58,400     Ameritech Corp.                                                         2,357,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,550     Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.                                              361,538
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     46,800     Bell Atlantic Corp.                                                     2,451,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     53,400     BellSouth Corp.                                                         2,843,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     Carolina Power & Light Co.                                                456,287
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,300     Central & SouthWest Corp.                                                 456,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,240     Cinergy Corp.                                                             144,307
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     Coastal Corp.                                                             319,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,400    * Columbia Gas System, Inc.                                                150,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,200     Consolidated Edison Co.                                                   626,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Consolidated Natural Gas Co.                                              362,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,800     Detroit Edison Co.                                                        416,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,750     Dominion Resources, Inc.                                                  658,969
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,100     Duke Power Co.                                                            875,712
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,400     Eastern Enterprises                                                        62,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,600     Enron Corp.                                                               828,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,200     Enserch Corp.                                                             102,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,800     Entergy Corp.                                                             579,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,200     FPL Group, Inc.                                                           669,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    101,700     GTE Corp.                                                               3,127,275
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,000     Houston Industries, Inc.                                                  488,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     57,100     MCI Communications Corp.                                                1,313,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,300     Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.                                                210,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     NICOR, Inc.                                                               146,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
                                                          COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                UTILITIES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,200     Noram Energy Corp.                                                   $     79,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,100     Northern States Power Co.                                                 315,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     44,400     NYNEX Corp.                                                             1,742,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,400     Ohio Edison Co.                                                           315,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,900     ONEOK, Inc.                                                                51,113
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Pacific Enterprises                                                       193,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     46,600     Pacific Gas & Electric Co.                                              1,048,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     44,700     Pacific Telesis Group                                                   1,413,637
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,400     Pacificorp                                                                518,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,700     Panhandle Eastern Corp.                                                   298,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,800     Peco Energy Co.                                                           609,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,700     Peoples Energy Corp.                                                      104,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,000     Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc.                                    682,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     48,200     SCE Corp.                                                                 668,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Sonat, Inc.                                                               305,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     68,800     Southern Co.                                                            1,358,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     64,400     Southwestern Bell Corp.                                                 2,696,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,600     Sprint Corp.                                                            1,194,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,000     Texas Utilities Co.                                                       783,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300     Transco Energy Co.                                                         61,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     47,200     U.S. West, Inc.                                                         1,775,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,000     Unicom Corp.                                                              497,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,000     Union Electric Co.                                                        394,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,000     Williams Companies, Inc. (The)                                            319,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  48,853,079
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $334,927,884)                    367,162,941
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL
  AMOUNT                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--1.0%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 4,500,000     United States Treasury Bill, 12/1/1994 (at amortized cost)           $  4,482,938
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
**REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--17.9%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 80,875,000     J.P. Morgan and Co., Inc., 4.82%, dated 10/31/94, due 11/1/94
                (at amortized cost)                                                    80,875,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                TOTAL INVESTMENTS (IDENTIFIED COST $420,285,822)                     $452,520,879+
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>


 * Non-income producing securities.

** The repurchase agreement is fully collateralized by U.S. government
   obligations. The investment in the repurchase agreement is through
   participation in joint accounts with other Federated Investors funds.


 + The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $420,285,822. The
   net unrealized appreciation of investments on a federal tax cost basis
   amounts to $32,235,057, which is comprised of $52,103,326 appreciation and
   $19,868,269 depreciation at October 31, 1994.



Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets
      ($452,432,357) at October 31, 1994.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>             <C>
ASSETS:
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Investment in repurchase agreements, at amortized cost              $ 80,875,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Investments in securities, at value and amortized cost               371,645,879
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
     Total investments, at amortized cost and value
     (identified and tax cost $420,285,822)                                         $452,520,879
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                                                                      47,765
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and interest receivable                                                        739,241
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivable for Fund shares sold                                                          479,754
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred expenses                                                                          1,001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
     Total assets                                                                    453,788,640
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for Fund shares redeemed                                         682,599
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts             603,750
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Accrued expenses                                                          69,934
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
     Total liabilities                                                                 1,356,283
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
NET ASSETS for 37,647,505 shares of beneficial interest outstanding                 $452,432,357
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paid-in capital                                                                     $418,267,944
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts       32,850,422
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
futures contracts                                                                        352,786
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net investment income                                                      961,205
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
     Total Net Assets                                                               $452,432,357
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
NET ASSET VALUE, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
Institutional Shares (net assets of $443,815,104 / 36,930,606 shares of
  beneficial interest outstanding)                                                        $12.02
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
Institutional Service Shares (net assets of $8,617,253 / 716,899
  shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                                              $12.02
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>         <C>           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends                                                                                       $ 9,996,788
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest                                                                                          2,932,435
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
    Total investment income                                                                      12,929,223
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management fee                                                                    $1,287,529
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trustees' fees                                                                         6,387
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian and portfolio accounting fees                                              154,440
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses                              42,900
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fund share registration costs                                                         42,066
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auditing fees                                                                         21,612
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal fees                                                                            15,260
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Printing and postage                                                                  44,070
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance premiums                                                                    11,102
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distribution service fees                                                             15,802
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taxes                                                                                  9,804
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miscellaneous                                                                          5,741
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder services fee                                                              10,144
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
    Total expenses                                                                 1,666,857
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deduct--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Waiver of management fee                                            $289,795
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   --------
  Waiver of distribution service fees                                   10,144       299,939
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   --------    ----------
      Net expenses                                                                                1,366,918
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
           Net investment income                                                                 11,562,305
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (identified cost basis)                                   1,025,864
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts (identified cost basis)                               129,511
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts         3,003,321
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts                4,158,696
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
           Change in net assets resulting from operations                                       $15,721,001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                           ------------------------------
                                                                               1994             1993
                                                                           -------------    -------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                                      $  11,562,305    $   9,177,268
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain on investment transactions and futures contracts
  ($973,460, and $11,617,039 net gains, respectively, as computed for
federal tax purposes)                                                          1,155,375       11,086,529
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
futures contracts                                                              3,003,321       26,567,254
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
    Change in net assets resulting from operations                            15,721,001       46,831,051
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Shares                                                       (10,781,243)      (9,255,446)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Service Shares                                                  (115,401)         (14,290)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investment
  transactions and future contracts
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Shares                                                       (11,507,864)     (18,292,038)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Service Shares                                                  (108,965)              --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
    Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders        (22,513,473)     (27,561,774)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
FUND SHARE (PRINCIPAL) TRANSACTIONS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proceeds from sale of shares                                                 215,864,930      290,371,076
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of
dividends declared                                                             8,535,336        8,873,310
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of shares redeemed                                                     (174,914,182)    (218,388,643)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
    Change in net assets resulting from fund share transactions               49,486,084       80,855,743
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
         Change in net assets                                                 42,693,612      100,125,020
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period                                                          409,738,745      309,613,725
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $961,205
  and $295,544, respectively)                                              $ 452,432,357    $ 409,738,745
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) ORGANIZATION


Federated Index Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment
company. The Trust consists of three, diversified portfolios. The financial
statements included herein present only those of Federated Max-Cap Fund (the
"Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented
separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's
interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.


The Fund offers two classes of Shares, Institutional Shares and Institutional
Service Shares.


Effective December 5, 1994, the Board of Trustees ("Trustees") changed the name
of the Fund from Max-Cap Fund to Federated Max-Cap Fund.


(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
A.   INVESTMENT VALUATIONS--Listed equity securities are valued at the last sales price
     reported on national securities exchanges. Unlisted securities and short-term
     obligations (and private placement securities) are generally valued at the prices
     provided by an independent pricing service. Short-term securities with remaining
     maturities of sixty days or less may be stated at amortized cost, which approximates
     value.

B.   REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to
     take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or
     to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral
     in support of repurchase agreement investments. Additionally, procedures have been
     established by the Trust to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each
     repurchase agreement's underlying collateral to ensure the value of collateral at least
     equals the principal amount of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.

     The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized
     financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser
     to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees (the
     "Trustees"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the
     terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the
     repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities.
</TABLE>



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
C.   INVESTMENT INCOME, EXPENSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS--Dividend income and distributions to
     shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are
     accrued daily. Bond premium and discount, if applicable, are amortized as required by
     the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code").

D.   FEDERAL TAXES--It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code
     applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year
     substantially all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are
     necessary.

E.   WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS--The Fund may engage in when-issued or
     delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date
     and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to
     make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or
     delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the
     settlement date.

F.   DEFERRED EXPENSES--The costs incurred by the Fund with respect to registration of its
     shares in its first fiscal year, excluding the initial expense of registering its
     shares, have been deferred and are being amortized using the straight-line method not to
     exceed a period of five years from the Fund's commencement date.

G.   FUTURES CONTRACTS--Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the
     Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account an amount ("initial margin") of cash
     or U.S. government securities equal to a percentage of the contract value. The Fund
     agrees to receive from or pay the broker an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar
     amount times the difference between the closing value and the price at which the
     contract was made. On a daily basis, the value of the financial futures contract is
     determined and any difference between such value and the original futures contract value
     is reflected in the "daily variation margin" account. Daily variation margin
     adjustments, arising from this "marking to market" process, are recorded by the Fund as
     unrealized gains or losses.

     The Fund may decide to close its position on a contract at any time prior to the
     contract's expiration. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or
     loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that a change in
     the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying
     securities. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, the Fund had a realized gain of
     $129,511 on futures contracts.

     At October 31, 1994, the fund had outstanding futures contracts as set out below:
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             UNREALIZED
                                 CONTRACTS TO                               APPRECIATION
        EXPIRATION DATE         DELIVER/RECEIVE            POSITION        (DEPRECIATION)
        ----------------   -------------------------   ----------------   ----------------
        <S>                <C>                         <C>                <C>
        December 1994      322 S&P 500 Index Futures         Long             $615,365
</TABLE>



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
     At October 31, 1994 the Fund has deposited in a segregated account, $4,500,000 of U.S.
     Treasury Bills, to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts.

H.   OTHER--Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.
</TABLE>

(3) SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value) for each
class of shares. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1994                              1993
                                            ----------------------------      ----------------------------
          INSTITUTIONAL SHARES                SHARES          DOLLARS           SHARES          DOLLARS
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
<S>                                         <C>            <C>                <C>            <C>
Shares sold                                  17,555,003    $ 207,304,786       24,571,558    $ 287,913,472
- -----------------------------------------
Shares issued to shareholders in payment
  of dividends declared                         718,661        8,439,495          764,603        8,868,865
- -----------------------------------------
Shares redeemed                             (14,617,884)    (172,243,416)     (18,666,049)    (218,365,814)
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
  Net change resulting from Institutional
  Share transactions                          3,655,780    $  43,500,865        6,670,112    $  78,416,523
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1994                             1993**
                                            ----------------------------      ----------------------------
      INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES            SHARES          DOLLARS           SHARES          DOLLARS
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
<S>                                         <C>            <C>                <C>            <C>
Shares sold                                     734,647    $   8,560,144          205,208    $   2,457,604
- -----------------------------------------
Shares issued to shareholders in payment
  of dividends declared                           8,223           95,841              372            4,445
- -----------------------------------------
Shares redeemed                                (229,644)      (2,670,766)          (1,907)         (22,829)
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
  Net change resulting from Institutional
  Service Share transactions                    513,226    $   5,985,219          203,673    $   2,439,220
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
</TABLE>

** For period from August 30, 1993 (date of initial public investment) to
   October 31, 1993.

(4) MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES


MANAGEMENT FEE--Federated Management, the Fund's investment Manager (the
"Manager"), receives for its services an annual investment advisory fee equal to
0.30 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Federated Management has
entered into a sub-management contract with ANB Investment Management and Trust
Company ("Sub-Manager"). The Manager shall pay the Sub-Manager an investment
advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows: .05
of 1% on the




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

first $100 million, .02 of 1% on the next $100 million, and .01 of 1%
thereafter. The Manager may voluntarily choose to waive a portion of its fees.
The Manager can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its
sole discretion.


DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN--The Fund has adopted a Distribution
Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the
Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. ("FSC"), the principal
distributor, from the net assets of the Fund to finance activities intended to
result in the sale of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares. The Plan provides
that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to .30 of 1% of the average
daily net assets of the Institutional Service Shares, annually, to compensate
FSC.


Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder
Services ("FSS"), the Fund will pay FSS up to .25 of 1% of average net assets of
the Fund for the period. This fee is to obtain certain personal services for
shareholders and to maintain the shareholder accounts.

TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT--Federated Services Company ("FServ")
serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The FServ fee is
based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by
shareholders.

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or
Trustees of the above companies.

(5) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                               <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PURCHASES--                                                                       $15,495,999
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
SALES--                                                                           $ 7,502,814
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
</TABLE>


REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To the Trustees and Shareholders of

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST:


We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, of Federated Max-Cap Fund (a portfolio of
Federated Index Trust), as of October 31, 1994, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights
(see pages 2 and 17 of this prospectus) for each of the periods presented. These
financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the
Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
October 31, 1994, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Federated Max-Cap Fund of Federated Index Trust at October 31, 1994, the results
of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for
the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 9, 1994



ADDRESSES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>             <C>                                    <C>
                Federated Max-Cap Fund                 Federated Investors Tower
                Institutional Shares                   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Distributor
                Federated Securities Corp.             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Manager
                Federated Management                   Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sub-Manager
                ANB Investment Management              One North LaSalle Street
                and Trust Co.                          Chicago, Illinois 60690
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Custodian
                State Street Bank and                  P.O. Box 8602
                Trust Company                          Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
                Federated Services Company             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Legal Counsel
                Houston, Houston & Donnelly            2510 Centre City Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Legal Counsel
                Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.     2101 L Street, N.W.
                                                       Washington, D.C. 20037
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Independent Auditors
                Ernst & Young LLP                      One Oxford Centre
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




                                        FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
                                        (FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

                                        (A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)

                                        INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

                                        PROSPECTUS


                                        An Open-End, Diversified

                                        Management Investment Company


                                        Prospectus dated December 31, 1994



     FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.

(LOGO)
- ---------------------------------------

     Distributor

     A subsidiary of FEDERATED INVESTORS

     FEDERATED INVESTORS TOWER
     PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3779



     31420E106
     0032104A-ISS (12/94)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND
(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)
(A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
PROSPECTUS


The Institutional Service Shares of Federated Max-Cap Fund (the "Fund") offered
by this prospectus represent interests in the Fund, which is an investment
portfolio in Federated Index Trust (the "Trust"), an open-end, management
investment company (a mutual fund). The investment objective of the Fund is to
seek to provide investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and
dividend performance of publicly traded common stocks as represented by the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the "Index"). The Fund is
neither affiliated with nor sponsored by the Standard & Poor's Ratings Group.


THE INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,
OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THESE SHARES INVOLVES INVESTMENT
RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

This prospectus contains the information you should read and know before you
invest in the Fund. Keep this prospectus for future reference.


The Fund has also filed a Combined Statement of Additional Information for
Institutional Service Shares and Institutional Shares dated December 31, 1994,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained in the
Combined Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. You may request a copy of the Combined Statement of Additional
Information free of charge by calling 1-800-235-4669. To obtain other
information or to make inquiries about the Fund, contact the Fund at the address
listed in the back of this prospectus.


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.


Prospectus dated December 31, 1994



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES                                                       1

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--
  INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES                                                 2

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GENERAL INFORMATION                                                            3

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INVESTMENT INFORMATION                                                         3

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  Investment Objective                                                         3


  Investment Policies                                                          3


  Investment Limitations                                                       7



FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION                                              7

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  Management of the Trust                                                      7


  Distribution of Institutional Service Shares                                 9


  Administration of the Fund                                                  10


  Brokerage Transactions                                                      11


  Expenses of the Fund and
     Institutional Service Shares                                             11



NET ASSET VALUE                                                               11

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INVESTING IN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES                                     12

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  Share Purchases                                                             12


  Minimum Investment Required                                                 12


  What Shares Cost                                                            12


  Subaccounting Services                                                      12


  Certificates and Confirmations                                              13


  Dividends                                                                   13


  Capital Gains                                                               13



REDEEMING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES                                        13

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  Telephone Redemption                                                        13


  Written Requests                                                            14


  Accounts with Low Balances                                                  14



SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION                                                       15

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  Voting Rights                                                               15


  Massachusetts Partnership Law                                               15



TAX INFORMATION                                                               15

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  Federal Income Tax                                                          15



PERFORMANCE INFORMATION                                                       16

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OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES                                                       17

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--
  INSTITUTIONAL SHARES                                                        18

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                          19

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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,
  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS                                                        47

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ADDRESSES                                                                     48

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SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>      <C>
                                    INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
                                  SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)......................................................     None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
  (as a percentage of offering price)......................................................     None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original
  purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)....................................     None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable).........................     None
Exchange Fee...............................................................................     None

                       ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES OPERATING EXPENSES
                              (As a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fee (after waiver)(1)...........................................................    0.23%
12b-1 Fee (after waiver)(2)................................................................    0.05%
Total Other Expenses.......................................................................    0.34%
    Shareholder Services Fee......................................................    0.25%
         Total Fund Operating Expenses(3)..................................................    0.62%
</TABLE>

(1) The management fee has been reduced to reflect the voluntary waiver of a
portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver
at any time at its sole discretion. The maximum management fee is 0.30%.

(2) The maximum 12b-1 fee is 0.30%.


(3) The total Institutional Service Shares operating expenses in the table above
are based on expenses expected during the fiscal year ending October 31, 1995.
The total Institutional Service Shares operating expenses were 0.62% for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 and would have been 0.88% absent the
voluntary waivers of a portion of the management fee and a portion of the 12b-1
fee.



    The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the
various costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Institutional Service
Shares of the Fund will bear, either directly or indirectly. For more complete
descriptions of the various costs and expenses, see "Federated Index Trust
Information" and "Investing in Institutional Service Shares." Wire-transferred
redemptions of less than $5,000 may be subject to additional fees.


    Long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic equivalent of the
maximum front-end sales charges permitted under the rules of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           EXAMPLE                              1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years
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<S>                                                             <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment,
  assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2) redemption at the end
  of each time period........................................     $6        $20        $35        $ 77
</TABLE>

    THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.

    The information set forth in the foregoing table and example relates only to
the Institutional Service Shares of the Fund. The Fund offers another class of
shares called Institutional Shares. Institutional Service Shares and
Institutional Shares are subject to a certain amount of the same expenses;
however Institutional Shares are not subject to a 12b-1 fee or a Shareholder
Services Fee. See "Other Classes of Shares."



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
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(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)


Reference is made to the Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on
page 47.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                             ----------------------
                                                                              1994           1993*
                                                                             ------          ------
<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                         $12.24          $12.12
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
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  Net investment income                                                        0.28(c)         0.07
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  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures
  contracts                                                                    0.11            0.12
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  Total from investment operations                                             0.39            0.19
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
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  Dividends to shareholders from net investment income                        (0.27)          (0.07)
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  Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments and
  futures contracts                                                           (0.34)             --
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  Total distributions                                                         (0.61)          (0.07)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                                               $12.02          $12.24
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TOTAL RETURN**                                                                 3.30%           1.70%
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
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  Expenses                                                                     0.62%           0.61%(b)
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  Net investment income                                                        2.35%           1.52%(b)
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  Expense waiver/reimbursement(a)                                              0.26%           0.09%(b)
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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  Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                                    $8,617           $2,493
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  Portfolio turnover rate                                                         2%             13%
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</TABLE>


 * Reflects operations for the period from August 30, 1993 (date of initial
   public investment) to October 31, 1993.

** Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales load or contingent
   deferred sales charge, if applicable.

(a) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
    investment income ratios shown above.


(b) Computed on an annualized basis.



(c) Per share information presented is based upon the monthly average number of
    shares outstanding due to large fluctuations in the number of shares
    outstanding during the period.



Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's
annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, which can be obtained
free of charge.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)


GENERAL INFORMATION
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The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration
of Trust dated January 30, 1990. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to
offer separate series of shares of beneficial interest representing interests in
separate portfolios of securities. The shares in any one portfolio may be
offered in separate classes. As of the date of this prospectus, the Board of
Trustees ("Trustees") has established two classes of shares of the Fund known as
Institutional Service Shares ("Shares") and Institutional Shares. On December 5,
1994, the Trustees changed the name of the Fund from the Max-Cap Fund to the
Federated Max-Cap Fund. This prospectus relates only to the Institutional
Service Shares of the Fund. Institutional Service Shares are designed primarily
for retail and private banking customers of financial institutions. A minimum
initial investment of $25,000 over a 90-day period is required.


Shares are currently sold and redeemed at net asset value without a sales charge
imposed by the Fund.

INVESTMENT INFORMATION
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that
correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of publicly-traded
common stocks, by duplicating the composition of the Index. The investment
objective cannot be changed without approval of shareholders. The Fund's ability
to duplicate the Index will depend partly on the size and timing of cash flows
into and out of the Fund. The Fund's performance is expected to closely mirror
the performance of the Index. An investment in the Fund presents risks similar
to those of investing in a portfolio comprised of the securities of the
companies in the Index. While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the investment
policies described in this prospectus.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The investment policies described below may be changed by the Trustees without
shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material changes
in these policies become effective.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by attempting to duplicate the
investment results of the Index, while minimizing transaction costs and other
expenses. The Fund will attempt to achieve a correlation between the performance
of its portfolio and that of the Index of at least 0.95 of 1% or better; a
figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. The Fund will normally be
invested in substantially all of the stocks that comprise the Index. Under
normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund's total assets will
be invested in stocks represented in the Index. However, the Fund is not
required to sell securities if the 80% investment level changes due to increases
or decreases in the market value of portfolio securities.


The Index consists of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange. The Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P")
designates the stocks to be included in the Index on a statistical basis. A
particular stock's weighting in the Index is based on its relative total



market value; that is, its market price per share times the number of shares
outstanding. From time to time, S&P may add or delete stocks from the Index.
Inclusion of a particular stock in the Index in no way implies an opinion by S&P
as to its investment attractiveness, nor is S&P a sponsor or in any way
affiliated with the Fund. The Fund utilizes the Index as the standard
performance benchmark because it represents approximately 70% of the total
market value of all common stocks. In addition, it is familiar to investors, and
is recognized as a barometer of common stock investment returns.

The Fund will be managed passively, in that the traditional management functions
of economic, financial, and market analysis will not be undertaken. Furthermore,
a company's adverse financial circumstance will not trigger its elimination from
the Fund's portfolio, unless the company's stock is removed from the Index by
S&P. The Fund is managed by utilizing a computer program that identifies which
stocks should be purchased or sold in order to duplicate, as much as possible,
the composition of the Index. The Fund will include a stock in its investment
portfolio in the order of the stock's weighting in the Index, starting with the
heaviest-weighted stock. Thus, the proportion of Fund assets invested in such
stock is nearly identical to the percentage of the particular stock represented
in the Index. On occasion, so as to respond to changes in the Index's
composition, as well as corporate mergers, tender offers, and other
circumstances, adjustments will be made in the Fund's portfolio. However, it is
anticipated that these adjustments will occur infrequently, and the costs will
be minimized. As a result, portfolio turnover is expected to be well below that
encountered in other investment company portfolios. Therefore, the accompanying
costs, including accounting costs, brokerage fees, custodial expenses, and
transfer taxes, are expected to be relatively low. While the cash flows into and
out of the Fund will impact the Fund's portfolio turnover rate and the Fund's
ability to replicate the Index's performance, investment adjustments will be
made, as practicably as possible, to account for these circumstances.

