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File Nos. 811-1136
2-19458
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |_|
Post-Effective Amendment No. 75 |X|
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and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |_|
Amendment No. 75 |X|
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
700 HARRISON STREET, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices/Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:
(913) 295-3127
Copies To:
John D. Cleland, President Amy J. Lee, Secretary
Security Equity Fund Security Equity Fund
700 Harrison Street 700 Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66636-0001 Topeka, KS 66636-0001
(Name and address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
|_| immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
|X| on November 1, 1996, pursuant to paragraph (b)
|_| 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
|_| on November 1, 1996, pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
|_| 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
|_| on November 1, 1996, pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
|_| this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment
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The Registrant has registered an indefinite amount of securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 24(f) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940; accordingly, no fee is payable herewith. The Registrant filed the
Notice required by 24f-2 on November 22, 1995.
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SECURITY EQUITY FUND
FORM N-1A
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
FORM N-1A
ITEM NUMBER CAPTION
PART A PROSPECTUS
1. Cover Page
2. Not Applicable
2a. Transaction and Operating Expense Table
3. Financial Highlights; Performance
4. Investment Objective and Policies of the Funds
5. Management of the Funds; Trading Practices and
Brokerage
6. General Information; Dividends and Taxes; Foreign
Taxes
7. How to Purchase Shares; Determination of Net
Asset Value; Shareholder Services; Appendix A
8. How to Redeem Shares
9. Not Applicable
EXPLANATORY NOTE
To date, the Social Awareness Series of the
Registrant has been included as part of a
combined prospectus of the Registrant. The
combined prospectus contained the Equity Series,
the Global Series and the Social Awareness Series
of the Registrant. This Post-Effective Amendment
No. 75 (the "Amendment") to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos.
2-19458 and 811-1136) is being filed to allow the
Social Awareness Series of the Registrant to
offer its shares by a separate prospectus.
Therefore, the Amendment does not affect the
Registrant's other currently effective prospectus
(Asset Allocation Series), which prospectus is
hereby incorporated by reference as most recently
filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
PART B STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
10. Cover Page
11. Table of Contents
12. Not Applicable
13. Investment Objective and Policies of the Funds;
Investment Policy Limitations
14. Officers and Directors
15. Remuneration of Directors and Others
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PART B (Continued) STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
16. Investment Management; Distributor; Custodian,
Transfer Agent and Dividend-Paying Agent
17. Allocation of Portfolio Brokerage
18. Organization
19. How to Purchase Shares; How Net Asset Value is
Determined; How to Redeem Shares; How to Exchange
Shares; Systematic Withdrawal Program;
Accumulation Plan; Retirement Plans; Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs); Pension and Profit
Sharing Plans; 403(b) Retirement Plans;
Simplified Employee Pension Plans (SEPPs);
Appendix B
20. Dividends and Taxes
21. Distributor
22. Performance Information
23. Financial Statements; Independent Auditors
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SECURITY
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PROSPECTUS
November 1, 1996
* Security Social
Awareness Fund
* Application
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PROSPECTUS
NOVEMBER 1, 1996
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
SOCIAL AWARENESS SERIES
A MEMBER OF THE SECURITY BENEFIT GROUP OF COMPANIES
700 HARRISON, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
Security Social Awareness Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified, open-end
management investment company.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. In seeking
its objective, the Fund will invest in various types of securities, including
common stocks, convertible securities, preferred stock and debt securities that
meet certain social criteria which the Fund has established. An investment in
the Fund involves risk which is described more fully in this Prospectus and the
Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information that a prospective
investor should know about the Fund. It should be read and retained for future
reference. A "Statement of Additional Information" about the Fund, dated
November 1, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is available at no
charge by writing Security Distributors, Inc., 700 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas
66636-0001, or by calling (913) 295-3127 or (800) 888-2461.
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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.
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS INVOLVES RISK, INCLUDING LOSS OF PRINCIPAL, AND IS
NOT A DEPOSIT OR OBLIGATION OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK. THE
FUNDS ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.
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Page
Transaction and Operating Expense Table.................................... 1
Investment Objective and Policies of the Fund.............................. 2
Investment Methods and Risk Factors........................................ 4
Management of the Fund..................................................... 8
Portfolio Management................................................ 8
How to Purchase Shares..................................................... 9
Alternative Purchase Options........................................ 9
Class A Shares...................................................... 10
Class B Shares...................................................... 10
Class B Distribution Plan........................................... 11
Calculation and Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges......... 12
Arrangements with Broker-Dealers and Others......................... 12
Purchases at Net Asset Value........................................ 13
How to Redeem Shares....................................................... 14
Telephone Redemptions .............................................. 15
Dividends and Taxes........................................................ 15
Foreign Taxes....................................................... 17
Determination of Net Asset Value........................................... 17
Trading Practices and Brokerage............................................ 17
Performance................................................................ 18
Shareholder Services....................................................... 19
Accumulation Plan................................................... 19
Systematic Withdrawal Program....................................... 19
Exchange Privilege.................................................. 20
Retirement Plans.................................................... 20
General Information........................................................ 21
Organization........................................................ 21
Stockholder Inquiries............................................... 21
Appendix A - Class A Shares Reduced Sales Charges.......................... 22
Rights of Accumulation.............................................. 22
Statement of Intention.............................................. 22
Reinstatement Privilege............................................. 22
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TRANSACTION AND OPERATING EXPENSE TABLE
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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES CLASS A SHARES CLASS B SHARES(1)
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Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends None None
Deferred Sales Load (as a percentage of original purchase price
or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) None(2) 5% during the first year,
decreasing to 0% in the
sixth and following years
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CLASS A SHARES CLASS B SHARES
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(as a percentage of net assets)
Management Fees (after fee waivers)(3) 0.00% 0.00%
12b-1 Fees(4) None 1.00%
Other Expenses(5) 1.04% 1.04%
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Total Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers)(6) 1.04% 2.04%
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EXAMPLE
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 1 Year $68 $71
investment assuming (1) 5 percent annual return 3 Years 89 94
and (2) redemption at the end of each time period
EXAMPLE
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 1 Year $68 $21
investment, assuming (1) 5 percent annual return 3 Years 89 64
and (2) no redemption
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1 Class B shares convert tax-free to Class A shares automatically after eight
years.
2 Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more are not subject
to an initial sales load; however, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%
is imposed in the event of redemption within one year of purchase. See "Class
A Shares" on page 10.
3 During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, the Investment Manager has
agreed to waive the investment advisory fee of the Fund; absent such fee
waiver, "Management Fees" would have been 1.00%.
4 Long-term holders of Class B shares may pay more than the equivalent of the
maximum front-end sales charge otherwise permitted by NASD Rules.
5 The amount of "Other Expenses" of the Fund is based on estimated amounts for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.
6 During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, the Investment Manager has
agreed to waive the investment advisory fee of the Fund; absent such fee
waiver, "Total Fund Operating Expenses" would have been as follows: 2.04% for
Class A shares and 3.04% for Class B shares of the Fund.
THE ABOVE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES AS ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESSER THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE
ASSUMED FIVE PERCENT ANNUAL RETURN IS HYPOTHETICAL AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE ANNUAL RETURN. THE ACTUAL RETURN MAY BE
GREATER OR LESSER THAN THE ASSUMED AMOUNT.
The purpose of the foregoing fee table is to assist the investor in
understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in the Fund will
bear directly or indirectly. For a more detailed discussion of the Fund's fees
and expenses, see the discussion under "Management of the Fund," page 8. See
"How to Purchase Shares," page 9, for more information concerning the sales
load. Also, see Appendix A for a discussion of "Rights of Accumulation" and
"Statement of Intention," which options may serve to reduce the front-end sales
load on purchases of Class A shares.
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND
POLICIES OF THE FUND
Security Social Awareness Fund (the "Fund") is a series of Security Equity
Fund, a diversified, open-end management investment company of the series type,
which was organized as a Kansas corporation on November 27, 1961. The Fund's
investment objective and policies are described below. There, of course, can be
no assurance that such investment objective will be achieved. While there is no
present intention to do so, the Fund's investment objective and policies, unless
otherwise noted, may be changed by its Board of Directors without the approval
of stockholders. If there is a change in investment objective, stockholders
should consider whether the Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of
their then current financial position and needs. The Fund is subject to certain
investment policy limitations which may not be changed without stockholder
approval. Among these limitations, some of the more important ones are that the
Fund will not, with respect to 75 percent of its total assets, invest more than
5 percent of the value of its assets in any one issuer or purchase more than 10
percent of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer. In addition, the
Fund will not invest more than 25 percent of its total assets in any one
industry. The full text of the investment policy limitations of that Fund is set
forth in the Statement of Additional Information.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation. In
seeking its objective, the Fund will invest in various types of securities which
meet certain social criteria which it has established. The Fund will invest in a
diversified portfolio of common stocks, convertible securities, preferred stocks
and debt securities. From time to time, the Fund may purchase government bonds
or commercial notes on a temporary basis for defensive purposes. The Fund may
borrow as set forth in the Statement of Additional Information. However, as an
operating policy, the Fund will not purchase portfolio securities when
borrowings exceed 5 percent of total Fund assets.
Securities selected for their appreciation possibilities will be primarily
common stocks or other securities having the investment characteristics of
common stocks, such as securities convertible into common stocks. Securities
will be selected on the basis of their appreciation and growth potential.
Securities considered to have capital appreciation and growth potential will
often include securities of smaller and less mature companies. Such companies
may present greater opportunities for capital appreciation because of high
potential earnings growth, but may also involve greater risk. They may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and they may be dependent
on a limited management group. Their securities may trade less frequently and in
limited volume, and only in the over-the-counter market or on smaller securities
exchanges. As a result, the securities of smaller companies may have limited
marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic changes in value than
securities of larger, more established companies. The Fund may also invest in
larger companies where opportunities for above-average capital appreciation
appear favorable and the Fund's social criteria are satisfied.
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No dealer, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this
Prospectus and in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, and if given
or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as
having been authorized by the Fund, the Investment Manager, or the Distributor.
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The Fund may enter into futures contracts (a type of derivative) (or
options thereon) to hedge all or a portion of its portfolio or as an efficient
means of adjusting its exposure to the stock market. The Fund will limit its use
of futures contracts so that initial margin deposits or premiums on such
contracts used for non-hedging purposes will not equal more than 5 percent of
the Fund's net assets. The Fund may also write call and put options on a covered
basis and purchase put and call options on securities and financial indices. The
aggregate market value of the Fund's portfolio securities covering call or put
options will not exceed 25 percent of the Fund's net assets. See the discussion
of options and futures contracts under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
Under normal circumstances the Fund will invest all of its assets in
issuers that meet its social criteria as set forth below and that offer
investment potential. Because of the limitations on investment imposed by the
social criteria, the availability of investment opportunities for the Fund may
be limited as compared to those of similar funds which do not impose such
restrictions on investment.
The Fund will not invest in securities of companies that engage in the
production of nuclear energy, alcoholic beverages or tobacco products.
In addition, the Fund will not invest in securities of companies that
significantly engage in: (1) the manufacture of weapon systems; (2) practices
that, on balance, have a detrimental effect on the environment; or (3) the
gambling industry. The Fund will monitor the activities identified above to
determine whether they are significant to an issuer's business. Significance may
be determined on the basis of the percentage of revenue generated by, or the
size of operations attributable to, such activities. The Fund may invest in an
issuer that engages in the activities set forth above, in a degree that is not
deemed significant by the Investment Manager. In addition, the Fund will seek
out companies that have contributed substantially to the communities in which
they operate, have a positive record on employment relations, have made
substantial progress in the promotion of women and minorities or in the
implementation of benefit policies that support working parents, or have taken
notably positive steps in addressing environmental challenges.
The Investment Manager will evaluate an issuer's activities to determine
whether it engages in any practices prohibited by the Fund's social criteria. In
addition to its own research with respect to an issuer's activities, the
Investment Manager will also rely on other organizations that publish
information for investors concerning the social policy implications of corporate
activities. The Investment Manager may rely upon information provided by
advisory firms that provide social research on U.S. corporations, such as
Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co., Inc. and Franklin Insight, Inc. Investment
selection on the basis of social attributes is a relatively new practice and the
sources for this type of information are not well established. The Investment
Manager will continue to identify and monitor sources of such information to
screen issuers which do not meet the social investment restrictions of the Fund.
If after purchase of an issuer's securities by the Fund, it is determined
that such securities do not comply with its social criteria, the securities will
be eliminated from the portfolio within a reasonable time. This requirement may
cause the Fund to dispose of a security at a time when it may be disadvantageous
to do so.
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INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISK FACTORS
Some of the risk factors related to certain securities, instruments and
techniques that may be used by the Fund is described in the "Investment
Objective and Policies" section of this Prospectus and in the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information. The following is a description of certain additional
risk factors related to various securities, instruments and techniques. Also
included is a general description of some of the investment instruments,
techniques and methods which may be used by the Fund. Although the Fund may
employ the techniques, instruments and methods described below, consistent with
its investment objective and policies and any applicable law, it is not required
to do so.
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (ADRS) -- The Fund may purchase American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") which are dollar-denominated receipts issued
generally by U.S. banks and which represent the deposit with the bank of a
foreign company's securities. ADRs are publicly traded on exchanges or
over-the-counter in the United States. Investors should consider carefully the
substantial risks involved in investing in securities issued by companies of
foreign nations, which are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic
investments. See "Foreign Investment Risks" below.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISKS -- Investment in foreign securities involves risks
and considerations not present in domestic investments. Foreign companies
generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable
to U.S. companies. The securities of non-U.S. issuers generally are not
registered with the SEC, nor are the issuers thereof usually subject to the
SEC's reporting requirements. Accordingly, there may be less publicly available
information about foreign securities and issuers than is available with respect
to U.S. securities and issuers. Foreign securities markets, while growing in
volume, have for the most part substantially less volume than United States
securities markets and securities of foreign companies are generally less liquid
and at times their prices may be more volatile than prices of comparable United
States companies. Foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies
generally are subject to less government supervision and regulation than in the
United States. The customary settlement time for foreign securities may be
longer than the customary settlement time for United States securities. A Fund's
income and gains from foreign issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding or
other taxes, thereby reducing its income and gains. In addition, with respect to
some foreign countries, there is the increased possibility of expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of
the Funds, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments which
could affect the investments of the Funds in those countries. Moreover,
individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S.
economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation,
rate of savings and capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance
of payments positions.
WHEN-ISSUED AND FORWARD COMMITMENT SECURITIES -- Purchase or sale of
securities on a "forward commitment" basis may be used to hedge against
anticipated changes in interest rates and prices. The price, which is generally
expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment is made, but
delivery and payment for the securities take place at a later date. When-issued
securities and forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date, but
the Fund
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will enter into when-issued and forward commitments only with the intention of
actually receiving or delivering the securities, as the case may be; however,
the Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the Investment
Manager deems it appropriate to do so. No income accrues on securities which
have been purchased pursuant to a forward commitment or on a when-issued basis
prior to delivery of the securities. If the Fund disposes of the right to
acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or disposes of its right
to deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain or loss.
At the time the Fund enters into a transaction on a when-issued or forward
commitment basis, a segregated account consisting of cash or high grade liquid
debt securities equal to the value of the when-issued or forward commitment
securities will be established and maintained with its custodian and will be
marked to market daily. There is a risk that the securities may not be delivered
and that the Fund may incur a loss.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS -- A repurchase agreement is a contract under which
the Fund would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not
more than seven days) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and
the Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the
Fund's cost plus interest). Although the Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements with respect to any portfolio securities which it may acquire
consistent with its investment polices and restrictions, it is the Fund's
present intention to enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to
obligations of the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities
to meet anticipated redemptions or pending investment or reinvestment of Fund
assets in portfolio securities. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements
only with member banks of the Federal Reserve System and with "primary dealers"
in United States Government securities. Repurchase agreements will be fully
collateralized including interest earned thereon during the entire term of the
agreement. If the institution defaults on the repurchase agreement, the Fund
will retain possession of the underlying securities. If bankruptcy proceedings
are commenced with respect to the seller, realization on the collateral by the
Fund may be delayed or limited and the Fund may incur additional costs. In such
case, the Fund will be subject to risks associated with changes in market value
of the collateral securities. The Fund intends to limit repurchase agreements to
institutions believed by the Investment Manager to present minimal credit risk.
RULE 144A SECURITIES -- The Fund may purchase securities that are
restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws, provided that
such restricted securities are eligible for resale to qualified institutional
investors pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The Investment
Manager, under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, will determine
whether securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A are liquid or not. The
Board of Directors is responsible for developing and establishing guidelines and
procedures for determining the liquidity of Rule 144A securities. As permitted
by Rule 144A, the Board of Directors has delegated this responsibility to the
Investment Manager. In making the determination regarding the liquidity of Rule
144A securities, the Investment Manager will consider trading markets for the
specific security taking into account the unregistered nature of a Rule 144A
security. In addition, the Investment Manager may consider: (1) the frequency of
trades and quotes; (2) the number of dealers and potential purchasers; (3)
dealer undertakings to make a market; and (4) the nature
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of the security and of the market place trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose
of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of transfer).
Investing in Rule 144A securities could have the effect of increasing the amount
of the Fund's assets invested in illiquid securities to the extent that
qualified institutional buyers become uninterested, for a time, in purchasing
these securities.
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES AND WARRANTS -- Convertible securities are debt or
preferred equity securities convertible or exchangeable for equity securities.
Traditionally, convertible securities have paid dividends or interest at rates
higher than common stocks but lower than non-convertible securities. They
generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the underlying
stock into which they are convertible, but to a lesser degree. In recent years,
convertibles have been developed which combine higher or lower current income
with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy a stated number of
shares of common stock at a specified price any time during the life of the
warrants (generally two or more years).
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS -- The Fund may buy and sell futures
contracts (and options on such contracts) to hedge all or a portion of its
portfolio or as an efficient means of adjusting overall exposure to certain
markets. A financial futures contract calls for delivery of a particular
security at a certain time in the future. The seller of the contract agrees to
make delivery of the type of security called for in the contract and the buyer
agrees to take delivery at a specified future time. The Fund may also write call
options and purchase put options on financial futures contracts as a hedge to
attempt to protect the Fund's securities from a decrease in value. When the Fund
writes a call option on a futures contract, it is undertaking the obligation of
selling a futures contract at a fixed price at any time during a specified
period if the option is exercised. Conversely, the purchaser of a put option on
a futures contract is entitled (but not obligated) to sell a futures contract at
a fixed price during the life of the option.
Financial futures contracts may include stock index futures contracts. A
stock index assigns relative values to common stocks included in the index and
the index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the common stocks
included. A stock index futures contract is a bilateral contract pursuant to
which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a
specified dollar amount times the difference between the stock index value at
the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the
futures contract is originally struck. An option on a financial futures contract
gives the purchaser the right to assume a position in the contract (a long
position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at
a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
REGULATORY MATTERS RELATED TO FUTURES AND OPTIONS -- In connection with its
proposed futures and options transactions, the Fund filed with the CFTC a notice
of eligibility for exemption from the definition of (and therefore from CFTC
regulation as) a "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act. The
Fund represents in its notice of eligibility that: (i) it will not purchase or
sell futures or options on futures contracts or stock indices if as a result the
sum of the initial margin deposits on its existing futures contracts and related
options positions and premiums paid for options on futures contracts or stock
indices would exceed 5 percent of the Fund's net assets; and (ii) with respect
to each futures contract purchased or long position in an option contract, the
Fund will set aside in a
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segregated account cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government securities or other
high-grade liquid debt obligations in an amount equal to the market value of
such contract less the initial margin deposit.
The Staff of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has taken the
position that the purchase and sale of futures contracts and the writing of
related options may involve senior securities for the purposes of the
restrictions contained in Section 18 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on
investment companies' issuing senior securities. However, the Staff has issued
letters declaring that it will not recommend enforcement action under Section 18
if an investment company: (i) sells futures contracts to offset expected
declines in the value of the investment company's securities, provided the value
of such futures contracts does not exceed the total market value of those
securities (plus such additional amount as may be necessary because of
differences in the volatility factor of the securities vis-a-vis the futures
contracts); (ii) writes call options on futures contracts, stock indices or
other securities, provided that such options are covered by the investment
company's holding of a corresponding long futures position, by its ownership of
securities which correlate with the underlying stock index, or otherwise; (iii)
purchases futures contracts, provided the investment company establishes a
segregated account consisting of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government
securities or other high-grade liquid debt obligations in an amount equal to the
total market value of such futures contracts less the initial margin deposited
therefor; and (iv) writes put options on futures contracts, stock indices or
other securities, provided that such options are covered by the investment
company's holding of a corresponding short futures position, by establishing a
cash segregated account in an amount equal to the value of its obligation under
the option, or otherwise.
The Fund will conduct its purchases and sales of any futures contracts and
writing of related options transactions in accordance with the foregoing.
FUTURES AND OPTIONS RISK -- Futures contracts and options can be highly
volatile and could result in reduction of the Fund's total return, and the
Fund's attempt to use such investments for hedging purposes may not be
successful. Successful futures strategies require the ability to predict future
movements in securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors.
Losses from options and futures could be significant if the Fund is unable to
close out its position due to distortions in the market or lack of liquidity.
The Fund's risk of loss from the use of futures extends beyond its initial
investment and could potentially be unlimited.
The use of futures and options involves investment risks and transaction
costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies.
If the Investment Manager seeks to protect the Fund against potential adverse
movements in the securities markets using these instruments, and such markets do
not move in a direction adverse to the Fund, the Fund could be left in a less
favorable position than if such strategies had not been used. Risks inherent in
the use of futures and options include: (a) the risk that securities prices will
not move in the direction anticipated; (b) imperfect correlation between the
price of futures and options and movements in the prices of the securities being
hedged; (c) the fact that skills needed to use these strategies are different
from those needed to select portfolio securities; (d) the possible absence of a
liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; and (e) the
possible need to defer closing out certain hedged positions to avoid
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adverse tax consequences. The Fund's ability to terminate option positions
established in the over-the-counter market may be more limited than in the case
of exchange-traded options and may also involve the risk that securities dealers
participating in such transactions would fail to meet their obligations to the
Fund.
The use of options and futures involves the risk of imperfect correlation
between movements in options and futures prices and movements in the price of
securities which are the subject of a hedge. Such correlation, particularly with
respect to options on stock indices and stock index futures, is imperfect, and
such risk increases as the composition of the Fund diverges from the composition
of the relevant index. The successful use of these strategies also depends on
the ability of the Investment Manager to correctly forecast general stock market
price movements.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The management of the Fund's business and affairs is the responsibility of
the Board of Directors. Security Management Company, LLC (the "Investment
Manager"), 700 Harrison St., Topeka, Kansas, is responsible for selection and
management of the Fund's portfolio investments. The Investment Manager is a
limited liability company, which is ultimately controlled by Security Benefit
Life Insurance Company, a mutual life insurance company with over $15 billion of
insurance in force. The Investment Manager also acts as investment adviser to
Security Growth and Income Fund, Security Ultra Fund, Security Asset Allocation
Fund, Security Income Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, Security Cash Fund and SBL
Fund. On June 28, 1996, the aggregate assets of all of the Funds under the
investment management of the Investment Manager were approximately $3.2 billion.
Subject to the supervision and direction of the Fund's Board of Directors,
the Investment Manager manages the Fund's portfolios in accordance with the
Fund's stated investment objective and policies and makes all investment
decisions. The Investment Manager has agreed that total annual expenses of the
Fund (including for any fiscal year, the management fee, but excluding interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and Class B distribution
fees) shall not exceed the level of expenses which the Fund is permitted to bear
under the most restrictive expense limitation imposed by any state in which
shares of the Fund are then qualified for sale. The Investment Manager will
contribute such funds to the Fund or waive such portion of its compensation as
may be necessary to insure that such total annual expenses do not exceed any
such limitation.
The Investment Manager also acts as the administrative agent and transfer
agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund, and as such performs
administrative functions, transfer agency and dividend disbursing services, and
the bookkeeping, accounting and pricing functions for the Fund.
As compensation for its management services, the Investment Manager
receives, on an annual basis, 1 percent of the average daily net assets of the
Fund, calculated on a daily basis and payable monthly. As compensation for
providing the administrative, bookkeeping, accounting and pricing services to
the Fund, the Investment Manager receives on an annual basis, a fee of .09
percent of the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and
payable monthly.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The Fund is managed by the Social Responsibility Team consisting of John
Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Cindy Shields, Larry
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Valencia and Frank Whitsell. Cindy Shields, Portfolio Manager, has had
day-to-day responsibility for managing the Social Awareness Fund since its
inception in 1996.
Ms. Shields joined the Investment Manager in 1989. Ms. Shields graduated
from Washburn University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree,
majoring in finance and economics. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst with six
years of investment experience.
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
Security Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), 700 Harrison St., Topeka,
Kansas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Security Benefit Group, Inc., is principal
underwriter for the Fund. Shares of the Fund may be purchased through authorized
investment dealers. In addition, banks and other financial institutions that
have an agreement with the Distributor, may make shares of the Fund available to
their customers. The minimum initial purchase must be $100. Subsequent purchases
must be $100 unless made through an Accumulation Plan which allows subsequent
purchases of $20.
Orders for the purchase of shares of the Fund will be confirmed at an
offering price equal to the net asset value per share next determined after
receipt of the order in proper form by the Distributor (generally as of the
close of the New York Stock Exchange on that day) plus the sales charge in the
case of Class A shares. Orders received by dealers or other firms prior to the
close of the Exchange and received by the Distributor prior to the close of its
business day will be confirmed at the offering price effective as of the close
of the Exchange on that day.
Orders for shares received by broker-dealers prior to that day's close of
trading on the New York Stock Exchange and transmitted to the Fund prior to its
close of business that day will receive the offering price equal to the net
asset value per share computed at the close of trading on the Exchange on the
same day plus, in the case of Class A shares, the sales charge. Orders received
by broker-dealers after that day's close of trading on the Exchange and
transmitted to the Fund prior to the close of business on the next business day
will receive the next business day's offering price.
The Fund reserves the right to withdraw all or any part of the offering
made by this prospectus and to reject purchase orders.
ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE OPTIONS
The Fund offers two classes of shares:
CLASS A SHARES -- FRONT-END LOAD OPTION -- Class A shares are sold with a
sales charge at the time of purchase. Class A shares are not subject to a sales
charge when they are redeemed (except that shares sold in an amount of
$1,000,000 or more without a front-end sales charge will be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge for one year). See Appendix A for a discussion
of "Rights of Accumulation" and "Statement of Intention," which options may
reduce the front-end sales charge on purchases of Class A shares.
CLASS B SHARES -- BACK-END LOAD OPTION -- Class B shares are sold without a
sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a deferred sales charge
if they are redeemed within five years of the date of purchase. Class B shares
will automatically convert tax-free to Class A shares at the end of eight years
after purchase.
The decision as to which class is more beneficial to an investor depends on
the amount and intended length of the investment. Investors who would rather pay
the entire cost of distribution at the time of investment, rather than spreading
such cost over time, might consider Class A shares. Other investors might
consider Class B shares, in which case 100 percent of the
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purchase price is invested immediately, depending on the amount of the purchase
and the intended length of investment. The Fund will not normally accept any
purchase of Class B shares in the amount of $500,000 or more.
Dealers or others receive different levels of compensation depending on
which class of shares they sell.
CLASS A SHARES
Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus an initial sales charge
as follows:
SALES CHARGE
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AMOUNT OF PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE
TRANSACTION AT OF OFFERING NET AMOUNT REALLOWABLE
OFFERING PRICE PRICE INVESTED TO DEALERS
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Less than $50,000 5.75% 6.10% 5.00%
$50,000 but less than
$100,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.00%
$100,000 but less than
$250,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$250,000 but less than
$500,000 2.75% 2.83% 2.25%
$500,000 but less than
$1,000,000 2.00% 2.04% 1.75%
$1,000,000 or more None None (See below)
Purchases of Class A shares in an amount of $1,000,000 or more are at net
asset value (without a sales charge), but are subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge of one percent in the event of redemption within one year following
purchase. For a discussion of the contingent deferred sales charge, see
"Calculation and Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges" on page 12.
The Distributor will pay a commission to dealers on Class A purchases of
$1,000,000 or more as follows: 1.00 percent on sales up to $5,000,000, plus .50
percent on sales of $5,000,000 or more up to $10,000,000 and .10 percent on any
amount of $10,000,000 or more.
The Investment Manager may, at its expense, pay a service fee to dealers
who satisfy certain criteria established by the Investment Manager from time to
time relating to the volume of their sales of Class A shares of the Fund and
certain other Security Funds during prior periods and certain other factors,
including providing certain services to their clients who are stockholders of
the Fund. Such services include assisting in maintaining records, processing
purchase and redemption requests and establishing stockholder accounts,
assisting stockholders in changing account options or enrolling in specific
plans, and providing stockholders with information regarding the Fund and
related developments.
Currently, service fees are paid at the following annual rates: .25 percent
of aggregate net asset value for amounts of $100,000 but less than $5,000,000
and .30 percent for amounts of $5,000,000 or more.
Additional information may be obtained by referring to the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information.
CLASS B SHARES
Class B shares are offered at net asset value, without an initial sales
charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund may impose a deferred sales charge on
shares redeemed within five years of the date of purchase. No deferred sales
charge is imposed on amounts redeemed thereafter. If imposed, the deferred sales
charge is deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to the
stockholder. The deferred sales charge is retained by the Distributor.
Whether a contingent deferred sales charge is imposed and the amount of the
charge will depend on the number of years since the investor made a purchase
payment from which an amount is being redeemed, according to the following
schedule:
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YEAR SINCE PURCHASE CONTINGENT DEFERRED
PAYMENT WAS MADE SALES CHARGE
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First 5%
Second 4%
Third 3%
Fourth 3%
Fifth 2%
Sixth and following 0%
Class B shares (except shares purchased through the reinvestment of
dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Class B shares) will
automatically convert on the eighth anniversary of the date such shares were
purchased to Class A shares which are subject to a lower distribution fee. This
automatic conversion of Class B shares will take place without imposition of a
front-end sales charge or exchange fee. (Conversion of Class B shares
represented by stock certificates will require the return of the stock
certificates to the Investment Manager.) All shares purchased through
reinvestment of dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Class B
shares ("reinvestment shares") will be considered to be held in a separate
subaccount. Each time any Class B shares (other than those held in the
subaccount) convert to Class A shares, a pro rata portion of the reinvestment
shares held in the subaccount will also convert to Class A shares. Class B
shares so converted will no longer be subject to the higher expenses borne by
Class B shares. Because the net asset value per share of the Class A shares may
be higher or lower than that of the Class B shares at the time of conversion,
although the dollar value will be the same, a shareholder may receive more or
less Class A shares than the number of Class B shares converted. Under current
law, it is the Fund's opinion that such a conversion will not constitute a
taxable event under federal income tax law. In the event that this ceases to be
the case, the Board of Directors will consider what action, if any, is
appropriate and in the best interests of the Class B stockholders.
CLASS B DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund bears some of the costs of selling its Class B shares under a
Distribution Plan adopted with respect to its Class B shares ("Class B
Distribution Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 ("1940 Act"). This Plan provides for payments at an annual rate of 1.00
percent of the average daily net asset value of Class B shares. Amounts paid by
the Fund are currently used to pay dealers and other firms that make Class B
shares available to their customers (1) a commission at the time of purchase
normally equal to 4.00 percent of the value of each share sold and (2) a service
fee payable for the first year, initially, and for each year thereafter,
quarterly, in an amount equal to .25 percent annually of the average daily net
asset value of Class B shares sold by such dealers and other firms and remaining
outstanding on the books of the Fund.
NASD Rules limit the aggregate amount that the Fund may pay annually in
distribution costs for the sale of its Class B shares to 6.25 percent of gross
sales of Class B shares since the inception of the Distribution Plan, plus
interest at the prime rate plus one percent on such amount (less any contingent
deferred sales charges paid by Class B shareholders to the Distributor). The
Distributor intends, but is not obligated, to continue to pay or accrue
distribution charges incurred in connection with the Class B Distribution Plan
which exceed current annual payments permitted to be received by the Distributor
from the Fund. The Distributor intends to seek full payment of such charges from
the Fund (together with annual interest thereon at the prime rate plus one
percent) at such time in the future as, and to the
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extent that, payment thereof by the Fund would be within permitted limits.
The Fund's Class B Distribution Plan may be terminated at any time by vote
of its directors who are not interested persons of the Fund as defined in the
1940 Act or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Class B shares. In the
event the Class B Distribution Plan is terminated by the Class B stockholders or
the Fund's Board of Directors, the payments made to the Distributor pursuant to
the Plan up to that time would be retained by the Distributor. Any expenses
incurred by the Distributor in excess of those payments would be absorbed by the
Distributor. The Fund makes no payments in connection with the sale of its
shares other than the distribution fee paid to the Distributor.
CALCULATION AND WAIVER OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES
Any contingent deferred sales charge imposed upon redemption of Class A
shares (purchased in an amount of $1,000,000 or more) and Class B shares is a
percentage of the lesser of (1) the net asset value of the shares redeemed or
(2) the net cost of such shares. No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed
upon redemption of amounts derived from (1) increases in the value above the net
cost of such shares due to increases in the net asset value per share of the
Fund; (2) shares acquired through reinvestment of income dividends and capital
gain distributions; or (3) Class A shares (purchased in an amount of $1,000,000
or more) held for more than one year or Class B shares held for more than five
years. Upon request for redemption, shares not subject to the contingent
deferred sales charge will be redeemed first. Thereafter, shares held the
longest will be the first to be redeemed.
The contingent deferred sales charge is waived (1) following the death of a
stockholder if redemption is made within one year after death; (2) upon the
disability (as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a
stockholder prior to age 65 if redemption is made within one year after the
disability, provided such disability occurred after the stockholder opened the
account; (3) in connection with required minimum distributions in the case of an
IRA, SAR-SEP or Keogh or any other retirement plan qualified under section
401(a), 401(k) or 403(b) of the Code; and (4) in the case of distributions from
retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code due to (i) returns of excess contributions to the plan, (ii)
retirement of a participant in the plan, (iii) a loan from the plan (repayment
of loans, however, will constitute new sales for purposes of assessing the
CDSC), (iv) "financial hardship" of a participant in the plan, as that term is
defined in Treasury Regulation section 1.401(k)-1(d)(2), as amended from time to
time, (v) termination of employment of a participant in the plan, (vi) any other
permissible withdrawal under the terms of the plan. The contingent deferred
sales charge may also be waived in the case of redemptions of Class B shares of
the Fund pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program. See "Systematic Withdrawal
Program," page 19 for details.
ARRANGEMENTS WITH BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHERS
The Investment Manager or Distributor, from time to time, will provide
promotional incentives or pay a bonus to certain dealers whose representatives
have sold or are expected to sell significant amounts of the Fund and/or certain
other funds managed by the Investment Manager. Such promotional incentives will
include payment for attendance (including travel and lodging expenses) by
qualifying registered representatives (and members of their families) at sales
seminars at luxury resorts within or without the United
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States. Bonus compensation may include reallowance of the entire sales charge
and may also include, with respect to Class A shares, an amount which exceeds
the entire sales charge and, with respect to Class B shares, an amount which
exceeds the maximum commission. The Distributor, or the Investment Manager, may
also provide financial assistance to certain dealers in connection with
conferences, sales or training programs for their employees, seminars for the
public, advertising, sales campaigns, and/or shareholder services and programs
regarding one or more of the funds managed by the Investment Manager. Certain of
the promotional incentives or bonuses may be financed by payments to the
Distributor under a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan. The payment of promotional
incentives and/or bonuses will not change the price an investor will pay for
shares or the amount that the Fund will receive from such sale. No compensation
will be offered to the extent it is prohibited by the laws of any state or
self-regulatory agency, such as the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD"). A dealer to whom substantially the entire sales charge of Class A
shares is reallowed may be deemed to be an "underwriter" under federal
securities laws.
The Distributor also may pay banks and other financial services firms that
facilitate transactions in shares of the fund for their clients a transaction
fee up to the level of the payments made allowable to dealers for the sale of
such shares as described above. Banks currently are prohibited under the
Glass-Steagall Act from providing certain underwriting or distribution services.
If banking firms were prohibited from acting in any capacity or providing any of
the described services, the Fund's Board of Directors would consider what
action, if any, would be appropriate.
In addition, state securities laws on this issue may differ from the
interpretations of federal law expressed herein and banks and financial
institutions may be required to register as dealers pursuant to state law. The
Investment Manager or Distributor also may pay a marketing allowance to dealers
who meet certain eligibility criteria. This allowance is paid with reference to
new sales of Fund shares in a calendar year. To be eligible for this allowance
in any given year, the dealer must sell a minimum of $2,000,000 of Class A and
Class B shares during that year. The marketing allowance ranges from .15 percent
to .75 percent of aggregate new sales depending upon the volume of shares sold.
See the Fund's Statement of Additional Information for more detailed information
about the marketing allowance.
PURCHASES AT NET ASSET VALUE
Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value by (1)
directors, officers and employees of the Fund, the Fund's Investment Manager or
Distributor; directors, officers and employees of Security Benefit Life
Insurance Company and its subsidiaries; agents licensed with Security Benefit
Life Insurance Company; spouses or minor children of any such agents; as well as
the following relatives of any such directors, officers and employees (and their
spouses): spouses, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren, siblings,
nieces and nephews; (2) any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan
established by any of the foregoing corporations for persons described above;
(3) retirement plans where third party administrators of such plans have entered
into certain arrangements with the Distributor or its affiliates provided that
no commission is paid to dealers; and (4) officers, directors, partners or
registered representatives (and their spouses and
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minor children) of broker/dealers who have a selling agreement with the
Distributor. Such sales are made upon the written assurance of the purchaser
that the purchase is made for investment purposes and that the securities will
not be transferred or resold except through redemption or repurchase by or on
behalf of the Fund.
Class A shares of the Fund may also be purchased at net asset value when
the purchase is made on the recommendation of (i) a registered investment
adviser, trustee or financial intermediary who has authority to make investment
decisions on behalf of the investor; or (ii) a certified financial planner or
registered broker-dealer who either charges periodic fees to its customers for
financial planning, investment advisory or asset management services, or
provides such services in connection with the establishment of an investment
account for which a comprehensive "wrap fee" is imposed. The Distributor must be
notified when a purchase is made that qualifies under this provision.
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
A stockholder may redeem shares at the net asset value next determined
after the time when such shares are tendered for redemption.
Shares will be redeemed on request of the stockholder in proper order to
the Fund's Investment Manager, Security Management Company, LLC, 700 Harrison
St., Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001, which serves as the Fund's transfer agent. A
request is made in proper order by submitting the following items to the
Investment Manager: (1) a written request for redemption signed by all
registered owners exactly as the account is registered, including fiduciary
titles, if any, and specifying the account number and the dollar amount or
number of shares to be redeemed; (2) a guarantee of all signatures on the
written request or on the share certificate or accompanying stock power; (3) any
share certificates issued for any of the shares to be redeemed; and (4) any
additional documents which may be required by the Investment Manager for
redemption by corporations or other organizations, executors, administrators,
trustees, custodians or the like. Transfers of shares are subject to the same
requirements. The signature guarantee must be provided by an eligible guarantor
institution, such as a bank, broker, credit union, national securities exchange
or savings association. A signature guarantee is not required for redemptions of
$10,000 or less, requested by and payable to all stockholders of record for an
account, to be sent to the address of record. The Investment Manager reserves
the right to reject any signature guarantee pursuant to its written procedures
which may be revised in the future. To avoid delay in redemption or transfer,
stockholders having questions should contact the Investment Manager by calling
1-800-888-2461, extension 3127.
The redemption price will be the net asset value of the shares next
computed after the redemption request in proper order is received by the
Investment Manager. Payment of the amount due, less any applicable deferred
sales charge, will be made by check within seven days after receipt of the
redemption request in proper order. Payment may also be made by wire at the sole
discretion of the Investment Manager. If a wire transfer is requested, the
Investment Manager must be provided with the name and address of the
stockholder's bank as well as the account number to which payment is to be
wired. Checks will be mailed to the stockholder's registered address (or as
otherwise directed). Remittance by wire (to a commercial bank account in the
same name(s) as the shares are registered), by certified or cashier's
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check, or by express mail, if requested, will be at a charge of $15, which will
be deducted from the redemption proceeds.
In addition to the foregoing redemption procedure, the Fund repurchases
shares from broker-dealers at the price determined as of the close of business
on the day such offer is confirmed. Dealers may charge a commission on the
repurchase of shares.
At various times, requests may be made to redeem shares for which good
payment has not yet been received. Accordingly, the mailing of a redemption
check may be delayed until such time as good payment has been collected for the
purchase of the shares in question, which may take up to 15 days.
Requests may also be made to redeem shares in an account for which the
stockholder's tax identification number has not been provided. To the extent
permitted by law, the redemption proceeds from such an account will be reduced
by $50 to reimburse for the penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service for
failure to report the tax identification number.
TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS
A stockholder may redeem uncertificated shares in amounts up to $10,000 by
telephone request, provided the stockholder has completed the Telephone
Redemption section of the application or a Telephone Redemption form which may
be obtained from the Investment Manager. The proceeds of a telephone redemption
will be sent to the stockholder at his or her address as set forth in the
application or in a subsequent written authorization with a signature guarantee.
Once authorization has been received by the Investment Manager, a stockholder
may redeem shares by calling the Fund at (800) 888-2461, extension 3127, on
weekdays (except holidays) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Central
time. Redemption requests received by telephone after the close of the New York
Stock Exchange (normally 3 p.m. Central time) will be treated as if received on
the next business day. A stockholder who authorizes telephone redemptions
authorizes the Investment Manager to act upon the instructions of any person
identifying themselves as the owner of an account or the owner's broker. The
Investment Manager has established procedures to confirm that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine and may be liable for any losses due to
fraudulent or unauthorized instructions if it fails to comply with its
procedures. The Investment Manager's procedures require that any person
requesting a telephone redemption provide the account registration and number
and the owner's tax identification number, and such instructions must be
received on a recorded line. Neither the Fund, the Investment Manager, nor the
Distributor shall be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out
of any redemption request, provided the Investment Manager complied with its
procedures. Thus, a stockholder who authorizes telephone redemptions may bear
the risk of loss from a fraudulent or unauthorized request. The telephone
redemption privilege may be changed or discontinued at any time by the
Investment Manager or the Fund.
During periods of severe market or economic conditions, telephone
redemptions may be difficult to implement and stockholders should make
redemptions by mail as described under "How to Redeem Shares."
DIVIDENDS AND TAXES
It is the Fund's policy to distribute realized capital gains, if any, in
excess of any capital losses and capital loss carryovers, at least once a year
and to pay dividends from net investment income
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as the Fund's Board of Directors may declare from time to time. Because Class A
shares of the Fund bear most of the costs of distribution of such shares through
payment of a front-end sales charge, while Class B shares of the Fund bear such
costs through a higher distribution fee, expenses attributable to Class B shares
will generally be higher and, as a result, income distributions paid by the Fund
with respect to Class B shares generally will be lower than those paid with
respect to Class A shares. Any dividend payment or capital gain distribution
will result in a decrease of the net asset value of the shares in an amount
equal to the payment or distribution. All dividends and distributions are
automatically reinvested on the payable date in shares of the Fund at net asset
value as of the record date (reduced by an amount equal to the amount of the
dividend or distribution), unless the Investment Manager is previously notified
in writing by the stockholder that such dividends or distributions are to be
received in cash. A stockholder may request that such dividends or distributions
be directly deposited to the stockholder's bank account. Dividends or
distributions paid with respect to Class A shares and received in cash may,
within 30 days of the payment date, be reinvested without a sales charge.
The Fund is to be treated separately from the other series of Security
Equity Fund in determining the amounts of income and capital gains
distributions, and for this purpose, each series will reflect only the income
and gains, net of losses, of that series.
Certain requirements relating to the qualification of the Fund as a
regulated investment company may limit the extent to which the Fund will be able
to engage in certain investment practices, including transactions in futures
contracts and other types of derivative securities transactions. In addition, if
the Fund were unable to dispose of portfolio securities due to the holding of
illiquid securities, the Fund's ability to qualify as a regulated investment
company might be affected.
The Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the
Internal Revenue Code. Such qualification generally removes the liability for
federal income taxes from the Fund, and generally makes federal income tax upon
income and capital gains generated by the Fund's investments, the sole
responsibility of its stockholders provided the Fund continues to so qualify and
distributes all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain to
its stockholders. Furthermore, the Fund generally will not be subject to excise
taxes imposed on certain regulated investment companies provided that the Fund
distributes 98 percent of its ordinary income and 98 percent of its net capital
gain income each year.
Distributions of net investment income and realized net short-term capital
gain are taxable to stockholders as ordinary income whether received in cash or
reinvested in additional shares. Distributions (designated by the Fund as
"capital gain dividends") of the excess, if any, of net long-term capital gains
over net short-term capital losses are taxable to stockholders as long-term
capital gains regardless of how long a stockholder has held the Fund's shares
and regardless of whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares.
Stockholders should consult their tax adviser to determine the federal, state
and local tax consequences to them from an investment in the Fund.
Certain dividends declared in October, November or December of a calendar
year are taxable to stockholders as though received on December 31 of that year
if paid to stockholders during January of the following calendar year.
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Advice as to the tax status of each year's distributions will be mailed on
or before January 31, of the following year. The Fund is required by law to
withhold 31 percent of taxable dividends and distributions (including redemption
proceeds) to stockholders who do not furnish their correct taxpayer
identification numbers, or are otherwise subject to the backup withholding
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
FOREIGN TAXES
Investment income received from sources within foreign countries may be
subject to foreign income taxes. In this regard, withholding tax rates in
countries with which the United States does not have a tax treaty are often as
high as 30 percent or more. The United States has entered into tax treaties with
many foreign countries which entitle certain investors (such as the Fund) to a
reduced tax rate (generally 10 to 15 percent) or to certain exemptions from tax.
The Fund will operate so as to qualify for such reduced tax rates or tax
redemptions whenever possible. While stockholders will bear the cost of any
foreign tax withholding, they will not be able to claim foreign tax credit or
deduction for taxes paid by the Fund.
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value of the Fund is computed as of the close of regular
trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 3 p.m. Central time) on
days when the Exchange is open.
The net asset value per share is computed by adding the value of all
securities and other assets in the portfolio, deducting any liabilities and
dividing by the number of shares outstanding. In determining the Fund's total
net assets, securities listed or traded on a recognized securities exchange will
be valued on the basis of the last sale price. If there are no sales on a
particular day, then the securities are valued at the last bid price. If a
security is traded on multiple exchanges, its value will be based on prices from
the principal exchange where it is traded. All other securities for which market
quotations are available are valued on the basis of the last current bid price.
If there is no bid price, or if the bid price is deemed unsatisfactory by the
Board of Directors or by the Investment Manager, then the securities are valued
in good faith by such method as the Board of Directors determines will reflect
the fair market value. Valuations of the Fund's securities are supplied by a
pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Directors.
Because the expenses of distribution are borne by Class A shares through a
front-end sales charge and by Class B shares through an ongoing distribution
fee, the expenses attributable to each class of shares will differ, resulting in
different net asset values. The net asset value of Class B shares will generally
be lower than the net asset value of Class A shares as a result of the
distribution fee charged to Class B shares. It is expected, however, that the
net asset value per share will tend to converge immediately after the payment of
dividends which will differ in amount for Class A and B shares by approximately
the amount of the different distribution expenses attributable to Class A and B
shares.
TRADING PRACTICES AND BROKERAGE
The portfolio turnover rate for the Fund is not yet available as it did not
begin operations until November of 1996. Higher portfolio turnover (portfolio
turnover of 100 percent or more) subjects a Fund to increased brokerage costs
and may, in some cases, have adverse tax effects on the Fund or its
stockholders. The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund is generally not expected
to exceed 150 percent.
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Transactions in portfolio securities for the Fund are effected in the
manner deemed to be in the best interests of the Fund. In selecting a broker to
execute a specific transaction, all relevant factors will be considered.
Portfolio transactions may be directed to brokers who furnish investment
information or research services to the Investment Manager or who sell shares of
the Fund. The Investment Manager may, consistent with the NASD Rules of Fair
Practice, consider sales of Fund shares in the selection of a broker. Securities
held by the Fund may also be held by other investment advisory clients of the
Investment Manager, including other investment companies, and by Security
Benefit Life Insurance Company ("SBL"). Purchases or sales of the same security
occurring on the same day (which may include orders from SBL) may be aggregated
and executed as a single transaction, subject to the Investment Manager's
obligation to seek best execution. Aggregated purchases or sales are generally
effected at an average price and on a pro rata basis (transaction costs will
also generally be shared on a pro rata basis) in proportion to the amounts
desired to be purchased or sold. See the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information for a more detailed description of trading and brokerage practices.
PERFORMANCE
The Fund may, from time to time, include quotations of its average annual
total return and aggregate total return in advertisements or reports to
stockholders or prospective investors.
Quotations of average annual total return will be expressed in terms of the
average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the
Fund over periods of 1, 5 and 10 years (up to the life of the Fund). Such total
return figures will reflect the deduction of the maximum sales charge and a
proportional share of Fund expenses on an annual basis, and will assume that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested when paid.
Quotations of aggregate total return will be calculated for any specified
period by assuming a hypothetical investment in the Fund on the date of the
commencement of the period and assuming that all dividends and distributions are
reinvested when paid. The net increase or decrease in the value of the
investment over the period will be divided by its beginning value to arrive at
total return. Total return calculated in this manner reflects actual performance
over a stated period of time while average annual total return is a hypothetical
rate of return that, if achieved annually, would have produced the same
aggregate total return.
In addition, quotations of aggregate total return may also be calculated
for several consecutive one-year periods, expressing the total return as a
percentage increase or decrease in the value of the investment for each year
relative to the ending value for the previous year. The Fund may from time to
time quote total return that does not reflect deduction of any applicable sales
charge, which charges, if reflected, would reduce the total return quoted.
Quotations of average annual total return or aggregate total return reflect
only the performance of a hypothetical investment in the Fund during the
particular time period on which the calculations are based. Such quotations for
the Fund will vary based on changes in market conditions and the level of the
Fund's expenses, and no reported performance figure should be considered an
indication of performance which may be expected in the future.
In connection with communicating its average annual total return and
aggregate total return to current or prospective stockholders, the Fund also
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may compare these figures to the performance of other mutual fund rating
services or to other unmanaged indexes which may assume reinvestment of
dividends, but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and
management costs and expenses. The Fund will include performance data for both
Class A and Class B shares of the Fund in any advertisement or report including
performance data of the Fund.
For a more detailed description of the methods used to calculate the
average annual total return and aggregate total return of the Fund, see the
Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
ACCUMULATION PLAN
An investor may choose to invest in the Fund through a voluntary
Accumulation Plan. This allows for an initial investment of $100 minimum and
subsequent investments of $20 minimum at any time. An Accumulation Plan involves
no obligation to make periodic investments, and is terminable at will.
Payments are made by sending a check to the Distributor who (acting as an
agent for the dealer) will purchase whole and fractional shares of the Fund as
of the close of business on such day as the payment is received. The investor
will receive a confirmation and statement after each investment.
Investors may choose to use "Secur-O-Matic" (automatic bank draft) to make
their Fund purchases. There is no additional charge for choosing to use
Secur-O-Matic. An application for Secur-O-Matic may be obtained from the Fund.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
Stockholders who wish to receive regular monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or
annual payments of $25 or more may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Program. A
stockholder may elect a payment that is a specified percentage of the initial or
current account value or a specified dollar amount. A Systematic Withdrawal
Program will be allowed only if shares with a current offering price of $5,000
or more are deposited with the Investment Manager, which will act as agent for
the stockholder under the Program. Shares are liquidated at net asset value. The
Program may be terminated on written notice, or it will terminate automatically
if all shares are liquidated or withdrawn from the account.
A stockholder may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Program with respect to
Class B shares without the imposition of any applicable contingent deferred
sales charge, provided that such withdrawals do not in any 12-month period,
beginning on the date the Program is established, exceed 10 percent of the value
of the account on that date ("Free Systematic Withdrawals"). Free Systematic
Withdrawals are not available if a Program established with respect to Class B
shares provides for withdrawals in excess of 10 percent of the value of the
account in any Program year and, as a result, all withdrawals under such a
Program would be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
Free Systematic Withdrawals will be made first by redeeming those shares that
are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge and then by redeeming
shares held the longest. The contingent deferred sales charge applicable to a
redemption of Class B shares requested while Free Systematic Withdrawals are
being made will be calculated as described under "Calculation and Waiver of
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges," page 12. A Systematic Withdrawal form may be
obtained from the Fund.
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EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE
Stockholders who own shares of the Fund may exchange those shares for
shares of another series of Security Equity Fund, Security Ultra Fund, Security
Growth and Income Fund, Security Income Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, or
Security Cash Fund at net asset value. Exchanges may be made only in those
states where shares of the fund into which an exchange is to be made are
qualified for sale. No service fee is presently imposed on such an exchange.
Class A and Class B shares of the Fund may be exchanged for Class A and Class B
shares, respectively, of another fund or for shares of Security Cash Fund, a
money market fund that offers a single class of shares. Any applicable
contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed upon redemption and calculated
from the date of the initial purchase without regard to the time shares were
held in Security Cash Fund. For tax purposes, an exchange is a sale of shares
which may result in a taxable gain or loss. Special rules may apply to determine
the amount of gain or loss on an exchange occurring within ninety days after the
exchanged shares were acquired. Exchanges are made upon receipt of a properly
completed Exchange Authorization form. A current prospectus of the fund into
which an exchange is made will be given to each stockholder exercising this
privilege.
To exchange shares by telephone, a stockholder must hold shares in
non-certificate form and must either have completed the Telephone Exchange
section of the application or a Telephone Transfer Authorization form which may
be obtained from the Investment Manager. Once authorization has been received by
the Investment Manager, a stockholder may exchange shares by telephone by
calling the Fund at (800) 888-2461, extension 3127, on weekdays (except
holidays) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Central time. Exchange
requests received by telephone after the close of the New York Stock Exchange
(normally 3 p.m. Central time) will be treated as if received on the next
business day. A stockholder who authorizes telephone exchanges authorizes the
Investment Manager to act upon the instructions of any person by telephone to
exchange shares between any identically registered accounts with the Funds
listed above. The Investment Manager has established procedures to confirm that
instructions communicated by telephone are genuine and may be liable for any
losses due to fraudulent or unauthorized instructions if it fails to comply with
its procedures. The Investment Manager's procedures require that any person
requesting an exchange by telephone provide the account registration and number
and the owner's tax identification number and such instructions must be received
on a recorded line. Neither the Fund, the Investment Manager nor the Distributor
shall be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any
request, including any fraudulent request, provided the Investment Manager
complied with its procedures. Thus, a stockholder who authorizes telephone
exchanges may bear the risk of loss from a fraudulent or unauthorized request.
The exchange privilege, including telephone exchanges, may be changed or
discontinued at any time by either the Investment Manager or the Fund upon 60
days' notice to stockholders.
In periods of severe market or economic conditions, the telephone exchange
of shares may be difficult to implement and stockholders should make exchanges
by writing to Security Distributors, Inc., 700 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas
66636-0001.
RETIREMENT PLANS
The Fund has available tax-qualified retirement plans for individuals,
prototype plans for the self-
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employed, pension and profit sharing plans for corporations and custodial
accounts for employees of public school systems and organizations meeting the
requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Further
information concerning these plans is contained in the Fund's Statement of
Additional Information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
The Articles of Incorporation of Security Equity Fund provide for the
issuance of an indefinite number of shares of common stock in one or more
classes or series. Security Equity Fund has authorized capital stock of $.25 par
value and currently issues its shares in four series, Equity Fund, Global Fund,
Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund. The shares of each series of
Security Equity Fund represent a pro rata beneficial interest in that series'
net assets and in the earnings and profits or losses derived from the investment
of such assets.
The Fund currently issues two classes of shares which participate
proportionately based on their relative net asset values in dividends and
distributions and have equal voting, liquidation and other rights except that
(i) expenses related to the distribution of each class of shares or other
expenses that the Board of Directors may designate as class expenses from time
to time, are borne solely by each class; (ii) each class of shares has exclusive
voting rights with respect to any Distribution Plan adopted for that class;
(iii) each class has different exchange privileges; and (iv) each class has a
different designation. When issued and paid for, the shares will be fully paid
and nonassessable by the Fund. Shares may be exchanged as described above under
"Exchange Privilege," but will have no other preference, conversion, exchange or
preemptive rights. Shares are transferable, redeemable and assignable and have
cumulative voting privileges for the election of directors.
On certain matters, such as the election of directors, all shares of the
series of Security Equity Fund vote together, with each share having one vote.
On other matters affecting a particular series, such as the investment advisory
contract or the fundamental policies, only shares of that series are entitled to
vote, and a majority vote of the shares of that series is required for approval
of the proposal.
The Fund does not generally hold annual meetings of stockholders and will
do so only when required by law. Stockholders may remove directors from office
by vote cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders. Such a meeting
will be called at the written request of 10 percent of Security Equity Fund's
outstanding shares.
STOCKHOLDER INQUIRIES
Stockholders who have questions concerning their account or wish to obtain
additional information, may call the Fund (see back cover for address and
telephone numbers), or contact their securities dealer.
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APPENDIX A
CLASS A SHARES
REDUCED SALES CHARGES
Initial sales charges may be reduced or eliminated for persons or
organizations purchasing Class A shares of the Fund alone or in combination with
Class A shares of other Security Funds.
For purposes of qualifying for reduced sales charges on purchases made
pursuant to Rights of Accumulation or a Statement of Intention, the term
"Purchaser" includes the following persons: an individual, his or her spouse and
children under the age of 21; a trustee or other fiduciary of a single trust
estate or single fiduciary account established for their benefit; an
organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or (13) of
the Internal Revenue Code; or a pension, profit-sharing or other employee
benefit plan whether or not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION
To reduce sales charges on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund, a
Purchaser may combine all previous purchases of the Fund with a contemplated
current purchase and receive the reduced applicable front-end sales charge. The
Distributor must be notified when a sale takes place which might qualify for the
reduced charge on the basis of previous purchases.
Rights of accumulation also apply to purchases representing a combination
of the Class A shares of the Fund, and other Security Funds, except Security
Cash Fund, in those states where shares of the fund being purchased are
qualified for sale.
STATEMENT OF INTENTION
A Purchaser may choose to sign a Statement of Intention within 90 days
after the first purchase to be included thereunder, which will cover future
purchases of Class A shares of the Fund, and other Security Funds, except
Security Cash Fund. The amount of these future purchases shall be specified and
must be made within a 13-month period (or 36-month period for purchases of $1
million or more) to become eligible for the reduced front-end sales charge
applicable to the actual amount purchased under the Statement. Five percent (5%)
of the amount specified in the Statement of Intention will be held in escrow
shares until the statement is completed or terminated. These shares may be
redeemed by the Fund if the Purchaser is required to pay additional sales
charges.
A Statement of Intention may be revised during the 13-month (or, if
applicable, 36-month) period. Additional Class A shares received from
reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions are included in
the total amount used to determine reduced sales charges. A Statement of
Intention may be obtained from the Fund.
REINSTATEMENT PRIVILEGE
Stockholders who redeem their Class A shares of the Fund have a one-time
privilege (1) to reinstate their accounts by purchasing Class A shares without a
sales charge up to the dollar amount of the redemption proceeds; or (2) to the
extent the redeemed shares would have been eligible for the exchange privilege,
to purchase Class A shares of another of the Security Funds, without a sales
charge up to the dollar amount of the redemption proceeds. To exercise this
privilege, a stockholder must provide written notice and a check in the amount
of the reinvestment to the Fund within thirty days after the redemption request;
the reinstatement will be made at the net asset value on the date received by
the Fund.
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SECURITY FUNDS
APPLICATION
1. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION (THE OWNER(S) MUST COMPLETE SECTION 10 "CERTIFICATION
AND SIGNATURE" TO ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNT.)
I hereby authorize the establishment of the account marked below and acknowledge
receipt of the Fund's current prospectus. Check is enclosed for
$ (minimum $100) payable to SECURITY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. as
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an initial investment. I am of legal age in the state of my residence and wish
to purchase shares of the Fund indicated below. By the execution of this
application, the undersigned represents and warrants that the investor has full
right, power and authority to make this investment and the undersigned is duly
authorized to sign this application and to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund
on behalf of the investor. No stock certificate is to be issued unless I so
request. See the prospectus for information about an Accumulation Plan which
allows a minimum investment of $100 and subsequent investments of $20.
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Owner/Custodian/Trustee Name (Print)
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Social Security Number Date of Birth
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Joint Owner/Minor Name (Print) [ ] Check if UGMA/UTMA Account
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Social Security Number Date of Birth
2. ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
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Street Address Daytime Telephone
(for first individual)
- ------------------------------ Citizenship [ ] U.S. [ ] Other
City, State, Zip Code ----------------
Indicate Country
3. INITIAL INVESTMENT
CLASS OF SHARES (MUST SELECT ONE ONLY) ( ) A SHARES ( ) B SHARES (IF NO CLASS IS
SELECTED, PURCHASE(S) WILL BE MADE OF A SHARES)
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SECURITY EQUITY FUND $ SECURITY LIMITED MATURITY BOND FUND $
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SECURITY GLOBAL FUND $ SECURITY U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND $
------ ------
SECURITY ASSET ALLOCATION FUND $ SECURITY GLOBAL AGGRESSIVE BOND FUND $
------ ------
SECURITY GROWTH & INCOME FUND $ SECURITY HIGH YIELD FUND $
------ ------
SECURITY ULTRA FUND $ SECURITY TAX-EXEMPT FUND $
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SECURITY CASH FUND $ SECURITY SOCIAL AWARENESS FUND $
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SECURITY CORPORATE BOND FUND $
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4. DIVIDEND OPTION (CHECK ONE ONLY)
(If no option is selected, distributions will be reinvested into the Fund that
pays them.)
[ ] Reinvest all dividends and capital gains
[ ] Reinvest only capital gains and pay dividends in cash
[ ] Cash payment of dividends and capital gains
[ ] Invest dividends and capital gains into another Security Fund account
(must be same class of shares; if new account, number will be assigned)
Fund Name Account Number
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[ ] Send distributions to third party below
Account No. (if applicable)
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Name
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Address
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5. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM (FOR ACCOUNTS OF $5,000 OR MORE)
You are hereby authorized to send a check(s) beginning:
Month Day [ ] 11th or [ ] 26th 19
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(if no date is selected withdrawal will be made on the 26th)
Payable: [ ] monthly [ ] quarterly [ ] semi-annually [ ] annually
Fund Name Fund Name
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Account No. (if known) Account No. (if known)
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(if 3 or more funds, please send written instructions)
Level Payment $ ($25 minimum) Level Payment $ ($25 minimum)
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Variable Payment based on fixed number Variable Payment based on fixed number
of shares or a percentage of account of shares or a percentage of account
value ($25 minimum) value ($25 minimum)
Number of shares: or Number of shares: or
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Percentage of account value: Percentage of account value:
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Note: For Class B shares, annual withdrawals in excess of 10% of value of
account at time program is established may be subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge.
Complete this section only if you want check payable and sent to another address
(please print):
Name Signature(s) of all registered owners required
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Address Individual Signature
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City, State, Zip Code Joint Owner Signature
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6. SECUR-O-MATIC[Registration Mark] BANK DRAFT PLAN
I wish to make investments directly from my checking account. (Please attach a
voided check to this application.)
Fund Name Account Number (if known) Amount $
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Fund Name Account Number (if known) Amount $
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Date: [ ] 7th Day of Month [ ] 14th Day of Month [ ] 21st Day of Month
[ ] 28th Day of Month
(if no date is selected investment will be made on the 21st)
Mode: [] Monthly ($20 minimum) [] Bi-Monthly ($40 minimum)
[] Quarterly ($50 minimum) [] Semiannually ($100 minimum)
[] Annually ($200 minimum)
You should notify your bank that you are going to use this service to ensure
they accept preauthorized electronic drafts.
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7. RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION
I own shares in other Security Funds which may entitle this purchase to have a
reduced sales charge under the provisions in the Fund Prospectus.
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Current Account Registration Fund Name Account Number(s)
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8. STATEMENT OF INTENTION
[ ] Please check here if you wish to receive a Statement of Intention. This form
allows you to purchase shares at reduced sales charges if you plan to invest
more than: (Please check one) [ ] $50,000 [ ] $100,000 [ ] $250,000 [ ] $500,000
[ ] $1,000,000 in installments during the next 13 months (36 months for
purchases of $1 million or more). See the current prospectus for more
information.
9. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE
If you would like to have telephone exchange and/or redemption privileges,
please mark one or more of the boxes below:
Yes, I want [ ] telephone exchange [ ] telephone redemption privileges.
By checking the applicable box(es) and signing this Application, you authorize
the Investment Manager to honor any telephone request for the exchange and/or
redemption of Fund shares (maximum telephone redemption is $10,000), subject to
the terms of the Fund prospectus. The Investment Manager has established
reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are
genuine and may be liable for any losses due to fraudulent or unauthorized
instructions if it fails to comply with its procedures. The procedures require
that any person requesting a telephone redemption or exchange provide the
account registration and number and owner's tax identification number and such
request must be received on a recorded line. Neither the Fund, the Investment
Manager nor the Underwriter will be liable for any loss, liability, cost or
expense arising out of any telephone request, provided that the Investment
Manager complied with its procedures. Thus, a stockholder may bear the risk of
loss from a fraudulent or unauthorized request.
10. CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CERTIFICATION
UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY I CERTIFY THAT:
1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number
(or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and
2. I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup
withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to
report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no
longer subject to backup withholding.
The Internal Revenue Service does not require your consent to any provision of
this document other than the certifications required to avoid backup
withholding.
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Signature of Owner Date
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Signature of Joint Owner Date
In case of joint ownership, both must sign. If no form of ownership is indicated
then it will be assumed the ownership is as "joint tenants, with right of
survivorship" and not as "tenants in common."
CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS - You must cross out item (2) to the left if you have
been notified by IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding
because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return.
11. INVESTMENT DEALER
I (we) agree to act as dealer under this account in accordance with the
provisions of the Dealer Agreement and appoint Security Distributors, Inc. to
act as my (our) agent pursuant thereto. I (we) represent that the appropriate
prospectus was delivered to the above indicated owner(s).
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Name of Firm (Print)
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Business Address
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City, State, Zip Code
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Signature of Authorized Dealer
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Representative's Name Account Executive Number
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Business Address
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City, State, Zip Code
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Representative's Telephone Number
SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO SECURITY DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 700 SW HARRISON ST.,
TOPEKA, KS 66636-0001
1-800-888-2461, EXT. 3127
Attach Voided Check Here
(Check must be preprinted with the bank account registration)
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700 SW Harrison St.
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
(913) 295-3127
[RECYCLE SYMBOL] Printed on 100% recycled paper, because Security Benefit Group
is concerned about our environment.
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PROSPECTUS
November 1, 1996
* Security Growth
and Income Fund
* Security Equity
Fund
- Equity Series
- Global Series
* Security Ultra
Fund
* Application
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SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
SECURITY EQUITY FUND PROSPECTUS
EQUITY SERIES NOVEMBER 1, 1996
GLOBAL SERIES
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY BENEFIT GROUP OF COMPANIES
700 HARRISON, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
Security Growth and Income Fund, Security Equity Fund, Security Global Fund
and Security Ultra Fund are diversified, open-end management investment
companies, each of which has a different investment objective.
The investment objective of Security Growth and Income Fund ("Growth and
Income Fund") is long-term growth of capital with a secondary emphasis on
income. Growth and Income Fund seeks to achieve this objective through
investment in a diversified portfolio which will ordinarily consist principally
of common stocks but may also include other securities when deemed advisable.
Such other securities may include securities convertible into common stocks,
preferred stocks and U.S. and foreign debt securities, which may include higher
yielding, higher risk securities ("junk bonds") ordinarily characteristic of
securities in the lower rating categories of the recognized rating services.
BECAUSE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND INVESTS IN SUCH JUNK BONDS, IT MAY NOT BE
SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. IN ADDITION TO OTHER RISKS, JUNK BONDS ARE SUBJECT
TO GREATER FLUCTUATIONS IN VALUE AND RISK OF LOSS OF INCOME AND PRINCIPAL DUE TO
DEFAULT BY THE ISSUER THAN ARE LOWER YIELDING, HIGHER RATED BONDS.
The investment objective of Security Equity Fund ("Equity Fund") is
long-term capital growth. Equity Fund seeks this objective primarily through
investment in equity securities, and emphasis is placed upon the selection of
those securities which, in the opinion of the Investment Manager, offer basic
value or above-average capital growth potential.
The investment objective of Security Global Fund ("Global Fund") is
long-term growth of capital. Global Fund seeks this objective primarily through
investment in common stocks and equivalents of companies domiciled in foreign
countries and the United States. Investments in foreign securities may involve
risks not present in domestic investments.
The investment objective of Security Ultra Fund ("Ultra Fund") is capital
appreciation. Ultra Fund seeks this objective primarily through investment in
equity securities. Ultra Fund will ordinarily invest in a diversified portfolio
of common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks, and the
portfolio may include the securities of smaller and less mature companies. ULTRA
FUND MAY ENGAGE IN SHORT-TERM TRADING WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED SPECULATIVE, AND
INCREASES RISKS TO ULTRA FUND.
This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information that a prospective
investor should know about the Funds. It should be read and retained for future
reference. A "Statement of Additional Information" about the Funds, dated
November 1, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is available at no
charge by writing Security Distributors, Inc., 700 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas
66636-0001, or by calling (913) 295-3127 or (800) 888-2461.
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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.
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS INVOLVES RISK, INCLUDING LOSS OF PRINCIPAL, AND IS
NOT A DEPOSIT OR OBLIGATION OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK. THE
FUNDS ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.
