MASSMUTUAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
N-30D, 2000-08-29
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Table of Contents
 
Letter to Shareholders      1
 
MassMutual Prime Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      3
         Portfolio of Investments      5
         Financial Statements      7
 
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      12
         Portfolio of Investments      15
         Financial Statements      17
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      22
         Portfolio of Investments      25
         Financial Statements      29
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      34
         Portfolio of Investments      37
         Financial Statements      39
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      43
         Portfolio of Investments      46
         Financial Statements      50
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund (Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)   
         Portfolio Manager Report      55
         Portfolio of Investments      58
         Financial Statements      60
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      65
         Portfolio of Investments      68
         Financial Statements      70
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      74
         Portfolio of Investments      77
         Financial Statements      83
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      88
         Portfolio of Investments      91
         Financial Statements      94
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      98
         Portfolio of Investments      101
         Financial Statements      103
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      107
         Portfolio of Investments      110
         Financial Statements      112
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      116
         Portfolio of Investments      119
         Financial Statements      120
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      124
         Portfolio of Investments      127
         Financial Statements      129
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      134
         Portfolio of Investments      137
         Financial Statements      139
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      143
         Portfolio of Investments      146
         Financial Statements      148
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      152
         Portfolio of Investments      155
         Financial Statements      158
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      162
         Portfolio of Investments      165
         Financial Statements      167
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund   
         Portfolio Manager Report      171
         Portfolio of Investments      174
         Financial Statements      176
 
Notes to Financial Statements      181
 
MassMutual Institutional Funds – Letter to Shareholders
To Our Shareholders
 
John V. Murphy
“One by-product of this spring’s correction in stocks clearly seems to be a renewed respect for earnings and other fundamental measures of value.”
August 21, 2000
 
Correction in Stocks Deflates Tech Values
 
At the beginning of the year the stock market picked up where it left off at the end of 1999, mounting a strong but narrow advance led by the favored technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Internet fever was rampant, pushing many stocks with little more than an intriguing business concept to dizzying heights, while stocks with solid earnings in other sectors languished. Time was running out for the bulls, however, as the Federal Reserve Board continued raising short-term interest rates. Rising rates, which typically have the greatest impact on stocks with the highest valuations, finally took their toll on the market in March, April, and May. From peak to trough, the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index fell 37.3%, while on April 14 the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500® both experienced one-day drops exceeding 5%. Overall, though, the Dow and the S&P 500® escaped with relatively little damage. While the NASDAQ suffered a setback of bear market proportions, the S&P 500® lost just 1.5%, and the Dow actually gained 5.0%, as investors shifted their assets from New Economy to Old Economy stocks during the first two quarters of 2000.
 
Late in May, following the latest rate hike by the Fed, there was a widespread sense that interest rates might have reached a plateau, and stocks staged a relief rally. The NASDAQ made up about half of the ground it lost during the correction. Perhaps chastened by the sting of recent losses, investors were more selective this time around, putting a higher premium on stocks with solid earnings prospects and tending to avoid the most speculative shares.
 
Despite the lackluster performance of stocks overall, it was a good period for actively managed funds. The average U.S. equity mutual fund, as measured by Morningstar, gained more than three percent year-to-date, easily outpacing the negative returns of the three major indices. More importantly, the average mutual fund in almost every category—from small value to large growth—was able to outperform its corresponding index. I’m happy to report that many MassMutual funds outperformed not only their benchmark indices but also the average mutual fund in their respective categories. Our small-cap funds in both value and growth styles did especially well on both an absolute and relative basis.
 
The Fed Keeps Raising Rates
 
The Federal Reserve Board, continuing a trend from 1999, raised short-term interest rates in February, March, and May. After the latest tightening, which saw rates jump by an increment of 0.50%, the target federal funds rate stood at 6.50%, while the discount rate reached 6.00%, a total increase of 100 basis points for both during the period. Several factors contributed to the Fed’s actions, including robust GDP growth in the United States, tight labor markets, strengthening economies in Europe and Asia, and higher prices for some raw materials, especially crude oil. In June, amid signs that the economy was finally beginning to slow, the Fed left rates unchanged.
 