The Fund believes that indexing, as described above, constitutes a reasonable
and effective method of replicating percentage changes in the Index. While the
Fund will not duplicate the Index's performance precisely, it is anticipated
that the Fund's performance will closely resemble the performance of the Index.
Factors such as the size of the Fund's portfolio, the size and timing of cash
flows into and out of the Fund, and changes in the securities markets and the
Index itself, will account for the difference.

In order to accommodate cash flows, the Fund may enter into stock index futures
contracts and options. The Fund may purchase futures contracts and options
solely to maintain adequate liquidity to meet its redemption demands. This will
allow the Fund to simultaneously maximize the level of the Fund assets which are
tracking the performance of the Index. The Fund can sell futures contracts and
options in order to close out a previously established position. The Fund will
not enter into any stock index futures contract for the purpose of speculation.


ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks
comprising the Index. In addition, the Fund may hold cash reserves which may be
invested in the following:

     U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  The Fund is permitted to invest in U.S.
     government securities which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
     government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities include,
     but are not limited to:

     - direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as U.S. Treasury bills,
       notes, and bonds; and

     - notes, bonds, and discount notes of U.S. government agencies or
       instrumentalities, such as Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National
       Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
       Federal Farm Credit System, and the Student Loan Marketing Association.

     REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The U.S. government securities and other securities
     in which the Fund invests may be purchased pursuant to repurchase
     agreements. Repurchase agreements are arrangements in which banks,
     broker/dealers, and other recognized financial institutions sell U.S.
     government securities or other securities to the Fund and agree at the time
     of sale to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon time and price. To the
     extent that the original seller does not repurchase the securities from the
     Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on any sale of
     such securities.


     VARIABLE RATE U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  Some of the short-term U.S.
     government securities the Fund may purchase carry variable interest rates.
     These securities have a rate of interest subject to adjustment at least
     annually. This adjusted interest rate is ordinarily tied to some objective
     standard, such as a published interest rate or interest rate index.



     CASH ITEMS.  The Fund may also invest in cash items.


     The Fund may also invest in commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P, Prime-1 by
     Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or F-1 by Fitch Investors Service, Inc.

     STOCK INDEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS.  The Fund may utilize stock index futures
     contracts, options, and options on futures contracts, subject to the
     limitation that the value of these futures contracts and options will not
     exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets. Also, the Fund will not purchase
     options to the extent that more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total
     assets would be invested in premiums on open put option positions. These
     futures contracts and options will be used to handle cash flows into and
     out of the Fund and to potentially reduce transactional costs, since
     transactional costs associated with futures and options contracts can be
     lower than costs stemming from direct investments in stocks.

There are several risks accompanying the utilization of futures contracts to
effectively anticipate market transactions. First, positions in futures
contracts may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that furnishes a
secondary market for such contracts. While the Fund plans to utilize futures
contracts only if there exists an active market for such contracts, there is no
guarantee that a liquid market will exist for the contracts at a specified time.
Furthermore, because, by definition, futures contracts look to projected price
levels in the future and not to current levels of valuation, market
circumstances may result in there being a discrepancy between the price of the
stock index future and the movement in the


stock index. The absence of a perfect price correlation between the futures
contract and its underlying stock index could stem from investors choosing to
close futures contracts by offsetting transactions, rather than satisfying
additional margin requirements. This could result in a distortion of the
relationship between the index and futures market. In addition, because the
futures market imposes less burdensome margin requirements than the securities
market, an increased amount of participation by speculators in the futures
market could result in price fluctuations.

In view of these considerations, the Fund will comply with the following
restrictions when purchasing and selling futures contracts. First, the Fund will
not participate in futures transactions if the sum of its initial margin
deposits on open contracts will exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund's
total assets, after taking into account the unrealized profits and losses on
those contracts it has entered into. Second, the Fund will not enter into these
contracts for speculative purposes. Third, since the Fund does not constitute a
commodity pool, it will not market itself as such, nor serve as a vehicle for
trading in the commodities futures or commodity options markets. In this regard,
the Fund will disclose to all prospective investors the limitations on its
futures and options transactions, and will make clear that these transactions
are entered into only for bona fide hedging purposes or other permissible
purposes pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission ("CFTC"). Also, the Fund intends to claim an exclusion from
registration as a commodity pool operator under the regulations promulgated by
the CFTC.

     INDEX PARTICIPATION CONTRACTS.  In addition to investing in stock index
     futures contracts, options and options on futures contracts, the Fund may
     also participate in the purchasing and selling of index participation
     contracts based on the Index. The Fund will utilize index participation
     contracts to aid in the management of cash flows into and out of the Fund
     and not for speculative purposes. These contracts provide the equivalent of
     a position in the stocks of the Index, where each stock is represented in
     the same proportion as it is represented in the Index. Unlike futures
     contracts, positions in these instruments may last indefinitely, with no
     expiration date and will pay dividends implied by the underlying stocks in
     the Index. Generally, the value of an index participation contract will
     rise and fall as the value of the Index rises and falls. Index
     participation contracts have lower transaction costs than those associated
     with the purchase and sale of individual stocks. The Fund will invest in
     index participation contracts only if there exists an active market for
     such contracts.

     The value of these contracts, together with the value of the Fund's
     investment in stock index futures contracts, options and options on futures
     contracts will not exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets. The Fund's use of
     these investments will be to maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemption
     requests, while simultaneously maximizing the level of Fund assets which
     are tracking the performance of the Index.

LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  The Fund may lend its portfolio securities on
a short-term basis or long-term basis up to one-third of the value of its total
assets to broker/dealers, banks, or other institutional borrowers of securities.
The Fund will only enter into loan arrangements with broker/ dealers, banks or
other institutions which the managers have determined are creditworthy under
guidelines established by the Trustees. The Fund will receive collateral in the
form of cash or U.S. government securities equal to at least 100% of the value
of the securities loaned.



WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS.  The Fund may purchase short-term
U.S. government securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These
transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases securities with
payment and delivery scheduled for a future time. The seller's failure to
complete these transactions may cause the Fund to miss a price or yield
considered to be advantageous. Settlement dates may be a month or more after
entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities
purchased may vary from the purchase prices. Accordingly, the Fund may pay
more/less than the market value of the securities on the settlement date.



The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the managers deem it
appropriate to do so. In addition, the Fund may enter in transactions to sell
its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and
simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later
dates. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such
commitments.


INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The Fund will not:

     - borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements
       (arrangements in which the Fund sells a money market instrument for at
       least a percentage of its cash value with an agreement to buy it back on
       a set date) except, under certain circumstances, the Fund may borrow up
       to one-third of the value of its total assets and pledge up to 10% of the
       value of those assets to secure such borrowings.

The above investment limitation cannot be changed without shareholder approval.
The following investment limitations, however, may be changed by the Trustees
without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material
change in these policies becomes effective.

The Fund will not:

     - invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of issuers that
       have records of less than three years of continuous operations; or

     - invest more than 15% of its net assets in securities that are illiquid.

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST INFORMATION
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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST


BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees
are responsible for managing the business affairs of the Trust and for
exercising all of the powers of the Trust except those reserved for the
shareholders. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees handles the
Trustees' responsibilities between meetings of the Trustees.


FUND'S MANAGER.  Federated Management serves as the Fund's manager (the
"Manager"). The Trust has entered into a management contract (the "Management
Contract") with the Manager, which, in turn, has entered into a sub-management
contract (the "Sub-Management Contract") with ANB Investment Management and
Trust Company ("ANB" or the "Sub-Manager") (ANB and the Manager are collectively
referred to as "Managers"). It is the Manager's responsibility to select the
Sub-Manager,


subject to the review and approval of the Trustees and to review and evaluate
the Sub-Manager's continued performance. The Manager is also responsible for
providing administrative services to the Fund.

Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trustees, the Manager provides
to the Fund investment management evaluation services principally by performing
initial due diligence on the Sub-Manager for the Fund and thereafter monitoring
and evaluating the performance of the Fund's Sub-Manager through quantitative
and qualitative analyses. In addition, the Manager conducts periodic in-person,
telephonic and written consultations with the Sub-Manager. In initially
evaluating the Sub-Manager, the Manager considered, among other factors, the
Sub-Manager's level of expertise; relative performance over a minimum period of
five years; level of efficiency; level of adherence to investment discipline or
philosophy; personnel, facilities and financial strength; and quality of service
and client communications. On an ongoing basis, the Manager is responsible for
communicating performance expectations and evaluations to the Sub-Manager;
monitoring tracking error; monitoring and analyzing the appropriate futures
contracts to purchase and the futures holdings of the Fund as a percentage of
Fund assets; monitoring market timing in the Fund; discussing with the
Sub-Manager which method of indexing to use; and ultimately recommending to the
Trustees whether the Sub-Management Contract should be renewed, modified or
terminated. The Manager provides written reports to the Trustees regarding the
results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. In addition, the Manager is
responsible for providing the Fund with administrative services, including, but
not limited to, shareholder servicing and certain legal and accounting services.
The Manager is also responsible for conducting all operations of the Fund,
except those operations contracted to the Sub-Manager, custodian, transfer agent
and dividend disbursing agent. As described below, the Manager receives an
annual fee from the Fund for performing its responsibilities under the
Management Contract.

     MANAGEMENT FEES.  The Fund's Manager receives an annual management fee
     equal to .30 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the
     Management Contract, which provides for the voluntary waiver of the
     management fee by the Manager, the Manager will voluntarily waive some or
     all of the management fee. The Manager can terminate this voluntary waiver
     of some or all of its management fee at any time in its sole discretion.
     The Manager has also undertaken to reimburse the Fund for operating
     expenses in excess of limitations established by certain states.

     MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  Federated Management, a Delaware business trust
     organized on April 11, 1989, is a registered investment adviser under the
     Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It is a subsidiary of Federated Investors.
     All of the Class A (voting) shares of Federated Investors are owned by a
     trust, the trustees of which are John F. Donahue, Chairman and Trustee of
     Federated Investors, Mr. Donahue's wife, and Mr. Donahue's son, J.
     Christopher Donahue, who is President and Trustee of Federated Investors.
     Federated Management and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors serve as
     investment advisers to a number of investment companies and private
     accounts. Certain other subsidiaries also provide administrative services
     to a number of investment companies. Total assets under management or
     administration by these and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors are
     approximately $70 billion. Federated Investors, which was founded in 1956
     as Federated Investors, Inc., develops and manages mutual funds primarily
     for the financial industry. Federated Investors' track record of
     competitive performance and its disciplined, risk averse investment
     philosophy serve approximately 3,500 client institutions nationwide.
     Through


     these same client institutions, individual shareholders also have access to
     this same level of investment expertise.

SUB-MANAGER.  Under the terms of the Sub-Management Contract between the Manager
and ANB, ANB serves as the Fund's Sub-Manager. The Sub-Manager will develop,
maintain and run the computer program designed to determine which securities
will be purchased and sold so as to replicate the composition of the Index to
the extent feasible, and, subject to the Manager's oversight, has complete
discretion to purchase and sell portfolio securities for the Fund within the
Fund's investment objective, restrictions and policies.