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SECURITY FUNDS
CONTENTS
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Page
Transaction and Operating Expense Table.................................... 1
Financial Highlights....................................................... 2
Investment Objective and Policies of the Funds............................. 4
Growth and Income Fund.............................................. 4
Equity Fund......................................................... 7
Global Fund......................................................... 7
Ultra Fund.......................................................... 10
Investment Methods and Risk Factors........................................ 10
Management of the Funds.................................................... 16
Portfolio Management................................................ 17
How to Purchase Shares..................................................... 18
Alternative Purchase Options........................................ 18
Class A Shares...................................................... 19
Class B Shares...................................................... 20
Class B Distribution Plan........................................... 21
Calculation and Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges......... 21
Arrangements with Broker-Dealers and Others......................... 22
Purchases at Net Asset Value........................................ 23
How to Redeem Shares....................................................... 23
Telephone Redemptions .............................................. 24
Dividends and Taxes........................................................ 25
Foreign Taxes....................................................... 26
Determination of Net Asset Value........................................... 26
Trading Practices and Brokerage............................................ 27
Performance................................................................ 28
Shareholder Services....................................................... 28
Accumulation Plan................................................... 28
Systematic Withdrawal Program....................................... 29
Exchange Privilege.................................................. 29
Retirement Plans.................................................... 30
General Information........................................................ 30
Organization........................................................ 30
Stockholder Inquiries............................................... 31
Appendix A - Class A Shares Reduced Sales Charges.......................... 32
Rights of Accumulation.............................................. 32
Statement of Intention.............................................. 32
Reinstatement Privilege............................................. 32
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PROSPECTUS
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TRANSACTION AND OPERATING EXPENSE TABLE
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES (ALL FUNDS) CLASS A SHARES CLASS B SHARES(1)
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<S> <C> <C>
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends None None
Deferred Sales Load (as a percentage of original purchase price
or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) None(2) 5% during the first year,
decreasing to 0% in the
sixth and following years
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GROWTH AND INCOME FUND EQUITY FUND GLOBAL FUND ULTRA FUND
Class A Class B Class A Class B Class A Class B Class A Class B
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(as a percentage of net assets)
Management Fees 1.31% 1.31% 1.05% 1.05% 2.00% 2.00% 1.32% 1.32%
12b-1 Fees None 1.00% None 1.00% None 1.00% None 1.00%
Other Expenses None None None None None None None None
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.31% 2.31% 1.05% 2.05% 2.00% 3.00% 1.32% 2.32%
===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====
EXAMPLE
You would pay the following 1 Year $ 70 $ 73 $ 68 $ 71 $ 77 $ 80 $ 70 $ 74
expenses on a $1,000 invest- 3 Years 97 102 89 94 117 123 97 102
ment, assuming (1) 5 percent 5 Years 125 144 112 130 159 178 126 144
annual return and (2) redemption 10 Years 206 265 178 238 277 332 207 266
at the end of each time period
EXAMPLE
You would pay the following 1 Year $ 70 $ 23 $ 68 $ 21 $ 77 $ 30 $ 70 $ 24
expenses on a $1,000 invest- 3 Years 97 72 89 64 117 93 97 72
ment, assuming (1) 5 percent 5 Years 125 124 112 110 159 158 126 124
annual return and (2) no redemption 10 Years 206 265 178 238 277 332 207 266
</TABLE>
1 Class B shares convert tax-free to Class A shares automatically after eight
years.
2 Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more are not subject
to an initial sales load; however, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%
is imposed in the event of redemption within one year of purchase. See "Class
A Shares" on page 19.
3 Long-term holders of Class B shares may pay more than the equivalent of the
maximum front-end sales charge otherwise permitted by NASD Rules.
THE ABOVE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES AS ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESSER THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE
ASSUMED FIVE PERCENT ANNUAL RETURN IS HYPOTHETICAL AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE ANNUAL RETURN. THE ACTUAL RETURN MAY BE
GREATER OR LESSER THAN THE ASSUMED AMOUNT.
The purpose of the foregoing fee table is to assist the investor in
understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in Growth and
Income, Equity, Global and Ultra Funds will bear directly or indirectly. For a
more detailed discussion of the Funds' fees and expenses, see the discussion
under "Management of the Funds," page 16. See "How to Purchase Shares," page 18,
for more information concerning the sales load. Also, see Appendix A for a
discussion of "Rights of Accumulation" and "Statement of Intention," which
options may serve to reduce the front-end sales load on purchases of Class A
shares.
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SECURITY FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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The following financial highlights, for each of the years in the period
ended September 30, 1995, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP. Such
information for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 1995,
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Funds and the
report of Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds' independent auditors, appearing in the
September 30, 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. The Funds' Annual Report to stockholders also
contains additional information about the performance of the Funds and may be
obtained without charge by calling Security Distributors, Inc. at
1-800-888-2461. The information for each of the years in the period ended
September 30, 1990 and the six-month period ended March 31, 1996, is not covered
by the report of Ernst & Young LLP.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ratio
Net Net Total Dividends Ratio of of net
Fiscal asset gains from (from Distribu- Net Net expenses income
year value Net (losses) on invest- net tions asset assets to (loss) to
ended begin- invest-securities ment invest- (from Return Total value end of average average Portfolio
Septem- ning of ment (realized & opera- ment capital of distri- end of Total period net net turnover
ber 30 period income unrealized) tions income) gains) capital butions period return(a)(thousands)assets assets rate
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SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1986 $ 8.97 $.52 $ .84 $1.36 $(.56) $(.16) $--- $ (.72) $9.61 15.7% $103,957 .75% 5.42% 37%
1987 9.61 .51 (.87) (.36) (.50) (.42) --- (.92) 8.33 (4.7%) 84,493 .74% 5.02% 32%
1988 8.33 .54 .55 1.09 (.54) (.45) --- (.99) 8.43 13.8% 81,357 .78% 6.22% 47%
1989(b) 8.43 .44 1.114 1.554 (.537) (.387) --- (.924) 9.06 19.9% 84,964 1.10% 5.93% 49%
1990 9.06 .52 (.978) (.458) (.509) (.663) --- (1.172) 7.43 (5.8%) 70,588 1.28% 6.24% 66%
1991 7.43 .45 .992 1.442 (.474) (1.088) --- (1.562) 7.31 22.3% 77,418 1.28% 6.14% 103%
1992 7.31 .35 (.016) .334 (.343) (.171) --- (.514) 7.13 4.7% 75,436 1.27% 4.79% 74%
1993 7.13 .21 .876 1.086 (.218) (.158) --- (.376) 7.84 15.6% 81,982 1.26% 2.80% 135%
1994(h) 7.84 .13 (.713) (.583) (.128) (.169) --- (.297) 6.96 (7.6%) 65,328 1.28% 1.70% 163%
1995(h) 6.96 .16 1.183 1.343 (.158) (.215) --- (.373) 7.93 20.25% 67,430 1.31% 2.21% 130%
1996(i) 7.93 .09 .0765 .855 (.07) (.275) --- (.345) 8.44 11.09% 70,843 1.31% 2.09% 80%
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994(f) $ 7.83 $0.05 $(0.694) $(0.644)$(0.117) $(0.169) $--- $(0.286) $6.90 (8.00%) $ 668 2.27% 1.03% 178%
1995(h) 6.90 0.08 1.179 1.259 (0.094) (0.215) --- (0.309) 7.85 19.07% 1,130 2.31% 1.21% 130%
1996(i) 7.85 .04 .758 .798 (.033) (.275) --- (0.308) 8.34 10.46% 1,633 2.31% 1.09% 80%
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
EQUITY SERIES (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1986 $ 5.50 $.17 $1.11 $1.28 $(.22) $(1.17)(c)$--- $(1.39) $5.39 24.5% $235,166 .71% 3.07% 108%
1987 5.39 .14 1.88 2.02 (.14) (.32) --- (.46) 6.95 40.1% 288,431 .66% 2.15% 151%
1988 6.95 .14 (1.05) (.91) (.11) (1.19) --- (1.30) 4.74 (10.6%) 231,807 .72% 2.78% 142%
1989 4.74 .15 1.758 1.908 (.118) --- --- (.118) 6.53 41.2% 283,662 .99% 2.62% 86%
1990 6.53 .15 (1.115) (.965) (.166) (.579) --- (.745) 4.82 (15.9%) 226,186 1.08% 2.72% 97%
1991 4.82 .12 1.403 1.523 (.148) (.375) --- (.523) 5.82 34.2% 295,030 1.08% 2.34% 61%
1992 5.82 .09 .475 .565 (.132) (.393) --- (.525) 5.86 10.2% 313,582 1.06% 1.48% 83%
1993 5.86 .12 1.165 1.285 (.053) (.362) --- (.415) 6.73 22.7% 375,565 1.06% 1.95% 95%
1994(h) 6.73 .05 .085 .135 (.120) (1.205) --- (1.325) 5.54 1.95% 358,237 1.06% .86% 79%
1995(h) 5.54 .04 1.377 1.417 --- (.407) --- (.407) 6.55 27.77% 440,339 1.05% .87% 95%
1996(i) 6.55 .02 .922 .942 (.06) (.482) --- (.542) 6.95 15.12% 496,808 1.05% .71% 86%
EQUITY SERIES (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994(f) $ 6.81 $0.01 $(0.005) $0.005 $(0.12) $(1.205) $--- $(1.325) $5.49 (0.15%) 7,452 2.07% (0.01%) 80%
1995(h) 5.49 (0.01) 1.357 1.347 --- (0.407) --- (0.407) 6.43 26.69% 19,228 2.05% (0.13%) 95%
1996(i) 6.43 (.01) .899 .889 (.017) (.482) --- (.499) 6.82 14.51% 27,028 2.05% (.29%) 86%
</TABLE>
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ratio
Net Net Total Dividends Ratio of of net
Fiscal asset gains from (from Distribu- Net Net expenses income
year value Net (losses) on invest- net tions asset assets to (loss) to
ended begin- invest-securities ment invest- (from Return Total value end of average average Portfolio
Septem- ning of ment (realized & opera- ment capital of distri- end of Total period net net turnover
ber 30 period income unrealized) tions income) gains) capital butions period return(a)(thousands)assets assets rate
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GLOBAL SERIES (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994(g) $10.00 $(0.03) $ .87 $0.84 $ --- $--- $--- $--- $10.84 8.40% $20,128 2.00% (0.01%) 73%
1995(h) 10.84 (0.02) .31 0.29 --- (.19) --- (.19) 10.94 2.80% 16,261 2.00% (0.17%) 141%
1996(i) 10.94 (.01) 1.104 1.094 (.248) (.156) --- (.404) 11.63 10.25% 17,777 2.00% (.46%) 196%
GLOBAL SERIES (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994(f)(g)$ 9.96 $(0.12) $ .91 $0.79 $ --- $--- $--- $--- $10.75 7.90% $3,960 3.00% (0.01%) 73%
1995(h) 10.75 (0.12) .30 0.18 --- (.19) --- (.19) 10.74 1.79% 5,433 3.00% (1.17%) 141%
1996(i) 10.74 (.09) 1.111 1.021 (.145) (.156) --- (.301) 11.46 9.68% 6,066 3.00% (1.46%) 196%
SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1986 $ 9.05 $.31 $1.10 $1.41 $(.26) $(.85) $--- $(1.11) $9.35 17.3% $100,360 .78% 3.22% 179%
1987 9.35 .13 (1.89) (1.76) (.35) (1.88) --- (2.23) 5.36 (24.1%) 62,246 .84% 1.45% 301%
1988(d) 5.36 (.02) 1.135 1.115 (.125) (.06) --- (.185) 6.29 21.4% 68,700 1.54% (.24%) 120%
1989(b)(d) 6.29 (.12) 1.72 1.60 --- .--- --- .--- 7.89 25.4% 66,841 3.53% (1.66%) 89%
1990(d) 7.89 (.14) (2.845) (2.985) --- (.445) --- (.445) 4.46 (39.6%) 31,486 2.58% (1.82%) 96%
1991(d)(e) 4.46 (.03) 2.525 2.495 --- (.235) --- (.235) 6.72 58.4% 65,449 1.61% (.51%) 163%
1992 6.72 (.09) (.202) (.292) --- (.172) --- (.172) 6.66 1.5% 57,128 1.32% (.46%) 142%
1993 6.66 (.028) 1.791 1.763 --- (.293) --- (.293) 8.13 26.8% 71,056 1.30% (.50%) 101%
1994(h) 8.13 (.056) (.188) (.244) --- (1.066) --- (1.066) 6.82 (3.6%) 60,695 1.33% (.80%) 111%
1995(h) 6.82 (.02) 1.535 1.515 --- (.135) --- (.135) 8.20 22.69% 66,052 1.32% (.31%) 180%
1996(i) 8.20 (.02) .256 .236 --- (.996) --- (.996) 7.44 4.03% 60,218 1.35% (.52%) 212%
SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994(f) $ 8.30 $(0.103) $(0.321) $(0.424) $--- $(1.066) $--- $(1.066) $6.81 (5.7%) $1,254 2.36% (1.76%) 110%
1995(h) 6.81 (0.09) 1.525 1.435 --- (.135) --- (.135) 8.11 21.53% 5,428 2.32% (1.32%) 180%
1996(i) 8.11 (.05) .216 .166 --- (.996) --- (.996) 7.28 3.18% 4,686 2.35% (1.52%) 212%
</TABLE>
(a) Total return information does not take into account any sales charge at time
of purchase for Class A shares or upon redemption for Class B shares.
(b) Effective in 1989, the fiscal year ends of Growth and Income and Ultra Funds
were changed from November 30 and October 31, respectively, to September 30.
The information presented in the table above for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1989, represents 10 months of performance for Growth and
Income Fund and 11 months of performance for Ultra Fund. The data for years
1986 through 1988 are for fiscal years ended November 30 for Growth and
Income Fund and October 31 for Ultra Fund. Percentage amounts for the period
have been annualized.
(c) Cash distribution of $.40 per share made in October, 1985. The remaining
$.77 per share was distributed in the form of Security Omni Fund shares,
which were spun-off to Equity Fund stockholders on April 30, 1986.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(d) Weighted Weighted
Debt outstanding Average Average month- Average Interest
at end of debt outstanding end shares debt per expense
Year period during the period outstanding share per share
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Security Ultra Fund 1988 $ --- $4,217,187 11,834,629 $ .36 $.03
Security Ultra Fund 1989 17,742,849 13,322,428 9,374,183 1.42 .17
Security Ultra Fund 1990 8,207,425 5,948,569 7,713,750 .77 .08
Security Ultra Fund 1991 --- 970,096 8,817,652 .11 .01
Borrowings and related interest, if any, were immaterial in 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and
for the six-month period ended March 31, 1996.
</TABLE>
(e) Portfolio turnover calculation excludes the portfolio investments acquired
in the Security Omni Fund merger. Per share data has been calculated using
the average month-end shares outstanding.
(f) Class "B" shares were initially issued on October 19, 1993. Percentage
amounts for the period, except total return, have been annualized. Per share
data has been calculated using the average month-end shares outstanding.
(g) Security Global Series was initially capitalized on October 1, 1993, with a
net asset value of $10 per share.
(h) Per share data was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the
period.
(i) Unaudited figures for the six-months ended March 31, 1996. Percentage
amounts for the period, except total return, have been annualized. Per share
data has been calculated using average month-end shares outstanding.
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND
POLICIES OF THE FUNDS
Security Growth and Income Fund, Security Equity Fund and Security Ultra
Fund are diversified, open-end management investment companies, which were
organized as Kansas corporations on February 2, 1944, November 27, 1961, and
April 20, 1965, respectively. Each of Security Growth and Income Fund ("Growth
and Income Fund"), the Equity Series ("Equity Fund") and the Global Series
("Global Fund") of Security Equity Fund and Security Ultra Fund ("Ultra Fund")
(collectively, the "Funds") has its own investment objective and policies which
are described below. There, of course, can be no assurance that such investment
objectives will be achieved. While there is no present intention to do so, each
Fund's investment objective and policies, unless otherwise noted, may be changed
by its Board of Directors without the approval of stockholders. If there is a
change in investment objective, stockholders should consider whether the Fund
remains an appropriate investment in light of their then current financial
position and needs. Each of the Funds is also subject to certain investment
policy limitations which may not be changed without stockholder approval. Among
these limitations, some of the more important ones are that each Fund will not
invest more than 5 percent of the value of its assets in any one issuer or
purchase more than 10 percent of the outstanding voting securities of any one
issuer or invest more than 25 percent of its total assets in any one industry.
The full text of the investment policy limitations of each Fund is set forth in
the Statement of Additional Information of the Funds.
GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
The investment objective of Growth and Income Fund is long-term growth of
capital with a secondary emphasis on income. Growth and Income Fund seeks to
achieve this objective through investment in a diversified portfolio which will
ordinarily consist principally of common stocks, which may include American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), but may also include other securities when deemed
advisable. (See the discussion of ADRs under "Investment Methods and Risk
Factors.") Such other securities may include (i) securities convertible into
common stocks; (ii) preferred stocks; (iii) debt securities issued by U.S.
corporations; (iv) securities issued by the U.S. Government or any of its
agencies or instrumentalities, including Treasury bills, certificates of
indebtedness, notes and bonds; (v) securities issued by foreign governments,
their agencies, and instrumentalities, and foreign corporations, provided that
such securities are denominated in U.S. dollars; and (vi) higher yielding, high
risk debt securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). In the selection of
securities for investment, the potential for appreciation and future dividends
is given more weight than current dividends.
With respect to Growth and Income Fund's investment in debt securities,
there is no percentage limitation on the amount of the Fund's assets that may be
invested in securities within any particular rating classification (see the
description of corporate bond ratings below), and the Fund may invest without
limit in unrated securities. Growth and Income Fund may invest in securities
rated Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or BBB by Standard & Poor's
Corporation.
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No dealer, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this
Prospectus and in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, and if given
or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as
having been authorized by the Funds, the Investment Manager, or the Distributor.
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Baa securities are considered to be "medium grade" obligations by Moody's
and BBB is the lowest classification which is still considered an "investment
grade" rating by Standard & Poor's. Bonds rated Baa by Moody's or BBB by
Standard & Poor's have speculative characteristics and may be more susceptible
than higher grade bonds to adverse economic conditions or other adverse
circumstances which may result in a weakened capacity to make principal and
interest payments. In addition, the Fund may invest in higher yielding,
longer-term debt securities in the lower rating (higher risk) categories of the
recognized rating services (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). These include
securities rated Ba or lower by Moody's or BB or lower by Standard & Poor's and
are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the
issuer to meet principal and interest payments. However, the Investment Manager
will not rely principally on the ratings assigned by the rating services.
Because Growth and Income Fund may invest in lower rated securities and unrated
securities of comparable quality, the achievement of the Fund's investment
objective may be more dependent on the Investment Manager's own credit analysis
than would be true if investing in higher rated securities.
As discussed above, Growth and Income Fund may invest in foreign debt
securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars. Such foreign debt securities
may include debt of foreign governments, including Brady Bonds, and debt of
foreign corporations. The Fund expects to limit its investment in foreign debt
securities, excluding Canadian securities, to not more than 15 percent of its
total assets and its investment in debt securities of issuers in emerging
markets, excluding Brady Bonds, to not more than 5 percent of its net assets.
See the discussion of the risks associated with investing in foreign securities
and, in particular, Brady Bonds under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
Growth and Income Fund may purchase securities on a "when-issued" or
"delayed delivery basis" in excess of customary settlement periods for the type
of security involved. The Fund may purchase securities that are restricted as to
disposition under the federal securities laws, provided that such securities are
eligible for resale to qualified institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933 and subject to the Fund's policy that not more
than 15 percent of its total assets will be invested in illiquid securities.
From time to time, Growth and Income Fund may purchase government bonds or
commercial notes for temporary defensive purposes. The Fund may utilize
repurchase agreements on an overnight basis or bank demand accounts, pending
investment in securities or to meet potential redemptions or expenses. See the
discussion of when-issued securities, Rule 144A securities, and repurchase
agreements under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
SPECIAL RISKS OF HIGH YIELD INVESTING -- Because Growth and Income Fund
invests in the high yield, high risk debt securities (commonly referred to as
"junk bonds") described above, its share price and yield are expected to
fluctuate more than the share price and yield of a fund investing in higher
quality, shorter-term securities. The market values of high yield securities
tend to reflect individual corporate developments to a greater extent than do
higher rated securities, which react primarily to fluctuations in the general
level of interest rates. High yield securities also tend to be more susceptible
to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than
investment grade bonds. A projection of an economic downturn, or higher interest
rates, for example, could cause a decline in high yield bond prices because an
advent of
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such events could lessen the ability of highly leveraged companies to make
principal and interest payments on their debt securities. In addition, the
secondary trading market for high yield bonds may be less liquid than the market
for higher grade bonds, which can adversely affect the ability of Growth and
Income Fund to dispose of its portfolio securities. Bonds for which there is
only a "thin" market can be more difficult to value inasmuch as objective
pricing data may be less available and judgment may play a greater role in the
valuation process. Many of the high yield securities traded in today's market
were issued relatively recently and have not endured a major business recession.
A long-term track record on default rates, such as that for investment grade
corporate bonds, does not exist for the high yield market. It may be that future
default rates on high yield securities will be higher than in the past,
especially during periods of deteriorating economic conditions.
Debt securities issued by governments in emerging markets can differ from
debt obligations issued by private entities in that remedies from defaults
generally must be pursued in the courts of the defaulting government, and legal
recourse is therefore somewhat diminished. Political conditions, in terms of a
government's willingness to meet the terms of its debt obligations, also are of
considerable significance. There can be no assurance that the holders of
commercial bank debt may not contest payments to the holders of debt securities
issued by governments in emerging markets in the event of default by the
governments under commercial bank loan agreements.
DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS
MOODY'S STANDARD &
INVESTORS POOR'S
SERVICE, INC. CORPORATION DEFINITION
Aaa AAA Highest quality
Aa AA High quality
A A Upper medium grade
Baa BBB Medium grade
Ba BB Lower medium grade/
speculative elements
B B Speculative
Caa CCC More speculative/
possibly in or high
risk of default
-- D In default
Not rated Not rated Not rated
A more complete description of the corporate bond ratings is found in the
Appendix to the Funds' Statement of Additional Information.
During the year ended September 30, 1995, the dollar weighted average of
Growth and Income Fund's holdings (excluding equities) had the following credit
quality characteristics.
PERCENT OF
INVESTMENT NET ASSETS
U.S. Government Securities............... 0%
Cash and other Assets, Less Liabilities.. 0.90%
Rated Fixed Income Securities
A..................................... 0%
Baa/BBB............................... 0%
Ba/BB................................. 8.84%
B..................................... 8.02%
Caa/CCC............................... 0%
Unrated Securities Comparable in Quality to
A..................................... 0%
Baa/BBB............................... 0%
Ba/BB................................. 0%
B..................................... 0%
Caa/CCC............................... 0%
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17.76%
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The foregoing table is intended solely to provide disclosure about Growth and
Income Fund's asset composition during the year ended September 30, 1995. The
asset composition after this may or may not be approximately the same as shown
above.
EQUITY FUND
Equity Fund's objective is to seek long-term capital growth, and emphasis
is placed upon the selection of those securities which, in the opinion of the
Investment Manager, offer basic value or above-average capital growth potential.
Income potential will be considered in the selection of securities, to the
extent doing so is consistent with the Fund's investment objective of long-term
capital growth.
Equity Fund will ordinarily have at least 90 percent of its total assets
invested in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, which may include
ADRs, and securities convertible into common stocks, although it reserves the
right to invest in fixed income securities. (See the discussion of ADRs under
"Investment Methods and Risk Factors.") Equity Fund also reserves the right to
invest its assets temporarily in cash and money market instruments when, in the
opinion of the Investment Manager, it is advisable to do so on account of
current or anticipated market conditions. Except when in a temporary defensive
position, Equity Fund will maintain at least 65 percent of its assets invested
in equity securities; the remaining 35 percent of the Fund's assets may be
invested in investment grade debt securities (or unrated securities of
comparable quality), which may include commercial paper or other debt securities
issued by U.S. corporations, and U.S. Government securities. Equity Fund may
utilize repurchase agreements on an overnight basis or bank demand accounts,
pending investment in securities or to meet potential redemptions or expenses.
See the discussion of repurchase agreements under "Investment Methods and Risk
Factors."
GLOBAL FUND
The investment objective of Global Fund is to seek long-term growth of
capital primarily through investment in securities of companies domiciled in
foreign countries and the United States. Global Fund will seek to achieve its
objective through investment in a diversified portfolio of securities which
under normal circumstances will consist primarily of various types of common
stocks and equivalents (the following constitute equivalents: convertible debt
securities, warrants and options). The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks,
bonds and other debt obligations, which include money market instruments of
foreign and domestic companies and the U.S. Government and foreign governments,
governmental agencies and international organizations. The Fund may purchase
securities that are restricted as to disposition under federal securities laws,
provided that such securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933 and subject to the Fund's policy that not more
than 10 percent of its assets will be invested in illiquid securities. See the
discussion of Rule 144A securities under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
Global Fund will at all times invest at least 65 percent or more of its
assets in at least three countries, one of which may be the United States. The
Fund is not required to maintain any particular geographic or currency mix of
its investments, nor is it required to maintain any particular proportion of
stocks, bonds or other securities in its portfolio. Global Fund may invest
substantially or primarily in foreign debt securities when it appears that the
capital appreciation available from investments in such securities will equal or
exceed the capital appreciation available
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from investments in equity securities. Because the market value of debt
obligations can be expected to vary inversely to changes in prevailing interest
rates, investing in debt obligations may provide an opportunity for capital
appreciation when interest rates are expected to decline. When a defensive
position is deemed advisable in the judgment of Lexington Management Corporation
(the "Sub-Adviser"), Global Fund may temporarily invest up to 100 percent of its
assets in debt obligations consisting of repurchase agreements (with maturities
of up to seven days), and money market instruments of foreign or domestic
companies and the U.S. Government and foreign governments, governmental and
international organizations. The Fund will limit its investments in debt
securities to those obligations which are considered to be investment grade by
the Sub-Adviser. The Fund will be moved into a defensive position when, in the
judgment of the Sub-Adviser, conditions in the securities markets would make
pursuing the Fund's basic investment strategy inconsistent with the best
interests of the shareholders. Global Fund may utilize bank demand accounts and
repurchase agreements, pending investment in securities or to meet potential
redemptions or expenses.
Global Fund is intended to provide investors with the opportunity to invest
in a portfolio of securities of companies and governments located throughout the
world. In making the allocation of assets among the various countries and
geographic regions, the Sub-Adviser ordinarily considers such factors as
prospects for relative economic growth between the U.S. and other countries;
expected levels of inflation and interest rates; government policies influencing
business conditions; the range of investment opportunities available to
international investors; and other pertinent financial, tax, social and national
factors--all in relation to the prevailing prices of the securities in each
country or region.
Investments may be made in companies based in (or governments of or within)
such areas and countries as the Sub-Adviser may determine from time to time.
Global Fund may invest in companies located in developing countries without
limitation. Such countries may have relatively unstable governments, economies
based on only a few industries, and securities markets which trade a small
number of companies. Prices on these exchanges tend to be volatile and in the
past these exchanges have offered greater potential for gain, as well as loss,
than exchanges in developed countries. While Global Fund invests only in
countries that it considers as having relatively stable and friendly
governments, it is possible that certain Fund investments could be subject to
foreign expropriation or exchange control restrictions. See "Investment Methods
and Risk Factors"--"Foreign Investment Risks" and "Currency Risk" for a
discussion of the risks associated with investing in foreign securities.
Although the Fund does not intend to invest for the purpose of seeking
short-term profits, the Fund's investments may be changed whenever the
Sub-Adviser deems it appropriate to do so, without regard to the length of time
a particular security has been held. The operating expenses of the Fund can be
expected to be higher than those of an investment company investing exclusively
in United States securities.
CERTAIN INVESTMENT METHODS. Global Fund may from time to time engage in the
following investment practices:
SETTLEMENT TRANSACTIONS -- Global Fund may, for a fixed amount of United
States dollars, enter into a forward foreign exchange contract for the purchase
or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying securities
transaction. In so doing, the Fund will attempt to
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insulate itself against possible losses and gains resulting from a change in the
relationship between the United States dollar and the foreign currency during
the period between the date a security is purchased or sold and the date on
which payment is made or received. This process is known as "transaction
hedging."
To effect the translation of the amount of foreign currencies involved in
the purchase and sale of foreign securities and to effect the "transaction
hedging" described above, the Fund may purchase or sell foreign currencies on a
"spot" (i.e., cash) basis or on a forward basis whereby the Fund purchases or
sells a specific amount of foreign currency, at a price set at the time of the
contract, for receipt of delivery at a specified date which may be any fixed
number of days in the future.
Such spot and forward foreign exchange transactions may also be utilized to
reduce the risk inherent in fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United
States dollar and the relevant foreign currency when foreign securities are
purchased or sold for settlement beyond customary settlement time (as described
below). Neither type of foreign currency transaction will eliminate fluctuations
in the prices of the Fund's portfolio or securities or prevent loss if the price
of such securities should decline.
PORTFOLIO HEDGING -- When, in the opinion of the Sub-Adviser, it is
desirable to limit or reduce exposure in a foreign currency in order to moderate
potential changes in the United States dollar value of the portfolio, Global
Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency exchange contract by which the
United States dollar value of the underlying foreign portfolio securities can be
approximately matched by an equivalent United States dollar liability. The Fund
may also enter into forward currency exchange contracts to increase its exposure
to a foreign currency that the Sub-Adviser expects to increase in value relative
to the United States dollar. The Fund will not attempt to hedge all of its
portfolio positions and will enter into such transactions only to the extent, if
any, deemed appropriate by the Sub-Adviser. Hedging against a decline in the
value of currency does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of portfolio
securities or prevent losses if the prices of such securities decline. Global
Fund will not enter into forward foreign currency exchange transactions for
speculative purposes. The Fund intends to limit such transactions to not more
than 70 percent of its total assets.
FORWARD COMMITMENTS -- Global Fund may make contracts to purchase
securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time
("forward commitments") because new issues of securities are typically offered
to investors, such as Global Fund, on that basis. Forward commitments involve a
risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the
settlement date. This risk is in addition to the risk of decline in value of the
Fund's other assets. Although the Fund will enter into such contracts with the
intention of acquiring the securities, it may dispose of a commitment prior to
settlement if the Sub-Adviser deems it appropriate to do so. See the discussion
of forward commitments under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Global Fund may seek to preserve capital by writing
covered call options on securities which it owns. Such an option on an
underlying security would obligate the Fund to sell, and give the purchaser of
the option the right to buy, that security at a stated exercise price at any
time until a stated expiration date of the option.
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ULTRA FUND
Ultra Fund's objective is to seek capital appreciation and emphasis is
placed upon the selection of those securities which, in the opinion of the
Investment Manager, offer the greatest potential for appreciation. Current
income will not be a factor in the selection of investments and any such income
should be considered incidental.
Ultra Fund will ordinarily invest in a diversified portfolio of common
stocks, which may include ADRs, and securities convertible into common stocks,
although it reserves the right to invest in fixed income securities. (See the
discussion of ADRs under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors.") Ultra Fund also
reserves the right to invest its assets in cash and money market instruments
when, in the opinion of the Investment Manager, it is advisable to do so on
account of current or anticipated market conditions. Ultra Fund may utilize
repurchase agreements on an overnight basis or bank demand accounts, pending
investment in securities or to meet potential redemptions or expenses.
Stocks considered to have appreciation potential will often include
securities of smaller and less mature companies which often have a unique
proprietary product or profitable market niche and the potential to grow very
rapidly. Such companies may present greater opportunities for capital
appreciation because of high potential earnings growth, but may also involve
greater risks than investments in more established companies with demonstrated
earning power. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or
financial resources and their securities may trade less frequently and in
limited volume. As a result, the securities of smaller companies may be subject
to more abrupt or erratic changes in value than securities of larger, more
established companies. In seeking capital appreciation, Ultra Fund may, during
certain periods, trade to a substantial degree in securities for the short term.
That is, Ultra Fund may be engaged essentially in trading operations based on
short-term market considerations, as distinct from long-term investments based
on fundamental evaluations of securities. This investment policy is speculative
and involves substantial risk.
Ultra Fund may buy and sell futures contracts to hedge all or a portion of
its portfolio, or as an efficient means of adjusting its exposure to the stock
market. The Fund will limit its use of futures contracts so that initial margin
deposits or premiums on such contracts used for non-hedging purposes will not
equal more than 5 percent of the Fund's net asset value. See the discussion of
futures contracts and the risks associated with investing in such contracts
under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
Ultra Fund may make short sales if, at the time of such sale, it owns or
has the right to acquire an equal amount of such securities without payment of
any further consideration. Short sales will be used by Ultra Fund only for the
purpose of deferring recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes. Ultra Fund may invest up to 5 percent of its assets in companies
having a record of less than three years continuous operation or in warrants.
INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISK FACTORS
Some of the risk factors related to certain securities, instruments and
techniques that may be used by one or more of the Funds are described in the
"Investment Objectives and Policies" section of this Prospectus and in the
Funds' Statement of Additional Information. The following is a description of
certain additional risk factors related to various securities, instruments and
techniques. The risks so described only apply to those Funds which may invest in
such securities
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and instruments or which use such techniques. Also included is a general
description of some of the investment instruments, techniques and methods which
may be used by one or more of the Funds. The methods described only apply to
those Funds which may use such methods. Although a Fund may employ the
techniques, instruments and methods described below, consistent with its
investment objective and policies and any applicable law, no Fund will be
required to do so.
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (ADRS) -- Each of the Funds may purchase
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") which are dollar-denominated receipts
issued generally by U.S. banks and which represent the deposit with the bank of
a foreign company's securities. ADRs are publicly traded on exchanges or
over-the-counter in the United States. Investors should consider carefully the
substantial risks involved in investing in securities issued by companies of
foreign nations, which are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic
investments. See "Foreign Investment Risks" below.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISKS -- Investment in foreign securities involves risks
and considerations not present in domestic investments. Foreign companies
generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable
to U.S. companies. The securities of non-U.S. issuers generally are not
registered with the SEC, nor are the issuers thereof usually subject to the
SEC's reporting requirements. Accordingly, there may be less publicly available
information about foreign securities and issuers than is available with respect
to U.S. securities and issuers. Foreign securities markets, while growing in
volume, have for the most part substantially less volume than United States
securities markets and securities of foreign companies are generally less liquid
and at times their prices may be more volatile than prices of comparable United
States companies. Foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies
generally are subject to less government supervision and regulation than in the
United States. The customary settlement time for foreign securities may be
longer than the customary settlement time for United States securities. A Fund's
income and gains from foreign issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding or
other taxes, thereby reducing its income and gains. In addition, with respect to
some foreign countries, there is the increased possibility of expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of
the Funds, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments which
could affect the investments of the Funds in those countries. Moreover,
individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S.
economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation,
rate of savings and capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance
of payments positions.
CURRENCY RISK -- Funds that invest in securities denominated in currencies
other than the U.S. dollar, will be affected favorably or unfavorably by
exchange control regulations or changes in the exchange rates between such
currencies and the U.S. dollar. Changes in currency exchange rates will
influence the value of a Fund's shares, and also may affect the value of
dividends and interest earned by the Fund and gains and losses realized by the
Fund. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with the conversion or
transfer of foreign currencies. Currencies generally are evaluated on the basis
of fundamental economic criteria (e.g., relative inflation and interest rate
levels and trends, growth rate forecasts, balance of payments status and
economic policies) as well
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as technical and political data. The exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and
other currencies are determined by supply and demand in the currency exchange
markets, the international balance of payments, governmental intervention,
speculation and other economic and political conditions. If the currency in
which a security is denominated appreciates against the U.S. dollar, the dollar
value of the security will increase. Conversely, a decline in the exchange rate
of the currency would adversely affect the value of the security expressed in
U.S. dollars.
BRADY BONDS -- Growth and Income Fund may invest in "Brady Bonds," which
are debt restructurings that provide for the exchange of cash and loans for
newly issued bonds. Brady Bonds are securities created through the exchange of
existing commercial bank loans to public and private entities in certain
emerging markets for new bonds in connection with debt restructuring under a
debt restructuring plan introduced by former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury,
Nicholas F. Brady. Brady Bonds recently have been issued by the governments of
Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Mexico,
Nigeria, The Philippines, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador and Poland and are
expected to be issued by other emerging market countries. Approximately $150
billion in principal amount of Brady Bonds has been issued to date, the largest
proportion having been issued by Mexico and Venezuela. Investors should
recognize that Brady Bonds have been issued only recently and, accordingly, do
not have a long payment history. Brady Bonds may be collateralized or
uncollateralized, are issued in various currencies (primarily the U.S. dollar)
and are actively traded in the secondary market for Latin American debt. The
Salomon Brothers Brady Bond Index provides a benchmark that can be used to
compare returns of emerging market Brady Bonds with returns in other bond
markets, e.g., the U.S. bond market.
Growth and Income Fund may invest in collateralized Brady Bonds,
denominated in U.S. dollars. U.S. dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady
Bonds, which may be fixed rate par bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are
collateralized in full as to principal by U.S. Treasury zero coupon bonds having
the same maturity as the bonds. Interest payments on such bonds generally are
collateralized by cash or securities in an amount that, in the case of fixed
rate bonds, is equal to at least one year of rolling interest payments or, in
the case of floating rate bonds, initially is equal to at least one year's
rolling interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at the time and
is adjusted at regular intervals thereafter.
WHEN-ISSUED AND FORWARD COMMITMENT SECURITIES -- Purchase or sale of
securities on a "forward commitment" basis may be used to hedge against
anticipated changes in interest rates and prices. The price, which is generally
expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment is made, but
delivery and payment for the securities take place at a later date. When-issued
securities and forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date, but
the Funds will enter into when-issued and forward commitments only with the
intention of actually receiving or delivering the securities, as the case may
be; however, a Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the
Investment Manager (or Sub-Adviser) deems it appropriate to do so. No income
accrues on securities which have been purchased pursuant to a forward commitment
or on a when-issued basis prior to delivery of the securities. If a Fund
disposes of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition
or disposes of its right to deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it
may
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incur a gain or loss. At the time a Fund enters into a transaction on a
when-issued or forward commitment basis, a segregated account consisting of cash
or high grade liquid debt securities equal to the value of the when-issued or
forward commitment securities will be established and maintained with its
custodian and will be marked to market daily. There is a risk that the
securities may not be delivered and that the Fund may incur a loss.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS -- A repurchase agreement is a contract under which a
Fund would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not more
than seven days) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the
Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the Fund's
cost plus interest). Although each of the Funds may enter into repurchase
agreements with respect to any portfolio securities which it may acquire
consistent with its investment polices and restrictions, it is each Fund's
present intention to enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to
obligations of the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities
to meet anticipated redemptions or pending investment or reinvestment of Fund
assets in portfolio securities. The Funds will enter into repurchase agreements
only with member banks of the Federal Reserve System and with "primary dealers"
in United States Government securities. Repurchase agreements will be fully
collateralized including interest earned thereon during the entire term of the
agreement. If the institution defaults on the repurchase agreement, the Fund
will retain possession of the underlying securities. If bankruptcy proceedings
are commenced with respect to the seller, realization on the collateral by the
Fund may be delayed or limited and the Fund may incur additional costs. In such
case, the Fund will be subject to risks associated with changes in market value
of the collateral securities. The Funds intend to limit repurchase agreements to
institutions believed by the Investment Manager (or Sub-Adviser) to present
minimal credit risk.
RULE 144A SECURITIES -- Certain Funds may purchase securities that are
restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws, provided that
such restricted securities are eligible for resale to qualified institutional
investors pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The Investment
Manager, under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, will determine
whether securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A are liquid or not. The
Board of Directors is responsible for developing and establishing guidelines and
procedures for determining the liquidity of Rule 144A securities. As permitted
by Rule 144A, the Board of Directors has delegated this responsibility to the
Investment Manager. In making the determination regarding the liquidity of Rule
144A securities, the Investment Manager will consider trading markets for the
specific security taking into account the unregistered nature of a Rule 144A
security. In addition, the Investment Manager may consider: (1) the frequency of
trades and quotes; (2) the number of dealers and potential purchasers; (3)
dealer undertakings to make a market; and (4) the nature of the security and of
the market place trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the
method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of transfer). Investing in Rule
144A securities could have the effect of increasing the amount of a Fund's
assets invested in illiquid securities to the extent that qualified
institutional buyers become uninterested, for a time, in purchasing these
securities.
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES AND WARRANTS -- Convertible securities are debt or
preferred equity securities convertible or exchangeable for equity
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securities. Traditionally, convertible securities have paid dividends or
interest at rates higher than common stocks but lower than non-convertible
securities. They generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of
the underlying stock into which they are convertible, but to a lesser degree. In
recent years, convertibles have been developed which combine higher or lower
current income with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy a
stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price any time during the
life of the warrants (generally two or more years).
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS -- Certain Funds may buy and sell
futures contracts (and options on such contracts) to hedge all or a portion of
its portfolio or as an efficient means of adjusting overall exposure to certain
markets. A financial futures contract calls for delivery of a particular
security at a certain time in the future. The seller of the contract agrees to
make delivery of the type of security called for in the contract and the buyer
agrees to take delivery at a specified future time. Certain Funds may also write
call options and purchase put options on financial futures contracts as a hedge
to attempt to protect the Fund's securities from a decrease in value. When a
Fund writes a call option on a futures contract, it is undertaking the
obligation of selling a futures contract at a fixed price at any time during a
specified period if the option is exercised. Conversely, the purchaser of a put
option on a futures contract is entitled (but not obligated) to sell a futures
contract at a fixed price during the life of the option.
Financial futures contracts may include stock index futures contracts. A
stock index assigns relative values to common stocks included in the index and
the index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the common stocks
included. A stock index futures contract is a bilateral contract pursuant to
which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a
specified dollar amount times the difference between the stock index value at
the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the
futures contract is originally struck. An option on a financial futures contract
gives the purchaser the right to assume a position in the contract (a long
position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at
a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
REGULATORY MATTERS RELATED TO FUTURES AND OPTIONS -- In connection with its
proposed futures and options transactions, each Fund that may invest in such
instruments has filed with the CFTC a notice of eligibility for exemption from
the definition of (and therefore from CFTC regulation as) a "commodity pool
operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act. The Fund represents in its notice of
eligibility that: (i) it will not purchase or sell futures or options on futures
contracts or stock indices if as a result the sum of the initial margin deposits
on its existing futures contracts and related options positions and premiums
paid for options on futures contracts or stock indices would exceed 5 percent of
the Fund's net assets; and (ii) with respect to each futures contract purchased
or long position in an option contract, each Fund will set aside in a segregated
account cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government securities or other high-grade
liquid debt obligations in an amount equal to the market value of such contract
less the initial margin deposit.
The Staff of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has taken the
position that the purchase and sale of futures contracts and the writing of
related options may involve senior securities for the purposes of the
restrictions contained in Section 18 of the Investment
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Company Act of 1940 on investment companies' issuing senior securities. However,
the Staff has issued letters declaring that it will not recommend enforcement
action under Section 18 if an investment Company: (i) sells futures contracts to
offset expected declines in the value of the investment company's securities,
provided the value of such futures contracts does not exceed the total market
value of those securities (plus such additional amount as may be necessary
because of differences in the volatility factor of the securities vis-a-vis the
futures contracts); (ii) writes call options on futures contracts, stock indices
or other securities, provided that such options are covered by the investment
company's holding of a corresponding long futures position, by its ownership of
securities which correlate with the underlying stock index, or otherwise; (iii)
purchases futures contracts, provided the investment company establishes a
segregated account consisting of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government
securities or other high-grade liquid debt obligations in an amount equal to the
total market value of such futures contracts less the initial margin deposited
therefor; and (iv) writes put options on futures contracts, stock indices or
other securities, provided that such options are covered by the investment
company's holding of a corresponding short futures position, by establishing a
cash segregated account in an amount equal to the value of its obligation under
the option, or otherwise.
Each Fund will conduct its purchases and sales of any futures contracts and
writing of related options transactions in accordance with the foregoing.
FUTURES AND OPTIONS RISK -- Futures contracts and options can be highly
volatile and could result in reduction of a Fund's total return, and a Fund's
attempt to use such investments for hedging purposes may not be successful.
Successful futures strategies require the ability to predict future movements in
securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors. Losses from
options and futures could be significant if a Fund is unable to close out its
position due to distortions in the market or lack of liquidity. A Fund's risk of
loss from the use of futures extends beyond its initial investment and could
potentially be unlimited.
The use of futures and options involves investment risks and transaction
costs to which a Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies.
If the Investment Manager seeks to protect a Fund against potential adverse
movements in the securities markets using these instruments, and such markets do
not move in a direction adverse to such Fund, such Fund could be left in a less
favorable position than if such strategies had not been used. Risks inherent in
the use of futures and options include: (a) the risk that securities prices will
not move in the direction anticipated; (b) imperfect correlation between the
price of futures and options and movements in the prices of the securities being
hedged; (c) the fact that skills needed to use these strategies are different
from those needed to select portfolio securities; (d) the possible absence of a
liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; and (e) the
possible need to defer closing out certain hedged positions to avoid adverse tax
consequences. A Fund's ability to terminate option positions established in the
over-the-counter market may be more limited than in the case of exchange-traded
options and may also involve the risk that securities dealers participating in
such transactions would fail to meet their obligations to such Fund.
The use of options and futures involves the risk of imperfect correlation
between movements in options and futures prices and movements in the price of
securities which are the subject of a
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hedge. Such correlation, particularly with respect to options on stock indices
and stock index futures, is imperfect, and such risk increases as the
composition of the Fund diverges from the composition of the relevant index. The
successful use of these strategies also depends on the ability of the Investment
Manager to correctly forecast general stock market price movements.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
The management of the Funds' business and affairs is the responsibility of
the Board of Directors. Security Management Company, LLC (the "Investment
Manager"), 700 Harrison St., Topeka, Kansas, is responsible for selection and
management of the Funds' portfolio investments. The Investment Manager is a
limited liability company, which is ultimately controlled by Security Benefit
Life Insurance Company, a mutual life insurance company with over $15 billion of
insurance in force. The Investment Manager also acts as investment adviser to
Security Asset Allocation Fund, Security Social Awareness Fund, Security Income
Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, Security Cash Fund and SBL Fund. On June 28,
1996, the aggregate assets of all of the Funds under the investment management
of the Investment Manager were approximately $3.2 billion.
The Investment Manager has engaged Lexington Management Corporation (the
"Sub-Adviser"), Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663, to
provide certain investment advisory services to Global Fund. The Sub-Adviser is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc., a Delaware
corporation with offices at Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey
07663. Descendants of Lunsford Richardson, Sr., their spouses, trusts and other
related entities have a majority voting control of the outstanding shares of
Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc. The Sub-Adviser was established in 1938
and currently manages over $3.5 billion in assets.
Subject to the supervision and direction of the Funds' Board of Directors,
the Investment Manager manages the Funds' portfolios in accordance with each
Fund's stated investment objective and policies and makes all investment
decisions. As to Global Fund, the Investment Manager supervises the management
of this Fund's portfolio by the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Manager has agreed
that total annual expenses of the respective Funds (including for any fiscal
year, the management fee, but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions,
extraordinary expenses and Class B distribution fees) shall not for each of the
Funds exceed the level of expenses which the Funds are permitted to bear under
the most restrictive expense limitation imposed by any state in which shares of
the Fund are then qualified for sale. The Investment Manager will contribute
such funds to the Funds or waive such portion of its compensation as may be
necessary to insure that such total annual expenses do not exceed any such
limitation.
The Investment Manager also acts as the administrative agent and transfer
agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds, and as such performs
administrative functions, transfer agency and dividend disbursing services, and
the bookkeeping, accounting and pricing functions for the Funds. The Investment
Manager has arranged for the Sub-Adviser to provide certain administrative
services to Global Fund, including performing certain accounting and pricing
functions.
For its services, the Investment Manager receives, with respect to Growth
and Income, Equity and Ultra Funds, on an annual basis, a fee
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of 2 percent of the first $10 million of the average net assets, 1 1/2 percent
of the next $20 million of the average net assets and 1 percent of the remaining
average net assets of these Funds, calculated daily and payable monthly. The
Investment Manager receives with respect to the Global Fund, on an annual basis,
2 percent of the first $70 million of the average net assets and 1 1/2 percent
of the remaining average net assets of this Fund, calculated daily and payable
monthly. The Investment Manager pays the Sub-Adviser an amount equal to .50
percent of the average net assets of Global Fund, calculated on a daily basis
and payable monthly.
For the year ended September 30, 1995, the total expenses, as a percentage
of average net assets, were 1.31 percent for Class A and 2.31 percent for Class
B shares of Growth and Income Fund; 1.05 percent for Class A and 2.05 percent
for Class B shares of Equity Fund; 2.0 percent for Class A and 3.0 percent for
Class B shares of Global Fund; and 1.32 percent for Class A and 2.32 percent for
Class B shares of Ultra Fund.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The common stock portion of the GROWTH AND INCOME FUND portfolio is managed
by the Investment Manager's Large Capitalization Team consisting of John
Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Terry Milberger, and Chuck Lauber. Terry
Milberger, Senior Portfolio Manager, has had day-to-day responsibility for
managing this portion of the portfolio since 1995. The fixed income portion of
the Growth and Income Fund portfolio is managed by the Fixed Income Team of the
Investment Manager consisting of John Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Greg
Hamilton, Jane Tedder, Tom Swank, Steve Bowser, Barb Davison and Elaine Miller.
Tom Swank, assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Investment
Manager, has had day-to-day responsibility for managing the fixed income portion
of the Growth and Income Fund portfolio since 1994. EQUITY FUND is managed by
the Large Capitalization Team of the Investment Manager described above. Mr.
Milberger has had day-to-day responsibility for managing the Equity Fund since
1981. GLOBAL FUND is managed by an investment management team of the
Sub-Adviser. Alan Wapnick and Richard T. Saler, the lead managers, have had
day-to-day responsibility for managing Global Fund since 1994. ULTRA FUND is
managed by the Investment Manager's Small Capitalization Team which consists of
John Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Cindy Shields, Larry Valencia and
Frank Whitsell. Cindy Shields, Portfolio Manager, has had day-to-day
responsibility for managing the Fund since 1994.
MR. MILBERGER, Senior Portfolio Manager, has more than 20 years of
investment experience. He began his career as an investment analyst in the
insurance industry and from 1974 through 1978 he served as an assistant
portfolio manager for the Investment Manager. He was then employed as Vice
President of Texas Commerce Bank and managed its pension assets until he
returned to the Investment Manager in 1981. Mr. Milberger holds a bachelor's
degree in business and a Masters of Business Administration from the University
of Kansas and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. His investment philosophy is
based on patience and opportunity for the long-term investor.
MR. SALER is a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser and is responsible
for international investment analysis and portfolio management. He has eight
years of investment experience. Mr. Saler has focused on international markets
since first joining the Sub-Adviser in 1986. Most recently he was a strategist
with Nomura Securities and rejoined the Sub-Adviser in 1992. Mr. Saler is a
graduate of New York University with a B.S. Degree in Marketing and an M.B.A. in
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Finance from New York University's graduate School of Business Administration.
MS. SHIELDS joined the Investment Manager in 1989. Ms. Shields graduated
from Washburn University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree,
majoring in finance and economics. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst with six
years of investment experience.
MR. SWANK has over ten years of experience in the investment field. Prior
to joining the Investment Manager in 1992, he was an Investment Underwriter and
Portfolio Manager for U.S. West Financial Services, Inc. from 1986 to 1992. From
1984 to 1986, he was a Commercial Credit Officer for United Bank of Denver. From
1982 to 1984, he was employed as a Bank Holding Company Examiner for the Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Denver Branch. Mr. Swank graduated from Miami
University in Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance in 1982. He
earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of
Colorado and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
MR. WAPNICK is a Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser and is
responsible for portfolio management. He has 25 years investment experience.
Prior to joining the Sub-Adviser in 1986, Mr. Wapnick was an equity analyst with
Merrill Lynch, J. & W. Seligman, Dean Witter and most recently Union Carbide
Corporation. Mr. Wapnick is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received a
Master's Degree in Business Administration from Columbia University.
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
Security Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), 700 Harrison St., Topeka,
Kansas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Security Benefit Group, Inc., is principal
underwriter for the Funds. Shares of the Funds may be purchased through
authorized investment dealers. In addition, banks and other financial
institutions that have an agreement with the Distributor, may make shares of the
Funds available to their customers. The minimum initial purchase must be $100.
Subsequent purchases must be $100 unless made through an Accumulation Plan which
allows subsequent purchases of $20.
Orders for the purchase of shares of the Funds will be confirmed at an
offering price equal to the net asset value per share next determined after
receipt of the order in proper form by the Distributor (generally as of the
close of the New York Stock Exchange on that day) plus the sales charge in the
case of Class A shares. Orders received by dealers or other firms prior to the
close of the Exchange and received by the Distributor prior to the close of its
business day will be confirmed at the offering price effective as of the close
of the Exchange on that day.
Orders for shares received by broker-dealers prior to that day's close of
trading on the New York Stock Exchange and transmitted to the Fund prior to its
close of business that day will receive the offering price equal to the net
asset value per share computed at the close of trading on the Exchange on the
same day plus, in the case of Class A shares, the sales charge. Orders received
by broker-dealers after that day's close of trading on the Exchange and
transmitted to the Fund prior to the close of business on the next business day
will receive the next business day's offering price.
The Funds reserve the right to withdraw all or any part of the offering
made by this prospectus and to reject purchase orders.
ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE OPTIONS
The Funds offer two classes of shares:
CLASS A SHARES -- FRONT-END LOAD OPTION -- Class A shares are sold with a
sales charge at the time of purchase. Class A shares are not subject to
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a sales charge when they are redeemed (except that shares sold in an amount of
$1,000,000 or more without a front-end sales charge will be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge for one year). See Appendix A for a discussion
of "Rights of Accumulation" and "Statement of Intention," which options may
reduce the front-end sales charge on purchases of Class A shares.
CLASS B SHARES -- BACK-END LOAD OPTION -- Class B shares are sold without a
sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a deferred sales charge
if they are redeemed within five years of the date of purchase. Class B shares
will automatically convert tax-free to Class A shares at the end of eight years
after purchase.
The decision as to which class is more beneficial to an investor depends on
the amount and intended length of the investment. Investors who would rather pay
the entire cost of distribution at the time of investment, rather than spreading
such cost over time, might consider Class A shares. Other investors might
consider Class B shares, in which case 100 percent of the purchase price is
invested immediately, depending on the amount of the purchase and the intended
length of investment. The Funds will not normally accept any purchase of Class B
shares in the amount of $500,000 or more.
Dealers or others receive different levels of compensation depending on
which class of shares they sell.
CLASS A SHARES
Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus an initial sales charge
as follows:
SALES CHARGE
AMOUNT OF PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE OFPERCENTAGE
TRANSACTION AT OF OFFERING NET AMOUNT REALLOWABLE
OFFERING PRICE PRICE INVESTED TO DEALERS
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Less than $50,000 5.75% 6.10% 5.00%
$50,000 but less than
$100,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.00%
$100,000 but less than
$250,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$250,000 but less than
$500,000 2.75% 2.83% 2.25%
$500,000 but less than
$1,000,000 2.00% 2.04% 1.75%
$1,000,000 or more None None (See below)
Purchases of Class A shares in an amount of $1,000,000 or more are at net
asset value (without a sales charge), but are subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge of one percent in the event of redemption within one year following
purchase. For a discussion of the contingent deferred sales charge, see
"Calculation and Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges" on page 21.
The Distributor will pay a commission to dealers on Class A purchases of
$1,000,000 or more as follows: 1.00 percent on sales up to $5,000,000, plus .50
percent on sales of $5,000,000 or more up to $10,000,000 and .10 percent on any
amount of $10,000,000 or more.
The Investment Manager may, at its expense, pay a service fee to dealers
who satisfy certain criteria established by the Investment Manager from time to
time relating to the volume of their sales of Class A shares of the Funds and
certain other Security Funds during prior periods and certain other factors,
including providing certain services to their clients who are stockholders of
the Funds. Such services include assisting in
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maintaining records, processing purchase and redemption requests and
establishing stockholder accounts, assisting stockholders in changing account
options or enrolling in specific plans, and providing stockholders with
information regarding the Funds and related developments.
Currently, service fees are paid on the aggregate value of accounts opened
after July 31, 1990, in Security Equity, Ultra, Global, Growth and Income, Asset
Allocation, Social Awareness, and Tax-Exempt Funds at the following annual
rates: .25 percent of aggregate net asset value for amounts of $100,000 but less
than $5,000,000 and .30 percent for amounts of $5,000,000 or more.
Additional information may be obtained by referring to the Funds' Statement
of Additional Information.
CLASS B SHARES
Class B shares are offered at net asset value, without an initial sales
charge. With certain exceptions, the Funds may impose a deferred sales charge on
shares redeemed within five years of the date of purchase. No deferred sales
charge is imposed on amounts redeemed thereafter. If imposed, the deferred sales
charge is deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to the
stockholder. The deferred sales charge is retained by the Distributor.
Whether a contingent deferred sales charge is imposed and the amount of the
charge will depend on the number of years since the investor made a purchase
payment from which an amount is being redeemed, according to the following
schedule:
Year Since Purchase Contingent Deferred
PAYMENT WAS MADE SALES CHARGE
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First 5%
Second 4%
Third 3%
Fourth 3%
Fifth 2%
Sixth and following 0%
Class B shares (except shares purchased through the reinvestment of
dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Class B shares) will
automatically convert on the eighth anniversary of the date such shares were
purchased to Class A shares which are subject to a lower distribution fee. This
automatic conversion of Class B shares will take place without imposition of a
front-end sales charge or exchange fee. (Conversion of Class B shares
represented by stock certificates will require the return of the stock
certificates to the Investment Manager.) All shares purchased through
reinvestment of dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Class B
shares ("reinvestment shares") will be considered to be held in a separate
subaccount. Each time any Class B shares (other than those held in the
subaccount) convert to Class A shares, a pro rata portion of the reinvestment
shares held in the subaccount will also convert to Class A shares. Class B
shares so converted will no longer be subject to the higher expenses borne by
Class B shares. Because the net asset value per share of the Class A shares may
be higher or lower than that of the Class B shares at the time of conversion,
although the dollar value will be the same, a shareholder may receive more or
less Class A shares than the number of Class B shares converted. Under current
law, it is the Funds' opinion that such a conversion will not constitute a
taxable event under federal income tax law. In the event that this ceases to be
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case, the Board of Directors will consider what action, if any, is appropriate
and in the best interests of the Class B stockholders.
CLASS B DISTRIBUTION PLAN
Each Fund bears some of the costs of selling its Class B shares under a
Distribution Plan adopted with respect to its Class B shares ("Class B
Distribution Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 ("1940 Act"). This Plan provides for payments at an annual rate of 1.00
percent of the average daily net asset value of Class B shares. Amounts paid by
the Funds are currently used to pay dealers and other firms that make Class B
shares available to their customers (1) a commission at the time of purchase
normally equal to 4.00 percent of the value of each share sold and (2) a service
fee payable for the first year, initially, and for each year thereafter,
quarterly, in an amount equal to .25 percent annually of the average daily net
asset value of Class B shares sold by such dealers and other firms and remaining
outstanding on the books of the Funds.
NASD Rules limit the aggregate amount that each Fund may pay annually in
distribution costs for the sale of its Class B shares to 6.25 percent of gross
sales of Class B shares since the inception of the Distribution Plan, plus
interest at the prime rate plus one percent on such amount (less any contingent
deferred sales charges paid by Class B shareholders to the Distributor). The
Distributor intends, but is not obligated, to continue to pay or accrue
distribution charges incurred in connection with the Class B Distribution Plan
which exceed current annual payments permitted to be received by the Distributor
from the Funds. The Distributor intends to seek full payment of such charges
from the Fund (together with annual interest thereon at the prime rate plus one
percent) at such time in the future as, and to the extent that, payment thereof
by the Funds would be within permitted limits.
Each Fund's Class B Distribution Plan may be terminated at any time by vote
of its directors who are not interested persons of the Fund as defined in the
1940 Act or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Class B shares. In the
event the Class B Distribution Plan is terminated by the Class B stockholders or
the Funds' Board of Directors, the payments made to the Distributor pursuant to
the Plan up to that time would be retained by the Distributor. Any expenses
incurred by the Distributor in excess of those payments would be absorbed by the
Distributor. The Funds make no payments in connection with the sale of their
shares other than the distribution fee paid to the Distributor.
CALCULATION AND WAIVER OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES
Any contingent deferred sales charge imposed upon redemption of Class A
shares (purchased in an amount of $1,000,000 or more) and Class B shares is a
percentage of the lesser of (1) the net asset value of the shares redeemed or
(2) the net cost of such shares. No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed
upon redemption of amounts derived from (1) increases in the value above the net
cost of such shares due to increases in the net asset value per share of the
Fund; (2) shares acquired through reinvestment of income dividends and capital
gain distributions; or (3) Class A shares (purchased in an amount of $1,000,000
or more) held for more than one year or Class B shares held for more than five
years. Upon request for redemption, shares not subject to the contingent
deferred sales charge will be redeemed first. Thereafter, shares held the
longest will be the first to be redeemed.
The contingent deferred sales charge is waived (1) following the death of a
stockholder if
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redemption is made within one year after death; (2) upon the disability (as
defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a stockholder prior
to age 65 if redemption is made within one year after the disability, provided
such disability occurred after the stockholder opened the account; (3) in
connection with required minimum distributions in the case of an IRA, SAR-SEP or
Keogh or any other retirement plan qualified under section 401(a), 401(k) or
403(b) of the Code; and (4) in the case of distributions from retirement plans
qualified under section 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code due to (i)
returns of excess contributions to the plan, (ii) retirement of a participant in
the plan, (iii) a loan from the plan (repayment of loans, however, will
constitute new sales for purposes of assessing the CDSC), (iv) "financial
hardship" of a participant in the plan, as that term is defined in Treasury
Regulation section 1.401(k)-1(d)(2), as amended from time to time, (v)
termination of employment of a participant in the plan, (vi) any other
permissible withdrawal under the terms of the plan. The contingent deferred
sales charge may also be waived in the case of redemptions of Class B shares of
the Funds pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program. See "Systematic
Withdrawal Program," page 29 for details.
ARRANGEMENTS WITH BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHERS
The Investment Manager or Distributor, from time to time, will provide
promotional incentives or pay a bonus to certain dealers whose representatives
have sold or are expected to sell significant amounts of the Funds and/or
certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager. Such promotional
incentives will include payment for attendance (including travel and lodging
expenses) by qualifying registered representatives (and members of their
families) at sales seminars at luxury resorts within or without the United
States. Bonus compensation may include reallowance of the entire sales charge
and may also include, with respect to Class A shares, an amount which exceeds
the entire sales charge and, with respect to Class B shares, an amount which
exceeds the maximum commission. The Distributor, or the Investment Manager, may
also provide financial assistance to certain dealers in connection with
conferences, sales or training programs for their employees, seminars for the
public, advertising, sales campaigns, and/or shareholder services and programs
regarding one or more of the funds managed by the Investment Manager. Certain of
the promotional incentives or bonuses may be financed by payments to the
Distributor under a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan. The payment of promotional
incentives and/or bonuses will not change the price an investor will pay for
shares or the amount that the Funds will receive from such sale. No compensation
will be offered to the extent it is prohibited by the laws of any state or
self-regulatory agency, such as the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD"). A dealer to whom substantially the entire sales charge of Class A
shares is reallowed may be deemed to be an "underwriter" under federal
securities laws.
The Distributor also may pay banks and other financial services firms that
facilitate transactions in shares of the funds for their clients a transaction
fee up to the level of the payments made allowable to dealers for the sale of
such shares as described above. Banks currently are prohibited under the
Glass-Steagall Act from providing certain underwriting or distribution services.
If banking firms were prohibited from acting in any capacity or providing any of
the described services, the Funds' Board of Directors would consider what
action, if any, would be appropriate.
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In addition, state securities laws on this issue may differ from the
interpretations of federal law expressed herein and banks and financial
institutions may be required to register as dealers pursuant to state law. The
Investment Manager or Distributor also may pay a marketing allowance to dealers
who meet certain eligibility criteria. This allowance is paid with reference to
new sales of Fund shares in a calendar year. To be eligible for this allowance
in any given year, the dealer must sell a minimum of $2,000,000 of Class A and
Class B shares during that year. The marketing allowance ranges from .15 percent
to .75 percent of aggregate new sales depending upon the volume of shares sold.
See the Funds' Statement of Additional Information for more detailed information
about the marketing allowance.
PURCHASES AT NET ASSET VALUE
Class A shares of the Funds may be purchased at net asset value by (1)
directors, officers and employees of the Funds, the Funds' Investment Manager or
Distributor; directors, officers and employees of Security Benefit Life
Insurance Company and its subsidiaries; agents licensed with Security Benefit
Life Insurance Company; spouses or minor children of any such agents; as well as
the following relatives of any such directors, officers and employees (and their
spouses): spouses, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren, siblings,
nieces and nephews; (2) any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan
established by any of the foregoing corporations for persons described above;
(3) retirement plans where third party administrators of such plans have entered
into certain arrangements with the Distributor or its affiliates provided that
no commission is paid to dealers; and (4) officers, directors, partners or
registered representatives (and their spouses and minor children) of
broker/dealers who have a selling agreement with the Distributor. Such sales are
made upon the written assurance of the purchaser that the purchase is made for
investment purposes and that the securities will not be transferred or resold
except through redemption or repurchase by or on behalf of the Funds.
Class A shares of the Funds may also be purchased at net asset value when
the purchase is made on the recommendation of (i) a registered investment
adviser, trustee or financial intermediary who has authority to make investment
decisions on behalf of the investor; or (ii) a certified financial planner or
registered broker-dealer who either charges periodic fees to its customers for
financial planning, investment advisory or asset management services, or
provides such services in connection with the establishment of an investment
account for which a comprehensive "wrap fee" is imposed. The Distributor must be
notified when a purchase is made that qualifies under this provision.
A stockholder of Equity Fund who formerly invested in the Bondstock
Investment Plans or Life Insurance Investors Investment Plans may purchase Class
A shares of Equity Fund at net asset value provided that such stockholder
maintains his or her Equity Fund account.
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
A stockholder may redeem shares at the net asset value next determined
after the time when such shares are tendered for redemption.
Shares will be redeemed on request of the stockholder in proper order to
the Funds' Investment Manager, Security Management Company, LLC, 700 Harrison
St., Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001, which serves as the Funds' transfer agent. A
request is made in proper order by
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submitting the following items to the Investment Manager: (1) a written request
for redemption signed by all registered owners exactly as the account is
registered, including fiduciary titles, if any, and specifying the account
number and the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed; (2) a guarantee
of all signatures on the written request or on the share certificate or
accompanying stock power; (3) any share certificates issued for any of the
shares to be redeemed; and (4) any additional documents which may be required by
the Investment Manager for redemption by corporations or other organizations,
executors, administrators, trustees, custodians or the like. Transfers of shares
are subject to the same requirements. The signature guarantee must be provided
by an eligible guarantor institution, such as a bank, broker, credit union,
national securities exchange or savings association. A signature guarantee is
not required for redemptions of $10,000 or less, requested by and payable to all
stockholders of record for an account, to be sent to the address of record. The
Investment Manager reserves the right to reject any signature guarantee pursuant
to its written procedures which may be revised in the future. To avoid delay in
redemption or transfer, stockholders having questions should contact the
Investment Manager by calling 1-800-888-2461, extension 3127.
The redemption price will be the net asset value of the shares next
computed after the redemption request in proper order is received by the
Investment Manager. Payment of the amount due, less any applicable deferred
sales charge, will be made by check within seven days after receipt of the
redemption request in proper order. Payment may also be made by wire at the sole
discretion of the Investment Manager. If a wire transfer is requested, the
Investment Manager must be provided with the name and address of the
stockholder's bank as well as the account number to which payment is to be
wired. Checks will be mailed to the stockholder's registered address (or as
otherwise directed). Remittance by wire (to a commercial bank account in the
same name(s) as the shares are registered), by certified or cashier's check, or
by express mail, if requested, will be at a charge of $15, which will be
deducted from the redemption proceeds.
In addition to the foregoing redemption procedure, the Funds repurchase
shares from broker-dealers at the price determined as of the close of business
on the day such offer is confirmed. Dealers may charge a commission on the
repurchase of shares.
At various times, requests may be made to redeem shares for which good
payment has not yet been received. Accordingly, the mailing of a redemption
check may be delayed until such time as good payment has been collected for the
purchase of the shares in question, which may take up to 15 days.
Requests may also be made to redeem shares in an account for which the
stockholder's tax identification number has not been provided. To the extent
permitted by law, the redemption proceeds from such an account will be reduced
by $50 to reimburse for the penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service for
failure to report the tax identification number.
TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS
A stockholder may redeem uncertificated shares in amounts up to $10,000 by
telephone request, provided the stockholder has completed the Telephone
Redemption section of the application or a Telephone Redemption form which may
be obtained from the Investment Manager. The proceeds of a telephone redemption
will be sent to the stockholder at his or her address as set forth in the
application or in a subsequent written
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authorization with a signature guarantee. Once authorization has been received
by the Investment Manager, a stockholder may redeem shares by calling the Funds
at (800) 888-2461, extension 3127, on weekdays (except holidays) between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Central time. Redemption requests received by
telephone after the close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 3 p.m.
Central time) will be treated as if received on the next business day. A
stockholder who authorizes telephone redemptions authorizes the Investment
Manager to act upon the instructions of any person identifying themselves as the
owner of an account or the owner's broker. The Investment Manager has
established procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone
are genuine and may be liable for any losses due to fraudulent or unauthorized
instructions if it fails to comply with its procedures. The Investment Manager's
procedures require that any person requesting a telephone redemption provide the
account registration and number and the owner's tax identification number, and
such instructions must be received on a recorded line. Neither the Fund, the
Investment Manager, nor the Distributor shall be liable for any loss, liability,
cost or expense arising out of any redemption request, provided the Investment
Manager complied with its procedures. Thus, a stockholder who authorizes
telephone redemptions may bear the risk of loss from a fraudulent or
unauthorized request. The telephone redemption privilege may be changed or
discontinued at any time by the Investment Manager or the Funds.
During periods of severe market or economic conditions, telephone
redemptions may be difficult to implement and stockholders should make
redemptions by mail as described under "How to Redeem Shares."
DIVIDENDS AND TAXES
It is each Fund's policy to distribute realized capital gains, if any, in
excess of any capital losses and capital loss carryovers, at least once a year
and to pay dividends from net investment income as the Funds' Board of Directors
may declare from time to time, except Growth and Income Fund which pays
dividends quarterly in March, June, September, and December. Because Class A
shares of the Funds bear most of the costs of distribution of such shares
through payment of a front-end sales charge, while Class B shares of the Funds
bear such costs through a higher distribution fee, expenses attributable to
Class B shares will generally be higher and, as a result, income distributions
paid by the Funds with respect to Class B shares generally will be lower than
those paid with respect to Class A shares. Any dividend payment or capital gain
distribution will result in a decrease of the net asset value of the shares in
an amount equal to the payment or distribution. All dividends and distributions
are automatically reinvested on the payable date in shares of the Funds at net
asset value as of the record date (reduced by an amount equal to the amount of
the dividend or distribution), unless the Investment Manager is previously
notified in writing by the stockholder that such dividends or distributions are
to be received in cash. A stockholder may request that such dividends or
distributions be directly deposited to the stockholder's bank account. Dividends
or distributions paid with respect to Class A shares and received in cash may,
within 30 days of the payment date, be reinvested without a sales charge.
Each of the series of Security Equity Fund is to be treated separately in
determining the amounts of income and capital gains distributions, and for
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this purpose, each series will reflect only the income and gains, net of losses,
of that series.
Certain requirements relating to the qualification of a Fund as a regulated
investment company may limit the extent to which a Fund will be able to engage
in certain investment practices, including transactions in futures contracts and
other types of derivative securities transactions. In addition, if a Fund were
unable to dispose of portfolio securities due to settlement problems relating to
foreign investments or due to the holding of illiquid securities, the Fund's
ability to qualify as a regulated investment company might be affected.
Each of the Funds intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company"
under the Internal Revenue Code. Such qualification generally removes the
liability for federal income taxes from the Fund, and generally makes federal
income tax upon income and capital gains generated by the Fund's investments,
the sole responsibility of its stockholders provided the Fund continues to so
qualify and distributes all of its net investment income and net realized
capital gain to its stockholders. Furthermore, the Funds generally will not be
subject to excise taxes imposed on certain regulated investment companies
provided that each Fund distributes 98 percent of its ordinary income and 98
percent of its net capital gain income each year.
