PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT CO
N-30D, 2000-02-25
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Annual Report

December 31, 1999


Performance and Portfolio Review by Fund

Protective Global Income Fund4
Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management International

Performance Review -- Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Fund generated a -1.20% cumulative total return.1 Over the same time period, the Fund's benchmark, the J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index (hedged into U.S. dollars), generated a cumulative total return of 0.72%.

The Portfolio's underperformance versus its benchmark is attributable to several factors. A move to an underweight position in Japanese bonds early in 1999 was detrimental to performance when that market experienced an extended rally beginning mid-year. Additionally, an overweighting to European bonds detracted from performance late in the period when, despite a subdued inflationary environment, the market reacted to signs that the economy was growing at a strong pace. Finally, the UK had a negative impact on performance when the yield curve underwent a sharp inversion. (From March 31, 1999 through October 31, 1999, the 30-year yield remained unchanged, while the five-year yield rose 1.50%.)

Portfolio Highlights

•  U.S. Inflation Protected Bonds (TIPS) -- We continued to hold these bonds, which outperformed as the stronger U.S. growth rates led the market to discount higher implied rates.

•  New Zealand Bonds -- We purchased these as a yield pickup versus U.S. bonds, based on the tight monetary stance imposed by the Central Bank and the steepness of the New Zealand yield curve.

•  Long Maturity (30 years): Italian and French Government Bonds -- We adopted a barbell (cash and 30 year bonds) in Euro government bonds on the basis that the market was underestimating the degree of tightening required by the European Central Bank (ECB). As these prospective tightenings became priced into the market, short maturity bonds underperformed longer maturity bonds (curve flattening), resulting in a positive contribution to portfolio performance.

Outlook -- We presently favor the U.S. bond market relative to the European bond markets. This position is based on our opinion that the U.S. is at the end of a growth cycle, while the European economies appear poised to enter a period of sustained growth. Although a recent 50-basis-point rate increase by the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to leave rates on hold through the new year, we believe continued growth will reduce excess capacity. This will likely lead to further rate increases by the ECB, which in turn will place further upward pressure on yields, particularly in the shorter maturities.

In Japan, we expect continuing improvement in growth, combined with further fiscal stimulus (in the form of a US$17 billion stimulus package), will weigh heavily on the bond market. However, we do not foresee a dramatic increase in Japanese interest rates, as the "zero interest rate" policy adopted by the Bank of Japan is likely to remain in place through much of 2000.


1,4 Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Global Income Fund

Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management International

The following graph shows a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund (assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index (hedged to U.S. dollars).

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

 
  J.P. Morgan
Global Govt. Bond Index
(Hedged)

  Protective Global
Income Fund

4/1/1994(b)   $10,000   $10,000
12/31/94   $9,911   $10,014
12/31/95   $11,684   $11,711
12/31/96   $12,693   $12,820
12/31/97   $14,071   $14,093
12/31/98   $15,610   $15,559
12/31/99   $15,721   $15,374

TOTAL RETURN1 SUMMARY

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 1999

  Cumulative Total
Return through
December 31, 1999

  Average Annual
Total Return through
December 31, 1999

 
Protective Global Income Fund   -1.20 % 52.40 %(a) 7.53 %(a)
J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index (Hedged)   0.72 % 57.21 %(b) 8.10 %(b)
(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on March 14, 1994.
(b)   Performance for the benchmark is not available for the period March 14, 1994 (commencement of investment operations) through March 31, 1994. For that reason, performance is shown from April 1, 1994.

Bond Allocation as of December 31, 1999*

Country of Issuer

  Percentage of
Net Assets

 
United States   25.5 %
Japan   15.5  
Italy   12.4  
United Kingdom   11.1  
The Netherlands   5.9  
France   5.5  
Canada   4.2  
Spain   2.8  
Sweden   2.0  
New Zealand   1.8  

Goldman Sachs Global Fixed Income Portfolio Management Team
January 31, 2000



* Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective International Equity Fund 3
Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management International

Performance Review -- Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Fund generated a 33.11% cumulative total return.1 Over the same time period, the MSCI EAFE (unhedged) Index, generated a total return of 27.29%. The FT/S&P Actuaries Europe & Pacific (Europac) Total Return Index (unhedged, with dividends reinvested) generated a total return of 30.27%.

Benchmark Change

Beginning in 2000, we will report and evaluate the Fund's risk profile against the MSCI EAFE (unhedged) Index (previously, the Fund's benchmark was the FT/S&P Actuaries EuroPac Total Return Index).

Portfolio Highlights

•  Nokia -- Nokia is the leading global handset provider. The company continues to benefit from increased mobile phone penetration worldwide. We believe this trend is likely to continue unabated as the growth of wireless data communication gains momentum. Given the favorable demand-supply characteristics in this industry we continue to maintain exposure in this sector.

•  VNU -- VNU has exposure to two fast growing areas of global media: 1) yellow pages publishing which is ideally positioned for e-commerce transactions via the Internet and 2) through their recent U.S. acquisition, Neilson, a company that focuses on market research and media solutions and which is benefitting from the transference of traditional advertising towards the Internet. We believe VNU continues to be attractively valued relative to its comparables and we maintain our overweight position in this sector.

•  Rohm -- Rohm is a semiconductor company specializing in niche, customized chips. Because of the company's strong determination to stay away from commodity chips, it boasts the highest returns on capital among Japanese semiconductor companies. Rohm's renewed focus on telecom applications are bearing fruit on the back of continued explosive growth in the cellular phone market in Japan. Demand pick-up in the Asian AV (audio-visual) market is also adding to credible earnings recovery this year.

Outlook

Europe -- We are positive on the outlook for European equities. Growth continues to strengthen across the region in the relative absence of inflation, and long-term prospects are enhanced by ongoing structural reform in the pension and savings industry, which we expect over time will lead to highly significant inflows of funds into equity markets. There continues to be profound structural change taking place in the corporate sector, which is now truly cross-border in nature. At the sector level, the relative narrow Internet representation across Europe's markets has rekindled interest in providers of product in related industries--such as infrastructure and software providers, media companies and cable operators--thus providing investment opportunities.

Japan -- Looking ahead to the next six months, we are cautiously optimistic about the market. Interim results announced during the past three months were better than initial company forecasts, reinforcing a view that corporate profits were on a recovery path. Many companies are in the process of implementing restructuring plans that were announced in early 1999. We believe these plans will buttress earnings, even during a period of contracting revenues. Any change in market sentiment toward growth-oriented, telecom-related stocks whose valuations are already stretched after a substantial year-long rise is a potential market risk.

Asia -- Powerful economic growth in Asia should continue into 2000. Whereas exports to the U.S. and Europe originally led Asia out of its financial crisis, growth in 2000 should be characterized by increasing domestic demand, intra-regional trade and the revival of the Japanese market. This should help insulate Asia from a slowdown or tighter liquidity in the Western markets. At the sector level, strong global growth should feed into higher commodity prices which will benefit commodity exporters such as Australia and New Zealand. Technology will also remain an important sector, despite the global overvaluation in certain 'dot.com' shares. Asia's dominance in many technologies is built on the foundation of competitive, focused companies that continue to trade at compelling valuations.


1,3 Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective International Equity Fund

Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management International

The following graph shows a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund (assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Financial Times/S&P Actuaries Europe & Pacific Index (Unhedged).

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

 
  Protective International
Equity Fund

  Financial Times/S&P Actuaries
Europe & Pacific Index (unhedged)

4/1/94(b)   $10,000   $10,000
12/31/94   $9,793   $10,405
12/31/95   $11,718   $11,512
12/31/96   $13,949   $12,182
12/31/97   $14,565   $12,154
12/31/98   $17,572   $14,167
12/31/99   $23,385   $18,454

TOTAL RETURN1 SUMMARY

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 1999

  Cumulative Total
Return through
December 31, 1999

  Average Annual
Total Return through
December 31, 1999

 
Protective International Equity Fund   33.11 % 128.81 %(a) 15.33 %(a)
Financial Times/S&P Actuaries Europe & Pacific Index (Unhedged)   30.27 % 84.54 %(b) 11.13 %(b)
(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on March 14, 1994.
(b)   Performance for the benchmark is not available for the period March 14, 1994 (commencement of investment operations) through March 31, 1994. For that reason, performance is shown from April 1, 1994.

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 1999*

Company

  Country

  Line of Business

  Percentage of
Net Assets

 
Nokia Oyj   Finland   Telecommunications   2.7 %
British Telecommunications PLC   United Kingdom   Telecommunications   2.1  
Ericsson LM Telephone   Sweden   Telephone   2.1  
Telefonica SA   Spain   Telecommunications   1.9  
NTT Corp.   Japan   Communication Services   1.9  
Rohm Co. Ltd.   Japan   Electronics - Semiconductors   1.8  
Mannesmann AG   Germany   Manufacturing - Diversified   1.8  
Total Fina SA   France   Oil & Gas Services   1.7  
VNU N.V.   The Netherlands   Publishing - Newspapers   1.6  
Vodafone Airtouch PLC   United Kingdom   Telecommunications   1.5  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Portfolio Management Team
January 31, 2000



* Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Capital Growth Fund4
Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Performance Review -- Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Fund generated a 27.76% cumulative total return.1 Over the same time period, the Fund's benchmark, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (with dividends reinvested), generated a cumulative total return of 21.04%.

The Fund's outperformance was primarily attributable to stock selection. In particular, the Fund's positions in the Technology and Media & Communications sectors contributed strongly to performance.

Portfolio Highlights

•  AT&T Liberty Media (2.1% of net assets), Time Warner (2.0% of net assets) and CBS Corp. (1.2% of net assets) -- Stocks in the Media & Communications sector were the strongest performers over the year, as these holdings are well-positioned to benefit from the explosive growth of the Internet and the subsequent growth in demand for high-speed wireless and cable-based voice and data traffic platforms.

•  Qualcomm (1.8% of net assets), Sun Microsystems (1.8% of net assets) and Cisco Systems (2.8% of net assets) -- Technology stocks also performed very well over the year as consumer demand for technological improvements and high-speed microprocessors led to strong gains for many Technology holdings. Qualcomm has grown tremendously as the company's focus on the production of wireless telephone microprocessors has resulted in its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology achieving the leading position in the industry. Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems continue to lead the charge in the Internet infrastructure arena, and we believe these companies are well-positioned to become even more dominant forces as the Internet continues to grow exponentially.

Outlook -- We are generally bullish on the U.S. economy. Over the last decade, global communications has increased, resulting from significant technological advances as well as a generally peaceful world political environment. We believe that this trend, combined with favorable demographic trends, will benefit U.S. companies over the long term. More fundamentally, though, we continue to focus on the core business characteristics which provide a foundation for long-term growth, such as strength of franchise, quality of management, and free cash flow, along with favorable demographic trends. We believe that the enduring competitive advantage of the companies we own -- based on the criteria mentioned above -- will withstand even an uncertain market environment.


1,4 Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Capital Growth Fund

Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The following graph shows a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund (assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the S&P 500 Index.

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

 
  Protective Capital
Growth Fund

  S&P 500 Index
(with income reinvested)

6/13/95   $10,000   $10,000
12/31/95   $10,693   $11,626
12/31/96   $13,051   $14,293
12/31/97   $17,564   $19,060
12/31/98   $23,668   $24,542
12/31/99   $30,238   $29,706

TOTAL RETURN1 SUMMARY

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 1999

  Cumulative Total
Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

  Average Annual
Total Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

 
Protective Capital Growth Fund   27.76 % 202.38 % 27.51 %
S&P 500 Index (with income reinvested)   21.04 % 197.06 % 27.01 %
(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on June 13, 1995.

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 1999*

Company

  Line of Business

  Percentage of
Net Assets

 
Microsoft Corp.   Computer Software & Services   4.4 %
General Electric Co.   Diversified Manufacturing   3.9  
Cisco Systems, Inc.   Computer Hardware/Software & Services   2.8  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   Retail   2.4  
Exxon Mobil Corp.   Oil   2.3  
Intel Corp.   Semiconductors   2.3  
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media Group   Telecommunications   2.2  
Time Warner, Inc.   Diversified Operations   2.0  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   Household Products   1.8  
Qualcomm, Inc.   Telecommunications   1.8  

Goldman Sachs Growth Equity Investment Management Team
January 31, 2000



* Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Growth and Income Fund4
Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Performance Review -- Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Fund generated a 5.99% cumulative total return.1 Over the same time period, the Fund's benchmark, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) (with dividends reinvested), generated a cumulative total return of 21.04%.

The Fund's underperformance versus its benchmark is due primarily to the general underperformance of the value style during the period. Although value surged during the second quarter of 1999, the growth-led market resumed its pace thereafter, erasing the strong performance of the second quarter.

More specific to the portfolio, several key factors detracted from performance, including a sizeable underweight position in technology, adverse stock selection in financials, and overweight positions in tobacco, medical providers and electric utilities.

Outlook -- Most of 1999 was a difficult period for value. Though some of our holdings were punished in this environment, we remain confident in our long-term assessments of their businesses. We are also excited about the investment opportunities that currently exist in the market and will continue to search for businesses that we believe will generate value for the fund over the long term.

Additionally, as part of our ongoing efforts to continually improve the Fund for the benefit of shareholders, we have, over the past year, implemented some changes. Most recently, these include:

•  Adding two senior portfolio managers and, as a result, substantial experience specific to large cap U.S. equities.

•  Implementing a value investment philosophy with a primary emphasis on company quality, as measured by management, strategy and long-term sustainable advantages.

•  Aligning portfolio structure with the goals of performance that is competitive with the
S&P 500 and in the top quartile versus Growth and Income Fund competitors.


1,4 Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Growth and Income Fund

Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The following graph shows a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund (assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the S&P 500 Index.

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

 
  S&P 500 Index
(with income reinvested)

  Protective Growth and
Income Fund

3/14/94   $10,000   $10,000
12/31/94   $10,073   $9,813
12/31/95   $13,861   $12,983
12/31/96   $17,041   $16,465
12/31/97   $22,724   $21,376
12/31/98   $30,564   $20,753
12/31/99   $36,995   $21,996

TOTAL RETURN1 SUMMARY

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 1999

  Cumulative Total
Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

  Average Annual
Total Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

 
Protective Growth and Income Fund   5.99 % 119.96 % 14.55 %
S&P 500 Index (with income reinvested)   21.04 % 269.95 % 25.27 %
(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on March 14, 1994.