     SUB MANAGEMENT FEES.  For its services under the Sub-Management Contract,
     ANB receives an annual fee from the Manager equal to .05 of 1% of the first
     $100 million of net assets under management, .02 of 1% over $100 million
     but less than $200 million, and .01 of 1% of net assets over and above $200
     million, on an annualized basis. This fee is paid by the Manager out of its
     resources and is not an incremental Fund expense. No performance or
     incentive fees are paid to the Sub-Manager.


     SUB-MANAGER'S BACKGROUND.  ANB, incorporated in the State of Illinois on
     July 1, 1988 is a registered investment adviser under the Investment
     Advisers Act of 1940. ANB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American National
     Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, which, in turn, is an indirect
     wholly-owned subsidiary of First Chicago Corporation. It serves as
     investment adviser principally to corporate defined benefit and defined
     contribution plans which have, as of September 30, 1994, placed
     approximately $15.3 billion in assets with ANB. Since 1973, when American
     National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago introduced its first commingled
     equity index fund, ANB has developed and managed a family of equity and
     bond index funds in which some 350 nationwide non-financial institution
     clients invest. In total, ANB manages 50 commingled/common trust funds.
     Also, since 1990, ANB has served as Sub-Manager for the Federated Mini-Cap
     Fund and the Federated Mid-Cap Fund which are also portfolios of the Trust.



OTHER PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.  In addition to periodic payments to
financial institutions under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plans,
certain financial institutions may be compensated by the Manager or its
affiliates for the continued investment of customers' assets in certain funds,
including the Fund, advised by those entities. These payments will be made
directly by the distributor or Manager from their assets, and will not be made
from the assets of the Fund or by the assessment of a sales charge on Shares.


DISTRIBUTION OF INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES


Federated Securities Corp. is the principal distributor for the Fund. It is a
Pennsylvania corporation organized on November 14, 1969, and is the principal
distributor for a number of investment companies. Federated Securities Corp. is
a subsidiary of Federated Investors. Federated Securities Corp. pays a licensing
fee to S&P for the right to use the Index in connection with the management
activities for the Fund. Federated Securities Corp. is not affiliated with S&P.



DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLANS.  Under a distribution plan adopted
in accordance with Investment Company Act Rule 12b-1 (the "Distribution Plan"),
the Fund will pay to the distributor an amount, computed at an annual rate of
0.30 of 1% of the average daily net asset value of




Shares to finance any activity which is principally intended to result in the
sale of Shares subject to the Distribution Plan. The distributor may select
financial institutions such as banks, fiduciaries, custodians for public funds,
investment advisers and broker/dealers to provide sales support services as
agents for their clients or customers.



The Distribution Plan is a compensation-type plan. As such, the Fund makes no
payments to the distributor except as described above. Therefore, the Fund does
not pay for unreimbursed expenses of the distributor, including amounts expended
by the distributor in excess of amounts received by it from the Fund, interest,
carrying or other financing charges in connection with excess amounts expended,
or the distributor's overhead expenses. However, the distributor may be able to
recover such amount or may earn a profit from future payments made by the Fund
under the Distribution Plan.



In addition, the Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan (the "Services
Plan") under which it may make payments up to 0.25 of 1% of the average daily
net asset value of Shares to obtain certain personal services for shareholders
and the maintenance of shareholder accounts ("shareholder services"). The Fund
has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder
Services, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, under which Federated Shareholder
Services will either perform Shareholder Services directly or will select
financial institutions to perform shareholder services. Financial institutions
will receive fees based upon shares owned by their clients or customers. The
schedules of such fees and the basis upon which such fees will be paid will be
determined from time to time by the Fund and Federated Shareholder Services.



The Glass-Steagall Act prohibits a depository institution (such as a commercial
bank or a savings and loan association) from being an underwriter or distributor
of most securities. In the event the Glass-Steagall Act is deemed to prohibit
depository institutions from acting in the administrative capacities described
above or should Congress relax current restrictions on depository institutions,
the Board of Trustees will consider appropriate changes in the services.



State securities laws governing the ability of depository institutions to act as
underwriters or distributors of securities may differ from interpretations given
to the Glass-Steagall Act and, therefore, banks and financial institutions may
be required to register as dealers pursuant to state law.


ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.  Federated Administrative Services, Inc., a subsidiary
of Federated Investors, provides the Manager with the administrative personnel
and services necessary to provide shareholder servicing and certain legal and
accounting services.



CUSTODIAN.  State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), Boston,
Massachusetts, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.


TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT.  Federated Services Company,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is transfer agent for the shares of the Fund, and
dividend disbursing agent for the Fund.


LEGAL COUNSEL.  Legal counsel is provided by Houston, Houston & Donnelly,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P., Washington,
D.C.


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.  The independent auditors for the Fund are Ernst & Young
LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.



BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS


When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio
instruments, the managers look for prompt execution of the order at a favorable
price. In working with dealers, the managers will generally utilize those who
are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better
price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among
firms believed to meet these criteria, the managers may give consideration to
those firms which have sold or are selling Shares of the Fund and other funds
distributed by Federated Securities Corp. The managers make decisions on
portfolio transactions and select brokers and dealers subject to review by the
Trustees.

EXPENSES OF THE FUND AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES

Holders of Shares pay their allocable portion of Fund and Trust expenses.

The Trust expenses for which holders of Shares pay their allocable portion
include, but are not limited to: the cost of organizing the Trust and continuing
its existence; registering the Trust with federal and state securities
authorities; Trustees' fees; auditors' fees; the cost of meetings of Trustees;
legal fees of the Trust; association membership dues; and such non-recurring and
extraordinary items as may arise.

The Fund expenses for which holders of Shares pay their allocable portion
include, but are not limited to: registering the Fund and Shares of the Fund;
investment advisory services; taxes and commissions; custodian fees; insurance
premiums; auditors' fees; and such non-recurring and extraordinary items as may
arise.


At present, the only expenses allocated to the Shares as a class are expenses
under the Fund's 12b-1 Plan which relate to the Shares. However, the Trustees
reserve the right to allocate certain other expenses to holders of Shares as
they deem appropriate ("Class Expenses"). In any case, Class Expenses would be
limited to: transfer agent fees as identified by the transfer agent as
attributable to holders of Shares; printing and postage expenses related to
preparing and distributing materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses
and proxies to current shareholders; registration fees paid to the Securities
and Exchange Commission and registration fees paid to state securities
commissions; expenses related to administrative personnel and services as
required to support holders of Shares; legal fees relating solely to Shares; and
Trustees' fees incurred as a result of issues relating solely to Shares.


NET ASSET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Fund's net asset value per Share fluctuates. The net asset value for Shares
is determined by adding the interest of the Shares in the market value of all
securities and other assets of the Fund, subtracting the interest of the Shares
in the liabilities of the Fund and those attributable to Shares, and dividing
the remainder by the total number of Shares outstanding. The net asset value for
Institutional Shares may exceed that of Shares due to the variance in daily net
income realized by each class. Such variance will reflect only accrued net
income to which the shareholders of a particular class are entitled.


INVESTING IN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SHARE PURCHASES

Shares are sold on days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open. Share of
the Fund may be purchased either by wire or mail. To purchase Shares of the
Fund, open an account by calling Federated Securities Corp. Information needed
to establish the account will be taken over the telephone. The Fund reserves the
right to reject any purchase request.


BY WIRE.  To purchase Shares of the Fund by Federal Reserve wire, call the Fund
to place an order. Shareholders have until 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to call the
Fund for settlement on the next business day. However, in order to maximize the
Fund's ability to track the Index, shareholders are urged to transmit purchase
requests prior to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time). The order is considered received
immediately. Payment by federal funds must be received before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) on the next business day following the order. Federal funds should be
wired as follows: State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts;
Attention: EDGEWIRE; For Credit to: Federated Index Trust, Federated Max-Cap
Fund--Institutional Service Shares; Fund Number (this number can be found on the
account statement or by contacting the Fund); Group Number or Order Number;
Nominee or Institution Name; ABA Number 011000028.



BY MAIL.  To purchase Shares of the Fund by mail, send a check made payable to
Federated Index Trust, Federated Max-Cap Fund-- Institutional Service Shares to
the Fund's transfer agent, Federated Services Company, c/o State Street Bank and
Trust Company, P.O. Box 8602, Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602. Orders by mail
are considered received after payment by check is converted by State Street Bank
into federal funds. This is normally the next business day after State Street
Bank receives the check.


MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIRED

The minimum initial investment in Shares is $25,000. However, an account may be
opened with a smaller amount as long as the $25,000 minimum is reached within 90
days. An institutional investor's minimum investment will be calculated by
combining all accounts that it maintains with the Fund.

WHAT SHARES COST


Shares are sold at their net asset value next determined after an order is
received. There is no sales charge imposed by the Fund. The net asset value is
determined at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday, except on: (i)
days on which there are not sufficient changes in the value of the Fund's
portfolio securities that its net asset value might be materially affected; (ii)
days during which no shares are tendered for redemption and no orders to
purchase shares are received; and (iii) the following holidays: New Year's Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.


SUBACCOUNTING SERVICES

Institutions are encouraged to open single master accounts. However, certain
institutions may wish to use the transfer agent's subaccounting system to
minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent charges a
fee based on the level of subaccounting services rendered. Institutions


holding Shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial, or similar capacity may charge
or pass through subaccounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or
agency account fees. They may also charge fees for other services provided which
may be related to the ownership of Shares. This prospectus should, therefore, be
read together with any agreement between the customer and the institution with
regard to the services provided, the fees charged for those services, and any
restrictions and limitations imposed.

CERTIFICATES AND CONFIRMATIONS


As transfer agent for the Fund, Federated Services Company maintains a share
account for each shareholder. Share certificates are not issued unless requested
by contacting the Fund.


Detailed confirmations of each purchase or redemption are sent to each
shareholder. Quarterly confirmations are sent to report dividends paid during
the quarter.

DIVIDENDS

Dividends are declared and paid quarterly to all shareholders invested in the
Fund on the record date. Unless shareholders request cash payments by writing to
the Fund, dividends are automatically reinvested in additional Shares on payment
dates at the ex-dividend date net asset value without a sales charge.

CAPITAL GAINS

Capital gains realized by the Fund, if any, will be distributed at least once
every 12 months.

REDEEMING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Fund redeems Shares at their net asset value next determined after the Fund
receives the redemption request. Redemptions will be made on days on which the
Fund computes its net asset value. Redemption requests must be received in
proper form and can be made by telephone request or written request.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION


Shareholders may redeem their Shares by telephoning the Fund before 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern time). However, in order to maximize the Fund's ability to track the
Index, shareholders are urged to telephone the Fund prior to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern
time). The proceeds will normally be wired the following business day, but in no
event more than seven days, to the shareholder's account at a domestic
commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. If at any time
the Fund shall determine it necessary to terminate or modify this method of
redemption, shareholders would be promptly notified. An authorization form
permitting State Street Bank or the Fund to accept telephone requests must first
be completed. Authorization forms and information on this service are available
from Federated Securities Corp. Telephone redemption instructions may be
recorded.


In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience
difficulty in redeeming by telephone. If such a case should occur, another
method of redemption, such as "Written Requests," should be considered.


If reasonable procedures are not followed by the Fund, it may be liable for
losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

WRITTEN REQUESTS

Shares may also be redeemed by sending a written request to the Fund. Call the
Fund for specific instructions before redeeming by letter. The shareholder will
be asked to provide in the request his name, the Fund name, his account number,
and the share or dollar amount requested. If share certificates have been
issued, they must be properly endorsed and should be sent by registered or
certified mail with the written request.