Higher rates trimmed returns on most fixed-income investments during the first half of the year, with returns of around 3-4% provided by T-bills as well as short-term and core high-quality bonds. Early in the period spreads widened considerably in the long end of the market, reflecting both upward pressure on interest rates and the inversion of the yield curve and accompanying uncertainty created by the U.S. Treasury’ s buyback program. The program, a result of the government’s reduced borrowing needs, drove down the yields of long- and intermediate-term Treasury securities and contributed to a flight to quality. Spreads narrowed considerably in the final month of the period amid the general sense that the Fed might be finished tightening and investors’ diminishing concerns about the buyback program.
 
(Continued)
MassMutual Institutional Funds – Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
 
 
 
Outlook for Slower Growth
 
Given the normal 12 to 18-month time lag between Fed actions on interest rates and their full effects on the economy, we expect to see economic growth continue to show signs of slowing over the next six months to a year. However, a persistently strong economy or a worsening of inflation could lead to another round of tightening by the Fed. The complexity of the U.S. economy, together with the delayed effects of most policy moves, makes it extremely difficult for the Fed to know with any certainty when to stop raising interest rates. There is simply no way to predict whether we will get the “soft landing”—slower growth with no recession—that most investors are hoping for.
 
However, one by-product of this spring’s correction in stocks clearly seems to be a renewed respect for earnings and other fundamental measures of value. I expect this trend to continue in the second half of the year. While absolute returns might be more modest, as a slowing economy forces downward revisions in earnings estimates for many companies, actively managed funds should continue to do well on a relative basis. In a more rational investment environment, good portfolio managers can add considerable value because the market tends to reward the “right” stocks—those with the most favorable fundamental outlooks.
 
MassMutual Expands Fund Offerings
 
I’d like to announce some exciting additions to the MassMutual Institutional Funds. Through our comprehensive due diligence process, we’ve uncovered significant investor demand for a number of fund types and managers that were not previously addressed by our selections. As a result, we’ve added six new funds, listed as follows, with their managers (sub-advisers) in parentheses: Large Cap Value (Davis Selected Advisers), Aggressive Growth (Janus Capital Corporation), OTC 100 (Deutsche Asset Management/Bankers Trust Company), Focused Value (Harris Associates), Mid Cap Growth Equity II (T. Rowe Price Associates), and Emerging Growth (RS Investment Management). These new choices span a broad range of investment styles and market sectors—value vs. growth, active vs. indexed, and large-cap vs. emerging growth. All of our new managers have produced excellent long-term track records, and have passed through our extensive selection process. We will continue to monitor all of our funds carefully so that you and your participants can be assured of access to top-flight investment management talent.
 
 
John V. Murphy
President
MassMutual Institutional Funds
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Prime Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
maximize current income to the extent consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital
Ÿ
invest in a diversified portfolio of money market instruments
Ÿ
invest in high quality debt instruments with remaining maturity not to exceed 397 days
Note: This is not a money market fund.
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
The Fund’s Class S shares had a net return of 2.96%, bettering the 2.82% return available from 91-day Treasury bills.
 
Can you describe the investment environment during the period?
 
Like much of 1999, the first half of 2000 proved to be challenging for fixed-income investors. Strong economic growth, a tight labor market, extended stock valuations in a number of sectors, and higher prices for many raw materials—particularly crude oil—all contributed to the Federal Reserve Board’s decision to raise short-term interest rates in February, March, and May. In the first two instances, the Fed implemented a 0.25% increase, while in May the Fed made an even bolder policy statement when it hiked rates by an increment of 0.50%. After this latest tightening, the target federal funds rate stood at 6.50% and the discount rate was 6.00%. In June, amid evidence that the economy might be starting to slow, the Fed stood pat, keeping rates where they were.
 