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 1999*

Company

  Line of Business
  Percentage of
Net Assets

 
Microsoft Corp.   Computer Software & Services   4.6 %
General Electric Co.   Diversified Manufacturing   3.5  
Exxon Mobil Corp.   Oil   2.7  
Intel Corp.   Semiconductors   2.3  
International Business Machines, Inc.   Computer Hardware/Software & Services   2.2  
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.   Oil   2.1  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   Retail   2.0  
Cisco Systems, Inc.   Computer Hardware/Software & Services   1.9  
Lucent Technologies, Inc.   Telecommunications   1.6  
Citigroup, Inc.   Banks   1.6  

Goldman Sachs Value Management Team
January 31, 2000



* Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective CORESM U.S. Equity Fund
Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Performance Review -- Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Fund generated a 23.02% cumulated total return.1 Over the same time period the Fund's benchmark, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (with dividends reinvested) generated a 21.04% cumulative total return.

The CORESM strategy is a well-defined investment process that has historically provided consistent, risk-managed performance. The diversification of our models typically adds value, because when one theme doesn't work, others usually do. For example, when momentum stocks underperform, value stocks typically advance more than average.

CORE's emphasis on Value and Momentum factors helped returns during the year. In general, the returns to Value were higher in the early part of the year, sagged in mid-year, and staged a comeback at year end. Momentum fared well most months of the year and surged in the last two months. However, there were two months in which Momentum detracted substantially from returns.

Outlook -- Although the market's returns were driven by relatively few stocks, and return dispersion (the difference between the best- and worst-performing stocks) remained high during the year, the Fund's investment process led to returns higher than the Fund's benchmark, as it has done in the past. Going forward we continue to believe that cheaper stocks should outpace more expensive ones, good momentum stocks should do better than poor momentum stocks, lower-risk stocks should perform better than higher-risk stocks, as should those favored by research analysts. As such, we expect that the value we add over time will be due to stock selection, as opposed to sector or size allocations. As always, we remain fully invested, and therefore participate in all market movements.


1 Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective CORE U.S. Equity Fund

Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The following graph shows a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund (assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the S&P 500 Index.

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

 
  S&P 500 Index
(with income reinvested)

  Protective CORE
U.S. Equity Fund

3/14/94   $10,000   $10,000
12/31/94   $10,073   $10,053
12/31/95   $13,861   $13,746
12/31/96   $17,041   $16,762
12/31/97   $22,724   $21,949
12/31/98   $30,564   $26,850
12/31/99   $36,995   $33,030

TOTAL RETURN1 SUMMARY

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 1999

  Cumulative Total
Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

  Average Annual
Total Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

 
Protective CORE U.S. Equity Fund   23.02 % 230.30 % 22.86 %
S&P 500 Index (with income reinvested)   21.04 % 269.95 % 25.27 %
(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on March 14, 1994.

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 1999*

Company

  Line of Business
  Percentage of
Net Assets

 
Microsoft Corp.   Computer Software & Services   5.0 %
General Electric Co.   Diversified Manufacturing   4.3  
Cisco Systems, Inc.   Computer Hardware/Software & Services   3.1  
Exxon Mobil Corp.   Oil   2.9  
International Business Machines, Inc.   Computer Hardware/Software & Services   2.2  
American International Group, Inc.   Insurance   2.0  
AT&T Corp.   Telecommunications   1.9  
Intel Corp.   Semiconductors   1.8  
SBC Communications, Inc.   Telecommunications   1.7  
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.   Oil   1.7  

Goldman Sachs Quantitative Equity Management Team
January 31, 2000



* Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Small Cap Value Fund2,4
Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Performance Review -- Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Fund generated a cumulative total return of 0.24%.1 Over the same time period, the Russell 2000 Value Index, generated a -1.49% cumulative total return. The Russell 2000 Index generated a 21.26% return.

Benchmark Change

Beginning in 2000, we will report and evaluate the Fund's risk profile against the Russell 2000 Value Index (previously the Fund's benchmark was the Russell 2000 Index). We believe that over a complete business cycle, either a growth or value style will offer competitive returns. Over shorter time periods, however, we believe it is important to view our performance versus a value benchmark such as the Russell 2000 Value Index, as it more accurately captures our style of investing and the universe in which we search for investment ideas.

Portfolio Highlights

•  General Semiconductor -- Along with several other semi-conductor and electrical equipment stocks held by the Portfolio, General Semiconductor benefitted from improved supply and demand dynamics for the semiconductor equipment industry.

•  Varian Medical Systems, Varian Inc. (VARI) and Varian Semiconductor (VSEA) -- These three stocks began trading in 1999 when Varian Associates split into separate publicly traded medical, semiconductor and high-tech instrument companies. We believed that both VSEA and VARI traded at a substantial discount to their fundamental value in the wake of the split; returns for the year of between 68% and 122% for each of the three substantiated our investment thesis.

Outlook -- Most of 1999 was a difficult period for value. Though some of our holdings were punished in this environment, we remain confident in our long-term assessments of their businesses. We are also excited about the investment opportunities that currently exist in the market and will continue to search for businesses that we believe will generate value to our portfolio over the long term.

Additionally, as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the Fund for the benefit of shareholders, we have, over the past year, implemented some changes. These include:

•  Adding a new Chief Investment officer, Eileen Rominger, to the U.S. Value Team. Eileen brings 18 years of value investment experience to the team.

•  Implementing a value investment philosophy with a primary emphasis on company quality, as measured by management, strategy and long-term, sustainable advantages.

As in the past, we thank you for your continued confidence.


1,2,4 Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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Protective Small Cap Value Fund

Managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The following graph shows a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund (assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Russell 2000.

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

3/14/94   $10,000   $10,000
12/31/94   $9,547   $9,013
12/31/95   $12,263   $9,596
12/31/96   $14,290   $11,537
12/31/97   $18,414   $15,251
12/31/98   $17,942   $12,914
12/31/99   $21,757   $12,945

TOTAL RETURN1 SUMMARY

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 1999

  Cumulative Total
Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

  Average Annual
Total Return through
December 31, 1999(a)

 
Protective Small Cap Value Fund   0.24 % 29.45 % 4.55 %
Russell 2000 Index (with income reinvested)   21.26 % 117.57 % 14.33 %
(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on March 14, 1994.

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 1999*

Company

  Line of Business
  Percentage of
Net Assets

 
Career Education Corp.   Education   3.3 %
General Semiconductor, Inc.   Semiconductors   2.9  
Pacific Century Financial Corp.   Banks   2.7  
UCAR International, Inc.   Steel   2.5  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.   Drugs & Health Care   2.3  
PXRE Group Ltd.   Insurance   2.1  
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.   Health Care   2.0  
Haemonetics Corp.   Drugs & Health Care   2.0  
Public Service Company of New Mexico   Electric Utilities   1.9  
Burlington Industries, Inc.   Textiles   1.9  

Goldman Sachs Value Management Team
January 31, 2000


* Please see page 14 for disclosures.

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* Opinions expressed in this report represent our present opinions only. Reference to individual securities should not be construed as a commitment that such securities will be retained in the Fund. From time to time the Fund may change the individual securities it holds, the number or types of securities held and the markets in which it invests. References to individual securities do not constitute a recommendation to the investor to buy, hold or sell such securities. In addition, references to past performance of the Fund do not indicate future returns, which are not guaranteed and will vary. Furthermore, the value of shares of the Fund may fall as well as rise.

1 Fund results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value per share on the last day of the prior fiscal period and a sale at the net asset value per share on the last day of the period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at the net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each Fund. The value of an investment and the return on investment will fluctuate, and redemption proceeds may be higher or lower than an investor's original cost.

 Further, all performance data is historical and includes changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance numbers are net of all Fund operating expenses but do not reflect any fees and charges imposed in connection with a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract. If the performance information included the effect of these charges or had Protective Investment Advisors, Inc. not reimbursed certain Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower.

2 The stocks of smaller companies are often associated with higher risks and greater volatility than stocks or larger companies. At times, the Fund may be unable to sell certain of its portfolio securities without a substantial drop in price, if at all.

3 Emerging market securities are volatile. They are subject to substantial currency fluctuations and sudden economic and political developments. At times, the Fund may be unable to sell certain of its portfolio securities without a substantial drop in price, if at all.

4 The Fund's foreign investments may be more volatile than an investment in U.S. securities and are subject to the risks of currency fluctuations and political developments.

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PROTECTIVE GLOBAL INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 1999

 
Security Description

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Principal
Amount
(000)

 
 
 
 
U.S.$
Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS—32.0%
 
CANADA—1.5%
North America Capital Corp.              
8.250%, 11/17/2003   GBP   200   $ 325,150
Province of Quebec              
7.500%, 09/15/2029   USD   600     574,140
           
      899,290
           
 
FRANCE—0.5%
Credit National Interfinance BV              
7.000%, 11/14/2005   USD   300     289,518
           
 
GERMANY—0.9%
LB Rheinland-Pfalz Girozent              
5.750%, 10/16/2003   EUR   511     528,175
           
 
JAPAN—6.5%
Asian Development Bank              
5.625%, 02/18/2002   JPY   200,000     2,176,005
5.820%, 06/16/2028   USD   500     458,520
European Investment Bank              
2.125%, 09/20/2007   JPY   50,000     512,460
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development              
5.250%, 03/20/2002   JPY   80,000     870,479
           
      4,017,464
           
 
LUXEMBOURG—0.6%
Tyco International
Group S.A.
             
6.875%, 09/05/2002   USD   400     394,444
           
 
NORWAY—0.5%
Sparebanken Rogaland              
9.200%, 08/18/2009   USD   300     306,783
           
 
SPAIN—0.5%
BSCH Issuance Ltd.              
7.625%, 11/03/2009   USD   300     296,601
           
 
 
THE NETHERLANDS—4.5%
Bank Nederland Gemeenten N.V.              
6.375%, 03/30/2005   GBP   300   $ 477,618
GMAC International Finance              
5.000%, 01/18/2005   EUR   700     702,959
Tecnost International N.V.              
5.375%, 07/30/2004   EUR   1,600     1,578,570
           
      2,759,147
           
 
UNITED KINGDOM—6.9%
Abbey National Treasury              
8.000%, 04/02/2003   GBP   700     1,156,161
B.A.T. International Finance              
4.875%, 02/25/2009   EUR   500     451,414
Cable & Wireless PLC              
6.500%, 12/16/2003   USD   400     388,273
Diageo Capital PLC              
6.000%, 03/27/2003   USD   200     192,040
Eastern Electricity PLC              
8.375%, 03/31/2004   GBP   300     498,196
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC              
7.125%, 04/01/2009   USD   400     361,120
National Westminster Bank              
7.375%, 10/01/2009   USD   400     390,892
Royal Bank of Scotland              
5.250%, 07/22/2008   DEM   800     383,875
Standard Charter Bank              
5.375%, 05/06/2009   EUR   500     458,747
           
      4,280,718
           
 
UNITED STATES—9.6%
Ameritech Capital Fund              
5.875%, 02/19/2003   USD   400     384,160
Associates Corp. of North America              
5.800%, 04/20/2004   USD   400     378,996
Bank of America Corp.              
6.625%, 06/15/2004   USD   600     585,180
Conoco, Inc.              
5.900%, 04/15/2004   USD   400     381,868
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Ford Motor Credit Co.              
6.125%, 04/28/2003   USD   700   $ 679,133
Highwoods Realty LP              
6.750%, 12/01/2003   USD   300     282,003
Household Finance Corp.              
6.125%, 02/27/2003   USD   600     572,626
Lehman Brothers Holdings PLC              
6.950%, 06/22/2004   GBP   400     625,057
MEPC Finance, Inc.              
7.500%, 05/01/2003   USD   500     498,925
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.              
6.000%, 02/12/2003   USD   400     387,612
Prudential Insurance Company of America              
6.375%, 07/23/2006   USD   600     554,940
TRW, Inc.              
7.125%, 06/01/2009   USD   600     570,080
           
      5,900,580
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS—
(Cost $20,133,839)
    19,672,720
           
 
 
GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES—60.2%
 
AUSTRALIA—0.5%
Commonwealth of Australia              
6.750%, 11/15/2006   AUD   500     326,793
           
 
CANADA—2.9%
Government of Canada              
5.250%, 09/01/2003   CAD   1,000     671,341
6.000%, 06/01/2008   CAD   1,600     1,089,574
           
      1,760,915
           
 
DENMARK—1.9%
Kingdom of Denmark              
8.000%, 05/15/2003   DKK   8,000     1,176,948
           
 
FRANCE—5.2%
Government of France              
3.000%, 07/12/2001   EUR   1,500   $ 1,485,337
8.500%, 04/25/2023   EUR   800     1,055,528
5.500%, 04/25/2029   EUR   700     658,812
           
      3,199,677
           
 
ITALY—12.9%
Republic of Italy              
4.500%, 04/15/2001   EUR   3,000     3,034,917
5.125%, 07/29/2003   JPY   80,000     906,407
4.000%, 07/15/2004   EUR   1,400     1,351,339
6.500%, 11/01/2027   EUR   2,500     2,616,455
           
      7,909,118
           
 
JAPAN—9.6%
Government of Japan              
0.900%, 12/22/2008   JPY   650,000     5,901,729
           
 
NEW ZEALAND—1.8%
New Zealand Government              
8.000%, 11/15/2006   NZD   2,100     1,142,193
           
 
SPAIN—2.4%
Kingdom of Spain              
4.500%, 07/30/2004   EUR   1,500     1,483,882
           
 
SWEDEN—2.1%
Kingdom of Sweden              
5.000%, 01/15/2004   SEK   11,000     1,275,096
           
 
 
THE NETHERLANDS—1.6%
Kingdom of Netherlands              
3.000%, 02/15/2002   EUR   1,000     978,741
           
 
UNITED KINGDOM—3.8%
U.K. Treasury              
7.750%, 09/08/2006   GBP   700     1,239,327
9.000%, 08/06/2012   GBP   400     860,734
8.000%, 06/07/2021   GBP   100     230,746
           
      2,330,807
           
 
UNITED STATES—15.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association              
2.125%, 10/09/2007   JPY   50,000     513,605
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