SIGNATURES.  Shareholders requesting a redemption of $50,000 or more, a
redemption of any amount to be sent to an address other than that on record with
the Fund, or a redemption payable other than to the shareholder of record must
have signatures on written redemption requests guaranteed by:

     - a trust company or commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the Bank
       Insurance Fund ("BIF"), which is administered by the Federal Deposit
       Insurance Corporation ("FDIC");

     - a member of the New York, American, Boston, Midwest, or Pacific Stock
       Exchange;

     - a savings bank or savings and loan association whose deposits are insured
       by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), which is administered
       by the FDIC; or

     - any other "eligible guarantor institution," as defined in the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934.

The Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.

The Fund and its transfer agent have adopted standards for accepting signature
guarantees from the above institutions. The Fund may elect in the future to
limit eligible signature guarantors to institutions that are members of a
signature guarantee program. The Fund and its transfer agent reserve the right
to amend these standards at any time without notice.

RECEIVING PAYMENT.  Normally, a check for the proceeds is mailed within one
business day, but in no event more than seven days, after receipt of a proper
written redemption request.


ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES


Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may
redeem shares in any account and pay the proceeds to the shareholder if the
account balance falls below a required minimum value of $25,000. This
requirement does not apply, however, if the balance falls below $25,000 because
of changes in the Fund's net asset value.

Before Shares are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in
writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum
requirement.


SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VOTING RIGHTS


Each Share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and
other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All shares of all classes of
each portfolio in the Trust have equal voting rights except that, in matters
affecting only a particular fund or class, only shares of that fund or class are
entitled to vote. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Trust is not required
to hold annual shareholder meetings. Shareholder approval will be sought only
for certain changes in the Trust's or the Fund's operation and for the election
of Trustees under certain circumstances. As of December 12, 1994, Santa Barbara
Bank & Trust of Santa Barbara, California owned approximately 262,940.64 shares
(36%) of the Fund, and therefore, may, for certain purposes, be deemed to
control the Fund and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented
for a vote of shareholders.


Trustees may be removed by the Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting.
A special meeting of the shareholders shall be called by the Trustees upon the
written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of
all series of the Trust.

MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW

Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as
partners under Massachusetts law for acts or obligations of the Trust on behalf
of the Fund. To protect shareholders of the Fund, the Trust has filed legal
documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of
shareholders of the Fund for such acts or obligations of the Trust. These
documents require notice of this disclaimer to be given in each agreement,
obligation, or instrument that the Trust enters into on behalf of the Fund.

In the unlikely event a shareholder of the Fund is held personally liable for
the Trust's obligations on behalf of the Fund, the Trust is required to use the
property of the Fund to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the
Trust will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for
any act or obligation of the Trust on behalf of the Fund. Therefore, financial
loss resulting from liability as a shareholder of the Fund will occur only if
the Trust cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay
judgments against them from the assets of the Fund.

TAX INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

The Fund will pay no federal income tax because it expects to meet requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
receive the special tax treatment afforded to such companies.

The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax
purposes so that income (including capital gains) and losses realized by the
Trust's other portfolios, if any, will not be combined for tax purposes with
those realized by the Fund.


Unless otherwise exempt, shareholders are required to pay federal income tax on
any dividends and other distributions, including capital gains distributions,
received. This applies whether dividends and distributions are received in cash
or as additional shares. Distributions representing long-term capital gains, if
any, will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains no matter how
long the shareholders have held their shares.

PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.  In the opinion of Houston,
Houston & Donnelly, counsel to the Trust:

     - neither the Trust nor the Fund is subject to Pennsylvania corporate or
       personal property taxes; and

     - Fund shares may be subject to personal property taxes imposed by
       counties, municipalities, and school districts in Pennsylvania to the
       extent that the portfolio securities in the Fund would be subject to such
       taxes if owned directly by residents of those jurisdictions.

Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the status of
their accounts under state and local tax laws.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From time to time the Fund advertises its total return and yield for Shares.

Total return represents the change, over a specified period of time, in the
value of an investment in the Shares of the Fund after reinvesting all income
and capital gain distributions. It is calculated by dividing that change by the
initial investment and is expressed as a percentage.

The yield of Shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment
income per share (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission) earned
by Shares over a thirty-day period by the offering price per share of the Shares
on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized using semi-annual
compounding. The yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned by
the Institutional Service Shares and, therefore, may not correlate to the
dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.

Shares are sold without any sales load or other similar non-recurring charges.
Total return and yield will be calculated separately for Institutional Service
Shares and Institutional Shares. Because Institutional Service Shares are
subject to a 12b-1 fee, the total return and yield for Institutional Shares for
the same period will exceed that of Institutional Service Shares.

From time to time, the Fund may advertise its performance using certain
reporting services and/or compare its performance to certain indices.


OTHER CLASSES OF SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Institutional Shares of the Fund are sold to accounts for which financial
institutions act in a fiduciary or agency capacity. Institutional Shares are
sold at net asset value and investments in Institutional Shares are subject to a
minimum initial investment of $25,000.

Institutional Shares of the Fund are distributed without a 12b-1 Plan. Financial
institutions and brokers providing sales and administrative services may receive
different compensation depending upon which class of shares of the Fund is sold.

The amount of dividends payable to Institutional Shares will exceed that of
Institutional Service Shares by the difference between Class Expenses and
distribution expenses borne by shares of each respective class.

The stated advisory fee is the same for both classes of shares.



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS--INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)


Reference is made to the Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on
page 47.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                 1994         1993       1992       1991      1990*
                                                                ------       ------     ------     ------     ------
<S>                                                             <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                            $12.24       $11.64     $11.07     $ 8.60     $10.00
- -------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                           0.32         0.30       0.32       0.37      0.12
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
  futures contracts                                               0.10         1.29       0.71       2.46     (1.43)
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     -----
  Total from investment operations                                0.42         1.59       1.03       2.83     (1.31)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Dividends to shareholders from net investment income           (0.30)       (0.30)     (0.34)     (0.36)    (0.09)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on
  investment and futures contracts                               (0.34)       (0.69)     (0.12)        --        --
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     -----
  Total distributions                                            (0.64)       (0.99)     (0.46)     (0.36)    (0.09)
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     -----
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD                                  $12.02       $12.24     $11.64     $11.07     $8.60
- -------------------------------------------------------------    -----        -----      -----      -----     -----
TOTAL RETURN**                                                    3.59%       14.35%      9.51%     33.31%   (14.46)%
- -------------------------------------------------------------
RATIO TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Expenses                                                        0.32%        0.31%      0.30%      0.24%     0.00%(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income                                           2.70%        2.60%      2.92%      3.74%     5.19%(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Expense waiver/reimbursement(a)                                 0.07%        0.09%      0.18%      0.45%     0.94%(b)
- -------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                       $443,815     $407,246   $309,614   $144,528  $25,129
- -------------------------------------------------------------
  Portfolio turnover rate                                            2%          13%        46%         6%        0%
- -------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


 * Reflects operations for the period from July 5, 1990 (date of initial public
   offering) to October 31, 1990. For the period from the start of business June
   26, 1990 to July 4, 1990, net investment income per share aggregating $0.02
   per share ($155) was distributed to the Fund's manager. Such distribution
   represented the net income of the Fund prior to the initial public offering
   of Fund shares which commenced on July 5, 1990.

** Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales load or contingent
   deferred sales charge, if applicable.

(a) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
    investment income ratios shown above.


(b) Computed on an annualized basis.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)


Further information about the Funds performance is contained in the Funds annual
report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 which can be obtained free of
charge.




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--81.1%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                COMMERCIAL SERVICES--1.4%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Alco Standard Corp.                                                  $    319,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     52,300     American Express Co.                                                    1,608,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,900     Deluxe Corp.                                                              251,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,700     Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.                                               523,963
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Dow Jones & Co.                                                           319,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,200     Dun & Bradstreet Corp.                                                  1,125,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,000     Fleming Cos., Inc.                                                         96,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Grainger, W.W., Inc.                                                      308,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     Handleman Co.                                                              40,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,500     Harland, John H. Co.                                                       74,812
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100     Interpublic Group Cos., Inc.                                              267,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,300     McGraw-Hill, Inc.                                                         396,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Moore Corp. Ltd.                                                          193,938
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,700     Ogden Corp.                                                               101,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,250     Safety-Kleen Corp.                                                         86,719
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     Super Valu Stores, Inc.                                                   186,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,000     Sysco Corp.                                                               497,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   6,396,794
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                CONSUMER DURABLES--2.7%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     American Greetings Corp., Class A                                         216,262
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,537     Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.                                         41,883
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Bausch & Lomb, Inc.                                                       208,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Black & Decker Corp.                                                      226,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,600     Briggs & Stratton Corp.                                                   111,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER DURABLES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,300     Brunswick Corp.                                                      $    211,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,400     Centex Corp.                                                               75,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     37,800     Chrysler Corp.                                                          1,842,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.                                                  221,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     35,300     Eastman Kodak Co.                                                       1,698,812
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,300     Echlin, Inc.                                                              193,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900     Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.                                               112,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    106,000     Ford Motor Co.                                                          3,127,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,400     Genuine Parts Co.                                                         484,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,100     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.                                                563,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Hasbro, Inc.                                                              310,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900     Jostens, Inc.                                                              84,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,700     Kaufman and Broad Homes, Inc.                                              48,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,952     Mattel, Inc.                                                              525,096
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Maytag Corp.                                                              182,563
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,000     Newell Co.                                                                357,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,100     Outboard Marine Corp.                                                      43,312
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000     Polaroid Corp.                                                            168,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,000     Pulte Corp.                                                                61,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     Rubbermaid, Inc.                                                          475,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,200     Skyline Corp.                                                              23,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600     Snap-On Tools Corp.                                                       146,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,500     SPX Corp.                                                                  26,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,800     Stanley Works                                                             190,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,600     Whirlpool Corp.                                                           395,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,300    * Zenith Electronics Corp.                                                  46,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  12,419,016
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>




FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--9.5%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,100     Alberto-Culver Co., Class B                                          $     78,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,700     American Brands Inc.                                                      754,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,100     Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.                                          1,476,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,800     Avon Products, Inc.                                                       493,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,200     Borden, Inc.                                                              205,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,900     Brown Group, Inc.                                                          64,362
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B                                               212,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,100     Campbell Soup Co.                                                       1,117,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Clorox Co.                                                                318,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    140,000     Coca-Cola Co.                                                           7,035,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,700     Colgate-Palmolive Co.                                                   1,018,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,100     ConAgra, Inc.                                                             843,488
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,100     Coors (Adolph) Col., Class B                                               70,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,500     CPC International, Inc.                                                   882,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     General Mills, Inc.                                                       968,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,700     Gillette Co.                                                            1,762,688
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,400    * Hartmarx Corp.                                                            19,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,400     Heinz, H.J. Co.                                                         1,017,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700     Hershey Foods Corp.                                                       458,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,300     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.                                  539,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,800     Kellogg Co.                                                             1,457,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     Liz Claiborne, Inc.                                                       203,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Nike, Inc., Class B                                                       499,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,600     Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc., Class A                                              24,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     85,400     PepsiCo, Inc.                                                           2,989,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Pet, Inc.                                                                 198,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     94,300     Philip Morris                                                           5,775,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     73,400     Procter & Gamble Co.                                                 $  4,587,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,800     Quaker Oats Co.                                                           584,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     Ralston Purina Co.                                                        476,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,300     Reebok International Ltd.                                                 370,837
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,400     Russell Corp.                                                             132,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     52,300     Sara Lee Corp.                                                          1,287,887
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,300     Seagram Co., Ltd.                                                       1,244,263
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,500     Stride Rite Corp.                                                          76,312
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,200     Unilever N.V.                                                           2,042,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,500     UST, Inc.                                                                 596,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     V.F. Corp.                                                                349,313
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,500     Wrigley (Wm.), Jr. Co.                                                    564,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  42,795,912
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                CONSUMER SERVICES--3.4%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000    * Bally Entertainment Group                                                 35,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400     Block (H&R), Inc.                                                         505,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,000     Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.                                                1,496,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,040     CBS, Inc.                                                                 421,520
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,550    * Comcast Corp., Class A                                                   385,631
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     57,700     Disney (Walt) Co.                                                       2,271,937
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,800     Gannett Co., Inc.                                                         758,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,100     Hilton Hotels Corp.                                                       309,187
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,050    * King World Productions, Inc.                                             143,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Knight-Ridder, Inc.                                                       303,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,950     Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.                                                    68,219
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,500     Marriott Corp.                                                            365,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     76,200     McDonald's Corp.                                                        2,190,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONSUMER SERVICES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,600     Meredith Corp.                                                       $     78,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,200    * National Education Corp.                                                  15,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     New York Times Co., Class A                                               255,663
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,950    * Promus Cos., Inc.                                                        324,394
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,700    * Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.                                          35,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Service Corp. International                                               239,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300    * Shoney's, Inc.                                                            64,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     48,200    * Tele-Communications, Inc., Class A                                     1,090,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,340     Time Warner, Inc.                                                       1,432,070
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,800     Times Mirror Co., Class A                                                 450,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,200     Tribune Co.                                                               378,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,868    * Viacom, Inc.                                                           1,447,069
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,936    * Viacom, Inc., Class A                                                     77,682
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,200    * Viacom, Inc., Rights                                                      31,763
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Wendy's International, Inc.                                               157,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  15,335,885
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--6.7%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700    * Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.                                             255,838
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,200    * Amdahl Corp.                                                             123,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     AMP, Inc.                                                                 854,562
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,700    * Andrew Corp.                                                             139,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,500     Apple Computer, Inc.                                                      539,844
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,600     Boeing Co.                                                              1,605,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600    * Ceridian Corp.                                                           119,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,600    * Cisco Systems, Inc.                                                      801,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,700    * Compaq Computer Corp.                                                  1,071,338
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,400    * Computer Sciences Corp.                                                  251,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,800    * Cray Research, Inc.                                                 $     53,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800    * Data General Corp.                                                        37,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,200    * Digital Equipment Corp.                                                  434,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,800    * DSC Communications Corp.                                                 362,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     E-Systems, Inc.                                                           149,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,100     EG & G, Inc.                                                               98,362
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,720     General Dynamics Corp.                                                    284,760
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300     Harris Corp.                                                              184,362
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,300     Hewlett-Packard Co.                                                     2,668,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     45,400     Intel Corp.                                                             2,820,475
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,100    * Intergraph Corp.                                                          43,987
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     62,000     International Business Machines Corp.                                   4,619,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,700     Lockheed Corp.                                                            482,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Loral Corp.                                                               356,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,600    * M/A Communications, Inc.                                                  18,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,300     Martin-Marietta Corp.                                                     472,513
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,200     McDonnell-Douglas Corp.                                                   592,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,700     Micron Technology, Inc.                                                   423,988
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     60,000     Motorola, Inc.                                                          3,532,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,800    * National Semiconductor Corp.                                             207,975
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,900     Northern Telecom, Ltd.                                                    971,763
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Northrop Corp.                                                            228,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     39,600    * Novell, Inc.                                                             732,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,800     Perkin-Elmer Corp.                                                        141,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,600     Raytheon Co.                                                              930,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,700     Rockwell International Corp.                                              826,537
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.                                                  170,838
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400    * Sun Microsystems, Inc.                                              $    373,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,200    * Tandem Computers, Inc.                                                   215,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,300     Tektronix, Inc.                                                           125,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700     Texas Instruments, Inc.                                                   726,287
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,500    * Unisys Corp.                                                             185,938
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,300     United Technologies Corp.                                                 837,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900    * Western Atlas, Inc.                                                      225,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  30,297,867
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                ENERGY MINERALS--7.7%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Amerada-Hess Corp.                                                        497,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     53,500     Amoco Corp.                                                             3,390,563
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,500     Ashland Oil, Inc.                                                         252,688
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,100     Atlantic Richfield Co.                                                  1,853,213
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,900     Burlington Resources                                                      587,275
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     70,000     Chevron Corp.                                                           3,150,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    133,700     Exxon Corp.                                                             8,406,387
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Kerr-McGee Corp.                                                          255,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.                                          163,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,400    * Maxus Energy Corp.                                                        68,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     43,000     Mobil Corp.                                                             3,698,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     32,800     Occidental Petroleum Corp.                                                717,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,400    * Oryx Energy Co.                                                          150,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,900     Pennzoil Co.                                                              252,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     28,100     Phillips Petroleum Co.                                                  1,036,187
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,400     Pittston Co.                                                              121,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     57,700     Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.                                               6,722,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,712     Santa Fe Energy Resource, Inc.                                             88,622
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Sun Co., Inc.                                                        $    369,438
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,900     Texaco, Inc.                                                            1,823,962
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,900     Unocal Corp.                                                              757,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,800     USX Corp. -- Marathon Group                                               577,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  34,940,360
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                FINANCE--8.4%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,900     AEtna Life & Casualty Co.                                                 548,888
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,600     Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co.                                                     240,975
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,400     Alexander & Alexander Services, Inc.                                       89,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,400     American General Corp.                                                    643,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     34,162     American International Group, Inc.                                      3,198,417
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,425     Banc One Funding Corp.                                                  1,167,272
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     Bank of Boston Corp.                                                      324,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     38,276     BankAmerica Corp.                                                       1,665,006
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,900     Bankers Trust New York Corp.                                              594,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,500     Barnett Banks, Inc.                                                       435,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Beneficial Corp.                                                          219,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,500     Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.                                                311,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,700     Chase Manhattan Corp.                                                     709,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,090     Chemical Banking Corp.                                                  1,029,420
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Chubb Corp.                                                               656,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     CIGNA Corp.                                                               507,237
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     40,500     Citicorp                                                                1,933,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Continental Corp.                                                          89,237
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,600     Corestates Financial Corp.                                                326,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,321     Dean Witter, Discover & Co.                                               707,649
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,300     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.                                        1,051,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                FINANCE--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,400     Federal National Mortgage Association                                $  2,234,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,600     First Fidelity Bancorporation                                             387,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     First Interstate Bancorp                                                  656,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,100     First Union Corp.                                                         814,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,700     Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.                                       503,475
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,100     General RE Corp.                                                        1,019,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     Golden West Financial Corp.                                               269,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,200     Great Western Financial Corp.                                             253,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Household International, Inc.                                             351,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,700     J.P. Morgan and Co., Inc.                                               1,280,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,450     Jefferson-Pilot Corp.                                                     295,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,000     KeyCorp                                                                   772,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,100     Lincoln National Corp.                                                    366,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.                                               592,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,050     MBNA Corp.                                                                429,338
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     Mellon Bank Corp.                                                         378,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,800     Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 1993-1                                          897,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,900     National City Corp.                                                       431,288
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     28,946     NationsBank Credit Card Master Trust 1993-1                             1,432,827
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,250     NBD Bancorp, Inc.                                                         530,438
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     33,100     Norwest Corp.                                                             810,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,200     PNC Bank Corp.                                                            592,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,900     Providian Corp.                                                           346,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Ryder Systems, Inc.                                                       192,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     SAFECO Corp.                                                              340,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,900     Salomon, Inc.                                                             467,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,100     Shawmut National Grantor Trust 1992-A                                     208,313
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                FINANCE--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     St. Paul Companies, Inc.                                             $    392,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,500     SunTrust Banks, Inc.                                                      683,437
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,950     Torchmark Corp.                                                           293,156
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,400     Transamerica Corp.                                                        412,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     34,278     Travelers, Inc.                                                         1,191,161
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,650     U.S. Bancorp.                                                             263,588
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Unum Corp.                                                                376,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,100     USF&G Corp.                                                               123,988
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,400     USLIFE Corp.                                                               78,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,600     Wachovia Corp.                                                            623,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     Wells Fargo & Co.                                                         891,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  38,634,348
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                HEALTH SERVICES--0.9%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800    * Beverly Enterprises, Inc.                                                133,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,138     Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp.                                           1,504,244
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600     Community Psychiatric Centers                                              45,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,150     Manor Care, Inc.                                                          169,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,900    * National Medical Enterprises, Inc.                                       259,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,400     Shared Medical Systems Corp.                                               70,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     U.S. Healthcare, Inc.                                                     817,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,800     United Healthcare Corp.                                                   938,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   3,938,619
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--6.3%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     89,500     Abbott Laboratories                                                     2,774,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,100     Allergan, Inc.                                                            187,263
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100    * Alza Corp.                                                               143,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     33,300     American Home Products Corp.                                            2,114,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                HEALTH TECHNOLOGY--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,600    * Amgen, Inc.                                                         $    813,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     Bard (C.R.), Inc.                                                         137,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,800     Baxter International, Inc.                                                774,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100     Becton, Dickinson & Co.                                                   382,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,400    * Biomet, Inc.                                                             142,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     55,800     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                                                3,257,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     70,600     Johnson & Johnson                                                       3,856,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     31,500     Lilly (Eli) & Co.                                                       1,953,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Mallinckrodt Group, Inc.                                                  249,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,400     Medtronic, Inc.                                                           646,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    137,500     Merck & Co., Inc.                                                       4,915,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     34,200     Pfizer, Inc.                                                            2,535,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,000     Schering Plough Corp.                                                   1,496,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000     St. Jude Medical, Inc.                                                    186,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     United States Surgical Corp.                                              135,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,700     Upjohn Co.                                                                617,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,600     Warner-Lambert Co.                                                      1,113,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  28,432,188
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--1.2%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,100     Baker Hughes, Inc.                                                        309,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,600     Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.                                          590,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     Fluor Corp.                                                               435,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800     Foster Wheeler Corp.                                                      136,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,300     Halliburton Co.                                                           455,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,600     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.                                                    81,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,600     McDermott International, Inc.                                             143,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,400     Morrison Knudsen Corp.                                                     53,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                INDUSTRIAL SERVICES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,500     Rollins Environmental Services, Inc.                                 $     38,188
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000    * Rowan Companies, Inc.                                                     68,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,100     Schlumberger, Ltd.                                                      1,533,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     51,900     WMX Technologies, Inc.                                                  1,524,562
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,300     Zurn Industries, Inc.                                                      23,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   5,393,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                NON-ENERGY MINERALS--2.0%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,100     Alcan Aluminum Ltd.                                                       644,675
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,500     Aluminum Co. of America                                                   809,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,300     American Barrick Resource Corp.                                           723,413
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200    * Armco, Inc.                                                               79,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500     ASARCO, Inc.                                                              141,187
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400    * Bethlehem Steel Corp.                                                    216,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,850     Cyprus Minerals                                                           262,256
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,000     Echo Bay Mines, Ltd.                                                      147,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,700     Georgia-Pacific Corp.                                                     716,587
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,700     Homestake Mining Co.                                                      275,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,400     Inco Ltd.                                                                 373,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300    * Inland Steel Industries, Inc.                                            153,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,800     Louisiana-Pacific Corp.                                                   361,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,111     Newmont Mining Corp.                                                      376,968
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Nucor Corp.                                                               580,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600    * Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.                                           148,925
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,600     Phelps Dodge Corp.                                                        466,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,600     Placer Dome, Inc.                                                         553,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Reynolds Metals Co.                                                       354,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,835    * Santa Fe Pacific Gold                                                    170,128
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                NON-ENERGY MINERALS--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,920     USX-U.S. Steel Group                                                 $    297,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,100     Weyerhaeuser Co.                                                          867,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,750     Worthington Industries, Inc.                                              216,937
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   8,937,951
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                PROCESS INDUSTRIES--4.9%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,300     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.                                            587,325
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     38,746     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.                                              1,109,104
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,300     Avery Dennison Corp.                                                      211,838
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,200     Ball Corp.                                                                 90,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,500     Bemis Co., Inc.                                                           136,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,100     Boise Cascade Corp.                                                       108,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Champion International Corp.                                              370,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,700     Corning, Inc.                                                             737,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,500    * Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.                                              369,312
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,500     Dow Chemical Co.                                                        2,168,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     72,900     Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours                                               4,346,662
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,825     Eastman Chemical Co.                                                      476,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     Ecolab, Inc.                                                              145,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,375     Engelhard Corp.                                                           243,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500     Federal Paper Board Co., Inc.                                             135,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,200     First Mississippi Corp.                                                    46,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,800     Goodrich, (B.F.) Co.                                                      125,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Grace (W.R.) & Co.                                                        396,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     Great Lakes Chemical Corp.                                                452,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,600     Hercules, Inc.                                                            537,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,300     International Paper Co.                                                   990,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     James River Corp. of Virginia                                             201,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PROCESS INDUSTRIES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     Kimberly-Clark Corp.                                                 $    890,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Mead Corp.                                                                317,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,600     Millipore Corp.                                                           133,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,900     Monsanto Co.                                                              982,012
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,600     Morton International, Inc.                                                444,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,500     Nalco Chemical Co.                                                        241,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,533     Pall Corp.                                                                227,161
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,600     Pioneer Hi-Bred International                                             321,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,100     Potlatch Corp.                                                            118,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,800     PPG Industries, Inc.                                                      929,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,400     Praxair, Inc.                                                             333,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,300     Rohm & Haas Co.                                                           440,737
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,000     Scott Paper Co.                                                           529,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,600     Sherwin-Williams Co.                                                      313,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,300     Sigma-Aldrich Corp.                                                       184,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,900     Springs Industries, Inc., Class A                                          76,713
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,408    * Stone Container Corp.                                                    157,584
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900     Temple-Inland, Inc.                                                       278,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,500     Union Camp Corp.                                                          356,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,300     Union Carbide Corp.                                                       539,937
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,200     Westvaco Corp.                                                            252,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  22,054,273
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--6.3%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,400     Allied-Signal, Inc.                                                     1,052,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,000     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.                                          166,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     21,800     Caterpillar, Inc.                                                       1,302,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,600     Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.                                                  98,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,900    * Clark Equipment Co.                                                 $    133,237
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,200     Cooper Industries, Inc.                                                   455,975
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,200     Crane Co.                                                                  86,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800     Cummins Engine Co., Inc.                                                  161,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Dana Corp.                                                                256,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Deere & Co.                                                               645,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,200     Dial Corp. Del.                                                           210,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,100     Dover Corp.                                                               338,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,700     Dresser Industries, Inc.                                                  395,038
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,500     Eaton Corp.                                                               392,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,200     Emerson Electric Co.                                                    1,470,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,900    * FMC Corp.                                                                237,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    183,800     General Electric Co.                                                    8,983,225
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,800     General Signal Corp.                                                      172,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,700     Giddings & Lewis, Inc.                                                     57,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,578     Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.                                             64,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,500     Honeywell, Inc.                                                           467,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,100     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.                                                 542,987
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     Ingersoll-Rand Co.                                                        402,562
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,800     ITT Corp.                                                               1,129,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300     Johnson Controls, Inc.                                                    213,925
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,400     Masco Industries, Inc.                                                    389,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     46,800     Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.                                    2,591,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      1,000     NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A                                            59,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,300     National Service Industries, Inc.                                         141,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,870    * Navistar International Corp.                                             103,294
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,140     PACCAR, Inc.                                                              185,265
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PRODUCER MANUFACTURING--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Parker-Hannifin Corp.                                                $    243,100
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,000     Pitney Bowes, Inc.                                                        573,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500     Raychem Corp.                                                             166,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     Teledyne, Inc.                                                            102,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     18,200     Tenneco, Inc.                                                             805,350
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Textron, Inc.                                                             479,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,000     Thomas & Betts Corp.                                                      142,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,300     Timken Co.                                                                115,087
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,100     Trinova Corp.                                                             108,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,900     TRW, Inc.                                                                 491,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,000     Tyco Laboratories, Inc.                                                   241,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,680    * Varity Corp.                                                             179,010
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     37,700     Westinghouse Electric Corp.                                               532,513
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,500     Whitman Corp.                                                             189,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     Xerox Corp.                                                             1,148,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  28,428,031
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                RETAIL TRADE--5.1%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     27,200     Albertsons, Inc.                                                          816,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,200     American Stores Co.                                                       412,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,400     Brunos, Inc.                                                               80,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,000     Charming Shoppes, Inc.                                                     79,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,300     Circuit City Stores, Inc.                                                 262,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,700     Dayton-Hudson Corp.                                                       596,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,100     Dillard Department Stores, Inc., Class A                                  320,650
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,600     Gap (The), Inc.                                                           526,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,400     Giant Foods, Inc., Class A                                                147,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,100     Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.                                    107,113
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                RETAIL TRADE--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Harcourt General, Inc.                                               $    303,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     48,100     Home Depot, Inc.                                                        2,188,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,300     J.C. Penny Co.                                                          1,280,812
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     43,900     K Mart Corp.                                                              718,862
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,400    * Kroger Co., Inc.                                                         297,825
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     39,100     Limited, Inc.                                                             718,462
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,200     Longs Drug Stores Corp.                                                    76,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,800     Lowe's Cos. Inc.                                                          628,050
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,700     May Department Stores Co.                                               1,004,588
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,300     Melville Corp.                                                            377,137
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,000     Mercantile Stores Co., Inc.                                               182,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,800     Nordstrom, Inc.                                                           433,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,500     Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack                                                 232,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,800     Premark International, Inc.                                               304,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,350    * Price Co.                                                                367,763
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,500     Rite Aid Corp.                                                            228,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     37,700     Sears, Roebuck & Co.                                                    1,866,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,865     Tandy Corp.                                                               303,776
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,900     TJX Cos., Inc.                                                            124,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     31,400    * Toys "R" Us, Inc.                                                      1,208,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    247,600     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.                                                   5,818,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,200     Walgreen Co.                                                              547,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,200     Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.                                                   433,575
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,100     Woolworth (F.W.) Co.                                                      218,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  23,213,513
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>