Distributions of net investment income and realized net short-term capital
gain are taxable to stockholders as ordinary income whether received in cash or
reinvested in additional shares. Distributions (designated by the Funds as
"capital gain dividends") of the excess, if any, of net long-term capital gains
over net short-term capital losses are taxable to stockholders as long-term
capital gains regardless of how long a stockholder has held the Fund's shares
and regardless of whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares.
Stockholders should consult their tax adviser to determine the federal, state
and local tax consequences to them from an investment in the Fund.
Certain dividends declared in October, November or December of a calendar
year are taxable to stockholders as though received on December 31 of that year
if paid to stockholders during January of the following calendar year.
Advice as to the tax status of each year's distributions will be mailed on
or before January 31, of the following year. The Funds are required by law to
withhold 31 percent of taxable dividends and distributions (including redemption
proceeds) to stockholders who do not furnish their correct taxpayer
identification numbers, or are otherwise subject to the backup withholding
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
FOREIGN TAXES
Investment income received from sources within foreign countries may be
subject to foreign income taxes. In this regard, withholding tax rates in
countries with which the United States does not have a tax treaty are often as
high as 30 percent or more. The United States has entered into tax treaties with
many foreign countries which entitle certain investors (such as the Funds) to a
reduced tax rate (generally 10 to 15 percent) or to certain exemptions from tax.
The Funds will operate so as to qualify for such reduced tax rates or tax
redemptions whenever possible. While stockholders will bear the cost of any
foreign tax withholding, they will not be able to claim foreign tax credit or
deduction for taxes paid by the Fund.
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value of each Fund is computed as of the close of regular
trading hours on the New
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York Stock Exchange (normally 3 p.m. Central time) on days when the Exchange is
open.
The net asset value per share is computed by adding the value of all
securities and other assets in the portfolio, deducting any liabilities and
dividing by the number of shares outstanding. In determining each Fund's total
net assets, securities listed or traded on a recognized securities exchange will
be valued on the basis of the last sale price. If there are no sales on a
particular day, then the securities are valued at the last bid price. If a
security is traded on multiple exchanges, its value will be based on prices from
the principal exchange where it is traded. All other securities for which market
quotations are available are valued on the basis of the last current bid price.
If there is no bid price, or if the bid price is deemed unsatisfactory by the
Board of Directors or by the Investment Manager, then the securities are valued
in good faith by such method as the Board of Directors determines will reflect
the fair market value. Valuations of the Funds' securities are supplied by a
pricing service approved by the Funds' Board of Directors.
Because the expenses of distribution are borne by Class A shares through a
front-end sales charge and by Class B shares through an ongoing distribution
fee, the expenses attributable to each class of shares will differ, resulting in
different net asset values. The net asset value of Class B shares will generally
be lower than the net asset value of Class A shares as a result of the
distribution fee charged to Class B shares. It is expected, however, that the
net asset value per share will tend to converge immediately after the payment of
dividends which will differ in amount for Class A and B shares by approximately
the amount of the different distribution expenses attributable to Class A and B
shares.
TRADING PRACTICES AND BROKERAGE
The portfolio turnover rate for each of the Funds for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1995, was Growth and Income Fund, Class A - 130 percent, and Class
B - 130 percent; Equity Fund, Class A - 95 percent and Class B - 95 percent;
Global Fund, Class A - 141 percent and Class B - 141 percent; Ultra Fund, Class
A - 180 percent and Class B - 180 percent. Higher portfolio turnover (portfolio
turnover of 100 percent or more) subjects a Fund to increased brokerage costs
and may, in some cases, have adverse tax effects on the Fund or its
stockholders. The annual portfolio turnover of Growth and Income and Global
Funds generally will be less than 100 percent, that of Equity Fund generally
will be in the area of 100 percent, and that of Ultra Fund generally will be
more than 100 percent.
Transactions in portfolio securities for each Fund are effected in the
manner deemed to be in the best interests of the Fund. In selecting a broker to
execute a specific transaction, all relevant factors will be considered.
Portfolio transactions may be directed to brokers who furnish investment
information or research services to the Investment Manager or who sell shares of
the Funds. The Investment Manager may, consistent with the NASD Rules of Fair
Practice, consider sales of Fund shares in the selection of a broker. Securities
held by the Funds may also be held by other investment advisory clients of the
Investment Manager, including other investment companies, and by Security
Benefit Life Insurance Company ("SBL"). Purchases or sales of the same security
occurring on the same day (which may include orders from SBL) may be aggregated
and executed as a single transaction, subject to the Investment Manager's
obligation to seek best execution. Aggregated purchases or sales are generally
effected at an average price and on a
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pro rata basis (transaction costs will also generally be shared on a pro rata
basis) in proportion to the amounts desired to be purchased or sold. See the
Funds' Statement of Additional Information for a more detailed description of
trading and brokerage practices.
PERFORMANCE
Each Fund may, from time to time, include quotations of its average annual
total return and aggregate total return in advertisements or reports to
stockholders or prospective investors.
Quotations of average annual total return will be expressed in terms of the
average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the
Fund over periods of 1, 5 and 10 years (up to the life of the Fund). Such total
return figures will reflect the deduction of the maximum sales charge and a
proportional share of Fund expenses on an annual basis, and will assume that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested when paid.
Quotations of aggregate total return will be calculated for any specified
period by assuming a hypothetical investment in the Fund on the date of the
commencement of the period and assuming that all dividends and distributions are
reinvested when paid. The net increase or decrease in the value of the
investment over the period will be divided by its beginning value to arrive at
total return. Total return calculated in this manner reflects actual performance
over a stated period of time while average annual total return is a hypothetical
rate of return that, if achieved annually, would have produced the same
aggregate total return.
In addition, quotations of aggregate total return may also be calculated
for several consecutive one-year periods, expressing the total return as a
percentage increase or decrease in the value of the investment for each year
relative to the ending value for the previous year. The Funds may from time to
time quote total return that does not reflect deduction of any applicable sales
charge, which charges, if reflected, would reduce the total return quoted.
Quotations of average annual total return or aggregate total return reflect
only the performance of a hypothetical investment in the Fund during the
particular time period on which the calculations are based. Such quotations for
the Funds will vary based on changes in market conditions and the level of the
Fund's expenses, and no reported performance figure should be considered an
indication of performance which may be expected in the future.
In connection with communicating its average annual total return and
aggregate total return to current or prospective stockholders, each Fund also
may compare these figures to the performance of other mutual fund rating
services or to other unmanaged indexes which may assume reinvestment of
dividends, but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and
management costs and expenses. Each Fund will include performance data for both
Class A and Class B shares of the Fund in any advertisement or report including
performance data of the Fund.
For a more detailed description of the methods used to calculate the
average annual total return and aggregate total return of the Funds, see the
Funds' Statement of Additional Information.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
ACCUMULATION PLAN
An investor may choose to invest in one of the Funds through a voluntary
Accumulation Plan. This allows for an initial investment of $100 minimum and
subsequent investments of $20 minimum at any time. An Accumulation Plan
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involves no obligation to make periodic investments, and is terminable at will.
Payments are made by sending a check to the Distributor who (acting as an
agent for the dealer) will purchase whole and fractional shares of the Fund as
of the close of business on such day as the payment is received. The investor
will receive a confirmation and statement after each investment.
Investors may choose to use "Secur-O-Matic" (automatic bank draft) to make
their Fund purchases. There is no additional charge for choosing to use
Secur-O-Matic. An application for Secur-O-Matic may be obtained from the Funds.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
Stockholders who wish to receive regular monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or
annual payments of $25 or more may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Program. A
stockholder may elect a payment that is a specified percentage of the initial or
current account value or a specified dollar amount. A Systematic Withdrawal
Program will be allowed only if shares with a current offering price of $5,000
or more are deposited with the Investment Manager, which will act as agent for
the stockholder under the Program. Shares are liquidated at net asset value. The
Program may be terminated on written notice, or it will terminate automatically
if all shares are liquidated or withdrawn from the account.
A stockholder may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Program with respect to
Class B shares without the imposition of any applicable contingent deferred
sales charge, provided that such withdrawals do not in any 12-month period,
beginning on the date the Program is established, exceed 10 percent of the value
of the account on that date ("Free Systematic Withdrawals"). Free Systematic
Withdrawals are not available if a Program established with respect to Class B
shares provides for withdrawals in excess of 10 percent of the value of the
account in any Program year and, as a result, all withdrawals under such a
Program would be subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
Free Systematic Withdrawals will be made first by redeeming those shares that
are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge and then by redeeming
shares held the longest. The contingent deferred sales charge applicable to a
redemption of Class B shares requested while Free Systematic Withdrawals are
being made will be calculated as described under "Calculation and Waiver of
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges," page 21. A Systematic Withdrawal form may be
obtained from the Funds.
EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE
Stockholders who own shares of the Funds may exchange those shares for
shares of another of the Funds, Security Asset Allocation Fund, Security Income
Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, or Security Cash Fund at net asset value.
Exchanges may be made only in those states where shares of the fund into which
an exchange is to be made are qualified for sale. No service fee is presently
imposed on such an exchange. Class A and Class B shares of the Funds may be
exchanged for Class A and Class B shares, respectively, of another fund or for
shares of Security Cash Fund, a money market fund that offers a single class of
shares. Any applicable contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed upon
redemption and calculated from the date of the initial purchase without regard
to the time shares were held in Security Cash Fund. For tax purposes, an
exchange is a sale of shares which may result in a taxable gain or loss. Special
rules may apply to determine the amount of gain or loss on an exchange occurring
within ninety days after the
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exchanged shares were acquired. Exchanges are made upon receipt of a properly
completed Exchange Authorization form. A current prospectus of the fund into
which an exchange is made will be given to each stockholder exercising this
privilege.
To exchange shares by telephone, a stockholder must hold shares in
non-certificate form and must either have completed the Telephone Exchange
section of the application or a Telephone Transfer Authorization form which may
be obtained from the Investment Manager. Once authorization has been received by
the Investment Manager, a stockholder may exchange shares by telephone by
calling the Funds at (800) 888-2461, extension 3127, on weekdays (except
holidays) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Central time. Exchange
requests received by telephone after the close of the New York Stock Exchange
(normally 3 p.m. Central time) will be treated as if received on the next
business day. A stockholder who authorizes telephone exchanges authorizes the
Investment Manager to act upon the instructions of any person by telephone to
exchange shares between any identically registered accounts with the Funds
listed above. The Investment Manager has established procedures to confirm that
instructions communicated by telephone are genuine and may be liable for any
losses due to fraudulent or unauthorized instructions if it fails to comply with
its procedures. The Investment Manager's procedures require that any person
requesting an exchange by telephone provide the account registration and number
and the owner's tax identification number and such instructions must be received
on a recorded line. Neither the Fund, the Investment Manager nor the Distributor
shall be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any
request, including any fraudulent request, provided the Investment Manager
complied with its procedures. Thus, a stockholder who authorizes telephone
exchanges may bear the risk of loss from a fraudulent or unauthorized request.
The exchange privilege, including telephone exchanges, may be changed or
discontinued at any time by either the Investment Manager or the Funds upon 60
days' notice to stockholders.
In periods of severe market or economic conditions, the telephone exchange
of shares may be difficult to implement and stockholders should make exchanges
by writing to Security Distributors, Inc., 700 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas
66636-0001.
RETIREMENT PLANS
The Funds have available tax-qualified retirement plans for individuals,
prototype plans for the self-employed, pension and profit sharing plans for
corporations and custodial accounts for employees of public school systems and
organizations meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Further information concerning these plans is contained in the
Funds' Statement of Additional Information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
The Articles of Incorporation of each Fund provide for the issuance of an
indefinite number of shares of common stock in one or more classes or series.
Security Equity Fund has authorized capital stock of $.25 par value and
currently issues its shares in four series, Equity Fund, Global Fund, Asset
Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund. The shares of each series of Security
Equity Fund represent a pro rata beneficial interest in that series' net assets
and in the earnings and profits or losses derived from the investment of such
assets. Growth and Income and Ultra Funds have not issued shares in any
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additional series at the present time. Growth and Income and Ultra Funds have
authorized capital stock of $1.00 par value and $.50 par value, respectively.
Each of the Funds currently issues two classes of shares which participate
proportionately based on their relative net asset values in dividends and
distributions and have equal voting, liquidation and other rights except that
(i) expenses related to the distribution of each class of shares or other
expenses that the Board of Directors may designate as class expenses from time
to time, are borne solely by each class; (ii) each class of shares has exclusive
voting rights with respect to any Distribution Plan adopted for that class;
(iii) each class has different exchange privileges; and (iv) each class has a
different designation. When issued and paid for, the shares will be fully paid
and nonassessable by the Funds. Shares may be exchanged as described above under
"Exchange Privilege," but will have no other preference, conversion, exchange or
preemptive rights. Shares are transferable, redeemable and assignable and have
cumulative voting privileges for the election of directors.
On certain matters, such as the election of directors, all shares of the
series of Security Equity Fund vote together, with each share having one vote.
On other matters affecting a particular series, such as the investment advisory
contract or the fundamental policies, only shares of that series are entitled to
vote, and a majority vote of the shares of that series is required for approval
of the proposal.
The Funds do not generally hold annual meetings of stockholders and will do
so only when required by law. Stockholders may remove directors from office by
vote cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders. Such a meeting
will be called at the written request of 10 percent of a Fund's outstanding
shares.
Although each Fund offers only its own shares, it is possible one Fund
might become liable for any misstatement, inaccuracy, or incomplete disclosure
in this prospectus relating to another of the Funds. The Funds' Board of
Directors has considered this risk and has approved the use of a combined
prospectus.
STOCKHOLDER INQUIRIES
Stockholders who have questions concerning their account or wish to obtain
additional information, may call the Funds (see back cover for address and
telephone numbers), or contact their securities dealer.
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APPENDIX A
CLASS A SHARES
REDUCED SALES CHARGES
Initial sales charges may be reduced or eliminated for persons or
organizations purchasing Class A shares of the Funds alone or in combination
with Class A shares of other Security Funds.
For purposes of qualifying for reduced sales charges on purchases made
pursuant to Rights of Accumulation or a Statement of Intention, the term
"Purchaser" includes the following persons: an individual, his or her spouse and
children under the age of 21; a trustee or other fiduciary of a single trust
estate or single fiduciary account established for their benefit; an
organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or (13) of
the Internal Revenue Code; or a pension, profit-sharing or other employee
benefit plan whether or not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION
To reduce sales charges on purchases of Class A shares of a Fund, a
Purchaser may combine all previous purchases of the Funds with a contemplated
current purchase and receive the reduced applicable front-end sales charge. The
Distributor must be notified when a sale takes place which might qualify for the
reduced charge on the basis of previous purchases.
Rights of accumulation also apply to purchases representing a combination
of the Class A shares of the Funds, and other Security Funds, except Security
Cash Fund, in those states where shares of the fund being purchased are
qualified for sale.
STATEMENT OF INTENTION
A Purchaser may choose to sign a Statement of Intention within 90 days
after the first purchase to be included thereunder, which will cover future
purchases of Class A shares of the Funds, and other Security Funds, except
Security Cash Fund. The amount of these future purchases shall be specified and
must be made within a 13-month period (or 36-month period for purchases of $1
million or more) to become eligible for the reduced front-end sales charge
applicable to the actual amount purchased under the Statement. Five percent (5%)
of the amount specified in the Statement of Intention will be held in escrow
shares until the statement is completed or terminated. These shares may be
redeemed by the Fund if the Purchaser is required to pay additional sales
charges.
A Statement of Intention may be revised during the 13-month (or, if
applicable, 36-month) period. Additional Class A shares received from
reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions are included in
the total amount used to determine reduced sales charges. A Statement of
Intention may be obtained from the Funds.
REINSTATEMENT PRIVILEGE
Stockholders who redeem their Class A shares of the Funds have a one-time
privilege (1) to reinstate their accounts by purchasing Class A shares without a
sales charge up to the dollar amount of the redemption proceeds; or (2) to the
extent the redeemed shares would have been eligible for the exchange privilege,
to purchase Class A shares of another of the Security Funds, without a sales
charge up to the dollar amount of the redemption proceeds. To exercise this
privilege, a stockholder must provide written notice and a check in the amount
of the reinvestment to the Fund within thirty days after the redemption request;
the reinstatement will be made at the net asset value on the date received by
the Fund.
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SECURITY FUNDS
APPLICATION
1. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION (THE OWNER(S) MUST COMPLETE SECTION 10 "CERTIFICATION
AND SIGNATURE" TO ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNT.)
I hereby authorize the establishment of the account marked below and acknowledge
receipt of the Fund's current prospectus. Check is enclosed for
$ (minimum $100) payable to SECURITY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. as
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an initial investment. I am of legal age in the state of my residence and wish
to purchase shares of the Fund indicated below. By the execution of this
application, the undersigned represents and warrants that the investor has full
right, power and authority to make this investment and the undersigned is duly
authorized to sign this application and to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund
on behalf of the investor. No stock certificate is to be issued unless I so
request. See the prospectus for information about an Accumulation Plan which
allows a minimum investment of $100 and subsequent investments of $20.
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Owner/Custodian/Trustee Name (Print)
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Social Security Number Date of Birth
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Joint Owner/Minor Name (Print) [ ] Check if UGMA/UTMA Account
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Social Security Number Date of Birth
2. ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
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Street Address Daytime Telephone
(for first individual)
- ------------------------------ Citizenship [ ] U.S. [ ] Other
City, State, Zip Code ----------------
Indicate Country
3. INITIAL INVESTMENT
CLASS OF SHARES (MUST SELECT ONE ONLY) ( ) A SHARES ( ) B SHARES (IF NO CLASS IS
SELECTED, PURCHASE(S) WILL BE MADE OF A SHARES)
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SECURITY EQUITY FUND $ SECURITY LIMITED MATURITY BOND FUND $
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SECURITY GLOBAL FUND $ SECURITY U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND $
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SECURITY ASSET ALLOCATION FUND $ SECURITY GLOBAL AGGRESSIVE BOND FUND $
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SECURITY GROWTH & INCOME FUND $ SECURITY HIGH YIELD FUND $
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SECURITY ULTRA FUND $ SECURITY TAX-EXEMPT FUND $
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SECURITY CASH FUND $ SECURITY SOCIAL AWARENESS FUND $
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SECURITY CORPORATE BOND FUND $
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4. DIVIDEND OPTION (CHECK ONE ONLY)
(If no option is selected, distributions will be reinvested into the Fund that
pays them.)
[ ] Reinvest all dividends and capital gains
[ ] Reinvest only capital gains and pay dividends in cash
[ ] Cash payment of dividends and capital gains
[ ] Invest dividends and capital gains into another Security Fund account
(must be same class of shares; if new account, number will be assigned)
Fund Name Account Number
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[ ] Send distributions to third party below
Account No. (if applicable)
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Name
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Address
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5. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM (FOR ACCOUNTS OF $5,000 OR MORE)
You are hereby authorized to send a check(s) beginning:
Month Day [ ] 11th or [ ] 26th 19
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(if no date is selected withdrawal will be made on the 26th)
Payable: [ ] monthly [ ] quarterly [ ] semi-annually [ ] annually
Fund Name Fund Name
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Account No. (if known) Account No. (if known)
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(if 3 or more funds, please send written instructions)
Level Payment $ ($25 minimum) Level Payment $ ($25 minimum)
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Variable Payment based on fixed number Variable Payment based on fixed number
of shares or a percentage of account of shares or a percentage of account
value ($25 minimum) value ($25 minimum)
Number of shares: or Number of shares: or
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Percentage of account value: Percentage of account value:
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Note: For Class B shares, annual withdrawals in excess of 10% of value of
account at time program is established may be subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge.
Complete this section only if you want check payable and sent to another address
(please print):
Name Signature(s) of all registered owners required
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Address Individual Signature
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City, State, Zip Code Joint Owner Signature
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6. SECUR-O-MATIC[Registration Mark] BANK DRAFT PLAN
I wish to make investments directly from my checking account. (Please attach a
voided check to this application.)
Fund Name Account Number (if known) Amount $
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Fund Name Account Number (if known) Amount $
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Date: [ ] 7th Day of Month [ ] 14th Day of Month [ ] 21st Day of Month
[ ] 28th Day of Month
(if no date is selected investment will be made on the 21st)
Mode: [] Monthly ($20 minimum) [] Bi-Monthly ($40 minimum)
[] Quarterly ($50 minimum) [] Semiannually ($100 minimum)
[] Annually ($200 minimum)
You should notify your bank that you are going to use this service to ensure
they accept preauthorized electronic drafts.
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7. RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION
I own shares in other Security Funds which may entitle this purchase to have a
reduced sales charge under the provisions in the Fund Prospectus.
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Current Account Registration Fund Name Account Number(s)
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8. STATEMENT OF INTENTION
[ ] Please check here if you wish to receive a Statement of Intention. This form
allows you to purchase shares at reduced sales charges if you plan to invest
more than: (Please check one) [ ] $50,000 [ ] $100,000 [ ] $250,000 [ ] $500,000
[ ] $1,000,000 in installments during the next 13 months (36 months for
purchases of $1 million or more). See the current prospectus for more
information.
9. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE
If you would like to have telephone exchange and/or redemption privileges,
please mark one or more of the boxes below:
Yes, I want [ ] telephone exchange [ ] telephone redemption privileges.
By checking the applicable box(es) and signing this Application, you authorize
the Investment Manager to honor any telephone request for the exchange and/or
redemption of Fund shares (maximum telephone redemption is $10,000), subject to
the terms of the Fund prospectus. The Investment Manager has established
reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are
genuine and may be liable for any losses due to fraudulent or unauthorized
instructions if it fails to comply with its procedures. The procedures require
that any person requesting a telephone redemption or exchange provide the
account registration and number and owner's tax identification number and such
request must be received on a recorded line. Neither the Fund, the Investment
Manager nor the Underwriter will be liable for any loss, liability, cost or
expense arising out of any telephone request, provided that the Investment
Manager complied with its procedures. Thus, a stockholder may bear the risk of
loss from a fraudulent or unauthorized request.
10. CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CERTIFICATION
UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY I CERTIFY THAT:
1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number
(or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and
2. I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup
withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to
report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no
longer subject to backup withholding.
The Internal Revenue Service does not require your consent to any provision of
this document other than the certifications required to avoid backup
withholding.
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Signature of Owner Date
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Signature of Joint Owner Date
In case of joint ownership, both must sign. If no form of ownership is indicated
then it will be assumed the ownership is as "joint tenants, with right of
survivorship" and not as "tenants in common."
CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS - You must cross out item (2) to the left if you have
been notified by IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding
because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return.
11. INVESTMENT DEALER
I (we) agree to act as dealer under this account in accordance with the
provisions of the Dealer Agreement and appoint Security Distributors, Inc. to
act as my (our) agent pursuant thereto. I (we) represent that the appropriate
prospectus was delivered to the above indicated owner(s).
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Name of Firm (Print)
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Business Address
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City, State, Zip Code
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Signature of Authorized Dealer
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Representative's Name Account Executive Number
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Business Address
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City, State, Zip Code
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Representative's Telephone Number
SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO SECURITY DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 700 SW HARRISON ST.,
TOPEKA, KS 66636-0001
1-800-888-2461, EXT. 3127
Attach Voided Check Here
(Check must be preprinted with the bank account registration)
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[SDI LOGO} BULK RATE
U.S. POSTAGE
700 SW Harrison St. PAID
Topeka, KS 66636-0001 TOPEKA, KS
(913) 295-3127 PERMIT NO. 385
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SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
(formerly Security Investment Fund)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
Equity Series
Global Series
Asset Allocation Series
Social Awareness Series
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
Statement of Additional Information
November 1, 1996
RELATING TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1996
(913) 295-3127
(800) 888-2461
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Security Management Company, LLC
700 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
UNDERWRITER
Security Distributors, Inc.
700 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
CUSTODIAN
UMB Bank, N.A.
928 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
4 Chase MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11245
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP
One Kansas City Place
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2143
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Security Growth and Income Fund
(formerly Security Investment Fund)
Security Equity Fund
Security Ultra Fund
Members of The Security Benefit Group of Companies
700 SW Harrison, Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
Statement of
Additional Information
November 1, 1996
(RELATING TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1996)
This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus. It should be
read in conjunction with the Prospectus dated November 1, 1996. A Prospectus may
be obtained by writing or calling Security Distributors, Inc., 700 SW Harrison
Street, Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001, or by calling (913) 295-3127 or (800)
888-2461, ext. 3127.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
General Information.......................................................... 1
Investment Objective and Policies of the Funds............................... 2
Security Growth and Income Fund............................................ 2
Security Equity Fund....................................................... 3
Equity Fund.............................................................. 4
Global Fund.............................................................. 4
Asset Allocation Fund.................................................... 6
Social Awareness Fund.................................................... 8
Security Ultra Fund........................................................ 9
Investment Methods and Risk Factors..........................................10
Investment Policy Limitations................................................22
Security Growth and Income Fund's Fundamental Policies.....................22
Security Equity Fund's Fundamental Policies................................23
Security Ultra Fund's Fundamental Policies.................................24
Officers and Directors.......................................................25
Remuneration of Directors and Others.........................................27
How to Purchase Shares.......................................................28
Alternative Purchase Options...............................................28
Class A Shares.............................................................29
Class B Shares.............................................................29
Class B Distribution Plan..................................................30
Calculation and Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges................31
Arrangements With Broker-Dealers and Others................................31
Purchases at Net Asset Value...............................................32
Accumulation Plan............................................................32
Systematic Withdrawal Program................................................33
Investment Management........................................................33
Portfolio Management.......................................................36
Code of Ethics.............................................................37
Distributor..................................................................37
Allocation of Portfolio Brokerage............................................38
How Net Asset Value is Determined............................................40
How to Redeem Shares.........................................................41
Telephone Redemptions......................................................42
How to Exchange Shares.......................................................42
Exchange by Telephone......................................................43
Dividends and Taxes..........................................................43
Organization.................................................................47
Legal Proceedings............................................................47
Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend-Paying Agent..........................48
Independent Auditors.........................................................48
Performance Information......................................................48
Retirement Plans.............................................................49
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)........................................50
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans.............................................50
403(b) Retirement Plans......................................................50
Simplified Employee Pension Plans (SEPPs)....................................51
Financial Statements.........................................................51
Appendix A...................................................................52
Appendix B...................................................................54
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Security Growth and Income Fund (formerly Security Investment Fund),
Security Equity Fund and Security Ultra Fund were organized as Kansas
corporations on February 2, 1944, November 27, 1961 and April 20, 1965,
respectively. The name of Security Growth and Income Fund (formerly Security
Investment Fund) was changed effective July 6, 1993. The Funds are registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as investment companies.
Such registration does not involve supervision by the SEC of the management or
policies of the Funds. The Funds are open-end investment companies that, upon
the demand of the investor, must redeem their shares and pay the investor the
current net asset value thereof. (See "How to Redeem Shares," page 41.)
Each of Security Growth and Income Fund ("Growth and Income Fund"), the
Equity Series ("Equity Fund"), Global Series ("Global Fund"), Asset Allocation
Series ("Asset Allocation Fund"), and Social Awareness Series ("Social Awareness
Fund") of Security Equity Fund, and Security Ultra Fund ("Ultra Fund")
(collectively, the "Funds") has its own investment objective and policies which
are described below. While there is no present intention to do so, the
investment objective and policies of each Fund, unless otherwise noted, may be
changed by its Board of Directors without the approval of stockholders. Each of
the Funds is also required to operate within limitations imposed by its
fundamental investment policies which may not be changed without stockholder
approval. These limitations are set forth below under "Investment Policy
Limitations," page 22. An investment in one of the Funds does not constitute a
complete investment program.
The value of the shares of each Fund fluctuates, reflecting fluctuations in
the value of the portfolio securities and, to the extent it is invested in
foreign securities, its net currency exposure. Each Fund may realize losses or
gains when it sells portfolio securities and will earn income to the extent that
it receives dividends or interest from its investments. (See "Dividends and
Taxes," page 43.)
The Funds' shares are sold to the public at net asset value, plus a sales
commission which is allocated between the principal underwriter and dealers who
sell the shares ("Class A Shares"), or at net asset value with a contingent
deferred sales charge ("Class B Shares"). (See "How to Purchase Shares," page
28.)
Professional investment advice is provided to each Fund by Security
Management Company, LLC (the "Investment Manager"). The Investment Manager has
appointed Lexington Management Corporation ("Lexington") to provide certain
investment advisory services to Global Fund. The Investment Manager has arranged
for Meridian Investment Management Corporation ("Meridian") to provide
quantitative investment research, and Templeton/Franklin Investment Services,
Inc. ("Templeton") to provide analytical research, to the Asset Allocation Fund.
The Funds receive investment advisory, administrative, accounting, and
transfer agency services from the Investment Manager for a fee. The fee for each
Fund, except Global, Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds, on an annual
basis, is 2% of the first $10 million of the average net assets, 1 1/2% of the
next $20 million of the average net assets and 1% of the remaining average net
assets of the respective Funds, determined daily and payable monthly. The fee
paid by Global Fund, on an annual basis, is 2% of the first $70 million of the
average net assets, and 1 1/2% of the remaining average net assets, determined
daily and payable monthly.
Separate fees are paid by Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds to
the Investment Manager for investment advisory, administrative and transfer
agency services. The investment advisory fee for both the Asset Allocation Fund
and the Social Awareness Fund on an annual basis is equal to 1% of the average
daily net assets of each Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly. The
administrative fee for Asset Allocation Fund on an annual basis is equal to
.045% of the average daily net assets of the Fund plus the greater of .10% of
its average net assets or (i) $30,000 in the year ending April 29, 1996; (ii)
$45,000 in the year ending April 29, 1997; or (iii) $60,000 thereafter. The
administrative fee for Social Awareness Fund on an annual basis is equal to .09%
of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The transfer agency fee for the
Asset Allocation Fund and the Social Awareness Fund consists of an annual
maintenance fee of $8.00 per account, and a transaction fee of $1.00 per
transaction.
The Investment Manager bears all expenses of the Funds (except Asset
Allocation and Social Awareness Funds) except for its fees and the expenses of
brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, Class B distribution fees, and
extraordinary expenses approved by the Board of Directors of the Funds. The
Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds pay all of their expenses not
assumed by the Investment Manager or Security Distributors, Inc. (the
"Distributor") as described under "Investment Management," page 33.
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The Investment Manager has agreed that the total annual expenses of any
class or Series of a Fund (including the management fee and its other fees, but
excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and
Class B distribution fees) will not exceed any expense limitation imposed by any
state. See "Investment Management," page 33 for a discussion of the Investment
Manager and the Investment Management and Services Agreements.
Under Distribution Plans adopted with respect to the Class B shares of the
Funds, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, each
Fund is authorized to pay the Distributor an annual fee of 1.00% of the average
daily net assets of the Class B shares of the respective Funds to finance
various distribution-related activities. (See "Class B Distribution Plan," page
30.)
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES OF THE FUNDS
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
The investment objective of Growth and Income Fund is long-term growth of
capital with a secondary emphasis on income. The value of Growth and Income
Fund's shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's
investments. The investment objective and policies of Growth and Income Fund may
be altered by the Board of Directors without the approval of stockholders of the
Fund. There can be no assurance that the stated investment objective will be
achieved.
The policy of Growth and Income Fund is to invest in a diversified
portfolio which will ordinarily consist principally of common stocks (which may
include ADRs), but may also include other securities when deemed advisable. Such
other securities may include (i) securities convertible into common stocks; (ii)
preferred stocks; (iii) debt securities issued by U.S. corporations; (iv)
securities issued by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities, including Treasury bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes
and bonds; (v) securities issued by foreign governments, their agencies, and
instrumentalities, and foreign corporations, provided that such securities are
denominated in U.S. dollars; and (vi) higher yielding, high risk debt securities
(commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). The Fund may also invest in warrants.
However, such investment may not exceed 5% of its total assets valued at the
lower of cost or market. Included in that amount, but not to exceed 2% of the
value of the Fund's assets may be warrants which are not listed on the New York
or American Stock Exchange. Warrants acquired by the Fund in units or attached
to securities may be deemed to be without value. In the selection of securities
for investment, the potential for appreciation and future dividends is given
more weight than current dividends.
Except when in a temporary defensive position, Growth and Income Fund will
maintain at least 25% of its assets invested in securities selected for their
capital growth potential, principally common stocks, and at least another 25% of
its total assets invested in securities which provide income.
With respect to Growth and Income Fund's investment in debt securities,
there is no percentage limitation on the amount of the Fund's assets that may be
invested in securities within any particular rating classification (see Appendix
A for a more complete description of the corporate bond ratings), and the Fund
may invest without limit in unrated securities. Growth and Income Fund may
invest in securities rated Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or BBB by
Standard & Poor's Corporation. Baa securities are considered to be "medium
grade" obligations by Moody's and BBB is the lowest classification which is
still considered an "investment grade" rating by Standard & Poor's. Bonds rated
Baa by Moody's or BBB by Standard & Poor's have speculative characteristics and
may be more susceptible than higher grade bonds to adverse economic conditions
or other adverse circumstances which may result in a weakened capacity to make
principal and interest payments. In addition, the Fund may invest in higher
yielding, longer-term debt securities in the lower rating (higher risk)
categories of the recognized rating services (commonly referred to as "junk
bonds"). These include securities rated Ba or lower by Moody's or BB or lower by
Standard & Poor's and are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to
the ability of the issuer to meet principal and interest payments. However, the
Investment Manager will not rely principally on the ratings assigned by the
rating services. Because Growth and Income Fund may invest in lower rated
securities and unrated securities of comparable quality, the achievement of the
Fund's investment objective may be more dependent on the Investment Manager's
own credit analysis than would be the case if investing in higher rated
securities.
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As discussed above, Growth and Income Fund may invest in foreign debt
securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars. Such foreign debt securities
may include debt of foreign governments, including Brady Bonds, and debt of
foreign corporations. The Fund expects to limit its investment in foreign debt
securities, excluding Canadian securities, to not more than 15% of its total
assets and its investment in debt securities of issuers in emerging markets,
excluding Brady Bonds, to not more than 5% of its net assets. See the discussion
of the risks associated with investing in foreign securities and, in particular,
Brady Bonds and emerging markets under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
Growth and Income Fund may purchase securities on a "when issued" or
"delayed delivery basis" in excess of customary settlement periods for the type
of security involved. The Fund may purchase securities that are restricted as to
disposition under the federal securities laws, provided that such securities are
eligible for resale to qualified institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933 and subject to the Fund's policy that not more
than 15% of its total assets will be invested in illiquid securities. From time
to time, Growth and Income Fund may purchase government bonds or commercial
notes for temporary defensive purposes. The Fund may also utilize repurchase
agreements on an overnight basis or bank demand accounts, pending investment in
securities or to meet potential redemptions or expenses. See the discussion of
when issued securities, Rule 144A securities, and repurchase agreements under
"Investment Methods and Risk Factors."
Growth and Income Fund's policy is to diversify its investments among
various industries, but freedom of action is reserved (at times when deemed
appropriate for the attainment of its investment objectives) to invest up to 25%
of its assets in one industry. This is a fundamental policy of Growth and Income
Fund which cannot be changed without stockholder approval.
There is no restriction on Growth and Income Fund's portfolio turnover, but
it is the Fund's practice to invest its funds for long-term growth and
secondarily for income. The portfolio turnover rate of Class A shares for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993 was as follows: 1995 -
130%, 1994 - 163% and 1993 - 135%. The portfolio turnover rate of Class B shares
of Growth and Income Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 was 130%.
The portfolio turnover rate of Class B shares for the period October 19, 1993 to
September 30, 1994 was 178%. Portfolio turnover is the percentage of the lower
of security sales or purchases to the average portfolio value and would be 100%
if all securities in the Fund were replaced within a period of one year. The
Fund will not usually trade securities for short-term profits.
SPECIAL RISKS OF HIGH YIELD INVESTING. Because Growth and Income Fund
invests in the high yield, high risk debt securities (commonly referred to as
"junk bonds") described above, its share price and yield are expected to
fluctuate more than the share price and yield of a fund investing in higher
quality, shorter-term securities. High yield bonds may be more susceptible to
real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than
investment grade bonds. A projection of an economic downturn, or higher interest
rates, for example, could cause a decline in high yield bond prices because an
advent of such events could lessen the ability of highly leveraged companies to
make principal and interest payments on its debt securities. In addition, the
secondary trading market for high yield bonds may be less liquid than the market
for higher grade bonds, which can adversely affect the ability of Growth and
Income Fund to dispose of its portfolio securities. Bonds for which there is
only a "thin" market can be more difficult to value inasmuch as objective
pricing data may be less available and judgment may play a greater role in the
valuation process. Debt securities issued by governments in emerging markets can
differ from debt obligations issued by private entities in that remedies from
defaults generally must be pursued in the courts of the defaulting government,
and legal recourse is therefore somewhat diminished. Political conditions, in
terms of a government's willingness to meet the terms of its debt obligations,
also are of considerable significance. There can be no assurance that the
holders of commercial bank debt may not contest payments to the holders of debt
securities issued by governments in emerging markets in the event of default by
the governments under commercial bank loan agreements.
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
Security Equity Fund currently issues its shares in four series--Equity
Series ("Equity Fund"), Global Series ("Global Fund"), Asset Allocation Series
("Asset Allocation Fund") and Social Awareness Series ("Social Awareness Fund").
The assets of each Series are held separate from the assets of the other Series
and each Series has an investment objective which differs from that of the other
Series. The investment objective and
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policies of each Series are described below. There are risks inherent in the
ownership of any security and there can be no assurance that such investment
objective will be achieved.
Although there is no present intention to do so, the investment objective
of the Funds may be altered by the Board of Directors without the approval of
stockholders of the Fund.
EQUITY FUND
The investment objective of Equity Fund is to provide a medium for
investment in equity securities to complement fixed-obligation types of
investments. Emphasis will be placed upon selection of those securities which in
the opinion of the Investment Manager offer basic value and have the most
long-term capital growth potential. Income potential will be considered in
selecting investments, to the extent doing so is consistent with Equity Fund's
investment objective of long-term capital growth.
Equity Fund ordinarily will have at least 90% of its total assets invested
in a broadly diversified selection of common stocks (which may include ADRs) and
of preferred stocks convertible into common stocks. However, the Fund reserves
the right to invest temporarily in fixed income securities or in cash and money
market instruments. Equity Fund may invest in certificates of deposit issued by
banks or other bank demand accounts, pending investment in other securities or
to meet potential redemptions or expenses. Equity Fund's investment policy, with
emphasis on investing in securities for potential capital enhancement
possibilities, may involve a more rapid portfolio turnover than other investment
companies.
The portfolio turnover rate of Class A shares of Equity Fund for fiscal
years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993 was as follows: 1995 - 95%, 1994 -
79% and 1993 - 95%. The portfolio turnover rate for Class B shares of Equity
Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 was 95%. The portfolio
turnover rate of Class B shares for the period October 19, 1993 to September 30,
1994 was 80%. Portfolio turnover is the percentage of the lower of security
sales or purchases to the average portfolio value and would be 100% if all
securities in the Fund were replaced within a period of one year.
It is not the policy of Equity Fund to purchase securities for trading
purposes. Nevertheless, securities may be disposed of without regard to the
length of time held if such sales are deemed advisable in order to meet the
Fund's investment objective. Equity Fund does not intend to purchase restricted
stock.
GLOBAL FUND
The investment objective of Global Fund is to seek long-term growth of
capital primarily through investment in securities of companies domiciled in
foreign countries and the United States. Global Fund will seek to achieve its
objective through investment in a diversified portfolio of securities which
under normal circumstances will consist primarily of various types of common
stocks and equivalents (the following constitute equivalents: convertible debt
securities, warrants and options). The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks,
bonds and other debt obligations, which include money market instruments of
foreign and domestic companies and the U.S. Government and foreign governments,
governmental agencies and international organizations. For a full description of
the Fund's investment objective and policies, see the Prospectus.
In seeking to achieve its investment objective, Global Fund may from time
to time engage in the following investment practices:
SETTLEMENT TRANSACTIONS. Global Fund may, for a fixed amount of United
States dollars, enter into a forward foreign exchange contract for the purchase
or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying securities
transactions. In so doing, the Fund will attempt to insulate itself against
possible losses and gains resulting from a change in the relationship between
the United States dollar and the foreign currency during the period between the
date a security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or
received. This process is known as "transaction hedging."
To effect the translation of the amount of foreign currencies involved in
the purchase and sale of foreign securities and to effect the "transaction
hedging" described above, the Fund may purchase or sell foreign currencies on a
"spot" (i.e. cash) basis or on a forward basis whereby the Fund purchases or
sells a specific amount of foreign currency, at a price set at the time of the
contract, for receipt of delivery at a specified date which may be any fixed
number of days in the future.
Such spot and forward foreign exchange transactions may also be utilized to
reduce the risk inherent in fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United
States dollar and the relevant foreign currency when foreign
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securities are purchased or sold for settlement beyond customary settlement time
(as described below). Neither type of foreign currency transaction will
eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund's portfolio or securities or
prevent loss if the price of such securities should decline.
PORTFOLIO HEDGING. When, in the opinion of the Fund's Sub-Adviser,
Lexington Management Corporation ("Lexington"), it is desirable to limit or
reduce exposure in a foreign currency in order to moderate potential changes in
the United States dollar value of the portfolio, Global Fund may enter into a
forward foreign currency exchange contract by which the United States dollar
value of the underlying foreign portfolio securities can be approximately
matched by an equivalent United States dollar liability. The Fund may also enter
into forward currency exchange contracts to increase its exposure to a foreign
currency that Lexington expects to increase in value relative to the United
States dollar. The Fund will not attempt to hedge all of its portfolio positions
and will enter into such transactions only to the extent, if any, deemed
appropriate by Lexington. Hedging against a decline in the value of currency
does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities or prevent
losses if the prices of such securities decline. The Fund intends to limit such
transactions to not more than 70% of its total assets.
FORWARD COMMITMENTS. Global Fund may make contracts to purchase securities
for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time ("forward
commitments") because new issues of securities are typically offered to
investors on that basis. Forward commitments involve a risk of loss if the value
of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date. This risk
is in addition to the risk of decline in value of the Fund's other assets.
Although the Fund will enter into such contracts with the intention of acquiring
the securities, it may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if Lexington
deems it appropriate to do so.
COVERED CALL OPTIONS. Global Fund may seek to preserve capital by writing
covered call options on securities which it owns. Such an option on an
underlying security would obligate the Fund to sell, and give the purchaser of
the option the right to buy, that security at a stated exercise price at any
time until a stated expiration date of the option.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. A repurchase agreement is a contract under which
Global Fund would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not
more than 7 days) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the
Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the Fund's
cost plus interest). Although the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect to any portfolio securities which it may acquire consistent with its
investment policies and restrictions, it is the Fund's present intention to
enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the United
States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities to meet anticipated
redemptions or pending investment or reinvestment of Fund assets in portfolio
securities. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with member
banks of the Federal Reserve System and with "primary dealers" in United States
Government securities. Repurchase agreements will be fully collateralized
including interest earned thereon during the entire term of the agreement. If
the institution defaults on the repurchase agreement, the Fund will retain
possession of the underlying securities. If bankruptcy proceedings are commenced
with respect to the seller, realization on the collateral by Global Fund may be
delayed or limited and the Fund may incur additional costs. In such case, the
Fund will be subject to risks associated with changes in market value of the
collateral securities. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with
(a) securities dealers that have a total capitalization of at least $40,000,000
and a ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital of no more than 4 to 1, or,
alternatively, net capital equal to 6% of aggregate debit balances, or (b) banks
that have at least $1,000,000,000 in assets and a net worth of at least
$100,000,000 as of its most recent annual report. In addition, the aggregate
repurchase price of all repurchase agreements held by the Fund with any broker
shall not exceed 15% of the total assets of the Fund or $5,000,000, whichever is
greater. The Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements maturing in more
than seven days if the aggregate of such repurchase agreements and other
illiquid investments would exceed 10%. The operating expenses of Global Fund can
be expected to be higher than those of an investment company investing
exclusively in United States securities.
RULE 144A SECURITIES. Global Fund may purchase securities that are
restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws, provided that
such restricted securities are eligible for resale to qualified institutional
investors pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and subject to
the Fund's investment policy limitation that not more than 10% of its total
assets will be invested in restricted securities. The Investment
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Manager, under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, will determine
whether securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A are liquid or not.
Portfolio turnover rates for Global Fund, Class A shares, for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1995 was 141%. The portfolio turnover rate of Class A
shares for the period October 5, 1993 to September 30, 1994 was 73%. The
portfolio turnover rate for Global Fund, Class B shares, for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1995 was 141%. The portfolio turnover rate of Class B shares
for the period October 19, 1993 to September 30, 1994 was 73%. Portfolio
turnover is the percentage of the lower of security sales or purchases to the
average portfolio value and would be 100% if all securities in the Fund were
replaced within a period of one year.
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
The investment objective of Asset Allocation Fund is to seek high total
return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund seeks
this objective by following an asset allocation strategy that contemplates
shifts among a wide range of investment categories and market sectors. The Fund
will invest in the following investment categories: equity securities of
domestic and foreign issuers, including common stocks, ADRs, preferred stocks,
convertible securities and warrants; debt securities of domestic and foreign
issuers, including mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities;
exchange-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs); equity securities of
companies involved in the exploration, mining, development, production and
distribution of gold ("gold stocks"); and domestic money market instruments. See
"Investment Methods and Risk Factors" in the Prospectus for a discussion of the
additional risks associated with investment in foreign securities, and see the
discussion of the risks associated with investment in gold stocks and REITs
below.
Investment in gold stocks presents risks, because the prices of gold have
fluctuated substantially over short periods of time. Prices may be affected by
unpredictable monetary and political policies, such as currency devaluations or
revaluations, economic and social conditions within an individual country, trade
imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between countries. The unstable
political and social conditions in South Africa and unsettled political
conditions prevailing in neighboring countries may have disruptive effects on
the market prices of securities of South African companies.
Asset Allocation Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts
("REITs"). A REIT is a trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of real
estate holdings. Investment in REITs involves certain special risks. Equity
REITs may be affected by any changes in the value of the underlying property
owned by the trusts, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any
credit extended. Further, equity and mortgage REITs are dependent upon
management skill, are not diversified, and are therefore subject to the risk of
financing single or a limited number of projects. Such trusts are also subject
to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the
possibility of failing to qualify for special tax treatment under Subchapter M
of the Internal Revenue Code and to maintain an exemption under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Finally, certain REITs may be self-liquidating in that a
specific term of existence is provided for in the trust document. Such trusts
run the risk of liquidating at an economically inopportune time.
The Fund is not required to maintain a portion of its assets in each of the
permitted investment categories. The Fund, however, will maintain under normal
circumstances a minimum of 35% of its total assets in equity securities and 10%
in debt securities. The Fund will not invest more than 55% of its total assets
in money market instruments (except for temporary defensive purposes), more than
80% of its total assets in foreign securities, nor more than 20% of its total
assets in gold stocks. The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its assets in the
securities of any single country other than the United States.
The Investment Manager receives quantitative investment research from
Meridian Investment Management Corporation ("Meridian"), which research the
Investment Manager uses in strategically allocating the Fund's assets among the
investment categories identified above, primarily on the basis of a quantitative
asset allocation model. With respect to equity securities, the model analyzes a
large number of equity securities based on the following factors: current
earnings, earnings history, long-term earnings projections, current price, and
risk. The Investment Manager then determines (based on the results of Meridian's
analysis) which sectors within an identified investment category are deemed to
be the most attractive relative to other sectors. For example, the model may
indicate that a portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in the domestic
equity category of the market and within this category that pharmaceutical
stocks represent a sector with an attractive total return potential. Although
the Investment Manager anticipates relying on much of the research provided by
Meridian, the Investment
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Manager has ultimate responsibility for the selection of the investment
categories and the sectors within those categories.
The Investment Manager identifies sectors of the domestic and international
economy (based on the research provided by Meridian) in which the Fund will
invest and then determines which equity securities to purchase within the
identified sectors. The Investment Manager may utilize certain analytical
research provided by Templeton/Franklin Investment Services, Inc. ("Templeton")
in selecting equity securities, including gold stocks, for Asset Allocation
Fund. Templeton analyzes and monitors analytical research provided by third
parties and makes recommendations regarding equity securities in the identified
sectors based on such research. The Investment Manager has ultimate
responsibility for all buy and sell decisions of Asset Allocation Fund and may
determine not to use analytical research provided by Templeton.
With respect to the selection of debt securities for the Fund, the asset
allocation model provided by Meridian analyzes the prices of commodities and
finished goods to arrive at an interest rate projection. The Investment Manager
will determine the portion of the portfolio to allocate to debt securities and
the duration of those securities based on the model's interest rate projections.
Gold stocks and REITs will be analyzed in a manner similar to that used for
equity securities. Money market instruments will be analyzed based on current
returns and the current yield curve. The asset allocation model and stock
selection techniques used by the Fund may evolve over time or be replaced by
other asset allocation models and/or stock selection techniques. There is no
assurance that the model will correctly predict market trends or enable the Fund
to achieve its investment objective.
The debt securities, including convertible securities, in which the Fund
may invest will, at the time of investment, consist of "investment grade" bonds,
which are bonds rated BBB or better by S&P or Baa or better by Moody's or that
are unrated by S&P and Moody's but considered by the Investment Manager to be of
equivalent credit quality. If the Fund holds a security whose rating drops below
Baa or BBB, the Investment Manager will reevaluate the credit risk of the
security in light of then current market conditions and determine whether to
retain or dispose of the security. The Fund will not retain securities rated
below Baa or BBB in an amount that exceeds 5% of its net assets Securities rated
BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's have speculative characteristics as described in
Appendix A.
Asset Allocation Fund may invest in investment grade mortgage-backed
securities (MBSs), including mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized
mortgage obligations (CMOs). The Fund will not invest in an MBS if, as a result
of such investment, 25% or more of its total assets would be invested in MBSs,
including CMOs and mortgage pass-through securities. For a discussion of MBSs
and the risks associated with such securities, see "Investment Methods and Risk
Factors" - "Mortgage-Backed Securities" in the Prospectus.
The Fund may invest up to 10%, at the time of investment, of its total
assets in restricted securities, that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933. See "Investment Methods and Risk Factors"
in the Prospectus for a discussion of restricted securities.
The Fund may write covered call options and purchase put options on
securities, financial indices and foreign currencies and may enter into futures
contracts. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts (and options on such
contracts) to manage exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign
currencies and as an efficient means of adjusting overall exposure to certain
markets. It is the Fund's operating policy that initial margin deposits and
premiums on options used for non-hedging purposes will not equal more than 5% of
the Fund's net assets. The total market value of securities against which the
Fund has written call options may not exceed 25% of its total assets. The Fund
will not commit more than 5% of its total assets to premiums when purchasing put
options. Futures contracts and options may not always be successful hedges and
their prices can be highly volatile. Using futures contracts and options could
lower the Fund's total return and the potential loss from the use of futures can
exceed the Fund's initial investment in such contracts. Futures contracts and
options and the risks associated with such derivative securities are described
in further detail under "Investment Methods and Risk Factors" below.
The Fund may not purchase securities of unseasoned issuers, including their
predecessors, which have been in operation for less than three years, or equity
securities of issuers which are not readily marketable if, at the time of
investment, its aggregate investment in such securities would exceed 5% of its
total assets.
The Fund's investment in warrants may not exceed 5% of the value of the
Fund's net assets. Included in that amount, but not to exceed 2.0% of the value
of the Fund's net assets, may be warrants which are not listed on the New York
or American Stock Exchange. Warrants acquired by the Fund in units or attached
to securities are deemed to be without value.
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The portfolio turnover rate for Asset Allocation Fund, Class A shares, for
the period June 1, 1995 to September 30, 1995 was 43%. The portfolio turnover
rate for Asset Allocation Fund, Class B shares, for the period June 1, 1995 to
September 30, 1995 was 43%. Portfolio turnover is the percentage of the lower of
security sales or purchases to the average portfolio value and would be 100% if
all securities in the Fund were replaced within a period of one year.
SOCIAL AWARENESS FUND
The investment objective of Social Awareness Fund is to seek capital
appreciation by investing in various types of securities which meet certain
social criteria established for the Fund. Social Awareness Fund will invest in a
diversified portfolio of common stocks (which may include ADRs), convertible
securities, preferred stocks and debt securities. See "Investment Methods and
Risk Factors" - "American Depositary Receipts." From time to time, the Fund may
purchase government bonds or commercial notes on a temporary basis for defensive
purposes.
Securities selected for their appreciation possibilities will be primarily
common stocks or other securities having the investment characteristics of
common stocks, such as securities convertible into common stocks. Securities
will be selected on the basis of their appreciation and growth potential.
Securities considered to have capital appreciation and growth potential will
often include securities of smaller and less mature companies. Such companies
may present greater opportunities for capital appreciation because of high
potential earnings growth, but may also involve greater risk. They may have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and they may be dependent
on a limited management group. Their securities may trade less frequently and in
limited volume, and only in the over-the-counter market or on smaller securities
exchanges. As a result, the securities of smaller companies may have limited
marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic changes in value than
securities of larger, more established companies. The Fund may also invest in
larger companies where opportunities for above-average capital appreciation
appear favorable and the Fund's social criteria are satisfied.
The Social Awareness Fund may enter into futures contracts (a type of
derivative) (or options thereon) to hedge all or a portion of its portfolio or
as an efficient means of adjusting its exposure to the stock market. The Fund
will limit its use of futures contracts so that initial margin deposits or
premiums on such contracts used for non-hedging purposes will not equal more
than 5% of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may also write call and put options
on a covered basis and purchase put and call options on securities and financial
indices. The aggregate market value of the Fund's portfolio securities covering
call or put options will not exceed 25% of the Fund's net assets. See the
discussion of options and futures contracts under "Investment Methods and Risk
Factors." Under normal circumstances, the Social Awareness Fund will invest all
of its assets in issuers that meet its social criteria as set forth below and
that offer investment potential. Because of the limitations on investment
imposed by the social criteria, the availability of investment opportunities for
the Fund may be limited as compared to those of similar funds which do not
impose such restrictions on investment.
The Social Awareness Fund will not invest in securities of companies that
engage in the production of nuclear energy, alcoholic beverages or tobacco
products.
In addition, the Fund will not invest in securities of companies that
significantly engage in: (1) the manufacture of weapon systems; (2) practices
that, on balance, have a detrimental effect on the environment; or (3) the
gambling industry. The Fund will monitor the activities identified above to
determine whether they are significant to an issuer's business. Significance may
be determined on the basis of the percentage of revenue generated by, or the
size of operations attributable to, such activities. The Fund may invest in an
issuer that engages in the activities set forth above, in a degree that is not
deemed significant by the Investment Manager. In addition, the Fund will seek
out companies that have contributed substantially to the communities in which
they operate, have a positive record on employment relations, have made
substantial progress in the promotion of women and minorities or in the
implementation of benefit policies that support working parents, or have taken
notably positive steps in addressing environmental challenges.
The Investment Manager will evaluate an issuer's activities to determine
whether it engages in any practices prohibited by the Fund's social criteria. In
addition to its own research with respect to an issuer's activities, the
Investment Manager will also rely on other organizations that publish
information for investors concerning the social policy implications of corporate
activities. The Investment Manager may rely upon information provided by
advisory firms that provide social research on U.S. corporations, such as
Kinder, Lydenberg & Domini & Co., Inc.
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and Franklin Insight, Inc. Investment selection on the basis of social
attributes is a relatively new practice and the sources for this type of
information are not well established. The Investment Manager will continue to
identify and monitor sources of such information to screen issuers which do not
meet the social investment restrictions of the Fund.
If after purchase of an issuer's securities by Social Awareness Fund, it is
determined that such securities do not comply with the Fund's social criteria,
the securities will be eliminated from the Fund's portfolio within a reasonable
time. This requirement may cause the Fund to dispose of a security at a time
when it may be disadvantageous to do so.
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
The investment objective of Ultra Fund is to seek capital appreciation.
Investment securities will be selected on the basis of their appreciation
possibilities. Current income will not be a factor in selecting investments and
any such income should be considered incidental.
There can be no assurance that the investment objective of Ultra Fund will
be achieved. Nevertheless, Ultra Fund hopes, by careful selection of individual
securities and by supervision of the investment portfolio, to increase the value
of the Fund's shares.
Stocks considered to have growth potential will include securities of
newer, unseasoned companies and may involve greater risks than investments in
companies with demonstrated earning power. At times Ultra Fund may invest in
warrants to purchase (or securities convertible into) common stocks or in other
classes of securities which the Investment Manager believes will contribute to
the attainment of its investment objective. Securities other than common stock
may be held, but Ultra Fund will not normally invest in fixed income securities
except for defensive purposes or to employ uncommitted cash balances. Ultra Fund
expects that it may invest in certificates of deposit issued by banks or other
bank demand accounts, pending investment in other securities or to meet
potential redemptions or expenses. Ultra Fund will not concentrate its
investments in a particular industry or group of industries. As a matter of
operating policy, Ultra Fund may not invest in illiquid securities in excess of
15% of its total assets.
The Fund may enter into futures contracts to hedge all or a portion of its
portfolio, or as an efficient means of adjusting its exposure to the stock
market. The Fund will limit its use of futures contracts so that initial margin
deposits or premiums on such contracts used for non-hedging purposes will not
equal more than 5% of the Fund's net asset value. Futures contracts and the
risks associated with such instruments are described in further detail under
"Investment Methods and Risk Factors" below.
In seeking capital appreciation, Ultra Fund expects to trade to a
substantial degree in securities for the short term. That is, Ultra Fund will be
engaged essentially in trading operations based on short term market
considerations, as distinct from long-term investments, based upon fundamental
evaluation of securities. Investments for long-term profits are made when such
action is considered to be sound and helpful to Ultra Fund's overall objective.
This investment policy is very speculative and involves substantial risk. An
investor should not consider a purchase of Ultra Fund's shares as equivalent to
a complete investment program. Ultra Fund does not presently purchase letter or
restricted stock.
Since Ultra Fund will trade securities for the short term, the annual
portfolio turnover rate generally may be expected to be greater than 100%.
Portfolio turnover is the percentage of the lower of security sales or purchases
to the average portfolio value and would be 100% if all securities in Ultra Fund
were replaced within a period of one year. A 100% turnover rate is substantially
greater than that of most mutual funds. The portfolio turnover rate of Class A
shares of Ultra Fund for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and
1993 was as follows: 1995 - 180%, 1994 - 111% and 1993 - 101%. The portfolio
turnover rate of Class B shares of Ultra Fund for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1995 was 180%. The portfolio turnover rate of Class B shares for
the period October 19, 1993 to December 30, 1994 was 110%.
Short-term investments increase portfolio turnover and brokerage costs to
Ultra Fund and thus to its stockholders. Moreover, to the extent short-term
transactions result in the realization of net gains in securities held less than
one year, Ultra Fund's stockholders will be taxed on any such gains at ordinary
income tax rates.
Ultra Fund will not make short sales of securities unless at the time of
such sales it owns or has the right to acquire, as a result of the ownership of
convertible or exchangeable securities and without the payment of further
consideration, an equal amount of such securities, and it will retain such
securities so long as it is in a short
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position as to them. Should such securities be sold short, the underlying
security will be valued at the asked price. Such short sales will be used by
Ultra Fund only for the purpose of deferring recognition of gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes.
The foregoing investment objective and policies of Ultra Fund may be
altered by the Board of Directors without the approval of stockholders.
INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISK FACTORS
Some of the risk factors related to certain securities, instruments and
techniques that may be used by one or more of the Funds are described in the
"Investment Objectives and Policies" and "Investment Methods and Risk Factors"
sections of the applicable Prospectus and in this Statement of Additional
Information. The following is a description of certain additional risk factors
related to various securities, instruments and techniques. The risks so
described only apply to those Funds which may invest in such securities and
instruments or which use such techniques. Also included is a general description
of some of the investment instruments, techniques and methods which may be used
by one or more of the Funds. The methods described only apply to those Funds
which may use such methods. Although a Fund may employ the techniques,
instruments and methods described below, consistent with its investment
objective and policies and any applicable law, no Fund will be required to do
so.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. Each of the Funds may utilize repurchase agreements
on an overnight basis (or with maturities of up to seven days in the case of
Global Fund) wherein the Fund acquires a debt instrument for the short period,
subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the Fund to resell
such debt instrument at a fixed price. The Funds will enter into repurchase
agreements only with (i) banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System,
or (ii) securities dealers (if permitted to do so under the Investment Company
Act of 1940) who are members of a national securities exchange or market makers
in government securities--in either case, only where the debt instrument subject
to the repurchase agreement is a U.S. Treasury or agency obligation. Such
repurchase agreements may subject the Funds to the risks that (i) they may not
be able to liquidate the securities immediately upon the insolvency of the other
party, or (ii) that amounts received in closing out a repurchase transaction
might be deemed voidable preferences upon the bankruptcy of the other party. In
the opinion of the Investment Manager, such risks are not material.
WHEN ISSUED AND FORWARD COMMITMENT SECURITIES. Purchase or sale of
securities on a "forward commitment" basis may be used to hedge against
anticipated changes in interest rates and prices. The price, which is generally
expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment is made, but
delivery and payment for the securities take place at a later date. When issued
securities and forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date, but
the Funds will enter into when issued and forward commitments only with the
intention of actually receiving or delivering the securities, as the case may
be; however, a Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the
Investment Manager deems it appropriate to do so. No income accrues on
securities which have been purchased pursuant to a forward commitment or on a
when issued basis prior to delivery of the securities. If a Fund disposes of the
right to acquire a when issued security prior to its acquisition or disposes of
its right to deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a
gain or loss. At the time a Fund enters into a transaction on a when issued or
forward commitment basis, a segregated account consisting of cash or high grade,
liquid debt securities equal to the value of the when issued or forward
commitment securities will be established and maintained with its custodian and
will be marked to market daily. There is a risk that the securities may not be
delivered and that the Fund may incur a loss.
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. Each of the Funds may purchase American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") which are dollar-denominated receipts issued
generally by U.S. banks and which represent the deposit with the bank of a
foreign company's securities. ADRs are publicly traded on exchanges or
over-the-counter in the United States. Investors should consider carefully the
substantial risks involved in investing in securities issued by companies of
foreign nations, which are in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic
investments. Although the Funds intend to invest only in nations which are
considered to have relatively stable and friendly governments, there is the
possibility of expropriation, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, foreign
exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer
currency from a given country), political or social instability or diplomatic
developments which could affect investment in securities of issuers in those
nations. In addition, in many countries there is less publicly available
information about issuers than is available in reports about
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companies in the United States. Foreign companies are not generally subject to
uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, and auditing
practices and requirements may not be comparable to those applicable to U.S.
companies. In many foreign countries, there is less government supervision and
regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers and
listed companies than in the United States. Foreign investments may be subject
to taxation abroad. In addition, the foreign securities markets of many of the
countries in which the Funds may invest may also be smaller, less liquid, and
subject to greater price volatility than those in the United States.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISKS. Investment in foreign securities involves risks
and considerations not present in domestic investments. Foreign companies
generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable
to U.S. companies. The securities of non-U.S. issuers generally are not
registered with the SEC, nor are the issuers thereof usually subject to the
SEC's reporting requirements. Accordingly, there may be less publicly available
information about foreign securities and issuers than is available with respect
to U.S. securities and issuers. Foreign securities markets, while growing in
volume, have for the most part substantially less volume than United States
securities markets and securities of foreign companies are generally less liquid
and at times their prices may be more volatile than prices of comparable United
States companies. Foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies
generally are subject to less government supervision and regulation than in the
United States. The customary settlement time for foreign securities may be
longer than the customary settlement time for United States securities. A Fund's
income and gains from foreign issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding or
other taxes, thereby reducing its income and gains. In addition, with respect to
some foreign countries, there is the increased possibility of expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of
the Fund, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments which
could affect the investments of the Fund in those countries. Moreover,
individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S.
economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation,
rate of savings and capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance
of payments positions.
BRADY BONDS. Growth and Income Fund may invest in "Brady Bonds," which are
debt restructurings that provide for the exchange of cash and loans for newly
issued bonds. Brady Bonds are securities created through the exchange of
existing commercial bank loans to public and private entities in certain
emerging markets for new bonds in connection with debt restructuring under a
debt restructuring plan introduced by former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury,
Nicholas F. Brady. Brady Bonds recently have been issued by the governments of
Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Mexico,
Nigeria, The Philippines, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador and Poland, and are
expected to be issued by other emerging market countries. Approximately $150
billion in principal amount of Brady Bonds has been issued to date, the largest
proportion having been issued by Mexico and Venezuela. Investors should
recognize that Brady Bonds have been issued only recently and, accordingly, do
not have a long payment history. Brady Bonds may be collateralized or
uncollateralized, are issued in various currencies (primarily the U.S. dollar)
and are actively traded in the secondary market for Latin American debt. The
Salomon Brothers Brady Bond Index provides a benchmark that can be used to
compare returns of emerging market Brady Bonds with returns in other bond
markets, e.g., the U.S. bond market.
Growth and Income Fund may invest in collateralized Brady Bonds denominated
in U.S. dollars. U.S. dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady Bonds, which may
be fixed rate par bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are collateralized in
full as to principal by U.S. Treasury zero coupon bonds having the same maturity
as the bonds. Interest payments on such bonds generally are collateralized by
cash or securities in an amount that, in the case of fixed rate bonds, is equal
to at least one year of rolling interest payments or, in the case of floating
rate bonds, initially is equal to at least one year's rolling interest payments
based on the applicable interest rate at the time and is adjusted at regular
intervals thereafter.
EMERGING COUNTRIES. Growth and Income Fund may invest in debt securities in
emerging markets. Investing in securities in emerging countries may entail
greater risks than investing in debt securities in developed countries. These
risks include (i) less social, political and economic stability; (ii) the small
current size of the markets for such securities and the currently low or
nonexistent volume of trading, which result in a lack of liquidity and in
greater price volatility; (iii) certain national policies which may restrict the
Fund's investment opportunities, including restrictions on investment in issuers
or industries deemed sensitive to national interests; (iv) foreign taxation; and
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(v) the absence of developed structures governing private or foreign investment
or allowing for judicial redress for injury to private property.
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS. Investing in securities of non-U.S. companies
may entail additional risks due to the potential political and economic
instability of certain countries and the risks of expropriation,
nationalization, confiscation or the imposition of restrictions on foreign
investment and on repatriation of capital invested. In the event of such
expropriation, nationalization or other confiscation by any country, Growth and
Income Fund could lose its entire investment in any such country.
An investment in the Fund is subject to the political and economic risks
associated with investments in emerging markets. Even though opportunities for
investment may exist in emerging markets, any change in the leadership or
policies of the governments of those countries or in the leadership or policies
of any other government which exercises a significant influence over those
countries, may halt the expansion of or reverse the liberalization of foreign
investment policies now occurring and thereby eliminate any investment
opportunities which may currently exist.
Investors should note that upon the accession to power of authoritarian
regimes, the governments of a number of emerging market countries previously
expropriated large quantities of real and personal property similar to the
property which will be represented by the securities purchased by Growth and
Income Fund. The claims of property owners against those governments were never
finally settled. There can be no assurance that any property represented by
securities purchased by the Fund will not also be expropriated, nationalized, or
otherwise confiscated. If such confiscation were to occur, the Fund could lose a
substantial portion of its investments in such countries. The Fund's investments
would similarly be adversely affected by exchange control regulation in any of
those countries.
RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC INSTABILITY. Certain countries in which Growth and
Income Fund may invest may have vocal minorities that advocate radical religious
or revolutionary philosophies or support ethnic independence. Any disturbance on
the part of such individuals could carry the potential for wide-spread
destruction or confiscation of property owned by individuals and entities
foreign to such country and could cause the loss of the Fund's investment in
those countries.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. Certain countries prohibit or impose
substantial restrictions on investments in their capital markets, particularly
their equity markets, by foreign entities such as Growth and Income Fund. As
illustrations, certain countries require governmental approval prior to
investments by foreign persons, or limit the amount of investment by foreign
persons in a particular company, or limit the investments by foreign persons to
only a specific class of securities of a company that may have less advantageous
terms than securities of the company available for purchase by nationals.
Moreover, the national policies of certain countries may restrict investment
opportunities in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests.
In addition, some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation
of investment income, capital or the proceeds of securities sales by foreign
investors. The Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to
grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation, as well as by the
application to it of other restrictions on investments.
NON-UNIFORM CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STANDARDS AND GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION.
Foreign companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial standards
and requirements that differ, in some cases significantly, from those applicable
to U.S. companies. In particular, the assets, liabilities and profits appearing
on the financial statements of such a company may not reflect its financial
position or results of operations in the way they would be reflected had such
financial statements been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. Such securities held by Growth and Income Fund will not
be registered with the SEC or regulators of any foreign country, nor will the
issuers thereof be subject to the SEC's reporting requirements. Thus, there will
be less available information concerning foreign issuers of such securities held
by the Fund than is available concerning U.S. issuers. In instances where the
financial statements of an issuer are not deemed to reflect accurately the
financial situation of the issuer, the Investment Manager will take appropriate
steps to evaluate the proposed investment, which may include interviews with its
management and consultations with accountants, bankers and other specialists.
There is substantially less publicly available information about foreign
companies than there are reports and ratings published about U.S. companies and
the U.S. Government. In addition, where public information is available, it may
be less reliable than such information regarding U.S. issuers.
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ADVERSE MARKET CHARACTERISTICS. Securities of many foreign issuers may be
less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S.
issuers. In addition, foreign securities exchanges and brokers generally are
subject to less governmental supervision and regulation than in the U.S., and
foreign securities exchange transactions usually are subject to fixed
commissions, which generally are higher than negotiated commissions on U.S.
transactions. In addition, foreign securities exchange transactions may be
subject to difficulties associated with the settlement of such transactions.
Delays in settlement could result in temporary periods when assets of Growth and
Income Fund are uninvested and no return is earned thereon. The inability of the
Fund to make intended security purchases due to settlement problems could cause
it to miss attractive opportunities. Inability to dispose of a portfolio
security due to settlement problems either could result in losses to the Fund
due to subsequent declines in value of the portfolio security or, if the Fund
has entered into a contract to sell the security, could result in possible
liability to the purchaser. The Investment Manager will consider such
difficulties when determining the allocation of the Fund's assets.
NON-U.S. WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Fund's investment income and gains from
foreign issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding and other taxes, thereby
reducing Growth and Income Fund's investment income and gains.
PUT AND CALL OPTIONS:
WRITING (SELLING) COVERED CALL OPTIONS. A call option gives the holder
(buyer) the "right to purchase" a security or currency at a specified price (the
exercise price) at any time until a certain date (the expiration date). So long
as the obligation of the writer of a call option continues, he may be assigned
an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through whom such option was sold,
requiring him to deliver the underlying security or currency against payment of
the exercise price. This obligation terminates upon the expiration of the call
option, or such earlier time at which the writer effects a closing purchase
transaction by repurchasing an option identical to that previously sold.
Certain Funds may write (sell) "covered" call options and purchase options
to close out options previously written by the Fund. In writing covered call
options, the Fund expects to generate additional premium income which should
serve to enhance the Fund's total return and reduce the effect of any price
decline of the security or currency involved in the option. Covered call options
will generally be written on securities or currencies which, in the opinion of
the Investment Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser, are not expected to have any
major price increases or moves in the near future but which, over the long term,
are deemed to be attractive investments for the Fund.