The yield curve, a graphical depiction of the yields of fixed-income investments of various maturities, remained fairly steep at the short end. However, the curve was inverted in the intermediate and long sectors of the market, reflecting the fact that longer-term instruments had lower yields than securities with shorter maturities. This unusual situation was caused mainly by the Treasury buyback program that was announced by the U.S. Treasury early in the year. The program called for repurchasing up to $30 billion in longer-term Treasury securities by the end of 2000. In addition, issuance of new 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year notes would be reduced, as would issuance of 30-year bonds. The prospect of decreased supply and increased demand for Treasuries pushed yields lower, especially at the longer end of the market.
 
Spreads between 91-day T-bills and Tier 2 commercial paper widened considerably during the period, a result of the constant upward pressure on short-term rates. The spread stood at 36 basis points on December 31, 1999 and, after surging initially, carved out a range between 35 and 70 basis points for approximately the first three and one-half months of the period. By the end of May, however, the spread had widened to 130 basis points in response to the Fed’s 0.50% rate hike on May 16. Despite the decision to keep rates steady in June, the spread remained wide, reflecting uncertainty about the Fed’s near-term intentions. The average duration of the Fund’s investments during the period was 51 days, in line with the average duration of the IBC/Donohue Universe.
 
How did you position the Fund’s holdings during the period?
 
As is our normal policy, we focused our buying efforts on Tier 2 securities, which carry slightly higher risk but also higher yields than Tier 1 securities. The central goal of the Fund is to leverage the credit analysis strengths of MassMutual’s David L. Babson subsidiary to create a portfolio that can outperform most money market funds—while minimizing the added risk to shareholders. In order to accomplish this goal, we subject each Tier 2 security to extremely rigorous analysis. Vigilance about credit quality was especially important during the period because, while the credit quality of the Fund remained excellent, credit quality in the overall market deteriorated somewhat. During the period Tier 2 securities comprised anywhere from about 75% to 91% of the Fund’s holdings. When the numbers dipped toward the low end of that range, it was because we had trouble finding adequate supplies of high-quality paper to purchase.
 
What is your outlook?
 
The typical lag between Fed actions on interest rates and when those actions fully affect the economy is 12 to 18 months. The current cycle of tightening began in June 1999, and since then we’ve had six increases in rates, the latest a 0.50% hike. It is reasonable to expect some slowing in economic growth soon. A soft landing—moderate slowing with no recession—would relieve the upward pressure on rates without creating too many credit quality problems. However, the economy is like an ocean liner. It cannot turn on a dime, and steering it is not an exact science. There is always the chance that the Fed will over- or undershoot its growth targets for the economy. For our part, we will continue to try to select securities with attractive yields while remaining vigilant in our credit analysis.
 
MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Prime Fund Class S and 91-day Treasury Bills
 
 
MassMutual Prime Fund
Total Return
             Five Year    Since Inception
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Average Annual    Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    7/1/95 - 6/30/00    10/3/94 - 6/30/00
Class S    2.96%    5.75%    5.39%    5.43%

 
91-Day
Treasury Bills
   2.82%    5.33%    5.20%    5.26%

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Prime Fund Class A, Class Y and 91-day Treasury Bills
 
 
MassMutual Prime Fund
Total Return
               Since Inception
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    1/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class A    2.72%    5.21%    4.78%
Class Y    2.92%    5.64%    5.29%

 
91-Day
Treasury Bills
   2.82%    5.33%    5.06%

 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Prime Fund Class L and 91-day Treasury Bills
 
 
MassMutual Prime Fund
Total Return
               Since Inception
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class L    2.81%    5.48%    5.34%