16


United States
Treasury Bond
             
6.125%, 11/15/2027   USD   5,100   $ 4,746,162
United States Treasury Notes              
3.625%, 01/15/2008   USD   624     594,641
4.750%, 11/15/2008   USD   1,400     1,234,842
6.000%, 08/15/2009   USD   2,500     2,421,875
           
      9,511,125
           
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES—
(Cost $37,555,449)
    36,997,024
           
 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—7.8%
 
GERMANY—0.8%
Deutsche Bank              
5.730%, 01/20/2000   USD   500     495,646
           
 
THE NETHERLANDS—0.8%
Rabobank Nederland              
5.730%, 01/20/2000   USD   500   $ 495,647
           
 
UNITED STATES—0.8%
Halifax Corp.              
5.730%, 01/20/2000   USD   500     495,647
           
 
TIME DEPOSIT—5.4%
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Eurodollar Time Deposit              
4.000%, 01/03/2000   USD   3,330     3,330,000
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—
(Cost $4,826,068)
    4,816,940
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—
(Cost $62,515,356)—100.0%
    $61,486,684
           

*See Glossary of Terms on page 50.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 1999

 
Security Description

 
 
 
Shares

 
 
 
 
U.S.$
Value

 
COMMON STOCK—98.7%
 
AUSTRALIA—2.6%
AMP Ltd.     18,300   $ 202,195
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     26,500     192,779
Brambles Industries Ltd.     6,000     165,922
Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd.     43,900     576,436
Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd.*     119,200     398,317
Coles Myer Ltd.     40,700     210,229
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     26,500     456,330
Foster's Brewing Group Ltd.     101,200     290,333
Lend Lease Corp.     19,960     279,634
National Australia Bank Ltd.     35,800     547,613
News Corp.     40,000     388,385
Pioneer International Ltd.     18,900     56,952
Rio Tinto Ltd.     24,100     517,700
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     31,278     211,788
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     75,000     407,687
Westpac Banking Corp. Ltd.     32,629     225,070
WMC Ltd.     31,800     175,364
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.     44,200     326,445
Woolworths Ltd.     44,414     152,787
         
      5,781,966
         
 
BELGIUM—0.7%
Dexia*     18,766     1,555,037
         
 
FINLAND—2.9%
MeritaNordbanken Oyj*     75,538     444,384
Nokia Oyj     33,188     6,017,746
         
      6,462,130
         
 
FRANCE—9.3%
Accor SA     14,520     701,644
Air Liquide SA     9,340     1,563,717
Alstom     38,381     1,279,748
AXA SA     11,665     1,626,302
Carrefour Supermarche SA     4,434     817,832
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     25,644     1,007,466
Rhodia SA     92,298     2,086,389
Aventis SA     46,109     2,680,043
Societe Generale     9,818     2,284,627
Total Fina SA     28,759     3,838,574
Vivendi     33,154     2,994,101
         
      20,880,443
         
 
GERMANY—7.9%
Allianz AG     4,552     1,529,249
BASF AG     27,484     1,411,986
Deutsche Bank AG*     6,337     535,263
Deutsche Telekom AG     20,224   $ 1,440,345
Epcos AG*     29,211     2,192,214
HypoVereinsbank     10,166     694,321
Mannesmann AG     16,778     4,047,864
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG
    2,329     590,752
Preussag AG     23,826     1,327,261
Sap AG     3,882     2,338,498
Siemens AG     13,277     1,689,210
         
      17,796,963
         
 
HONG KONG—2.7%
Cable & Wireless HKT. Ltd.     227,200     656,157
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.     50,000     633,563
China Telecom Ltd.*     184,000     1,148,003
CLP Holdings Ltd.     50,000     230,270
Giordano International Ltd.     332,000     341,674
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     31,000     353,927
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.     237,000     324,699
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.     133,000     1,933,363
New World China Land Ltd.*     10,000     3,698
New World Development Co. Ltd.     187,000     420,982
         
      6,046,336
         
 
IRELAND—0.4%
Bank of Ireland     111,493     887,266
         
 
ITALY—2.8%
Banca di Roma     440,341     566,005
ENI SPA     166,046     913,274
San Paolo-IMI SPA     77,232     1,049,517
Seat Pagine Gialle SPA*     564,426     1,245,178
Telecom Italia SPA     119,681     1,687,848
Unicredito Italiano SPA     154,992     761,920
         
      6,223,742
         
 
JAPAN—27.7%
Aderans Co.     36,400     1,353,822
Advantest Corp.     11,100     2,933,346
Asahi Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.     266,000     1,366,840
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.     149,000     1,153,558
Bridgestone Corp.     53,000     1,167,172
Canon, Inc.     65,000     2,582,950
Chiba Bank Ltd.     219,000     1,213,213
Circle K Japan Co.     56,800     2,329,373
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc     81,000     1,267,681
FANUC Ltd.     21,800     2,775,942
Fuji Bank Ltd.     91,000     884,438
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Fuji Photo Film Co.     49,000   $ 1,788,881
Fujitsu Ltd.     53,000     2,417,344
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     29,000     1,078,594
Kao Corp.     69,000     1,968,631
Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.     114,000     1,199,471
Konami Co. Ltd.     6,900     1,232,505
Mirai Industry Co.     10     103
Mitsui Marine & Fire     320,000     1,898,013
Nintendo Co.     6,100     1,013,781
NTT Corp.     246     4,213,566
NTT Mobile Communications
Network, Inc.
    70     2,692,571
Ricoh Co. Ltd.     111,000     2,092,454
Rohm Co. Ltd.     10,000     4,110,796
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.     61,000     2,626,994
SMC Corp.     8,800     1,947,421
Takefuji Corp.     15,900     1,990,418
TDK Corp.     17,000     2,347,754
Terumo Corp.     61,000     1,629,930
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.     144,000     2,007,008
Tokyo Electric Power Co.     54,400     1,458,902
Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.     41,500     1,117,011
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     65,000     2,271,215
Yoshinoya D&C Co. Ltd.     10     176,177
         
      62,307,875
         
 
NEW ZEALAND—0.1%
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.     44,000     206,910
         
 
SINGAPORE—1.0%
Chartered Semiconductor*     49,000     267,728
City Developments Ltd.     15,000     87,812
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.*     61,846     1,037,451
First Capital Corp.     69,000     91,972
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     14,000     158,871
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.     13,000     281,777
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     130,000     201,381
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     76,000     156,974
         
      2,283,966
         
 
 
SPAIN—4.2%
Acerinox SA     32,054     1,281,573
Altadis, Series A     98,344     1,398,823
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA     133,789   $ 1,514,841
Endesa SA     55,425     1,100,456
Telefonica SA*     169,680     4,238,992
         
      9,534,685
         
 
SWEDEN—4.6%
Ericsson LM Telephone, Series B     71,829     4,617,518
Nordbanken Holding AB     182,932     1,074,932
Securitas AB, Class B     150,738     2,728,129
Skandia Forsakrings AB     63,407     1,915,102
         
      10,335,681
         
 
SWITZERLAND—3.5%
Nestle SA     761     1,394,107
Novartis AG     1,319     1,936,709
Roche Holding AG     181     2,148,402
Swiss Re     296     608,061
UBS AG     7,016     1,894,668
         
      7,981,947
         
 
 
THE NETHERLANDS—9.3%
AEGON N.V.     11,993     1,158,582
Equant N.V.*     10,647     1,208,736
Fortis N.V.     39,019     1,405,181
Getronics N.V.     29,910     2,386,282
Ing Groep N.V.     35,154     2,122,617
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V.     23,698     3,222,743
Koninklijke KPN N.V.     23,515     2,295,350
Libertel N.V.*     50,000     1,309,555
STMicroelectronics N.V.     10,321     1,588,640
TNT Post Group N.V.     23,360     669,477
VNU N.V.     69,577     3,657,211
         
      21,024,374
         
 
UNITED KINGDOM—19.0%
Allied Zurich PLC     183,418     2,162,808
AstraZeneca Group PLC     36,809     1,529,249
Barclays PLC     65,276     1,875,783
BP Amoco PLC     229,706     2,318,729
British Aerospace PLC     123,776     813,737
British Telecommunications PLC     191,304     4,635,201
Carlton Communications PLC     41,435     403,588
COLT Telecom Group PLC*     18,947     978,139
Diageo PLC     131,105     1,046,163
Energis PLC*     17,148     824,050
Glaxo Wellcome PLC     119,513     3,386,086
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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HSBC Holdings PLC     171,328   $ 2,374,482
Lloyds TSB Group PLC     142,063     1,764,658
Marconi PLC     107,231     1,891,456
Misys PLC     80,279     1,246,174
National Westminster Bank PLC     76,197     1,636,978
Reckitt Benckiser PLC     188,955     1,788,583
Reuters Group PLC     235,815     3,275,843
Shell Transport & Trading Co. PLC     204,777     1,701,844
SmithKline Beecham PLC     66,196     839,372
Stagecoach Holdings PLC     324,975     834,642
Thus PLC*     157,800     996,637
Unilever PLC     137,696     1,012,013
Vodafone Airtouch PLC     698,432     3,481,442
         
      42,817,657
         
TOTAL COMMON STOCK—(Cost $168,468,234)     222,126,978
         
 
 
 
 
 
Principal
Amount
(000)

 
 
 
 

 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—1.3%
 
TIME DEPOSIT—1.3%
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Eurodollar Time Deposit 4.000%, 01/03/2000   $ 2,843     2,843,000
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—
(Cost $2,843,000)
    2,843,000
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—(Cost $171,311,234) 100.0%     $224,969,978
         
 
*
 
 
 
Denotes non-income producing security.

Analysis of Industry Classifications

 
Industry

 
 
 
% of
Investments

 
 
 
Value

Aerospace/Defense   0.4 % $ 813,737
Alcohol   0.1     290,333
Auto Components   0.5     1,167,172
Automobile   1.4     3,026,016
Beverages   0.5     1,199,471
Broadcast Media   0.2     403,588
Building Products   0     56,952
Business Services   1.5     3,397,606
Chemical Products   4     9,055,926
Communication Services   2.4     5,361,569
Computer Hardware/Software & Services   3.2     7,258,535
Computer Software & Services   1     2,338,498
Cosmetics   1.5     3,322,453
Diversified Manufacturing   0.8     1,689,210
Diversified Operations   3.1     6,997,084
Drugs & Health Care   4.1     9,234,457
Electric Utilities   1.2     2,789,627
Electronics   6.9     15,431,503
Electronics—Semiconductors   2.8     6,303,010
Engineering   0.1     201,381
Finance & Banking   9.2     20,773,963
Financial Services   7     15,699,262
Foods   1.2     2,616,447
Household Products   1.2     2,800,596
Insurance   3.5     7,877,949
Insurance Brokers   0.8     1,898,013
Leisure Time   1     2,145,936
Major Regional Banks   0.9     2,119,738
Manufacturing—Diversified   3.3     7,488,739
Media & Communications   1.6     3,664,229
Mining   0.3     693,065
Office Equipment & Supplies   2.1     4,675,404
Oil & Gas Services   2.9     6,482,002
Petroleum Services   1.3     2,941,563
Pharmaceuticals   3.2     7,186,550
Photography   0.8     1,788,881
Printing   0.5     1,117,011
Publishing—Newspapers   2.3     5,184,166
Real Estate   0.5     1,146,054
Retail   1.7     3,851,895
Steel   0.6     1,281,574
Telecommunications   13.5     30,332,178
Telephone   2.1     4,617,518
Time Deposit   1.3     2,843,000
Tobacco   0.6     1,398,823
Toys   0.5     1,013,781
Transportation   0.4     993,513
   
 
TOTAL   100 % $ 224,969,978
   
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE CAPITAL GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 1999

 
Security Description

 
 
 
Shares

 
 
 
 
 
Value

 
COMMON STOCK—96.6%
 
AUTOMOBILE—0.9%
Ford Motor Co.     25,200   $ 1,346,625
General Motors Corp.     13,800     1,003,088
         
      2,349,713
         
 
BANKS—2.1%
Bank of America Corp.     35,800     1,796,713
Citigroup, Inc.     69,625     3,868,539
         
      5,665,252
         
 
BEVERAGES—2.2%
Coca Cola Co.     62,400     3,634,800
PepsiCo, Inc.     63,400     2,234,850
         
      5,869,650
         
 
BROADCAST MEDIA—5.9%
AMFM, Inc.     28,300     2,214,475
Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A*     22,600     1,706,300
CBS Corp.*     48,500     3,100,969
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.*     11,484     1,024,947
EchoStar Communications Corp., Class A*     20,500     1,998,750
Infinity Broadcasting Corp., Class A*     48,300     1,747,856
MediaOne Group, Inc.*     53,000     4,071,062
         
      15,864,359
         
 
BUSINESS SERVICES—2.1%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     24,200     1,303,775
First Data Corp.     64,400     3,175,725
Galileo International, Inc.     19,800     592,762
Service Corp. International     81,400     564,713
         
      5,636,975
         
 
CHEMICALS—1.7%
Dow Chemical Co.     9,200     1,229,350
Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.     25,232     1,662,158
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.     16,900     1,654,087
         
      4,545,595
         
 
 
COMPUTER HARDWARE/SOFTWARE & SERVICES—9.1%
CheckFree Holdings Corp.*     19,900     2,079,550
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     69,800     7,477,325
EMC Corp.*     34,200   $ 3,736,350
International Business Machines, Inc.     37,800     4,082,400
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*     60,800     4,708,200
Yahoo! Inc.*     5,200     2,249,975
         
      24,333,800
         
 
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES—9.6%
America Online, Inc.*     51,500     3,885,031
At Home Corp., Series A*     25,668     1,100,516
Dell Computer Corp.*     26,900     1,371,900
Microsoft Corp.*     100,900     11,780,075
Network Solutions, Inc.*     4,400     957,275
Oracle Corp.*     35,900     4,023,044
Verisign, Inc.*     12,600     2,405,812
         
      25,523,653
         
 
COSMETICS—0.7%
Avon Products, Inc.     56,900     1,877,700
         
 
DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING—3.9%
General Electric Co.     67,900     10,507,525
         
 
DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS—3.0%
Cendant Corp.*     71,700     1,904,531
Corning, Inc.     5,600     722,050
Time Warner, Inc.     73,400     5,316,913
         