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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                TECHNOLOGY SERVICES--2.5%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,200     Autodesk, Inc.                                                       $    179,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,300     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.                                           893,137
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,900     Computer Associates International, Inc.                                   888,287
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,600     First Data Corp.                                                          581,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     80,100     General Motors Corp.                                                    3,163,950
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
        215    * Harris Computer Systems Corp.                                              3,010
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,500    * Lotus Development Corp.                                                  172,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     62,000    * Microsoft Corp.                                                        3,906,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     30,600    * Oracle Systems Corp.                                                   1,407,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  11,194,959
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                TRANSPORTATION--1.3%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,100    * AMR Corp.                                                                446,512
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,600     Burlington Northern, Inc.                                                 478,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,800    * Consolidated Freightways, Inc.                                            85,025
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      8,600     Consolidated Rail Corp.                                                   467,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     CSX Corp.                                                                 812,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,400     Delta Air Lines, Inc.                                                     281,475
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,900    * Federal Express Corp.                                                    358,425
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,000     Norfolk Southern Corp.                                                    945,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,200     Roadway Services, Inc.                                                    240,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,725    * Sante Fe Southern Pacific Corp.                                          303,272
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,200     Southwest Airlines, Inc.                                                  311,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,100     Union Pacific Corp.                                                     1,080,137
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,200    * USAir Group, Inc.                                                         27,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,000     Yellow Corp.                                                               58,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                   5,896,196
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>




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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                UTILITIES--10.8%
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    167,278     AT&T Corp.                                                           $  9,200,290
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     52,800    * Airtouch Communications, Inc.                                          1,577,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     19,900     American Electric Power Co., Inc.                                         636,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     58,400     Ameritech Corp.                                                         2,357,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,550     Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.                                              361,538
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     46,800     Bell Atlantic Corp.                                                     2,451,150
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     53,400     BellSouth Corp.                                                         2,843,550
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,300     Carolina Power & Light Co.                                                456,287
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,300     Central & SouthWest Corp.                                                 456,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,240     Cinergy Corp.                                                             144,307
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,200     Coastal Corp.                                                             319,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      5,400    * Columbia Gas System, Inc.                                                150,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,200     Consolidated Edison Co.                                                   626,850
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     10,000     Consolidated Natural Gas Co.                                              362,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,800     Detroit Edison Co.                                                        416,725
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     17,750     Dominion Resources, Inc.                                                  658,969
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     22,100     Duke Power Co.                                                            875,712
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,400     Eastern Enterprises                                                        62,400
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     25,600     Enron Corp.                                                               828,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,200     Enserch Corp.                                                             102,600
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,800     Entergy Corp.                                                             579,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     20,200     FPL Group, Inc.                                                           669,125
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
    101,700     GTE Corp.                                                               3,127,275
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     14,000     Houston Industries, Inc.                                                  488,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     57,100     MCI Communications Corp.                                                1,313,300
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     15,300     Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.                                                210,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      6,000     NICOR, Inc.                                                               146,250
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  SHARES                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                UTILITIES--CONTINUED
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     13,200     Noram Energy Corp.                                                   $     79,200
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      7,100     Northern States Power Co.                                                 315,063
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     44,400     NYNEX Corp.                                                             1,742,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     16,400     Ohio Edison Co.                                                           315,700
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      2,900     ONEOK, Inc.                                                                51,113
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,000     Pacific Enterprises                                                       193,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     46,600     Pacific Gas & Electric Co.                                              1,048,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     44,700     Pacific Telesis Group                                                   1,413,637
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     29,400     Pacificorp                                                                518,175
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     12,700     Panhandle Eastern Corp.                                                   298,450
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,800     Peco Energy Co.                                                           609,875
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      3,700     Peoples Energy Corp.                                                      104,525
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     26,000     Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc.                                    682,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     48,200     SCE Corp.                                                                 668,775
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      9,400     Sonat, Inc.                                                               305,500
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     68,800     Southern Co.                                                            1,358,800
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     64,400     Southwestern Bell Corp.                                                 2,696,750
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     36,600     Sprint Corp.                                                            1,194,075
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     24,000     Texas Utilities Co.                                                       783,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
      4,300     Transco Energy Co.                                                         61,813
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     47,200     U.S. West, Inc.                                                         1,775,900
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     23,000     Unicom Corp.                                                              497,375
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,000     Union Electric Co.                                                        394,625
                ------------------------------------------------------------------
     11,000     Williams Companies, Inc. (The)                                            319,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                Total                                                                  48,853,079
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $334,927,884)                    367,162,941
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>




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(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL
  AMOUNT                                                                                VALUE
- -----------     ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
<C>         <C> <S>                                                                  <C>
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--1.0%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 4,500,000     United States Treasury Bill, 12/1/1994 (at amortized cost)           $  4,482,938
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
**REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--17.9%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 80,875,000     J.P. Morgan and Co., Inc., 4.82%, dated 10/31/94, due 11/1/94
                (at amortized cost)                                                    80,875,000
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
                TOTAL INVESTMENTS (IDENTIFIED COST $420,285,822)                     $452,520,879+
                ------------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
</TABLE>


 * Non-income producing securities.

** The repurchase agreement is fully collateralized by U.S. government
   obligations. The investment in the repurchase agreement is through
   participation in joint accounts with other Federated Investors funds.