 
91-Day
Treasury Bills
   2.82%    5.33%    5.23%
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while 91-day Treasury Bills are unmanaged and do not incur expenses. Treasury Bills are backed by the U.S. Government and offer a fixed rate of return, while the Fund’s shares are not guaranteed. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
Commercial Paper — 99.3%
Atlas Copco AB
6.240%    07/05/2000    $    9,425,000    $      9,418,466
Atlas Copco AB
6.340%    07/26/2000    6,500,000    6,471,382
Baxter International, Inc.
6.560%    07/11/2000    14,965,000     14,937,731
Bestfoods
6.130%    07/10/2000    4,495,000    4,488,112
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
6.260%    08/21/2000    4,100,000    4,063,639
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
6.330%    07/28/2000    4,615,000    4,593,090
Case Credit Corporation
6.500%    07/20/2000    7,400,000    7,374,614
Case Credit Corporation
6.830%    08/22/2000    8,000,000    7,921,076
Case Credit Corporation
6.900%    09/11/2000    2,500,000    2,465,021
Caterpillar Financial
Services Corp.
6.060%    08/16/2000    4,600,000    4,564,380
Caterpillar Financial
Services Corp.
6.120%    11/14/2000    4,855,000    4,732,134
Comdisco, Inc.
6.850%    09/26/2000    8,500,000    8,356,634
Comdisco, Inc.
6.880%    07/25/2000    5,600,000    5,574,315
Comdisco, Inc.
6.900%    07/18/2000    3,325,000    3,314,166
ConAgra, Inc.
6.750%    08/08/2000    2,515,000    2,497,081
ConAgra, Inc.
6.780%    08/30/2000    5,165,000    5,104,612
ConAgra, Inc.
6.800%    08/30/2000    235,000    232,253
ConAgra, Inc.
6.820%    08/25/2000    1,980,000    1,959,369
ConAgra, Inc.
6.820%    08/29/2000    3,520,000    3,480,656
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
6.850%    07/19/2000    11,165,000    11,126,760
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
6.300%    07/14/2000    4,575,000    4,564,592
 
        
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
6.850%    08/04/2000    $    5,975,000    $      5,936,345
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
6.850%    08/15/2000    7,500,000         7,435,781
CSX Corporation
6.650%    07/12/2000    10,000,000         9,979,680
CVS Corporation
6.720%    08/01/2000    11,525,000       11,458,309
Dominion Resources, Inc.
6.320%    08/10/2000    11,000,000       10,922,755
Dominion Resources, Inc.
6.890%    08/16/2000    6,400,000         6,343,655
Eastman Chemical
Company
6.730%    07/18/2000    10,000,000         9,968,219
Eastman Chemical
Company
6.770%    08/02/2000    5,000,000         4,969,911
Eastman Chemical
Company
6.810%    07/07/2000    2,970,000         2,966,629
Enron Corp.
6.500%    07/13/2000    11,050,000       11,026,058
Enron Corp.
6.750%    08/18/2000    4,600,000         4,558,600
Finova Capital
Corporation
6.210%    09/29/2000    1,715,000         1,684,871
Finova Capital
Corporation
6.380%    08/11/2000    2,055,000         2,040,068
General Electric Capital
Corporation
5.740%    08/25/2000    475,000             470,835
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company
6.300%    07/31/2000    7,035,000         6,998,067
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company
6.350%    07/28/2000    5,840,000         5,812,187
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company
6.375%    07/27/2000    2,730,000         2,717,431
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
7.020%    09/11/2000    1,200,000         1,183,210
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
7.150%    11/30/2000    $  16,300,000    $    15,816,460
International Paper
Company
6.800%    09/25/2000    17,000,000        16,716,524
John Deere Capital
Corporation
6.670%    09/21/2000    17,535,000        17,268,176
Pentair, Inc.
6.960%    09/29/2000    5,160,000          5,069,349
Praxair, Inc.
6.890%    08/11/2000    11,300,000        11,211,329
Praxair, Inc.
6.850%    08/14/2000    5,415,000          5,369,664
Public Service Company
of Colorado
6.750%    07/06/2000    5,190,000          5,185,134
Public Service Company
of Colorado
6.850%    09/06/2000    12,440,000        12,277,865
Public Service Electric
and Gas Company
6.790%    08/07/2000    5,500,000          5,461,618
Public Service Electric
and Gas Company
6.810%    08/03/2000    6,500,000          6,459,424
Public Service Electric
and Gas Company
6.840%    08/04/2000    6,300,000          6,259,302
Safeway, Inc.
6.370%    07/27/2000    3,700,000          3,682,978
Safeway, Inc.
6.770%    08/17/2000    7,000,000          6,938,130
Safeway, Inc.
6.920%    08/18/2000    6,600,000          6,539,104
Solutia, Inc.
6.850%    08/08/2000    5,385,000          5,346,064
Solutia, Inc.
6.870%    08/23/2000    12,400,000        12,274,584
TRW, Inc.
6.280%    07/21/2000    6,200,000          6,178,369
TRW, Inc.
6.700%    10/30/2000    3,445,000          3,363,510
TRW, Inc.
6.750%    07/24/2000    5,000,000          4,978,438
TRW, Inc.
6.850%    09/20/2000    3,600,000          3,543,420
Union Carbide
Corporation
6.820%    08/24/2000    9,000,000          8,907,930
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Prime Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Union Carbide
Corporation
6.850%    08/14/2000    $    1,980,000    $      1,963,423
UOP
6.920%    11/17/2000    13,120,000    12,763,865
VF Corporation
6.180%    07/17/2000    12,135,000    12,101,670
VF Corporation
6.850%    09/01/2000    5,000,000    4,939,625
Washington Mutual
Financial Corporation
6.900%    07/06/2000    3,190,000    3,186,943
Xerox Corporation
6.760%    08/02/2000    5,045,000    5,014,685
Xerox Corporation
6.900%    08/31/2000    10,000,000    9,886,333
              