      7,943,494
         
 
DRUGS & HEALTH CARE—8.3%
American Home Products Corp.     62,500     2,464,844
Amgen, Inc.*     13,400     804,838
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.     72,560     4,657,445
Eli Lilly & Co.     21,400     1,423,100
Johnson & Johnson Co.     23,700     2,207,062
Merck & Co., Inc.     32,000     2,146,000
Pfizer, Inc.     95,000     3,081,562
Schering-Plough Corp.     37,700     1,590,469
Warner-Lambert Co.     47,800     3,916,612
         
      22,291,932
         
 
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—1.6%
AES Corp.*     56,800     4,245,800
         
 
ELECTRONICS—0.6%
Texas Instruments, Inc.     16,700     1,617,813
         
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES—6.3%
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.     14,000   $ 730,625
Charles Schwab Corp.     27,300     1,047,638
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     64,200     3,021,413
Federal National Mortgage Association     51,000     3,184,312
MBNA Corp.     109,500     2,983,875
State Street Corp.     52,400     3,828,475
The Bank of New York Co., Inc.     15,500     620,000
Wells Fargo Co.     34,700     1,403,181
         
      16,819,519
         
 
FOODS—1.8%
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp., Class A     94,400     1,003,000
Ralston Purina Co.     82,900     2,310,837
Wrigley (WM) Jr. Co.     17,640     1,463,018
         
      4,776,855
         
 
GAS & PIPELINE UTILITIES—0.2%
Enron Corp.     12,400     550,250
         
 
HOTELS—1.0%
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     46,300     1,461,344
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     56,600     1,330,100
         
      2,791,444
         
 
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—2.9%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     75,700     4,920,500
Procter & Gamble Co.     25,700     2,815,756
         
      7,736,256
         
 
INSURANCE—1.6%
American International Group, Inc.     27,331     2,955,164
Hartford Life, Inc., Class A     15,800     695,200
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., Class A     21,400     597,863
         
      4,248,227
         
 
INTEGRATED OIL—0.5%
Chevron Corp.     14,400     1,247,400
         
 
METALS—0.3%
ALCOA, Inc.     8,500     705,500
         
 
 
MULTIMEDIA—0.3%
Walt Disney Co.     27,300   $ 798,525
         
 
OIL—3.9%
Atlantic Richfield Co.     7,100     614,150
Exxon Mobil Corp.     75,459     6,079,166
Schlumberger Ltd.     45,400     2,553,750
Texaco, Inc.     14,600     792,962
Unocal Corp.     11,400     382,613
         
      10,422,641
         
 
OIL & GAS DRILLING—0.1%
Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc.     8,808     296,706
         
 
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS—0.5%
International Paper Co.     11,400     643,387
Weyerhaeuser Co.     7,800     560,138
         
      1,203,525
         
 
PUBLISHING—1.0%
Valassis Communications, Inc.*     48,650     2,055,462
Ziff-Davis, Inc. - ZD*     38,800     613,525
         
      2,668,987
         
 
 
PUBLISHING—NEWSPAPERS—2.7%
A.H. Belo Corp., Series A     85,400     1,627,937
Central Newspapers, Inc., Class A     25,000     984,375
Gannett Co., Inc.     22,300     1,818,844
New York Times Co., Class A     35,700     1,753,762
Tribune Co.     18,200     1,002,138
         
      7,187,056
         
 
RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS/LEISURE—0.6%
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.*     40,700     1,076,007
Hasbro, Inc.     26,100     497,531
         
      1,573,538
         
 
RESTAURANTS—0.4%
McDonald's Corp.     27,800     1,120,688
         
 
RETAIL—4.9%
CVS Corp.     18,700     746,831
Home Depot, Inc.     40,050     2,745,928
Tandy Corp.     15,880     781,098
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     92,500     6,394,062
Walgreen Co.     82,700     2,418,975
         
      13,086,894
         
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

22


 
SEMICONDUCTORS—2.3%
Intel Corp.     73,800   $ 6,074,662
         
 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS—12.0%
AT&T Corp.—Liberty Media Group*     101,800     5,777,150
Comcast Corp., Class A     51,700     2,614,081
Crown Castle International Corp.     59,900     1,924,288
General Instrument Corp.*     15,300     1,300,500
Lucent Technologies, Inc.     51,800     3,875,288
MCI WorldCom, Inc.*     82,950     4,401,534
Nortel Networks Corp.     27,800     2,807,800
Qualcomm, Inc.*     27,600     4,861,050
SBC Communications, Inc.     73,300     3,573,375
Sprint Corp. (PCS Group)*     8,200     840,500
         
      31,975,566
         
 
TELEPHONE—1.3%
GTE Corp.     49,400     3,485,787
         
 
TOBACCO—0.3%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc.     37,800     876,488
         
TOTAL COMMON STOCK—(Cost $183,020,022)     257,919,775
         
 
DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—2.5%
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.4%
Standard and Poor's Depositary Receipts     25,233     3,706,097
         
 
OIL—1.1%
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR     47,800     2,888,912
         
TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—(Cost $6,075,769)     6,595,009
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Security Description

 
 
 
Principal Amount (000)

 
 
 
Value

 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—0.9%
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—0.9%
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
2.800%, 01/03/00, maturity
value of $2,574,601, dated
12/31/99 (Collateralized
by $2,800,000 United States
Treasury Bond, 6.000%,
02/15/26, with a value of
$2,628,500)
  $ 2,574   $ 2,574,000
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—
(Cost $2,574,000)
    2,574,000
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—
(Cost $191,669,791) 100.0%
    $267,088,784
         
 
*
 
 
 
Denotes non-income producing security.
ADR   American Depository Receipt

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 1999

 
Security Description

 
 
 
Shares

 
 
 
 
 
Value

 
COMMON STOCK—88.6%
 
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE—0.2%
Raytheon Co., Class A     34,200   $ 848,588
         
 
AIRLINES—0.6%
Southwest Airlines Co.     116,900     1,892,319
         
 
AUTO COMPONENTS—0.0%
Delphi Automotive Systems Corp.     1     16
         
 
AUTOMOBILE—0.7%
Ford Motor Co.     45,800     2,447,437
         
 
BANKS—4.0%
Bank of America Corp.     103,200     5,179,350
Chase Manhattan Corp.     30,400     2,361,700
Citigroup, Inc.     101,800     5,656,263
First Union Corp.     20,900     685,781
         
      13,883,094
         
 
BEVERAGES—1.2%
Coca Cola Co.     44,400     2,586,300
PepsiCo, Inc.     47,500     1,674,375
         
      4,260,675
         
 
BEVERAGES—ALCOHOLIC—0.4%
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.     19,300     1,367,888
         
 
BROADCAST MEDIA—2.1%
CBS Corp.*     70,300     4,494,806
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.*     10,100     901,425
MediaOne Group, Inc.*     24,100     1,851,181
         
      7,247,412
         
 
BUSINESS SERVICES—0.3%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     17,200     926,650
         
 
CHEMICALS—1.9%
Dow Chemical Co.     7,000     935,375
Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.     30,000     1,976,250
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.     37,000     3,621,375
         
      6,533,000
         
 
COMPUTER HARDWARE/
SOFTWARE & SERVICES—8.2%
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     61,400   $ 6,577,475
Compaq Computer Corp.     87,500     2,367,969
Computer Associates International, Inc.     79,100     5,532,056
EMC Corp.*     12,500     1,365,625
Hewlett Packard Co.     25,600     2,916,800
International Business Machines, Inc.     70,800     7,646,400
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*     25,400     1,966,912
         
      28,373,237
         
 
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES—7.0%
America Online, Inc.*     40,800     3,077,850
Dell Computer Corp.*     41,000     2,091,000
Electronic Data Systems Corp.     16,300     1,091,081
Microsoft Corp.*     137,300     16,029,775
Oracle Corp.*     17,500     1,961,094
         
      24,250,800
         
 
COSMETICS—0.5%
Gillette Co.     45,400     1,869,913
         
 
DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING—4.7%
Emerson Electric Co.     41,700     2,392,537
General Electric Co.     78,100     12,085,975
Textron, Inc.     21,600     1,656,450
         
      16,134,962
         
 
DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS—1.0%
Seagram Co. Ltd.     30,600     1,375,088
Time Warner, Inc.     26,700     1,934,081
         
      3,309,169
         
 
DRUGS & HEALTH CARE—7.3%
Baxter International, Inc.     37,800     2,374,312
Becton, Dickinson & Co.     88,600     2,370,050
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.     38,100     2,445,544
Eli Lilly & Co.     27,300     1,815,450
Johnson & Johnson Co.     24,300     2,262,937
Merck & Co., Inc.     52,800     3,540,900
Pfizer, Inc.     60,900     1,975,444
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.     63,200     2,844,000
Schering-Plough Corp.     49,700     2,096,719
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Warner-Lambert Co.     43,200   $ 3,539,700
         
      25,265,056
         
 
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—3.5%
Entergy Corp.     142,400     3,666,800
FPL Group, Inc.     73,300     3,138,156
PG&E Corp.     79,400     1,627,700
Unicom Corp.     107,200     3,591,200
         
      12,023,856
         
 
ELECTRONICS—0.6%
Texas Instruments, Inc.     20,100     1,947,188
         
 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL—0.5%
Waste Management, Inc.     94,800     1,629,375
         
 
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES—4.8%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     89,300     4,202,681
Federal National Mortgage Association     61,300     3,827,419
Mellon Financial Corp.     55,300     1,883,656
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.     15,200     2,169,800
National City Corp.     61,800     1,463,888
Wells Fargo Co.     73,000     2,951,937
         
      16,499,381
         
 
FOODS—1.8%
Archer Daniels Midland Co.     208,120     2,536,462
ConAgra, Inc.     101,900     2,299,119
H.J. Heinz Co.     31,400     1,250,113
         
      6,085,694
         
 
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT—0.6%
Columbia / HCA Healthcare Corp.     66,900     1,961,006
         
 
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—1.2%
Procter & Gamble Co.     32,400     3,549,825
Unilever N.V.     12,200     664,137
         
      4,213,962
         
 
 
INSURANCE—3.7%
American International Group, Inc.     41,400   $ 4,476,375
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     69,600     3,297,300
XL Capital Ltd., Class A     98,800     5,125,250
         
      12,898,925
         
 
MACHINERY—0.4%
Ingersoll-Rand Co.     23,800     1,310,488
         
 
METALS—0.3%
ALCOA, Inc.     13,000     1,079,000
         
 
MULTIMEDIA—0.7%
Walt Disney Co.     80,000     2,340,000
         
 
OIL—4.0%
Exxon Mobil Corp.     114,853     9,252,845
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     73,300     1,585,112
Texaco, Inc.     22,600     1,227,463
USX-Marathon Group     73,100     1,804,656
         
      13,870,076
         
 
 
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS—1.0%
International Paper Co.     63,500     3,583,781
         
 
PHOTOGRAPHY—0.4%
Eastman Kodak Co.     18,200     1,205,750
         
 
PUBLISHING—NEWSPAPERS—0.6%
New York Times Co., Class A     41,700     2,048,513
         
 
RESTAURANTS—0.5%
Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.*     41,700     1,610,663
         
 
RETAIL—5.6%
CVS Corp.     45,200     1,805,175
Federated Department Stores, Inc.*     82,600     4,176,462
Home Depot, Inc.     33,900     2,324,269
May Department Stores Co.     98,750     3,184,688
The Gap, Inc.     23,100     1,062,600
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     100,300     6,933,237
         
      19,486,431
         
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

25


 
RETAIL—FOOD CHAINS—1.4%
Kroger Co.*     157,400   $ 2,970,925
Safeway, Inc.*     54,600     1,941,712
         
      4,912,637
         
 
SEMICONDUCTORS—2.3%
Intel Corp.     98,000     8,066,625
         
 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS—13.3%
ALLTEL Corp.     9,800     810,338
AT&T Corp.     73,565     3,733,424
Bell Atlantic Corp.     56,500     3,478,281
BellSouth Corp.     89,900     4,208,444
GTE Corp.     57,900     4,085,569
Lucent Technologies, Inc.     76,100     5,693,231
MCI WorldCom, Inc.*     80,400     4,266,225
Motorola, Inc.     21,900     3,224,775
Nortel Networks Corp.     42,800     4,322,800
SBC Communications, Inc.     100,810     4,914,487
Sprint Corp. (FON Group)     62,600     4,213,762
Sprint Corp. (PCS Group)*     10,400     1,066,000
U S West, Inc.     26,700     1,922,400
         
      45,939,736
         
 
TOBACCO—0.4%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc.     64,400     1,493,275
         
 
TRANSPORTATION—0.9%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     127,900     3,101,575
         
TOTAL COMMON STOCK—(Cost $287,012,012)     305,918,153
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—2.1%
 
OIL—2.1%
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR     122,700   $ 7,415,681
         
TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—(Cost $5,701,635)     7,415,681
         
 
 
 
 
 
Principal
Amount
(000)

 
 
 
 

 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—9.3%
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—9.3%
State Street Bank and Trust Co. 2.800%, 01/03/00, maturity value of $32,077,483, dated 12/31/99 (Collateralized by $34,850,000 United States Treasury Bond, 6.000%, 02/15/26, with a value of $32,715,438)   $ 32,070     32,070,000
         
 
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—(Cost $32,070,000)
 
 
 
 
 
32,070,000
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—(Cost $324,783,647) 100.0%     $345,403,834
         
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
At December 31, 1999, the Growth and Income Fund had open futures contracts as follows:
 
Future

 
 
 
Expiration

 
 
 
Contracts

 
 
 
Market
Value

 
 
 
Unrealized
Gain

S&P 500   March 2000   74   $ 27,457,700   $ 997,646
 
*
 
 
 
Denotes non-income producing security.
ADR   American Depository Receipt

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE CORE U.S. EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 1999

 
Security Description

 
 
 
Shares

 
 
 
 
 
Value

 
COMMON STOCK—97.9%
 
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE—1.7%
General Dynamics Corp.     36,400   $ 1,920,100
Honeywell International, Inc.     31,600     1,822,925
United Technologies Corp.     38,300     2,489,500
         
      6,232,525
         
 
AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT—0.2%
Caterpillar, Inc.     15,800     743,588
         