The Fund will write only covered call options. This means that the Fund
will own the security or currency subject to the option or an option to purchase
the same underlying security or currency, having an exercise price equal to or
less than the exercise price of the "covered" option, or will establish and
maintain with its custodian for the term of the option, an account consisting of
cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid high-grade debt obligations
having a value equal to the fluctuating market value of the optioned securities
or currencies. In order to comply with the requirements of several states, the
Fund will not write a covered call option if, as a result, the aggregate market
value of all Fund securities or currencies covering call or put options exceeds
25% of the market value of the Fund's net assets. Should these state laws change
or should the Fund obtain a waiver of their application, the Fund reserves the
right to increase this percentage. In calculating the 25% limit, the Fund will
offset, against the value of assets covering written calls and puts, the value
of purchased calls and puts on identical securities or currencies with identical
maturity dates.
Fund securities or currencies on which call options may be written will be
purchased solely on the basis of investment considerations consistent with the
Fund's investment objectives. The writing of covered call options is a
conservative investment technique believed to involve relatively little risk (in
contrast to the writing of naked or uncovered options, which the Fund will not
do), but capable of enhancing the Fund's total return. When writing a covered
call option, the Fund, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for
profit from a price increase in the underlying security or currency above the
exercise price, but conversely, retains the risk of loss should the price of the
security or currency decline. Unlike one who owns securities or currencies not
subject to an option, the Fund has no control over when it may be required to
sell the underlying securities or currencies, since it may be assigned an
exercise notice at any time prior to the expiration of its obligations as a
writer. If a call option which the Fund has written expires, the Fund will
realize a gain in the amount of the premium; however, such gain
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may be offset by a decline in the market value of the underlying security or
currency during the option period. If the call option is exercised, the Fund
will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security or
currency.
Call options written by the Fund will normally have expiration dates of
less than nine months from the date written. The exercise price of the options
may be below, equal to, or above the current market values of the underlying
securities or currencies at the time the options are written. From time to time,
the Fund may purchase an underlying security or currency for delivery in
accordance with an exercise notice of a call option assigned to it, rather than
delivering such security or currency from its portfolio. In such cases,
additional costs may be incurred.
The premium received is the market value of an option. The premium the Fund
will receive from writing a call option will reflect, among other things, the
current market price of the underlying security or currency, the relationship of
the exercise price to such market price, the historical price volatility of the
underlying security or currency, and the length of the option period. Once the
decision to write a call option has been made, the Investment Manager or
relevant Sub-Adviser, in determining whether a particular call option should be
written on a particular security or currency, will consider the reasonableness
of the anticipated premium and the likelihood that a liquid secondary market
will exist for those options. The premium received by the Fund for writing
covered call options will be recorded as a liability of the Fund. This liability
will be adjusted daily to the option's current market value, which will be the
latest sale price at the time at which the net asset value per share of the Fund
is computed (close of the New York Stock Exchange), or, in the absence of such
sale, the latest asked price. The option will be terminated upon expiration of
the option, the purchase of an identical option in a closing transaction, or
delivery of the underlying security or currency upon the exercise of the option.
The Fund will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase transaction
if the cost of the transaction is less or more than the premium received from
the writing of the option. Because increases in the market price of a call
option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying
security or currency, any loss resulting from the repurchase of a call option is
likely to be offset in whole or in part by appreciation of the underlying
security or currency owned by the Fund.
WRITING (SELLING) COVERED PUT OPTIONS. A put option gives the purchaser of
the option the right to sell, and the writer (seller) has the obligation to buy,
the underlying security or currency at the exercise price during the option
period (American style) or at the expiration of the option (European style). So
long as the obligation of the writer continues, he may be assigned an exercise
notice by the broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring him to
make payment of the exercise price against delivery of the underlying security
or currency. The operation of put options in other respects, including their
related risks and rewards, is substantially identical to that of call options.
Certain Funds may write American or European style covered put options and
purchase options to close out options previously written by the Fund.
Certain Funds may write put options on a covered basis, which means that
the Fund would either (i) maintain in a segregated account cash, cash
equivalents, U.S. Government securities or other high grade, liquid debt
obligations in an amount not less than the exercise price at all times while the
put option is outstanding; (ii) sell short the security or currency underlying
the put option at the same or higher price than the exercise price of the put
option; or (iii) purchase an option to sell the underlying security or currency
subject to the option having an exercise price equal to or greater than the
exercise price of the "covered" option at all times while the put option is
outstanding. (The rules of a clearing corporation currently require that such
assets be deposited in escrow to secure payment of the exercise price.) The Fund
would generally write covered put options in circumstances where the Investment
Manager wishes to purchase the underlying security or currency for the Fund's
portfolio at a price lower than the current market price of the security or
currency. In such event the Fund would write a put option at an exercise price
which, reduced by the premium received on the option, reflects the lower price
it is willing to pay. Since the Fund would also receive interest on debt
securities or currencies maintained to cover the exercise price of the option,
this technique could be used to enhance current return during periods of market
uncertainty. The risk in such a transaction would be that the market price of
the underlying security or currency would decline below the exercise price less
the premiums received. Such a decline could be substantial and result in a
significant loss to the Fund. In addition, the Fund, because it does not own the
specific securities or currencies which it may be required to purchase in the
exercise of the put, cannot benefit from appreciation, if any, with respect to
such specific securities or currencies. In order to comply with the requirements
of several states, the Fund will not write a covered put option if, as a result,
the aggregate market value of all portfolio securities or currencies covering
put or call options exceeds 25% of the market value of the Fund's net assets.
Should these
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state laws change or should the Fund obtain a waiver of their application, the
Fund reserves the right to increase this percentage. In calculating the 25%
limit, the Fund will offset against the value of assets covering written puts
and calls, the value of purchased puts and calls on identical securities or
currencies.
PREMIUM RECEIVED FROM WRITING CALL OPTIONS. A Fund will receive a premium
from writing a call option, which increases such Fund's return in the event the
option expires unexercised or is closed out at a profit. The amount of the
premium will reflect, among other things, the relationship of the market price
of the underlying security to the exercise price of the option, the term of the
option and the volatility of the market price of the underlying security. By
writing a call option, a Fund limits its opportunity to profit from any increase
in the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price of the
option.
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS. Closing transactions may be effected in order to
realize a profit on an outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying
security or currency from being called, or, to permit the sale of the underlying
security or currency. A Fund may terminate an option that it has written prior
to its expiration by entering into a closing purchase transaction in which it
purchases an option having the same terms as the option written. A Fund will
realize a profit or loss from such transaction if the cost of such transaction
is less or more than the premium received from the writing of the option.
Because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect
increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting
from the purchase of a call option is likely to be offset in whole or in part by
unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by such Fund.
Furthermore, effecting a closing transaction will permit the Fund to write
another call option on the underlying security or currency with either a
different exercise price or expiration date or both. If the Fund desires to sell
a particular security or currency from its portfolio on which it has written a
call option, it will seek to effect a closing transaction prior to, or
concurrently with, the sale of the security or currency. There is, of course, no
assurance that the Fund will be able to effect such closing transactions at a
favorable price. If the Fund cannot enter into such a transaction, it may be
required to hold a security or currency that it might otherwise have sold. When
the Fund writes a covered call option, it runs the risk of not being able to
participate in the appreciation of the underlying securities or currencies above
the exercise price, as well as the risk of being required to hold on to
securities or currencies that are depreciating in value. This could result in
higher transaction costs. The Fund will pay transaction costs in connection with
the writing of options to close out previously written options. Such transaction
costs are normally higher than those applicable to purchases and sales of
portfolio securities.
PURCHASING CALL OPTIONS. Certain Funds may purchase American or European
call options. The Fund may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to
such options, exercise them or permit them to expire. The Fund may purchase call
options for the purpose of increasing its current return.
Call options may also be purchased by a Fund for the purpose of acquiring
the underlying securities or currencies for its portfolio. Utilized in this
fashion, the purchase of call options enables the Fund to acquire the securities
or currencies at the exercise price of the call option plus the premium paid. At
times the net cost of acquiring securities or currencies in this manner may be
less than the cost of acquiring the securities or currencies directly. This
technique may also be useful to a Fund in purchasing a large block of securities
or currencies that would be more difficult to acquire by direct market
purchases. So long as it holds such a call option rather than the underlying
security or currency itself, the Fund is partially protected from any unexpected
decline in the market price of the underlying security or currency and in such
event could allow the call option to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent
of the premium paid for the option.
To the extent required by the laws of certain states, the Fund may not be
permitted to commit more than 5% of its assets to premiums when purchasing call
and put options. Should these state laws change or should the Fund obtain a
waiver of their application, the Fund may commit more than 5% of its assets to
premiums when purchasing call and put options. The Fund may also purchase call
options on underlying securities or currencies it owns in order to protect
unrealized gains on call options previously written by it. Call options may also
be purchased at times to avoid realizing losses. For example, where the Fund has
written a call option on an underlying security or currency having a current
market value below the price at which such security or currency was purchased by
the Fund, an increase in the market price could result in the exercise of the
call option written
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by the Fund and the realization of a loss on the underlying security or currency
with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option previously
written.
PURCHASING PUT OPTIONS. Certain Funds may purchase put options. The Fund
may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to such options, exercise
them or permit them to expire. A Fund may purchase a put option on an underlying
security or currency (a "protective put") owned by the Fund as a defensive
technique in order to protect against an anticipated decline in the value of the
security or currency. Such hedge protection is provided only during the life of
the put option when the Fund, as the holder of the put option, is able to sell
the underlying security or currency at the put exercise price regardless of any
decline in the underlying security's market price or currency's exchange value.
The premium paid for the put option and any transaction costs would reduce any
capital gain otherwise available for distribution when the security or currency
is eventually sold.
A Fund may purchase put options at a time when the Fund does not own the
underlying security or currency. By purchasing put options on a security or
currency it does not own, the Fund seeks to benefit from a decline in the market
price of the underlying security or currency. If the put option is not sold when
it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security or
currency remains equal to or greater than the exercise price during the life of
the put option, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the put option. In
order for the purchase of a put option to be profitable, the market price of the
underlying security or currency must decline sufficiently below the exercise
price to cover the premium and transaction costs, unless the put option is sold
in a closing sale transaction.
DEALER OPTIONS. Certain Funds may engage in transactions involving dealer
options. Certain risks are specific to dealer options. While the Fund would look
to a clearing corporation to exercise exchange-traded options, if the Fund were
to purchase a dealer option, it would rely on the dealer from whom it purchased
the option to perform if the option were exercised. Exchange-traded options
generally have a continuous liquid market while dealer options have none.
Consequently, the Fund will generally be able to realize the value of a dealer
option it has purchased only by exercising it or reselling it to the dealer who
issued it. Similarly, when the Fund writes a dealer option, it generally will be
able to close out the option prior to its expiration only by entering into a
closing purchase transaction with the dealer to which the Fund originally wrote
the option. While the Fund will seek to enter into dealer options only with
dealers who will agree to and which are expected to be capable of entering into
closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will
be able to liquidate a dealer option at a favorable price at any time prior to
expiration. Failure by the dealer to do so would result in the loss of the
premium paid by the Fund as well as loss of the expected benefit of the
transaction. Until the Fund, as a covered dealer call option writer, is able to
effect a closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to liquidate
securities (or other assets) used as cover until the option expires or is
exercised. In the event of insolvency of the contra party, the Fund may be
unable to liquidate a dealer option. With respect to options written by the
Fund, the inability to enter into a closing transaction may result in material
losses to the Fund. For example, since the Fund must maintain a secured position
with respect to any call option on a security it writes, the Fund may not sell
the assets which it has segregated to secure the position while it is obligated
under the option. This requirement may impair the Fund's ability to sell
portfolio securities at a time when such sale might be advantageous.
The Staff of the SEC has taken the position that purchased dealer options
and the assets used to secure the written dealer options are illiquid
securities. The Fund may treat the cover used for written OTC options as liquid
if the dealer agrees that the Fund may repurchase the OTC option it has written
for a maximum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula. In such cases,
the OTC option would be considered illiquid only to the extent the maximum
repurchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option. To
this extent, the Fund will treat dealer options as subject to the Fund's
limitation on illiquid securities. If the SEC changes its position on the
liquidity of dealer options, the Fund will change its treatment of such
instrument accordingly.
CERTAIN RISK FACTORS IN WRITING CALL OPTIONS AND IN PURCHASING CALL AND PUT
OPTIONS: During the option period, a Fund, as writer of a call option has, in
return for the premium received on the option, given up the opportunity for
capital appreciation above the exercise price should the market price of the
underlying security increase, but has retained the risk of loss should the price
of the underlying security decline. The writer has no control over the time when
it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. The risk
of purchasing a call or put option is that the Fund may lose the premium it paid
plus transaction costs. If the Fund does not exercise the option and is unable
to close out the position prior to expiration of the option, it will lose its
entire investment.
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An option position may be closed out only on an exchange which provides a
secondary market. There can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will
exist for a particular option at a particular time and that the Fund, can close
out its position by effecting a closing transaction. If the Fund is unable to
effect a closing purchase transaction, it cannot sell the underlying security
until the option expires or the option is exercised. Accordingly, the Fund may
not be able to sell the underlying security at a time when it might otherwise be
advantageous to do so. Possible reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary
market include the following: (i) insufficient trading interest in certain
options; (ii) restrictions on transactions imposed by an exchange; (iii) trading
halts, suspensions or other restrictions imposed with respect to particular
classes or series of options or underlying securities; (iv) inadequacy of the
facilities of an exchange or the clearing corporation to handle trading volume;
and (v) a decision by one or more exchanges to discontinue the trading of
options or impose restrictions on orders. In addition, the hours of trading for
options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are
traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the
underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in
the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets. The
purchase of options is a highly specialized activity which involves investment
techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary Fund
securities transactions.
Each exchange has established limitations governing the maximum number of
call options, whether or not covered, which may be written by a single investor
acting alone or in concert with others (regardless of whether such options are
written on the same or different exchanges or are held or written on one or more
accounts or through one or more brokers). An exchange may order the liquidation
of positions found to be in violation of these limits and it may impose other
sanctions or restrictions.
OPTIONS ON STOCK INDICES. Options on stock indices are similar to options
on specific securities except that, rather than the right to take or make
delivery of the specific security at a specific price, an option on a stock
index gives the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an
amount of cash if the closing level of that stock index is greater than, in the
case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the
option. This amount of cash is equal to such difference between the closing
price of the index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars
multiplied by a specified multiple. The writer of the option is obligated, in
return for the premium received, to make delivery of this amount. Unlike options
on specific securities, all settlements of options on stock indices are in cash
and gain or loss depends on general movements in the stocks included in the
index rather than price movements in particular stocks. A stock index futures
contract is an agreement in which one party agrees to deliver to the other an
amount of cash equal to a specific amount multiplied by the difference between
the value of a specific stock index at the close of the last trading day of the
contract and the price at which the agreement is made. No physical delivery of
securities is made.
RISK FACTORS IN OPTIONS ON INDICES. Because the value of an index option
depends upon the movements in the level of the index rather than upon movements
in the price of a particular security, whether the Fund will realize a gain or a
loss on the purchase or sale of an option on an index depends upon the movements
in the level of prices in the market generally or in an industry or market
segment rather than upon movements in the price of the individual security.
Accordingly, successful use of positions will depend upon the ability of the
Investment Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser to predict correctly movements in the
direction of the market generally or in the direction of a particular industry.
This requires different skills and techniques than predicting changes in the
prices of individual securities.
Index prices may be distorted if trading of securities included in the
index is interrupted. Trading in index options also may be interrupted in
certain circumstances, such as if trading were halted in a substantial number of
securities in the index. If this occurred, a Fund would not be able to close out
options which it had written or purchased and, if restrictions on exercise were
imposed, might be unable to exercise an option it purchased, which would result
in substantial losses.
Price movements in Fund securities will not correlate perfectly with
movements in the level of the index and therefore, a Fund bears the risk that
the price of the securities may not increase as much as the level of the index.
In this event, the Fund would bear a loss on the call which would not be
completely offset by movements in the prices of the securities. It is also
possible that the index may rise when the value of the Fund's securities does
not. If this occurred, a Fund would experience a loss on the call which would
not be offset by an increase in the value of its securities and might also
experience a loss in the market value of its securities.
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Unless a Fund has other liquid assets which are sufficient to satisfy the
exercise of a call on the index, the Fund will be required to liquidate
securities in order to satisfy the exercise.
When a Fund has written a call on an index, there is also the risk that the
market may decline between the time the Fund has the call exercised against it,
at a price which is fixed as of the closing level of the index on the date of
exercise, and the time the Fund is able to sell securities. As with options on
securities, the Investment Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser will not learn that a
call has been exercised until the day following the exercise date, but, unlike a
call on securities where the Fund would be able to deliver the underlying
security in settlement, the Fund may have to sell part of its securities in
order to make settlement in cash, and the price of such securities might decline
before they could be sold.
If a Fund exercises a put option on an index which it has purchased before
final determination of the closing index value for the day, it runs the risk
that the level of the underlying index may change before closing. If this change
causes the exercised option to fall "out-of-the-money" the Fund will be required
to pay the difference between the closing index value and the exercise price of
the option (multiplied by the applicable multiplier) to the assigned writer.
Although the Fund may be able to minimize this risk by withholding exercise
instructions until just before the daily cutoff time or by selling rather than
exercising an option when the index level is close to the exercise price, it may
not be possible to eliminate this risk entirely because the cutoff time for
index options may be earlier than those fixed for other types of options and may
occur before definitive closing index values are announced.
TRADING IN FUTURES. Certain Funds may enter into futures contracts,
including stock index, interest rate and currency futures ("futures" or "futures
contracts"). A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and
purchase by another party of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a
stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time
the contract is made. Brokerage fees are incurred when a futures contract is
bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Entering into a contract
to buy is commonly referred to as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a
long position. Entering into a contract to sell is commonly referred to as
selling a contract or holding a short position.
An example of a stock index futures contract follows. The Standard & Poor's
500 Stock Index ("S&P 500 Index") is composed of 500 selected common stocks,
most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 Index
assigns relative weightings to the common stocks included in the Index, and the
Index fluctuates with changes in the market values of those common stocks. In
the case of the S&P 500 Index, contracts are to buy or sell 500 units. Thus, if
the value of the S&P 500 Index were $150, one contract would be worth $75,000
(500 units x $150). The stock index futures contract specifies that no delivery
of the actual stock making up the index will take place. Instead, settlement in
cash occurs. Over the life of the contract, the gain or loss realized by the
Fund will equal the difference between the purchase (or sale) price of the
contract and the price at which the contract is terminated. For example, if the
Fund enters into a futures contract to buy 500 units of the S&P 500 Index at a
specified future date at a contract price of $150 and the S&P 500 Index is at
$154 on that future date, the Fund will gain $2,000 (500 units x gain of $4). If
the Fund enters into a futures contract to sell 500 units of the stock index at
a specified future date at a contract price of $150 and the S&P 500 Index is at
$152 on that future date, the Fund will lose $1,000 (500 units x loss of $2).
Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price would be paid
or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon
entering into a futures contract, and to maintain the Fund's open positions in
futures contracts, the Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian in a
segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, cash
equivalents, U.S. Government securities or other high grade, liquid debt
obligations known as "initial margin." The margin required for a particular
futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may
be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of
the contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins
that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being
traded.
Margin is the amount of funds that must be deposited by the Fund with its
custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures commission merchant
in order to initiate futures trading and to maintain the Fund's open position in
futures contracts. A margin deposit is intended to ensure the Fund's performance
of the futures contract. The margin required for a particular futures contract
is set by the exchange on which the futures contract is traded, and may be
significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the
futures contract.
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If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in the case
of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the
futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy
margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However,
if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the
futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the
broker will pay the excess to the Fund.
These subsequent payments, called "variation margin," to and from the
futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets
fluctuate making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or
less valuable, a process known as "marking to the market." The Fund expects to
earn interest income on its margin deposits.
Although certain futures contracts, by their terms, require actual future
delivery of and payment for the underlying instruments, in practice most futures
contracts are usually closed out before the delivery date. Closing out an open
futures contract sale or purchase is effected by entering into an offsetting
futures contract purchase or sale, respectively, for the same aggregate amount
of the identical securities and the same delivery date. If the offsetting
purchase price is less than the original sale price, the Fund realizes a gain;
if it is more, the Fund realizes a loss. Conversely, if the offsetting sale
price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it
is less, the Fund realizes a loss. The transaction costs must also be included
in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be
able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular
futures contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an
offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the
margin deposits on the futures contract.
Options on futures are similar to options on underlying instruments except
that options on futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium
paid, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option
is a call and a short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase
or sell the futures contract, at a specified exercise price at any time during
the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the
futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be
accompanied by the delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's futures
margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of the
futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than
(in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract.
Alternatively, settlement may be made totally in cash. Purchasers of options who
fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the
premium paid.
The writer of an option on a futures contract is required to deposit margin
pursuant to requirements similar to those applicable to futures contracts. Upon
exercise of an option on a futures contract, the delivery of the futures
position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be
accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's margin
account. This amount will be equal to the amount by which the market price of
the futures contract at the time of exercise exceeds, in the case of a call, or
is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option on the
futures contract.
Commissions on financial futures contracts and related options transactions
may be higher than those which would apply to purchases and sales of securities
directly. From time to time, a single order to purchase or sell futures
contracts (or options thereon) may be made on behalf of the Fund and other
mutual funds or series of mutual funds for which the Investment Manager or
relevant Sub-Adviser serves as adviser or sub-adviser, respectively. Such
aggregated orders would be allocated among the Fund and such other mutual funds
or series of mutual funds in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.
A public market exists in interest rate futures contracts covering
primarily the following financial instruments: U.S. Treasury bonds; U.S.
Treasury notes; Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") modified
pass-through mortgage-backed securities; three-month U.S. Treasury bills; 90-day
commercial paper; bank certificates of deposit; and Eurodollar certificates of
deposit. It is expected that futures contracts trading in additional financial
instruments will be authorized. The standard contract size is generally $100,000
for futures contracts in U.S. Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasury notes, and GNMA
pass-through securities and $1,000,000 for the other designated futures
contracts. A public market exists in futures contracts covering a number of
indexes, including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the
Standard & Poor's 100 Index, the NASDAQ 100 Index, the Value Line Composite
Index and the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index.
Stock index futures contracts may be used to provide a hedge for a portion
of the Fund's portfolio, as a cash management tool, or as an efficient way for
the Investment Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser to implement either an increase
or decrease in portfolio market exposure in response to changing market
conditions. Stock index
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futures contacts are currently traded with respect to the S&P 500 Index and
other broad stock market indices, such as the New York Stock Exchange Composite
Stock Index and the Value Line Composite Stock Index. The Fund may, however,
purchase or sell futures contracts with respect to any stock index.
Nevertheless, to hedge the Fund's portfolio successfully, the Fund must sell
futures contracts with respect to indexes or subindexes whose movements will
have a significant correlation with movements in the prices of the Fund's
securities.
Interest rate or currency futures contracts may be used as a hedge against
changes in prevailing levels of interest rates or currency exchange rates in
order to establish more definitely the effective return on securities or
currencies held or intended to be acquired by the Fund. In this regard, the Fund
could sell interest rate or currency futures as an offset against the effect of
expected increases in interest rates or currency exchange rates and purchase
such futures as an offset against the effect of expected declines in interest
rates or currency exchange rates.
The Fund may enter into futures contracts which are traded on national or
foreign futures exchanges and are standardized as to maturity date and
underlying financial instrument. The principal financial futures exchanges in
the United States are the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange, the New York Futures Exchange, and the Kansas City Board of
Trade. Futures exchanges and trading in the United States are regulated under
the Commodity Exchange Act by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC").
Futures are traded in London at the London International Financial Futures
Exchange, in Paris at the MATIF and in Tokyo at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Although techniques other than the sale and purchase of futures contracts could
be used for the above-referenced purposes, futures contracts offer an effective
and relatively low cost means of implementing the Fund's objectives in these
areas.
CERTAIN RISKS RELATING TO FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS. There are
special risks involved in futures transactions.
SPECIAL RISKS OF TRANSACTIONS IN FUTURES CONTRACTS
VOLATILITY AND LEVERAGE. The prices of futures contracts are volatile and
are influenced, among other things, by actual and anticipated changes in the
market and interest rates, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary
policies and national and international policies and economic events.
Most futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures
contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the
maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down
from the previous day's settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once
the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may
be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only
price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit
potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable
positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit
for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby
preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and subjecting some futures
traders to substantial losses.
Because of the low margin deposits required, futures trading involves an
extremely high degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price
movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss or
gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 10% of the value
of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 10% decrease in the
value of the futures contract would result in a total loss of the margin
deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were
then closed out. A 15% decrease would result in a loss equal to 150% of the
original margin deposit, if the contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or
sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested
in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained
comparable losses if, instead of the futures contract, it had invested in the
underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline. Furthermore, in
the case of a futures contract purchase, in order to be certain that the Fund
has sufficient assets to satisfy its obligations under a futures contract, the
Fund earmarks to the futures contract cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government
securities or other high grade, liquid debt securities equal in value to the
current value of the underlying instrument less the margin deposit.
LIQUIDITY. The Fund may elect to close some or all of its futures positions
at any time prior to their expiration. The Fund would do so to reduce exposure
represented by long futures positions or increase exposure represented by short
futures positions. The Fund may close its positions by taking opposite positions
which would operate to terminate the Fund's position in the futures contracts.
Final determinations of variation margin would
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then be made, additional cash would be required to be paid by or released to the
Fund, and the Fund would realize a loss or a gain.
Futures contracts may be closed out only on the exchange or board of trade
where the contracts were initially traded. For example, stock index futures
contracts can currently be purchased or sold with respect to the S&P 500 Index
on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange Composite Stock
Index on the New York Futures Exchange and the Value Line Composite Stock Index
on the Kansas City Board of Trade.
Although the Fund intends to purchase or sell futures contracts only on
exchanges or boards of trade where there appears to be an active market, there
is no assurance that a liquid market on an exchange or board of trade will exist
for any particular contract at any particular time. In such event, it might not
be possible to close a futures contract, and in the event of adverse price
movements, the Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments of
variation margin. However, in the event futures contracts have been used to
hedge portfolio securities, the Fund would continue to hold securities subject
to the hedge until the futures contracts could be terminated. In such
circumstances, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, might
partially or completely offset losses on the futures contract. However, as
described below, there is no guarantee that the price of the securities will, in
fact, correlate with the price movements in the futures contract and thus
provide an offset to losses on a futures contract.
HEDGING RISK. A decision of whether, when, and how to hedge involves skill
and judgment, and even a well-conceived hedge may be unsuccessful to some degree
because of unexpected market behavior or market trends. There are several risks
in connection with the use by the Fund of futures contracts as a hedging device.
One risk arises because of the imperfect correlation between movements in the
prices of the futures and movements in the prices of the underlying instruments
which are the subject of the hedge. The Investment Manager will, however,
attempt to reduce this risk by entering into futures contracts whose movements,
in its judgment, will have a significant correlation with movements in the
prices of the Fund's underlying instruments sought to be hedged.
Successful use of futures contracts by the Fund for hedging purposes is
also subject to the Investment Manager's ability to correctly predict movements
in the direction of the market. It is possible that, when the Fund has sold
futures to hedge its portfolio against a decline in the market, the index,
indices, or instruments underlying futures might advance and the value of the
underlying instruments held in the Fund's portfolio might decline. If this were
to occur, the Fund would lose money on the futures and also would experience a
decline in value in its underlying instruments. However, while this might occur
to a certain degree, the Investment Manager believes that over time the value of
the Fund's portfolio will tend to move in the same direction as the market
indices used to hedge the portfolio. It is also possible that if the Fund were
to hedge against the possibility of a decline in the market (adversely affecting
the underlying instruments held in its portfolio) and prices instead increased,
the Fund would lose part or all of the benefit of increased value of those
underlying instruments that it had hedged, because it would have offsetting
losses in its futures positions. In addition, in such situations, if the Fund
had insufficient cash, it might have to sell underlying instruments to meet
daily variation margin requirements. Such sales of underlying instruments might
be, but would not necessarily be, at increased prices (which would reflect the
rising market). The Fund might have to sell underlying instruments at a time
when it would be disadvantageous to do so.
In addition to the possibility that there might be an imperfect
correlation, or no correlation at all, between price movements in the futures
contracts and the portion of the portfolio being hedged, the price movements of
futures contracts might not correlate perfectly with price movements in the
underlying instruments due to certain market distortions. First, all
participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance
requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements,
investors might close future contracts through offsetting transactions which
could distort the normal relationship between the underlying instruments and
futures markets. Second, the margin requirements in the futures market are less
onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets, and as a result the
futures market might attract more speculators than the securities markets do.
Increased participation by speculators in the futures market might also cause
temporary price distortions. Due to the possibility of price distortion in the
futures market and also because of the imperfect correlation between movements
in the underlying instruments and movements in the prices of futures contracts,
even a correct forecast of general market trends by the Investment Manager might
not result in a successful hedging transaction over a very short time period.
CERTAIN RISKS OF OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS. The Fund may seek to close
out an option position by writing or buying an offsetting option covering the
same index, underlying instruments, or contract and having the
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same exercise price and expiration date. The ability to establish and close out
positions on such options will be subject to the maintenance of a liquid
secondary market. Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an
exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest
in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening
transactions or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions
or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or
series of options, or underlying instruments; (iv) unusual or unforeseen
circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities
of an exchange or a clearing corporation may not at all times be adequate to
handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic
or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the
trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event
the secondary market on that exchange (or in the class or series of options)
would cease to exist, although outstanding options on the exchange that had been
issued by a clearing corporation as a result of trades on that exchange would
continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms. There is no assurance
that higher than anticipated trading activity or other unforeseen events might
not, at times, render certain of the facilities of any of the clearing
corporations inadequate, and thereby result in the institution by an exchange of
special procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of customers'
orders.
REGULATORY LIMITATIONS. The Funds will engage in transactions in futures
contracts and options thereon only for bona fide hedging, yield enhancement and
risk management purposes, in each case in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the CFTC.
The Funds may not enter into futures contracts or options thereon if, with
respect to positions which do not qualify as bona fide hedging under applicable
CFTC rules, the sum of the amounts of initial margin deposits on the Fund's
existing futures and premiums paid for options on futures would exceed 5% of the
net asset value of the Funds after taking into account unrealized profits and
unrealized losses on any such contracts it has entered into; provided, however,
that in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of purchase, the
in-the-money amount may be excluded in calculating the 5% limitation.
To the extent necessary to comply with applicable regulations, in instances
involving the purchase of futures contracts or call options thereon or the
writing of put options thereon by the Fund, an amount of cash, cash equivalents,
U.S. Government securities or other high grade, liquid debt obligations, equal
to the market value of the futures contracts and options thereon (less any
related margin deposits), will be identified in an account with the Fund's
custodian to cover the position, or alternative cover will be employed.
In addition, CFTC regulations may impose limitations on the Funds' ability
to engage in certain yield enhancement and risk management strategies. If the
CFTC or other regulatory authorities adopt different (including less stringent)
or additional restrictions, the Funds would comply with such new restrictions.
INVESTMENT POLICY LIMITATIONS
Each of the Funds operates within certain fundamental investment policy
limitations which may not be changed without the approval of the lesser of (i)
67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting if the holders of more
than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present or
represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities
of the Fund. Investments bound by the following limitations are adhered to at
the time of investment, but later increases or decreases in percentages
resulting from change in value or net assets will not result in violation of
such limitations.
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
Growth and Income Fund's fundamental investment policy limitations are:
1. Not to invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one
issuer.
2. Not to purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any
one issuer.
3. Not to purchase securities for the purpose of exercising control over the
issuers thereof.
4. Not to act as an underwriter, either directly or indirectly.
5. Not to borrow money or securities for any purpose except to the extent that
borrowing up to 5% of the Fund's total assets is permitted for emergency
purposes, provided such borrowing is made on a temporary basis from
commercial banks and is not used for investment purposes.
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6. Not to lend money or securities to any person, corporation, securities
dealer, or bank, other than the purchase of publicly distributed debt
securities which are not considered loans, or by entry into repurchase
agreements.
7. Not to buy securities on margin or effect short sales of securities.
8. Not to mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any securities or funds of the Fund
other than as might become necessary to furnish bond to governmental
agencies required for the conduct of the business of the Fund.
9. Not to purchase any security other than securities listed on a national
securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or actively traded over-the-counter.
10. Not to invest in companies having a record of less than three years'
continuous operation, which may include the operations of predecessor
companies.
11. Not to invest in the securities of an issuer if the officers and directors
of the Fund, Underwriter or Manager own more than 1/2 of 1% of such
securities, or if all such persons together own more than 5% of such
securities.
12. Not to invest in the securities of other investment companies except in the
open market at ordinary broker's commissions.
13. Not to allow officers or directors of the Fund, Underwriter or Manager to
purchase shares of the Fund except for investment at current net asset
value.
14. Not to own, buy or sell real estate, commodities or commodity contracts.
15. Not to invest in puts, calls, straddles, spreads or any combination
thereof.
16. Not to invest in limited partnerships or similar interests in oil, gas,
mineral leases, and other mineral exploration development programs;
provided, however, that the Fund may invest in the securities of other
corporations whose activities include such exploration and development.
Although Fundamental Policy 16 is intended to apply only to certain oil,
gas and other mineral exploration development programs and not to securities
traded on national securities exchanges, the Board of Directors reviewed and
considered in 1986 the scope of this limitation. Prior to that time, the Fund
had made an investment, which incurred a loss, in an oil and gas company which
was organized as a limited partnership with its securities traded on the New
York Stock Exchange. The directors concluded that the limitation was not
intended to apply to such investments, but in order to avoid possible future
questions regarding the permissibility of such investments, have determined that
Growth and Income Fund will not purchase limited partnership securities of any
type in the future. The Fund does not interpret Fundamental Policy 7 or 14 as
prohibiting transactions in financial futures contracts.
SECURITY EQUITY FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
Security Equity Fund's fundamental policy limitations, which are applicable
to each of Equity Fund, Global Fund, Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness
Fund, are:
1. Not to invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one
issuer; provided, however, that for Asset Allocation Fund and Social
Awareness Fund this limitation applies only with respect to 75% of its
total assets.
2. Not to purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any
one issuer; provided, however, that for Asset Allocation Fund and Social
Awareness Fund this limitation applies only with respect to 75% of its
total assets.
3. Not to purchase securities for the purpose of exercising control over the
issuers thereof.
4. Not to underwrite securities of other issuers, provided that this policy
shall not be construed to prevent or limit in any manner the right of the
Fund to purchase securities for investment purposes.
5. With respect to Equity Fund and Global Fund, not to borrow money or
securities for any purpose except to the extent that borrowing up to 10% of
the Fund's total assets is permitted for emergency purposes on a temporary
basis from banks and will not be made for investment purposes. Asset
Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund may borrow up to 33 1/3% of total
assets and may borrow for emergency, temporary or investment purposes from
a variety of sources, including banks. Each of the Funds may also obtain
such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of portfolio
transactions.
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6. Not to make loans to other persons other than the purchase of publicly
distributed debt securities which are not considered loans, or by entry
into repurchase agreements; provided, however, that this investment
limitation does not apply to Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness
Fund.
7. Not to buy securities on margin or effect short sales of securities;
provided, however, that Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund may
make margin deposits in connection with transactions in options, futures,
and options on futures.
8. Not to issue senior securities; provided, however, that Asset Allocation
Fund and Social Awareness Fund may issue senior securities in compliance
with the Investment Company Act of 1940.
9. Not to invest in the securities of other investment companies; provided,
however, that this investment limitation does not apply to Asset Allocation
Fund and Social Awareness Fund which may invest in the securities of other
investment companies. (Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund do
not presently intend to invest in the securities of other investment
companies.)
10. Not to invest in companies having a record of less than three years'
continuous operation, which may include the operations of predecessor
companies; provided, however, that this investment limitation does not
apply to Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund.
11. Not to invest in the securities of an issuer if the officers and directors
of the Fund, the Underwriter or Investment Manager own more than 1/2 of 1%
of such securities, or if all such persons together own more than 5% of
such securities.
12. Not to allow officers or directors of the Fund, the Underwriter or
Investment Manager to purchase shares of the Fund except for investment at
current net asset value.
13. Not to invest 25% or more of the Fund's total assets in a particular
industry.
14. Not to own, buy or sell real estate, commodities or commodity contracts;
provided, however, that Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund may
enter into forward currency contracts and forward commitments, and
transactions in futures, options, and options on futures. (This policy
shall not prevent any of the Funds from investing in securities or other
instruments backed by real estate or in securities of companies engaged in
the real estate business.)
15. Not to invest in warrants unless acquired as a unit or attached to other
securities; provided, however, that this investment limitation does not
apply to Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund.
16. Not to invest more than 10% of its total assets in restricted securities;
provided, however, that this investment limitation does not apply to Asset
Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund which may invest in restricted
securities. (Restricted securities are those securities for which an active
and substantial market does not exist at the time of purchase or upon
subsequent valuation, or for which there are legal or contractual
restrictions as to disposition.)
17. Not to invest more than 2% of its total assets in puts, calls, straddles,
spreads, or any combination thereof; provided, however, that this
investment limitation does not apply to Asset Allocation Fund and Social
Awareness Fund which may invest in such instruments. (With respect to
Equity Fund and Global Fund, there is no present intention to invest any of
the Fund's assets in puts, calls, straddles, spreads, or any combination
thereof.)
18. Not to invest in limited partnerships or similar interests in oil, gas,
mineral leases or other mineral exploration development programs; provided,
however, that the Funds may invest in the securities of other corporations
whose activities include such exploration and development.
The Fund interprets Fundamental Policy 14 to prohibit the purchase of real
estate limited partnerships. The Fund does not interpret Fundamental Policy 7 or
14 as prohibiting transactions in options, financial futures contracts or
options on financial futures contracts; however, with respect to Equity and
Global Funds, transactions in options and options on financial futures contracts
are subject to the limits set forth in Fundamental Policy 17.
SECURITY ULTRA FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
Ultra Fund's fundamental policy limitations are:
1. Not to invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one
issuer (other than the United States of America).
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2. Not to purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities (or of
any class of outstanding securities) of any one issuer.
3. Not to purchase securities for the purpose of exercising control over the
issuers thereof.
4. Not to underwrite securities of other issuers.
5. Not to purchase restricted securities.
6. Not to pledge any portion of its assets.
7. Not to make loans to other persons other than the purchase of publicly
distributed debt securities which are not considered loans, or by entry
into repurchase agreements.
8. Not to buy securities on margin but it may obtain such short-term credits
as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities.
9. Not to issue senior securities, except that it may borrow money from banks
for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount up to 5% of the Fund's
total assets, provided that the Fund will not purchase portfolio securities
at any time it has outstanding borrowings.
10. Not to invest in the securities of other investment companies.
11. Not to make short sales of securities unless at the time it owns an equal
amount of such securities, or by virtue of ownership of convertible or
exchangeable securities, it has the right to obtain through the conversion
or exchange of such other securities an equal amount of securities sold
short.
12. Not to invest more than 25% of the Fund's total assets in a particular
industry.
13. Not to own, buy or sell real estate, commodities or commodity contracts.
14. Not to invest more than 5% of the value of the Fund's net assets in
warrants, valued at the lower of cost or market. Included within that
amount (but not to exceed 2% of the value of the Fund's net assets) may be
warrants which are not listed on the New York or American Stock Exchanges.
Warrants acquired by the Fund in units or attached to securities may be
deemed to be without value.
15. Not to invest more than 5% of its total assets in any issuer or issuers
having a record of less than three years continuous operation, which may
include the operations of predecessor companies.
16. Not to invest in puts, calls, straddles, spreads, or any combination
thereof.
17. Not to invest in limited partnerships or similar interests in oil, gas,
mineral leases, and other mineral exploration or development programs;
provided, however, that the Fund may invest in the securities of other
corporations whose activities include such exploration and development.
The Fund does not interpret Fundamental Policy 8 or 13 as prohibiting
transactions in financial futures contracts.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The officers and directors of the Funds and their principal occupations for
at least the last five years are as follows. Unless otherwise noted, the address
of each officer and director is 700 Harrison Street, Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001.
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JOHN D. CLELAND,* President and Director Senior Vice President and Managing Member Representative,
Security Management Company, LLC; Senior Vice President,
Security Benefit Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life
Insurance Company.
WILLIS A. ANTON, JR., Director Partner, Classic Awning & Design. Prior to October 1991,
3616 Yorkway President, Classic Awning & Design.
Topeka, Kansas 66604
DONALD A. CHUBB, JR.,** Director President, Neon Tube Light, Inc.
605 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66607
DONALD L. HARDESTY, Director President, Central Research Corporation
900 Bank IV Tower
Topeka, Kansas 66603
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NAME, ADDRESS AND POSITIONS HELD WITH THE FUNDS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
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PENNY A. LUMPKIN,** Director Vice President, Palmer News, Inc. Prior to October 1991, Secretary
3616 Canterbury Town Road and Director, Palmer Companies, Inc. (Wholesale Periodicals)
Topeka, Kansas 66610
MARK L. MORRIS, JR.,** Director President, Mark Morris Associates (Veterinary Research and Education)
5500 SW 7th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66606
JEFFREY B. PANTAGES,* Director Prior to June 1996, President, Chief Investment Officer and
1266 South Street Director, Security Management Company; Senior Vice
Needham, MA 02192 President, Security Benefit Group, Inc. and Security
Benefit Life Insurance Company. Prior to April 1992,
Managing Director, Prudential Life.
HUGH L. THOMPSON, Director President, Washburn University.
1700 College
Topeka, KS 66621
JAMES R. SCHMANK, Vice President and Treasurer President (Interim), Treasurer, Chief Fiscal Officer and
Managing Member Representative, Security Management
Company, LLC; Vice President and Interim Chief Investment
Officer, Security Benefit Group, Inc. and Security Benefit
Life Insurance Company.
MARK E. YOUNG, Vice President Vice President - Operations, Security Management
Company, LLC; Assistant Vice President, Security Benefit
Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company.
JANE A. TEDDER, Vice President Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Security
(Equity Fund only) Management Company, LLC; Vice President, Security Benefit
Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company.
TERRY A. MILBERGER, Vice President Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Security
(Equity Fund only) Management Company, LLC; Vice President, Security Benefit
Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company.
AMY J. LEE, Secretary Secretary, Security Management Company, LLC; Vice
President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary, Security Benefit Group, Inc. and Security
Benefit Life Insurance Company.
BRENDA M. LUTHI, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary, Security Management Company, LLC; Assistant Vice
President, Security Benefit Group, Inc. and Security
Benefit Life Insurance Company.
CINDY L. SHIELDS, Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security
(Ultra Fund only) Management Company, LLC; Assistant Vice President, Security
Benefit Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life Insurance
Company. Prior to August 1994, Junior Portfolio Manager,
Research Analyst, Junior Research Analyst and Portfolio
Assistant, Security Management Company.
GREGORY A. HAMILTON, Assistant Vice President Second Vice President, Security Management Company, LLC,
(Equity Fund only) Security Benefit Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life
Insurance Company. Prior to December 1992, First Vice
President and Manager of Investments Division, Mercantile
National Bank.
THOMAS A. SWANK, Assistant Vice President Second Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security
(Growth and Income Fund only) Management Company, LLC; Second Vice President, Security
Benefit Group, Inc. and Security Benefit Life Insurance
Company.
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NAME, ADDRESS AND POSITIONS HELD WITH THE FUNDS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
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CHRISTOPHER D. SWICKARD, Assistant Secretary Assistant Counsel, Security Benefit Group, Inc. and
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. Prior to June
1992, student at Washburn University School of Law.
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*These directors are deemed to be "interested persons" of the Funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by reason
of their positions with the Funds' Investment Manager and/or the parent of the Investment Manager.
**These directors serve on the Funds' joint audit committee, the purpose of which is to meet with the independent auditors, to
review the work of the auditors, and to oversee the handling by Security Management Company, LLC of the accounting functions for
the Funds.
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The directors and officers of the Funds hold identical offices in the other
Funds managed by the Investment Manager, except Ms. Tedder who is also Vice
President of SBL Fund and Security Income Fund, Mr. Milberger who is also Vice
President of SBL Fund, Ms. Shields who is Assistant Vice President of SBL Fund,
Mr. Swank who is Assistant Vice President of SBL Fund, and Mr. Hamilton who is
Assistant Vice President of SBL Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund and Security
Income Fund. (See the table under "Investment Management," on page 33, for
positions held by such persons with the Investment Manager.) Mr. Young and Ms.
Lee hold identical offices for the Funds' distributor, Security Distributors,
Inc., and Messrs. Cleland and Schmank serve as Vice President and Director,
while Ms. Luthi serves as Treasurer of the distributor.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND OTHERS
The Funds' directors, except those directors who are "interested persons"
of the Funds, receive from each of Security Growth and Income Fund, Security
Equity Fund and Security Ultra Fund an annual retainer of $1,042 and a fee of
$133 per meeting, plus reasonable travel costs, for each meeting of the board
attended. In addition, certain directors who are members of the Funds' joint
audit committee receive a fee of $100 per hour with a minimum fee of $200 and
reasonable travel costs for each meeting of the Funds' audit committee attended.
Such fees and travel costs are paid by the Investment Manager for each Fund,
except Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund, pursuant to its
Investment Management and Services Agreements with the Funds which provide that
the Investment Manager will bear all Fund expenses except for its fee and the
expenses of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses
approved by the Board of Directors and Class B distribution fees. Asset
Allocation and Social Awareness Funds pay their respective share of directors'
fees and travel costs. (See page 33, "Investment Management.")
The Funds do not pay any fees to, or reimburse expenses of, directors who
are considered "interested persons" of the Funds. The aggregate compensation
paid by the Funds to each of the directors during the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1995, and the aggregate compensation paid to each of the directors
during calendar year 1995 by all seven of the registered investment companies to
which the Investment Manager provides investment advisory services
(collectively, the "Security Fund Complex"), are set forth below. Each of the
directors is a director of each of the other registered investment companies in
the Security Fund Complex.
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PENSION OR RETIREMENT
BENEFITS ACCRUED AS
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION PART OF FUND EXPENSES TOTAL
---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- COMPENSATION
SECURITY SECURITY ESTIMATED FROM THE
GROWTH GROWTH ANNUAL SECURITY FUND
AND SECURITY SECURITY AND SECURITY SECURITY BENEFITS COMPLEX,
NAME OF DIRECTOR INCOME EQUITY ULTRA INCOME EQUITY ULTRA UPON INCLUDING
OF THE FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND RETIREMENT THE FUNDS
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Willis A. Anton, Jr. $1,442 $1,442 $1,442 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,300
Donald A. Chubb, Jr. 1,451 1,501 1,451 0 0 0 0 17,500
John D. Cleland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack H. Hamilton 1,095 1,116 1,095 0 0 0 0 13,275
Donald L. Hardesty 1,442 1,442 1,442 0 0 0 0 17,300
Penny A. Lumpkin 1,456 1,585 1,464 0 0 0 0 17,800
Mark L. Morris, Jr. 1,451 1,501 1,451 0 0 0 0 17,500
Jeffrey B. Pantages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harold G. Worswick* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,500
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*Each Fund has accrued deferred compensation in the amount of $1,451, $1,501 and $1,451 respectively, for Mr. Worswick as of
September 30, 1995.
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The Investment Manager compensates its officers and directors who may also
serve as officers or directors of the Funds. On September 30, 1996, the Funds'
officers and directors (as a group) beneficially owned 24,350; 224,963; 14,134;
2,957; and 67,388 of Class A shares of Growth and Income Fund, Equity Fund,
Global Fund, Asset Allocation Fund and Ultra Fund, respectively, which
represented approximately .301%, .286%, .899%, 1.335% and .749% of the total
outstanding Class A shares of each Fund on that date.
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
Investors may purchase shares of the Funds through authorized dealers who
are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. In addition,
banks and other financial institutions may make shares of the Funds available to
their customers. (Banks and other financial institutions that make shares of the
Funds available to their customers in Texas must be registered with that state
as securities dealers.) The minimum initial investment is $100. The minimum
subsequent investment is $100 unless made through an Accumulation Plan which
allows for subsequent investments of $20. (See "Accumulation Plan," page 32.) An
application may be obtained from the Investment Manager.
As a convenience to investors and to save operating expenses, the Funds do
not issue certificates for full shares except upon written request by the
investor or his or her investment dealer. Certificates will be issued at no cost
to the stockholder. No certificates will be issued for fractional shares and
fractional shares may be withdrawn only by redemption for cash.
Orders for the purchase of shares of the Funds will be confirmed at an
offering price equal to the net asset value per share next determined after
receipt of the order in proper form by Security Distributors, Inc. (the
"Distributor") (generally as of the close of the Exchange on that day) plus the
sales charge in the case of Class A shares. Orders received by dealers or other
firms prior to the close of the Exchange and received by the Distributor prior
to the close of its business day will be confirmed at the offering price
effective as of the close of the Exchange on that day. Dealers and other
financial services firms are obligated to transmit orders promptly.
The Funds reserve the right to withdraw all or any part of the offering
made by this prospectus and to reject purchase orders.
ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE OPTIONS
The Funds offer two classes of shares:
CLASS A SHARES - FRONT-END LOAD OPTION. Class A shares are sold with a
sales charge at the time of purchase. Class A shares are not subject to a sales
charge when they are redeemed (except that shares sold in an amount of
$1,000,000 or more without a front-end sales charge will be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge for one year). See Appendix B for a discussion
of "Rights of Accumulation" and "Statement of Intention," which options may
serve to reduce the front-end sales charge.
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CLASS B SHARES - BACK-END LOAD OPTION. Class B shares are sold without a
sales charge at the time of purchase, but are subject to a deferred sales charge
if they are redeemed within five years of the date of purchase. Class B shares
will automatically convert to Class A shares at the end of eight years after
purchase.
The decision as to which class is more beneficial to an investor depends on
the amount and intended length of the investment. Investors who would rather pay
the entire cost of distribution at the time of investment, rather than spreading
such cost over time, might consider Class A shares. Other investors might
consider Class B shares, in which case 100% of the purchase price is invested
immediately, depending on the amount of the purchase and the intended length of
investment. The Funds will not normally accept any purchase of Class B shares in
the amount of $500,000 or more.
Dealers or others may receive different levels of compensation depending on
which class of shares they sell.
CLASS A SHARES
Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus an initial sales charge
as follows:
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SALES CHARGE
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PERCENTAGE
AMOUNT OF PURCHASE PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF NET REALLOWABLE
AT OFFERING PRICE OFFERING PRICE AMOUNT INVESTED TO DEALERS
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Less than $50,000................. 5.75% 6.10% 5.00%
$50,000 but less than $100,000.... 4.75 4.99 4.00
$100, 000 but less than $250,000.. 3.75 3.90 3.00
$250,000 but less than $500,000... 2.75 2.83 2.25
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000. 2.00 2.04 1.75
$1,000,000 and over............... None None (See below)
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The Underwriter will pay a commission to dealers on purchases of $1,000,000 or
more as follows: 1.00% on sales up to $5,000,000, plus .50% on sales of
$5,000,000 or more up to $10,000,000, and .10% on any amount of $10,000,000 or
more.
The Investment Manager may, at its expense, pay a service fee to dealers
who satisfy certain criteria established by the Investment Manager from time to
time relating to the volume of their sales of Class A shares of the Funds and
certain other Security Funds during prior periods and certain other factors,
including providing to their clients who are stockholders of the Funds certain
services, which include assisting in maintaining records, processing purchase
and redemption requests and establishing shareholder accounts, assisting
shareholders in changing account options or enrolling in specific plans, and
providing shareholders with information regarding the Funds and related
developments. Service fees are paid quarterly and may be discontinued at any
time.
CLASS B SHARES
Class B shares are offered at net asset value, without an initial sales
charge. With certain exceptions, the Funds may impose a deferred sales charge on
shares redeemed within five years of the date of purchase. No deferred sales
charge is imposed on amounts redeemed thereafter. If imposed, the deferred sales
charge is deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to you. The
deferred sales charge is retained by the Distributor.
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Whether a contingent deferred sales charge is imposed and the amount of the
charge will depend on the number of years since the investor made a purchase
payment from which an amount is being redeemed, according to the following
schedule:
Year Since Purchase Payment Was Made Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
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First 5%
Second 4%
Third 3%
Fourth 3%
Fifth 2%
Sixth and Following 0%
Class B shares (except shares purchased through the reinvestment of
dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Class B shares) will
automatically convert, on the eighth anniversary of the date such shares were
purchased, to Class A shares which are subject to a lower distribution fee. This
automatic conversion of Class B shares will take place without imposition of a
front-end sales charge or exchange fee. (Conversion of Class B shares
represented by stock certificates will require the return of the stock
certificates to the Investment Manager.) All shares purchased through
reinvestment of dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Class B
shares ("reinvestment shares") will be considered to be held in a separate
subaccount. Each time any Class B shares (other than those held in the
subaccount) convert to Class A shares, a pro rata portion of the reinvestment
shares
held in the subaccount will also convert to Class A shares. Class B shares so
converted will no longer be subject to the higher expenses borne by Class B
shares. Because the net asset value per share of the Class A shares may be
higher or lower than that of the Class B shares at the time of conversion,
although the dollar value will be the same, a shareholder may receive more or
less Class A shares than the number of Class B shares converted. Under current
law, it is the Funds' opinion that such a conversion will not constitute a
taxable event under federal income tax law. In the event that this ceases to be
the case, the Board of Directors will consider what action, if any, is
appropriate and in the best interests of the Class B stockholders.
CLASS B DISTRIBUTION PLAN
Each Fund bears some of the costs of selling its Class B shares under a
Distribution Plan adopted with respect to its Class B shares ("Class B
Distribution Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 ("1940 Act"). This Plan provides for payments at an annual rate of 1.00% of
the average daily net asset value of Class B shares. Amounts paid by the Funds
are currently used to pay dealers and other firms that make Class B shares
available to their customers (1) a commission at the time of purchase normally
equal to 4.00% of the value of each share sold and (2) a service fee for account
maintenance and personal service to shareholders payable for the first year,
initially, and for each year thereafter, quarterly, in an amount equal to .25%
annually of the average daily net asset value of Class B shares sold by such
dealers and other firms and remaining outstanding on the books of the Funds.
Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD")
limit the aggregate amount that a Fund may pay annually in distribution costs
for the sale of its Class B shares to 6.25% of gross sales of Class B shares
since the inception of the Distribution Plan, plus interest at the prime rate
plus 1% on such amount (less any contingent deferred sales charges paid by Class
B shareholders to the Distributor). The Distributor intends, but is not
obligated, to continue to pay or accrue distribution charges incurred in
connection with the Class B Distribution Plan which exceed current annual
payments permitted to be received by the Distributor from the Funds. The
Distributor intends to seek full payment of such charges from the Fund (together
with annual interest thereon at the prime rate plus 1%) at such time in the
future as, and to the extent that, payment thereof by the Funds would be within
permitted limits.
Each Fund's Class B Distribution Plan may be terminated at any time by vote
of its directors who are not interested persons of the Fund as defined in the
1940 Act or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Class B shares. In the
event the Class B Distribution Plan is terminated by the Class B stockholders or
the Funds' Board of Directors, the payments made to the Distributor pursuant to
the Plan up to that time would be retained by the Distributor. Any expenses
incurred by the Distributor in excess of those payments would be absorbed by the
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Distributor. The Funds make no payments in connection with the sales of their
shares other than the distribution fee paid to the Distributor.
CALCULATION AND WAIVER OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES
Any contingent deferred sales charge imposed upon redemption of Class A
shares (purchased in amounts of $1,000,000 or more) and Class B shares is a
percentage of the lesser of (1) the net asset value of the shares redeemed or
(2) the net cost of such shares. No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed
upon redemption of amounts derived from (1) increases in the value above the net
cost of such shares due to increases in the net asset value per share of the
Fund; (2) shares acquired through reinvestment of income dividends and capital
gain distributions; or (3) Class A shares (purchased in amounts of $1,000,000 or
more) held for more than one year or Class B shares held for more than five
years. Upon request for redemption, shares not subject to the contingent
deferred sales charge will be redeemed first. Thereafter, shares held the
longest will be the first to be redeemed.
The contingent deferred sales charge is waived: (1) following the death of
a stockholder if redemption is made within one year after death; (2) upon the
disability (as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a
stockholder prior to age 65 if redemption is made within one year after the
disability, provided such disability occurred after the stockholder opened the
account; (3) in connection with required minimum distributions in the case of an
IRA, SAR-SEP or Keogh or any other retirement plan qualified under Section
401(a), 401(k) or 403(b) of the Code; and (4) in the case of distributions from
retirement plans qualified under Section 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code due to (i) returns of excess contributions to the plan, (ii)
retirement of a participant in the plan, (iii) a loan from the plan (repayment
of loans, however, will constitute new sales for purposes of assessing the
contingent deferred sales charge), (iv) "financial hardship" of a participant in
the plan, as that term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.401(k)-1(d)(2), as amended from time to time, (v) termination of employment of
a participant in the plan, (vi) any other permissible withdrawal under the terms
of the plan. The contingent deferred sales charge will also be waived in the
case of certain redemptions of Class B shares of the Funds pursuant to a
systematic withdrawal program. (See "Systematic Withdrawal Program," page 33.)
ARRANGEMENTS WITH BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHERS
The Investment Manager or Distributor, from time to time, will provide
promotional incentives or pay a bonus, to certain dealers whose representatives
have sold or are expected to sell significant amounts of the Funds and/or
certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager. Such promotional
incentives will include payment for attendance (including travel and lodging
expenses) by qualifying registered representatives (and members of their
families) at sales seminars at luxury resorts within or without the United
States. Bonus compensation may include reallowance of the entire sales charge
and may also include, with respect to Class A shares, an amount which exceeds
the entire sales charge and, with respect to Class B shares, an amount which
exceeds the maximum commission. The Distributor, or the Investment Manager, may
also provide financial assistance to certain dealers in connection with
conferences, sales or training programs for their employees, seminars for the
public, advertising, sales campaigns, and/or shareholder services and programs
regarding one or more of the funds managed by the Investment Manager. Certain of
the promotional incentives or bonuses may be financed by payments to the
Distributor under a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan. The payment of promotional
incentives and/or bonuses will not change the price an investor will pay for
shares or the amount that the Funds will receive from such sale. No compensation
will be offered to the extent it is prohibited by the laws of any state or
self-regulatory agency, such as the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD"). A dealer to whom substantially the entire sales charge of Class A
shares is reallowed may be deemed to be an "underwriter" under federal
securities laws.
The Distributor also may pay banks and other financial services firms that
facilitate transactions in shares of the Funds for their clients a transaction
fee up to the level of the payments made allowable to dealers for the sale of
such shares as described above. Banks currently are prohibited under the
Glass-Steagall Act from providing certain underwriting or distribution services.
If banking firms were prohibited from acting in any capacity or providing any of
the described services, the Fund's Board of Directors would consider what
action, if any, would be appropriate.
In addition, state securities laws on this issue may differ from the
interpretations of federal law expressed herein and banks and financial
institutions may be required to register as dealers pursuant to state law.
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The Investment Manager or Distributor also may pay a marketing allowance to
dealers who meet certain eligibility criteria. This allowance is paid with
reference to new sales of Fund shares in a calendar year and may be discontinued
at any time. To be eligible for this allowance in any given year, the dealer
must sell a minimum of $2,000,000 of Class A and Class B shares during that
year. The applicable marketing allowance factors are set forth below.
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APPLICABLE MARKETING
AGGREGATE NEW SALES ALLOWANCE FACTOR*
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Less than $2 million........................................ .00%
$2 million but less than $5 million......................... .15%
$5 million but less than $10 million........................ .25%
$10 million but less than $15 million....................... .35%
$15 million but less than $20 million....................... .50%
or $20 million or more...................................... .75%
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*The maximum marketing allowance factor applicable per this schedule will be
applied to all new sales in the calendar year to determine the marketing
allowance payable for such year.
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PURCHASES AT NET ASSET VALUE
Class A shares of the Funds may be purchased at net asset value by (1)
directors, officers and employees of the Funds, the Funds' Investment Manager or
Distributor; directors, officers and employees of Security Benefit Life
Insurance Company and its subsidiaries; agents licensed with Security Benefit
Life Insurance Company; spouses or minor children of any such agents; as well as
the following relatives of any such directors, officers and employees (and their
spouses): spouses, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren, siblings,
nieces and nephews; (2) any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan
established by any of the foregoing corporations for persons described above;
(3) retirement plans where third party administrators of such plans have entered
into certain arrangements with the Distributor or its affiliates provided that
no commission is paid to dealers; and (4) officers, directors, partners or
registered representatives (and their spouses and minor children) of
broker-dealers who have a selling agreement with the Distributor. Such sales are
made upon the written assurance of the purchaser that the purchase is made for
investment purposes and that the securities will not be transferred or resold
except through redemption or repurchase by or on behalf of the Fund.
Class A shares of the Funds may also be purchased at net asset value when
the purchase is made on the recommendation of (i) a registered investment
adviser, trustee or financial intermediary who has authority to make investment
decisions on behalf of the investor; or (ii) a certified financial planner or
registered broker-dealer who either charges periodic fees to its customers for
financial planning, investment advisory or asset management services, or
provides such services in connection with the establishment of an investment
account for which a comprehensive "wrap fee" is imposed. The Distributor must be
notified when a purchase is made that qualifies under these provisions.
A stockholder of Equity Fund who formerly invested in the Bondstock
Investment Plans or Life Insurance Investors Investment Plans received Class A
shares of Equity Fund in liquidation of the Plans. Such a stockholder may
purchase Class A shares of Equity Fund at net asset value provided that such
stockholder maintains his or her Equity Fund account.
ACCUMULATION PLAN
Investors may purchase shares on a periodic basis under an Accumulation
Plan which provides for an initial investment of $100 minimum and subsequent
investments of $20 minimum at any time. An Accumulation Plan is a voluntary
program, involving no obligation to make periodic investments, and is terminable
at will. Payments are made by sending a check to the Distributor who (acting as
an agent for the dealer) will purchase whole and fractional shares of the Fund
as of the close of business on the day such payment is received. A confirmation
and statement of account will be sent to the investor following each investment.
Certificates for whole shares will be issued upon request. No certificates will
be issued for fractional shares which may be withdrawn only by redemption for
cash. Investors may choose to use "Secur-O-Matic" (automatic bank draft) to make
their Fund purchases. There is no additional charge for using Secur-O-Matic. An
application may be obtained from the Funds.
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SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
A Systematic Withdrawal Program may be established by stockholders who wish
to receive regular monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual payments of $25 or
more. A stockholder may elect a payment that is a specified percentage of the
initial or current account value or a specified dollar amount. The Program may
also be based upon the liquidation of a fixed or variable number of shares
provided that the amount withdrawn monthly is at least $25. However, the Funds
do not recommend this (or any other amount) as an appropriate monthly
withdrawal. Shares with a current aggregate offering price of $5,000 or more
must be deposited with the Investment Manager acting as agent for the
stockholder under the Program. There is no service charge on the Program.
Sufficient shares will be liquidated at net asset value to meet the
specified withdrawals. Liquidation of shares may deplete the investment,
particularly in the event of a market decline. Payments cannot be considered as
actual yield or income since part of such payments is a return of capital. Such
withdrawals constitute a taxable event to the stockholder. The maintenance of a
Withdrawal Program concurrently with purchases of additional shares of the Fund
would be disadvantageous because of the sales commission payable in respect to
such purchases. During the withdrawal period, no payments will be accepted under
an Accumulation Plan. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are
automatically reinvested at net asset value. If an investor has an Accumulation
Plan in effect, it must be terminated before a Systematic Withdrawal Program may
be initiated.
A stockholder may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Program with respect to
Class B shares without the imposition of any applicable contingent deferred
sales charge, provided that such withdrawals do not in any 12-month period,
beginning on the date the Program is established, exceed 10% of the value of the
account on that date ("Free Systematic Withdrawals"). Free Systematic
Withdrawals are not available if a Program established with respect to Class B
shares provides for withdrawals in excess of 10% of the value of the account in
any Program year and, as a result, all withdrawals under such a Program are
subject to any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. Free Systematic
Withdrawals will be made first by redeeming those shares that are not subject to
the contingent deferred sales charge and then by redeeming shares held the
longest. The contingent deferred sales charge applicable to a redemption of
Class B shares requested while Free Systematic Withdrawals are being made will
be calculated as described under "Calculation and Waiver of Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges," page 31.
The stockholder receives confirmation of each transaction showing the
source of the payment and the share balance remaining in the Program. A Program
may be terminated on written notice by the stockholder or by the Fund, and it
will terminate automatically if all shares are liquidated or withdrawn from the
account.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Security Management Company, LLC (the "Investment Manager"), 700 SW Harrison
Street, Topeka, Kansas, has served as investment adviser to Security Growth and
Income Fund (formerly Security Investment Fund), Security Equity Fund, and
Security Ultra Fund, respectively, since April 1, 1964, January 1, 1964, and
April 22, 1965. The Investment Manager also acts as investment adviser to
Security Income Fund, Security Cash Fund, SBL Fund, and Security Tax-Exempt
Fund. The Investment Manager is a limited liability company controlled by its
members, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Group,
Inc. ("SBG"). SBG is an insurance and financial services holding company
wholly-owned by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, 700 SW Harrison Street,
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001. Security Benefit Life, a mutual life insurance
company with over $15 billion of insurance in force, is incorporated under the
laws of Kansas.
The Investment Manager serves as investment adviser to Security Growth and
Income Fund, Security Equity Fund and Security Ultra Fund, respectively, under
Investment Management and Services Agreements, which were approved by the
shareholders of the Funds on March 29, 1989, December 8, 1988 and December 30,
1988, and which became effective on March 31, 1989, January 31, 1989 and
February 28, 1989. Security Equity Fund's Agreement was amended by its Board of
Directors at a regular meeting held on July 23, 1993, to provide for the
Investment Manager to serve as investment adviser to Global Fund and on April 3,
1995 and July 26, 1996 respectively, to provide for the Investment Manager to
serve as investment adviser to Asset Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund.
The Agreements were last renewed by the Funds' Board of Directors at a regular
meeting held on November 3, 1995.
Pursuant to the Investment Management and Services Agreements, the
Investment Manager furnishes investment advisory, statistical and research
services to the Funds, supervises and arranges for the purchase and
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sale of securities on behalf of the Funds, and provides for the compilation and
maintenance of records pertaining to the investment advisory function.
The Investment Manager has retained Lexington Management Corporation
("Lexington"), Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662, to
furnish certain advisory services to Global Fund pursuant to a Sub-Advisory
Agreement, dated October 1, 1993. Pursuant to this agreement, Lexington
furnishes investment advisory, statistical and research facilities, supervises
and arranges for the purchase and sale of securities on behalf of Global Fund
and provides for the compilation and maintenance of records pertaining to such
investment advisory services, subject to the control and supervision of the
Funds' Board of Directors and the Investment Manager. For such services, the
Investment Manager pays Lexington an amount equal to .50% of the average net
assets of Global Fund, computed on a daily basis and payable monthly. The
Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated without penalty at any time by either
party on 60 days' written notice and is automatically terminated in the event of
its assignment or in the event that the Investment Advisory Contract between the
Investment Manager and the Fund is terminated, assigned or not renewed.
Lexington is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexington Global Asset Managers,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Saddle
Brook, New Jersey 07663. Descendants of Lunsford Richardson, Sr., their spouses,
trusts and other related entities have a majority voting control of the
outstanding shares of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc. Lexington was
established in 1938 and currently manages over $3.5 billion in assets.
The Investment Manager has entered into a quantitative research agreement
with Meridian Investment Management Corporation ("Meridian"), 12835 East
Arapahoe Road, Tower II, 7th Floor, Englewood, Colorado 80112. Meridian provides
research which the Investment Manager uses in strategically allocating the
assets of Asset Allocation Fund among investment categories and market sectors.
The Investment Manager pays Meridian an annual fee equal to .20% of the average
daily net assets of Asset Allocation Fund, calculated daily and payable
quarterly. Meridian is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Management &
Research Corporation.
The Investment Manager has entered into an agreement with
Templeton/Franklin Investment Services, Inc. ("Templeton"), 777 Mariners Island
Boulevard, San Mateo, California 94404, to provide analytical research used by
the Investment Manager in the selection of equity securities for Asset
Allocation Fund. The Investment manager pays Templeton an annual fee equal to
.30% of the average net assets of Asset Allocation Fund invested in equity
securities, calculated daily and payable monthly. Templeton is an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., which in turn is a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.
Pursuant to the Investment Management and Services Agreements, the
Investment Manager also performs administrative functions and the bookkeeping,
accounting and pricing functions for the Funds, and performs all shareholder
servicing functions, including transferring record ownership, processing
purchase and redemption transactions, answering inquiries, mailing shareholder
communications and acting as the dividend disbursing agent. The Investment
Manager has arranged for Lexington to provide certain administrative services to
Global Fund, including certain accounting and pricing functions.
The Investment Manager has also agreed to arrange for others (or itself) to
provide to the Funds, except Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds, all
other services, including custodian and independent accounting services,
required by the Funds. The Investment Manager will when necessary engage the
services of third parties such as a custodian bank or independent auditors, in
accordance with applicable legal requirements, including approval by the Funds'
Board of Directors. The Investment Manager bears the expenses of providing the
services it is required to furnish under the Agreement for each Fund, except
Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds. Thus, those Funds' expenses include
only fees paid to the Investment Manager as well as expenses of brokerage
commissions, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses approved by the Board of
Directors, and Class B distribution fees.
Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds will pay all of their
respective expenses not assumed by the Investment Manager or the Distributor,
including organization expenses; directors' fees; fees of its custodian; taxes
and governmental fees; interest charges; any membership dues; brokerage
commissions; expenses of preparing and distributing reports to shareholders;
costs of shareholder and other meetings; Class B distribution fees; and legal,
auditing and accounting expenses. Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds
will also pay for the preparation and distribution of the prospectus to their
shareholders and all expenses in connection with registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the registration of their capital stock under
federal and
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state securities laws. Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds will pay
nonrecurring expenses as may arise, including litigation expenses affecting
them.
The Investment Manager has agreed to reimburse the Funds or waive a portion
of its management fee for any amount by which the total annual expenses of the
Funds (including management fees, but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage
commissions, extraordinary expenses and Class B distribution fees) for any
fiscal year that exceeds the level of expenses which the Funds are permitted to
bear under the most restrictive expense limitation imposed by any state in which
shares of the Funds are then qualified for sale.
The most restrictive expense limitation currently imposed by state
securities regulation, of which the Investment Manager is aware, provides that
the aggregate annual expenses of an investment company shall not exceed 2 1/2%
of the first $30 million of the average net assets, 2% of the next $70 million
of the average net assets, and 1 1/2% of the remaining average net assets of the
investment company for any fiscal year, determined at least monthly. For this
limitation, "aggregate annual expenses" include management fees, but exclude
interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses (such as
litigation) and Class B distribution fees.
As compensation for its services, the Investment Manager receives with
respect to Growth and Income, Equity and Ultra Funds, on an annual basis, 2% of
the first $10 million of the average net assets, 1 1/2% of the next $20 million
of the average net assets and 1% of the remaining average net assets of the
Funds, determined daily and payable monthly. The Investment Manager receives
with respect to the Global Fund, on an annual basis, 2% of the first $70 million
of the average net assets and 1 1/2% of the remaining average net assets,
determined daily and payable monthly.