                        442,416,610
              
 
Discount Note — 0.7%
Federal Farm Credit
Bank
5.750%    12/26/2000    3,285,000    3,186,715
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $445,566,790) *
   445,603,325
 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%    445,603,325
 
Other Assets/   
(Liabilities) — (0.0%)    (184,292)
 
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  445,419,033
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Short-term investments, at value (cost $445,566,790 ) (Note 2)      $445,603,325  
               Cash      1,636  
               Receivables from:
                          Interest      917  
     
  
                                    Total assets      445,605,878  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,187  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      128,927  
                                    Administration fees      37,750  
                                    Service fees      4,432  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      13,549  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      186,845  
     
  
               Net assets      $445,419,033  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $433,534,040  
               Undistributed net investment income      12,000,098  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (78,570 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (36,535 )
     
  
       $445,419,033  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $  12,985,788  
     
  
               Class L      $    6,580,573  
     
  
               Class Y      $  50,960,780  
     
  
               Class S      $374,891,892  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      83,504  
     
  
               Class L      42,159  
     
  
               Class Y      325,831  
     
  
               Class S      2,393,120  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $          155.51  
     
  
               Class L      $          156.09  
     
  
               Class Y      $          156.40  
     
  
               Class S      $          156.65  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest      $12,890,104  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      707,810  
               Custody fees      16,322  
               Audit and legal fees      7,957  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3) .      4,789  
     
  
                         736,878  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      9,807  
                          Class L      6,113  
                          Class Y      43,133  
                          Class S      143,021  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      7,378  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      946,330  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      11,943,774  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (36,594 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (13,660 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss      (50,254 )
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $11,893,520  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:      Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Operations:
               Net investment income      $  11,943,774        $  14,103,233  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (36,594 )      (21,292 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (13,660 )      (63,776 )
     
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      11,893,520        14,018,165  
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (30,930 )
               Class L      -        (52,197 )*
               Class Y      -        (1,354,719 )
               Class S      -        (12,628,175 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (14,066,021 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      9,273,858        3,451,433  
               Class L      (3,369,556 )      9,877,872 *
               Class Y      16,193,718        33,761,084  
               Class S      47,840,106        64,112,361  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      69,938,126        111,202,750  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      81,831,646        111,154,894  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      363,587,387        252,432,493  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $12,000,098
                    and $56,324, respectively)
     $445,419,033        $363,587,387  
     