 
AIRLINES—0.7%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     20,700     1,031,119
UAL Corp.*     18,900     1,465,931
         
      2,497,050
         
 
 
AUTOMOBILE—1.9%
Ford Motor Co.     69,800     3,729,937
Hertz Corp.     39,300     1,969,913
Navistar International, Corp.*     30,000     1,421,250
         
      7,121,100
         
 
BANKS—4.4%
Bank of America Corp.     90,752     4,554,616
Chase Manhattan Corp.     55,500     4,311,656
Citigroup, Inc.     107,300     5,961,856
Firstar Corp.     14,400     304,200
U.S. Bancorp     34,800     828,675
UnionBanCal Corp.     7,600     299,725
         
      16,260,728
         
 
BEVERAGES—0.9%
Coca Cola Co.     31,900     1,858,175
PepsiCo, Inc.     39,000     1,374,750
         
      3,232,925
         
 
BROADCAST MEDIA—1.5%
Cox Communications, Inc., Class A*     9,800     504,700
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Class A*     34,000     847,875
Infinity Broadcasting Corp., Class A*     14,700     531,956
MediaOne Group, Inc.     13,900     1,067,694
Univision Communications Inc., Class A*     25,500   $ 2,605,781
         
      5,558,006
         
 
BUILDING PRODUCTS—0.6%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.     36,300     2,168,925
         
 
BUSINESS SERVICES—0.3%
First Data Corp.     23,400     1,153,913
         
 
CHEMICALS—1.3%
Dow Chemical Co.     27,500     3,674,687
Praxair, Inc.     7,200     362,250
Rohm & Haas Co.     9,400     382,462
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     9,400     282,588
Solutia, Inc.     19,300     297,944
         
      4,999,931
         
 
COMPUTER HARDWARE/
SOFTWARE & SERVICES—11.6%
Apple Computer, Inc.*     22,200     2,282,437
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     106,600     11,419,525
EMC Corp.*     33,000     3,605,250
Hewlett Packard Co.     33,500     3,816,906
International Business Machines, Inc.     76,600     8,272,800
Lexmark International Group, Inc., Class A*     34,900     3,158,450
Novell, Inc.*     62,500     2,496,094
Seagate Technology, Inc.*     9,400     437,688
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*     41,400     3,205,912
Unisys Corp.*     30,200     964,513
Yahoo! Inc.*     7,700     3,331,694
         
      42,991,269
         
 
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES—8.6%
America Online, Inc.*     65,800     4,963,787
Dell Computer Corp.*     16,400     836,400
Electronic Data Systems Corp.     6,600     441,788
Microsoft Corp.*     159,300     18,598,275
Oracle Corp.*     29,900     3,350,669
VERITAS Software Corp.*     22,350     3,198,844
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Xilinx, Inc.*     10,800   $ 491,062
         
      31,880,825
         
 
CONSUMER GOODS—0.4%
Fortune Brands, Inc.     44,000     1,454,750
         
 
DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING—4.3%
General Electric Co.     102,300     15,830,925
         
 
DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS—2.3%
Eaton Corp.     19,900     1,445,237
Johnson Controls, Inc.     8,300     472,063
PE Corp-PE Biosystems Group     4,300     517,344
PPG Industries, Inc.     9,400     588,087
Seagram Co. Ltd.     31,200     1,402,050
Time Warner, Inc.     5,000     362,188
Tyco International Ltd.     98,462     3,827,710
         
      8,614,679
         
 
DRUGS & HEALTH CARE—8.3%
Abbott Laboratories     47,200     1,713,950
Allergan, Inc.     50,000     2,487,500
Amgen, Inc.*     75,600     4,540,725
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.     5,700     390,094
Biogen, Inc*     21,400     1,808,300
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.     65,700     4,217,119
Cardinal Health, Inc.     8,150     390,181
Johnson & Johnson Co.     58,500     5,447,812
Merck & Co., Inc.     64,900     4,352,356
Pfizer, Inc.     94,200     3,055,613
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.     17,500     787,500
Schering-Plough Corp.     41,500     1,750,781
         
      30,941,931
         
 
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—1.6%
Ameren Corp.     51,200     1,676,800
Dominion Resources, Inc.     17,500     686,875
Duke Energy Corp.     6,000     300,750
Edison International     57,700     1,511,019
PECO Energy Co.     7,700     267,575
Unicom Corp.     42,200     1,413,700
         
      5,856,719
         
 
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—0.7%
General Motors Corp., Class H*     27,900   $ 2,678,400
         
 
ELECTRONICS—1.0%
Solectron Corp.*     18,400     1,750,300
Texas Instruments, Inc.     21,000     2,034,375
         
      3,784,675
         
 
ELECTRONICS—SEMICONDUCTORS—0.8%
Analog Devices, Inc.*     5,700     530,100
Applied Materials, Inc.*     5,100     646,106
LSI Logic Corp.*     7,100     479,250
Micron Technology, Inc.*     5,100     396,525
PMC-Sierra, Inc.*     6,400     1,026,000
         
      3,077,981
         
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES—2.7%
American General Corp.     9,800     743,575
Associates First Capital Corp., Class A     34,646     950,600
Charles Schwab Corp.     25,200     967,050
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     9,700     456,506
Federal National Mortgage Association     6,300     393,356
FleetBoston Financial Corp.     71,100     2,475,169
MBIA, Inc.     6,600     348,562
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     21,300     1,778,550
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.     5,400     770,850
Providian Financial Corp.     4,450     405,228
Wells Fargo Co.     22,400     905,800
         
      10,195,246
         
 
FOODS—1.7%
Archer Daniels Midland Co.     33,705     410,780
ConAgra, Inc.     27,900     629,494
General Mills, Inc.     15,600     557,700
Hormel Foods Corp.     17,100     694,687
IBP, Inc.     29,900     538,200
Nabisco Holdings Corp., Class A     46,600     1,473,725
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp.     187,200     1,989,000
         
      6,293,586
         
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT—1.1%
Aetna, Inc.     18,300   $ 1,021,369
United HealthCare Corp.     47,200     2,507,500
Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc., Class A*     7,600     501,125
         
      4,029,994
         
 
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—2.4%
Procter & Gamble Co.     46,600     5,105,613
Unilever N.V.     63,435     3,453,243
Whirlpool Corp.     7,700     500,981
         
      9,059,837
         
 
 
INSURANCE—6.0%
AFLAC, Inc.     11,500     542,656
Allstate Corp.     24,810     595,440
American International Group, Inc.     70,348     7,606,377
AXA Financial, Inc.     73,400     2,486,425
CIGNA Corp.     29,700     2,392,706
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     28,800     1,364,400
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.     17,000     1,160,250
Loews Corp.     6,200     376,263
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     16,600     1,588,412
MGIC Investment Corp.     9,700     583,819
The PMI Group, Inc.     20,700     1,010,419
Travelers Property Casualty Corp., Class A     73,900     2,531,075
         
      22,238,242
         
 
INTEGRATED OIL—0.2%
Chevron Corp.     10,100     874,913
         
 
 
LEISURE TIME—0.9%
Brunswick Corp.     26,500     589,625
Carnival Corp.     40,800     1,950,750
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     15,200     749,550
         
      3,289,925
         
 
MACHINERY—0.4%
Ingersoll-Rand Co.     29,300     1,613,331
         
 
METALS—1.1%
Alcan Aluminum Ltd.     50,600   $ 2,084,087
ALCOA, Inc.     20,600     1,709,800
Inco Ltd.     15,800     371,300
         
      4,165,187
         
 
MINING—0.1%
Barrick Gold Corp.     19,300     341,369
         
 
MULTIMEDIA—0.4%
Viacom, Inc., Class B*     24,000     1,450,500
         
 
OIL—4.0%
Conoco, Inc., Class B     21,496     534,713
Exxon Mobil Corp.     134,377     10,825,747
Schlumberger Ltd.     40,000     2,250,000
Texaco, Inc.     10,400     564,850
Vastar Resources, Inc.     8,300     489,700
         
      14,665,010
         
 
OIL & GAS DRILLING—0.1%
Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc.     7,760     261,415
         
 
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS—0.3%
Avery Dennison Corp.     17,000     1,238,875
         
 
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS—0.5%
Georgia Pacific Corp.     35,400     1,796,550
         
 
PHOTOGRAPHY—0.9%
Eastman Kodak Co.     49,400     3,272,750
         
 
PUBLISHING—0.1%
Valassis Communications, Inc.*     8,900     376,025
         
 
RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS/LEISURE—0.1%
Hasbro, Inc.     19,400     369,813
         
 
 
RETAIL—6.0%
Barnes & Noble, Inc.*     16,200     334,125
Circuit City Stores, Inc.     64,400     2,902,025
Dayton Hudson Corp.     39,200     2,878,750
Federated Department Stores, Inc.*     34,100     1,724,181
Home Depot, Inc.     83,700     5,738,681
Limited, Inc.     18,100     783,956
Supervalu, Inc.     15,600     312,000
Tandy Corp.     15,600     767,325
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Tiffany & Co.     5,100   $ 455,175
TJX Cos., Inc.     11,400     232,988
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     88,800     6,138,300
         
      22,267,506
         
 
RETAIL—FOOD CHAINS—0.7%
Kroger Co.*     66,400     1,253,300
Safeway, Inc.*     34,510     1,227,262
         
      2,480,562
         
 
SEMICONDUCTORS—1.9%
Intel Corp.     83,400     6,864,862
         
 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS—12.4%
ALLTEL Corp.     9,100     752,456
AT&T Corp.     136,350     6,919,762
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media Group*     8,300     471,025
BCE, Inc.     6,800     613,275
Bell Atlantic Corp.     17,500     1,077,344
BellSouth Corp.     83,900     3,927,569
CenturyTel, Inc.     10,200     483,225
GTE Corp.     5,300     373,981
Lucent Technologies, Inc.     63,600     4,758,075
MCI WorldCom, Inc.*     72,300     3,836,419
Motorola, Inc.     21,000     3,092,250
Nortel Networks Corp.     33,900     3,423,900
Qualcomm, Inc.*     24,000     4,227,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.*     28,700     1,234,100
SBC Communications, Inc.     132,253     6,447,334
Sprint Corp. (FON Group)     57,900     3,897,394
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     5,100     642,600
         
      46,177,709
         
 
TOBACCO—0.4%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc.     58,000     1,344,875
UST, Inc.     12,900     324,919
         
      1,669,794
         
 
TRANSPORTATION—0.2%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     25,400     615,950
         
 
UTILITIES—0.2%
KeySpan Corp.     13,600   $ 315,350
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     11,600     403,825
         
      719,175
         
TOTAL COMMON STOCK—(Cost $263,525,510)     363,408,971
         
 
DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—1.7%
 
OIL—1.7%
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR     105,400     6,370,112
         
TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—(Cost $5,909,806)     6,370,112
         
 
 
 
 
 
Principal
Amount
(000)

 
 
 
 

 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—0.4%
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—0.4%
State Street Bank and Trust Co. 2.800%, 01/03/00, maturity value of $1,293,302, dated 12/31/99 (Collateralized by $1,405,000 United States Treasury Bond, 6.000%, 02/15/26, with a value of $1,318,944)   $ 1,293     1,293,000
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—(Cost $1,293,000)     1,293,000
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—(Cost $270,728,316)—100.0%     $371,072,083
         
 
OTHER INFORMATION—
 
At December 31, 1999, the CORE U.S. Equity Fund had open futures contracts as follows:
 
Future

 
 
 
Expiration

 
 
 
Contracts

 
 
 
Market
Value

 
 
 
Unrealized
Gain

S&P 500   March 2000   4   $ 1,484,200   $ 23,213
 
*
 
 
 
Denotes non-income producing security.
ADR   American Depository Receipt

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 1999

 
Security Description

 
 
 
Shares

 
 
 
 
 
Value

 
COMMON STOCK—95.3%
 
AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT—2.5%
AGCO Corp.     106,700   $ 1,433,781
Titan International, Inc.     95,700     622,050
         
      2,055,831
         
 
AIR FREIGHT, TRUCK & OTHER—2.5%
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*     36,800     736,000
Landstar Systems, Inc.*     30,100     1,288,656
         
      2,024,656
         
 
BANKS—5.9%
BancWest Corp.     45,400     885,300
Pacific Century Financial Corp.     118,300     2,210,731
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.     133,600     995,738
The Colonial BancGroup, Inc.     68,000     705,500
         
      4,797,269
         
 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION—0.8%
Stone & Webster, Inc.     38,400     645,600
         
 
BUSINESS SERVICES—1.0%
Modis Professional Services, Inc.*     58,200     829,350
         
 
CHEMICALS—3.5%
Methanex Corp.*     485,700     1,274,962
Millennium Chemicals, Inc.     77,100     1,522,725
         
      2,797,687
         
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES—1.9%
ADVO, Inc. *     63,900     1,517,625
         
 
COMPUTER HARDWARE—3.6%
Belden, Inc.     50,900     1,068,900
Hutchinson Technology, Inc.*     57,900     1,230,375
Maxtor Corp.*     25,400     184,150
Quantum Corp.*     61,000     423,187
         
      2,906,612
         
 
 
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES—1.6%
Mentor Graphics Corp.*     96,900     1,277,869
         
 
DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING—4.2%
Lydall, Inc.*     161,900     1,072,588
Milacron, Inc.     91,100     1,400,662
Wolverine Tube, Inc.*     67,400   $ 952,025
         
      3,425,275
         
 
DRUGS & HEALTH CARE—4.3%
Haemonetics Corp.*     67,800     1,614,488
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     62,500     1,863,281
         
      3,477,769
         
 
EDUCATION—4.1%
Career Education Corp.*     69,200     2,655,550
ITT Educational Services, Inc.*     41,600     642,200
         
      3,297,750
         
 
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—3.9%
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.     12,000     195,750
CMP Group, Inc.     49,600     1,367,100
Public Service Company of New Mexico     96,300     1,564,875
         
      3,127,725
         
 
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—0.7%
Varian, Inc.*     25,400     571,500
         
 
ELECTRONICS—0.6%
Avnet, Inc.     8,730     528,165
         
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.5%
Community First Bankshares, Inc.     30,300     477,225
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     44,100     700,088
         