 + The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $420,285,822. The
   net unrealized appreciation of investments on a federal tax cost basis
   amounts to $32,235,057, which is comprised of $52,103,326 appreciation and
   $19,868,269 depreciation at October 31, 1994.



Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets
      ($452,432,357) at October 31, 1994.


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>             <C>
ASSETS:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment in repurchase agreements, at amortized cost              $ 80,875,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Investments in securities, at value and amortized cost               371,645,879
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
     Total investments, at amortized cost and value
     (identified and tax cost $420,285,822)                                         $452,520,879
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                                                                      47,765
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends and interest receivable                                                        739,241
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receivable for Fund shares sold                                                          479,754
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred expenses                                                                          1,001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
     Total assets                                                                    453,788,640
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for Fund shares redeemed                                         682,599
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts             603,750
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Accrued expenses                                                          69,934
- -----------------------------------------------------------------   ------------
     Total liabilities                                                                 1,356,283
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
NET ASSETS for 37,647,505 shares of beneficial interest outstanding                 $452,432,357
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paid-in capital                                                                     $418,267,944
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts       32,850,422
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
futures contracts                                                                        352,786
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net investment income                                                      961,205
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
     Total Net Assets                                                               $452,432,357
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
NET ASSET VALUE, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
Institutional Shares (net assets of $443,815,104 / 36,930,606 shares of
  beneficial interest outstanding)                                                        $12.02
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
Institutional Service Shares (net assets of $8,617,253 / 716,899
  shares of beneficial interest outstanding)                                              $12.02
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>         <C>           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends                                                                                       $ 9,996,788
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest                                                                                          2,932,435
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
    Total investment income                                                                      12,929,223
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management fee                                                                    $1,287,529
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trustees' fees                                                                         6,387
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Custodian and portfolio accounting fees                                              154,440
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses                              42,900
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fund share registration costs                                                         42,066
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auditing fees                                                                         21,612
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal fees                                                                            15,260
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Printing and postage                                                                  44,070
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance premiums                                                                    11,102
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distribution service fees                                                             15,802
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taxes                                                                                  9,804
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miscellaneous                                                                          5,741
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder services fee                                                              10,144
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------
    Total expenses                                                                 1,666,857
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deduct--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Waiver of management fee                                            $289,795
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   --------
  Waiver of distribution service fees                                   10,144       299,939
- -------------------------------------------------------------------   --------    ----------
      Net expenses                                                                                1,366,918
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
           Net investment income                                                                 11,562,305
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (identified cost basis)                                   1,025,864
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts (identified cost basis)                               129,511
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts         3,003,321
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts                4,158,696
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
           Change in net assets resulting from operations                                       $15,721,001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                                                           ------------------------------
                                                                               1994             1993
                                                                           -------------    -------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income                                                      $  11,562,305    $   9,177,268
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain on investment transactions and futures contracts
($973,460 and $11,617,039 net gains, respectively, as computed for
federal tax purposes)                                                          1,155,375       11,086,529
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
futures contracts                                                              3,003,321       26,567,254
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
    Change in net assets resulting from operations                            15,721,001       46,831,051
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Shares                                                       (10,781,243)      (9,255,446)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Service Shares                                                  (115,401)         (14,290)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investment
transactions and future contracts
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Shares                                                       (11,507,864)     (18,292,038)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Institutional Service Shares                                                  (108,965)              --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
    Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders        (22,513,473)     (27,561,774)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
FUND SHARE (PRINCIPAL) TRANSACTIONS--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proceeds from sale of shares                                                 215,864,930      290,371,076
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of
dividends declared                                                             8,535,336        8,873,310
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of shares redeemed                                                     (174,914,182)    (218,388,643)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
    Change in net assets resulting from fund share transactions               49,486,084       80,855,743
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
         Change in net assets                                                 42,693,612      100,125,020
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beginning of period                                                          409,738,745      309,613,725
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $961,205
and $295,544, respectively)                                                $ 452,432,357    $ 409,738,745
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------    -------------
</TABLE>


(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)



FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND


(FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) ORGANIZATION


Federated Index Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment
company. The Trust consists of three, diversified portfolios. The financial
statements included herein present only those of Federated Max-Cap Fund (the
"Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented
separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's
interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held.


The Fund offers two classes of Shares, Institutional Shares and Institutional
Service Shares.


Effective December 5, 1994, the Board of Trustees ("Trustees") changed the name
of the Fund from Max-Cap Fund to Federated Max-Cap Fund.


(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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


<TABLE>
<S>  <C>
A.   INVESTMENT VALUATIONS--Listed equity securities are valued at the last sales price
     reported on national securities exchanges. Unlisted securities and short-term
     obligations (and private placement securities) are generally valued at the prices
     provided by an independent pricing service. Short-term securities with remaining
     maturities of sixty days or less may be stated at amortized cost, which approximates
     value.

B.   REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to
     take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or
     to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral
     in support of repurchase agreement investments. Additionally, procedures have been
     established by the Trust to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each
     repurchase agreement's underlying collateral to ensure the value of collateral at least
     equals the principal amount of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.

     The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized
     financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser
     to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines established by the Trustees. Risks may
     arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the
     repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price
     on the sale of collateral securities.
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C.   INVESTMENT INCOME, EXPENSES AND DISTRIBUTIONS--Dividend income and distributions to
     shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are
     accrued daily. Bond premium and discount, if applicable, are amortized as required by
     the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code").

D.   FEDERAL TAXES--It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code
     applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year
     substantially all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are
     necessary.

E.   WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS--The Fund may engage in when-issued or
     delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date
     and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to
     make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or
     delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the
     settlement date.

F.   DEFERRED EXPENSES--The costs incurred by the Fund with respect to registration of its
     shares in its first fiscal year, excluding the initial expense of registering its
     shares, have been deferred and are being amortized using the straight-line method not to
     exceed a period of five years from the Fund's commencement date.

G.   FUTURES CONTRACTS--Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the
     Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account an amount ("initial margin") of cash
     or U.S. government securities equal to a percentage of the contract value. The Fund
     agrees to receive from or pay the broker an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar
     amount times the difference between the closing value and the price at which the
     contract was made. On a daily basis, the value of the financial futures contract is
     determined and any difference between such value and the original futures contract value
     is reflected in the "daily variation margin" account. Daily variation margin
     adjustments, arising from this "marking to market" process, are recorded by the Fund as
     unrealized gains or losses.

     The Fund may decide to close its position on a contract at any time prior to the
     contract's expiration. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or
     loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that a change in
     the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying
     securities. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, the Fund had a realized gain of
     $129,511 on futures contracts.

     At October 31, 1994, the fund had outstanding futures contracts as set out below:
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<CAPTION>
                                                                             UNREALIZED
                                 CONTRACTS TO                               APPRECIATION
        EXPIRATION DATE         DELIVER/RECEIVE            POSITION        (DEPRECIATION)
        ----------------   -------------------------   ----------------   ----------------
        <S>                <C>                         <C>                <C>
        December 1994      322 S&P 500 Index Futures         Long             $615,365
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     At October 31, 1994 the Fund has deposited in a segregated account, $4,500,000 of U.S.
     Treasury Bills, to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts.

H.   OTHER--Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.
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(3) SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value) for each
class of shares. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

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<CAPTION>
                                                                YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1994                              1993
                                            ----------------------------      ----------------------------
          INSTITUTIONAL SHARES                SHARES          DOLLARS           SHARES          DOLLARS
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
<S>                                         <C>            <C>                <C>            <C>
Shares sold                                  17,555,003    $ 207,304,786       24,571,558    $ 287,913,472
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Shares issued to shareholders in payment
of dividends declared                           718,661        8,439,495          764,603        8,868,865
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Shares redeemed                             (14,617,884)    (172,243,416)     (18,666,049)    (218,365,814)
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
  Net change resulting from Institutional
  Share transactions                          3,655,780    $  43,500,865        6,670,112    $  78,416,523
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1994                             1993**
                                            ----------------------------      ----------------------------
      INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES            SHARES          DOLLARS           SHARES          DOLLARS
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
<S>                                         <C>            <C>                <C>            <C>
Shares sold                                     734,647    $   8,560,144          205,208    $   2,457,604
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Shares issued to shareholders in payment
of dividends declared                             8,223           95,841              372            4,445
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Shares redeemed                                (229,644)      (2,670,766)          (1,907)         (22,829)
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
  Net change resulting from Institutional
  Service Share transactions                    513,226    $   5,985,219          203,673    $   2,439,220
- -----------------------------------------   -----------    -------------      -----------    -------------
</TABLE>

** For period from August 30, 1993 (date of initial public investment) to
   October 31, 1993.

(4) MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES


MANAGEMENT FEE--Federated Management, the Fund's investment Manager (the
"Manager"), receives for its services an annual investment advisory fee equal to
0.30 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Federated Management has
entered into a sub-management contract with ANB Investment Management and Trust
Company ("Sub-Manager"). The Manager shall pay the Sub-Manager an investment
advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows: .05
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first $100 million, .02 of 1% on the next $100 million, and .01 of 1%
thereafter. The Manager may voluntarily choose to waive a portion of its fees.
The Manager can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its
sole discretion.


DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN--The Fund has adopted a Distribution
Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the
Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. ("FSC"), the principal
distributor, from the net assets of the Fund to finance activities intended to
result in the sale of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares. The Plan provides
that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to .30 of 1% of the average
daily net assets of the Institutional Service Shares, annually, to compensate
FSC.


Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder
Services ("FSS"), the Fund will pay FSS up to .25 of 1% of average net assets of
the Fund for the period. This fee is to obtain certain personal services for
shareholders and to maintain the shareholder accounts.

TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT--Federated Services Company ("FServ")
serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The FServ fee is
based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by
shareholders.

Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or
Trustees of the above companies.

(5) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 1994 were as follows:

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<S>                                                                               <C>
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PURCHASES--                                                                       $15,495,999
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SALES--                                                                           $ 7,502,814
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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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To the Trustees and Shareholders of

FEDERATED INDEX TRUST:


We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, of Federated Max-Cap Fund (a portfolio of
Federated Index Trust), as of October 31, 1994, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights
(see pages 2 and 18 of this prospectus) for each of the periods presented. These
financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the
Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
October 31, 1994, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Federated Max-Cap Fund of Federated Index Trust at October 31, 1994, the results
of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for
the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 9, 1994



ADDRESSES
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<S>             <C>                                    <C>
                Federated Max-Cap Fund                 Federated Investors Tower
                Institutional Service Shares           Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
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Distributor
                Federated Securities Corp.             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
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Manager
                Federated Management                   Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
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Sub-Manager
                ANB Investment Management              One North LaSalle Street
                and Trust Co.                          Chicago, Illinois 60690
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Custodian
                State Street Bank and                  P.O. Box 8602
                Trust Company                          Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8602
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Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
                Federated Services Company             Federated Investors Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
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Legal Counsel
                Houston, Houston & Donnelly            2510 Centre City Tower
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
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Legal Counsel
                Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.     2101 L Street, N.W.
                                                       Washington, D.C. 20037
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Independent Auditors
                Ernst & Young LLP                      One Oxford Centre
                                                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
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                                        FEDERATED MAX-CAP FUND

                                        (FORMERLY, MAX-CAP FUND)

                                        (A PORTFOLIO OF FEDERATED INDEX TRUST)
                                        INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
                                        PROSPECTUS


                                        An Open-End, Diversified

                                        Management Investment Company


                                        Prospectus dated December 31, 1994



     FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.

(LOGO)
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     Distributor



     A subsidiary of FEDERATED INVESTORS



     FEDERATED INVESTORS TOWER



     PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3779



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     0032104A-ISS (12/94)






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