Separate fees are paid by Asset Allocation and Social Awareness Funds to
the Investment Manager for investment advisory, administrative and transfer
agency services. With respect to Asset Allocation Fund the Investment Manager
receives, on an annual basis, an investment advisory fee equal to 1% of the
average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly. The
Investment Manager also receives, on an annual basis, an administrative fee
equal to .045% of the average daily net assets of the Asset Allocation Fund plus
the greater of .10% of its average net assets or (i) $30,000 in the year ended
April 29, 1996; (ii) $45,000 in the year ending April 29, 1997; and (iii)
$60,000 thereafter. With respect to the Social Awareness Fund, the Investment
Manager receives, on an annual basis, an investment advisory fee equal to 1% of
the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated daily and payable monthly.
The Investment Manager has agreed to waive the investment advisory fee of Social
Awareness Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. The Investment
Manager also receives, on an annual basis, an administrative fee equal to .09%
of the average daily net assets of the Social Awareness Fund. For transfer
agency services provided to each of the Asset Allocation and Social Awareness
Funds, the Investment Manager receives an annual maintenance fee of $8.00 per
account, and a transaction fee of $1.00 per transaction.
During the fiscal years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993, the Funds
paid the following amounts to the Investment Manager for its services: 1995 -
$839,358, 1994 - $948,953 and 1993 - $974,857 for Growth and Income Fund; 1995 -
$4,185,144, 1994 - $3,926,084 and 1993 - $3,720,569 for Equity Fund; and 1995 -
$816,039, 1994 - $819,550 and 1993 - $856,685 for Ultra Fund. Global Fund paid
the Investment Manager for its services for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995
- - $457,489, and for the period October 5, 1993 to September 30, 1994 - $346,421.
Asset Allocation Fund paid $10,134 to the Investment Manager for its services
for the period June 1, 1995 to September 30, 1995.
The total expenses for Growth and Income Fund, Equity Fund, Global Fund and
Ultra Fund, respectively, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 were
1.31%, 1.05%, 2.00% and 1.32% of the average net assets of each Fund's Class A
shares for the fiscal year. Total expenses of Asset Allocation Fund for the
period June 1, 1995 to September 30, 1995 was 2.00% of the average net assets of
Asset Allocation Fund's Class A shares. Total expenses of Class B shares for
Growth and Income Fund, Equity Fund, Global Fund and Ultra Fund, respectively,
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 were 2.31%, 2.05%, 3.00% and 2.32%
of the average net assets of each Fund's Class B shares for the fiscal year.
Total expenses of Class B shares of Asset Allocation Fund for the period June 1,
1995 to September 30, 1995 was 3.00% of the average net assets of Asset
Allocation Fund's Class B shares. Expense information is not yet available for
Social Awareness Fund as it did not begin operations until November of 1996.
The Funds' Investment Management and Services Agreements are renewable
annually by the Funds' Board of Directors or by a vote of a majority of the
individual Fund's outstanding securities and, in either event, by a
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majority of the board who are not parties to the Agreement or interested persons
of any such party. The Agreements provide that they may be terminated without
penalty at any time by either party on 60 days' notice and are automatically
terminated in the event of assignment.
The following persons are affiliated with the Funds and also with the
Funds' investment adviser, Security Management Company, LLC, in these
capacities:
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James R. Schmank Vice President and Treasurer President (Interim), Treasurer, Chief Fiscal
Officer and Managing Member Representative
John D. Cleland President and Director Senior Vice President and Managing Member
Representative
Jane A. Tedder Vice President (Equity Fund only) Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
Terry A. Milberger Vice President (Equity Fund only) Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
Mark E. Young Vice President Vice President-Operations
Amy J. Lee Secretary Secretary
Brenda M. Luthi Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer
and Assistant Secretary
Cindy L. Shields Assistant Vice President (Ultra Fund only) Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Gregory A. Hamilton Assistant Vice President (Equity Fund only) Second Vice President
Thomas A. Swank Assistant Vice President Second Vice President and Portfolio Manager
(Growth and Income Fund only)
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The common stock portion of the GROWTH AND INCOME FUND portfolio is managed
by the Investment Manager's Large Capitalization Team consisting of John
Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Terry Milberger and Chuck Lauber. Terry
Milberger, Senior Portfolio Manager has had day-to-day responsibility for
managing this portion of the portfolio since 1995. The fixed income portion of
the Growth and Income Fund portfolio is managed by the Fixed Income Team of the
Investment Manager consisting of John Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Greg
Hamilton, Jane Tedder, Tom Swank, Steve Bowser, Barb Davison and Elaine Miller.
Tom Swank, Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Investment
Manager, has had day-to-day responsibility for managing the fixed income portion
of the Growth and Income Fund portfolio since 1994. EQUITY FUND is managed by
the Large Capitalization Team of the Investment Manager described above. Mr.
Milberger has had day-to-day responsibility for managing the Equity Fund since
1981. GLOBAL FUND is managed by an investment management team of Lexington. Alan
Wapnick and Richard T. Saler, the lead managers, have had day-to-day
responsibility for managing Global Fund since 1994. ASSET ALLOCATION FUND is
managed by an investment management team of Portfolio Managers and research
analysts of the Investment Manager. The team is responsible for day-to-day
management of the Fund. Jane Tedder, Senior Portfolio Manager, has day-to-day
responsibility for managing the fixed-income portion of the Fund's portfolio and
for supervising the services provided by Meridian and Templeton. She has had
responsibility for the Fund since January 1996. SOCIAL AWARENESS FUND and ULTRA
FUND are managed by the Investment Manager's Small Capitalization Team and
Social Responsibility Team, respectively, each of which consists of John
Cleland, Chief Investment Strategist, Cindy Shields, Larry Valencia and Frank
Whitsell. Cindy Shields, Portfolio Manager, has had day-to-day responsibility
for managing the Ultra Fund since 1994 and for managing Social Awareness Fund
since its inception in 1996.
Terry A. Milberger is a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the
Investment Manager. Mr. Milberger has more than 20 years of investment
experience and has managed Equity Fund's portfolio since 1981. He began his
career as an investment analyst in the insurance industry and from 1974 through
1978 he served as an assistant portfolio manager for the Investment Manager. He
was then employed as Vice President of Texas Commerce Bank and managed its
pension fund assets until he returned to the Investment Manager in 1981. Mr.
Milberger holds a bachelor's degree in business and an M.B.A. from the
University of Kansas and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. His investment
philosophy is based on patience and opportunity for the long-term investor.
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Cindy L. Shields is Portfolio Manager of the Investment Manager. She has
six years experience in the securities field and joined the Investment Manager
in 1989. Ms. Shields graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelor of
Business Administration degree, majoring in finance and economics. She is a
Chartered Financial Analyst.
Tom Swank has over ten years of experience in the investment field. Prior
to joining the Investment Manager in 1992, he was an Investment Underwriter and
Portfolio Manager for U.S. West Financial Services, Inc. from 1986 to 1992. From
1984 to 1986, he was a Commercial Credit Officer for United Bank of Denver. From
1982 to 1984, he was employed as a Bank Holding Company Examiner for the Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Denver Branch. Mr. Swank graduated from Miami
University in Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance in 1982. He
earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of
Colorado and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Jane Tedder, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Investment
Manager, has 20 years of experience in the investment field. Prior to joining
the Investment Manager in 1983, she served as Vice President and Trust Officer
of Douglas County Bank in Kansas. Ms. Tedder earned a bachelor's degree in
education from Oklahoma State University and advanced diplomas from National
Graduate Trust School, Northwestern University, and Stonier Graduate School of
Banking, Rutgers University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Alan Wapnick is a Senior Vice President of Lexington and is responsible for
portfolio management. He has 25 years investment experience. Prior to joining
Lexington in 1986, Mr. Wapnick was an equity analyst with Merrill Lynch, J. & W.
Seligman, Dean Witter and most recently Union Carbide Corporation. Mr. Wapnick
is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received a Master's degree in Business
Administration from Columbia University.
Richard Saler is a Senior Vice President of Lexington and is responsible
for international investment analysis and portfolio management. He has eight
years of investment experience. Mr. Saler has focused on international markets
since first joining Lexington in 1986. Most recently he was a strategist with
Nomura Securities and rejoined Lexington in 1992. Mr. Saler is a graduate of New
York University with a B.S. degree in Marketing and an M.B.A. in Finance from
New York University's Graduate School of Business Administration.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Funds, the Investment Manager and the Distributor have a written Code
of Ethics which requires all access persons to obtain prior clearance before
engaging in any personal securities transactions. Access persons include
officers and directors of the Funds and Investment Manager and employees that
participate in, or obtain information regarding, the purchase or sale of
securities by the Funds or whose job relates to the making of any
recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales. All access persons must
report their personal securities transactions within ten days of the end of each
calendar quarter. Access persons will not be permitted to effect transactions in
a security if it: (a) is being considered for purchase or sale by the Funds; (b)
is being purchased or sold by the Funds; or (c) is being offered in an initial
public offering. In addition, portfolio managers are prohibited from purchasing
or selling a security within seven calendar days before or after a Fund that he
or she manages trades in that security. Any material violation of the Code of
Ethics is reported to the Board of the Funds. The Board also reviews the
administration of the Code of Ethics on an annual basis.
DISTRIBUTOR
Security Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), a Kansas corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Security Benefit Group, Inc., serves as the principal
underwriter for shares of Growth and Income Fund, Equity Fund, Global Fund,
Asset Allocation Fund, Social Awareness Fund and Ultra Fund pursuant to
Distribution Agreements with the Funds. The Distributor also acts as principal
underwriter for the following investment companies: Security Income Fund,
Security Tax-Exempt Fund, and The Parkstone Advantage Fund.
The Distributor receives a maximum commission on sales of Class A shares of
5.75% and allows a maximum discount of 5% from the offering price to authorized
dealers on the Fund shares sold. The discount is the same for all dealers, but
the Distributor at its discretion may increase the discount for specific
periods. Salespersons employed by dealers may also be licensed to sell insurance
with Security Benefit Life.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993, the
Distributor received gross underwriting commissions on the sale of Class A
shares of the Funds as follows: 1995 - $30,840, 1994 - $80,457 and 1993 -
$152,633 for Growth and Income Fund; 1995 - $610,460, 1994 - $597,792 and 1993 -
$1,072,077 for Equity Fund;
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1995 - $86,682, 1994 - $75,084 and 1993 - $128,552 for Ultra Fund. For these
years, the Distributor retained net underwriting commissions as follows: 1995 -
$5,020, 1994 - $12,674 and 1993 - $25,818 for Growth and Income Fund; 1995 -
$96,169, 1994 - $98,610 and 1993 - $163,296 for Equity Fund; and 1995 - $14,803,
1994 - $15,554 and 1993 - $27,883 for Ultra Fund. For the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1995 and the period October 5, 1993 through September 30, 1994,
the Distributor received gross underwriting commissions on the sale of Class A
shares of $25,278 and $93,332, respectively, for Global Fund and retained net
underwriting commissions of $4,002 and $14,560, respectively. Class A gross
underwriting commissions in the amount of $819 were paid by Asset Allocation
Fund for the period June 1, 1995 through September 30, 1995, and the Distributor
retained $198 in net underwriting commissions. The Distributor also receives
compensation from Lexington Management Corporation ("Lexington") to defray
expenses it incurs in the distribution of certain mutual funds sub-advised by
Lexington and variable insurance products certain underlying funds of which are
sub-advised by Lexington and for the access which the Distributor permits
Lexington to have to its network of brokers and dealers. The Agreement is
currently in effect with respect to the Global Series of Security Equity Fund
and Series D of SBL Fund, the underlying investment vehicle for certain variable
insurance products distributed by the Distributor (collectively referred to as
the "Sub-Advised Portfolios"). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Lexington
pays the Distributor a fee, ranging from 0% of the average daily net assets of
the Sub-Advised Portfolios below $50 million to .25% of the average daily net
assets of the Sub-Advised Portfolios of $400 million or more. The fee is
calculated daily and payable monthly.
The Distributor, on behalf of the Funds, may act as a broker in the purchase
and sale of securities not effected on a securities exchange, provided that any
such transactions and any commissions shall comply with requirements of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and all rules and regulations of the SEC. The
Distributor has not acted as a broker.
The Funds' Distribution Agreements are renewable annually either by the
Board of Directors or by the vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding
securities, and, in either event, by a majority of the board who are not parties
to the contract or interested persons of any such party. The contract may be
terminated by either party upon 60 days' written notice.
ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE
Transactions in portfolio securities shall be effected in such manner as
deemed to be in the best interests of the respective Funds. In reaching a
judgment relative to the qualifications of a broker-dealer ("broker") to obtain
the best execution of a particular transaction, all relevant factors and
circumstances will be taken into account by the Investment Manager or relevant
Sub-Adviser, including the overall reasonableness of commissions paid to a
broker, the firm's general execution and operational capabilities, and its
reliability and financial condition. Subject to the foregoing considerations,
the execution of portfolio transactions may be directed to brokers who furnish
investment information or research services to the Investment Manager or
relevant Sub-Adviser. Such investment information and research services include
advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in,
purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities and
purchasers or sellers of securities, and furnishing analyses and reports
concerning issues, industries, securities, economic factors and trends,
portfolio strategy and performance of accounts. Such investment information and
research services may be furnished by brokers in many ways, including: (1)
on-line data base systems, the equipment for which is provided by the broker,
that enable the Investment Manager to have real-time access to market
information, including quotations; (2) economic research services, such as
publications, chart services and advice from economists concerning macroeconomic
information; and (3) analytical investment information concerning particular
corporations. If a transaction is directed to a broker supplying such
information or services, the commission paid for such transaction may be in
excess of the commission another broker would have charged for effecting that
transaction provided that the Investment Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser shall
have determined in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the investment information or the research services provided,
viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall
responsibilities of the Investment Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser with respect
to all accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion. The Investment
Manager or relevant Sub-Adviser may use all, none, or some of such information
and services in providing investment advisory services to each of the mutual
funds under its management, including the Funds.
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In addition, brokerage transactions may be placed with broker-dealers who
sell shares of the Funds managed by the Investment Manager and who may or may
not also provide investment information and research services. The Investment
Manager may, consistent with the NASD Rules of Fair Practice, consider sales of
shares of the Funds in the selection of a broker.
The Funds may also buy securities from, or sell securities to, dealers
acting as principals or market makers. The Investment Manager generally will not
purchase investment information or research services in connection with such
principal transactions.
Securities held by the Funds may also be held by other investment advisory
clients of the Investment Manager and/or relevant Sub-Adviser, including other
investment companies. In addition, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
("SBL"), may also hold some of the same securities as the Funds. When selecting
securities for purchase or sale for a Fund, the Investment Manager may at the
same time be purchasing or selling the same securities for one or more of such
other accounts, subject to the Investment Manager's obligation to seek best
execution, such purchases or sales may be executed simultaneously or "bunched."
It is the policy of the Investment Manager not to favor one account over the
other. Any purchase or sale orders executed simultaneously (which may also
include orders from SBL) are allocated at the average price and as nearly as
practicable on a pro rata basis (transaction costs will also be shared on a pro
rata basis) in proportion to the amounts desired to be purchased or sold by each
account. In those instances where it is not practical to allocate purchase or
sale orders on a pro rata basis, then the allocation will be made on a rotating
or other equitable basis. While it is conceivable that in certain instances this
procedure could adversely affect the price or number of shares involved in the
Fund's transaction, it is believed that the procedure generally contributes to
better overall execution of the Fund's portfolio transactions. The Board of
Directors of the Funds has adopted guidelines governing this procedure and will
monitor the procedure to determine that the guidelines are being followed and
that the procedure continues to be in the best interest of the Fund and its
stockholders. With respect to the allocation of initial public offerings
("IPOs"), the Investment Manager may determine not to purchase such offerings
for certain of its clients (including investment company clients) due to the
limited number of shares typically available to the Investment Manager in an
IPO.
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The following table sets forth the brokerage fees paid by the Funds during
the last three fiscal years and certain other information:
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FUND TRANSACTIONS DIRECTED
TO AND COMMISSIONS PAID TO
FUND BROKERAGE BROKER-DEALERS WHO ALSO
COMMISSIONS PAID PERFORMED SERVICES
CLASS A SHARES FUND TO SECURITY -------------------------------
ANNUAL PORTFOLIO TOTAL BROKERAGE DISTRIBUTORS INC., BROKERAGE
YEAR TURNOVER RATE COMMISSIONS PAID THE UNDERWRITER TRANSACTIONS COMMISSIONS
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Security Growth
and Income Fund
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1995 130% $ 257,300 0 $ 33,932,170 $ 57,450
1994 163% 448,925 0 21,666,518 53,256
1993 135% 239,633 0 30,387,092 56,190
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Security Equity Fund
Equity Series
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1995 95% $1,234,947 0 $168,226,033 $327,825
1994 79% 1,073,763 0 74,497,202 182,980
1993 95% 1,309,963 0 109,889,802 189,736
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Security Equity Fund
Global Series
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1995 141% $ 193,540 0 $ 11,472,063 $ 32,292
1994 73% 186,281 0 7,774,273 16,685
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Security Equity Fund
Asset Allocation Series
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1995* 43% $ 3,904 0 $ 0 $ 0
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Security Ultra Fund
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1995 180% $ 277,069 0 $ 24,047,026 $ 42,679
1994 111% 296,484 0 10,321,410 44,151
1993 101% 328,319 0 65,467,390 198,006
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*Asset Allocation Fund's figures are based on the period June 1, 1995 (date of inception) to September 30, 1995.
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Class B shares' annual portfolio turnover rates for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1995, were 130%, 95%, 141%, and 180% for Growth and Income Fund,
Equity Fund, Global Fund and Ultra Fund, respectively. Class B shares' annual
portfolio turnover rates for the period October 19, 1993 to September 30, 1994
were 178%, 80%, 73% and 110% for Growth and Income Fund, Equity Fund, Global
Fund and Ultra Fund, respectively. The annual portfolio turnover rate for the
period June 1, 1995 to September 30, 1995 was 43% for Asset Allocation Fund.
Portfolio turnover information is not yet available for Social Awareness Fund as
it did not begin operations until November of 1996.
HOW NET ASSET VALUE IS DETERMINED
The per share net asset value of each Fund is determined by dividing the
total value of its securities and other assets, less liabilities, by the total
number of shares outstanding. The public offering price for each Fund is its net
asset value per share plus, in the case of Class A shares, the applicable sales
charge. The net asset value and offering price are computed once daily as of the
close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 3:00
p.m. Central time) on each day the Exchange is open for trading, which is Monday
through Friday, except for the following dates when the exchange is closed in
observance of federal holidays: New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
The offering price determined at the close of business on the New York
Stock Exchange on each day on which the Exchange is open will be applicable to
all orders for the purchase of Fund shares received by the dealer prior to such
close of business and transmitted to the Funds prior to the close of their
business day (normally 5:00 p.m. Central time unless the Exchange closes early).
Orders accepted by the dealer after the close of business of the Exchange or on
a day when the Exchange is closed will be filled on the basis of the offering
price determined as of the close of business of the Exchange on the next day on
which the Exchange is open. It is the responsibility of the dealer to promptly
transmit orders to the Funds.
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In determining net asset value, securities listed or traded on a national
securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale price. If there are
no sales on a particular day, then the securities shall be valued at the last
bid price. All other securities for which market quotations are available are
valued on the basis of the last current bid price. If there is no bid price, or
if the bid price is deemed to be unsatisfactory by the Board of Directors or the
Funds' Investment Manager, then the securities shall be valued in good faith by
such method as the Board of Directors determines will reflect their fair market
value.
Because the expenses of distribution are borne by Class A shares through a
front-end sales charge and by Class B shares through an ongoing distribution
fee, the expenses attributable to each class of shares will differ, resulting in
different net asset values. The net asset value of Class B shares will generally
be lower than the net asset value of Class A shares as a result of the
distribution fee charged to Class B shares. It is expected, however, that the
net asset value per share will tend to converge immediately after the payment of
dividends which will differ in amount for Class A and B shares by approximately
the amount of the different distribution expenses attributable to Class A and B
shares.
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
Stockholders may turn in their shares directly to the Investment Manager
for redemption at net asset value (which may be more or less than the investor's
cost, depending upon the market value of the portfolio securities at the time of
redemption). The redemption price in cash will be the net asset value next
determined after the time when such shares are tendered for redemption.
Shares will be redeemed on request of the stockholder in proper order to
the Investment Manager, which serves as the Funds' transfer agent. A request is
made in proper order by submitting the following items to the Investment
Manager: (1) a written request for redemption signed by all registered owners
exactly as the account is registered, including fiduciary titles, if any, and
specifying the account number and the dollar amount or number of shares to be
redeemed; (2) a guarantee of all signatures on the written request or on the
share certificate or accompanying stock power; (3) any share certificates issued
for any of the shares to be redeemed; and (4) any additional documents which may
be required by the Investment Manager for redemption by corporations or other
organizations, executors, administrators, trustees, custodians or the like.
Transfers of shares are subject to the same requirements. A signature guarantee
is not required for redemptions of $10,000 or less, requested by and payable to
all stockholders of record for an account, to be sent to the address of record.
The signature guarantee must be provided by an eligible guarantor institution,
such as a bank, broker, credit union, national securities exchange or savings
association. The Investment Manager reserves the right to reject any signature
guarantee pursuant to its written procedures which may be revised in the future.
To avoid delay in redemption or transfer, stockholders having questions should
contact the Investment Manager.
The Articles of Incorporation of Security Equity Fund provide that the
Board of Directors, without the vote or consent of the stockholders, may adopt a
plan to redeem at net asset value all shares in any stockholder account in which
there has been no investment (other than the reinvestment of income dividends or
capital gains distributions) for the last six months and in which there are
fewer than 25 shares or such fewer number of shares as may be specified by the
Board of Directors. Any plan of involuntary redemption adopted by the Board of
Directors shall provide that the plan is in the economic best interests of the
Fund or is necessary to reduce disproportionately burdensome expenses in
servicing stockholder accounts. Such plan shall further provide that prior
notice of at least six months shall be given to a stockholder before involuntary
redemption, and that the stockholder will have at least six months from the date
of the notice to avoid redemption by increasing his or her account to at least
the minimum number of shares established in the Articles of Incorporation, or
such fewer shares as are specified in the plan.
When investing in the Funds, stockholders are required to furnish their tax
identification number and to state whether or not they are subject to
withholding for prior underreporting, certified under penalties of perjury as
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent permitted by law, the
redemption proceeds of stockholders who fail to furnish this information will be
reduced by $50 to reimburse for the IRS penalty imposed for failure to report
the tax identification number on information reports.
Payment in cash of the amount due on redemption, less any applicable
deferred sales charge, for shares redeemed will be made within seven days after
tender, except that the Funds may suspend the right of redemption during any
period when trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted or such
Exchange is closed for
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other than weekends or holidays, or any emergency is deemed to exist by the
Securities and Exchange Commission. When a redemption request is received, the
redemption proceeds are deposited into a redemption account established by the
Distributor and the Distributor sends a check in the amount of redemption
proceeds to the stockholder. The Distributor earns interest on the amounts
maintained in the redemption account. Conversely, the Distributor causes
payments to be made to the Funds in the case of orders for purchase of Fund
shares before it actually receives federal funds.
The Funds have committed themselves to pay in cash all requests for
redemptions by any stockholder of record limited in amount during any 90-day
period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the Fund at the
beginning of such period.
In addition to the foregoing redemption procedure, the Funds repurchase
shares from broker-dealers at the price determined as of the close of business
on the day such offer is confirmed. The Distributor has been authorized, as
agent, to make such repurchases for the Funds' account. Dealers may charge a
commission on the repurchase of shares.
The repurchase or redemption of shares held in a tax-qualified retirement
plan must be effected through the trustee of the plan and may result in adverse
tax consequences. (See "Retirement Plans," page 49.)
At various times the Funds may be requested to redeem shares for which they
have not yet received good payment. Accordingly, the Funds may delay the mailing
of a redemption check until such time as they have assured themselves that good
payment (e.g., cash or certified check on a U.S. bank) has been collected for
the purchase of such shares.
TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS
A stockholder may redeem uncertificated shares in amounts up to $10,000 by
telephone request, provided the stockholder has completed the Telephone
Redemption section of the application or a Telephone Redemption form which may
be obtained from the Investment Manager. The proceeds of a telephone redemption
will be sent to the stockholder at his or her address as set forth in the
application or in a subsequent written authorization with a signature guarantee.
Once authorization has been received by the Investment Manager, a stockholder
may redeem shares by calling the Funds at (800) 888-2461, extension 3127, on
weekdays (except holidays) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Central
time. Redemption requests received by telephone after the close of the New York
Stock Exchange (normally 3:00 p.m. Central time) will be treated as if received
on the next business day. A stockholder who authorizes telephone redemptions
authorizes the Investment Manager to act upon the instructions of any person
identifying themselves as the owner of the account or the owner's broker. The
Investment Manager has established procedures to confirm that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine and may be liable for any losses due to
fraudulent or unauthorized instructions if it fails to comply with its
procedures. The Investment Manager's procedures require that any person
requesting a redemption by telephone provide the account registration and
number, the owner's tax identification number, and the dollar amount or number
of shares to be redeemed, and such instructions must be received on a recorded
line. Neither the Fund, the Investment Manager, nor the Distributor will be
liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any redemption
request provided that the Investment Manager complied with its procedures. Thus,
a stockholder who authorizes telephone redemptions may bear the risk of loss
from a fraudulent or unauthorized request. The telephone redemption privilege
may be changed or discontinued at any time by the Investment Manager or the
Funds.
During periods of severe market or economic conditions, telephone
redemptions may be difficult to implement and stockholders should make
redemptions by mail as described under "How to Redeem Shares" above.
HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES
Pursuant to arrangements with the Distributor (which also acts as principal
underwriter for Security Income Fund and Security Tax-Exempt Fund) and with
Security Cash Fund, stockholders of the Funds may exchange their shares for
shares of another of the Funds, Security Income Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund
or Security Cash Fund at net asset value. Exchanges may be made only in those
states where shares of the fund into which an exchange is to be made are
qualified for sale.
Class A and Class B shares of the Funds may be exchanged for Class A and
Class B shares, respectively, of another Fund or for shares of Security Cash
Fund, a money market fund that offers a single class of shares. Any
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applicable contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed upon redemption and
calculated from the date of the initial purchase without regard to the time
shares were held in Security Cash Fund. Such transactions generally have the
same tax consequences as ordinary sales and purchases. No service fee is
presently imposed on such an exchange. They are not tax-free exchanges.
Exchanges are made promptly upon receipt of a properly completed Exchange
Authorization form and (if issued) share certificates in good order for
transfer. If the stockholder is a corporation, partnership, agent, fiduciary or
surviving joint owner, additional documentation of a customary nature, such as a
stock power and guaranteed signature, will be required. (See "How to Redeem
Shares," page 41.)
This privilege may be changed or discontinued at any time at the discretion
of the management of the Funds upon 60 days' notice to stockholders. It is
contemplated, however, that the privilege will be extended in the absence of
objection by regulatory authorities and provided shares of the respective
companies are available and may be legally sold in the jurisdiction in which the
stockholder resides. A current prospectus of the Fund into which an exchange is
made will be given each stockholder exercising this privilege.
EXCHANGE BY TELEPHONE
To exchange shares by telephone, a shareholder must have completed either
the Telephone Exchange section of the application or a Telephone Transfer
Authorization form which may be obtained from the Investment Manager.
Authorization must be on file with the Investment Manager before exchanges may
be made by telephone. Once authorization has been received by the Investment
Manager, a stockholder may exchange shares by telephone by calling the Funds at
(800) 888-2461, extension 3127 on weekdays (except holidays) between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Central time. Exchange requests received after the
close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 3:00 p.m. Central time) will be
treated as if received on the next business day. Shares which are held in
certificate form may not be exchanged by telephone.
The telephone exchange privilege is only permitted between accounts with
identical registration. The Investment Manager has established procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine and may be
liable for any losses due to fraudulent or unauthorized instructions if it fails
to comply with its procedures. The Investment Manager's procedures require that
any person requesting an exchange by telephone provide the account registration
and number, the tax identification number, the dollar amount or number of shares
to be exchanged, and the names of the Security Funds from which and into which
the exchange is to be made, and such instructions must be received on a recorded
line. Neither the Funds, the Investment Manager nor the Distributor will be
liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any request,
including any fraudulent request provided the Investment Manager complied with
its procedures. Thus, a stockholder who authorizes telephone exchanges may bear
the risk of loss in the event of a fraudulent or unauthorized request. This
telephone exchange privilege may be changed or discontinued at any time at the
discretion of the management of the Funds. In particular, the Funds may set
limits on the amount and frequency of such exchanges, in general or as to any
individual who abuses such privilege.
DIVIDENDS AND TAXES
It is each Fund's policy to pay dividends from net investment income as
from time to time declared by the Board of Directors, and to distribute realized
capital gains (if any) in excess of any capital losses and capital loss
carryovers, at least once a year. Because Class A shares of the Funds bear most
of the costs of distribution of such shares through payment of a front-end sales
charge, while Class B shares of the Funds bear such costs through a higher
distribution fee, expenses attributable to Class B shares, generally, will be
higher and as a result, income distributions paid by the Funds with respect to
Class B shares generally will be lower than those paid with respect to Class A
shares. Because the value of a share is based directly on the amount of the net
assets rather than on the principle of supply and demand, any distribution of
capital gains or payment of an income dividend will result in a decrease in the
value of a share equal to the amount paid. All such dividends and distributions
are automatically reinvested on the payable date in shares of the Funds at net
asset value as of the record date (reduced by an amount equal to the amount of
the dividend or distribution), unless the Investment Manager is previously
notified in writing by the stockholder that such dividends or distributions are
to be received in cash. A stockholder may request that such dividends or
distributions be directly deposited to the stockholder's bank account. A
stockholder who elected not to reinvest dividends or distributions paid with
respect to Class A shares
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may, at any time within 30 days after the payment date, reinvest a dividend
check without imposition of a sales charge.
For federal income tax purposes, dividends paid by the Funds from net
investment income may qualify for the corporate stockholder's dividends received
deduction to the extent the Funds designate the amount distributed as a
qualified dividend. The aggregate amount designated as a qualified dividend by
the Funds cannot exceed the aggregate amount of dividends received by the Funds
from domestic corporations for the taxable year. The corporate dividends
received deduction will be limited if the shares with respect to which the
dividends are received are treated as debt-financed or are deemed to have been
held less than 46 days. In addition, a corporate stockholder must hold Fund
shares for at least 46 days to be eligible to claim the dividends received
deduction. All dividends from net investment income, together with distributions
of any realized net short-term capital gains, whether paid direct to the
stockholder or reinvested in shares of the Funds, are taxable as ordinary
income.
Stockholders will report as long-term capital gains income any realized net
long-term capital gains in excess of any capital loss carryover which is
distributed to them and designated by the Fund as a capital gain dividend,
whether or not reinvested in the Fund, and regardless of the period of time such
shares have been owned by the stockholders. Advice as to the tax status of each
year's dividends and distributions will be mailed annually.
A purchase of shares shortly before payment of a dividend or distribution
is disadvantageous because the dividend or distribution to the purchaser has the
effect of reducing the per share net asset value of the shares by the amount of
the dividends or distributions. In addition, all or a portion of such dividends
or distributions (although in effect a return of capital) may be taxable.
Each Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be treated as a
regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code").
To qualify as a regulated investment company, each Fund must, among other
things: (i) derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and
gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign
currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in
such stock, securities, or currencies ("Qualifying Income Test"); (ii) derive in
each taxable year less than 30% of its gross income from the sale or other
disposition of certain assets held less than three months (namely (a) stock or
securities, (b) options, futures and forward contracts (other than those on
foreign currencies), and (c) foreign currencies (including options, futures, and
forward contracts on such currencies) not directly related to a Fund's principal
business of investing in stocks or securities (or options and futures with
respect to stocks and securities)); (iii) diversify its holdings so that, at the
end of each quarter of the taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the market value of
the Fund's assets is represented by cash, cash items, U.S. Government
securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies, and other
securities, with such other securities of any one issuer limited for the
purposes of this calculation to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of
the Fund's total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such
issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested
in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities or
the securities of other regulated investment companies), or of two or more
issuers which the Fund controls (as that term is defined in the relevant
provisions of the Code) and which are determined to be engaged in the same or
similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses; and (iv)
distribute at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income
(which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, and net short-term
capital gains in excess of any net long-term capital losses) and its net
tax-exempt interest each taxable year. The Treasury Department is authorized to
promulgate regulations under which foreign currency gains would constitute
qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test only if such gains
are directly related to investing in securities (or options and futures with
respect to securities). To date, no such regulations have been issued.
Certain requirements relating to the qualification of a Fund as a regulated
investment company may limit the extent to which a Fund will be able to engage
in certain investment practices, including transactions in futures contracts and
other types of derivative securities transactions. In addition, if a Fund were
unable to dispose of portfolio securities due to settlement problems relating to
foreign investments or due to the holding of illiquid securities, the Fund's
ability to qualify as a regulated investment company might be affected.
A Fund qualifying as a regulated investment company generally will not be
subject to U.S. federal income tax on its investment company taxable income and
net capital gains (any net long-term capital gains in excess of the
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net short-term capital losses), if any, that it distributes to shareholders.
Each Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders, at least annually,
substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net capital
gains.
Generally, regulated investment companies, like the Fund, must distribute
amounts on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year distribution
requirement in order to avoid a nondeductible 4% excise tax. Generally, to avoid
the tax, a regulated investment company must distribute during each calendar
year, (i) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any
capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (ii) at least 98% of its capital
gains in excess of its capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for
the 12-month period ending on October 31 of the calendar year, and (iii) all
ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed
during such years. To avoid application of the excise tax, each Fund intends to
make its distributions in accordance with the calendar year distribution
requirement. A distribution is treated as paid on December 31 of the calendar
year if it is declared by a Series in October, November or December of that year
to shareholders of record on a date in such a month and paid by the Fund during
January of the following calendar year. Such distributions are taxable to
shareholders in the calendar year in which the distributions are declared,
rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are received.
If, as a result of exchange controls or other foreign laws or restrictions
regarding repatriation of capital, a Fund were unable to distribute an amount
equal to substantially all of its investment company taxable income (as
determined for U.S. tax purposes) within applicable time periods, the Fund would
not qualify for the favorable federal income tax treatment afforded regulated
investment companies, or, even if it did so qualify, it might become liable for
federal taxes on undistributed income. In addition, the ability of a Fund to
obtain timely and accurate information relating to its investments is a
significant factor in complying with the requirements applicable to regulated
investment companies in making tax-related computations. Thus, if a Fund were
unable to obtain accurate information on a timely basis, it might be unable to
qualify as a regulated investment company, or its tax computations might be
subject to revisions (which could result in the imposition of taxes, interest
and penalties).
Generally, gain or loss realized upon the sale or redemption of shares
(including the exchange of shares for shares of another fund) will be capital
gain or loss if the shares are capital assets in the shareholder's hands, and
will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more
than one year. Investors should be aware that any loss realized upon the sale or
redemption of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term
capital loss to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain to the
shareholder with respect to such shares. In addition, any loss realized on a
sale or exchange of shares will be disallowed to the extent the shares disposed
of are replaced within a period of 61 days, beginning 30 days before and ending
30 days after the date the shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to the
reinvestment of dividends. In such case, the basis of the shares acquired will
be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
Under certain circumstances, the sales charge incurred in acquiring Class A
shares of the Funds may not be taken into account in determining the gain or
loss on the disposition of those shares. This rule applies in circumstances when
shares of the Fund are exchanged within 90 days after the date they were
purchased and new shares in a regulated investment company are acquired without
a sales charge or at a reduced sales charge. In that case, the gain or loss
recognized on the exchange will be determined by excluding from the tax basis of
the shares exchanged all or a portion of the sales charge incurred in acquiring
those shares. This exclusion applies to the extent that the otherwise applicable
sales charge with respect to the newly acquired shares is reduced as a result of
having incurred the sales charge initially. Instead, the portion of the sales
charge affected by this rule will be treated as an amount paid for the new
shares.
The Funds are required by law to withhold 31% of taxable dividends and
distributions to shareholders who do not furnish their correct taxpayer
identification numbers, or are otherwise subject to the backup withholding
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Each series of Security Equity Fund will be treated separately in
determining the amounts of income and capital gains distributions. For this
purpose, each series will reflect only the income and gains, net of losses of
that series.
PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Some of the Funds may invest in
stocks of foreign companies that are classified under the Code as passive
foreign investment companies ("PFICs"). In general, a foreign company is
classified as a PFIC if at least one half of its assets constitutes
investment-type assets or 75% or more of its gross income is investment-type
income. Under the PFIC rules, an "excess distribution" received with
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respect to PFIC stock is treated as having been realized ratably over a period
during which the Fund held the PFIC stock. The Fund itself will be subject to
tax on the portion, if any, of the excess distribution that is allocated to the
Fund's holding period in prior taxable years (an interest factor will be added
to the tax, as if the tax had actually been payable in such prior taxable years)
even though the Fund distributes the corresponding income to shareholders.
Excess distributions include any gain from the sale of PFIC stock as well as
certain distributions from a PFIC. All excess distributions are taxable as
ordinary income.
A Fund may be able to elect alternative tax treatment with respect to PFIC
stock. Under an election that currently may be available, a Fund generally would
be required to include in its gross income its share of the earnings of a PFIC
on a current basis, regardless of whether any distributions are received from
the PFIC. If this election is made, the special rules, discussed above, relating
to the taxation of excess distributions, would not apply. In addition, another
election may be available that would involve marking to market a Fund's PFIC
stock at the end of each taxable year (and on certain other dates prescribed in
the Code), with the result that unrealized gains are treated as though they were
realized. If this election were made, tax at the Fund level under the PFIC rules
would be eliminated, but a Fund could, in limited circumstances, incur
nondeductible interest charges. A Fund's intention to qualify annually as a
regulated investment company may limit the Fund's elections with respect to PFIC
stock.
Because the application of the PFIC rules may affect, among other things,
the character of gains, the amount of gain or loss and the timing of the
recognition of income with respect to PFIC stock, as well as subject a Fund
itself to tax on certain income from PFIC stock, the amount that must be
distributed to shareholders, and which will be taxed to shareholders as ordinary
income or long-term capital gain, may be increased or decreased substantially as
compared to a fund that did not invest in PFIC stock.
OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FORWARD CONTRACTS AND SWAP AGREEMENTS. Certain
options, futures contracts, and forward contracts in which a Fund may invest may
be "Section 1256 contracts." Gains or losses on Section 1256 contracts generally
are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses;
however, foreign currency gains or losses arising from certain Section 1256
contracts may be treated as ordinary income or loss. Also, Section 1256
contracts held by a Fund at the end of each taxable year (and at certain other
times as prescribed pursuant to the Code) are "marked to market" with the result
that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized.
Generally, the hedging transactions undertaken by a Fund may result in
"straddles" for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may affect
the character of gains (or losses) realized by a Fund. In addition, losses
realized by a Fund on positions that are part of a straddle may be deferred
under the straddle rules, rather than being taken into account in calculating
the taxable income for the taxable year in which such losses are realized.
Because only a few regulations implementing the straddle rules have been
promulgated, the tax consequences of transactions in options, futures, forward
contracts, swap agreements and other financial contracts to a Fund are not
entirely clear. The transactions may increase the amount of short-term capital
gain realized by a Fund which is taxed as ordinary income when distributed to
shareholders.
A Fund may make one or more of the elections available under the Code which
are applicable to straddles. If a Fund makes any of the elections, the amount,
character and timing of the recognition of gains or losses from the affected
straddle positions will be determined under rules that vary according to the
election(s) made. The rules applicable under certain of the elections may
operate to accelerate the recognition of gains or losses from the affected
straddle positions.
Because application of the straddle rules may affect the character of gains
or losses, defer losses and/or accelerate the recognition of gains or losses
from the affected straddle positions, the amount which must be distributed to
shareholders, and which will be taxed to shareholders as ordinary income or
long-term capital gain, may be increased or decreased as compared to a fund that
did not engage in such hedging transactions.
Because only a few regulations regarding the treatment of swap agreements,
and related caps, floors and collars, have been implemented, the tax
consequences of such transactions are not entirely clear. The Fund intend to
account for such transactions in a manner deemed by them to be appropriate, but
the Internal Revenue Service might not necessarily accept such treatment. If it
did not, the status of a Fund as a regulated investment company might be
affected.
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The requirements applicable to a Fund's qualification as a regulated
investment company may limit the extent to which a Fund will be able to engage
in transactions in options, futures contracts, forward contracts, swap
agreements and other financial contracts.
FOREIGN TAXATION. Income received by a Fund from sources within a foreign
country may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by that country.
Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate
such taxes.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS. Under the Code, gains or losses attributable
to fluctuations in exchange rates which occur between the time a Fund accrues
income or other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated
in a foreign currency and the time that Fund actually collects such receivables
or pays such liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary
loss. Similarly, on disposition of debt securities denominated in a foreign
currency and on disposition of certain futures contracts, forward contracts and
options, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of foreign
currency between the date of acquisition of the security or contract and the
date of disposition also are treated as ordinary gain or loss. These gains or
losses, referred to under the Code as "Section 988" gains or losses, may
increase or decrease the amount of a Fund's investment company taxable income to
be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.
OTHER TAXES. The foregoing discussion is general in nature and is not
intended to provide an exhaustive presentation of the tax consequences of
investing in a Fund. Distributions may also be subject to additional state,
local and foreign taxes, depending on each shareholder's particular situation.
Depending upon the nature and extent of a Fund's contacts with a state or local
jurisdiction, the Fund may be subject to the tax laws of such jurisdiction if it
is regarded under applicable law as doing business in, or as having income
derived from, the jurisdiction. Shareholders are advised to consult their own
tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an
investment in a Fund.
ORGANIZATION
The Articles of Incorporation of each Fund provide for the issuance of an
indefinite number of shares of common stock in one or more classes or series.
Security Equity Fund has authorized capital stock of $.25 par value and
currently issues its shares in four series, Equity Fund, Global Fund, Asset
Allocation Fund and Social Awareness Fund. The shares of each series of Security
Equity Fund represent a pro rata beneficial interest in that series' net assets
and in the earnings and profits or losses derived from the investment of such
assets. Growth and Income and Ultra Funds have not issued shares in any
additional series at the present time. Growth and Income and Ultra Funds each
have authorized capital stock of $1.00 par value and $.50 par value,
respectively.
Each of the Funds currently issues two classes of shares which participate
proportionately based on their relative net asset values in dividends and
distributions and have equal voting, liquidation and other rights except that
(i) expenses related to the distribution of each class of shares or other
expenses that the Board of Directors may designate as class expenses from time
to time, are borne solely by each class; (ii) each class of shares has exclusive
voting rights with respect to any Distribution Plan adopted for that class;
(iii) each class has different exchange privileges; and (iv) each class has a
different designation. When issued and paid for, the shares will be fully paid
and nonassessable by the Funds. Shares may be exchanged as described under "How
to Exchange Shares," page 42, but will have no other preference, conversion,
exchange or preemptive rights. Shares are transferable, redeemable and
assignable and have cumulative voting privileges for the election of directors.
On certain matters, such as the election of directors, all shares of the
Series of Security Equity Fund, Equity Fund, Global Fund, Asset Allocation Fund
and Social Awareness Fund, vote together, with each share having one vote. On
other matters affecting a particular series, such as the investment advisory
contract or the fundamental policies, only shares of that series are entitled to
vote, and a majority vote of the shares of that series is required for approval
of the proposal.
The Funds do not generally hold annual meetings of stockholders and will do
so only when required by law. Stockholders may remove directors from office by
vote cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders. Such a meeting
will be called at the written request of 10% of a Fund's outstanding shares.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Ultra Fund has been named as a class defendant in an adversary proceeding
filed on March 14, 1995 in a pending bankruptcy, captioned IN RE: INTEGRA REALTY
RESOURCES, INC., INTEGRA-A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT COMPANY,
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AND BHC OF DENVER, INC., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Colorado. The adversary proceeding was brought by Jeffrey A. Weinman, as Trustee
for the Integra Unsecured Creditors against the principal defendant Fidelity
Capital Appreciation Fund and over 6,000 other class defendants, including the
Ultra Fund. The Trustee alleges that the defendants, former shareholders of
Integra Realty Resources, Inc., improperly received a distribution of Integra's
assets in December 1988 when Integra distributed all of the shares of its
subsidiary, ShowBiz Pizza Time, to its shareholders, leaving insufficient
resources for Integra to continue to operate to the detriment of the Integra
Unsecured Creditors. Ultra Fund has been advised that its maximum exposure in
the lawsuit should be less than $361,000.
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND-PAYING AGENT
UMB Bank, N.A., 928 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, acts as the
custodian for the portfolio securities of Growth and Income Fund, Equity Fund,
Social Awareness Fund and Ultra Fund. Chase Manhattan Bank, 4 Chase MetroTech
Center, Brooklyn, New York 11245 acts as custodian for the portfolio securities
of Global and Asset Allocation Funds, including those held by foreign banks and
foreign securities depositories which qualify as eligible foreign custodians
under the rules adopted by the SEC. Security Management Company, LLC acts as the
Funds' transfer and dividend-paying agent.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The firm of Ernst & Young LLP, One Kansas City Place, 1200 Main Street,
Kansas City, Missouri, has been selected by the Funds' Board of Directors to
serve as the Funds' independent auditors, and as such, the firm will perform the
annual audit of the Funds' financial statements.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The Funds may, from time to time, include performance information in
advertisements, sales literature or reports to shareholders or prospective
investors. Performance information in advertisements or sales literature may be
expressed as average annual total return or aggregate total return.
Quotations of average annual total return will be expressed in terms of the
average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the
Funds over periods of 1, 5 and 10 years (up to the life of the Fund), calculated
pursuant to the following formula:
P(1+T)n=ERV
(where P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000, T = the average annual
total return, n = the number of years, and ERV = the ending redeemable value of
a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period). All total
return figures will reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales load of
5.75% in the case of quotations of performance of Class A shares or the
applicable contingent deferred sales charge in the case of quotations of
performance of Class B shares and a proportional share of Fund expenses on an
annual basis, and assume that all dividends and distributions are reinvested
when paid.
For the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended March 31, 1996, respectively, the
average annual total return of Class A shares of Growth and Income Fund was
21.49%, 8.54% and 7.96%. For the 1-year period ended March 31, 1996, the average
annual total return of Class B shares of Growth and Income Fund was 22.59%. For
the period October 19, 1993 (date of inception) to March 31, 1996, the average
annual total return for Class B shares of Growth and Income Fund was 7.00%.
For the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended March 31, 1996, respectively, the
average annual total return of Class A shares of Equity Fund was 28.46%, 15.00%
and 13.68%. For the 1-year period ended March 31, 1996, the average annual total
return of Class B shares of Equity Fund was 30.10%. For the period October 19,
1993 (date of inception) to March 31, 1996, the average annual total return for
Class B shares of Equity Fund was 15.34%.
For the 1-year period ended March 31, 1996, the average annual total return
of Class A shares of Global Fund was 12.09%. For the period October 5, 1993
(date of inception) to March 31, 1996, the average annual total return of Class
A shares of Global Fund was 6.04%. For the 1-year period ended March 31, 1996,
the average annual total return of Class B shares of Global Fund was 12.80%. For
the period October 19, 1993 (date of inception) to March 31, 1996, the average
annual total return of Class B shares of Global Fund was 6.81%.
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For the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended March 31, 1996, respectively, the
average annual total return of Class A shares of Ultra Fund was 16.38%, 9.25%
and 4.94%. For the 1-year period ended March 31, 1996, the average annual total
return of Class B shares of Ultra Fund was 16.81%. For the period October 19,
1993 (date of inception) to March 31, 1996, the average annual total return for
Class B shares of Ultra Fund was 5.96%.
For the period June 1, 1995 (date of inception) through March 31, 1996, the
average annual total return of Class A and Class B shares of Asset Allocation
Fund was 6.83% and 7.51%, respectively.
Quotations of aggregate total return will be calculated for any specified
period pursuant to the following formula:
ERV-P
----- = T
P
(where P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000, T = the total return, and
ERV = the ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the
beginning of the period). All total return figures will assume that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested when paid. The Funds may, from time
to time, include quotations of aggregate total return that do not reflect
deduction of the sales load. The sales load, if reflected, would reduce the
total return.
The total return on an investment made in Class A shares of Growth and
Income Fund, Equity Fund and Ultra Fund calculated as described above for the
period from April 1, 1986 through March 31, 1996 was 115.08%, 260.56% and 66.9%,
respectively. Total return on an investment made in Class A shares of Global
Fund calculated as described above for the period October 1, 1993 through March
31, 1996 was 15.79%. Total return on an investment made in Class B shares of
Growth and Income, Equity, Global and Ultra Funds calculated as described above
for the period October 19, 1993 through March 31, 1996 was 18.02%, 41.84%,
17.50% and 15.24%, respectively. Total return made on an investment made in
Class A and Class B shares of Asset Allocation Fund calculated as described
above for the period June 1, 1995 through March 31, 1996 was 5.63% and 6.19%,
respectively. These figures reflect deduction of the maximum sales load.
Performance information is not yet available for Social Awareness Fund as it did
not begin operations until November 1996.
In addition, quotations of total return will also be calculated for several
consecutive one-year periods, expressing the total return as a percentage
increase or decrease in the value of the investment for each year relative to
the ending value for the previous year.
Quotations of average annual total return and aggregate total return will
reflect only the performance of a hypothetical investment in the Funds during
the particular time period shown. Such quotations for the Funds will vary based
on changes in market conditions and the level of the Funds' expenses, and no
reported performance figure should be considered an indication of performance
which may be expected in the future.
In connection with communicating its average annual total return or
aggregate total return to current or prospective shareholders, the Funds also
may compare these figures to the performance of other mutual funds tracked by
mutual fund rating services or to other unmanaged indexes which may assume
reinvestment of dividends but generally do not reflect deductions for
administrative and management costs. Each Fund will include performance data for
both Class A and Class B Shares of the Fund in any advertisement or report
including performance data of the Fund. Such mutual fund rating services include
the following: Lipper Analytical Services; Morningstar, Inc.; Investment Company
Data; Schabacker Investment Management; Wiesenberger Investment Companies
Service; Computer Directions Advisory (CDA); and Johnson's Charts. Such
unmanaged indexes include the following: S&P 500; the Dow Jones Industrial
Average; NASDAQ 100 and NASDAQ 200; Russell 2000 and Russell 2500; the Wilshire
1750 and Wilshire 4500; and the Domini Social Index. When comparing the Funds'
performance with that of other alternatives, investors should understand that
shares of the Funds may be subject to greater market risks than are certain
other types of investments.
RETIREMENT PLANS
The Funds offer tax-qualified retirement plans for individuals (Individual
Retirement Accounts, known as IRAs), several prototype retirement plans for the
self-employed (Keogh plans), pension and profit-sharing plans for corporations,
and custodial account plans for employees of public school systems and
organizations meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Actual documents and detailed materials about the plans will be
provided upon request to the Distributor.
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Purchases of the Funds' shares under any of these plans are made at the
public offering price next determined after contributions are received by the
Distributor. The Funds' shares owned under any of the plans have full dividend,
voting and redemption privileges. Depending on the terms of the particular plan,
retirement benefits may be paid in a lump sum or in installment payments over a
specified period. There are possible penalties for premature distributions from
such plans.
Security Management Company, LLC is available to act as custodian for the
plans on a fee basis. For IRAs, Section 403(b) Retirement Plans, and Simplified
Employee Pension Plans (SEPPs), service fees for such custodial services
currently are: (1) $10 for annual maintenance of the account and (2) benefit
distribution fee of $5 per distribution. Service fees for other types of plans
will vary. These fees will be deducted from the plan assets. Optional
supplemental services are available from Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
for additional charges.
Retirement investment programs involve commitments covering future years.
It is important that the investment objectives and structure of the Funds be
considered by the investors for such plans. A brief description of the available
tax-qualified retirement plans is provided below. However the tax rules
applicable to such qualified plans vary according to the type of plan and the
terms and conditions of the plan itself. Therefore, no attempt is made to
provide more than general information about the various types of qualified
plans.
Investors are urged to consult their own attorneys or tax advisers when
considering the establishment and maintenance of any such plans.
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (IRAs)
Individual Retirement Account Custodial Agreements are available to provide
investment in shares of the Funds or in other Funds in the Security Group. An
individual may initiate an IRA through the Underwriter by executing the
custodial agreement and making a minimum initial investment of at least $100
plus $15 to cover the fees for opening and maintaining the account for the first
year.
An individual may make a contribution to an IRA each year of up to the
lesser of $2,000 or 100% of earned income under current tax law. If
contributions are also made to an IRA of a nonworking spouse, the maximum is
raised to a total for the two accounts of $2,250; the taxpayers may choose how
to allocate the $2,250 between the accounts, as long as no more than $2,000 is
contributed to either account. If both husband and wife work, each may establish
his or her own IRA and contribute up to the maximum allowed for individuals.
Deductions for IRA contributions are limited for taxpayers who are covered
by an employer-sponsored retirement plan. However, these limitations do not
apply to a single taxpayer with adjusted gross income of $25,000 or less or
married taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $40,000 or less (if they file a
joint tax return). Taxpayers with adjusted gross income less than $10,000 in
excess of these amounts may deduct a portion of their IRA contributions. The
nondeductible portion is calculated by reference to the amount of the taxpayer's
income above $25,000 (single) or $40,000 (married) as a percentage of $10,000.
Contributions must be made in cash no later than April 15 following the
close of the tax year. No annual contribution is permitted for the year in which
the investor reaches age 70 1/2 or any year thereafter.
In addition to annual contributions, total distributions and certain
partial distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans may be
eligible to be reinvested into an IRA if the reinvestment is made within 60 days
of receipt of the distribution by the taxpayer. Such rollover contributions are
not subject to the limitations on annual IRA contributions described above.
PENSION AND PROFIT-SHARING PLANS
Prototype corporate pension or profit-sharing plans meeting the
requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a) are available. Information
concerning these plans may be obtained from the Distributor.
403(b) RETIREMENT PLANS
Employees of public school systems and tax-exempt organizations meeting the
requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) may purchase shares of
the Funds or of the other Funds in the Security Group under a Section 403(b)
Plan. Section 403(b) Plans are subject to numerous restrictions on the amount
that may be contributed, the persons who are eligible to participate and on the
time when distributions may commence.
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SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS (SEPPs)
A prototype SEPP is available for corporations, partnerships or sole
proprietors desiring to adopt such a plan for purchases of IRAs for their
employees. Employers establishing a SEPP may contribute a maximum of $30,000 a
year to an IRA for each employee. This maximum is subject to a number of
limitations.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited financial statements of the Funds, which are contained in the
Funds' September 30, 1995 Annual Report, and the unaudited financial statements
of the Funds, which are contained in the Fund's March 31, 1996 Semiannual
Report, are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Annual Report dated
September 30, 1995, and a copy of the Semiannual Report dated March 31, 1996, is
provided to every person requesting a Statement of Additional Information.
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APPENDIX A
DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.
Aaa - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They
carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as
"gilt-edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are
likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues.
Aa - Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all
standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as
high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present
which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A - Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes
and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving
security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be
present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
Baa - Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations,
i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments
and principal security appear adequate for the present, but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.
Ba - Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements;
their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of
interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well
safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of
position characterizes bonds in this class.
B - Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.
Caa - Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.
Ca - Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative
in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked
shortcomings.
C - Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues
so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining
any real investment standing.
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
AAA - Bonds rated AAA have the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's
to a debt obligation. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely
strong.
AA - Bonds rated AA have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal and differ from the highest rated issues only in small degree.
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A - Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated
categories.
BBB - Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay
interest and repay principal. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection
parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for
bonds in this category than for bonds in higher rated categories.
BB, B, CCC, CC - Bonds rated BB, B, CCC and CC are regarded, on balance, as
predominately speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and repay principal in accordance with the terms of obligation. BB indicates the
lowest degree of speculation and CC the highest degree of speculation. While
such bonds will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these
are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse
conditions.
C - The rating C is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being
paid.
D - Debt rated D is in default and payment of interest and/or repayment of
principal is in arrears.
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APPENDIX B
REDUCED SALES CHARGES
CLASS A SHARES
Initial sales charges may be reduced or eliminated for persons or
organizations purchasing Class A shares of the Funds alone or in combination
with Class A shares of certain other Security Funds.
For purposes of qualifying for reduced sales charges on purchases made
pursuant to Rights of Accumulation or a Statement of Intention (also referred to
as a "Letter of Intent"), the term "Purchaser" includes the following persons:
an individual, his or her spouse and children under the age 21; a trustee or
other fiduciary of a single trust estate or single fiduciary account established
for their benefit; an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section
501(c)(3) or (13) of the Internal Revenue Code; or a pension, profit-sharing or
other employee benefit plan whether or not qualified under Section 401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION
A Purchaser may combine all previous purchases with his or her contemplated
current purchases of Class A Shares of a Fund, for the purpose of determining
the sales charge applicable to the current purchase. For example, an investor
who already owns Class A shares of a Fund either worth $30,000 at the applicable
current offering price or purchased for $30,000 and who invests an additional
$25,000, is entitled to a reduced front-end sales charge of 4.75% on the latter
purchase. The Underwriter must be notified when a sale takes place which would
qualify for the reduced charge on the basis of previous purchases subject to
confirmation of the investor's holding through the Fund's records. Rights of
accumulation apply also to purchases representing a combination of the Class A
shares of the Funds, Security Income Fund or Security Tax-Exempt Fund in those
states where shares of the Fund being purchased are qualified for sale.
STATEMENT OF INTENTION
A Purchaser may sign a Statement of Intention, which may be signed within
90 days after the first purchase to be included thereunder, in the form provided
by the Underwriter covering purchases of Class A shares of the Funds, Security
Income Fund or Security Tax-Exempt Fund to be made within a period of 13 months
(or a 36-month period for purchases of $1 million or more) and thereby become
eligible for the reduced front-end sales charge applicable to the actual amount
purchased under the Statement. Five percent of the amount specified in the
Statement of Intention will be held in escrow shares until the Statement is
completed or terminated. The shares so held may be redeemed by the Funds if the
investor is required to pay additional sales charges which may be due if the
amount of purchases made by the Purchaser during the period the Statement is
effective is less than the total specified in the Statement of Intention.
A Statement of Intention may be revised during the 13-month period (or a
36-month period for purchases of $1 million or more). Additional Class A shares
received from reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions
are included in the total amount used to determine reduced sales charges. The
Statement is not a binding obligation upon the investor to purchase or any Fund
to sell the full indicated amount. A Statement of Intention form may be obtained
from the Funds. An investor considering signing such an agreement should read
the Statement of Intention carefully.
REINSTATEMENT PRIVILEGE
Stockholders who redeem their Class A shares of the Funds have a one-time
privilege (1) to reinstate their accounts by purchasing shares without a sales
charge up to the dollar amount of the redemption proceeds, or (2) to the extent
the redeemed shares would have been eligible for the exchange privilege, to
purchase Class A shares of another of the Funds, Security Income Fund and
Security Tax-Exempt Fund, without a sales charge up to the dollar amount of the
redemption proceeds. Written notice and a check in the amount of the
reinvestment from eligible stockholders wishing to exercise this reinstatement
privilege must be received by a fund within 30
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days after the redemption request was received (or such longer period as may be
permitted by rules and regulations promulgated under the Investment Company Act
of 1940). The reinstatement or exchange will be made at the net asset value next
determined after the reinvestment is received by the Fund. Stockholders making
use of the reinstatement privilege should note that any gains realized upon the
redemption will be taxable while any losses may be deferred under the "wash
sale" provision of the Internal Revenue Code.
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SECURITY
FUNDS
SEMIANNUAL
REPORT
MARCH 31, 1996
* SECURITY
GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
* SECURITY EQUITY
FUND
-EQUITY SERIES
-GLOBAL SERIES
-ASSET
ALLOCATION
SERIES
* SECURITY ULTRA
FUND
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PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY
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SECURITY
FUNDS
Dear Shareholders:
The six months just completed were a positive period for the equity markets. In
general, stocks of larger companies outperformed those of midsized and smaller
ones, as can be seen in their respective index returns. The Dow Jones Industrial
Average, indicative of stock prices of large companies, increased 18.04%.
Although not quite as impressive, but very attractive nonetheless, the Standard
and Poor's 500 Index which represents midsized companies rose 11.71%. The S&P
Midcap Growth index was up 5.05% over the period. Exemplifying the global
markets, the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index increased 8.15%.
THE USE OF BENCHMARKS IN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Our equity portfolio management team uses benchmark indexes (with the exception
of the Dow Jones Average, included here for informational purposes) as a risk
control device to help our portfolio managers understand where pockets of
outperformance or underperformance in their portfolios are occurring.
Backtesting of our funds' performance numbers has shown that if we outperform
these benchmarks we should rank consistently above the median average of our
funds' respective peer groups. We feel that this use of benchmarks is helping us
achieve more consistent performance over time.
THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITH A FAVORABLE ECONOMIC BACKDROP
In 1995 the economic climate of slow but steady
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JOHN CLELAND
PRESIDENT
growth and declining interest rates, combined with the realization of increased
profits resulting from corporate restructurings, led to outstanding returns in
the stock market. These favorable conditions carried over into early 1996 until
mid-February, when interest rates began an upward climb. Anecdotal reports
showed some indications that economic activity was accelerating, which led the
bond markets to believe that the Federal Reserve would not be able to continue
lowering interest rates as they had hoped. Stock market participants worry about
higher interest rates because of their impact on corporate expenses and profits,
as well as their dampening effect on economic growth. Also contributing to
rising interest rates was a perception that Congress had lost its focus on
shrinking the overall role of the Federal government. The low interest-rate
environment had been a major psychological prop of the strong markets.
We believe that the productivity improvement theme which resulted from corporate
restructuring and downsizing still has a good while to run. This improvement
will give corporations the ability to continue to increase earnings even if
economic growth stagnates. Market analysts have already scaled back earnings
estimates based on their slow-growth scenarios. This makes moderate gains in
earnings look even more favorable when compared with these reduced forecasts,
and can add upward momentum to the markets.
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THE GLOBAL MARKET PERFORMANCE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
The productivity improvement theme we've mentioned has been present in the
United States for a number of years. This same idea--downsizing and
restructuring of corporations in order to get the most productivity from the
least number of workers--is just beginning to take hold in Europe and Asia. In
the past, the corporation was a "social net" for its workers in many foreign
countries. Jobs and benefits were guaranteed for life. These firms are now
realizing that if they are to survive in a competitive world, this must change.
This improvement process will be a major factor in the returns of global markets
over the next several years. As corporations trim excess expenses, profits will
increase just as they did in the U.S. This will drive the global markets to
generate very attractive returns, in our estimation, for many years to come. As
we have seen in our own country, the benefits of corporate restructurings are
not a short-term phenomenon.
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR INVESTMENT MARKETS
We think that the climate will continue to be positive for the stock and bond
markets. We expect sustained domestic economic growth, a slow pickup in the
global economies, and a continued absence of inflationary pressures. We
anticipate a return to lower interest rate levels or, at worst, interest rates
remaining about where they are now. The equity markets should continue their
climb to higher levels, but in all likelihood at a slower pace than in 1995.
Volatility will be an ever-present companion to investors--it is difficult for
the markets to accommodate the greatly increased volume of daily trading
activity. We believe liquidity in the markets will always be available, but
increased price fluctuation is the cost of the ability to trade at will.
We continue to emphasize the difference in being a trader and being an investor.
We encourage our shareholders to think of themselves as investors, with long
term objectives in mind. With an investment plan that carries you through the
next five to ten years and beyond, the impact of daily volatility is negligible.
The important thing is the long-term trend of share prices. We feel that the
proper building blocks are in place for an excellent investment climate for many
years to come.
Sincerely,
JOHN CLELAND
John Cleland
President
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SECURITY
GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
To Our Shareholders:
The first half of fiscal year 1996 has been rewarding for shareholders, with
your fund appreciating 11.09% over the six-month period beginning October 1,
1995.* This compares favorably with the Lipper Growth and Income Funds' peer
group average of 10.2%, and with the 10.26% return of our internal benchmark
index, a blend of 80% Standard and Poor's 500 Index and 20% Lehman Brothers BB
Rated Bond Index.
During the first three months of the fiscal year (October, November, and
December), the portfolio slightly underperformed its peers. Although the bond
portion of the portfolio did better than its benchmark, it held back the fund as
a whole as the equity market returns surpassed those of bonds. A gradual shift
from value-oriented stocks to growth stocks toward the end of 1995 and through
early 1996 helped improve performance.
HOW THE PORTFOLIO LOOKS NOW
The portfolio balance is now tilted toward high-quality growth issues. Profit
margins have reached record highs as many corporate restructurings have been
completed, and further revenue growth will be difficult for some companies to
achieve. We actively seek out those firms which have solid earnings records and
excellent prospects for continuing growth, such as McDonald's and Procter and
Gamble.
Some value stocks still remain in the portfolio. We maintain a large weighting
(about 4%) in the portfolio in the aerospace-defense industry. This sector is
currently out of favor, as many investors expect defense spending to decline
with government cutbacks. They overlook the fact that some of these companies
have a large industrial base which keeps earnings stable. They have
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THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT GROWTH AND INCOME TEAM
CHUCK LAUBER, TERRY MILBERGER, TOM SWANK, JOHN CLELAND
gone through restructurings and made acquisitions to augment growth.
Rising commodity prices have been in the news frequently in the last few months.
We have suffered by not having a significant presence in energy stocks as oil
prices have risen. Holding such names as Deere, Monsanto, and Potash Corporation
have helped as agricultural commodity prices have gone up.
THE FIXED INCOME COMPONENT OF THE PORTFOLIO
The high yield bond component of the fund has outperformed its benchmark index
consistently through the last six months. Overall fund performance was held back
because of this component, however, as equity markets have been stronger than
bond markets. The fund reaped the benefits of U.S. West's buyout of Continental
Cablevision, whose bonds soared in value on the news. Bonds of capital goods
producing companies such as Sequa Corporation, a maker of jet engine components,
have performed well through the
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PERFORMANCE
period. Consumer noncyclical issuers such as Penn Traffic, a food supermarket
chain, have added to total return as well. The portfolio benefitted by not
owning utility bonds. As utility companies split into various parts, the
stockholders may prosper but bondholders generally suffer as revenue streams are
divided. Utilities comprise almost 13% of our benchmark bond index. Our
underweighting thus increased our return relative to the index.
OUR PLANS FOR THE SECOND HALF
Looking ahead to the balance of this fiscal year, we plan to stay with high
quality, predictable growth companies. We expect the economy to continue along
the path of moderate growth, perhaps in the 2% to 2.5% range. We are considering
moving to a slightly smaller average capitalization in the portfolio, adding
some mid-cap names to our present holdings. The larger companies have already
done very well in stock price appreciation, and we feel that on a relative basis
the smaller companies may be better values at this time. The financial sector
looks more attractive now for appreciation potential; interest rates have risen
recently and we expect them to recede to their previous levels. This would be
favorable for profits of banks and insurance companies.
As always, we invite your questions and comments.
Terry Milberger
Senior Portfolio Manager
Tom Swank
Portfolio Manager
TOP 5 HOLDINGS**
% of
NET ASSETS
U. S. Robotics Corporation 1.8%
Monsanto Company 1.7%
Praxair, Inc. 1.7%
General Electric Company 1.6%
Omnicom Group, Inc. 1.6%
**At March 31, 1996
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of March 31, 1996
1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
A Shares 28.88% 9.83% 8.60%
A Shares with sales charge 21.49% 8.54% 7.96%
B Shares 27.59% 8.10% N/A
(10-19-93)
(since inception)
B Shares with CDSC 22.59% 6.63% N/A
(10-19-93)
(since inception)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not predictive
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in
the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above do not reflect
deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares or
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as applicable, except
where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales charge were
deducted.
*Performance figures are based on Class A shares and do not reflect deduction of
the sales charge.
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SECURITY EQUITY
FUND-
EQUITY SERIES
To Our Shareholders:
In the latter part of fiscal year 1995, anticipating an earnings slowdown in
1996, we positioned the portfolio to focus on stable growth issues such as
financial services, consumer products and healthcare, whose earnings tend to
hold up regardless of economic activity. This strategy has served us well in the
first six months of the current fiscal year. During this period your fund has
increased 15.12%, compared with the Lipper peer group average of 7.73%, and an
11.71% return for the Standard and Poor's 500 index.*
Our outlook for the stock markets has remained the same since the last report. A
few cyclical stocks have performed well, but those companies which have shown
consistent earnings growth have contributed the most to the strong market
returns. The Equity Series portfolio currently is invested about 90% in growth
companies of this type and approximately 10% in value names, a departure from
our typical 75%/25% long term strategy.
ACTIONS TAKEN IN THE PORTFOLIO
Early in the six-month period just completed, we began lowering our weighting in
technology. This helped our performance relative to our benchmark index, the S&P
500 Index, as the luster of technology investing faded. We still participate in
some areas of the technology sector, such as our investment in Microsoft which
represents the software segment. We also like computer service companies that
benefit from corporate outsourcing trends. One such company is Computer
Sciences, a firm that processes payrolls for corporations.
Among the technology issues we sold was IBM, which had performed well for us,
rising from 95 to 120 since early October. However, IBM's revenue growth is now
expected to slow in the months ahead as many corporations pare back their
capital spending plans. We will avoid other companies whose sales are dependent
on capital spending, as well.
Within the small portion of our portfolio that is still invested in value
stocks, we hold companies that we consider to be undervalued by the markets. One
such issue is U.S. Industries, a conglomerate that is in the process of
restructuring. As they reevaluate their various components and pare down those
that are not profitable, their overall prospects will improve along with their
earnings. U.S. Industries also fits well with our emphasis on medium-sized
firms.
INFLUENCES ON RECENT STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE
Because interest rates have risen over the past three months, prices of
financial stocks have been hurt. We feel that rates will come back down in the
months
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THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT LARGE CAP TEAM
JOHN CLELAND, TERRY MILBERGER, CHUCK LAUBER
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EQUITY SERIES
PERFORMANCE
ahead and issues of banking and insurance companies should profit from this
reversal. We now own stock in Equitable Companies, and are considering other
stocks in the financial sector.
In economic climates of slow growth such as we are now experiencing, we look for
companies whose earnings increases are not dependent on the economy. These firms
will profit from specific achievements within rather than from general market
growth. One of our holdings, a hotel-casino complex called Mirage Resorts, is an
outstanding example of this type of growth. Mirage is expanding its properties
in Las Vegas, and will add significant incremental earnings from this
company-specific growth.
OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SECOND HALF
We plan to continue with our present strategy through the second half of the
fiscal year, assuming that we have no economic surprises. We will actively seek
high quality companies with records of consistent earnings growth. We will also
shift a portion of assets into medium-sized firms which have more upside
potential in their stock prices. Their large-cap counterparts experienced the
most appreciation in the past year, making mid-caps more attractive on a
relative basis.
We appreciate the privilege of managing your investment dollars. We will do our
best to continue to earn your confidence.