      1,177,313
         
 
FOODS—0.7%
International Home Foods, Inc.*     33,900     589,013
         
 
GAMING COMPANIES—0.8%
GTECH Holdings Corp.*     31,100     684,200
         
 
GAS & PIPELINE UTILITIES—0.9%
Indiana Energy, Inc.     19,100     339,025
Laclede Gas Co.     16,500     356,813
         
      695,838
         
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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HEALTH CARE—4.2%
Bergen Brunswig Corp., Class A     69,700   $ 579,381
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.*     379,300     1,659,437
Foundation Health Systems, Inc.*     108,800     1,081,200
Radiologix, Inc.*     23,500     102,813
         
      3,422,831
         
 
HOTELS—1.7%
Prime Hospitality Corp.*     153,800     1,355,362
         
 
INSURANCE—6.2%
ESG Re Ltd.     183,900     1,275,806
PXRE Group Ltd.     129,900     1,688,700
Radian Group, Inc.     14,537     694,142
Zenith National Insurance Corp.     67,000     1,381,875
         
      5,040,523
         
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES—2.6%
Allied Capital Corp.     20,000     366,250
Blackrock, Inc., Class A*     63,200     1,086,250
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class B     27,300     685,912
         
      2,138,412
         
 
 
MACHINERY—1.2%
UNOVA, Inc.*     75,300     978,900
         
 
MANUFACTURING—0.9%
American National Can Group, Inc.     57,500     747,500
         
 
MULTIMEDIA—1.8%
Media General, Inc., Class A     27,600     1,435,200
         
 
OIL & GAS DRILLING—1.5%
Swift Energy Co.*     108,100     1,243,150
         
 
OIL REFINING—1.4%
Valero Energy Corp.     56,500     1,122,938
         
 
PUBLISHING—0.8%
Penton Media, Inc.     25,600     614,400
         
 
PUBLISHING—NEWSPAPERS—1.6%
Lee Enterprises, Inc.     40,000     1,277,500
         
 
REAL ESTATE—7.8%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     13,800   $ 439,012
Avalonbay Communities, Inc.     17,700     607,331
Catellus Development Corp.*     28,600     366,438
CenterPoint Properties Corp.     17,700     634,987
Cousins Properties, Inc.     11,700     397,069
Insignia Financial Group, Inc.*     93,266     810,248
LNR Property Corp.     20,800     413,400
Prentiss Properties Trust     36,600     768,600
Reckson Associates Realty Corp.     21,100     432,550
RFS Hotel Investors, Inc.     74,000     772,375
Storage USA, Inc.     9,400     284,350
Trammell Crow Co.*     32,700     380,138
         
      6,306,498
         
 
RESTAURANTS—1.6%
Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc.*     83,700     1,297,350
         
 
RETAIL—4.4%
Brookstone, Inc.*     46,100     809,631
Fleming Cos., Inc.     107,500     1,101,875
Movado Group, Inc.     39,537     862,401
Reebok International Ltd.*     92,500     757,344
         
      3,531,251
         
 
SEMICONDUCTORS—5.1%
General Semiconductor, Inc.*     167,500     2,376,406
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*     64,600     791,350
Neomagic Corp.*     26,800     293,125
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*     20,956     662,734
         
      4,123,615
         
 
STEEL—3.8%
Ispat International N.V., Class A     63,700     1,027,162
UCAR International, Inc.*     114,700     2,043,094
         
      3,070,256
         
 
TEXTILES—1.9%
Burlington Industries, Inc.*     381,400     1,525,600
         
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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TRANSPORTATION—1.8%
Teekay Shipping Corp.     91,500   $ 1,458,281
         
TOTAL COMMON STOCK—(Cost $82,287,398)     77,116,614
         
 
 
DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—1.7%
 
MACHINERY—1.7%
Denison International PLC ADR*     138,800     1,422,700
         
TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS—(Cost $2,159,353)     1,422,700
         
 
 
 
 
 
Principal
Amount
(000)

 
 
 
 

 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—3.0%
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—3.0%
State Street Bank and Trust Co. 2.800%, 01/03/00, maturity value of $2,413,563, dated 12/31/99 (Collateralized by $2,625,000 United States Treasury Bond, 6.000%, 02/15/26, with a value of $2,464,219)   $ 2,413     2,413,000
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—(Cost $2,413,000)     2,413,000
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—(Cost $86,859,751) 100.0%     $80,952,314
         
*   Denotes non-income producing security.
ADR   American Depository Receipt

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 1999

 
  Global
Income Fund

 
 
ASSETS
 
Investments—securities, at value (Note B)   $ 61,486,684  
Cash, including foreign currency at value     65,570  
Cash restricted for initial margin on Futures contracts     0  
Dividends receivable     0  
Interest receivable     1,101,803  
Receivable for securities sold     0  
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note G)     1,620,823  
Receivable for fund shares sold     21,816  
Foreign income tax reclaim receivable     0  
Receivable for variation margin     0  
Receivable due from Protective Investment Advisors (Note C)     21,640  
   
 
TOTAL ASSETS     64,318,336  
   
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note G)     372,130  
Payable for securities purchased     0  
Investment management fee payable (Note C)     59,670  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     17,471  
Payable for fund shares redeemed     51,936  
   
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     501,207  
   
 
NET ASSETS   $ 63,817,129  
   
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
Paid-in capital   $ 62,013,209  
Undistributed net investment income (Note B)     3,146,362  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures, foreign currency transactions and options     (1,560,625 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:        
Investments     (1,028,672 )
Futures     0  
Foreign currency translations     1,246,855  
   
 
NET ASSETS   $ 63,817,129  
   
 
 
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
 
Offering and redemption price per share (based on shares of capital stock outstanding, par value $.001 per share)   $ 10.477  
Total shares outstanding at end of period     6,091,411  
Cost of investments   $ 62,515,356  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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International
Equity
Fund

 
Capital
Growth Fund

 
Growth and
Income Fund

 
CORE U.S.
Equity
Fund

 
Small Cap
Value
Fund

 
 
ASSETS
 
Investments—securities, at value (Note B) $ 224,969,978   $ 267,088,784   $ 345,403,834   $ 371,072,083   $ 80,952,314  
Cash, including foreign currency at value   189,968     378     844     267     857  
Cash restricted for initial margin on Futures contracts   0     0     1,750,000     300,000     0  
Dividends receivable   78,844     153,708     364,920     307,790     62,532  
Interest receivable   316     200     2,494     101     188  
Receivable for securities sold   0     1,542,648     0     0     297,665  
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note G)   34,760     0     0     0     0  
Receivable for fund shares sold   2,004     5,458     27,627     107,910     1,983  
Foreign income tax reclaim receivable   222,354     0     0     0     0  
Receivable for variation margin   0     0     62,900     3,819     0  
Receivable due from Protective Investment Advisors (Note C)   71,608     20,659     37,358     27,730     19,600  
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS   225,569,832     268,811,835     347,649,977     371,819,700     81,335,139  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note G)   371,818     0     0     0     0  
Payable for securities purchased   0     350,652     650,024     0     0  
Investment management fee payable (Note C)   201,088     173,566     233,645     242,304     53,467  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   39,099     22,672     62,697     37,917     25,172  
Payable for fund shares redeemed   22,584     109,687     222,917     0     43,851  
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   634,589     656,577     1,169,283     280,221     122,490  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS $ 224,935,243   $ 268,155,258   $ 346,480,694   $ 371,539,479   $ 81,212,649  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
Paid-in capital $ 141,208,277   $ 173,187,911   $ 316,809,722   $ 225,902,017   $ 99,693,794  
Undistributed net investment income (Note B)   1,412,923     252,195     5,169,260     1,559,014     462,571  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures, foreign currency transactions and options   28,998,812     19,296,159     2,883,879     43,711,435     (13,036,279 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                              
Investments   53,658,744     75,418,993     20,620,187     100,343,767     (5,907,437 )
Futures   0     0     997,646     23,213     0  
Foreign currency translations   (343,513 )   0     0     33     0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS $ 224,935,243   $ 268,155,258   $ 346,480,694   $ 371,539,479   $ 81,212,649  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
 
Offering and redemption price per share (based on shares of capital stock outstanding, par value $.001 per share) $ 18.678   $ 26.293   $ 14.716   $ 27.138   $ 8.676  
Total shares outstanding at end of period   12,042,512     10,198,638     23,544,319     13,690,829     9,360,919  
Cost of investments $ 171,311,234   $ 191,669,791   $ 324,783,647   $ 270,728,316   $ 86,859,751  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 1999

 
  Global
Income Fund

 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
Dividend income   $ 0  
Interest income     3,430,534  
Foreign taxes withheld     (7,822 )
   
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     3,422,712  
 
EXPENSES
 
Investment management fee (Note C)     705,383  
Custodian fees and expenses     101,525  
Transfer agent fee     1,514  
Audit fee     11,803  
Directors fee (Note C)     2,587  
Legal expense     2,098  
Printing expense     1,984  
   
 
Total operating expenses before reimbursement     826,894  
Expense reimbursement borne by Protective Investment
Advisors (Note C)
    (121,511 )
   
 
NET EXPENSES     705,383  
   
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     2,717,329  
   
 
         
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS,
FOREIGN CURRENCY, OPTIONS AND FUTURES TRANSACTIONS
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:        
Investments     (1,752,722 )
Futures     0  
Foreign currency transactions     497,313  
Options     0  
   
 
Total net realized gain (loss)     (1,255,409 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:        
Investments     (3,507,564 )
Futures     0  
Foreign currency translations     1,263,932  
   
 
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,243,632 )
   
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)     (3,499,041 )
   
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
  $ (781,712 )
   
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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International
Equity
Fund

 
Capital
Growth Fund

  Growth and
Income Fund

 
CORE U.S.
Equity Fund

 
Small Cap
Value
Fund

 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
Dividend income $ 3,105,402   $ 1,659,350   $ 6,500,522   $ 3,982,298   $ 902,702  
Interest income   114,002     251,394     1,657,562     190,595     278,055  
Foreign taxes withheld   (342,593 )   (3,460 )   (62,854 )   (102,315 )   (4,703 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   2,876,811     1,907,284     8,095,230     4,070,578     1,176,054  
 
EXPENSES
 
Investment management fee (Note C)   2,010,216     1,655,084     2,926,943     2,511,534     710,400  
Custodian fees and expenses   369,144     67,996     115,882     97,076     52,844  
Transfer agent fee   1,514     1,514     1,514     1,514     1,514  
Audit fee   26,077     22,044     45,531     33,379     20,710  
Directors fee (Note C)   5,884     5,385     13,348     9,468     3,301  
Legal expense   5,980     6,770     11,972     10,273     2,907  
Printing expense   5,810     6,968     17,995     10,300     5,566  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating expenses before reimbursement   2,424,625     1,765,761     3,133,185     2,673,544     797,242  
Expense reimbursement borne by Protective Investment
Advisors (Note C)
  (414,409 )   (110,677 )   (206,242 )   (162,010 )   (86,842 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EXPENSES   2,010,216     1,655,084     2,926,943     2,511,534     710,400  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   866,595     252,200     5,168,287     1,559,044     465,654  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS,
FOREIGN CURRENCY, OPTIONS AND FUTURES TRANSACTIONS
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                              
Investments   30,309,836     19,454,815     580,487     43,405,917     (9,131,176 )
Futures   0     0     2,056,788     491,088     0  
Foreign currency transactions   239,838     0     1,000     (30 )   0  
Options   0     0     321,528     0     27,382  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)   30,549,674     19,454,815     2,959,803     43,896,975     (9,103,794 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                              
Investments   24,852,873     34,898,747     12,212,804     20,968,650     8,410,385  
Futures   0     0     997,646     (162,352 )   0  
Foreign currency translations   (85,366 )   0     0     33     0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   24,767,507     34,898,747     13,210,450     20,806,331     8,410,385  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)   55,317,181     54,353,562     16,170,253     64,703,306     (693,409 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
$ 56,183,776   $ 54,605,762   $ 21,338,540   $ 66,262,350   $ (227,755 )
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS



 
  Global Income Fund

  International Equity Fund

 
 
  Year Ended
12/31/99

  Year Ended
12/31/98

  Year Ended
12/31/99

  Year Ended
12/31/98

 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
Operations:
 
Net investment income   $ 2,717,329   $ 2,618,142   $ 866,595   $ 576,061  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments,
futures, foreign currency related
transactions and options
    (1,255,409 )   1,291,114     30,549,674     11,378,684  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,243,632 )   1,571,605     24,767,507     15,914,754  
   
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (781,712 )   5,480,861     56,183,776     27,869,499  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note B):
 
From net investment income     0     (1,431,569 )   (644,889 )   (74,421 )
From net realized gain on investments     (278,524 )   (1,581,576 )   (2,886,816 )   (8,233,041 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions     (278,524 )   (3,013,145 )   (3,531,705 )   (8,307,462 )
 
Capital stock transactions:
 
Net proceeds from sales     9,224,228     13,043,638     7,791,347     26,827,493  
Net proceeds from reinvestment
of distributions
    278,524     3,013,145     3,531,705     8,307,462  
Cost of shares redeemed     (7,387,944 )   (4,595,043 )   (14,024,812 )   (11,598,983 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions     2,114,808     11,461,740     (2,701,760 )   23,535,972  
   
 
 
 
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     1,054,572     13,929,456     49,950,311     43,098,009  
Net assets at beginning of period     62,762,557     48,833,101     174,984,932     131,886,923  
   
 
 
 
 
Net assets at end of period*   $ 63,817,129   $ 62,762,557   $ 224,935,243   $ 174,984,932  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Shares issued and repurchased:
 
Shares sold     874,302     1,226,140     510,886     1,893,779  
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions     26,901     283,126     231,210     584,358  
Shares repurchased     (703,175 )   (434,859 )   (932,227 )   (837,232 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease)     198,028     1,074,407     (190,131 )   1,640,905  
   
 
 
 
 
*Includes undistributed (overdistributed) distributions of net investment income   $ 3,146,362   $ 123,826   $ 1,412,923   $ (104,842 )
   
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Capital Growth Fund

  Growth and Income Fund

  CORE U.S. Equity Fund

 
 
Year Ended
12/31/99

  Year Ended
12/31/98

  Year Ended
12/31/99

  Year Ended
12/31/98

  Year Ended
12/31/99

  Year Ended
12/31/98

 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
Operations:
 
