UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
1. Name and address of issuer: The Preferred Group of Mutual Funds
First Financial Plaza
411 Hamilton Boulevard, Suite 1200
Peoria, Illinois 61602
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes):
Preferred Balanced Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-06602
Securities Act File Number: 33-46479
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
October 15, 1997
4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than
90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year pursuant to 24(f): $ 417,288
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal year: $41,308,511
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the
Commission: $ 0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $41,308,511
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]: $ 0
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use $
in future years -- if Item 5(i) is
less than Item 5(iv) [subtract
Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x.000303
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v)
by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 0
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units)
deducted here: N/A . If there is a number of shares or other units that
were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of
the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use
by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here:
N/A.
7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year
(see Instruction D):
+$ 0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery
Wire Transfer
Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*
FRED L. KAUFMAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
Date NOVEMBER 14, 1997
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below
the signature.
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