Terry Milberger
Senior Portfolio Manager
SECURITY EQUITY SERIES VS. S&P 500
TOP 5 HOLDINGS**
% of
NET ASSETS
Allied-Signal, Inc. 1.8%
Frontier Corporation 1.8%
General Electric Company 1.8%
Deere & Company 1.7%
American Home Products
Corporation 1.6%
**At March 31, 1996
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of March 31, 1996
1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
A Shares 36.36% 16.38% 14.36%
A Shares with sales charge 28.46% 15.00% 13.68%
B Shares 35.10% 16.33% N/A
(10-19-93)
(since inception)
B Shares with CDSC 30.10% 15.01% N/A
(10-19-93)
(since inception)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not predictive
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in
the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above do not reflect
deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares or
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as applicable, except
where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales charge were
deducted.
*Performance figures are based on Class A shares and do not reflect deduction of
the sales charge.
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SECURITY
EQUITY FUND -
GLOBAL SERIES
To Our Shareholders:
The Global Series enjoyed a strong first half of the fiscal year, gaining
10.25%.* Our benchmark index, the Morgan Stanley Capital International World
Index, rose 8.15% in the same period. Despite its low weighting in U.S. stocks,
the Global Series performed well because of strong stock selection in countries
such as Japan, as well as large gains in Polish equities.
THE CURRENT GLOBAL INVESTMENT PICTURE
Global equity markets have continued their bullish trends, ignoring a sharp rise
in world bond yields. The U.S. economy remains in excellent shape, operating at
full employment. Corporate America has become highly competitive, and the U.S.
budget deficit is now the lowest among G-7 nations. Conversely, European
economies are suffering from structurally high unemployment--German joblessness
reached a record 10.8% in March. Responding to intense global competition,
European companies are finally restructuring. Headcount is being reduced,
mergers are becoming more commonplace, production is being moved to lower cost
regions such as Eastern Europe, and technology is increasing efficiencies. These
trends portend a favorable outlook for profit growth in Europe, once downsizing
is accomplished.
Japanese growth has finally turned upward after five difficult years. Gross
domestic product grew 3.6% last quarter, benefitting from several factors. Since
mid-1995 the Bank of Japan has been aggressively adding liquidity to the banking
system. Interest rates are at record low levels, stimulating economic growth and
allowing the troubled Japanese banking system to improve vulnerable balance
sheets. Fiscal spending of
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PORTFOLIO MANAGER PORTFOLIO MANAGER
$130 billion is entering the economy as construction spending is rising.
Finally, the reversal of the yen from 80 to the dollar last March to current
level of 108 has helped corporate Japan regain some lost competitiveness and
profits.
WORLD GROWTH AND INFLATION
World growth is likely to increase as we move toward 1997. We expect the U.S.
economy to accelerate during the year as unemployment remains low, the backlog
of auto inventories has fallen, and personal income is strengthening. Japan, the
world's second largest economy, is finally providing a major stimulus to world
growth, and economic activity there should continue to rise. Although European
growth will lag the U.S. and Japan, economic activity is probably near trough
levels. Spurred by excess global liquidity in 1995 and stronger growth in the
U.S. and Japan, European growth should improve in the latter half of 1996.
An extended acceleration in global growth could create problems for world equity
markets, increasing the likelihood of rising inflation. Key commodities such as
grains and oil have already experienced sharp price increases. Given U.S.
employment at current levels, increased economic growth may finally force wages
up. Japanese growth may also threaten current positive global liquidity trends:
as expansion takes hold, the Bank of Japan will reduce its massive liquidity
injections
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PERFORMANCE
which have been a major underpinning for global markets since mid-1995.
OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS
The Global Series remains underweight in U.S. equities. We expect U.S. profit
growth to be in single digits at best in 1996 and probably into 1997. Factoring
in this slow profit outlook and rising bond yields, U.S. stocks look expensive.
Japanese equities should continue to benefit from the stimulative monetary
policy of 1995 and 1996. Japan will be one of the few markets to enjoy strong
profit growth in the current year. We believe earnings will be better than
expectations as sales accelerate.
Stock selection will be more challenging in Europe, particularly if U.S.
equities suffer a sharp correction. However, Europe is undergoing structural
change toward a more investor friendly bias. Restructuring will provide great
opportunities in the years ahead as profitability should rise to new heights.
Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, will enjoy rapid growth as their low cost
production capability attracts foreign direct investment and leads to increases
in their standard of living.
We remain cautious in Southeast Asia due to its high correlation with U.S.
stocks and bonds. Asian stocks are not cheap and competition is becoming fierce.
Finally, the Global Series remains partially hedged out of Japanese yen due to
our expectations of further dollar strength.
Richard Saler and Alan Wapnick
Portfolio Managers
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY (TOP 5)**
% of
NET ASSETS
Japan 23.4%
United States 19.8%
France 5.6%
Germany 4.3%
United Kingdom 4.2%
**At March 31, 1996
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of March 31, 1996
1 YEAR SINCE INCEPTION
A Shares 18.94% 8.59%
(10-1-93)
A Shares with sales charge 12.09% 6.04%
(10-1-93)
B Shares 17.80% 7.91%
(10-19-93)
B Shares with CDSC 12.80% 6.43%
(10-19-93)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not predictive
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in
the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above do not reflect
deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares or
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as applicable, except
where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales charge were
deducted.
*Performance figures are based on Class A shares and do not reflect deduction of
the sales charge.
Investing in foreign countries may involve risks, such as currency fluctuations
and political instability, not associated with investing exclusively in the U.S.
which have been a major underpinning for global markets since mid-1995.
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SECURITY
EQUITY FUND -
ASSET ALLOCATION
SERIES
To Our Shareholders:
The most recent addition to Security Equity Fund, the Asset Allocation Series,
performed well in the first half of the fiscal year. With a total return of
6.33%, it compared favorably with the 6.13% average of its Lipper peer group.*
Those broad sectors contributing the most to the Series' total return were U.S.
equities, foreign equities and real estate. The weakest areas were U.S. bonds
and cash. We had no allocation during the period to foreign bonds or gold.
THE BENEFITS OF SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
One of the primary attractions of an asset allocation fund is reduced risk
through diversification. For example, the bond markets have been the
weakest-performing sectors during the six month period. Because the allocation
to U.S. bonds has been only 15% and none to international bonds, the effect on
the total return of the portfolio has not been serious. Conversely, equity
markets both here and abroad have done quite well. This favorable performance
was captured in the 37.6% U.S. equity and 32.4% foreign stock and foreign stock
index futures apportionments of the portfolio.
Of course, the diversification goes beyond allocation among the seven broad
sectors. Within these sectors, additional breakdowns spread risk even further.
The U.S. equity market portion at the end of March contained twelve different
industries, the largest of which were computers, electronics, recreation and
leisure, and building materials. The foreign investments were divided among
Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
[PICTURE OF JANE TEDDER]
JANE TEDDER
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
FREQUENCY OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATION GUIDELINES
The purpose of our asset allocation fund is not to forecast every slight change
in the various markets, but to look at broad longer-term trends. As you know, we
have retained Meridian Investment Management Corporation in Englewood, Colorado
to provide research on sector allocation for the Asset Allocation Series. Since
the inception of the fund on June 1, 1995, Meridian has suggested only three
allocation shifts. These three have all been in designations within the broad
sectors, rather than in the sectors themselves.
In October of 1995, Meridian changed their allotments within U.S. equities,
indicating that electrical equipment stocks should be sold and the proceeds
reinvested in telecommunications issues. Many companies in this sector have
since benefitted from speculation about possible mergers or other events arising
from recent industry deregulation. In January it was suggested that we sell our
appliance stocks and place the resulting funds in exchange-traded real estate
investment trusts (REITs). As interest rates subsequently rose, appliance
manufacturing stocks weakened on fears that home sales would decline.
Conversely, REIT prices rose in anticipation of increased cash flows from higher
mortgage interest rates.
The third allocation shift was within the international equity sector. Meridian
advised us on March 26 to reduce our holdings in the United Kingdom by half,
placing the proceeds from the sales in cash temporarily until another sector
emerged as a strong buy candidate. Meridian was not looking negatively on the
U.K. market.
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (CONTINUED)
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SECURITY
EQUITY FUND -
ASSET ALLOCATION
SERIES
[TEMPLETON LOGO] [MERIDIAN LOGO]
Research provided by Meridian Investment Management Corporation and
Templeton/Franklin Investment Services, Inc. Templeton/Franklin's research is
derived from research provided by a third party which is analyzed and monitored
by Templeton/Franklin.
PERFORMANCE
at the time; rather, they thought we should take profits in the issues which had
performed very well in those markets which had risen sharply
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD
The investment professionals at both Security Management Company and Meridian
think foreign stocks are still fairly valued and present attractive buying
opportunities. The best pockets of value are perhaps to be found in Europe and
Asia, and particularly in Germany and Japan. We do not view the recent rise in
interest rates as the beginning of a long-term upward spiral, but rather as a
temporary increase. We see more reasons for lower rates than for higher levels,
and feel that stock values will go up when rates move back down.
Although the Meridian team thinks the prospects for foreign bonds are positive,
they are not recommending that we invest in that sector at present because they
feel that the other areas will perform much better. They add that since gold is
such a volatile holding, the outlook must be extremely positive for gold prices
before we designate funds to that area.
Security Management Company, Meridian and Templeton/Franklin continue to work
hard to take advantage of opportunities that await us now and in the future.
Jane Tedder
Senior Portfolio Manager
ASSET MIX**
% of
NET ASSETS
U. S. Equities 38.25%
Foreign Stocks 29.65%
U. S. Government and Agencies 14.86%
Real Estate 11.93%
Cash 5.31%
**At March 31, 1996
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of March 31, 1996
SINCE INCEPTION
(not annualized)
A Shares 12.08%
(6-1-95)
A Shares with sales charge 5.63%
(6-1-95)
B Shares 11.19%
(6-1-95)
B Shares with CDSC 6.19%
(6-1-95)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not predictive
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in
the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above do not reflect
deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares or
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as applicable, except
where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales charge were
deducted.
*Performance figures are based on Class A shares and do not reflect deduction of
the sales charge.
Investing in foreign countries may involve risks, such as currency fluctuations
and political instability, not associated with investing exclusively in the U.S.
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY
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MAY 15, 1996
SECURITY
ULTRA
FUND
To Our Shareholders:
Since mid-February the stock markets have been favoring small and midsized
companies. For Ultra Fund investors this has been a welcome relief from last
fall and early winter when stocks of major corporations outperformed
considerably. This preference for big companies dimmed toward the end of 1995
and through early 1996 when the economy appeared to be weak, with fading
prospects for earnings growth in large firms. Security Ultra Fund mirrored the
behavior of the small-cap markets with a total return of -2.88% in the first
quarter of the fiscal year, followed by an increase of 7.05% in the three months
ending March 30.*
INVESTORS TURN TO SMALL AND MIDSIZED COMPANIES
The pickup in economic activity since mid-February and better earnings growth in
small and midsized companies have helped these markets outperform their
large-cap counterparts. Additionally, the recent rise in U.S. interest rates
caused the dollar to strengthen; multinational corporations with foreign
subsidiaries fell out of favor with equity investors because of their currency
exposures. This, too, brought investors to the smaller companies, most of which
have little or no currency risk because they typically have no foreign
operations. Mutual funds investing in aggressive growth companies experienced
increased cash inflows as investors recognized the attractiveness of these
markets.
FINDING VALUE IN REJECTED SECTORS
We have been seeking out companies whose stock prices were beaten down in late
1995 but whose fundamentals remained strong. For example, we have found value in
the retail sector. Because shopping
[PICTURE OF THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP TEAM]
THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP TEAM
LARRY VALENCIA, FRANK WHITSELL, CINDY SHIELDS, JOHN CLELAND
activity was generally sluggish during the 1995 holiday season, stocks of many
retail firms lagged the markets considerably. Sales have looked better in recent
months because in comparison with last year's weak figures even modest increases
look attractive. In addition, an early Easter shopping season and larger income
tax refunds have boosted spring sales. We have increased our retail portion of
the portfolio to 7.6%, up from 4% earlier in the year.
One of our favorite retailers is Kohl's Department Stores, a company benefitting
from geographic expansion. Their stores are located in strip shopping malls
instead of large enclosed malls, and carry brand-name items at attractive
prices. Another company we like, Men's Wearhouse, primarily sells suits and
other business attire, focusing on name brands for less. Many specialty
retailers of this kind of apparel have gone out of business because of the move
to casual dress, so more purchasers of business clothing are coming to Men's
Wearhouse for their needs. They not only find traditional business attire, but
also learn that Men's Wearhouse can teach them how to dress casually as well.
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SECURITY
ULTRA
FUND
PERFORMANCE
A second example of out-of-favor sectors with pockets of value is technology. On
a sector-wide basis it has continued to perform poorly, although it has
stabilized a bit in early 1996. We have avoided areas in this sector such as
commodity semiconductor companies which have suffered from inventory
overstocking, but have found other parts of the sector attractive. Cascade
Communications, a maker of wide area network switches, is up almost 58% in the
first quarter of 1996. Their equipment allows companies with multiple offices
nationwide to dial into their computer networks from any location. Makers of
business intelligent tools, such as Cognos, Inc., have also performed well by
serving developing needs of computer users. Cognos manufactures software which
allows quicker, more cost effective access to and sorting of large quantities of
data warehoused in a central location.
OUR PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
As we continue through the fiscal year we plan to keep larger weights in the
sectors where we find good growth prospects. Currently these areas include
healthcare, business services and technology. We will seek companies who have
consistent earnings and dominant technology positions in their industry. We may
also shift our average market capitalization down somewhat, since we expect
smaller companies to outperform their larger counterparts over the next several
months.
We appreciate your investment in Ultra Fund and in the Security Family of Mutual
Funds.
Cindy Shields
Portfolio Manager
TOP 5 HOLDINGS**
% of
NET ASSETS
Worldcom, Inc. 2.7%
Sunglass Hut International 1.9%
Staples, Inc. 1.9%
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.8%
Sonat, Inc. 1.7%
**At March 31, 1996
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of March 31, 1996
1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
A Shares 23.45% 10.54% 5.56%
A Shares with sales charge 16.38% 9.25% 4.94%
B Shares 21.81% 7.08% N/A
(10-19-93)
(since inception)
B Shares with CDSC 16.81% 5.59% N/A
(10-19-93)
(since inception)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not predictive
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in
the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above do not reflect
deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares or
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as applicable, except
where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales charge were
deducted.
*Performance figures are based on Class A shares and do not reflect deduction of
the sales charge.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT CORPORATE BONDS VALUE
COMMUNICATIONS - 5.3%
$1,000,000 Century Communications, 9.50% - 2005............... $ 1,017,500
1,000,000 Continental Cablevision, Inc., 8.875% - 2005....... 1,070,000
500,000 Comcast Corporation, 9.125% - 2006................. 498,750
250,000 Heritage Media, 8.75% - 2006....................... 241,563
1,000,000 Rogers Communications, Inc., 10.875% - 2004........ 1,040,000
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3,867,813
CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES - 0.8%
1,000,000 International Semi-Tech, 0% - 20031................ 600,000
DIVERSIFIED - 1.3%
1,000,000 Sequa Corporation, 9.375% - 2003................... 977,500
FINANCE - 2.0%
1,000,000 Home Holdings, 7.75% - 1998........................ 937,500
500,000 Keystone Group, Inc., 9.75% - 2003................. 488,750
-----------
1,426,250
FOOD & BEVERAGES - 1.4%
500,000 Cott Corporation, 9.375% - 2005.................... 495,000
500,000 TLC Beatrice, 11.5% - 2005......................... 507,500
-----------
1,002,500
GROCERY STORES - 1.4%
1,000,000 Penn Traffic Company, 10.65% - 2004................ 995,000
HOTELS - 1.3%
900,000 Harrahs Entertainment, 8.75% - 2000................ 928,125
MEDICAL & HEALTH SERVICES - 0.7%
500,000 Healthsouth Rehabilitation Corporation,
9.50% - 2001..................................... 525,000
NATURAL GAS - 1.4%
500,000 Crown Central Petroleum, 10.875% - 2005............ 517,500
500,000 Seagull Energy Corporation, 8.625% - 2005.......... 482,500
-----------
1,000,000
PUBLISHING & PRINTING - 1.1%
1,000,000 Marvel Holdings, 0% - 1998......................... 760,000
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OR
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES CORPORATE BONDS (CONTINUED) VALUE
REAL ESTATE - 0.3%
$250,000 Chelsea GCA Realty, Inc., 7.75% - 2001............. $ 248,125
RESTAURANTS - 0.7%
$500,000 Carrols Corporation, 11.5% - 2003.................. 515,000
STEEL AND METAL PRODUCTS - 0.7%
$500,000 Weirton Steel Corporation, 11.50% - 1998........... 515,625
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Total corporate bonds - (cost $12,964,712) - 18.4%. 13,360,938
PREFERRED STOCK
BANKING & CREDIT - 1.6%
10,000 First Nationwide Bank.............................. 1,115,000
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Total preferred stock - (cost $1,051,250) - 1.6%... 1,115,000
COMMON STOCKS
ADVERTISING - 1.6%
25,000 Omnicom Group, Inc................................. 1,125,000
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 4.4%
10,000 Lockheed Martin Corporation........................ 758,750
10,000 McDonnell Douglas Corporation...................... 916,250
15,000 Raytheon Company................................... 768,750
12,000 Rockwell International Corporation................. 706,500
-----------
3,150,250
BANKING & FINANCE - 2.5%
10,000 BankAmerica Corporation............................ 775,000
15,000 Chemical Banking Corporation....................... 1,057,500
-----------
1,832,500
CASINOS - 1.2%
20,000 Mirage Resorts, Inc.*.............................. 877,499
CHEMICALS - BASIC -3.0%
15,000 Hercules, Inc...................................... 930,000
8,000 Monsanto Company................................... 1,228,000
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2,158,000
CHEMICALS - SPECIALTY - 4.0%
30,000 Cabot Corporation.................................. 915,000
20,000 Morton International, Inc.......................... 767,500
30,000 Praxair, Inc....................................... 1,196,250
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2,878,750
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 1.8%
10,000 U.S. Robotics Corporation*......................... $ 1,292,500
COMPUTER SERVICES - 3.3%
20,000 Ceridian Corporation*.............................. 860,000
10,000 Computer Sciences Corporation*..................... 703,750
15,000 General Motors Corporation, (CI.E)................. 855,000
-----------
2,418,750
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 2.4%
8,000 Microsoft Corporation*............................. 825,000
20,000 Oracle Corporation*................................ 942,500
-----------
1,767,500
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 1.5%
10,000 International Business Machines Corporation........ 1,111,250
CONGLOMERATE - 5.5%
15,000 AlliedSignal, Inc.................................. 886,875
15,000 American Standard Companies*....................... 438,750
20,000 Cooper Industries, Inc............................. 780,000
30,000 Dial Corporation................................... 840,000
50,000 U.S. Industries, Inc.*............................. 1,037,500
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3,983,125
CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.7%
30,000 ADT, Ltd.*......................................... 528,750
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY & ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - 1.6%
15,000 General Electric Company........................... 1,168,125
ELECTRONICS -1.4%
20,000 Varian Associates, Inc............................. 997,500
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.0%
30,000 Carnival Corporation (CI.A)........................ 825,000
10,000 The Walt Disney Company............................ 638,750
-----------
1,463,750
FERTILIZER - 0.9%
10,000 Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc............ 625,000
FINANCE - 1.1%
24,000 Federal National Mortgage Association.............. 765,000
FOOD & BEVERAGES- 6.1%
15,000 Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc...................... 1,010,625
15,000 CPC International, Inc............................. 1,040,625
20,000 Heinz (H.J.) Company............................... 662,500
17,000 PepsiCo, Inc....................................... 1,075,250
20,000 Sara Lee Corporation............................... 652,500
-----------
4,441,500
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
FOOD WHOLESALE - 0.0%
600 Earthgrains Company*............................... $ 17,925
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT & SERVICES - 1.2%
15,000 Columbia HCA Healthcare Corporation................ 866,250
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING - 1.2%
40,000 Leggett & Platt, Inc............................... 915,000
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.2%
10,000 Procter & Gamble Company........................... 847,500
INSURANCE - 1.8%
20,000 Equitable Companies, Inc........................... 485,000
15,000 Jefferson-Pilot Corporation........................ 808,125
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1,293,125
MACHINERY - 1.4%
25,000 Deere & Company.................................... 1,043,750
MANUFACTURING - 1.5%
10,000 Corning, Inc....................................... 350,000
30,000 Pall Corporation................................... 768,750
-----------
1,118,750
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES - 2.0%
15,000 Allergan, Inc...................................... 553,125
20,000 Baxter International, Inc.......................... 905,000
-----------
1,458,125
NATURAL GAS - 1.4%
25,000 Coastal Corporation................................ 987,500
OIL & GAS PIPELINES - 0.8%
10,000 Mapco, Inc......................................... 558,750
PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.1%
10,000 American Home Products Corporation................. 1,083,750
13,000 Merck & Company, Inc............................... 809,250
25,000 Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc............................ 996,875
15,000 SmithKline Beecham PLC ADR......................... 772,500
-----------
3,662,375
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 1.5%
15,000 Eastman Kodak Company.............................. 1,065,000
RESTAURANTS & FOOD SERVICE - 2.3%
20,000 McDonald's Corporation............................. 960,000
40,000 Wendy's International, Inc......................... 725,000
-----------
1,685,000
RETAIL TRADE - 3.2%
20,000 Albertson's, Inc................................... 742,500
30,000 Federated Department Stores, Inc.*................. 967,500
20,000 Walgreen Company................................... 652,500
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2,362,500
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.6%
15,000 AT&T Corporation................................... $ 918,750
35,000 Frontier Corporation............................... 1,102,500
15,000 Sprint Corporation................................. 570,000
-----------
2,591,250
TRANSPORTATION - 2.1%
10,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe....................... 821,250
10,000 Union Pacific Corporation.......................... 686,250
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1,507,500
UTILITIES-ELECTRIC - 0.9%
25,000 Kansas City Power & Light Company.................. 637,500
WHOLESALE TRADE - 1.1%
25,000 Sysco Corporation.................................. 821,875
Total common stock - (cost $44,065,383) - 77.3%.... 56,024,424
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Total investments - (cost $58,081,345) - 97.3%..... 70,500,362
Cash and other assets, less liabilities - 2.7%..... 1,975,501
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Total net assets - 100.0%.......................... $72,475,863
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SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
COMMON STOCKS
ADVERTISING - 1.7%
200,000 Omnicom Group, Inc................................. $ 9,000,000
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 5.5%
100,000 Lockheed Martin Corporation........................ 7,587,500
90,000 McDonnell Douglas Corporation...................... 8,246,250
140,000 Raytheon Company................................... 7,175,000
100,000 Rockwell International Corporation................. 5,887,500
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28,896,250
BANKING & FINANCE - 4.6%
100,000 BankAmerica Corporation............................ 7,750,000
120,000 Chemical Banking Corporation....................... 8,460,000
30,000 Wells Fargo & Company.............................. 7,830,000
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24,040,000
CASINOS - 1.2%
150,000 Mirage Resorts, Inc.*.............................. 6,581,250
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
CHEMICALS - BASIC - 2.9%
120,000 Hercules, Inc...................................... $ 7,440,000
50,000 Monsanto Company................................... 7,675,000
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15,115,000
CHEMICALS - SPECIALTY - 4.2%
240,000 Cabot Corporation.................................. 7,320,000
170,000 Morton International, Inc.......................... 6,523,750
200,000 Praxair,Inc........................................ 7,975,000
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21,818,750
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
60,000 U.S. Robotics Corporation*......................... 7,755,000
COMPUTER SERVICES - 4.2%
150,000 Ceridian Corporation*.............................. 6,450,000
100,000 Computer Sciences Corporation*..................... 7,037,500
150,000 General Motors Corporation, (Cl.E)................. 8,550,000
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22,037,500
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 1.9%
65,000 Microsoft Corporation*............................. 6,703,125
75,000 Oracle Corporation*................................ 3,534,375
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10,237,500
CONGLOMERATE - 6.0%
160,000 AlliedSignal, Inc.................................. 9,460,000
150,000 American Standard Companies*....................... 4,387,500
120,000 Canadian Pacific, Ltd.............................. 2,400,000
170,000 Cooper Industries, Inc............................. 6,630,000
400,000 U.S. Industries, Inc.*............................. 8,300,000
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31,177,500
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.0%
300,000 ADT, Ltd.*......................................... 5,287,500
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY & ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - 1.8%
120,000 General Electric Company........................... 9,345,000
ELECTRONICS - 1.3%
140,000 Varian Associates, Inc............................. 6,982,500
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.2%
240,000 Carnival Corporation (CI.A)........................ 6,600,000
80,000 The Walt Disney Company............................ 5,110,000
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11,710,000
FERTILIZER - 1.1%
90,000 Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc............ 5,625,000
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
FINANCE - 1.2%
50,000 Federal National Mortgage Association.............. $ 6,375,000
FOOD & BEVERAGES - 6.4%
100,000 Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc...................... 6,737,500
100,000 CPC International, Inc............................. 6,937,500
150,000 Heinz (H.J.) Company............................... 4,968,750
130,000 PepsiCo, Inc....................................... 8,222,500
200,000 Sara Lee Corporation............................... 6,525,000
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33,391,250
FOOD WHOLESALE - 0.0%
4,000 Earthgrains Company*............................... 119,500
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT & SERVICES - 2.3%
200,000 Caremark International, Inc........................ 5,025,000
125,000 Columbia HCA Healthcare Corporation................ 7,218,750
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12,243,750
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.2%
100,000 Gillette Company................................... 5,175,000
75,000 Procter & Gamble Company........................... 6,356,250
------------
11,531,250
INSURANCE - 4.7%
80,000 American International Group, Inc.................. 7,490,000
240,000 Equitable Companies, Inc........................... 5,820,000
127,500 Jefferson-Pilot Corporation........................ 6,869,063
133,000 TIG Holdings, Inc.................................. 4,322,500
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24,501,563
MACHINERY - 1.7%
210,000 Deere & Company.................................... 8,767,500
MANUFACTURING - 1.7%
90,000 Corning, Inc....................................... 3,150,000
217,500 Pall Corporation................................... 5,573,438
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8,723,438
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES - 3.0%
200,000 Allergan, Inc...................................... 7,375,000
180,000 Baxter International, Inc.......................... 8,145,000
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15,520,000
MOTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
110,000 Ford Motor Company................................. 3,781,250
NATURAL GAS - 1.3%
170,000 Coastal Corporation................................ 6,715,000
OIL & GAS PIPELINES - 1.3%
120,000 Mapco, Inc......................................... 6,705,000
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
PAINT & ALLIED PRODUCTS - 1.5%
175,000 Sherwin-Williams Company........................... $ 7,765,625
PETROLEUM REFINING - 2.9%
70,000 Mobil Corporation.................................. 8,111,250
50,000 Royal Dutch Petroleum Company ADR.................. 7,062,500
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15,173,750
PHARMACEUTICALS - 6.5%
80,000 American Home Products Corporation................. 8,670,000
115,000 Merck & Company, Inc............................... 7,158,750
200,000 Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc............................ 7,975,000
90,000 Schering-Plough Corporation........................ 5,231,250
100,000 SmithKline Beecham ADR PLC......................... 5,150,000
------------
34,185,000
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 1.4%
100,000 Eastman Kodak Company.............................. 7,100,000
RESTAURANTS & FOOD SERVICE - 2.6%
170,000 McDonald's Corporation............................. 8,160,000
305,000 Wendy's International, Inc......................... 5,528,125
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13,688,125
RETAIL TRADE - 5.8%
200,000 Albertson's, Inc................................... 7,425,000
235,000 Federated Department Stores, Inc.*................. 7,578,750
50,000 May Department Stores Company (The)................ 2,412,500
220,000 Safeway, Inc.*..................................... 6,270,000
200,000 Walgreen Company................................... 6,525,000
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30,211,250
SHOES - 0.9%
60,000 Nike, Inc. (Cl.B).................................. 4,875,000
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 2.7%
300,000 Frontier Corporation............................... 9,450,000
125,000 Sprint Corporation................................. 4,750,000
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14,200,000
TOYS & SPORTING GOODS - 0.8%
162,500 Mattel, Inc........................................ 4,407,813
TRANSPORTATION - 2.6%
85,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe....................... 6,980,625
100,000 Union Pacific Corporation.......................... 6,862,500
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13,843,125
WHOLESALE TRADE - 0.8%
130,000 Sysco Corporation.................................. 4,273,750
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Total common stocks - (cost $359,881,289) - 96.1%.. 503,706,689
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
(CONTINUED)
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OR
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMERCIAL PAPER VALUE
$900,000 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company,
5.195%, 4-11-96.................................. $ 898,441
------------
Total commercial paper - (cost $898,441) - 0.2%.... 898,441
------------
Total investments - (cost $360,779,730) - 96.3%.... 504,605,130
Cash and other assets, less liabilities - 3.7%..... 19,231,090
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Total net assets - 100.0%.......................... $523,836,220
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SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
PREFERRED STOCKS
GERMANY - 1.6%
2,300 Fielmann AG*....................................... $ 109,375
1,130 SAP AG*............................................ 162,741
228 Sto AG............................................. 104,872
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376,988
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Total preferred stocks - (cost $409,816) - 1.6%.... 376,988
COMMON STOCKS
AUSTRALIA - 0.5%
25,600 QBE Insurance Group Ltd............................ 127,906
AUSTRIA - 2.3%
4,900 Bank Austria AG*................................... 216,149
4,100 Creditanstalt-Bankverein*.......................... 263,176
300 Wolford AG*........................................ 60,232
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539,557
CANADA - 0.6%
8,200 Jetform Corporation*............................... 142,475
CHILE - 1.2%
18,800 Banco Osorno y La Union ADR........................ 291,400
FRANCE - 5.6%
2,160 Alcatel Alstho*.................................... 200,418
931 Cetelem............................................ 181,686
70 Grand Optical Photoservice......................... 8,207
4,000 Lafarge*........................................... 265,024
4,400 SGS-Thomson Microelectronics N.V*.................. 155,644
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
FRANCE (CONTINUED)
500 Sidel S.A.*........................................ $ 127,782
2,120 Soclete Generale de Surveillance Holdings S.A. "B"* 235,930
1,900 Synthelabo*........................................ 149,901
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1,324,592
GERMANY - 2.7%
9,200 Continental AG..................................... 161,975
420 Daimler-Benz AG*................................... 228,465
1,160 G.M. Pfaff AG*..................................... 63,650
540 Hoechst AG*........................................ 191,316
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645,406
GREECE - 0.8%
3,900 Ergo Bank S.A.*.................................... 191,200
HONG KONG - 0.6%
160,000 National Mutual Asia, Ltd.......................... 145,846
HUNGARY - 1.1%
15,400 OTP Rt.*........................................... 153,581
2,600 Pick Szeged Rt.*................................... 123,391
-----------
276,972
INDONESIA - 1.2%
86,500 PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka....................... 144,352
51,500 PT Semen Ciblnog*.................................. 144,031
-----------
288,383
IRELAND - 2.2%
31,400 Allied Irish Banks Plc............................. 158,105
148,300 Jefferson Smurfit.................................. 359,359
-----------
517,464
ISRAEL - 1.6%
80 Africa-Israel Investments, Ltd.*................... 81,032
17,000 Clal Industries Ltd................................ 97,272
2,120 Koor Industries Ltd................................ 201,630
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379,934
ITALY - 0.8%
15,000 Bulgari SPA........................................ 188,948
JAPAN - 23.4%
26,000 Amada Company, Ltd................................. 274,093
6,400 Amway Japan, Ltd................................... 322,418
4,000 CSK Corporation.................................... 108,592
4,000 H.I.S. Company, Ltd................................ 226,514
30,000 Hlno Motors, Ltd................................... 265,883
89,000 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd......................... 300,569
81,000 Kawasaki Steel Corporation......................... 289,421
28,000 Komatsu Fork Lift Company, Ltd..................... 191,996
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
JAPAN (CONTINUED)
20,000 Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd........ $ 324,657
14,000 Matsushita Refrigeration Company, Ltd.............. 104,749
15,000 Matsuzakaya Company, Ltd........................... 169,326
73,000 Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding................ 215,888
80 NTT Data Communications Systems Corporation........ 243,306
9,000 National House Industrial Corporation.............. 152,813
25,000 Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation....................... 156,265
9,000 Nippon Electric Glass Company, Ltd................. 164,568
83,000 Nippon Steel Corporation........................... 284,952
10,000 Nitto Denko Corporation............................ 147,402
8,800 Paris Mlkl, Inc.................................... 336,599
2,600 Ryohin Keikaku Company, Ltd........................ 206,176
33,000 Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd.......................... 292,471
3,700 Sony Corporation................................... 220,571
11,000 Sumitomo Forestry Company.......................... 168,299
38,000 Sumitomo Reality and Development Company........... 291,053
12,000 Yamato Kogyo Company, Ltd.......................... 114,190
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5,572,771
MEXICO - 2.1%
221,000 Grupo Industrial Maseco S.A. de C.V.*.............. 186,223
38,900 Tubos De Acero De Mexico S.A. ADR*................. 306,338
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492,561
NETHERLANDS - 4.1%
8,100 ABN AMRO Holdings N.V.*............................ 402,795
2,900 Baan Company, N.V.*................................ 167,656
11,400 Elsevier N.V....................................... 174,483
6,750 Philips Electronics N.V............................ 245,417
-----------
990,351
NEW ZEALAND - 1.5%
215,100 Brierley Investments, Ltd.......................... 205,046
47,500 Fisher & Paykel Industries, Ltd.................... 152,011
-----------
357,057
NORWAY - 1.8%
32,300 Fokus Banken AS*................................... 176,357
19,800 Saga Petroleum AS*................................. 253,280
-----------
429,637
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
PHILIPPINES - 1.7%
230,100 C & P Homes, Inc................................... $ 173,918
374,500 Filinvest Land, Inc.*.............................. 175,569
110,100 Universal Robina Corporation*...................... 53,723
-----------
403,210
POLAND - 3.0%
8,900 Bank Rozwoju Eksportu S.A.*........................ 189,369
2,500 Bank Slaski S.A.*.................................. 176,989
8,700 Debica S.A.*....................................... 212,039
1,520 Zaklady Plwowarski w Zywcu S.A.*................... 125,250
-----------
703,647
PORTUGAL - 1.3%
14,300 Portugal Telecom S.A. ADR*......................... 322,976
RUSSIA - 0.5%
5,900 Lukoll Oil Company ADR*............................ 111,097
SOUTH AFRICA - 0.7%
2,900 Rustenburg Platinum Holdings, Ltd.................. 51,037
6,666 Rustenburg Platinum Holdings, Ltd. ADR............. 117,291
-----------
168,328
SPAIN - 1.9%
5,500 Repsol S.A......................................... 207,397
15,400 Telefonica de Espana............................... 244,444
-----------
451,841
SWEDEN - 0.8%
4,250 Astra AB........................................... 196,611
SWITZERLAND - 2.2%
150 Nestle S.A......................................... 169,103
21 Roche Holdings AG*................................. 174,293
165 Union Bank of Switzerland.......................... 182,964
-----------
526,360
THAILAND - 1.3%
31,000 Krung Thai Bank Public Company, Ltd.*.............. 146,128
18,800 Total Access Communication PLC*.................... 165,440
-----------
311,568
UNITED KINGDOM - 4.2%
157,500 Aegis Group Plc*................................... 110,609
22,800 Antofagasta Holdings Plc........................... 126,355
9,700 Bluebird Toys Plc*................................. 41,910
22,200 D.F.S. Furniture Company Plc....................... 163,024
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
UNITED KINGDOM (CONTINUED)
13,400 RTZ Corporation Plc................................ $ 194,144
1,700 SmithKline Beecham ADR............................. 87,550
72,500 Tomkins Plc........................................ 280,035
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1,003,627
UNITED STATES - 19.8%
1,000 AMR Corporation*................................... 89,500
1,600 AlliedSignal, Inc.................................. 94,600
1,600 Aluminum Company of America........................ 100,200
2,200 American Express Company........................... 108,625
1,000 American International Group....................... 93,625
1,700 Amgen, Inc.*....................................... 98,706
1,900 Bank of New York Company, Inc...................... 97,850
1,200 Boeing Company..................................... 103,950
4,900 Borders Group, Inc.*............................... 139,650
2,000 Boston Scientific Corporation*..................... 92,000
900 Chubb Corporation.................................. 84,488
1,200 Citicorp........................................... 96,000
1,300 Computer Associates International, Inc............. 93,113
1,400 Conseco, Inc....................................... 101,325
2,000 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc..................... 97,500
2,800 Deere & Company.................................... 116,900
2,100 Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*................... 90,038
1,200 Digital Equipment Corporation*..................... 66,150
2,400 Dole Food Company.................................. 92,400
2,200 Dover Corporation.................................. 100,650
3,100 Ecolab, Inc........................................ 93,000
1,800 Eli Lilly & Company................................ 117,000
1,200 FMC Corporation*................................... 90,150
1,600 Fluor Corporation.................................. 109,200
1,500 Hercules, Inc...................................... 93,000
1,400 Hershey Foods Corporation.......................... 104,300
1,900 Honeywell, Inc..................................... 104,975
1,600 Intel Corporation.................................. 90,900
1,100 Johnson & Johnson.................................. 101,475
1,300 Lockheed Martin Corporation........................ 98,638
2,900 Loral Corporation.................................. 142,100
1,800 Meredith Corporation............................... 74,250
2,200 Millipore Corporation.............................. 84,150
900 Mobil Corporation.................................. 104,288
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
UNITED STATES, (CONTINUED)
1,200 NationsBank Corporation............................ $ 96,150
1,300 Nike, Inc. (Cl. B)................................. 105,625
1,600 PepsiCo, Inc....................................... 101,200
1,700 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc................. 89,463
1,000 Procter & Gamble Company........................... 84,750
1,500 Ralston Purina Group............................... 100,312
1,900 Raytheon Company................................... 97,372
2,600 Safeco Corporation................................. 87,263
3,200 Safeway, Inc.*..................................... 91,200
1,200 Schlumberger, Ltd.................................. 94,950
2,100 Service Corporation International.................. 102,375
2,200 Union Carbide Corporation.......................... 109,175
2,200 Williams Companies, Inc............................ 110,825
600 Xerox Corporation.................................. 75,300
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4,710,656
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Total common stocks - (cost $19,929,654) - 91.5%... 21,812,381
-----------
Total investments - (cost $20,339,470) - 93.1%..... 22,189,369
Cash and other assets less liabilities - 6.9%...... 1,653,744
-----------
Total net assets - 100.0%.......................... $23,843,113
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INVESTMENT CONCENTRATION
At March 31, 1996, Global Series' investment concentration, by industry, was as
follows:
Banking................................................................ 12.5%
Capital Equipment...................................................... 11.3%
Consumer Durables...................................................... 8.4%
Consumer Nondurables................................................... 7.1%
Construction and Housing............................................... 1.4%
Electrical and Electronics............................................. 4.9%
Energy................................................................. 3.7%
Environmental Technology............................................... 0.4%
Financial Services..................................................... 5.1%
Healthcare and Personal Care........................................... 4.3%
Materials.............................................................. 11.4%
Merchandising.......................................................... 5.1%
Multi-Industry......................................................... 4.6%
Real Estate............................................................ 2.6%
Services............................................................... 5.6%
Telecommunications..................................................... 3.1%
Transportation......................................................... 1.6%
Cash and other assets, less liabilities................................ 6.9%
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Total net assets....................................................... 100.0%
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OR
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES CORPORATE BONDS VALUE
BROKERAGE - 1.2%
$50,000 Merrill Lynch, 8.0% - 2007......................... $ 53,437
FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.6%
$25,000 MCN Investment Corporation, 6.32% - 2003........... 24,219
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Total corporate bonds (cost $78,785) - 1.8% 77,656
COMMON STOCKS
AUTO PARTS & SUPPLIES - 2.9%
1,400 Dana Corporation................................... 46,725
400 Eaton Corporation.................................. 24,100
800 Modine Manufacturing Company....................... 21,200
1,500 Simpson Industries................................. 14,062
1,000 Walbro Corporation................................. 20,375
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126,462
BUILDING MATERIALS - 3.5%
400 Ameron, Inc........................................ 14,950
1,100 Apogee Enterprises, Inc............................ 23,925
700 Armstrong World Industries, Inc.................... 43,487
700 Crane Company...................................... 28,263
600 Owens-Corning Corporation*......................... 24,075
1,200 Ply Gem Industries................................. 17,550
----------
152,250
CHEMICALS - BASIC - 3.1%
300 Arco Chemical Company.............................. 15,562
200 Dow Chemicals...................................... 17,375
300 DuPont (E.I.) de Nemours & Company................. 24,900
600 Lyondell Petrochemical Company..................... 18,300
300 Olin Corporation................................... 26,100
600 Union Carbide Corporation.......................... 29,775
----------
132,012
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 4.3%
500 Apple Computer, Inc................................ 12,281
500 Compaq Computer Corporation*....................... 19,312
400 Dell Computer Corporation*......................... 13,400
300 Hewlett-Packard Company............................ 28,200
400 International Business Machines Corporation........ 44,450
500 Quantum Corporation*............................... 9,000
500 SCI Systems, Inc.*................................. 18,313
600 Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.*.................... 6,975
600 Sun Microsystems, Inc.*............................ 26,250
700 Tandem Computers, Inc.*............................ 6,213
----------
184,394
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
ELECTRONICS - 4.2%
300 AMP, Inc........................................... $ 12,412
700 Arrow Electronics, Inc.*........................... 32,900
600 Augat, Inc......................................... 10,500
800 Avnet, Inc......................................... 38,600
1,000 Core Industries, Inc............................... 14,750
200 Fluke (John) Manufacturing Company................. 7,625
400 Harris Corporation................................. 24,750
600 Pioneer Standard Electronics, Inc.................. 9,225
300 Varian Associates, Inc............................. 14,963
400 Wyle Electronics................................... 13,850
----------
179,575
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.6%
400 The Walt Disney Company............................ 25,550
HOUSING - HOME BUILDING - 2.8%
750 Clayton Homes, Inc................................. 15,656
700 Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc......................... 17,325
1,200 Hechinger Company.................................. 4,350
500 Hughes Supply, Inc................................. 14,312
400 Lowes Companies, Inc............................... 14,300
400 Oakwood Homes Corporation.......................... 19,850
600 PPG Industries, Inc................................ 29,325
100 Sherwin-Williams Company........................... 4,438
----------
119,556
MACHINERY - 4.0%
1,500 Baldwin Technology, Inc.*.......................... 6,281
900 Bearings, Inc...................................... 25,538
300 Briggs & Stratton Corporation...................... 12,938
700 Commercial Intertech Corporation................... 13,212
700 Dover Corporation.................................. 32,025
500 Gatx Corporation................................... 23,000
800 Graco, Inc......................................... 15,600
600 Parker-Hannifin Corporation........................ 22,500
600 Trinova Corporation................................ 19,125
----------
170,219
MINING & METALS - 2.6%
300 Alcan Aluminum, Ltd................................ 9,675
300 Aluminum Company of America........................ 18,787
300 Asarco, Inc........................................ 10,500
300 Ashland Coal, Inc.................................. 7,012
700 Phelps Dodge Corporation........................... 48,038
300 Reynolds Metals Company............................ 17,738
----------
111,750
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES
(CONTINUED)
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OR
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
RECREATION - 3.6%
1,400 Brunswick Corporation.............................. $ 32,200
1,300 CPI Corporation.................................... 20,800
800 Harcourt General, Inc.............................. 36,300
800 Harley Davidson, Inc............................... 31,100
800 King World Productions, Inc.*...................... 33,100
----------
153,500
SHOES - 2.6%
2,000 J Baker, Inc....................................... 15,000
1,100 Brown Group, Inc................................... 14,850
500 Nike, Inc. (Cl. B)................................. 40,625
700 Reebok International, Ltd.......................... 19,338
800 Wolverine Worldwide, Inc........................... 22,400
----------
112,213
STEEL - 2.2%
500 Birmingham Steel Corporation....................... 7,375
400 Carpenter Technology............................... 15,400
400 Cleveland Cliffs, Inc.............................. 17,700
400 Commercial Metals Company.......................... 11,500
300 Lukens Steel Company............................... 7,462
100 Nucor Corporation.................................. 5,913
800 Quanex Corporation................................. 17,500
1,000 Steel Technologies, Inc............................ 11,750
----------
94,600
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.9%
400 Ameritech Corporation.............................. 21,800
300 Bell Atlantic Corporation.......................... 18,525
500 GTE Corporation.................................... 21,938
400 NYNEX Corporation.................................. 19,950
----------
82,213
----------
Total common stocks - (cost $1,613,922) - 38.3%.... 1,644,294
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION - 3.4%
$100,000 7.0% - 2020........................................ 99,312
$ 50,000 7.0% - 2021........................................ 48,776
----------
148,088
FINANCING CORPORATION - 0.6%
$ 75,000 0% - 2010.......................................... 26,503
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION - 8.4%
$ 46,511 6.5% - 2018........................................ 44,443
$ 50,000 6.5% - 2018........................................ 48,421
$130,000 6.95% - 2020....................................... 125,850
$ 40,000 7.5% - 2020........................................ 40,012
$100,000 8.8% - 2025........................................ 102,531
----------
361,257
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OR
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (CONTINUED) VALUE
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 18.6%
$800,000 4.85% - 4-4-96..................................... $ 739,349
4.87% - 4-4-96..................................... 59,947
----------
799,296
U.S. TREASURY NOTES - 0.6%
$ 25,000 6.38% - 2002....................................... 25,144
----------
Total U.S. government & agencies
(cost $1,362,183) - 31.6%........................ 1,360,288
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
1,000 BRE Properties, Inc................................ 35,500
3,400 Cambridge Shopping Centres, Ltd.................... 21,835
1,800 Federal Realty Investment Trust.................... 40,050
4,000 First Union Real Estate Investment Trust........... 29,000
1,700 HRE Properties..................................... 25,712
1,900 MGI Properties, Inc................................ 31,825
3,100 New Plan Realty Trust.............................. 63,938
1,400 Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust.......... 29,400
2,000 Santa Anita Realty Enterprises, Inc................ 30,500
2,700 Security Capital Pacific Trust..................... 59,400
3,600 United Realty Trust Dominion....................... 52,650
2,000 Washington Real Estate Investment Trust............ 32,000
1,700 Weingarten Realty Investors........................ 60,988
----------
Total real estate investment trusts
(cost $504,631) - 11.9%.......................... 512,798
FOREIGN STOCKS
BELGIUM - 5.6%
200 Fortis AG.......................................... 24,390
100 Cementbedrijven Cimenteries........................ 39,881
500 Delhaize - Le Lion................................. 21,193
100 Electrabel......................................... 22,314
250 Gevaert Photo Productions.......................... 15,409
100 Petrofina SA....................................... 28,082
150 Royale Belgium..................................... 30,158
100 Solvay SA.......................................... 57,268
----------
238,695
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES FOREIGN STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
HONG KONG - 5.8%
3,600 Bank of East Asia.................................. $ 12,337
5,000 Cathay Pacific Airways............................. 8,793
4,000 China Light & Power Company........................ 18,052
8,000 Chinese Estates.................................... 7,242
4,000 Dicksons Concept International..................... 4,397
4,000 Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels........................ 6,543
18,410 Hong Kong Telecommunications....................... 36,782
8,000 Hutchinson Whampoa Limited......................... 50,485
2,000 Kumagai Gumi....................................... 1,784
2,000 Lai-Sun Garment International...................... 2,289
3,000 Oriental Press Group............................... 1,358
2,000 Peregrine Investment Holdings...................... 3,220
8,000 Sun Hung Kai Properties............................ 71,641
12,000 Tai Cheung Holdings................................ 10,940
2,000 Wing Lung Bank..................................... 13,901
----------
249,764
----------
Total foreign stocks (cost $466,121) - 11.4%....... 488,459
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
204,000 Chase Master Note Program.......................... 204,000
----------
Total temporary cash investments -
(cost $204,000) - 4.7%........................... 204,000
----------
Total investments - (cost $4,229,642) - 99.7%...... 4,287,495
Cash and other assets, less liabilities - 0.3%..... 12,294
----------
Total net assets - 100.0%.......................... $4,299,789
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SECURITY ULTRA FUND
COMMON STOCKS
ADVERTISING - 0.6%
6,000 Omnicom Group, Inc................................. $ 382,500
BANKS & TRUSTS - 1.4%
18,000 State Street Boston Corporation.................... 900,000
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1.9%
12,500 Amgen, Inc.*....................................... 726,562
9,500 Genzyme Corporation/General Division............... 522,500
-----------
1,249,062
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
BROKERAGE - 1.5%
38,000 Schwab (Charles) Corporation....................... $ 973,750
BUSINESS SERVICES - 9.3%
3,500 ABR Information Services, Inc.*.................... 162,750
6,500 APAC Teleservices, Inc.*........................... 463,125
9,500 Cintas Corporation................................. 475,000
11,000 Corrections Corp of America*....................... 627,000
31,500 Equifax, Inc....................................... 633,937
15,030 First Data Corporation............................. 1,059,615
11,500 Flightsafety International......................... 641,125
5,000 HBO & Company...................................... 471,250
13,500 PMT Services, Inc.*................................ 324,000
9,000 Paychex, Inc....................................... 526,500
13,500 Snap-on, Inc....................................... 631,125
-----------
6,015,427
CHEMICALS - SPECIALTY - 3.6%
17,000 Cabot Corporation.................................. 518,500
15,200 IMC Global, Inc.................................... 554,800
16,000 Praxair, Inc....................................... 638,000
11,000 Sigma-Aldrich...................................... 629,750
-----------
2,341,050
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 6.9%
11,000 Ascend Communications, Inc.*....................... 592,625
17,500 Aspect Telecommunications*......................... 800,625
9,000 Cascade Communications Corporation*................ 807,750
25,000 General Instruments Corporation*................... 684,375
14,500 Tellabs, Inc.*..................................... 701,437
6,700 U.S. Robotics Corporation*......................... 865,975
-----------
4,452,787
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 10.0%
13,000 America Online, Inc.*.............................. 728,000
8,000 Atria Software, Inc.*.............................. 438,000
3,500 Business Objects SA ADR*........................... 297,500
12,000 Cadence Design Sys, Inc.*.......................... 529,500
13,500 Cambridge Tech Partners, Inc.*..................... 771,187
13,000 Cognos, Inc.*...................................... 737,750
29,500 Informix Corporation*.............................. 778,062
18,000 Parametric Technology Corporation*................. 704,250
6,000 Peoplesoft, Inc.*.................................. 345,000
6,500 Rational Software Corporation*..................... 256,750
9,000 Structural Dynamics Research*...................... 303,750
22,500 Viasoft, Inc.*..................................... 632,813
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6,522,562
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 1.9%
14,000 SCI Systems, Inc.*................................. $ 512,750
9,500 Seagate Technology, Inc.*.......................... 520,125
5,000 Verifone, Inc.*.................................... 210,000
-----------
1,242,875
DRUGS - 2.7%
23,000 Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*........................ 1,141,375
10,000 Elan Corporation PLC ADR*.......................... 642,500
-----------
1,783,875
ELECTRONICS - 1.9%
15,000 Thermo Electron Corporation*....................... 892,500
6,500 Varian Associates, Inc............................. 324,188
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1,216,688
ENERGY - 1.7%
30,500 Sonat, Inc......................................... 1,098,000
FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.6%
18,000 Franklin Resources, Inc............................ 1,026,000
FOOD PROCESSING - 0.8%
20,000 IBP, Inc........................................... 512,500
HEALTH CARE - 6.2%
16,000 Cardinal Health, Inc............................... 1,060,125
9,500 McKesson Corporation............................... 486,875
15,000 Medpartners/Mullikins, Inc.*....................... 427,500
16,000 Occusystems, Inc.*................................. 364,000
6,000 Omnicare, Inc...................................... 323,250
8,300 Parexel International Corporation*................. 358,975
10,000 Phycor, Inc.*...................................... 440,000
8,500 Quintiles Transnational Corporation*............... 552,500
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4,013,225
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES/MANAGEMENT - 2.6%
23,500 Community Health Systems*.......................... 963,500
21,500 Healthsouth Corporation*........................... 731,000
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1,694,500
HOTEL/MOTEL - 2.6%
21,000 HFS, Inc.*......................................... 1,021,125
22,500 LaQuinta Inns, Inc................................. 660,938
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1,682,063
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING - 0.9%
24,900 Leggett & Platt, Inc............................... 569,588
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.6%
12,750 USA Detergents, Inc.*.............................. $ 414,375
INSURANCE - 3.2%
31,500 Aflac, Inc......................................... 984,375
3,100 Oxford Health Plans*............................... 272,025
15,000 Riscorp, Inc. (Cl. A)*............................. 285,000
11,500 SunAmerica, Inc.................................... 579,312
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2,120,712
MANUFACTURING - 1.9%
10,500 Illinois Tool Works................................ 678,562
14,500 Millipore Corporation.............................. 554,625
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1,233,187
MEDICAL - 1.9%
18,000 Guidant Corporation................................ 974,250
11,000 Spine-Tech, Inc.*.................................. 253,000
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1,227,250
OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 1.8%
12,750 Diebold, Inc....................................... 505,219
16,500 Reynolds & Reynolds (Cl. A)........................ 676,500
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1,181,719
OIL & GAS DRILLING - 1.0%
20,000 Noble Affliates, Inc............................... 650,000
OIL & GAS PIPELINES - 0.5%
6,000 Mapco, Inc......................................... 335,250
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.5%
9,000 Sealed Air Corporation*............................ 307,125
POLLUTION CONTROL - 1.1%
10,500 United Waste Systems, Inc.*........................ 525,000
14,500 Superior Services, Inc.*........................... 192,125
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717,125
RECREATION 1.0%
16,500 Harley-Davidson, Inc............................... 641,438
RESTAURANTS - 2.9%
18,500 Boston Chicken, Inc.*.............................. 630,156
8,500 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon*..................... 325,125
17,000 Outback Steakhouse, Inc.*.......................... 640,688
6,750 Papa John's International, Inc.*................... 301,219
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1,897,188
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
(CONTINUED)
NUMBER OF MARKET
SHARES COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) VALUE
RETAIL - 7.6%
5,000 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*........................... $ 263,750
10,500 Corporate Express, Inc.*........................... 346,500
27,500 General Nutrition Companies*....................... 687,500
8,000 Kohl's Corporation*................................ 507,000
10,000 The Men's Warehouse, Inc.*......................... 315,000
8,000 Nine West Group, Inc.*............................. 346,000
58,875 Staples, Inc.*..................................... 1,199,578
38,000 Sunglass Hut International*........................ 1,258,750
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4,924,078
SEMICONDUCTORS - 4.1%
9,500 Altera Corporation*................................ 530,813
25,500 Atmel Corporation*................................. 650,250
23,500 International Rectifier Corporation*............... 423,000
16,000 Linear Technology Corporation...................... 668,000
13,500 Maxim Integrated Products*......................... 418,500
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2,690,563
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 5.3%
33,500 Frontier Corporation............................... 1,055,250
25,000 360 Communications Company*........................ 596,875
38,500 Worldcom, Inc.*.................................... 1,771,000
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3,423,125
TRANSPORTATION - 2.0%
23,000 Southwest Airlines................................. 681,375
21,000 Illinois Central Corporation....................... 598,500
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1,279,875
UTILITIES - 2.4%
15,000 AES Corporation*................................... 373,125
9,000 California Energy*................................. 239,625
19,000 Century Telephone Enterprises...................... 603,250
14,000 MCN Corporation.................................... 323,750
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1,539,750
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Total common stocks - (cost $52,402,233) - 95.9%... 62,259,212
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Total investments - (cost $52,402,233) - 95.9%..... 62,259,212
Cash and other assets less liabilities - 4.1%...... 2,644,718
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Total net assets - 100.0%.......................... $64,903,930
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The identified cost of investments owned at March 31, 1996, was the same for
federal income tax and financial statement purposes.
*Securities on which no cash dividend was paid during the preceding twelve
months.
ADR (American Depositary Receipt)
1 Deferred interest obligation; currently zero coupon under terms of initial
offering.
2 These securities have been segregated with the custodian to cover margin
requirements for the following open long financial futures contracts traded
on foreign exchanges as indicated below:
UNREALIZED
TYPE CONTRACTS GAIN
Financial Index - DAX (6/96) 2 $ 7,857
Financial Index - FTSE (6/96) 1 1,641
Financial Index - TOPIX (6/96) 2 18,727
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$28,225
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BALANCE SHEETS
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MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
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SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (identified cost $58,081,345,
$359,881,289, $20,339,470, $4,229,642 and
$52,402,233, respectively)............................... $70,500,362 $503,706,689 $22,189,369 $4,287,495 $62,259,212
Commercial paper, at amortized cost which
approximates market value................................ --- 898,441 --- --- ---
Cash....................................................... 1,056,692 11,756,580 887,495 1,069 2,444,525
Receivables:
Fund shares sold......................................... 3,551 322,595 1,030 5,242 35
Securities sold.......................................... 640,004 13,170,725 917,497 --- 1,754,456
Foreign forward exchange contracts....................... --- --- 28,648 --- ---
Dividends................................................ 88,369 658,092 51,599 4,532 22,688
Prepaid expenses......................................... --- --- --- 18,621 ---
Interest................................................. 290,227 35,307 2,473 6,213 7,353
Miscellaneous receivable................................. --- 9,768 --- --- ---
Foreign taxes recoverable................................ --- --- 20,416 44 ---
Variation margin......................................... --- --- --- 1,936 ---
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total assets........................................... $72,579,205 $530,558,197 $24,098,527 $4,325,152 $66,488,269
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
Payable for:
Fund shares redeemed................................... $ 23,007 $ 6,257,192 $ 2,071 $ --- $ 194,688
Securities purchased................................... --- --- 209,743 --- 1,314,059
Other Liabilities:
Management fees........................................ 78,952 439,505 38,699 10,475 71,660
Custodian fees......................................... --- --- --- 7,844 ---
Transfer and administration fees....................... --- --- --- 697 ---
12b-1 distribution plan fees........................... 1,383 22,344 4,901 1,854 3,932
Miscellaneous fees..................................... --- 2,936 --- 4,493 ---
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total liabilities 103,342 6,721,977 255,414 25,363 1,584,339
Net Assets:
Paid in capital.......................................... 56,417,327 348,655,884 21,162,366 4,084,340 50,560,785
Undistributed net investment income (loss)............... 158,197 711,996 (390,461) (59,254) (176,326)
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain on sale of
investments, futures and foreign currency transactions. 3,481,322 30,642,940 1,193,299 188,626 4,662,492
Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments,
futures and translation of assets and liabilities in
foreign currencies..................................... 12,419,017 143,825,400 1,877,909 86,077 9,856,979
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net assets........................................... 72,475,863 523,836,220 23,843,113 4,299,789 64,903,930
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total liabilities and net assets................... $72,579,205 $530,558,197 $24,098,527 $4,325,152 $66,488,269
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
CLASS "A" SHARES
Capital shares outstanding............................... 8,395,252 71,530,711 1,529,157 195,949 8,095,476
Net assets............................................... $70,843,088 $496,808,017 $17,776,977 $2,095,045 $60,218,161
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by
shares outstanding).................................... $8.44 $6.95 $11.63 $10.69 $ 7.44
Add: Selling commission (5.75% of the offering price).... 0.51 0.42 0.71 0.65 0.45
----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Offering price per share (net asset value
divided by 94.25%)..................................... $8.95 $7.37 $12.34 $11.34 $7.89
=========== ============= =========== ========== ===========
CLASS "B" SHARES
Capital shares outstanding............................... 195,843 3,964,718 529,411 206,852 643,919
Net assets............................................... $1,632,775 $27,028,203 $6,066,136 $2,204,744 $4,685,769
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by
shares outstanding).................................... $8.34 $6.82 $11.46 $10.66 $7.28
========== ============= ============ ========== ===========
</TABLE>
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
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SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest................................................. $ 683,466 $ 516,795 $ 21,837 $ 54,768 $ 96,376
Dividends................................................ 508,878 3,833,363 149,715 31,276 157,559
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
1,192,344 4,350,158 171,552 86,044 253,935
Less foreign tax expense............................... --- --- (17,006) --- ---
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Total investment income.............................. 1,192,344 4,350,158 154,546 86,044 253,935
EXPENSES:
Management fees.......................................... 453,709 2,601,229 222,854 19,472 410,465
Custodian fees........................................... --- --- --- 7,440 ---
Transfer/maintenance fees................................ --- --- --- 2,687 ---
Administration fees...................................... --- --- --- 15,876 ---
Professional fees........................................ --- --- --- 5,952 ---
Reports to shareholders.................................. --- --- --- 678 ---
Registration fees........................................ --- --- --- 12,321 ---
Other expenses........................................... --- --- --- 2,576 ---
12b-1 distribution plan fees (Class B)................... 6,862 122,910 28,016 9,620 19,796
Interest................................................. --- --- --- 193 ---
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
460,571 2,724,139 250,870 76,815 430,261
Reimbursement of expenses and management fees waived..... --- --- --- (28,383) ---
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Total expenses......................................... 460,571 2,724,139 250,870 48,432 430,261
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net investment income (loss)......................... 731,773 1,626,019 (96,324) 37,612 (176,326)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
Net realized gain (loss) during the period on:
Investments............................................ 3,847,748 39,285,680 796,896 150,731 7,352,679
Foreign currency transactions.......................... --- --- 496,842 (3,385) ---
Futures contracts...................................... --- --- --- 41,071 ---
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net realized gains................................... 3,847,748 39,285,680 1,293,738 188,417 7,352,679
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
during the period on:
Investments............................................ 2,770,007 30,158,245 1,172,411 (32,166) (4,969,663)
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign
currencies........................................... --- --- (225,672) --- ---
Futures contracts...................................... --- --- --- 41,770 ---
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)........... 2,770,007 30,158,245 946,739 9,604 (4,969,663)
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net gain........................................... 6,617,755 69,443,925 2,240,477 198,021 2,383,016
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
operations..................................... $7,349,528 $71,069,944 $2,144,153 $235,633 $2,206,690
========== =========== ========== ======== ==========
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
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SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss).......................... $ 731,773 $ 1,626,019 $ (96,324) $ 37,612 $ (176,326)
Net realized gain..................................... 3,847,748 39,285,680 1,293,738 188,417 7,352,679
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the
period.............................................. 2,770,007 30,158,245 946,739 9,604 (4,969,663)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 7,349,528 71,069,944 2,144,153 235,633 2,206,690
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income
Class A............................................. (584,778) (4,154,232) (357,503) (59,838) ---
Class B............................................. (6,065) (64,778) (72,239) (50,820) ---
Net realized gain
Class A............................................. (2,290,058) (33,372,465) (224,881) (30,467) (7,109,015)
Class B............................................. (44,994) (1,836,645) (77,719) (31,088) (500,515)
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Total distributions to shareholders................. (2,925,895) (39,428,120) (732,342) (172,213) (7,609,530)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (A):
Proceeds from sale of shares
Class A............................................. 2,126,559 162,802,532 2,185,434 303,782 8,542,237
Class B............................................. 407,722 40,565,950 588,856 560,026 1,521,132
Dividends reinvested
Class A............................................. 2,626,207 34,973,082 571,678 89,983 6,772,088
Class B............................................. 50,172 1,882,237 149,212 81,908 500,487
Shares redeemed
Class A............................................. (5,675,348) (171,462,755) (2,284,944) (234,013) (16,088,239)
Class B............................................. (42,675) (36,193,147) (473,310) (209) (2,421,291)
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Net increase (decrease) from capital share
transactions...................................... (507,363) 32,567,899 736,926 801,477 (1,173,586)
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets........... 3,916,270 64,209,723 2,148,737 864,897 (6,576,426)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period................................... 68,559,593 459,626,497 21,694,376 3,434,892 71,480,356
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End of period......................................... $72,475,863 $523,836,220 $23,843,113 $4,299,789 $64,903,930
========================================================================
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of
period................................................ $158,197 $711,996 $(390,461) $(59,254) $(176,326)
========================================================================
(a) Shares issued and redeemed
Shares sold
Class A......................................... 259,483 24,376,911 196,465 28,663 1,140,086
Class B......................................... 50,626 6,148,492 53,343 53,242 212,389
Dividends reinvested
Class A......................................... 332,220 5,483,525 52,399 8,800 996,416
Class B......................................... 6,442 300,149 13,842 8,015 75,103
Shares redeemed
Class A......................................... (698,419) (25,564,675) (205,717) (22,354) (2,094,788)
Class B......................................... (5,205) (5,484,396) (43,481) (20) (312,918)
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Net increase (decrease)....................... (54,853) 5,260,006 66,851 76,346 16,288
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</TABLE>
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
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SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss).......................... $ 1,407,287 $ 3,304,987 $ (91,058) $ 13,792 $ (223,015)
Net realized gain..................................... 1,984,078 27,972,416 419,260 61,764 4,989,643
Unrealized appreciation during the period............. 8,482,309 69,736,879 95,995 76,473 8,466,565
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 11,873,674 101,014,282 424,197 152,029 13,233,193
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income
Class A............................................. (1,378,072) --- --- --- ---
Class B............................................. (11,951) --- --- --- ---
Net realized gain
Class A............................................. (1,912,997) (26,300,092) (347,497) --- (1,149,264)
Class B............................................. (23,632) (690,558) (84,333) --- (28,504)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions to shareholders................. (3,326,652) (26,990,650) (431,830) --- (1,177,768)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (A):
Proceeds from sale of shares
Class A............................................. 2,681,709 159,433,767 4,130,645 1,846,588 97,988,749
Class B............................................. 635,799 36,310,779 3,765,671 1,469,193 10,247,969
Dividends reinvested
Class A............................................. 2,965,256 24,498,993 340,567 --- 1,088,376
Class B............................................. 34,468 690,184 84,001 --- 28,502
Shares redeemed
Class A............................................. (11,959,939) (172,929,497) (8,249,891) (28,739) (105,077,941)
Class B............................................. (340,406) (28,090,274) (2,457,097) (4,179) (6,799,714)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase (decrease) from capital share
transactions................................... (5,983,113) 19,913,952 (2,386,104) 3,282,863 (2,524,059)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total increase (decrease) in net assets......... 2,563,909 93,937,584 (2,393,737) 3,434,892 9,531,366
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period................................... 65,995,684 365,688,913 24,088,113 --- 61,948,990
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End of period......................................... $68,559,593 $459,626,497 $21,694,376 $3,434,892 $71,480,356
========================================================================
Undistributed net investment income at end of period.. $17,267 $3,304,987 $135,605 $13,792 $---
========================================================================
(a) Shares issued and redeemed
Shares sold
Class A......................................... 380,257 27,957,351 395,288 183,574 13,881,834
Class B......................................... 91,007 6,432,534 366,335 146,016 1,427,321
Dividends reinvested
Class A......................................... 434,705 4,858,020 33,389 --- 164,781
Class B......................................... 5,126 138,507 8,325 --- 4,328
Shares redeemed
Class A......................................... (1,697,766) (30,292,120) (799,467) (2,733) (14,892,245)
Class B......................................... (48,979) (4,927,928) (237,369) (401) (946,401)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase (decrease)....................... (835,650) 4,166,364 (233,499) 326,456 (360,382)
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</TABLE>
*Period June 1, 1995 (inception) through September 30, 1995.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ratio
Net of
gains Divi- Ratio of net
Net or Total dends expenses income
Fiscal asset Net losses from from Distri- Net Net to (loss) Port-
year value invest- on invest- net butions asset assets to Ratio to folio
ended begin- ment securities ment invest- (from Total value end of average average turn-
Septem- ning of income realized & opera- ment realized distri- end of Total period net net over
ber 30 period (loss) unrealized) tions income) gains) butions period return(a) (thousands) assets assets rate
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SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (CLASS A)(b)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1991 $ 7.43 $ 0.45 $ 0.992 $ 1.442 $(0.474) $(1.088) $(1.562) $ 7.31 22.30% $ 77,418 1.28% 6.14% 103%
1992 7.31 0.35 (0.016) 0.334 (0.343) (0.171) (0.514) 7.13 4.70% 75,436 1.27% 4.79% 74%
1993 7.13 0.21 0.876 1.086 (0.218) (0.158) (0.376) 7.84 15.60% 81,982 1.26% 2.80% 135%
1994(i) 7.84 0.13 (0.713) (0.583) (0.128) (0.169) (0.297) 6.96 (7.60)% 65,328 1.28% 1.70% 163%
1995(i) 6.90 0.16 1.183 1.343 (0.158) (0.215) (0.373) 7.93 20.25% 67,430 1.31% 2.21% 130%
1996(j) 7.93 0.09 0.765 0.855 (0.07) (0.275) (0.345) 8.44 11.09% 70,843 1.31% 2.09% 80%
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (CLASS B)
1994(e) $ 7.83 $ 0.05 $(0.694) $(0.644) $(0.117) $(0.169) $(0.286) $ 6.90 (8.00%) $ 668 2.27% 1.03% 178%
1995(i) 6.90 0.08 1.179 1.259 (0.094) (0.215) (0.309) 7.85 19.07% 1,130 2.31% 1.21% 130%
1996(j) 7.85 0.04 0.758 0.798 (0.033) (0.275) (0.308) 8.34 10.46% 1,633 2.31% 1.09% 80%
SECURITY EQUITY SERIES (CLASS A)
1991 $ 4.82 $ 0.12 $ 1.403 $ 1.523 $(0.148) $(0.375) $(0.523) $ 5.82 34.20% $295,030 1.08% 2.34% 61%
1992 5.82 0.09 .475 0.565 (0.132) (0.393) (0.525) 5.86 10.20% 313,582 1.06% 1.48% 83%
1993 5.86 0.12 1.165 1.285 (0.053) (0.362) (0.415) 6.73 22.70% 375,565 1.06% 1.95% 95%
1994(i) 6.73 0.05 0.085 0.135 (0.120) (1.205) (1.325) 5.54 1.95% 358,237 1.06% 0.86% 79%
1995(i) 5.54 0.04 1.377 1.417 --- (0.407) (0.407) 6.55 27.77% 440,339 1.05% 0.87% 95%
1996(j) 6.55 0.02 0.922 0.942 (0.06) (0.482) (0.542) 6.95 15.12% 496,808 1.05% 0.71% 86%
SECURITY EQUITY SERIES (CLASS B)
1994(e) $ 6.81 $ 0.01 $(0.005) $ 0.005 $(0.12) $(1.205) $(1.325) $ 5.49 (0.15%) $ 7,452 2.07% (0.01%) 80%
1995(i) 5.49 (0.01) 1.357 1.347 --- (0.407) (0.407) 6.43 26.69% 19,288 2.05% (0.13%) 95%
1996(j) 6.43 (0.01) 0.899 0.889 (0.017) (0.482) (0.499) 6.82 14.51% 27,028 2.05% (0.29%) 86%
SECURITY GLOBAL SERIES (CLASS A)
1994(f) $10.00 $(0.03) $ 0.87 $ 0.84 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.84 8.40% $ 20,128 2.00% (0.01%) 73%
1995(i) 10.84 (0.02) 0.31 0.29 --- (0.19) (0.19) 10.94 2.80% 16,261 2.00% (0.17%) 141%
1996(j) 10.94 (0.01) 1.104 1.094 (0.248) (0.156) (0.404) 11.63 10.25% 17,777 2.00% (0.46%) 196%
SECURITY GLOBAL SERIES (CLASS B)
1994(e) $ 9.96 $(0.12) $ 0.91 $ 0.79 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.75 7.90% $ 3,960 3.00% (0.01%) 73%
1995(i) 10.75 (0.12) 0.30 0.18 --- (0.19) (0.19) 10.74 1.79% 5,433 3.00% (1.17%) 141%
1996(j) 10.74 (0.09) 1.111 1.021 (0.145) (0.156) (0.301) 11.46 9.68% 6,066 3.00% (1.46%) 196%
SECURITY ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES (CLASS A)
1995) $10.00 $ 0.04 $ 0.50 $ 0.54 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.54 5.40% $ 1,906 2.00% 1.33% 129%
(g)(h)
1996(j) 10.54 0.13 0.515 0.645 (0.328) (0.167) (0.495) 10.69 6.33% 2,095 2.00% 2.46% 115%
SECURITY ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES (CLASS B)
1995 $10.00 $ 0.01 $ 0.490 $ 0.500 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.50 5.00% $ 1,529 3.00% 0.31% 129%
(g)(h)
1996(j) 10.50 0.07 0.530 0.600 (0.273) (0.167) (0.44) 10.66 5.89% 2,205 3.00% 1.46% 115%
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SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
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<CAPTION>
Ratio
Net of
gains Divi- Ratio of net
Net or Total dends expenses income
Fiscal asset Net losses from from Distri- Net Net to (loss) Port-
year value invest- on invest- net butions asset assets to Ratio to folio
ended begin- ment securities ment invest- (from Total value end of average average turn-
Septem- ning of income realized & opera- ment realized distri- end of Total period net net over
ber 30 period (loss) unrealized) tions income) gains) butions period return(a) (thousands) assets assets rate
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SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1991 $ 4.46 $(0.030) $ 2.525 $ 2.495 $ --- $(0.235) $(0.235) $ 6.72 58.40% $65,449 1.61% (0.51%) 163%
(c)(d)
1992 6.72 (0.090) (0.202) (0.292) --- (0.172) (0.172) 6.66 1.50% 57,128 1.32% (0.46%) 142%
1993 6.66 (0.028) 1.791 1.763 --- (0.293) (0.293) 8.13 26.80% 71,056 1.30% (0.50%) 101%
1994(i) 8.13 (0.056) (0.188) (0.244) --- (1.066) (1.066) 6.82 (3.60%) 60,695 1.33% (0.80%) 111%
1995(i) 6.82 (0.02) 1.535 1.515 --- (0.135) (0.135) 8.20 22.69% 66,052 1.32% (0.31% 180%
1996(j) 8.20 (0.02) 0.256 0.236 --- (0.996) (0.996) 7.44 4.03% 60,218 1.35% (0.52%) 212%
SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CLASS B)
1994(e) $ 8.30 $(0.103) $(0.321) $(0.424) $ --- $(1.066) $(1.066) $ 6.81 (5.70%) $ 1,254 2.36% (1.76%) 110%
1995(i) 6.81 (0.09) 1.525 1.435 --- (0.135) (0.135) 8.11 21.53% 5,428 2.32% (1.32%) 180%
1996(j) 8.11 (0.05) 0.216 0.166 --- (0.996) (0.996) 7.28 3.18% 4,686 2.35% (1.52%) 212%
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(a) Total return information does not reflect deduction of any sales charges
imposed at the time of purchase for Class A shares or upon redemption for
Class B shares.