Net investment income $ 252,200   $ 587,769   $ 5,168,287   $ 4,926,779   $ 1,559,044   $ 1,547,122  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments,
futures, foreign currency related
transactions and options
  19,454,815     5,617,719     2,959,803     20,454,794     43,896,975     3,920,197  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   34,898,747     27,519,154     13,210,450     (39,609,065 )   20,806,331     38,251,808  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   54,605,762     33,724,642     21,338,540     (14,227,492 )   66,262,350     43,719,127  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note B):
 
From net investment income   (2,660 )   (587,870 )   (274,206 )   (4,661,662 )   (45,539 )   (1,553,374 )
From net realized gain on investments   (2,889,577 )   (2,717,132 )   (4,305,058 )   (26,790,863 )   (1,353,110 )   (2,708,751 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions   (2,892,237 )   (3,305,002 )   (4,579,264 )   (31,452,525 )   (1,398,649 )   (4,262,125 )
 
Capital stock transactions:
 
Net proceeds from sales   63,817,730     50,895,298     8,262,456     75,138,167     48,157,152     52,591,612  
Net proceeds from reinvestment
of distributions
  2,892,237     3,305,002     4,579,264     31,452,525     1,398,649     4,262,125  
Cost of shares redeemed   (5,417,100 )   (4,513,550 )   (71,410,326 )   (29,123,341 )   (5,873,912 )   (10,526,909 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions   61,292,867     49,686,750     (58,568,606 )   77,467,351     43,681,889     46,326,828  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   113,006,392     80,106,390     (41,809,330 )   31,787,334     108,545,590     85,783,830  
Net assets at beginning of period   155,148,866     75,042,476     388,290,024     356,502,690     262,993,889     177,210,059  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets at end of period* $ 268,155,258   $ 155,148,866   $ 346,480,694   $ 388,290,024   $ 371,539,479   $ 262,993,889  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares issued and repurchased:
 
Shares sold   2,870,257     2,785,364     562,878     4,535,739     1,999,458     2,568,758  
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions   131,433     158,431     321,001     2,230,595     58,289     190,614  
Shares repurchased   (236,196 )   (254,257 )   (4,939,542 )   (1,784,688 )   (236,448 )   (516,364 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease)   2,765,494     2,689,538     (4,055,663 )   4,981,646     1,821,299     2,243,008  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Includes undistributed (overdistributed) distributions of net investment income $ 252,195   $ 2,655   $ 5,169,260   $ 274,185   $ 1,559,014   $ 45,539  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Small Cap Value Fund

 
 
  Year Ended
12/31/99

  Year Ended
12/31/98

 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
Operations:
 
Net investment income   $ 465,654   $ 497,853  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments,
futures, foreign currency related
transactions and options
    (9,103,794 )   2,865,968  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     8,410,385     (21,853,516 )
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (227,755 )   (18,489,695 )
   
 
 
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note B):
 
From net investment income     0     (510,298 )
From net realized gain on investments     (18,030 )   (7,958,253 )
In excess of net realized gain on investments     0     (3,918,953 )
   
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions     (18,030 )   (12,387,504 )
   
 
 
 
Capital stock transactions:
 
Net proceeds from sales     2,990,161     20,266,376  
Net proceeds from reinvestment
of distributions
    18,030     12,387,504  
Cost of shares redeemed     (21,340,930 )   (9,969,055 )
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions     (18,332,739 )   22,684,825  
   
 
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (18,578,524 )   (8,192,374 )
Net assets at beginning of period     99,791,173     107,983,547  
   
 
 
Net assets at end of period*   $ 81,212,649   $ 99,791,173  
   
 
 
 
Shares issued and repurchased:
 
Shares sold     340,448     1,712,251  
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions     1,969     1,477,611  
Shares repurchased     (2,508,978 )   (871,563 )
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease)     (2,166,561 )   2,318,299  
   
 
 
*Includes undistributed (overdistributed) distributions of net investment income   $ 462,571   $  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period

 
  Year Ended
 
Global Income Fund
 
 

 
  12/31/99
  12/31/98
  12/31/97
  12/31/96
  12/31/95
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.650   $ 10.134   $ 10.177   $ 10.074   $ 9.558  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income     0.496     0.422     0.558     0.628     0.607  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.624 )   0.631     0.455     0.310     0.968  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total from investment operations     (0.128 )   1.053     1.013     0.938     1.575  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Less Distributions:                                
From net investment income     0.000     (0.255 )   (0.917 )   (0.628 )   (0.553 )
In excess of net investment income     0.000     (0.000 )   0.000     (0.036 )   (0.323 )
From net realized gain     (0.045 )   (0.282 )   (0.139 )   (0.171 )   (0.183 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total distributions     (0.045 )   (0.537 )   (1.056 )   (0.835 )   (1.059 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.477   $ 10.650   $ 10.134   $ 10.177   $ 10.074  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total Return (a)     (1.20 )%   10.40 %   9.94 %   9.48 %   16.94 %
Ratios & Supplemental Data                                
Net Assets, end of period (000's)   $ 63,817   $ 62,763   $ 48,833   $ 37,675   $ 31,085  
Ratios to average net assets:                                
Net expenses (b)     1.10 %   1.10 %   1.10 %   1.10 %   1.10 %
Gross expenses (b)     1.29 %   1.28 %   1.32 %   1.42 %   1.50 %
Net investment income (b)     4.24 %   4.71 %   5.27 %   5.71 %   5.94 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     189 %   194 %   369 %   214 %   295 %
 
  Year Ended
 
 
International Equity Fund
 
 

 
 
  12/31/99
  12/31/98
  12/31/97
  12/31/96
  12/31/95
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 14.305   $ 12.452   $ 12.865   $ 11.045   $ 9.581  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income     0.180     (0.018 )   0.038     0.140     0.067  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     4.490     2.584     0.525     1.955     1.817  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total from investment operations     4.670     2.566     0.563     2.095     1.884  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Less Distributions:                                
From net investment income     (0.054 )   (0.006 )   (0.238 )   (0.005 )   (0.076 )
In excess of net investment income     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     (0.344 )
From net realized gain     (0.243 )   (0.707 )   (0.738 )   (0.270 )   0.000  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total distributions     (0.297 )   (0.713 )   (0.976 )   (0.275 )   (0.420 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 18.678   $ 14.305   $ 12.452   $ 12.865   $ 11.045  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total Return (a)     33.11 %   20.65 %   4.42 %   19.00 %   19.66 %
 
Ratios & Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets, end of period (000's)   $ 224,935   $ 174,985   $ 131,887   $ 96,736   $ 58,842  
Ratios to average net assets:                                
Net expenses (b)     1.10 %   1.10 %   1.10 %   1.10 %   1.10 %
Gross expenses (b)     1.33 %   1.39 %   1.37 %   1.38 %   1.55 %
Net investment income (b)     0.47 %   0.37 %   0.34 %   0.52 %   0.96 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     91 %   79 %   34 %   38 %   40 %

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Year Ended
   
   
Capital Growth Fund
 
 

  For the Period
6/13/95* to
12/31/95

   
  12/31/99
  12/31/98
  12/31/97
  12/31/96
   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 20.873   $ 15.820   $ 12.647   $ 10.613   $ 10.000    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Income from investment operations:                                  
Net investment income     0.025     0.081     0.104     0.134     0.080    
Net realized and unrealized gain     5.697     5.427     4.243     2.209     0.613    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total from investment operations     5.722     5.508     4.347     2.343     0.693    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Less Distributions:                                  
From net investment income     0.000     (0.081 )   (0.104 )   (0.134 )   (0.080 )  
In excess of net investment income     0.000     (0.000 )   (0.000 )   (0.002 )   (0.000 )  
From net realized gain     (0.302 )   (0.374 )   (1.070 )   (0.125 )   0.000    
In excess of net realized gain     0.000     0.000     0.000     (0.048 )   0.000    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total distributions     (0.302 )   (0.455 )   (1.174 )   (0.309 )   (0.080 )  
   
 
 
 
 
   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 26.293   $ 20.873   $ 15.820   $ 12.647   $ 10.613    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total Return (a)     27.76 %   34.76 %   34.57 %   22.05 %   6.93 %  
 
Ratios & Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets, end of period (000's)   $ 268,155   $ 155,149   $ 75,042   $ 30,299   $ 10,716    
Ratios to average net assets:                                  
Net expenses (b)     0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %  
Gross expenses (b)     0.85 %   0.86 %   0.97 %   1.02 %   1.62 %  
Net investment income (b)     0.12 %   0.54 %   0.90 %   1.54 %   2.57 %  
Portfolio Turnover Rate     38 %   28 %   61 %   35 %   5 %  
 
  Year Ended
   
 
Growth and Income Fund
 
 

 
 
 
 

  12/31/99
  12/31/98
  12/31/97
  12/31/96
  12/31/95
   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 14.068   $ 15.762   $ 14.183   $ 12.197   $ 9.661    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                  
Net investment income     0.221     0.193     0.132     0.266     0.246    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.615     (0.651 )   4.030     2.987     2.854    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total from investment operations     0.836     (0.458 )   4.162     3.253     3.100    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Less Distributions:                                  
From net investment income     (0.011 )   (0.183 )   (0.131 )   (0.266 )   (0.246 )  
From net realized gain     (0.177 )   (1.053 )   (2.452 )   (1.001 )   (0.318 )  
In excess of net realized gain     0.000     (0.000 )   (0.000 )   (0.000 )   (0.000 )  
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total distributions     (0.188 )   (1.236 )   (2.583 )   (1.267 )   (0.564 )  
   
 
 
 
 
   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.716   $ 14.068   $ 15.762   $ 14.183   $ 12.197    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total Return (a)     5.99 %   (2.92) %   29.84 %   26.82 %   32.29 %  
 
Ratios & Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets, end of period (000's)   $ 346,481   $ 388,290   $ 356,503   $ 210,587   $ 128,076    
Ratios to average net assets:                                  
Net expenses (b)     0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %  
Gross expenses (b)     0.86 %   0.85 %   0.85 %   0.88 %   0.93 %  
Net investment income (b)     1.41 %   1.25 %   0.88 %   2.11 %   2.36 %  
Portfolio Turnover Rate     116 %   116 %   69 %   49 %   55 %  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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  Year Ended
   
CORE U.S. Equity Fund
 
 

   
  12/31/99
  12/31/98
  12/31/97
  12/31/96
  12/31/95
   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 22.157   $ 18.409   $ 15.437   $ 13.109   $ 9.839    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                  
Net investment income     0.113     0.132     0.170     0.180     0.143    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     4.973     3.981     4.568     2.706     3.470    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total from investment operations     5.086     4.113     4.738     2.886     3.613    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Less Distributions:                                  
From net investment income     (0.003 )   (0.133 )   (0.165 )   (0.180 )   (0.143 )  
From net realized gain     (0.102 )   (0.232 )   (1.601 )   (0.378 )   (0.200 )  
In excess of net realized gain     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total distributions     (0.105 )   (0.365 )   (1.766 )   (0.558 )   (0.343 )  
   
 
 
 
 
   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 27.138   $ 22.157   $ 18.409   $ 15.437   $ 13.109    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total Return (a)     23.02 %   22.33 %   30.95 %   21.94 %   36.73 %  
 
Ratios & Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets, end of period (000's)   $ 371,539   $ 262,994   $ 177,210   $ 101,624   $ 56,723    
Ratios to average net assets:                                  
Net expenses (b)     0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %  
Gross expenses (b)     0.85 %   0.85 %   0.86 %   0.91 %   1.01 %  
Net investment income (b)     0.50 %   0.71 %   1.06 %   1.44 %   1.69 %  
Portfolio Turnover Rate     55 %   48 %   61 %   34 %   60 %  
 
  Year Ended
   
 
Small Cap Value Fund
 
 

 
 
 
 

  12/31/99
  12/31/98
  12/31/97
  12/31/96
  12/31/95
   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.657   $ 11.726   $ 10.022   $ 9.345   $ 8.951    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                  
Net investment income     0.049     0.049     0.040     0.030     0.079    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (0.028 )   (1.885 )   3.162     1.840     0.502    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total from investment operations     0.021     (1.836 )   3.202     1.870     0.581    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Less Distributions:                                  
From net investment income     0.000     (0.051 )   (0.038 )   (0.030 )   (0.079 )  
From net realized gain     (0.002 )   (0.792 )   (1.460 )   (1.163 )   (0.031 )  
In excess of net realized gain     0.000     (0.390 )   0.000     0.000     (0.077 )  
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total distributions     (0.002 )   (1.233 )   (1.498 )   (1.193 )   (0.187 )  
   
 
 
 
 
   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.676   $ 8.657   $ 11.726   $ 10.022   $ 9.345    
   
 
 
 
 
   
Total Return (a)     0.24 %   (15.32) %   32.20 %   20.22 %   6.46 %  
 
Ratios & Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets, end of period (000's)   $ 81,213   $ 99,791   $ 107,984   $ 64,433   $ 43,830    
Ratios to average net assets:                                  
Net expenses (b)     0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %   0.80 %  
Gross expenses (b)     0.90 %   0.89 %   0.89 %   0.94 %   1.00 %  
Net investment income (b)     0.52 %   0.45 %   0.38 %   0.31 %   1.09 %  
Portfolio Turnover Rate     87 %   96 %   99 %   100 %   60 %  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(continued)

*  Commencement of operations.

(a)  Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value per share on the last day of the prior fiscal period and a sale at net asset value per share on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at the net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each Fund. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. Total return would have been lower had Protective Investment Advisors, Inc. not reimbursed certain Fund expenses.

(b)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 1999

NOTE A – ORGANIZATION

Protective Investment Company (the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Maryland on September 2, 1993 as an open-end management investment company. The Company offers six separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Company currently issues shares in six funds: Global Income Fund, International Equity Fund, Capital Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, CORE U.S. Equity Fund, and Small Cap Value Fund (individually a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). The Company previously offered the Money Market Fund in addition to the six Funds described above. The Money Market Fund was liquidated on April 28, 1999. The net asset value of the fund at the liquidation date amounted to $7,288,776. The Company had no operations prior to March 2, 1994, other than those relating to organizational matters. The initial capital contribution of $50,000, $10,000 per fund, resulting in 1,000 shares being issued by each of the Global Income Fund, International Equity Fund, Growth and Income Fund, CORE U.S. Equity Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, was provided on March 2, 1994 by Protective Life Insurance Company. The Company commenced investment operations on March 14, 1994. On June 13, 1995 the Capital Growth Fund commenced investment operations by issuing 100,000 shares of stock to Protective Life Insurance Company ("Protective Life") in exchange for an initial contribution of $1,000,000.