(b) Effective July 6, 1993, Security Growth and Income Fund changed its
investment objective from investing for income with secondary emphasis on
long-term capital growth to long-term capital growth with secondary
emphasis on income. Effective the same date the fund changed its name from
Security Investment Fund to Security Growth and Income Fund.
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(c) WEIGHTED
DEBT AVERAGE DEBT WEIGHTED
OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING AVERAGE MONTH-
AT END OF DURING END SHARES AVERAGE DEBT INTEREST EXPENSE
YEAR PERIOD THE PERIOD OUTSTANDING PER SHARE PER SHARE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Security Ultra Fund 1991 --- 970,096 8,817,652 .11 .01
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Borrowings and related interest, if any, were immaterial in 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, and for the six month period ended March 31, 1996.
(d) Portfolio turnover calculation excludes the portfolio investments acquired
in the Omni Fund merger. Per share data has been calculated using average
month-end shares outstanding.
(e) Class "B" Shares were initially capitalized on October 19, 1993. Percentage
amounts for the period, except total return, have been annualized. Per
share data has been calculated using the average month-end shares
outstanding.
(f) Security Global Series was initially capitalized on October 1, 1993, with a
net asset value of $10 per share. Percentage amounts for the period, except
for total return, have been annualized.
(g) Security Asset Allocation Series was initially capitalized on June 1, 1995,
with a net asset value of $10 per share. Percentage amounts for the period
have been annualized, except for total return. Per share data has been
calculated using average month-end shares outstanding.
(h) Fund expenses were reduced by the Investment Manager during the period and
expense ratios absent such reimbursement would have been as follows:
1995 1996
Asset Allocation Series Class A 3.6% 3.5%
Class B 4.7% 4.5%
(i) Per share data has been calculated using average month-end shares
outstanding.
(j) Unaudited figures for the six months ended March 31, 1996. Percentage
amounts for the period, except total return, have been annualized. Per
share data has been calculated using average month-end shares outstanding.
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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MARCH 31, 1996
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Security Growth and Income, Equity and Ultra Funds (the Funds) are
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as diversified
open-end management investment companies. The shares of Security Equity Fund are
currently issued in three Series, the Equity Series, the Global Series, and the
Asset Allocation Series, with each Series, in effect representing a separate
Fund. The Funds began offering an additional class of shares ("B" shares) to the
public on October 19, 1993. The shares are offered without a front-end sales
charge but incur additional class - specific expenses. Redemptions of the shares
within five years of acquisition incur a contingent deferred sales charge. The
following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the
Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.These policies are in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
A. SECURITY VALUATION - Valuations of the Funds' securities are supplied by
a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors. Securities listed or
traded on a national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last
sales price. If there are no sales on a particular day, then the securities are
valued at the last bid price. If a security is traded on multiple exchanges, its
value will be based on prices from the principal exchange where it is traded.
All other securities for which market quotations are available are valued on the
basis of the current bid price. If there is no bid price or if the bid price is
deemed to be unsatisfactory by the Board of Directors or the Funds' investment
manager, then the securities are valued in good faith by such method as the
Board of Directors determines will reflect the fair market value. The Funds
generally will value short-term debt securities at prices based on market
quotations for securities of similar type, yield, quality and duration, except
those securities purchased with 60 days or less to maturity are valued on the
basis of amortized cost which approximates market value.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed
each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The
values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign
markets or the close of the New York Stock Exchange, if earlier. All investments
quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the
foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business. The Global
Series' and Asset Allocation Series' investments in foreign securities may
involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since foreign securities may
be denominated in a foreign currency and involve settlement and pay interest or
dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign
currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the
investments and earnings of the Funds. Foreign investments may also subject the
Global Series and Asset Allocation Series to foreign government exchange
restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic
developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the
investments.
B. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS - The accounting records of the Funds are
maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in
foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates.
Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and
certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the
respective dates of such transactions.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting
from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations
arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations
are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of portfolio
securities, sales of foreign currencies, and the difference between asset and
liability amounts initially stated in foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar
value of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange
gains or losses arise from changes in the value of portfolio securities and
other assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period, resulting from
changes in the exchange rates.
C. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS - Global Series and Asset
Allocation Series may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts in order to
manage against foreign currency risk from purchase or sale of securities
denominated in foreign currency. Global Series and Asset Allocation Series may
also enter into such contracts to manage changes in foreign currency exchange
rates on portfolio positions. These contracts are marked to market daily, by
recognizing the difference between the contract exchange rate and the current
market rate as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses are
recognized when contracts are settled and are reflected in the statement of
operations. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the amount
reflected in the balance sheet. The face or contract amount in U.S. dollars
reflects the total exposure the Global Series and Asset Allocation Series have
in that particular currency contract. Losses may arise due to changes in the
value of the foreign currency or if the counterparty does not perform under the
contract.
D. FUTURES - Asset Allocation Series utilizes futures contracts to a limited
extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the underlying stock
markets, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction
costs. Asset Allocation Series may purchase futures con tracts to immediately
position incoming cash in the market, thereby simulating a fully invested
position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.
In the event of redemptions, the Asset Allocation Series may pay departing
shareholders from its cash balances and reduce its futures positions
accordingly. Returns may be enhanced by purchasing futures contracts instead of
the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more
attractively than the underlying securi ties. The primary risks associated with
the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market
values of stocks contained in the indexes and the prices of futures contracts,
and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are valued based
upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures
contract, the Series is required to deposit either cash or securities,
representing the initial margin, equal to a certain percentage of the contract
value. Subsequent changes in the value of the contract, or variation margin, are
recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The variation margin is paid or received
in cash daily by the Series. The Series realizes a gain or loss when the
contract is closed or expires.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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E. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME - Security transactions are
accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains
and losses are reported on an identified cost basis. Dividend income less
foreign taxes withheld (if any) are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest
income is recognized on the accrual basis. Premium and discounts (except
original issue discounts) on debt securities are not amortized.
F. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - Distributions to shareholders are
recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character of distributions made during the
year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their
ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences are
primarily due to differing treatments for tax equalization debits, expiration of
net operating losses and recharacterization of foreign currency gains and
losses.
G. TAXES - The Funds complied with the requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distributed all of their
taxable net income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve them from all,
or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore,
no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
2. MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under terms of the investment advisory contract, Security Management Company
(SMC) agrees to provide, or arrange for others to provide, all the services
required by the Funds for a single fee (except for the Asset Allocation Series
of Security Equity Fund), including investment advisory services, transfer agent
services and certain other administrative services. For Growth and Income Fund,
Equity Series and Ultra Fund this fee is equal to 2% of the first $10 million of
the average daily closing value of each Fund's net assets, 1 1/2% of the next
$20 million, and 1% of the remaining net asset value of the Fund for the fiscal
year. For Global Series this fee is equal to 2% of the first $70 million of the
average daily closing value of the Series' net assets and 1 1/2% of the
remaining average net assets of the Series, for the fiscal year. Additionally,
SMC agrees to assume all of the Funds' expenses, except for its fee and the
expenses of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary items and
Class B distribution fees. SMC also serves as Investment Advisor to the Asset
Allocation Series, and accordingly receives a fee equal to 1% of the average net
assets of this Series.
SMC also acts as the administrative agent and transfer agent for the Asset
Allocation Series, and as such performs administrative functions, transfer
agency and dividend disbursing services, and the bookkeeping, accounting and
pricing functions for the Series. For these services, the Investment Manager
receives an administrative fee equal to .045% of the average daily net assets of
the Series plus the greater of .10% of its average net assets or (i) $30,000 in
the year ending June 1, 1996; (ii) $45,000 in the year ending June 1, 1997; and
(iii) $60,000 thereafter. For transfer agent services, SMC is paid an annual
fixed charge per account as well as a transaction fee for all shareholder and
dividend payments.
SMC pays a Sub-Advisor, Lexington Management Corporation (LMC), an annual
fee in an amount equal to .50% of the average daily net assets of Global Series,
for investment advisory and certain administrative services provided to the
Global Series. SMC pays Templeton/Franklin Investment Services, Inc. for
research provided to the Asset Allocation Series, an annual fee equal to .30% of
the first $50 million of the average net assets of the Asset Allocation Series
invested in equity securities and .25% of the average equity security assets in
excess of $50 million. SMC also pays Meridian Management Corporation for
research provided to the Asset Allocation Series an annual fee equal to .20% of
the average net assets of that Series. SMC has agreed to limit the total
expenses of the Asset Allocation Series to 2% of the average net assets,
excluding 12b-1 fees.
For the Asset Allocation Series, SMC and Meridian Management Corporation
have agreed to waive their portions of the management fees to December 31, 1996.
The Funds have adopted Distribution Plans related to the offering of Class B
shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. ThePlans
provide for payments at an annual rate of 1.0% of the average net assets of each
Fund's Class B shares.
Security Distributors, Inc. (SDl), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC and the
national distributor for the Funds, received net underwriting commissions after
allowances to brokers and dealers in the amounts presented in the following
table:
ASSET
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
SDI underwriting $ 2,698 $ 79,763 $1,821 $ 346 $ 4,064
Broker/Dealer $13,024 $328,732 $9,496 $2,301 $17,255
Certain officers and directors of the Funds are also officers and/or
directors of Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, which
include SMC and SDI.
3. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS
For federal income tax purposes, the amounts of unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) at March 31, 1996, were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSET
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gross unrealized appreciation $12,641,827 $145,129,505 $2,365,810 $216,732 $10,411,043
Gross unrealized depreciation (222,810) (1,304,105) (487,901) (130,655) (554,064)
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Net unrealized appreciation $12,419,017 $143,825,400 $1,877,909 $ 86,077 $ 9,856,979
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Investment transactions for the period ended March 31, 1996, (excluding
overnight investments and short-term commercial paper) are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSET
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Purchases $29,666,314 $204,557,073 $20,669,481 $2,910,991 $62,725,517
Proceeds from sales $26,639,306 $209,650,759 $21,321,338 $2,180,571 $69,983,833
</TABLE>
5. FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
At March 31, 1996, Global Series had the following open forward foreign
exchange contracts to sell currency (excluding foreign currency contracts used
for purchase and sale settlements):
SETTLEMENT CONTRACT CONTRACT CURRENT UNREALIZED
CURRENCY DATE AMOUNT RATE RATE GAIN (LOSS)
French Franc 7-31-96 3,553,304 5.0972 5.007320 $(12,513)
Japanese Yen 6-28-96 40,492,997 99.8450 105.753667 22,659
Japanese Yen 6-28-96 54,715,933 105.2100 105.753667 2,674
Japanese Yen 6-28-96 48,242,996 105.0700 105.753667 2,968
Japanese Yen 7-8-96 56,349,359 102.9150 105.390333 12,860
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$28,648
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THE SECURITY GROUP OF
MUTUAL FUNDS
Security Growth and Income Fund
Security Equity Fund
* Equity Series
* Global Series
* Asset Allocation Series
Security Ultra Fund
Security Income Fund
* Corporate Bond Series
* U.S. Government Series
* Limited Maturity Bond Series
* Global Aggressive Bond Series
Security Tax-Exempt Fund
Security Cash Fund
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the
Funds. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in
the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus which
contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
SECURITY FUNDS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
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Willis A. Anton
Donald A. Chubb, Jr.
John D. Cleland
Donald L. Hardesty
Penny A. Lumpkin
Mark L. Morris, Jr., D.V.M.
Jeffrey B. Pantages
Hugh L. Thompson, Ph.D.
OFFICERS
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John D. Cleland, President
James R. Schmank, Vice President and Treasurer
Mark E. Young, Vice President
Terry A. Milberger, Vice President, Equity Fund
Jane A. Tedder, Vice President
Greg A. Hamilton, Assistant Vice President
Cindy L. Shields, Assistant Vice President
Thomas A. Swank, Assistant Vice President
Amy J. Lee, Secretary
Christopher D. Swickard, Assistant Secretary
Brenda M. Luthi, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
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PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY
FUNDS
To Our Shareholders:
What a difference a year makes! History shows that market fluctuations are
inevitable, and shareholders who remain committed and continue to invest
regardless of overall market levels stand to benefit over time.* And what better
argument for remaining invested than the 12-month period ending September 30,
1995?
The $68 billion that flowed into stock mutual funds in the first three
quarters of 1995 helped push stock prices to new highs, as evidenced by the Dow
Jones Industrial Average finally topping 4800 and the Standard & Poor's 500
stock index posting a record high of 583.61 in the third quarter. All stock
categories, regardless of capitalization, were up for the nine-month period
ending September 30, 1995. The S&P 500 posted nearly a 30% gain as of September
30, 1995, and the S&P 600 small-cap index finished the period up 29% as did the
S&P mid-cap index!
TECHNOLOGY STOCKS LED MARKET
Technology stocks of all sizes were the undisputed market leaders through the
third quarter. Demand reached a fever pitch during the second quarter,
surprising even seasoned investment professionals. Stock prices soared for
semiconductors, computers and software, and the group ended the third quarter up
nearly 100%. Companies were not able to ship products, from microchips to
personal computers, fast enough to keep up with demand. Although technology
stocks faltered somewhat late in the third quarter, this was mainly due to a
moderate sell-off from a group that had performed very well. In addition, money
managers attempting to reduce overweightings in their portfolios began selling
technology issues in the third quarter.
LARGE CAPS ENJOYED LENGTHY RUN
The general feeling early in 1995 was that the U.S. economy would slow due to
increases in interest rates initiated by the Federal Reserve in 1994. Perception
became reality as investors rushed to buy stocks of large capitalization
companies whose earnings tend to remain consistent regardless of economic
activity.
Aided by stronger-than-expected U.S. earnings growth, large cap stocks, as
represented by the Standard & Poor's returned 29.77% in the first three quarters
of 1995, nearly tripling its historical average annual return of 10%. Beating
the S&P's third-quarter return proved to be difficult. However, the Class A
shares of Security Equity Fund posted a third quarter September 30 return of
29.96%, even being underweighted compared to the technology sector of the index.
Also positive, Class A shares of the Security Growth and Income Fund posted a
September 30 return of 22.15%. The Security Ultra Fund, although not measured
against the S&P 500, closed the third quarter with a total return of 22.75% for
Class A shares.**
SMALL AND MID-CAP RESURGENCE
The strengthening U.S. dollar, which modestly impacted companies with
substantial foreign revenues, as well as the belief that large caps could not
sustain their superior first-half performance, led to increased interest in
small capitalization companies in the third quarter. The Standard & Poor's
600-stock index (small-cap stocks) trailed the S&P 500 by almost 6% at June 30,
1995. However, by September 30, it had pulled nearly neck to neck to close the
quarter with a 29% return.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Looking globally, foreign markets in 1995 demonstrated much of the volatility
that plagued the U.S. markets for much of 1994. At mid-year the story from Japan
wasn't particularly positive, but Japanese stocks did experience gains in the
third quarter. Europe was very much a stock-by-stock play, and Latin America
remained under the "tequila effect"-not yet having recovered from Mexico's
fiscal and monetary problems. However, we remain quite positive on the
international markets, especially the fixed income markets. We believe late 1995
and 1996 could be a good period for non-U.S. markets, due in part to reduced
volatility. Many foreign economies are growing faster than ours, and U.S.
companies doing significant business internationally, as well as international
markets themselves should benefit.
NEAR TERM OUTLOOK
Looking forward, we see the investment climate of slow growth with low
inflation as positive for financial assets. We will continue to seek out
companies whose 1996 earnings prospects look attractive. Investors should
remember that the average bull market lasts over 3.5 years and the average bear
market lasts only nine months. As always, we believe owners of financial assets
should be adequately diversified and remain invested regardless of market
conditions.
Over the next several pages, we review the factors influencing the
performance of each Fund for the 12-month period ending September 30, 1995. As
always, our goal is to provide you with positive investment results over time
along with the highest-quality service in the industry. We invite your questions
and comments. Please call our customer service center at 1-800-888-2461, ext.
3127.
Sincerely,
/s/ John D. Cleland
John D. Cleland
President-Security Funds
*Programs of regular investing do not assure profits or protect against loss
in a declining market.
**These performance figures do not reflect deduction of the maximum front-end
sales charge of 5.75%. If the sales charge were deducted, the performance
quoted would be reduced.
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JOHN CLELAND
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
The Growth and Income Fund returned 20.25% for the 12-month period ending
September 30, 1995, compared to the 29.77% returned by the Standard & Poor's
500-stock index.* An underweight position relative to the index in technology,
telephones and banks was the main reason why the Fund's performance lagged the
S&P 500. The portfolio also has more of a value tilt than the S&P 500, and value
stocks as a group underperformed growth stocks through the third quarter of the
year.
Historically, the Growth and Income Fund has been under exposed to value
stocks. But because of price declines due to economic slowdown, we added some
value names to the traditional growth bias of the portfolio. Some of these value
names include Time Warner, Inc., Sara Lee Corporation and Dial Corporation
(The). As of September 30, 1995, approximately 60% of assets were in growth
issues and 20% were in value names. The remaining 20% of assets were in high
yield bonds and cash.
The portfolio lacked exposure to telephone and bank stocks and this hurt
performance. These stocks are not high growth issues, but they tend to do well
when interest rates decline. Economic slowdown, positive regulatory changes and
lower interest rates combined to produce a good environment for telephone stocks
throughout the period. Although we believed bank stock fundamentals were
deteriorating, i.e., loan growth was slowing, the sector got a boost from heavy
merger activity throughout the third quarter.
Positive contributors to the Fund's performance for the period included
classic growth stocks such as Duracell International and General Electric
Company. In addition, performance was favorably impacted by weightings in
pharmaceutical giants Merck & Company, Inc. and Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company.
And last, exposure to multinational companies such as McDonald's Corporation,
whose foreign sales resulted in strong earnings growth, positively influenced
the Fund's return.
The income component of the portfolio as of September 30, 1995, roughly
15.8%, was comprised of high yield bonds rated BB or B, one and two levels below
investment grade respectively. For the nine-month period, the income component
of the portfolio returned 16.21%, compared to the Lehman Brothers Single B Index
return of 13.97% and the Salomon Brothers Single B return of 13.95%.* The
returns on high yield bonds often behave more like equity returns. However,
because of the high yield and subsequent cash flow, they are normally less
volatile than equities. In fact, high yield bonds have historically delivered
the highest cumulative return for all categories of bonds over the ten-year
period ending December 31, 1994.**
Going forward, we anticipate the growth component of the portfolio will do
well as the economy continues to weaken. Concern about corporate profit growth
in 1996 has led us to structure the portfolio more defensively - a position we
believe to be better suited to that kind of market. The portfolio's asset
allocation will continue to focus on growth and value stocks on the equity side,
and high yield bonds on the income side.
*This performance figure is based on Class A share prices and does not
reflect deduction of the sales charge.
**Although high-yield bonds have delivered higher performance in the past
than other categories of bonds, they also present a greater risk that interest
and principal payments will not be made.
[upper right hand corner, picture of Chuck Lauber, Terry Milberger, Tom Swank,
John Cleland]
THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT GROWTH AND INCOME TEAM
CHUCK LAUBER, TERRY MILBERGER, TOM SWANK, JOHN CLELAND
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (CONTINUED)
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY
GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
PERFORMANCE
[LINE GRAPH WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION CHARTED]
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
VS. S&P 500
Security Growth
S&P 500 and Income Fund
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September 1985 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
October 1985 10,447.00 9,594.30
November 1985 11,195.01 9,956.14
December 1985 11,717.81 10,057.44
January 1986 11,769.37 10,102.80
February 1986 12,665.02 10,692.40
March 1986 13,366.66 11,147.78
April 1986 13,200.91 11,067.25
May 1986 13,925.65 11,354.86
June 1986 14,156.81 11,505.74
July 1986 13,351.29 10,910.62
August 1986 14,349.96 11,470.74
September 1986 13,170.40 10,968.48
October 1986 13,902.67 11,276.46
November 1986 14,258.58 11,371.21
December 1986 13,882.15 11,221.63
January 1987 15,746.53 12,190.32
February 1987 16,396.86 12,605.47
March 1987 16,842.85 12,880.44
April 1987 16,694.64 12,587.71
May 1987 16,866.59 12,791.35
June 1987 17,708.23 13,337.58
July 1987 18,590.10 13,891.17
August 1987 19,305.82 14,110.03
September 1987 18,881.09 13,684.88
October 1987 14,817.88 11,302.06
November 1987 13,604.30 10,833.32
December 1987 14,608.30 11,321.00
January 1988 15,232.07 11,769.92
February 1988 15,947.98 12,148.69
March 1988 15,466.35 11,966.35
April 1988 15,633.38 12,065.95
May 1988 15,755.32 11,994.80
June 1988 16,486.37 12,364.12
July 1988 16,420.43 12,263.14
August 1988 15,876.91 11,873.60
September 1988 16,550.09 12,192.46
October 1988 17,001.91 12,426.65
November 1988 16,760.48 12,338.83
December 1988 17,063.85 12,534.97
January 1989 18,297.56 13,255.73
February 1989 17,841.95 13,193.06
March 1989 18,263.02 13,303.63
April 1989 19,205.40 13,828.14
May 1989 19,977.45 14,098.35
June 1989 19,869.57 14,127.96
July 1989 21,653.86 14,691.79
August 1989 22,071.78 14,852.88
September 1989 21,985.70 14,788.83
October 1989 21,473.43 14,674.57
November 1989 21,920.08 14,788.83
December 1989 22,437.40 15,095.63
January 1990 20,931.85 14,326.53
February 1990 21,201.87 14,380.20
March 1990 21,759.48 14,531.77
April 1990 21,222.02 14,023.16
May 1990 23,291.16 14,713.41
June 1990 23,128.13 14,623.41
July 1990 23,054.12 14,734.04
August 1990 20,972.33 14,107.07
September 1990 19,940.49 13,933.26
October 1990 19,866.71 13,952.01
November 1990 21,146.13 14,495.85
December 1990 21,725.53 14,643.29
January 1991 22,685.80 14,977.61
February 1991 24,310.10 15,713.12
March 1991 24,888.68 15,913.37
April 1991 24,958.37 16,049.38
May 1991 26,026.59 16,502.75
June 1991 24,837.17 16,162.40
July 1991 25,999.55 16,645.21
August 1991 26,610.54 17,036.04
September 1991 26,174.13 17,035.74
October 1991 26,524.86 17,338.70
November 1991 25,453.26 16,756.09
December 1991 28,362.57 17,844.78
January 1992 27,835.02 17,602.98
February 1992 28,191.31 17,602.98
March 1992 27,638.76 17,506.57
April 1992 28,443.05 17,433.02
May 1992 28,596.64 17,359.46
June 1992 28,181.99 17,335.44
July 1992 29,317.73 17,830.74
August 1992 28,725.51 17,781.21
September 1992 29,055.85 17,830.28
October 1992 29,160.45 17,830.28
November 1992 30,143.16 18,405.46
December 1992 30,538.03 18,703.42
January 1993 30,760.96 18,703.42
February 1993 31,176.23 18,884.00
March 1993 31,846.52 19,544.93
April 1993 31,066.28 18,869.19
May 1993 31,905.07 19,233.05
June 1993 32,010.36 19,722.16
July 1993 31,859.91 19,696.01
August 1993 33,073.77 20,428.39
September 1993 32,829.03 20,613.72
October 1993 33,495.46 20,508.55
November 1993 33,180.60 19,824.93
December 1993 33,588.72 20,232.27
January 1994 34,713.94 21,208.63
February 1994 33,776.67 20,856.07
March 1994 32,307.38 19,744.08
April 1994 32,727.38 19,390.05
May 1994 33,260.83 19,172.19
June 1994 32,439.29 18,504.66
July 1994 33,513.03 18,777.60
August 1994 34,877.01 19,432.62
September 1994 34,036.48 19,039.85
October 1994 34,815.91 19,012.49
November 1994 33,538.17 18,328.59
December 1994 34,027.83 18,642.65
January 1995 34,912.55 18,671.02
February 1995 36,267.16 19,210.16
March 1995 37,340.66 19,735.72
April 1995 38,427.28 20,364.07
May 1995 39,945.15 20,992.42
June 1995 40,883.87 21,602.11
July 1995 42,245.30 22,521.35
August 1995 42,359.36 22,262.82
September 1995 44,134.22 22,895.11
$10,000 OVER TEN YEARS
This chart assumes a $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Growth and
Income Fund on September 30, 1985, and reflects deduction of the 5.75% sales
load. On September 30, 1995, the value of your investment in Class A shares of
the fund (with dividends reinvested) would have grown to $22,895. By comparison,
the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $44,134 based on the S&P's
performance.
The performance illustrated above is based on the performance of Class A
shares. The performance of Class B shares, which were first offered on October
19, 1993, will be greater or less than the performance shown for Class A shares
as a result of the different loads and fees associated with an investment in
Class B shares.
TOP 5 HOLDINGS***
% of
net assets
----------
DSC Communications Corporation 2.20%
Ceridian Corporation 1.90%
Frontier Corporation 1.90%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.90%
McDonnell Douglas Corporation 1.80%
***At September 30, 1995
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of September 30, 1995
1 year 5 years 10 years
------ ------- --------
A Shares 20.25% 10.44% 9.28%
A Shares with sales charge 13.41% 9.15% 8.64%
B Shares 19.07% 4.80% N/A
(10-19-93)
B Shares with CDSC 14.07% 2.82% N/A
(10-19-93)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not predictive
of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in
the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above do not reflect
deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares or
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as applicable, except
where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales charge were
deducted.
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY
FUND-
EQUITY SERIES
Economic slowdown and declining interest rates boosted stock prices and led
the U.S. stock market to superior performance in the first three quarters of
1995. Security Equity Series gained 29.96% for the nine-month period ending
September 30, 1995, besting the 29.77% return delivered by the Standard & Poor's
500-Stock Index for the same time period.* Beating the S&P 500 is difficult, and
Security Equity Series led the S&P throughout most of the year despite being
underweighted compared to the index in technology stocks, the index's
top-performing sector.
As of September 30, 1995, the portfolio included large capitalization
technology giants such as Microsoft Corporation, IBM and Xerox Corporation.
However, technology stocks of all sizes outperformed expectations throughout the
first seven months of 1995. Increased volatility in August and September was
primarily a result of the group's exceptional performance. A significant
third-quarter sell-off occurred due to investors taking profits, money managers
adjusting portfolio overweightings and the announcement by a few technology
companies that earnings would not meet expectations.
This pull back in technology hurt the portfolio's performance only slightly.
In addition, underexposure to certain other S&P 500 sectors that performed well
such as telephone stocks, utilities and banks, also dampened total return.
Increased exposure to these industries would have boosted the portfolio's total
return for the period.
Contributing to positive performance for the period were the stocks of
high-quality companies with consistent earnings growth in the healthcare sector
such as Baxter International, Inc., and Merck & Company, Inc. Consumer staples
giants such as Procter & Gamble Company also turned in very strong performances.
The portfolio's exposure to international markets through its multinational
holdings, U.S. companies with significant overseas presence, also contributed to
positive total return. Worldwide franchise companies such as McDonald's
Corporation and Procter & Gamble Company are experiencing dramatic international
growth as they benefit from increasing worldwide consumer demand.
Throughout the 12-month period ending September 30,1995, we remained
principally fully invested to capture the opportunity provided by the rising
market. As of September 30, 1995, approximately 80% of the portfolio's assets
were in growth names, 10% in value stocks, 5% in economically-sensitive
companies and 5% in interest-sensitive stocks.
Looking forward, we see an even greater shift away from
economically-sensitive issues and toward traditional growth stocks. Because we
anticipate an earnings slowdown in 1996, we have already positioned the
portfolio to focus on stable growth issues, such as financial services, consumer
products and healthcare, whose earnings tend to hold up regardless of economic
activity.
*This performance figure is based on Class A share prices and does not
reflect deduction of the sales charge.
[upper right hand corner, picture of John Cleland, Terry Milberger,
Chuck Lauber]
THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT LARGE CAP TEAM
JOHN CLELAND, TERRY MILBERGER, CHUCK LAUBER
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (CONTINUED)
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY
FUND-
EQUITY SERIES
PERFORMANCE
[LINE GRAPH WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION CHARTED]
SECURITY EQUITY SERIES VS. S&P 500
S&P 500 Equity Series
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September 1985 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
October 1985 10,447.00 9,823.81
November 1985 11,195.01 10,332.91
December 1985 11,717.81 10,766.60
January 1986 11,769.37 10,766.60
February 1986 12,665.02 11,633.96
March 1986 13,366.66 12,407.04
April 1986 13,200.91 12,269.89
May 1986 13,925.65 12,759.45
June 1986 14,156.81 12,998.95
July 1986 13,351.29 12,149.77
August 1986 14,349.96 12,802.98
September 1986 13,170.40 11,757.85
October 1986 13,902.67 12,534.83
November 1986 14,258.58 12,605.12
December 1986 13,882.15 12,253.67
January 1987 15,746.53 13,800.03
February 1987 16,396.86 14,456.06
March 1987 16,842.85 14,643.49
April 1987 16,694.64 14,623.54
May 1987 16,866.59 14,741.85
June 1987 17,708.23 15,262.43
July 1987 18,590.10 16,350.92
August 1987 19,305.82 16,611.21
September 1987 18,881.09 16,445.56
October 1987 14,817.88 12,351.92
November 1987 13,604.30 11,618.38
December 1987 14,608.30 12,773.76
January 1988 15,232.07 12,990.80
February 1988 15,947.98 13,827.92
March 1988 15,466.35 13,641.89
April 1988 15,633.38 13,765.90
May 1988 15,755.32 13,672.89
June 1988 16,486.37 14,137.96
July 1988 16,420.43 14,199.97
August 1988 15,876.91 14,044.94
September 1988 16,550.09 14,665.03
October 1988 17,001.91 15,037.07
November 1988 16,760.48 14,913.06
December 1988 17,063.85 15,221.56
January 1989 18,297.56 16,206.68
February 1989 17,841.95 15,825.34
March 1989 18,263.02 16,492.68
April 1989 19,205.40 17,446.00
May 1989 19,977.45 18,399.34
June 1989 19,869.57 18,145.11
July 1989 21,653.86 20,115.34
August 1989 22,071.78 20,306.00
September 1989 21,985.70 20,750.90
October 1989 21,473.43 19,734.00
November 1989 21,920.08 19,956.45
December 1989 22,437.40 19,904.83
January 1990 20,931.85 18,529.58
February 1990 21,201.87 19,036.25
March 1990 21,759.48 19,361.97
April 1990 21,222.02 18,855.29
May 1990 23,291.16 20,664.82
June 1990 23,128.13 20,592.44
July 1990 23,054.12 20,266.73
August 1990 20,972.33 18,384.82
September 1990 19,940.49 17,443.86
October 1990 19,866.71 17,262.91
November 1990 21,146.13 18,421.00
December 1990 21,725.53 18,983.98
January 1991 22,685.80 20,230.81
February 1991 24,310.10 21,759.18
March 1991 24,888.68 22,241.82
April 1991 24,958.37 22,322.25
May 1991 26,026.59 23,569.09
June 1991 24,837.17 22,282.04
July 1991 25,999.55 23,488.65
August 1991 26,610.54 24,011.50
September 1991 26,174.13 23,408.21
October 1991 26,524.86 23,931.07
November 1991 25,453.26 22,724.46
December 1991 28,362.57 25,672.52
January 1992 27,835.02 25,584.45
February 1992 28,191.31 26,333.04
March 1992 27,638.76 25,980.76
April 1992 28,443.05 26,200.94
May 1992 28,596.64 26,421.11
June 1992 28,181.99 25,628.48
July 1992 29,317.73 26,509.19
August 1992 28,725.51 25,672.52
September 1992 29,055.85 25,804.62
October 1992 29,160.45 26,509.19
November 1992 30,143.16 28,006.38
December 1992 30,538.03 28,423.21
January 1993 30,760.96 28,752.62
February 1993 31,176.23 28,846.74
March 1993 31,846.52 30,164.36
April 1993 31,066.28 29,317.31
May 1993 31,905.07 29,599.67
June 1993 32,010.36 29,929.07
July 1993 31,859.91 30,164.36
August 1993 33,073.77 31,293.77
September 1993 32,829.03 31,670.23
October 1993 33,495.46 32,281.99
November 1993 33,180.60 31,434.94
December 1993 33,588.72 32,580.13
January 1994 34,713.94 33,629.23
February 1994 33,776.67 33,162.96
March 1994 32,307.38 31,414.47
April 1994 32,727.38 31,705.89
May 1994 33,260.83 31,764.17
June 1994 32,439.29 30,889.93
July 1994 33,513.03 31,589.32
August 1994 34,877.01 32,813.27
September 1994 34,036.48 32,288.72
October 1994 34,815.91 32,580.13
November 1994 33,538.17 31,181.34
December 1994 34,027.83 31,745.29
January 1995 34,912.55 32,501.14
February 1995 36,267.16 33,823.85
March 1995 37,340.66 34,831.64
April 1995 38,427.28 36,028.39
May 1995 39,945.15 37,288.13
June 1995 40,883.87 38,295.90
July 1995 42,245.30 40,059.53
August 1995 42,359.36 39,870.57
September 1995 44,134.22 41,256.28
$10,000 OVER TEN YEARS
This chart assumes a $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Equity Series on
September 30, 1985, and reflects deduction of the 5.75% sales load. On September
30, 1995, the value of your investment in Class A shares of the Series (with
dividends reinvested) would have grown to $41,256. By comparison, the same
$10,000 investment would have grown to $44,134 based on the S&P's performance.
The performance illustrated above is based on the performance of Class A
shares. The performance of Class B shares, which were first offered on October
19, 1993, will be greater or less than the performance shown for Class A shares
as a result of the different loads and fees associated with an investment in
Class B shares.
TOP 5 HOLDINGS**
% of
net assets
----------
Frontier Corporation 1.90%
Hercules, Inc. 1.80%
Monsanto Company 1.80%
Amgen, Inc. 1.70%
Loral Corporation 1.70%
**At September 30, 1995
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of September 30, 1995
1 year 5 years 10 years
------ ------- --------
A Shares 27.77% 18.79% 15.91%
A Shares with sales charge 20.38% 17.41% 15.22%
B Shares 26.69% 12.80% N/A
(10-19-93)
B Shares with CDSC 21.69% 10.96% N/A
(10-19-93)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not
predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an
investment in the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when
redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above
do not reflect deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for
Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as
applicable, except where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales
charge were deducted.
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY
EQUITY FUND-
GLOBAL SERIES
[LEXINGTON LOGO] SUBADVISOR - LEXINGTON
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
The Global Series, subadvised by Lexington Management Corporation, returned
2.80% for the 12-month period ending September 30, 1995, underperforming the
12.42% returned by the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (MSCI)
for the same period.* However, the Series returned 5.6% for the third-quarter of
1995, virtually even with the MSCI's 5.7% return for the same period.
Underexposure to the U.S. equity market, specifically the technology sectors,
as well as an overweight position in Japan during the fourth quarter of 1994 and
early in 1995 were the primary reasons the Series underperformed its benchmark
index. We increased our U.S. weighting during the second and third quarters of
the year, but the lack of exposure to the technology sectors severely dampened
the portfolio's U.S. returns. Recently, we have decreased our U.S. exposure and
we anticipate investors will benefit from increased weighting in foreign
securities. We believe earnings in the U.S. have peaked and there is better
relative value and earnings momentum to be found overseas.
As with every investment made outside the U.S., we had to be aware of the
currency fluctuation between the U.S. dollar and in this case, the Japanese Yen.
Because we believed the U.S. dollar was going to increase in value relative to
the Yen, we purchased forward currency contracts to preserve the gains which we
expected to recognize as the Japanese market rebounded. This technique worked
well and resulted in a nice gain for the portfolio. Although Japan still has
significant structural problems, the recently strengthening Yen versus the
dollar enhances the competitiveness and profitability of many Japanese
companies.
Going forward, we will continue our bottom up search for good companies
internationally. One area that looks appealing is non-U.S. technology companies,
such as the share prices of non-U.S. technology companies have not had the
spectacular run enjoyed by the U.S. firms. We will also continue to monitor
certain companies in emerging markets as we have recently been quite successful
investing in selected companies in Israel and Southeast Asia.
PERFORMANCE
[LINE GRAPH WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION CHARTED]
SECURITY GLOBAL SERIES VS. MORGAN STANLEY
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL WORLD INDEX
MSCI Global Series
---- -------------
September 1993 $10,000.00
October 1993 10,277.20 $10,000.00
November 1993 9,697.46 9,084.91
December 1993 10,173.64 9,745.28
January 1994 10,846.34 10,283.02
February 1994 10,707.72 10,264.15
March 1994 10,247.89 9,773.58
April 1994 10,566.48 9,971.70
May 1994 10,595.49 10,066.04
June 1994 10,567.93 10,009.43
July 1994 10,770.71 10,132.08
August 1994 11,096.94 10,518.87
September 1994 10,807.30 10,226.42
October 1994 11,116.69 10,443.40
November 1994 10,636.52 9,943.40
December 1994 10,741.51 9,869.12
January 1995 10,582.24 9,436.69
February 1995 10,738.57 9,407.86
March 1995 11,258.35 9,744.20
April 1995 11,652.94 9,926.78
May 1995 11,754.85 10,042.10
June 1995 11,753.51 9,955.61
July 1995 12,343.90 10,561.01
August 1995 12,071.11 10,436.09
September 1995 12,424.79 10,512.97
This chart assumes a $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Global Series on
October 1, 1993, and reflects deduction of the 5.75% sales load. On September
30, 1995, the value of your investment in Class A shares of the Series (with
dividends reinvested) would have grown to $10,513. By comparison, the same
$10,000 investment would have grown to $12,425 based on the MSCI's performance.
The performance illustrated above is based on the performance of Class A
shares. The performance of Class B shares, which were first offered on October
19, 1993, will be greater or less than the performance shown for Class A shares
as a result of the different loads and fees associated with an investment in
Class B shares.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of September 30, 1995
1 Year Since Inception 10-1-93
A Shares 2.80% 5.56%
A Shares with sales charge -3.10% 2.48%
1 Year Since Inception 10-19-93
B Shares 1.79% 4.94%
B Shares with CDSC -3.21% 2.96%
The performance data above represents past performance which is not
predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an
investment in the Series will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when
redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above
do not reflect deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for
Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as
applicable, except where noted.
*This performance figure is based on Class A share prices and does not
reflect deduction of the sales charge.
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY
EQUITY FUND -
ASSET ALLOCATION
SERIES
[MERIDIAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LOGO, TEMPLETON LOGO, SBG LOGO]
MANAGED BY SECURITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
RESEARCH PROVIDED BY MERIDIAN INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
AND TEMPLETON QUANTITATIVE ADVISORS, INC.
Pursuing high total return through capital appreciation and current income,
our unique new Asset Allocation Series became available to shareholders June 1,
1995. The Series employs an aggressive asset allocation strategy that attempts
to identify undervalued sectors and countries with the potential to become
future market leaders, both domestically and internationally. Unlike most asset
allocation models that simply rotate between stocks and bonds, this Series may
invest in seven different general asset classes: domestic stocks and bonds,
international stocks and bonds, gold stocks, real estate (through
exchange-traded real estate investment trusts or REITS) and cash.* In addition,
the Fund attempts to identify undervalued opportunities by their respective
sector groups, such as computers, chemicals or electrical equipment; or
countries, such as Belgium, United Kingdom, Japan, etc.
For the four-month period from inception through September 30, 1995, the
Series returned 5.40%.** This compares favorably to the 5.60% return for the
Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index and the 5.65% average return
for Lipper Global Flexible Funds category, the Series' peer group. Contributing
heavily to the Series' positive performance was its U.S. exposure, as both stock
and bond markets enjoyed good runs. Specifically, the portfolio's top-performing
U.S. sector was electronics. Other strong performers included real estate and
international equities, as international markets were firm and Japan was up
nicely up for much of the period.
As of September 30, 1995, the Series' asset allocation was 40% in domestic
stocks - with weightings in appliances, auto parts, building materials, basic
chemicals, computers, electrical equipment, electronics, housing, machinery, and
metals and mining (not including gold). Another 35% of assets were allocated to
international investments including futures contracts on country-specific
indices and individual stocks, with concentrations in Hong Kong, Germany, Japan,
Belgium, and the United Kingdom. The Series also had approximately 15% allocated
to domestic bonds and 10% allocated to REITS.
PORTFOLIO DISTRIBUTION***
% of
net assets
----------
International Stocks - Futures Contracts 35.6%
Domestic Stocks 39.7%
U.S. Government 14.6%
Real Estate 10.0%
Cash & equivalents 0.1%
***At September 30, 1995
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
From inception June 1, 1995 to September 30, 1995
A Shares 5.40%
A Shares with sales charge -0.66%
B Shares 5.00%
B Shares with CDSC 0.00%
The percentage amounts are from inception and are not annualized.
The performance data above represents past performance which is not
predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an
investment in the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when
redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above
do not reflect deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for
Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as
applicable, except where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales
charge were deducted.
*Investment in foreign securities involves risks, such as currency
fluctuations and political instability, not associated with investment in U.S.
securities.
**This performance figure is based on Class A share prices and does not
reflect deduction of the sales charge.
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY
ULTRA
FUND
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 1995, the Ultra Fund returned
22.69%* to shareholders as compared to the Standard & Poor's 400 Mid Cap Growth
Index's gain of 26.97%. Underexposure to technology stocks in the first half of
1995 was the main reason the Fund underperformed its benchmark index.
We gradually increased our technology exposure to finish the 12-month period
in line with our index at 27.6%. Focusing on stocks of companies in the range of
$200 million to $2 billion in market capitalization, stocks we bought included
small and mid-cap technology companies, such as PC manufacturers Dell Computer
Corporation and Gateway 2000. The portfolio also included Autodesk, Inc. and
Symantec Corporation, computer software manufacturers.
The whole communications explosion includes growing demand for newer, faster,
more powerful PCs on both the consumer and business side, as well as pagers,
cellular phones and other electronic devices. All of this combined to fuel the
technology sector's performance, up as a group nearly 100% by the end of the
third quarter of the year.
Semiconductor stocks were in great demand as were stocks of the companies
that manufacture the equipment used to make the chips such as Kulicke & Soffa
Industries, Inc., and Teradyne, Inc. Considering the supply/demand imbalance of
semiconductors in addition to the demand for upgrades of computing equipment,
companies like these offer great long-term potential.
Although not a full correction, technology pulled back briefly in September.
This pull back was prompted in part by the August 24th rollout of Microsoft's
newest operating software, Windows 95. The occurrence was truly a case of the
market buying on rumor and selling on news. Fueled by pent-up demand and great
expectations, the market believed Windows 95 would trigger a huge rush to
upgrade PCs. However, after the initial burst, Windows 95 sales slowed to more
normal levels and the media declared consumer reception disappointing. In
reality, Windows 95 sales actually exceeded Microsoft's internal third-quarter
sales goals. Believing technology is in a multi-year cycle, we viewed the
shortlived pull back as a buying opportunity and took advantage of temporarily
lower prices.
The portfolio weighting in healthcare stocks was in line with its index at
September 30, 1995. HMOs are experiencing increased costs and shrinking profits
due to an increase in healthcare utilization. For the portfolio's healthcare
weighting, we concentrated on the device side of healthcare by owning companies
such as St. Jude Medical, Inc., manufacturers of heart valves and catheters.
Financial services companies also delivered strong, consistent performance
for the 12-month period. The portfolio included interest-sensitive specialty
financial service companies such as automobile financers Credit Acceptance
Corporation, Mercury Finance Company and WFS Financial, Inc. We found these
stocks' valuations to be more attractive and the growth rates higher than those
of banks. We were also pleased with the performance of credit card issuers such
as First USA, Inc.
The current small capitalization cycle that actually began in 1990 is still
intact. Because mid capitalization stocks typically benefit from increased
buying during small cap cycles, we believe valuations remain attractive. Given
the slowing economy, and the fact that small companies are more nimble than
larger companies at cutting costs, we anticipate the earnings outlook will
remain positive for small and mid-cap companies. Looking forward, we expect
growth stocks to continue to outperform as investors focus on earnings
stability. And because small and mid-cap stocks typically have limited foreign
currency risk as they have little international exposure, we anticipate earnings
to remain strong.
*This performance figure is based on Class A share prices and does not
reflect deduction of the sales charge.
[upper right hand corner, photo of Larry Valencia, Frank Whitsell, Cindy
Shields, John Cleland]
THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP TEAM
LARRY VALENCIA, FRANK WHITSELL, CINDY SHIELDS, JOHN CLELAND
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MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (CONTINUED)
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
SECURITY
ULTRA
FUND
PERFORMANCE
[LINE GRAPH WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION CHARTED]
SECURITY ULTRA FUND VS. S&P
MIDCAP AND RUSSELL 2000
S&P Midcap Russell 2000 Ultra Fund
---------- ------------ ----------
September 1985 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
October 1985 10,554.60 10,380.30 9,858.39
November 1985 11,210.57 11,127.16 10,215.84
December 1985 11,765.60 11,616.65 10,438.46
January 1986 11,961.74 11,800.31 10,735.29
February 1986 12,843.44 12,647.57 11,192.91
March 1986 13,462.49 13,261.35 11,798.93
April 1986 13,563.19 13,456.56 11,761.83
May 1986 14,096.76 13,921.49 12,083.38
June 1986 14,472.73 13,904.08 12,293.64
July 1986 13,757.48 12,603.50 11,502.10
August 1986 14,509.33 13,004.03 11,662.88
September 1986 13,363.82 12,201.56 11,069.22
October 1986 13,924.03 12,685.23 11,563.94
November 1986 13,918.60 12,641.84 11,344.93
December 1986 13,672.80 12,276.75 10,984.77
January 1987 15,432.90 13,705.76 12,016.13
February 1987 16,151.91 14,860.74 12,916.52
March 1987 16,532.78 15,261.83 13,014.74
April 1987 15,984.71 14,824.43 12,900.15
May 1987 15,821.35 14,775.81 12,736.44
June 1987 16,392.66 15,153.77 13,014.74
July 1987 16,853.29 15,625.51 13,407.65
August 1987 17,464.39 16,084.74 13,947.88
September 1987 17,127.16 15,788.30 13,489.49
October 1987 13,078.98 10,954.71 8,774.72
November 1987 12,433.40 10,366.88 8,021.67
December 1987 13,394.75 11,200.17 8,993.07
January 1988 14,008.23 11,686.93 8,942.45
February 1988 14,897.34 12,738.52 9,937.93
March 1988 15,139.42 13,336.34 10,207.89
April 1988 15,215.87 13,638.54 10,241.63
May 1988 14,898.01 13,268.39 9,954.81
June 1988 15,971.56 14,215.36 11,152.75
July 1988 15,542.41 14,079.17 10,781.56
August 1988 15,181.67 13,718.89 10,258.51
September 1988 15,762.37 14,081.48 10,663.45
October 1988 15,870.97 13,925.03 10,654.53
November 1988 15,561.80 13,461.19 10,485.15
December 1988 16,190.03 13,988.33 11,061.07
January 1989 17,293.06 14,612.07 11,298.21
February 1989 17,349.95 14,719.61 11,196.58
March 1989 17,735.30 15,065.97 11,484.53
April 1989 18,694.95 15,722.84 11,857.19
May 1989 19,597.36 16,399.08 12,433.11
June 1989 19,510.15 16,025.18 11,958.82
July 1989 20,669.05 16,648.72 12,754.95
August 1989 21,403.22 17,053.29 13,313.93
September 1989 21,639.30 17,106.49 13,364.75
October 1989 20,729.36 16,092.59 11,908.01
November 1989 21,187.28 16,195.26 12,331.48
December 1989 21,944.09 16,259.88 12,382.42
January 1990 20,088.27 14,839.74 11,278.13
February 1990 20,809.84 15,300.22 11,947.95
March 1990 21,259.75 15,900.30 12,328.11
April 1990 20,434.45 15,380.67 12,074.67
May 1990 22,429.26 16,470.09 13,866.86
June 1990 22,521.45 16,513.57 13,722.03
July 1990 22,006.61 15,789.61 12,491.03
August 1990 19,725.40 13,677.59 9,775.58
September 1990 18,517.42 12,461.52 8,073.92
October 1990 17,953.38 11,700.74 7,567.04
November 1990 19,678.88 12,593.39 8,327.36
December 1990 20,821.23 13,087.94 8,985.44
January 1991 22,466.11 14,267.16 10,413.21
February 1991 24,483.34 15,867.22 11,079.50
March 1991 25,600.27 16,979.99 12,278.83
April 1991 25,593.87 16,936.18 12,145.57
May 1991 26,773.50 17,742.85 12,754.75
June 1991 25,412.33 16,716.78 11,688.69
July 1991 26,941.65 17,301.70 12,088.46
August 1991 27,922.59 17,939.79 12,564.39
September 1991 27,832.40 18,079.72 12,792.83
October 1991 28,922.87 18,557.75 13,668.53
November 1991 27,948.17 17,698.90 13,344.90
December 1991 31,251.93 19,115.16 14,353.06
January 1992 31,804.77 20,665.40 15,074.62
February 1992 32,310.79 21,268.62 15,562.16
March 1992 31,093.96 20,548.89 14,489.57
April 1992 30,722.70 19,827.42 13,377.99
May 1992 31,013.65 20,091.13 13,612.02
June 1992 30,126.65 19,147.04 12,461.42
July 1992 31,622.44 19,812.60 12,812.45
August 1992 30,866.03 19,252.30 12,539.43
September 1992 31,297.85 19,695.68 12,987.96
October 1992 32,048.37 20,317.27 13,573.00
November 1992 33,839.24 21,873.17 14,918.60
December 1992 34,974.54 22,634.35 15,459.56
January 1993 35,411.72 23,399.85 16,128.18
February 1993 34,915.96 22,860.25 15,317.72
March 1993 36,120.56 23,601.83 15,581.13
April 1993 35,175.29 22,953.02 14,953.03
May 1993 36,779.28 23,968.23 15,520.35
June 1993 36,963.17 24,117.07 15,520.35
July 1993 36,892.94 24,450.13 15,338.00
August 1993 38,416.62 25,505.89 15,824.27
September 1993 38,823.84 26,225.66 16,472.64
October 1993 38,951.96 26,900.97 16,938.64
November 1993 38,091.12 26,024.54 16,553.69
December 1993 39,858.55 26,913.80 16,994.87
January 1994 40,787.25 27,757.01 17,483.77
February 1994 40,208.07 27,656.25 17,227.67
March 1994 38,346.44 26,199.60 16,063.64
April 1994 38,631.74 26,354.96 15,667.87
May 1994 38,265.89 26,058.47 15,365.23
June 1994 36,949.55 25,179.25 14,620.25
July 1994 38,201.40 25,593.20 15,062.58
August 1994 40,202.01 27,018.74 15,830.84
September 1994 39,451.84 26,927.15 15,877.40
October 1994 39,883.04 26,818.36 16,017.08
November 1994 38,084.32 25,734.63 15,411.79
December 1994 38,433.93 26,423.55 15,869.31
January 1995 38,834.03 26,089.82 15,774.29
February 1995 40,869.71 27,175.94 16,225.65
March 1995 41,578.80 27,641.73 16,415.70
April 1995 42,413.70 28,255.93 16,391.95
May 1995 43,437.14 28,741.65 16,368.20
June 1995 45,205.47 30,232.77 17,508.50
July 1995 47,563.84 31,974.18 18,720.08
August 1995 48,443.30 32,635.72 18,957.65
September 1995 49,617.56 33,218.60 19,480.29
$10,000 OVER TEN YEARS
This chart references a change in the Ultra Fund's benchmark index. The
Fund's new benchmark index is the Standard & Poor's Midcap 400 - stock index. We
believe the capitalization of the stocks in the S&P Midcap more closely reflect
the securities the Ultra Fund purchases.
This chart assumes a $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Ultra Fund on
September 30, 1985, and reflects deduction of the 5.75% sales load. On September
30, 1995, the value of your investment in Class A shares of the fund (with
dividends reinvested) would have grown to $19,480. In comparison, the same
$10,000 investment would have grown to $33,219 based on the performance of the
Russell 2000. Also in comparison, the same $10,000 investment would have grown
to $49,618 based on the S&P's performance.
The performance illustrated above is based on the performance of Class A
shares. The performance of Class B shares, which were first offered on October
19, 1993, will be greater or less than the performance shown for Class A shares
as a result of the different loads and fees associated with an investment in
Class B shares.
TOP 5 HOLDINGS**
% of
net assets
----------
Sunglass Hut International, Inc. 2.30%
Dell Computer Systems Corporation 2.10%
Research Industries Corporation 2.10%
DSC Communications Corporation 2.10%
Symantec Corporation 2.10%
**At September 30, 1995
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
As of September 30,1995
1 year 5 years 10 years
------ ------- --------
A Shares 22.69% 19.26% 7.53%
A Shares with sales charge 15.57% 17.87% 6.90%
B Shares 21.53% 7.23% N/A
(10-19-93)
B Shares with CDSC 16.53% 5.30% N/A
(10-19-93)
The performance data above represents past performance which is not
predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an
investment in the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when
redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The figures above
do not reflect deduction of the maximum front end sales charge of 5.75% for
Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for Class B shares, as
applicable, except where noted. Such figures would be lower if the maximum sales
charge were deducted.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
Principal Market
Amount CORPORATE BONDS Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMUNICATIONS - 4.5%
$1,000,000 Century Communications,
9.50% - 2005 ................................... $1,003,750
1,000,000 Continental Cablevision, Inc.,
8.875% - 2005 .................................. 1,026,250
1,000,000 Rogers Communications, Inc.,
10.875% - 2004 ................................. 1,042,500
----------
3,072,500
CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES - 0.8%
1,000,000 International Semi-Tech,
0% - 2003(1) ................................... 518,750
DIVERSIFIED - 1.3%
1,000,000 Sequa Corporation,
9.375% - 2003 .................................. 900,000
FINANCE - 1.4%
500,000 Home Holdings,
7.75% - 1998 ................................... 453,750
500,000 Keystone Group, Inc.,
9.75% - 2003 ................................... 496,250
----------
950,000
FOOD & BEVERAGES - 0.7%
500,000 Cott Corporation,
9.375% - 2005 .................................. 510,000
GROCERY STORES - 1.4%
1,000,000 Penn Traffic Company,
10.65% - 2004 .................................. 987,500
HOTELS - 1.3%
900,000 Harrahs Entertainment,
8.75% - 2000 ................................... 904,500
MEDICAL & HEALTH SERVICES - 1.5%
1,000,000 Healthsouth Rehabilitation,
Corporation, 9.50% - 2001 ...................... 1,040,000
PUBLISHING & PRINTING - 0.5%
500,000 Marvel Holdings,
0% - 1998 ...................................... 362,500
STEEL AND METAL PRODUCTS - 0.8%
500,000 Weirton Steel Corporation,
11.50% - 1998 .................................. 512,500
----------
Total corporate bonds -
(Cost $9,523,433) - 14.2% ...................... 9,758,250
Number of Market
Shares PREFERRED STOCK Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANKING & CREDIT - 1.6%
10,000 First Nationwide Bank ............................ $1,110,000
----------
Total preferred stock -
(Cost $1,051,250) - 1.6% ....................... 1,110,000
COMMON STOCKS
-------------
ADVERTISING - 1.4%
15,000 Omnicom Group, Inc. .............................. 978,750
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 5.3%
15,000 Allied Signal, Inc. .............................. 661,875
15,000 Lockheed Martin Corporation ...................... 1,006,875
15,000 McDonnell Douglas
Corporation .................................... 1,241,250
15,000 Rockwell International
Corporation .................................... 708,750
----------
3,618,750
AMUSEMENT & RECREATIONAL SERVICES - 2.7%
40,000 Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. ...................... 960,000
15,000 Disney (Walt) Company ............................ 860,625
----------
1,820,625
BANKING - 1.3%
15,000 Chemical Banking Corporation ..................... 913,125
BROADCASTING - 1.5%
20,000 Viacom, Inc. (Cl.B)* ............................. 995,000
BUSINESS SERVICES - 1.8%
10,000 ITT Corporation .................................. 1,240,000
CASINOS - 1.0%
20,000 Mirage Resorts, Inc.* ............................ 657,500
CHEMICALS - 5.8%
15,000 Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ................. 1,014,375
20,000 Hercules, Inc. ................................... 1,160,000
10,000 Monsanto Company ................................. 1,007,500
30,000 Praxair,Inc ...................................... 802,500
----------
3,984,375
COMPUTER SERVICES - 2.9%
30,000 Ceridian Corporation* ............................ 1,331,250
15,000 General Motors Corporation, (Cl.E) ............... 682,500
----------
2,013,750
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 1.4%
10,000 International Business
Machines Corporation ........................... 943,750
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
(CONTINUED)
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES - 2.0%
20,000 Duracell International, Inc. ..................... $ 897,500
20,000 Newell Company ................................... 495,000
----------
1,392,500
ELECTRIC COMPANIES & SYSTEMS - 1.8%
25,000 Phillips Electronics, N.V. ....................... 1,218,750
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY &
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - 7.9%
25,000 DSC Communications Corporation* .................. 1,481,250
15,000 General Electric Company ......................... 956,250
20,000 Loral Corporation ................................ 1,140,000
10,000 Motorola, Inc. ................................... 763,750
20,000 Varian Associates, Inc. .......................... 1,060,000
----------
5,401,250
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - 1.1%
25,000 Browning Ferris Industry, Inc. ................... 759,375
FOOD & BEVERAGES - 5.5%
15,000 CPC International, Inc. .......................... 990,000
20,000 Heinz (H.J.) Company ............................. 915,000
25,000 PepsiCo, Inc. .................................... 1,275,000
20,000 Sara Lee Corporation ............................. 595,000
----------
3,775,000
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.1%
10,000 Procter & Gamble Company ......................... 770,000
INSURANCE - 2.1%
20,000 American General
Corporation .................................... 747,500
10,000 MBIA, Inc. ....................................... 705,000
----------
1,452,500
MANUFACTURING - 1.0%
30,000 Pall Corporation ................................. 697,500
MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE - 1.4%
20,000 Columbia Healthcare
Corporation .................................... 972,500
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES - 1.2%
20,000 Baxter International, Inc. ....................... 822,500
PAPER PRODUCTS - 1.2%
15,000 Champion International
Corporation .................................... 808,125
PERSONAL SERVICES - 1.1%
30,000 Dial Corporation (The) ........................... 742,500
Principal
Amount or
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PETROLEUM REFINING - 2.6%
20,000 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ................... 947,500
25,000 Coastal Corporation (The) ........................ 840,625
----------
1,788,125
PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.4%
10,000 American Home Products Corporation ............... 848,750
10,000 Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company .................... 728,750
20,000 Merck & Company, Inc. ............................ 1,120,000
20,000 Smithkline Beecham PLC ........................... 1,012,500
----------
3,710,000
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 1.0%
5,000 Xerox Corporation ................................ 671,875
PUBLISHING & PRINTING - 2.1%
30,000 News Corporation Ltd.
(The) ADR ...................................... 660,000
20,000 Time-Warner, Inc. ................................ 795,000
----------
1,455,000
RESTAURANTS & FOOD SERVICE - 2.4%
20,000 McDonald's Corporation ........................... 765,000
40,000 Wendy's International, Inc. ...................... 845,000
----------
1,610,000
RETAIL TRADE - 3.8%
30,000 Federated Department Stores* ..................... 851,250
20,000 Home Depot, Inc. ................................. 797,500
40,000 Leggett & Platt, Inc. ............................ 985,000
----------
2,633,750
TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%
10,000 Burlington Northern, Inc. ........................ 725,000
UTILITIES - 1.9%
50,000 Frontier Corporation ............................. 1,331,250
----------
Total common stocks -
(Cost $40,547,682) - 72.8% ..................... 49,903,125
COMMERCIAL PAPER
----------------
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 1.4%
$ 935,000 Harper Group, Inc., (The)
5.74%, 10-10-95 ................................ 933,509
ALCOHOLIC & MALT BEVERAGES - 0.7%
$ 500,000 Anheuser-Busch Companies,Inc.,
5.735%, 10-20-95 ............................... 498,407
DISCOUNT STORES - 1.5%
$1,000,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
5.70%, 10-16-95 ................................ 997,467
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
(CONTINUED)
Principal
Amount or
Number of Market
Shares COMMERCIAL PAPER (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ELECTRIC COMPANIES & SYSTEMS - 0.6%
$ 425,000 New England Power Company,
5.77%, 10-06-95 ................................ $ 424,591
GAS COMPANIES & SYSTEMS - 2.9%
$2,000,000 Consolidated Natural Gas Company,
5.70%, 10-03-95 ................................ 1,999,050
LEASING COMPANIES - 2.2%
$1,500,000 International Lease Finance Corporation,
5.80%, 10-13-95 ................................ 1,496,858
TOY STORES - 1.0%
$ 700,000 Toys "R" Us, Inc.,
5.705%, 10-06-95 ............................... 699,335
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Total commercial paper -
(cost $7,049,217) - 10.3% ...................... 7,049,217
------------
Total investments -
(cost $58,171,582) - 98.9% ..................... 67,820,592
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities - 1.1% ........................ 739,001
------------
Total net assets - 100.0% ........................ $68,559,593
============
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
COMMON STOCKS
-------------
ADVERTISING - 1.4%
100,000 Omnicom Group, Inc. .............................. $6,525,000
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 9.1%
160,000 Allied-Signal, Inc. .............................. 7,060,000
100,000 Lockheed Martin Corporation ...................... 6,712,500
135,000 Loral Corporation ................................ 7,695,000
90,000 McDonnell Douglas Corporation .................... 7,447,500
70,000 Raytheon Company ................................. 5,950,000
150,000 Rockwell International Corporation ............... 7,087,500
----------
41,952,500
AMUSEMENT & RECREATIONAL
SERVICES - 2.3%
240,000 Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. ...................... 5,760,000
80,000 Disney (Walt) Company ............................ 4,590,000
----------
10,350,000
BANKING - 1.6%
120,000 Chemical Banking Corporation* .................... 7,305,000
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
125,000 Viacom, Inc. (Cl.B)* ............................. 6,218,750
BUSINESS SERVICES - 1.3%
50,000 ITT Corporation .................................. $6,200,000
CASINOS - 1.1%
150,000 Mirage Resorts, Inc.* ............................ 4,931,250
CHEMICALS - 7.2%
79,000 Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ................. 5,342,375
140,000 Hercules, Inc. ................................... 8,120,000
80,000 Monsanto Company ................................. 8,060,000
200,000 Praxair,Inc ...................................... 5,350,000
400,000 US Industries* ................................... 6,200,000
----------
33,072,375
COMPUTER SERVICES - 4.3%
150,000 Ceridian Corporation* ............................ 6,656,250
100,000 Computer Sciences
Corporation* ................................... 6,437,500
150,000 General Motors Corporation,
(Cl.E) ......................................... 6,825,000
-----------
19,918,750
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 1.3%
65,000 Microsoft Corporation* ........................... 5,882,500
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 1.4%
70,000 International Business
Machines Corporation ........................... 6,606,250
CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES - 1.7%
100,000 Duracell International, Inc. ..................... 4,487,500
140,000 Newell Company ................................... 3,465,000
----------
7,952,500
ELECTRIC COMPANIES & SYSTEMS - 1.6%
150,000 Phillips Electronics N.V. ........................ 7,312,500
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY &
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - 5.9%
100,000 DSC Communications Corporation* .................. 5,925,000
120,000 General Electric Company ......................... 7,650,000
80,000 Motorola, Inc. ................................... 6,110,000
140,000 Varian Associates, Inc. .......................... 7,420,000
----------
27,105,000
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - 0.9%
130,000 Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. ................. 3,948,750
FERTILIZER - 0.8%
59,000 Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan, Inc. ............................. 3,672,750
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
(CONTINUED)
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCE - 1.1%
50,000 Federal National Mortgage
Association .................................... $ 5,175,000
FOOD & BEVERAGES - 5.0%
100,000 CPC International, Inc. .......................... 6,600,000
65,000 Heinz (H.J.) Company ............................. 2,973,750
150,000 PepsiCo, Inc. .................................... 7,650,000
200,000 Sara Lee Corporation ............................. 5,950,000
----------
23,173,750
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.3%
75,000 Procter & Gamble Company ......................... 5,775,000
INSURANCE - 5.9%
180,000 American General Corporation ..................... 6,727,500
90,000 American International Group, Inc. ............... 7,650,000
85,000 Jefferson Pilot Corporation ...................... 5,461,250
100,000 MBIA, Inc. ....................................... 7,050,000
-----------
26,888,750
MANUFACTURING - 1.0%
200,000 Pall Corporation ................................. 4,650,000
MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE - 1.3%
125,000 Columbia Healthcare Corporation .................. 6,078,125
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS - 1.6%
180,000 Baxter International, Inc. ....................... 7,402,500
PAINT & ALLIED PRODUCTS - 1.3%
175,000 Sherwin-Williams Company ......................... 6,125,000
PAPER PRODUCTS - 1.1%
90,000 Champion International Corporation ............... 4,848,750
PERSONAL SERVICES - 0.7%
130,000 Dial Corporation (The) ........................... 3,217,500
PETROLEUM REFINING - 5.3%
120,000 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ................... 5,685,000
170,000 Coastal Corporation (The) ........................ 5,716,250
70,000 Mobil Corporation ................................ 6,973,750
50,000 Royal Dutch Petroleum
Company ADR .................................... 6,137,500
-----------
24,512,500
PHARMACEUTICALS - 8.7%
80,000 American Home Products
Corporation .................................... $ 6,790,000
160,000 Amgen, Inc.* ..................................... 7,980,000
100,000 Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company .................... 7,287,500
130,000 Merck & Company, Inc. ............................ 7,280,000
110,000 Schering Plough Corporation ...................... 5,665,000
100,000 Smithkline Beecham PLC ADR ....................... 5,062,500
----------
40,065,000
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 1.5%
50,000 Xerox Corporation ................................ 6,718,750
PUBLISHING & PRINTING - 2.7%
250,000 News Corporation, Ltd.
(The) ADR ...................................... 5,500,000
170,000 Time-Warner, Inc. ................................ 6,757,500
----------
12,257,500
RESTAURANTS & FOOD SERVICE - 3.1%
200,000 McDonald's Corporation ........................... 7,650,000
305,000 Wendy's International, Inc. ...................... 6,443,125
-----------
14,093,125
RETAIL TRADE - 5.0%
250,000 Federated Department Stores, Inc.* ............... 7,093,750
100,000 Home Depot, Inc. ................................. 3,987,500
135,000 Safeway, Inc.* ................................... 5,636,250
220,000 Walgreen Company ................................. 6,160,000
----------
22,877,500
TRANSPORTATION - 3.9%
85,000 Burlington Northern, Inc. ........................ 6,162,500
135,000 Illinois Central Corporation ..................... 5,281,875
100,000 Union Pacific Corporation ........................ 6,625,000
-----------
18,069,375
UTILITIES - 1.9%
320,000 Frontier Corporation ............................. 8,520,000
----------
Total common stocks -
(Cost $325,734,845) - 95.6% 439,402,000
COMMERCIAL PAPER
----------------
ALCOHOLIC & MALT BEVERAGES - 0.6%
$2,700,000 Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc.