The Company offers each Fund to separate accounts of Protective Life and Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company as funding vehicles for certain variable annuity and variable life contracts issued by Protective Life and Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company through separate accounts.

NOTE B – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies adopted by the Company are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Valuation of Investments – The Company's portfolio securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price, or, if no sale occurs, at the mean between the closing bid and closing asked prices. Portfolio securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last sale price, or, if no sale occurs, at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of 61 days or more are valued on the basis of dealer-supplied quotations or by a pricing service selected by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, investment adviser to the Company, and approved by the board of directors of the Company. Short-term securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost which approximates market value. Options and futures contracts are valued at the last sale price on the market where such options or futures contracts are principally traded. Options traded over-the-counter are valued based upon prices provided by market makers in such securities or dealers in such currencies. Securities for which current market quotations are unavailable or for which quotations are not deemed by the investment adviser to be representative of market values are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the board of directors.

Foreign Securities – Foreign securities traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the last sale price in the principal market where they are traded, or, if closing prices are unavailable, at the last sale price available prior to the time a Fund's net asset value is determined. Foreign portfolio securities prices are furnished by quotation services expressed in the local currency's value and are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange.

Repurchase Agreements – In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, the Company's custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which is at least equal to the principal amount, including interest, of the repurchase transaction. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or

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retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to delay due to legal proceedings and the Fund may suffer a loss.

Investment Transactions – Investment security transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Investment Income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or, in the case of dividend income on foreign securities, on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund becomes aware of its declaration. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translations – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of transactions.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in their market prices. Such fluctuations are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized exchange gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains (losses) from forward foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of net investment income recorded on the Funds' accounting records and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates.

Forward Currency Contracts – A forward foreign currency contract ("forward") is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the forward fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. The forward is marked-to-market daily and the change in the market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Funds on each day and the resulting net unrealized appreciation, depreciation and related net receivable or payable amounts are determined by using forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. A forward may be closed prior to the contractual settlement date by entering into an offsetting position in the same currency with the same settlement terms. The unrealized gain or loss resulting from the offsetting transaction is not realized until the contractual settlement date. On the contractual settlement date the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the forward when entered into and the value of the forward on the contractual settlement date. The Funds could be exposed to risk if a counterparty is unable to meet the terms of the contract or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably. The Funds may enter into forwards in connection with planned purchases and sales of securities, to hedge specific receivables or payables against changes in future exchange rates, and to hedge the U.S. dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in a foreign currency. The International Equity and Global Income Funds also may use the contracts to seek to increase total return when the Adviser anticipates that the foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value, but securities denominated or quoted in that currency do not present attractive investment opportunities and are not held in the Fund's portfolio.

Call and Put Options – A call option written by a Fund obligates the Fund to sell a specified currency or security to the option holder at a specified price at any time before or on the expiration date. A put option written by a Fund obligates the Fund to purchase a specified currency or security from the option holder at a specified price at any time before or on the expiration date. These transactions involve a risk that a Fund may, upon exercise of the option, be required to sell currency or securities at a price that is less than its current market value or be required to purchase currency or securities at a price that exceeds its current market value. A Fund may also realize gains or losses by entering into closing purchase transactions identical to call or put options that have been written by the Fund in order to terminate its obligation under a call or put option. In determining the amount of gain or loss realized, the option premium paid and related transactions costs are added to the exercise price. The Funds enter into option transactions to

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hedge against the fluctuation in a security's value, an index's value or a foreign currency's value. In addition, the International Equity and Global Income Funds may purchase call or put options on currency to seek to increase total return when the Adviser anticipates that the currency will appreciate or depreciate in value, but the securities quoted or denominated in that currency do not present attractive investment opportunities and are not held in the Fund's portfolio.

Futures Contracts – In order to gain exposure to or protect against declines in security values, the Funds may buy and sell futures contracts. The Funds may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts. A Fund generally sells futures contracts to hedge against declines in the value of portfolio securities. A Fund may also purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to market changes as it may be more efficient or cost effective than actually buying securities. The Funds segregate assets to cover their respective commitments under such futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount (initial margin) equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.

Expenses – The Company's expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated on the basis of relative average net assets, or otherwise allocated among the Funds as the board of directors may direct or approve.

Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Federal Income Taxes – Each Fund of the Company is treated as a separate entity for federal tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. By so qualifying, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent that they distribute substantially all of their taxable income, including realized capital gains. Income distributions and capital gains distributions of a Fund are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for futures and options, foreign currency transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales. Any permanent book and tax basis differences at fiscal year-end have been reclassified to paid-in capital to reflect the tax characterization.

At December 31, 1999, the following Funds have available for federal income tax purposes unused realized capital losses which can be used to offset future realized capital gains:

 
 

 
 
 
Expires
December 31, 2007

Global Income Fund   $ 1,381,249
Small Cap Value Fund     11,716,063

Under current tax law, certain capital and currency losses realized after October 31 within the taxable year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the tax period ended December 31, 1999 the Global Income Fund, the Growth and Income Fund, and the Small Cap Value Fund elected to defer net capital and currency losses arising between November 1, 1999 and December 31, 1999 of $133,027, $381,571 and $1,130,359, repectively.

NOTE C – AGREEMENTS AND FEES

The Company has entered into an investment management agreement with Protective Investment Advisors, Inc. ("PIA" or the "Investment Manager"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, under which the Company agrees to pay for business management and administrative services furnished by the Investment Manager. For its services to the Company, the Investment Manager receives a monthly management fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following

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annual rates: Global Income Fund, 1.10%; International Equity Fund, 1.10%; Capital Growth Fund, 0.80%; Growth and Income Fund, 0.80%; CORE U.S. Equity Fund, 0.80%; and Small Cap Value Fund, 0.80%.

In order to limit expenses, PIA has voluntarily undertaken to pay certain operating expenses of the Company or of any Fund to the extent that such expenses (excluding brokerage or other portfolio transaction expenses or expenses of litigation, indemnification, taxes or other extraordinary expenses, as accrued for each Fund) exceed the following percentages of that Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis: Global Income Fund, 1.10%; International Equity Fund, 1.10%; Capital Growth Fund, 0.80%; Growth and Income Fund, 0.80%; CORE U.S. Equity Fund, 0.80%; and Small Cap Value Fund, 0.80%. During the period ended December 31, 1999, the amount of such expenses assumed by PIA for the Global Income Fund, the International Equity Fund, the Capital Growth Fund, the Growth and Income Fund, the CORE U.S. Equity Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund were $121,511, $414,409, $110,677, $206,242, $162,010 and $86,842, respectively. PIA may terminate its obligations to pay such expenses upon 120 days notice to the Company.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International acts as the investment adviser (the "Adviser") to Global Income Fund and International Equity Fund. Goldman Sachs Asset Management acts as the Adviser of Capital Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, CORE U.S. Equity Fund and Small Cap Value Fund. Each Adviser has entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Investment Manager under which the Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Fund of which it is Adviser. As compensation for their services, the Advisers receive a monthly fee from the Investment Manager based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates: Global Income Fund and International Equity Fund, 0.40% of the first $100 million, 0.30% of the next $100 million, and 0.25% of assets in excess of $200 million; Capital Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, CORE U.S. Equity Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, 0.40% of the first $100 million, 0.30% of the next $100 million, and 0.20% of assets in excess of $200 million.

Directors of the Company who are not interested persons receive an annual fee of $2,000 and $2,000 for each meeting attended. Beginning with the third quarter of 1999, these fees have been increased to an annual fee of $5,000 and $2,500 for each meeting attended.

NOTE D – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 1999, were as follows:

 
 

 
 
 
Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases

 
 
 
U.S.
Government
Purchases

 
 
 
Non-U.S.
Government
Sales

 
 
 
U.S.
Government
Sales

Global Income Fund   $ 92,201,138   $ 26,446,974   $ 81,629,387   $ 30,158,844
International Equity Fund     164,791,755     0     168,797,938     0
Capital Growth Fund     136,370,386     839,629     76,533,929     0
Growth and Income Fund     375,850,815     9,258,950     466,422,104     0
CORE U.S. Equity Fund     216,982,671     965,216     169,738,649     0
Small Cap Value Fund     72,255,302     0     79,800,439     0

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The identified cost of investments in securities owned by each Fund for federal income tax purposes and their respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 1999 were as follows:

 
   
  Gross Unrealized

   
 
 
   
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
 
 

 
 
 
Identified
Cost

 
 
 
Appreciation

 
 
 
(Depreciation)

 
 
Global Income Fund   $ 62,561,705   $ 1,245,875   $ (2,320,896 ) $ (1,075,021 )
International Equity Fund     173,236,586     56,427,304     (4,693,912 )   51,733,392  
Capital Growth Fund     191,739,884     82,591,713     (7,242,813 )   75,348,900  
Growth and Income Fund     326,674,791     36,008,791     (17,279,748 )   18,729,043  
CORE U.S. Equity Fund     270,765,043     113,596,182     (13,289,142 )   100,307,040  
Small Cap Value Fund     87,045,657     8,591,973     (14,685,316 )   (6,093,343 )

For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Funds' Adviser, earned approximately $2,278, $9,252, $67,787 and $15,846 of brokerage commissions, respectively, from portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the International Equity Fund, Capital Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively.

NOTE E – SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS

The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1 billion shares, par value $.001 per share. 600 million of the authorized shares have been divided into, and may be issued in, six designated Funds as follows: Global Income Fund, 100 million shares; International Equity Fund, 100 million shares; Capital Growth Fund, 100 million shares; Growth and Income Fund, 100 million shares; CORE U.S. Equity Fund, 100 million shares and Small Cap Value Fund, 100 million shares.

NOTE F – TAX INFORMATION NOTICE

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions of the Funds for its fiscal year ended December 31, 1999; which designates long term capital gain dividends paid.

 
 

 
 
 
Long Term
Capital Gain
Dividends Paid

Global Income Fund   $ 132,924
International Equity Fund     2,886,816
Capital Growth Fund     1,886,927
Growth and Income Fund     4,305,058
CORE U.S. Equity Fund     1,353,110
Small Cap Value Fund     18,030

NOTE G – FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

At December 31, 1999, outstanding forward exchange currency contracts, which contractually obligate the Fund to deliver currencies at a specified date, were as follows:

GLOBAL INCOME FUND
 

   
   
   
 
  U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

  12/31/99
U.S. $
Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
 

Foreign Currency Purchase Contracts

 
 
AUD, expiring 03/23/00 (2 contracts)   $ 1,282,265   $ 1,324,330   $ 42,065  
CAD, expiring 02/29/00 (1 contract)     628,479     643,129     14,650  
SEK, expiring 03/16/00 (1 contract)     237,110     236,927     (183 )
   
 
 
 
      2,147,854     2,204,386     56,532  
               
 
                   

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Foreign Currency Sale Contracts

  U.S. $ Cost
on Origination
Date

  12/31/99
U.S. $
Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
DKK, expiring 01/21/00 (1 contract)   $ 1,301,454   $ 1,221,691   $ 79,763  
EUR, expiring 01/26/00-03/15/00 (3 contracts)     19,908,993     18,684,845     1,224,148  
GBP, expiring 03/06/00 (1 contract)     4,760,288     4,800,215     (39,927 )
JPY, expiring 02/17/00 (8 contracts)     13,870,573     14,102,998     (232,425 )
NZD, expiring 02/15/00 (1 contract)     1,133,376     1,150,954     (17,578 )
   
 
 
 
      40,974,684     39,960,703     1,013,981  
               
 
Offsetting forward currency contracts not yet settled (45 contracts)                 178,180  
               
 
Net unrealized appreciation               $ 1,248,693  
               
 
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
 

   
   
   
 
 

Foreign Currency Purchase Contracts

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
EUR, expiring 01/26/00 (1 contract)   $ 371,140   $ 358,493   $ (12,647 )
   
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Sale Contracts

   
   
   
 
EUR, expiring 01/07/00-03/15/00 (2 contracts)     265,306     265,985     (679 )
JPY, expiring 02/17/00 (7 contracts)     21,490,012     21,565,348     (75,336 )
HKD, expiring 06/08/00 (1 contract)     5,611,740     5,611,283     457  
   
 
 
 
      27,367,058     27,442,616     (75,558 )
               
 
Offsetting forward currency contracts not yet settled (11 contracts)                 (248,853 )
               
 
Net unrealized depreciation               $ (337,058 )
               
 
 
Glossary of Terms

 
 
 
 

AUD - Australian Dollar    
CAD - Canadian Dollar    
DEM - Deutsche Mark    
DKK - Danish Krona    
EUR - Euro    
GBP - Great British Pound    
HKD - Hong Kong Dollar    
JPY - Japanese Yen    
NZD - New Zealand Dollar    
SEK - Swedish Krona    
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Investors of Protective Investment Company:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Protective Investment Company (the "Company"), consisting of Global Income Fund, International Equity Fund, Capital Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, CORE U.S. Equity Fund and Small Cap Value Fund at December 31, 1999, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2000

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PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY



DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

D. Warren Bailey, Director
G. Ruffner Page, Jr.,
Director
Cleophus Thomas, Jr.,
Director
Michael D. Luce,
Director
Carolyn King,
President and Chairman
Richard J. Bielen,
Director, Vice President and Compliance Officer
Jerry W. DeFoor,
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Kevin B. Borie,
Treasurer
Steve M. Callaway,
Secretary



INVESTMENT MANAGER

Protective Investment Advisors, Inc.



INVESTMENT ADVISERS

Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International



PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

Investment Distributors, Inc.



Protective Investment Advisors, Inc., Investment Distributors, Inc.,
Protective Life Insurance Company and Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company
are each subsidiaries of Protective Life Corporation

The information contained in this report is intended for general informational purposes only. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by current Company and Separate Account prospectuses which contain important information concerning the Company, the Separate Account and its current public offering of variable insurance and annuity contracts.





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