5.70%, 10-04-95 ................................ 1,499,050
5.70%, 10-05-95 ................................ 1,199,050
----------
2,698,100
AUTOMOBILES - 0.4%
$2,000,000 Toyota Motor Credit Corporation,
6.01%, 10-06-95 ................................ 1,997,997
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - EQUITY SERIES
(CONTINUED)
Principal
Amount or
Number of Market
Shares COMMERCIAL PAPER (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GAS COMPANIES & SYSTEMS - 0.4%
$1,800,000 Consolidated Natural Gas Company,
5.70%, 10-03-95 ................................ $ 1,799,145
INSURANCE - 0.2%
$1,000,000 AIG Funding, Inc.,
5.68%, 10-11-95 ................................ 998,264
LEASING COMPANIES - 1.3%
$5,900,000 International Lease Finance Corporation,
5.80%, 10-13-95 ................................ 3,492,669
5.71%, 10-17-95 ................................ 2,393,529
----------
5,886,198
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH - 0.6%
$3,000,000 GTE North, Inc.,
5.73%, 10-12-95 ................................ 2,994,270
TOY STORES - 0.1%
$ 300,000 Toys "R" Us,
5.70%, 10-06-95 ................................ 299,715
------------
Total commercial paper -
(cost $16,673,689) - 3.6% ...................... 16,673,689
------------
Total investments -
(cost $342,408,534) - 99.2% .................... 456,075,689
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities - 0.8% ........................ 3,550,808
------------
Total net assets - 100.0% ........................ $459,626,497
============
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
COMMON STOCKS
-------------
AUSTRALIA - 2.2%
38,900 QBE Insurance Group Ltd. ......................... $ 165,569
45,800 TABcorp Holdings, Ltd. ........................... 119,461
7,300 TABcorp Holdings ADR ............................. 187,975
-----------
473,005
CANADA - 0.9%
8,800 Canadian Pacific, Ltd. ........................... 140,989
49,900 Markborough Properties Inc. ...................... 64,332
-----------
205,321
CHILE - 1.0%
13,900 Banco Osorno y La Union ADR ...................... 215,450
DENMARK - 0.9%
1,760 Novo-Nordisk A.S ................................. 213,437
FINLAND - 0.7%
4,600 Huhtamaki Group "I" .............................. 158,425
FRANCE - 6.9%
3,420 Banque Nationale de Paris ........................ 134,050
1,631 Cetelem .......................................... 253,395
1,080 Ecco S.A ......................................... 187,750
70 Grand Optical Photoservice ....................... 6,976
1,450 Havas ............................................ 108,485
2,900 Groupe SEB S.A ................................... 353,371
360 Sidel S.A ........................................ 114,936
7,300 Valeo S.A ........................................ 343,657
-----------
1,502,620
GERMANY - 5.8%
340 Ava Allgemeine Handelsgelesschaft
der Verbraucher AG ............................. 129,569
18,800 Continental AG ................................... 266,432
3,300 Deutsche Bank AG ................................. 157,267
1,650 G.M. Pfaff AG .................................... 165,294
830 Siemens AG ....................................... 419,395
228 Sto AG ........................................... 122,984
-----------
1,260,941
HONG KONG - 1.6%
23,000 Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. ................... 45,816
103,600 Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd. .............. 155,447
100,000 Semi-Tech (Global) Ltd. .......................... 150,692
-----------
351,955
INDONESIA - 0.8%
86,500 PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka ..................... 166,126
IRELAND - 0.8%
34,900 Allied Irish Banks Plc ........................... 173,707
ISRAEL - 2.5%
100 Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. ................... 142,030
17,000 Clal Industries Ltd. ............................. 101,300
3,160 Koor Industries Ltd. ............................. 292,692
-----------
536,022
ITALY - 1.0%
11,300 Alleanza Assicurazioni ........................... 102,843
4,900 Assicurazioni Generali ........................... 113,457
-----------
216,300
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
(CONTINUED)
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JAPAN - 22.8%
23,000 Japan Vilene Company, Ltd. ....................... $ 138,903
17,000 Joshin Denki Company, Ltd. ....................... 205,345
75,000 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ....................... 226,472
103,000 Kawasaki Steel ................................... 369,079
7,000 Komatsu Fork Lift Company, Ltd. .................. 45,093
9,000 Makino Milling Machine
Company, Ltd. .................................. 69,753
15,000 Matsushita Electric Industrial
Company, Ltd. .................................. 229,492
14,000 Matsushita Refrigeration
Company, Ltd. .................................. 96,115
29,000 Mitsubishi Estate Company, Ltd. .................. 324,006
60,000 Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuild ................. 143,734
7,000 Mori Seiki Company, Ltd. ......................... 138,802
15,000 NGK Spark Plug ................................... 202,315
25,000 Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation ..................... 175,893
8,000 Nippon Electric Glass Company, Ltd. .............. 151,384
95,000 Nippon Steel Corporation ......................... 330,851
4,000 Nissen Company, Ltd. ............................. 110,317
19,000 NOK Corporation .................................. 132,531
14,000 Nomura Securities Corporation .................... 273,377
12,000 Okasan Securities Company, Ltd. .................. 53,387
7,000 Royal Company, Ltd. .............................. 106,392
25,000 Sansui Electric Company, Ltd. .................... 51,334
20,000 Sanyo Denki ...................................... 182,184
10,000 Sharp ............................................ 139,909
33,000 Shinmaywa Industries Ltd. ........................ 280,674
8,000 Shinobu Foods Product
Company, Ltd. .................................. 61,600
3,100 Sony Corporation ................................. 160,382
32,000 Sumitomo Realty and Development .................. 223,855
5,000 Tokyo Electron Ltd. .............................. 216,910
12,000 Yamato Kogyo Company, Ltd. ....................... 95,420
----------
4,935,509
MALAYSIA - 1.1%
25,000 Commerce Asset Holdings Bhd ...................... 131,239
42,000 Land & General Holdings Bhd ...................... 110,241
----------
241,480
MEXICO - 0.8%
29,400 Tubos de Acero
de Mexico S.A. ADR ............................. 176,400
NETHERLANDS - 1.2%
20,600 Elsevier N.V. .................................... 263,958
NEW ZEALAND - 2.2%
183,200 Brierley Investments Ltd. ........................ 139,769
23,000 Ceramco Corporation Ltd. ......................... 34,036
60,900 Fisher & Paykel Industries Ltd. .................. 188,253
36,300 Independent Newspapers Ltd. ...................... 105,048
----------
467,106
NORWAY - 0.9%
15,500 Saga Petroleum A.S. .............................. 200,099
PHILIPPINES - 2.2%
355,100 C & P Homes ...................................... 221,597
374,500 Filinvest Land Inc. .............................. 120,806
286,800 Universal Robina Corporation ..................... 137,674
-----------
480,077
POLAND - 0.3%
4,034 Debica S.A. ...................................... 58,079
PORTUGAL - 0.7%
7,900 Portugal Telecom S.A. ............................ 151,204
SINGAPORE - 1.3%
101,000 Comfort Group Ltd. ............................... 90,112
22,000 United Overseas Bank Ltd. ........................ 190,095
----------
280,207
SOUTH AFRICA - 0.5%
4,500 Rustenburg Platinum
Holdings, Ltd. ADR ............................. 97,979
SPAIN - 1.8%
1,500 Corporacion Mapfre ............................... 77,545
5,500 Repsol S.A. ...................................... 173,128
10,800 Telefonica de Espana ............................. 148,760
----------
399,433
SWEDEN - 1.2%
15,300 Atlas Copco AB ................................... 254,893
SWITZERLAND - 2.5%
150 Nestle S.A. ...................................... 153,570
215 Union Bank of Switzerland ........................ 220,308
270 Winterthur Schiveizerische
Versicherungs-Gesellschaft ..................... 176,183
----------
550,061
THAILAND - 0.3%
12,100 Total Access Communication
Public Company Ltd. ............................ 75,625
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY FUND - GLOBAL SERIES
(CONTINUED)
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNITED KINGDOM - 4.6%
157,500 Aegis Group Plc .................................. $ 91,386
14,000 Antofagasta Holdings Plc ......................... 74,813
20,100 BAT Industries Plc ............................... 168,106
26,300 D.F.S. Furniture Company Plc ..................... 133,473
15,200 RTZ Corporation Plc .............................. 222,774
32,100 Takare Plc ....................................... 112,666
50,600 Tomkins Plc ...................................... 201,597
----------
1,004,815
UNITED STATES - 26.7%
2,900 Air Products and Chemicals Inc. .................. 151,165
12,800 Albemarle Corporation ............................ 240,000
3,000 Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. ....................... 111,375
2,100 Boeing Company ................................... 143,325
10,300 Borders Group, Inc. .............................. 176,388
2,500 Burlington Northern, Inc. ........................ 181,250
800 CSX Corporation .................................. 67,300
5,400 Capital One Financial
Corporation .................................... 158,625
4,100 Centex Corporation ............................... 118,900
1,100 Colgate-Palmolive Company ........................ 73,288
2,100 Columbia/HCA Healthcare
Corporation .................................... 102,113
4,300 Compaq Computer Corporation ...................... 208,013
2,300 Deere & Company .................................. 187,163
1,700 Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours
& Company ...................................... 116,875
4,600 Duracell International, Inc. ..................... 206,435
4,600 Firstar Corporation .............................. 170,775
4,000 Fluor Corporation ................................ 224,000
2,400 General Electric Company ......................... 153,000
2,400 Halliburton Company .............................. 100,200
2,800 Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ........................ 164,850
3,300 Ingersoll-Rand Company ........................... 123,750
1,900 Integra Financial Corporation .................... 110,443
7,200 Jetform Corporation .............................. 95,400
8,000 Kaufman & Broad Home
Corporation .................................... 101,000
5,200 Limited, Inc. .................................... 98,800
2,700 May Department Stores
Company ........................................ 118,125
1,300 McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...................... 106,280
9,200 Nabisco Holdings Corporation* .................... 272,550
2,300 PepsiCo, Inc. .................................... 117,300
2,400 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. .............. 110,700
1,200 Procter & Gamble Company ......................... 92,400
4,900 Pulte Corporation ................................ 139,038
7,200 Ryland Group, Inc. ............................... 111,600
3,300 Schlumberger, Ltd. ............................... 215,325
4,600 Signet Banking Corporation ....................... 120,750
2,100 Texaco, Inc. ..................................... 135,713
5,100 Toys "R" Us, Inc. ................................ 137,700
4,400 Trinity Industries, Inc. ......................... 136,400
4,800 UJB Financial Corporation ........................ 153,600
4,200 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ............................ 104,475
800 Xerox Corporation ................................ 107,500
------------
5,763,889
------------
Total investments -
(cost $20,196,635) - 96.2% ..................... 20,874,123
Cash and other assets
less liabilities - 3.8% ........................ 820,253
------------
Total net assets - 100.0% ........................ $21,694,376
============
INVESTMENT CONCENTRATION
- ------------------------
At September 30, 1995, Global Series' investment concentration, by industry, was
as follows:
Banking ............................................... 9.4%
Capital Equipment ..................................... 16.5%
Consumer Durables ..................................... 10.8%
Consumer Nondurables .................................. 9.9%
Electrical and Electronics ............................ 1.7%
Energy ................................................ 1.1%
Energy Sources ........................................ 3.0%
Financial Services .................................... 6.5%
Healthcare ............................................ 1.5%
Materials ............................................. 9.5%
Merchandising ......................................... 4.4%
Multi-Industry ........................................ 5.9%
Real Estate ........................................... 3.3%
Services .............................................. 9.9%
Telecommunications .................................... 1.7%
Transportation ........................................ 1.1%
Cash and other assets, less liabilities ............... 3.8%
----------
Total net assets ...................................... 100.0%
==========
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
- ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPLIANCES - 2.6%
900 Black & Decker Corporation ....................... $ 30,712
1,700 Maytag Corporation ............................... 29,750
900 Toro Company ..................................... 28,350
-----------
88,812
AUTO PARTS & SUPPLIES - 2.6%
700 Dana Corporation ................................. 20,212
400 Eaton Corporation ................................ 21,200
600 Modine Manufacturing Company ..................... 17,100
1,500 Simpson Industries ............................... 14,813
800 Walbro Corporation ............................... 16,000
-----------
89,325
BUILDING MATERIALS - 3.6%
400 Ameron, Inc. ..................................... 14,550
1,100 Apogee Enterprises, Inc. ......................... 16,500
300 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. ................. 16,650
750 Butler Manufacturing Company ..................... 21,000
400 Crane Company .................................... 13,800
400 Owens-Corning Fiberglass
Corporation* ................................... 17,850
1,200 Ply Gem Industries ............................... 22,800
-----------
123,150
CHEMICALS - 2.8%
300 Arco Chemical Company ............................ 14,625
200 Dow Chemicals .................................... 14,900
300 DuPont (EI)
de Nemours & Company ........................... 20,625
400 Lyondell Petrochemical Company ................... 10,350
300 Olin Corporation ................................. 20,625
400 Union Carbide Corporation ........................ 15,900
----------
97,025
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 4.5%
500 Apple Computer, Inc. ............................. 18,625
300 Compaq Computer Corporation* ..................... 14,513
200 Dell Computer Corporation* ....................... 17,000
200 Hewett-Packard Company ........................... 16,675
200 International Business
Machines Corporation ........................... 18,875
500 Quantum Corporation* ............................. 10,937
500 SCI Systems, Inc.* ............................... 17,250
600 Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.* .................. 11,925
300 Sun Microsystems, Inc.* .......................... 18,900
700 Tandem Computers, Inc.* .......................... 8,575
-------
153,275
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.2%
600 Baldor Electric Company .......................... 15,075
189 Cooper Cameron Corporation* ...................... 4,890
416 Cooper Industries Inc. ........................... 14,664
200 General Electric Company ......................... 12,750
200 Johnson Controls, Inc. ........................... 12,650
500 Measurex Corporation ............................. 17,125
------
77,154
ELECTRONICS - 3.9%
300 Amp, Inc. ........................................ 11,550
200 Arrow Electronics, Inc.* ......................... 10,875
600 Augat, Inc. ...................................... 11,325
300 Avnet, Inc. ...................................... 15,488
1,000 Core Industries, Inc. ............................ 11,750
200 Fluke (John) Manufacturing
Company ........................................ 7,600
400 Harris Corporation ............................... 21,950
600 Pioneer Standard Electronics, Inc. ............... 10,500
300 Varian Associates, Inc. .......................... 15,900
400 Wyle Electronics ................................. 17,950
-------
134,888
HOUSING - HOME BUILDING - 2.6%
600 Clayton Homes, Inc. .............................. 14,250
700 Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. ...................... 13,912
1,200 Hechinger Company ................................ 5,400
500 Hughes Supply, Inc. .............................. 12,000
400 Lowes Companies, Inc. ............................ 12,000
400 Oakwood Homes Corporation ........................ 14,100
400 PPG Industries, Inc. ............................. 18,600
------
90,262
MACHINERY - 3.9%
1500 Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.* ................ 9,562
600 Bearings, Inc. ................................... 20,325
300 Briggs & Stratton Corporation .................... 12,075
700 Commercial Intertech Corporation ................. 13,387
400 Dover Corporation ................................ 15,300
300 GATX Corporation ................................. 15,525
400 Graco, Inc. ...................................... 13,650
400 Parker-Hannifin Corporation ...................... 15,200
600 Trinova Corporation .............................. 20,250
-----------
135,274
MINING & METALS - 2.4%
300 Alcan Aluminum, Ltd. ............................. 9,716
200 Aluminum Company America ......................... 10,575
300 Asarco, Inc. ..................................... 9,450
300 Ashland Coal, Inc. ............................... 9,037
700 Magma Copper Company* ............................ 13,125
200 Phelps Dodge Corporation ......................... 12,525
300 Reynolds Metals Company .......................... 17,325
-----------
81,753
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
- ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES (CONTINUED)
Principal
Amount or
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RECREATION - 3.9%
1,000 Brunswick Corporation ............................ $ 20,250
1,300 CPI Corporation .................................. 28,762
400 Disney (Walt) Company ............................ 22,950
500 Harcourt General, Inc. ........................... 20,938
800 Harley Davidson, Inc. ............................ 19,500
600 King World Productions, Inc.* .................... 21,975
-----------
134,375
SHOES - 2.5%
2,000 J Baker, Inc. .................................... 16,250
500 Brown Group, Inc. ................................ 9,188
200 Nike, Inc. ....................................... 22,225
500 Reebok International, Ltd. ....................... 17,187
800 Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. ........................ 21,900
-----------
86,750
STEEL - 2.2%
500 Birmingham Steel Corporation ..................... 8,750
400 Carpenter Technology ............................. 15,650
200 Cleveland Cliffs, Inc. ........................... 8,225
400 Commercial Metals Company ........................ 10,800
300 Lukens Steel Company ............................. 8,737
400 Quanex Corporation ............................... 8,650
1,000 Steel Technologies, Inc. ......................... 10,000
----------
70,812
----------
Total common stocks -
(cost $1,282,259) - 39.7% ...................... 1,362,855
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES
--------------------------
FEDERAL HOME LOAN
MORTGAGE CORPORATION - 4.3%
$100,000 FHLMC Series 1250 CL:H
7.0%, 2020 ..................................... 100,231
$ 50,000 FHLMC 7.0%, 2021 ................................. 48,878
------------
149,109
FICO - 0.8%
$ 75,000 0%, 2010 ....................................... 26,413
----------
26,413
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION - 9.5%
$ 50,000 6.5%, 2018 ...................................... 48,730
$130,000 6.95%, 2020 ..................................... 127,097
$ 40,000 7.5%, 2020 ...................................... 40,369
$100,000 8.8%, 2025 ...................................... 108,469
------------
324,665
U.S. TREASURY BILL - 28.8%
$990,000 U.S. Treasury Bill,
5.28% - 5.45%, 10-5-95(2) ...................... $ 989,158
------------
989,158
------------
Total U.S. government & agencies
(cost $1,479,608) - 43.4% ...................... 1,489,345
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
-----------------------------
1,000 BRE Properties, Inc. ............................. 33,500
3,400 Cambridge Shopping Centres, Ltd. ................. 32,815
1,300 Federal Realty Investment Trust .................. 30,387
3,100 First Union Real Estate
Investment Trust ............................... 22,863
1,700 HRE Properties ................................... 23,800
1,600 MGI Properties, Inc. ............................. 24,800
1,200 New Plan Realty Trust ............................ 26,550
1,100 Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust ............................... 23,925
2,000 Santa Anita Realty Enterprises, Inc. ............. 27,000
1,300 Security Capital Pacific Trust ................... 24,700
1,700 United Realty Trust Dominion ..................... 24,225
1,600 Washington Real Estate
Investment Trust ............................... 24,400
700 Weingarten Realty Investors ...................... 24,763
-----------
Total real estate investment trusts -
(cost $337,461) - 10.0% ........................ 343,728
FOREIGN STOCKS
--------------
BELGIUM - 6.7%
100 Cementbedrijven Cimenteries ...................... 40,541
500 Delhaize - Le Lion ............................... 21,245
100 Electrabel ....................................... 21,998
200 Fortis AG ........................................ 21,245
250 Gevaert Photo Productions ........................ 14,198
100 Petrofina SA ..................................... 31,132
150 Royale Belgium ................................... 26,223
100 Solvay ........................................... 53,455
-----------
Total foreign stocks -
(cost $236,619) - 6.7% ......................... 230,037
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
--------------------------
4,000 Chase Master Note Program ........................ 4,000
------------
Total temporary cash investments -
(cost $4,000) - 0.1% ........................... 4,000
------------
Total investments -
(cost $3,339,947) - 99.9% ...................... 3,429,965
Cash and other assets, less
liabilities - 0.1% ............................. 4,927
------------
Total net assets - 100.0% ........................ $3,434,892
============
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY ULTRA FUND
Number of Market
Shares COMMON STOCKS Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BROADCASTING - 0.1%
2,750 TCA Cable TV ..................................... $ 79,063
BUSINESS SERVICES - 3.9%
41,100 Alternative Resources Corporation* ............... 1,315,200
31,500 Paychex, Inc. .................................... 1,456,875
-----------
2,772,075
CHEMICALS - 2.7%
36,500 Praxair, Inc. .................................... 976,375
20,000 Sigma Aldrich Corporation ........................ 970,000
-----------
1,946,375
COMMUNICATIONS - 1.0%
24,000 Commnet Cellular* ................................ 696,000
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 6.6%
42,500 Aspect Telecommunications* ....................... 1,147,500
28,000 Cidco, Inc.* ..................................... 987,000
16,000 Cisco Systems, Inc.* ............................. 1,104,000
25,000 DSC Communications Corporation* .................. 1,481,250
---------
4,719,750
COMPUTER NETWORKING - 2.0%
32,000 3Com Corporation* ................................ 1,456,000
COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 9.5%
23,500 Autodesk, Inc. ................................... 1,028,125
36,400 Bisys Group, Inc.* ............................... 928,200
12,000 First Financial Management
Corporation .................................... 1,171,500
18,500 HBO & Company .................................... 1,156,250
30,500 SCI Systems, Inc.* ............................... 1,052,250
49,000 Symantec Corporation* ............................ 1,470,000
-----------
6,806,325
COMPUTER SYSTEMS - 3.8%
18,000 Dell Computer Corporation* ......................... 1,530,000
40,000 Gateway 2000* ...................................... 1,225,000
-----------
2,755,000
CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 1.5%
30,000 CUC International* ............................... 1,046,250
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY &
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - 7.5%
38,000 Atmel Corporation* ............................... 1,282,500
20,500 Gasonics International
Corporation* ................................... 763,625
13,300 Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.* ................ 485,450
24,000 Teradyne, Inc.* .................................. 864,000
18,000 Ultratech Stepper, Inc.* ......................... 760,500
28,764 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.* .................... 1,208,088
-----------
5,364,163
FERTILIZER - 3.2%
20,000 IMC Global, Inc. ................................. 1,267,500
24,500 Vigoro Corporation (The) ......................... 1,035,125
-----------
2,302,625
FINANCIAL SERVICES - 8.2%
44,500 Credit Acceptance Corporation* ................... 1,201,500
26,500 Finova Group ..................................... 1,179,250
21,500 First USA, Inc. .................................. 1,166,375
54,000 Mercury Finance Company .......................... 1,316,250
45,000 WFS Financial, Inc.* ............................. 1,023,750
-----------
5,887,125
FOOD & BEVERAGES - 1.8%
23,500 I.B.P., Inc. ..................................... 1,254,313
HEALTH CARE - HMO'S - 1.6%
15,500 Oxford Health Plans* ............................. 1,127,625
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT - 1.6%
27,500 Community Health Systems* ........................ 1,110,313
HOTEL MANAGEMENT - 1.4%
35,500 LaQuinta Inns .................................... 994,000
INSURANCE - 2.6%
14,500 Jefferson-Pilot Corporation ...................... 931,625
13,500 MBIA, Inc. ....................................... 951,750
-----------
1,883,375
MANUFACTURING - 3.1%
18,000 Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ........................ 1,059,750
31,500 Millipore ........................................ 1,181,250
-----------
2,241,000
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES - 6.9%
20,500 Cardinal Health, Inc. ............................ 1,135,188
51,000 Research Industries Corporation* ................. 1,485,375
20,500 St. Jude Medical, Inc.* .......................... 1,296,625
22,000 Summit Technology, Inc.* ......................... 1,006,500
-----------
4,923,688
NATURAL GAS PIPELINES - 1.4%
30,500 Sonat, Inc. ...................................... 976,000
PAPER PRODUCTS - 1.5%
23,500 Bowater .......................................... 1,095,688
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CONTINUED)
Principal
Amount or
Number Market
of Shares COMMON STOCKS (continued) Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.4%
26,000 Amgen, Inc.* ..................................... $ 1,296,750
37,500 Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* ...................... 1,115,625
-----------
2,412,375
PUBLISHING & PRINTING - 1.2%
18,000 Houghton Mifflin Company ......................... 837,000
RESTAURANTS - 2.9%
35,000 Applebees International .......................... 953,750
43,000 Boston Chicken* .................................. 1,123,375
-----------
2,077,125
RETAIL TRADE - 10.5%
60,000 Casey's General Stores, Inc. ..................... 1,357,500
23,000 Department 56* ................................... 1,075,250
38,500 Hollywood Entertainment* ......................... 825,344
51,400 Leggett & Platt, Inc. ............................ 1,265,725
47,250 Staples, Inc.* ................................... 1,334,813
33,000 Sunglass Hut International, Inc.* ................ 1,650,000
-----------
7,508,632
TEXTILES - 1.2%
16,500 VF Corporation ................................... 841,500
TRANSPORTATION - 2.9%
26,000 Illinois Central Corporation ..................... 1,017,250
41,000 Southwest Airlines Company ....................... 1,035,250
-----------
2,052,500
-----------
Total common stock -
(Cost $52,339,243) - 94.0% ..................... 67,165,885
COMMERCIAL PAPER
----------------
ALCOHOLIC & MALT BEVERAGES - 1.4%
$1,000,000 Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc.,
5.76%, 10-05-95 ................................ 999,200
BEVERAGES - 2.8%
$2,000,000 PepsiCo, Inc.,
6.01%, 10-05-95 ................................ 1,998,331
GAS COMPANIES & SYSTEMS - 2.8%
$2,000,000 Consolidated Natural Gas Company,
6.01%, 10-03-95 ................................ 1,998,998
LEASING COMPANIES - 2.8%
$2,000,000 International Lease Finance Corporation,
5.80%, 10-13-95 ................................ 1,995,811
----------
Total commercial paper -
(cost $6,992,340) - 9.8% ....................... $ 6,992,340
----------
Total investments -
(cost $59,331,583) - 103.8% .................... 74,158,225
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities - (3.8%) ...................... (2,677,869)
-----------
Total net assets - 100.0% ........................ $71,480,356
===========
The identified cost of investments owned at September 30, 1995, was the same for
federal income tax and financial statement purposes, except for Security Global
Series for which the identified cost of investments for federal income tax
purposes was $20,207,995.
*Securities on which no cash dividend was paid during the preceding twelve
months.
ADR (American Depositary Receipt)
(1)Deferred interest obligation; currently zero coupon under terms of initial
offering.
(2)This security has been segregated with the custodian to cover margin
requirements for the following open long financial futures contracts traded
on foreign exchanges as indicated below:
Unrealized
Type Contracts Gain (Loss)
- ---- --------- ----------
Financial Index - DAX (12/95) 2 $(14,758)
Financial Index - TOPIX (12/95) 2 3,649
Financial Index - HangSeng (10/95) 4 155
Financial Index - FTSE (12/95) 1 (2,591)
---------
$(13,545)
=========
See accompanying notes.
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BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
--------------------
SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (identified cost $51,122,365,
$325,734,845, $20,196,635, $3,339,947 and
$52,339,243, respectively)..................... $60,771,375 $439,402,000 $20,874,123 $3,429,965 $67,165,885
Commercial paper, at amortized cost which
approximates market value ..................... 7,049,217 16,673,689 -- -- 6,992,340
Cash .............................................. 371,653 1,496,327 677,456 841 690,973
Receivables:
Fund shares sold ................................ 10,012 97,970 14,718 -- 108,987
Securities sold ................................. 135,950 1,891,114 501,681 -- 2,580,646
Foreign forward exchange contracts .............. -- -- 253,580 -- --
Dividends ....................................... 78,248 731,887 53,202 3,272 35,248
Prepaid expenses ................................ -- 2,472 -- 15,021 --
Interest ........................................ 218,768 914 -- 3,330 1,004
Foreign taxes recoverable ....................... -- -- 32,939 -- --
Miscellaneous receivables ....................... -- -- 10,003 -- --
Security Management Company ..................... 2,776 5,021 -- -- 4,558
Variation Margin ................................ -- -- -- 4,163 --
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total assets ............................. $68,637,999 $460,301,394 $22,417,702 $3,456,592 $77,579,641
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
Payable for:
Fund shares redeemed .......................... $ 6,761 $ 278,615 $ 15,109 $ -- $ 7,923
Securities purchased .......................... -- -- 669,434 -- 6,014,939
Other Liabilities:
Management fees ............................... 70,181 378,265 34,493 2,738 71,979
Custodian fees ................................ -- -- -- 5,456 --
Transfer and administration fees .............. -- -- -- 2,890 --
12b-1 distribution plan fees .................. 885 15,553 4,290 1,209 3,554
Miscellaneous fees ............................ 579 2,464 -- 9,407 890
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total liabilities ........................ 78,406 674,897 723,326 21,700 6,099,285
Net Assets:
Paid in capital ................................. 56,924,690 316,087,985 20,425,440 3,282,863 51,734,371
Undistributed net investment income (loss) ...... 17,267 3,304,987 135,605 13,792 --
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain on sale
of investments, futures and foreign
currency transactions ......................... 1,968,626 26,566,370 202,161 61,764 4,919,343
Net unrealized appreciation in value of
investments, futures and translation of assets
and liabilities in foreign currencies ......... 9,649,010 113,667,155 931,170 76,473 14,826,642
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net assets ............................... 68,559,593 459,626,497 21,694,376 3,434,892 71,480,356
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total liabilities and net assets ..... $68,637,999 $460,301,394 $22,417,702 $3,456,592 $77,579,641
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
CLASS "A" SHARES
Capital shares outstanding ...................... 8,501,968 67,234,950 1,486,010 180,841 8,053,762
Net assets ...................................... $67,429,969 $440,338,877 $16,261,115 $1,905,502 $66,052,333
Net assets value per share (net assets divided by
shares outstanding) .......................... $7.93 $6.55 $10.94 $10.54 $8.20
Add: Selling commission (5.75% of the
offering price) .............................. 0.48 0.40 0.67 0.64 0.50
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Offering price per share (net asset value
divided by 94.25%) ........................... $8.41 $6.95 $11.61 $11.18 $8.70
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
CLASS "B" SHARES
Capital shares outstanding ...................... 143,980 3,000,473 505,707 145,615 669,345
Net assets ...................................... $1,129,624 $19,287,620 $5,433,261 $1,529,390 $5,428,023
Net asset value per share
(net assets divided by shares outstanding) ... $7.85 $6.43 $10.74 $10.50 $8.11
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
--------------------
SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest ....................................... $ 1,307,131 $ 1,404,690 $ 10,916 $ 31,915 $ 299,604
Dividends ....................................... 948,094 6,221,156 445,444 6,632 322,235
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
2,255,225 7,625,846 456,360 38,547 621,839
Less foreign tax expense ..................... -- -- (38,840) -- --
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total investment income .................... 2,255,225 7,625,846 417,520 38,547 621,839
EXPENSES:
Management fees ................................. 839,358 4,185,144 457,489 10,134 816,039
Custodian fees .................................. -- -- -- 5,456 --
Transfer/maintenance fees ....................... -- -- -- 790 --
Administration fees ............................. -- -- -- 10,456 --
Directors' fees ................................. -- -- -- 17 --
Professional fees ............................... -- -- -- 1,500 --
Reports to shareholders ......................... -- -- -- 69 --
Registration fees ............................... -- -- -- 7,044 --
Other expenses .................................. -- -- -- 1,405 --
12b-1 distribution plan fees (Class B) .......... 8,580 134,026 51,089 4,499 28,752
Interest ........................................ -- 1,689 -- -- 63
Reimbursement of expenses ....................... -- -- -- (16,615) --
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total expenses ............................. 847,938 4,320,859 508,578 24,755 844,854
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net investment income (loss) ............. 1,407,287 3,304,987 (91,058) 13,792 (223,015)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
Net realized gain (loss) during the period on:
Investments ................................... 1,984,078 27,972,416 222,579 (9,371) 4,989,643
Foreign currency transactions ................. -- -- 196,681 (4,800) --
Futures contracts ............................. -- -- -- 75,935 --
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net realized gains ....................... 1,984,078 27,972,416 419,260 61,764 4,989,643
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) during the period on:
Investments ................................... 8,482,309 69,736,879 (198,611) 90,018 8,466,565
Translation of assets and liabilities in
foreign currencies ............................ -- -- 294,606 -- --
Futures contracts ............................. -- -- -- (13,545) --
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net unrealized appreciation .............. 8,482,309 69,736,879 95,995 76,473 8,466,565
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net gain .............................. 10,466,387 97,709,295 515,255 138,237 13,456,208
----------- ------------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Net increase in net assets
resulting from operations ..... $11,873,674 $101,014,282 $424,197 $152,029 $13,233,193
=========== ============ =========== ========== ===========
</TABLE>
*Period June 1, 1995 (inception) through September 30 ,1995.
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
--------------------
SECURITY ASSET SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ALLOCATION ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES SERIES FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss) .................... $ 1,407,287 $ 3,304,987 $ (91,058) $ 13,792 $ (223,015)
Net realized gain ............................... 1,984,078 27,972,416 419,260 61,764 4,989,643
Unrealized appreciation
during the period ............................ 8,482,309 69,736,879 95,995 76,473 8,466,565
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations ........................... 11,873,674 101,014,282 424,197 152,029 13,233,193
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income
Class A .................................. (1,378,072) -- -- -- --
Class B .................................. (11,951) -- -- -- --
Net realized gain
Class A .................................. (1,912,997) (26,300,092) (347,497) -- (1,149,264)
Class B .................................. (23,632) (690,558) (84,333) -- (28,504)
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Total distributions to shareholders ...... (3,326,652) (26,990,650) (431,830) -- (1,177,768)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (A):
Proceeds from sale of shares
Class A .................................. 2,681,709 159,433,767 4,130,645 1,846,588 97,988,749
Class B .................................. 635,799 36,310,779 3,765,671 1,469,193 10,247,969
Dividends reinvested
Class A .................................. 2,965,256 24,498,993 340,567 -- 1,088,376
Class B .................................. 34,468 690,184 84,001 -- 28,502
Shares redeemed
Class A .................................. (11,959,939) (172,929,497) (8,249,891) (28,739) (105,077,941)
Class B .................................. (340,406) (28,090,274) (2,457,097) (4,179) (6,799,714)
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) from capital share
transactions ........................... (5,983,113) 19,913,952 (2,386,104) 3,282,863 (2,524,059)
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 2,563,909 93,937,584 (2,393,737) 3,434,892 9,531,366
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period ............................. 65,995,684 365,688,913 24,088,113 -- 61,948,990
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
End of period ................................... $68,559,593 $459,626,497 $21,694,376 $3,434,892 $71,480,356
============ ============ ============ =========== ============
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
at end of period ................................ $17,267 $3,304,987 $135,605 $13,792 $ --
============ ============ =========== =========== ============
(a) Shares issued and redeemed
Shares sold
Class A .................................. 380,257 27,957,351 395,288 183,574 13,881,834
Class B .................................. 91,007 6,432,534 366,335 146,016 1,427,321
Dividends reinvested
Class A .................................. 434,705 4,858,020 33,389 -- 164,781
Class B .................................. 5,126 138,507 8,325 -- 4,328
Shares redeemed
Class A .................................. (1,697,766) (30,292,120) (799,467) (2,733) (14,892,245)
Class B .................................. (48,979) (4,927,928) (237,369) (401) (946,401)
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) ............... (835,650) 4,166,364 (233,499) 326,456 (360,382)
============ ============ ============ =========== ============
</TABLE>
*Period June 1, 1995 (inception) through September 30, 1995.
See accompanying notes.
23
<PAGE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
--------------------
SECURITY SECURITY
GROWTH AND EQUITY GLOBAL ULTRA
INCOME FUND SERIES SERIES FUND
-----------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss) ..................... $ 1,261,142 $ 3,165,837 $ (63,054) $ (492,428)
Net realized gain on sale of investments ......... 2,952,894 28,999,838 502,173 2,698,928
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
during the year ................................ (10,068,384) (25,585,163) 835,690 (4,046,772)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations .............................. (5,854,348) 6,580,512 1,274,809 (1,840,272)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income
Class A ...................................... (1,282,878) (6,495,995) -- --
Class B ...................................... (4,016) (3,001) -- --
Net realized gain
Class A ...................................... (1,709,797) (65,230,492) -- (8,147,095)
Class B ...................................... (1,855) (30,137) -- (4,565)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total distributions to shareholders .......... (2,998,546) (71,759,625) -- (8,151,660)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (A):
Proceeds from sale of shares
Class A ...................................... 7,680,929 173,504,752 24,256,624 59,208,377
Class B ...................................... 1,401,417 13,572,886 4,059,395 2,182,716
Dividends reinvested
Class A ...................................... 2,687,871 66,562,965 -- 7,719,477
Class B ...................................... 5,609 32,937 -- 3,114
Shares redeemed
Class A ...................................... (18,206,699) (192,197,708) (5,344,170) (67,279,953)
Class B ...................................... (702,391) (6,172,823) (158,545) (949,360)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) from capital share
transactions .............................. (7,133,264) 55,303,009 22,813,304 884,371
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total increase (decrease) in net assets .. (15,986,158) (9,876,104) 24,088,113 (9,107,561)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year................................. 81,981,842 375,565,017 -- 71,056,551
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
End of year....................................... $65,995,684 $365,688,913 $ 24,088,113 $61,948,990
============ ============ ============ ============
Undistributed net investment income at end of year.. $87,422 $3,852,320 $ -- $ --
============ ============ ============ ============
(a) Shares issued and redeemed
Shares sold
Class A...................................... 1,028,902 30,498,096 2,354,656 8,545,741
Class B...................................... 196,294 2,488,139 383,242 326,136
Dividends reinvested
Class A...................................... 363,018 11,982,532 -- 1,079,043
Class B...................................... 789 5,929 -- 436
Shares redeemed
Class A...................................... (2,465,336) (33,603,067) (497,856) (9,467,423)
Class B...................................... (100,257) (1,136,708) (14,826) (142,475)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease)...................... (976,590) (10,234,921) 2,225,216 341,458
============ ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
24
<PAGE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Total Ratio of
Fiscal asset Net Net gains from Dividends Distribu- net
year value invest-or losses on invest-(from net tions Net asset Net assets Ratio of income
ended begin- ment securities ment invest- (from Total value end of expenses (loss) to Portfolio
Septem ning of income (realized & opera- ment in- realized distri- end of Total period to average average turnover
- -ber 30 period (loss) (unrealized) tions come) gains) butions period return(a) (thousands) net assets net assets rate
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (CLASS A)(b)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1991 $7.43 $0.45 $0.992 $1.442 $(0.474) $(1.088) $(1.562) $7.31 22.30% $77,418 1.28% 6.14% 103%
1992 7.31 0.35 (0.016) 0.334 (0.343) (0.171) (0.514) 7.13 4.70% 75,436 1.27% 4.79% 74%
1993 7.13 0.21 0.876 1.086 (0.218) (0.158) (0.376) 7.84 15.60% 81,982 1.26% 2.80% 135%
1994
(e) 7.84 0.13 (0.713) (0.583) (0.128) (0.169) (0.297) 6.96 (7.60)% 65,328 1.28% 1.70% 163%
1995
(i) 6.96 0.16 1.183 1.343 (0.158) (0.215) (0.373) 7.93 20.25% 67,430 1.31% 2.21% 130%
SECURITY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994
(e) $7.83 $0.05 $(0.694) $(0.644)$(0.117) $(0.169) $(0.286) $6.90 (8.00%) $ 668 2.27% 1.03% 178%
1995
(i) 6.90 0.08 1.179 1.259 (0.094) (0.215) (0.309) 7.85 19.07% 1,130 2.31% 1.21% 130%
SECURITY EQUITY SERIES (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1991 $4.82 $0.12 $1.403 $1.523 $(0.148) $(0.375) $(0.523) $5.82 34.20% $295,030 1.08% 2.34% 61%
1992 5.82 0.09 .475 0.565 (0.132) (0.393) (0.525) 5.86 10.20% 313,582 1.06% 1.48% 83%
1993 5.86 0.12 1.165 1.285 (0.053) (0.362) (0.415) 6.73 22.70% 375,565 1.06% 1.95% 95%
1994
(e) 6.73 0.05 0.085 0.135 (0.120) (1.205) (1.325) 5.54 1.95% 358,237 1.06% 0.86% 79%
1995
(i) 5.54 0.04 1.377 1.417 --- (0.407) (0.407) 6.55 27.77% 440,339 1.05% 0.87% 95%
SECURITY EQUITY SERIES (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994
(e) $6.81 $0.01 $(0.005) $0.005 $(0.12) $(1.205) $(1.325) $5.49 (0.15%) $7,452 2.07% (0.01%) 80%
1995
(i) 5.49 (0.01) 1.357 1.347 --- (0.407) (0.407) 6.43 26.69% 19,288 2.05% (0.13%) 95%
SECURITY GLOBAL SERIES (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994
(e)(f) $10.00 $(0.03) $0.87 $0.84 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.84 8.40% $20,128 2.0% (0.01%) 73%
1995
(i) 10.84 (0.02) 0.31 0.29 --- (0.19) (0.19) 10.94 2.80% 16,261 2.0% (0.17%) 141%
SECURITY GLOBAL SERIES (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994
(e)(f) $9.96 $(0.12) $0.91 $0.79 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.75 7.90% $ 3,960 3.0% (0.01%) 73%
1995
(i) 10.75 (0.12) 0.30 0.18 --- (0.19) (0.19) 10.74 1.79% 5,433 3.0% (1.17%) 141%
SECURITY ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995
(g)(h)(i)$10.00 $0.04 $0.50 $0.54 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.54 5.40% $ 1,906 2.0% 1.33% 43%
SECURITY ASSET ALLOCATION SERIES (CLASS B)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995
(g)(h)(i)$10.00 $0.01 $0.49 $0.50 $ --- $ --- $ --- $10.50 5.00% $ 1,529 3.0% .31% 43%
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
25
<PAGE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Total Ratio of
Fiscal asset Net Net gains from Dividends Distribu- net
year value invest-or losses on invest-(from net tions Net asset Net assets Ratio of income
ended begin- ment securities ment invest- (from Total value end of expenses (loss) to Portfolio
Septem ning of income (realized & opera- ment in- capital distri- end of Total period to average average turnover
- -ber 30 period (loss) (unrealized) tions come) gains) butions period return(a) (thousands) net assets net assets rate
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CLASS A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1991
(c)(d) $4.46 $(0.030) $2.525 $2.495 $ --- $(0.235) $(0.235) $6.72 58.40% $65,449 1.61% (0.51%) 163%
1992 6.72 (0.090) (0.202) (0.292) --- (0.172) (0.172) 6.66 1.50% 57,128 1.32% (0.46%) 142%
1993 6.66 (0.028) 1.791 1.763 --- (0.293) (0.293) 8.13 26.80% 71,056 1.30% (0.50%) 101%
1994
(e) 8.13 (0.056) (0.188) (0.244) --- (1.066) (1.066) 6.82 (3.60)% 60,695 1.33% (0.80%) 111%
1995
(i) 6.82 (0.02) 1.535 1.515 --- (0.135) (0.135) 8.20 22.69% 66,052 1.32% (0.31%) 180%
SECURITY ULTRA FUND (CLASS B)
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1994
(e) $8.30 $(0.103) $(0.321) $(0.424)$ --- $(1.066) $(1.066) $6.81 (5.70%) $1,254 2.36% (1.76%) 110%
1995
(i) 6.81 (0.09) 1.525 1.435 --- (0.135) (0.135) 8.11 21.53% 5,428 2.32% (1.32%) 180%
</TABLE>
(a) Total return information does not reflect deduction of any sales charges
imposed at the time of purchase for Class A shares or upon redemption for
Class B shares.
(b) Effective July 6, 1993, Security Growth and Income Fund changed its
investment objective frorm investing for income with secondary emphasis on
long-term capital growth to long-term capital growth with secondary
emphasis on income. Effective the same date the fund changed its name from
Security Investment Fund to Security Growth and Income Fund.
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(c) Debt outstanding Weighted average debt Weighted average month- Average debt Average debt
Year at end of period outstanding during the period end shares outstanding per share per share
---- ---------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Security Ultra Fund 1991 --- 970,096 8,817,652 .11 .01
</TABLE>
Borrowings and related interest, if any, were immaterial in 1992, 1993,
1994, and 1995.
(d) Portfolio turnover calculation excludes the portfolio investments acquired
in the Omni Fund merger. Per share data has been calculated using the
average month-end shares outstanding.
(e) Class "B" Shares were initially capitalized on October 19, 1993. Percentage
amounts for the period, except total return, have been annualized. Per
share data has been calculated using the average month-end shares
outstanding.
(f) Security Global Series was initially capitalized on October 1, 1993, with a
net asset value of $10 per share.
(g) Security Asset Allocation Series was initially capitalized on June 1, 1995,
with a net asset value of $10 per share. Percentage amounts for the period
have been annualized, except for total return.
(h) Fund expenses were reduced by the Investment Manager during the period and
expense ratios absent such reimbursement would have been as follows:
1995
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Asset Allocation Series Class A 3.6%
Class B 4.7%
(i) Net investment income (loss) was computed using average shares outstanding
throughout the period.
See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Security Growth and Income, Equity and Ultra Funds (the Funds) are registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as diversified open-end
management investment companies. The shares of Security Equity Fund are
currently issued in three Series, the Equity Series, the Global Series, and the
Asset Allocation Series with each Series, in effect representing a separate
Fund. The Funds began offering an additional class of shares ("B" shares) to the
public on October 19, 1993. The shares are offered without a front-end sales
charge but incur additional class - specific expenses. Redemptions of the shares
within five years of acquisition incur a contingent deferred sales charge. The
following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the
Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
A. SECURITY VALUATION - Valuations of the Funds' securities are supplied by a
pricing service approved by the Board of Directors. Securities listed or traded
on a national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sales
price. If there are no sales on a particular day, then the securities are valued
at the mean between the bid and the asked prices. If a mean cannot be determined
then the securities are valued at the best available current bid price. All
other securities for which market quotations are available are valued on the
basis of the current bid price. If there is no bid price or if the bid price is
deemed to be unsatisfactory by the Board of Directors or the Funds' investment
manager, then the securities are valued in good faith by such method as the
Board of Directors determines will reflect the fair market value. The Funds
generally will value short-term debt securities at prices based on market
quotations for securities of similar type, yield, quality and duration, except
that securities purchased with 60 days or less to maturity are valued on the
basis of the amortized cost which approximates market value.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed
each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The
values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign
markets or the close of the New York Stock Exchange if earlier. All investments
quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the
foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business. The Global
Series and Asset Allocation Series investments in foreign securities may involve
risks not present in domestic investments. Since foreign securities may be
denominated in a foreign currency and involve settlement and pay interest or
dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign
currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the
investments and earnings of the Funds. Foreign investments may also subject the
Global Series and Asset Allocation Series to foreign government exchange
restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic
developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the
investments.
B. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS - The accounting records of the Funds are
maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in
foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates.
Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and
certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the
respective dates of such transactions.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting
from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations
arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations
are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of portfolio
securities, sales of foreign currencies, and the difference between asset and
liability amounts initially stated in foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar
value of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange
gains or losses arise from changes in the value of portfolio securities and
other assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period, resulting from
changes in the exchange rates.
C. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS - Global Series and Asset
Allocation Series may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts in order to
manage against foreign currency risk from purchase or sale of securities
denominated in foreign currency. Global Series and Asset Allocation Series may
also enter into such contracts to manage changes in foreign currency exchange
rates on portfolio positions. These contracts are marked to market daily, by
recognizing the difference between the contract exchange rate and the current
market rate as unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses are
recognized when contracts are settled and are reflected in the statement of
operations. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the amount
reflected in the Balance Sheet. The face or contract amount in U.S. dollars
reflects the total exposure the Global Series and Asset Allocation Series have
in that particular currency contract. Losses may arise due to changes in the
value of the foreign currency or if the counterparty does not perform under the
contract.
D. FUTURES - Asset Allocation Series utilizes futures contracts to a limited
extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the underlying stock
markets, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction
costs. Asset Allocation Series may purchase futures contracts to immediately
position incoming cash in the market, thereby simulating a fully invested
position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.
In the event of redemptions, the Asset Allocation Series may pay departing
shareholders from their cash balances and reduce their futures positions
accordingly. Returns may be enhanced by purchasing futures contracts instead of
the underlying securites when futures are believed to be priced more
attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with
the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market
values of stocks contained in the indexes and the prices of futures contracts,
and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are valued based
upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures
contract, the Series is required to deposit either cash or securities,
representing the initial margin, equal to a certain percentage of the contract
value. Subsequent changes in the value of the contract, or variation margin, are
recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The variation margin is paid or received
in cash daily by the Series. The Series realizes a gain or loss when the
contract is closed or expires.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
E. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME - Security transactions are
accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains
and losses are reported on an identified cost basis. Dividend income less
foreign taxes withheld (if any) are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest
income is recognized on the accrual basis. Premium and discounts (except
original issue discounts) on debt securities are not amortized.
F. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - Distributions to shareholders are recorded
on the ex-dividend date. The character of distributions made during the year
from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate
characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences are
primarily due to differing treatments for tax equalization debits, expiration of
net operating losses and recharacterization of foreign currency gains and
losses.
G. TAXES - The Funds complied with the requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distributed all of their
taxable net income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve them from all,
or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore,
no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
2. MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under terms of the investment advisory contract, Security Management Company
(SMC) agrees to provide, or arrange for others to provide, all the services
required by the Funds for a single fee (except for the Asset Allocation Series
of Security Equity Fund), including investment advisory services, transfer agent
services and certain other administrative services. For Growth and Income Fund,
Equity Series and Ultra Fund this fee is equal to 2% of the first $10 million of
the average daily closing value of each Fund's net assets, 1 1/2% of the next
$20 million, and 1% of the remaining net asset value of the Fund for the fiscal
year. For Global Series this fee is equal to 2% of the first $70 million of the
average daily closing value of the Series net assets and 1 1/2% of the remaining
average net assets of the Series, for the fiscal year. Additionally, SMC agrees
to assume all of the Funds' expenses, except for its fee and the expenses of
interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary items and Class B
distribution fees. SMC also serves as Investment Advisor to the Asset Allocation
Series, and accordingly receives a fee equal to 1% of the average net assets of
this Series.
SMC also acts as the administrative agent and transfer agent for the Asset
Allocation Series, and as such performs administrative functions, transfer
agency and dividend disbursing services, and the bookkeeping, accounting and
pricing functions for the Series. For these services, the Investment Manager
receives an administrative fee equal to .045% of the average daily net assets of
the Series plus the greater of .10% of its average net assets or (i) $30,000 in
the year ending June 1, 1996; (ii) $45,000 in the year ending June 1, 1997; and
(iii) $60,000 thereafter. For transfer agent services, SMC is paid an annual
fixed charge per account as well as a transaction fee for all shareholder and
dividend payments.
SMC pays a Sub-Advisor, Lexington Management Corporation (LMC), an annual fee
in an amount equal to .50% of the average daily net assets of Global Series, for
investment advisory and certain administrative services provided to the Global
Series. SMC pays Templeton Quantitative Advisors for research provided to the
Asset Allocation Series, an annual fee equal to .30% of the first $50,000,000 of
the average net assets of the Asset Allocation Series invested in equity
securities and .25% of the average equity security assets in excess of
$50,000,000. SMC also pays Meridian Management Corporation for research provided
to the Asset Allocation Series, an annual fee equal to .20% of the average net
assets of that Series. SMC has agreed to limit the total expenses of the Asset
Allocation Series to 2% of the average net assets, excluding 12b-1 fees.
The Funds have adopted Distribution Plans related to the offering of Class B
shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The
Plans provide for payments at an annual rate of 1.0% of the average net assets
of each Fund's Class B shares.
Security Distributors, Inc. (SDl), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC and the
national distributor for the Funds, received net underwriting commissions after
allowances to brokers and dealers in the amounts presented in the following
table:
Asset
Growth And Equity Global Allocation Ultra
Income Fund Series Series Series Fund
----------- ------ ------ ------ ----
SDI underwriting $ 5,020 $96,169 $ 4,002 $198 $14,803
Broker/Dealer $25,820 $514,291 $21,276 $621 $71,879
Certain officers and directors of the Funds are also officers and/or
directors of Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, which
include SMC and SDI.
3. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS
For federal income tax purposes, the amounts of unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) at September 30, 1995, were as follows:
Asset
Growth And Equity Global Allocation Ultra
Income Fund Series Series Series Fund
----------- ------ ------ ------ ----
Gross unrealized
appreciation $9,791,095 $114,295,267 $1,796,270 $147,833 $15,561,308
Gross unrealized
depreciation (142,085) (628,112) (876,460) (71,360) (734,666)
------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized
appreciation $9,649,010 $113,667,155 $ 919,810 $76,473 $14,826,642
============================================================
The Growth and Income Fund, Equity Series, Global Series and Ultra Fund hereby
respectively designate $968,758, $20,717,586, $18,239, and $4,956,836 as capital
gain dividends attributable to the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, for the
purpose of the dividends paid deduction on each Fund's federal income tax
return. Asset Allocation Series has a capital loss carryover of $9,371 for
federal income tax purposes which will expire in 2003.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Investment transactions for the period ended September 30, 1995, (excluding
overnight investments and short-term commercial paper) are as follows:
Asset
Growth And Equity Global Allocation Ultra
Income Fund Series Series Series Fund
----------- ------ ------ ------ ----
Purchases $76,688,330 $368,157,730 $29,541,921 $3,615,370 $102,020,220
Proceeds from
sales $87,952,729 $359,818,550 $30,781,283 $1,256,749 $104,199,978
5. FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
At September 30, 1995, Global Series had the following open forward foreign
exchange contracts to sell currency (excluding foreign currency contracts used
for purchase and sale settlements):
Settlement Contract Contract Current Unrealized Gain
Currency Date Amount Rate Rate (Loss)
- -------- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------
French Franc 11-24-95 1,607,190 5.011 4.9272 $ (5,455)
Japanese Yen 11-15-95 62,757,012 83.263 98.6581 117,614
Japanese Yen 01-31-96 43,145,815 86.15 97.5267 58,422
Japanese Yen 02-14-96 71,091,550 90.42 97.3715 56,131
Japanese Yen 02-20-96 42,629,075 94.29 97.2842 13,915
Japanese Yen 02-20-96 10,596,499 95.36 97.2842 2,198
Japanese Yen 02-20-96 51,041,970 95.33 97.2842 10,755
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$253,580
=========
6. FEDERAL TAX STATUS OF DIVIDENDS
The income dividends paid by the Funds are taxable as ordinary income on the
shareholder's tax return. The portion of ordinary income of dividends (including
net short-term capital gains) attributed to fiscal year ended September 30,
1995, that qualified for the dividends received deduction for corporate
shareholders was 37%, 55%, 17%, 8% and 0% of the amount taxable as ordinary
income for Growth and Income Fund, Equity Series, Global Series, Asset
Allocation Series and Ultra Fund respectively, in accordance with the provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code.
7. FOREIGN TAX CREDIT INFORMATION
For purposes of the foreign tax credit designation requirements, Security
Global Series paid foreign taxes of $38,840 and had foreign source gross income
of $315,643.
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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Shareholders and Boards of Directors
Security Growth and Income Fund, Security Equity Fund, and Security Ultra Fund
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets and statements of net assets
of Security Growth and Income Fund, Security Equity Fund (comprised of the
Equity, Global and Asset Allocation Series), and Security Ultra Fund (the Funds)
as of September 30, 1995, the related statements of operations for the year then
ended, and changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended of Security Growth and Income Fund, Security Equity Series, Security
Equity Global Series, and Security Ultra Fund and the related statements of
operations and changes in net assets for the period June 1, 1995 (commencement
of operations) to September 30, 1995 of Security Equity Asset Allocation Series
and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then
ended. These financial statements and the financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Funds' 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 the financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of
September 30, 1995, by correspondence with the custodian. As to securities
relating to uncompleted transactions, we performed other auditing procedures. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Funds at September 30, 1995, and the results of their operations, changes in
their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated above in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Ernst & Young LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
October 27, 1995
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THE SECURITY GROUP OF
MUTUAL FUNDS
- ---------------------
Security Growth and Income Fund
Security Equity Fund
- Equity Series
- Global Series
- Asset Allocation Series
Security Ultra Fund
Security Income Fund
- Corporate Bond Series
- U.S. Government Series
- Limited Maturity Bond Series
- Global Aggressive Bond Series
Security Tax-Exempt Fund
Security Cash Fund
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the
Funds. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in
the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus which
contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
SECURITY FUNDS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
- ----------------------
DIRECTORS
- ---------
Willis A. Anton
Donald A. Chubb, Jr.
John D. Cleland
Donald L. Hardesty
Penny A. Lumpkin
Mark L. Morris, Jr., D.V.M.
Jeffrey B. Pantages
Harold G. Worswick
OFFICERS
- --------
John D. Cleland, President
James R. Schmank, Vice President and Treasurer
Mark E. Young, Vice President
Terry A. Milberger, Vice President, Equity Fund
Greg A. Hamilton, Assistant Vice President
Cindy L. Shields, Assistant Vice President
Amy J. Lee, Secretary
Brenda M. Luthi, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
a. Financial Statements
Included in Part A of this Registration Statement:
Per Share Income and Capital Changes
Included in Part B of this Registration Statement:
The audited financial statements contained in the most recent
Annual Report of Security Equity Fund and the unaudited financial
statements contained in the most recent Semiannual Report of
Security Equity Fund are incorporated by reference in Part B of
this Registration Statement.
b. Exhibits:
(1) Articles of Incorporation.(d)
(2) Corporate Bylaws of Registrant.(b)
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Specimen copy of share certificates for Registrant's shares
of capital stock.(a)
(5) (a) Investment Management and Services Agreement.(d)
(b) Sub-Advisory Contract.(b)
(6) (a) Distribution Agreement.(d)
(b) Class B Distribution Agreement.(d)
(7) Form of Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan(b)
(8) (a) Custodian Agreement - UMB Bank.(d)
(b) Custodian Agreement - Chase Manhattan Bank (Global)(c)
(c) Custodian Agreement - Chase Manhattan Bank (Asset
Allocation)(c)
(9) (a) Quantitative Research Agreement.(d)
(b) Analytical Research Agreement.(d)
(10) Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities
offered.(a)
(11) Consent of Independent Auditors.
(12) Not applicable.
(13) Not applicable.
(14) Not applicable.
(15) Distribution Plan.(b)
(16) Schedule of Computation of Performance.(d)
(17) Financial Data Schedules.
(18) Multiple Class Plan.(c)
(a) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits filed with the
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to Registration Statement
2-19458 (June 1, 1995).
(b) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits filed with the
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Registration Statement
2-19458 (June 1, 1995).
(c) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits filed with the
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 73 to Registration Statement
2-19458 (December 1, 1995).
(d) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits filed with the
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to Registration Statement
2-19458 (November 1, 1996).
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ITEM 25. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 26. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996.
(1) (2)
NUMBER OF RECORD
TITLE OF CLASS SHAREHOLDERS
Shares of Common Stock 33,820 Class A - Equity Series
3,415 Class B - Equity Series
2,615 Class A - Global Series
1,094 Class B - Global Series
295 Class A - Asset Allocation Series
116 Class B - Asset Allocation Series
ITEM 27. INDEMNIFICATION.
A policy of insurance covering Security Management Company, LLC and
all of the registered investment companies advised by Security
Management Company, LLC insures the Registrant's directors and
officers against liability arising by reason of an alleged breach of
duty caused by any negligent act, error or accidental omission in the
scope of their duties.
Article Tenth of Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provides in
relevant part as follows:
"(5) Each director and officer (and his heirs, executors and
administrators) shall be indemnified by the Corporation against
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by him in connection with
any action, suit or proceeding to which he is made a party by
reason of his being or having been a Director or officer of the
Corporation, except in relation to any action, suit or
proceeding in which he has been adjudged liable because of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.
In the absence of an adjudication which expressly absolves the
Director or officer of liability to the Corporation or its
stockholders for willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office, or in the event of a settlement, each
Director and officer (and his heirs, executors and
administrators) shall be indemnified by the Corporation against
payment made, including reasonable costs and expenses, provided
that such indemnity shall be conditioned upon a written opinion
of independent counsel that the Director or officer has no
liability by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office. The indemnity provided herein shall, in
the event of settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding,
not exceed the costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees)
which would reasonably have been incurred if such action, suit
or proceeding had been
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litigated to a final conclusion. Such a determination by
independent counsel and the payment of amounts by the
Corporation on the basis thereof shall not prevent a stockholder
from challenging such indemnification by appropriate legal
proceeding on the grounds that the officer or Director was
liable because of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office. The foregoing rights and indemnification
shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which the officers
and Directors may be entitled according to law."
Article Sixteenth of Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, as
amended December 10, 1987, provides as follows:
"A director shall not be personally liable to the corporation or to
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as
a director, provided that this sentence shall not eliminate nor limit
the liability of a director:
A. for any breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the corporation or
to its stockholders;
B. for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
C. for an unlawful dividend, stock purchase or redemption under the
provisions of Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A.) 17-6424 and
amendments thereto; or
D. for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit."
Item Thirty of Registrant's Bylaws, dated February 3, 1995, provides,
in relevant part, as follows:
"Each person who is or was a Director or officer of the Corporation or
is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director or
officer of another corporation (including the heirs, executors,
administrators and estate of such person) shall be indemnified by the
Corporation as of right to the full extent permitted or authorized by
the laws of the State of Kansas, as now in effect and is hereafter
amended, against any liability, judgment, fine, amount paid in
settlement, cost and expense (including attorneys' fees) asserted or
threatened against and incurred by such person in his/her capacity as
or arising out of his/her status as a Director or officer of the
Corporation or, if serving at the request of the Corporation, as a
Director or officer of another corporation. The indemnification
provided by this bylaw provision shall not be exclusive of any other
rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under the Articles
of Incorporation, under any other bylaw or under any agreement, vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, and shall not
limit in any way any right which the Corporation may have to make
different or further indemnification with respect to the same or
different persons or classes of persons.
No person shall be liable to the Corporation for any loss, damage,
liability or expense suffered by it on account of any action taken or
omitted to be taken by him/her as a Director or officer of the
Corporation or of any other corporation which (s)he serves as a
Director or officer at the request of the Corporation, if such person
(a) exercised
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the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would have
exercised under the circumstances in the conduct of his/her own
affairs, or (b) took or omitted to take such action in reliance upon
advice of counsel for the Corporation, or for such other corporation,
or upon statement made or information furnished by Directors,
officers, employees or agents of the Corporation, or of such other
corporation, which (s)he had no reasonable grounds to disbelieve.
In the event any provision of this section 30 shall be in violation of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or of the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, such provisions shall be void to
the extent of such violations."
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 28. BUSINESS OR OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER
Security Management Company, LLC also acts as investment manager to
SBL Fund, Security Cash Fund, Security Income Fund, Security Growth
and Income Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, and Security Ultra Fund.
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
James R. Schmank President (Interim), Treasurer, Chief
Fiscal Officer and Managing Member
Representative
Security Management Company, LLC
Vice President and Director
Security Distributors, Inc.
Vice President and Interim Chief
Investment Officer
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Vice President and Treasurer
Security Growth and Income Fund,
Security Income Fund, Security Cash
Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund,
Security Ultra Fund, Security Equity
Fund, SBL Fund
<PAGE>
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
Jeffrey B. Pantages President, Chief Investment Officer and
Director
Security Management Company (until June
1996)
Director
Security Cash Fund, Security Income
Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, SBL
Fund, Security Growth and Income Fund,
Security Equity Fund, Security Ultra
Fund
Senior Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer
Security Benefit Life Insurance
Company, Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Director
Mulvane Art Center
Mulvane Art Museum
Washburn University
17th & Jewell
Topeka, Kansas
United Way of Greater Topeka
P.O. Box 4188
Topeka, Kansas
John D. Cleland Senior Vice President and Managing Member
Representative
Security Management Company, LLC
President and Director
Security Cash Fund, Security Income
Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund, SBL
Fund, Security Growth and Income Fund,
Security Equity Fund, Security Ultra
Fund
Senior Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Vice President and Director
Security Distributors, Inc.
Trustee and Treasurer
Mount Hope Cemetery Corporation
4700 SW 17th
Topeka, Kansas
Trustee and Investment Committee Chairman
Topeka Community Foundation
5100 SW 10th
Topeka, Kansas
<PAGE>
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
James W. Lammers Senior Vice President and Director
Security Management Company, LLC
Security Distributors, Inc.
Donald E. Caum Director (until September 1996)
Security Management Company
Senior Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group
Director
YMCA Metro, Topeka, Kansas
Executive Director
Jayhawk Area Council Boy Scouts of
America, Topeka, Kansas
Metropolitan Ballet, Topeka, Kansas
James L. Woods Senior Vice President
Security Management Company, LLC
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Mark E. Young Vice President - Operations
Security Management Company, LLC
Vice President
Security Growth and Income Fund,
Security Income Fund, Security Cash
Fund, Security Tax-Exempt Fund,
Security Ultra Fund, Security Equity
Fund, SBL Fund, Security Distributors,
Inc.
Assistant Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
First Security Benefit Life Insurance
and Annuity Company of New York
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Trustee
Topeka Zoological Foundation, Topeka,
Kansas
Terry A. Milberger Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice
President
Security Management Company, LLC
Vice President
Security Equity Fund, SBL Fund
<PAGE>
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
Jane A. Tedder Vice President and Senior Portfolio
Manager
Security Management Company, LLC
Vice President
Security Income Fund, SBL Fund,
Security Equity Fund
Gregory A. Hamilton Second Vice President
Security Management Company, LLC
Assistant Vice President
Security Income Fund, SBL Fund,
Security Equity Fund, Security
Tax-Exempt Fund
Director
Downtown Topeka, Inc., Topeka, Kansas
Trustee
Kansas State University Foundation,
Manhattan, Kansas
Amy J. Lee Vice President and Associate General
Counsel
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Secretary
Security Management Company, LLC,
Security Distributors, Inc., Security
Cash Fund, Security Equity Fund,
Security Tax-Exempt Fund, Security
Ultra Fund, SBL Fund, Security Growth
and Income Fund, Security Income Fund
Director
Everywoman's Resource Center
1002 SW Garfield Avenue
Topeka, Kansas
Brenda M. Luthi Assistant Vice President, Assistant
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Security Management Company, LLC
Assistant Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary
Security Equity Fund, Security Ultra
Fund, Security Growth and Income Fund,
Security Income Fund, Security Cash
Fund, SBL Fund, Security Tax-Exempt
Fund
Treasurer
Security Distributors, Inc.
<PAGE>
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
Steven M. Bowser Assistant Vice President and Portfolio
Manager
Security Management Company, LLC
Assistant Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Thomas A. Swank Second Vice President and Portfolio
Manager
Security Management Company, LLC
Second Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Barbara J. Davison Assistant Vice President and Portfolio
Manager
Security Management Company, LLC
Assistant Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
Vice-Chairman
Topeka Chapter American Red Cross,
Topeka, Kansas
Cindy L. Shields Assistant Vice President and Portfolio
Manager
Security Management Company, LLC
Assistant Vice President
Security Ultra Fund, SBL Fund
Larry L. Valencia Assistant Vice President and Senior
Research Analyst
Security Management Company, LLC
James P. Schier Assistant Vice President and Senior
Research Analyst
Security Management Company, LLC
Martha L. Sutherland Second Vice President
Security Management Company, LLC
Vice President
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Security Benefit Group, Inc.
*Located at 700 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001.
<PAGE>
LEXINGTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION:
Lexington Management Corporation, sub-adviser to Global Series, acts
as investment adviser, sub-adviser and/or sponsor to 21 investment
companies other than Registrant.
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
Robert M. DeMichele President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Lexington Management Corporation
Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
Director
Chartwell Recorporation
Navigator's Insurance Group
Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
Chairman of the Board
Lexington Group of Investment Companies
Market Systems Research, Inc.
Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc.
Lexington Capital Management, Inc.
Richard M. Hisey Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer, Managing
Director and Director
Lexington Management Corporation
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
and Director
Lexington Fund Distributor, Inc.
Vice President and Treasurer
Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President
Lexington Group of Investment Companies
Lawrence Kantor Executive Vice President and General
Manager - Mutual Funds
Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Managing
Director and Director
Lexington Management Corporation
Executive Vice President and Director
Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
Vice President and Director
Lexington Group of Investment Companies
<PAGE>
BUSINESS* AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
NAME DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT'S ADVISER
Stuart S. Richardson Chairman of the Board
Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
Director
Lexington Management Corporation
John B. Waymire Vice President and Director
Lexington Management Corporation
President and Director
Lexington Capital Management, Inc.
*Located at P.O. Box 1515, Saddlebrook, New Jersey 07662, except for
Mr. Waymire whose address is 2339 Gold Meadow Way, Gold River,
California 95670.
ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS
(a) SBL Fund
Security Ultra Fund
Security Income Fund
Security Growth & Income Fund
Security Tax-Exempt Fund
Variflex Variable Annuity Account
Varilife Variable Annuity Account
Parkstone Variable Annuity Account
The Parkstone Advantage Fund
Security Varilife Separate Account
Variflex LS Variable Annuity Account
(b)
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<CAPTION>
(1) (2) (3)
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION AND OFFICES POSITION AND OFFICES
BUSINESS ADDRESS* WITH UNDERWRITER WITH REGISTRANT
<S> <C> <C>
Richard K Ryan President and Director None
John D. Cleland Vice President and Director President and Director
James W. Lammers Senior Vice President and None
Director
James R. Schmank Vice President and Director Vice President and Treasurer
<PAGE>
(1) (2) (3)
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION AND OFFICES POSITION AND OFFICES
BUSINESS ADDRESS* WITH UNDERWRITER WITH REGISTRANT
Louis R. Jicha Vice President and Director None
Mark E. Young Vice President Vice President
Amy J. Lee Secretary Secretary
Brenda M. Luthi Treasurer Assistant Secretary and
Assistant Treasurer
Daniel J. McNichol Vice President None
Steven S. Doerrer Regional Vice President None
Robert L. Kirchner Regional Vice President None
Daniel L. Murphy Regional Vice President None
Ronald V. Vermillion Regional Vice President None
Jennifer A. Zaat Regional Vice President None
Kent N. Spillman Regional Vice President None
Carla D. Griffin Regional Vice President None
Anthony Hammock Regional Vice President None
William G. Mancuso Regional Vice President None
Robert J. Tramo Regional Vice President None
Clark A. Anderson Regional Vice President None
Paul Richardson Regional Vice President None
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*700 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
(c) Not applicable.
<PAGE>
ITEM 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.
Certain accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained
by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder
are maintained by Security Management Company, LLC, 700 Harrison,
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001. Records relating to the duties of the
Registrant's custodian are maintained by UMB Bank, N.A., 928 Grand
Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 4
Chase MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11245.
ITEM 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Upon the inclusion of Item 5A's required performance information
in the Registrant's annual report, the Registrant hereby
undertakes to furnish each person, to whom a prospectus is
delivered, a copy of the Registrant's latest report to
shareholders upon request and without charge.
<PAGE>
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements
for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Topeka, and State of Kansas on the 28th day of October, 1996.
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
(The Registrant)
By: John D. Cleland, President
-----------------------------------
John D. Cleland, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the date indicated:
Date: October 28, 1996
---------------------------------
Willis A. Anton, Jr. Director
- -------------------------------------
Willis A. Anton, Jr.
Donald A. Chubb, Jr. Director
- -------------------------------------
Donald A. Chubb, Jr.
John D. Cleland President and Director
- -------------------------------------
John D. Cleland
Donald L. Hardesty Director
- -------------------------------------
Donald L. Hardesty
Penny A. Lumpkin Director
- -------------------------------------
Penny A. Lumpkin
Mark L. Morris, Jr. Director
- -------------------------------------
Mark L. Morris, Jr.
Jeffrey B. Pantages Director
- -------------------------------------
Jeffrey B. Pantages
Hugh L. Thompson Director
- -------------------------------------
Hugh L. Thompson
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT INDEX
(1) None
(2) None
(3) None
(4) None
(5) (a) None
(b) None
(6) (a) None
(b) None
(7) None
(8) (a) None
(b) None
(c) None
(9) (a) None
(b) None
(10) None
(11) Consent of Independent Auditors
(12) None
(13) None
(14) None
(15) None
(16) None
(17) Financial Data Schedules
(18) None
<PAGE>
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Auditors" in the Registration Statement (Form N-1A)
and related prospectus of Security Equity Fund (including the Equity Series and
Global Series) and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated October
27, 1995, with respect to the financial statements of Security Equity Fund
(including the Equity Series and Global Series) included in its Annual Report to
Shareholders for the year ended September 30, 1995.
Ernst & Young LLP
------------------------------------
Ernst & Young LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
October 28, 1996
<PAGE>
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors"
in the Statement of Additional Information of Security Equity Fund - Social
Awareness Series.
Ernst & Young LLP
------------------------------------
Ernst & Young LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
October 28, 1996
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