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $151.41        $150.83        $691.21  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:               
        Net investment income      4.27  ***      7.55  ***      32.03  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.17 )      (0.75 )      (0.09 )
     
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operation s      4.10        6.80        31.94  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:               
        From net investment income      -        (6.22 )      (572.32 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $155.51        $151.41        $150.83  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.72%  **      4.59%        4.60%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:               
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $12,986        $  3,548        $    120  
        Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.95%  *      1.04%        1.20%  
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.59%  *      4.89%        4.59%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $151.84        $152.99  
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:          
        Net investment income      4.53  ***      6.37  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.28 )      (1.24 )
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operation s      4.25        5.13  
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:          
        From net investment income      -        (6.28 )
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $156.09        $151.84  
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.81%  **      3.34%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:          
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  6,581        $  9,842  
        Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.71%  *      0.76%  *
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.90%  *      6.11%  *
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Prime Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  151.97        $  150.73        $  690.78  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:               
        Net investment income      4.48  ***      8.78  ***      36.67  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
        investments
     (0.05 )      (1.20 )      (1.30 )
     
     
     
  
                Total income from investment operations      4.43        7.58        35.37  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:               
        From net investment income      -        (6.34 )       (575.42 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  156.40        $  151.97        $  150.73  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.92%  **      5.13%        5.14%  
Ratios / Supplemental Data:               
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  50,961        $  33,392        $      556  
        Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.55%  *      0.57%        0.74%  
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.84%  *      5.60%        5.21%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

     Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  152.14        $  150.74        $  150.84        $  151.00        $  151.06        $  150.36  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                              
        Net investment income      4.54  ***      7.82  ***      8.10  ***      8.14  ***      7.85  ***      8.70  ***
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
        investments
     (0.03 )      (0.13 )      0.03        (0.01 )      0.06        (0.02 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
                Total income (loss) from investment operation s      4.51        7.69        8.13        8.13        7.91        8.68  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:                              
        From net investment income      -        (6.29 )      (8.23 )      (8.29 )      (7.97 )      (7.98 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  156.65        $  152.14        $  150.74        $  150.84        $  151.00        $  151.06  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      2.96%  **      5.10%        5.39%        5.39%        5.24%        5.78%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                              
        Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $374,892        $316,805        $251,757        $241,370        $258,729        $253,936  
        Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.92%  *      5.06%        5.23%        5.25%        5.10%        5.61%  
        Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:                              
                Before expense waiver      0.45%  *      0.48%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%  
                After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.52%        0.52%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997 .
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve a high total return primarily from current income while minimizing fluctuations in capital values
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term, investment grade, fixed income securities
Ÿ
maintain duration below three years
Ÿ
diversify investments among market sectors on the basis of relative merit
 
How did the Fund perform for the first half of 2000?
 
The Fund’s Class S shares returned 3.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2000, in line with the 3.00% return of the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index.
 
What factors influenced performance?
 
Short-term interest rates continued to climb, keeping returns modest. The fund had a slight performance edge over its benchmark in the first quarter that was attributable to a marginal narrowing of spreads between the Fund’s spread product—that is, securities providing a yield advantage over Treasury securities—and Treasuries themselves.
 
What was the investment climate during the period?
 
Driven by continued strong economic growth in the U.S. and strengthening economies in Europe and Asia, the Federal Reserve Board raised rates in February, March, and May, extending the trend of tighter monetary policy that began in June 1999. On the first two occasions the Fed hiked rates by .25%, while the latest adjustment brought an increase of .50%. Data on inflation remained benign. Aside from overall robust growth, however, the Fed was concerned about tight labor markets and the inflationary implications of higher prices for a number of raw materials, particularly crude oil.
 
The yield curve, a graphical depiction of the yields of fixed-income investments of various maturities, remained fairly steep at the short end. However, the curve was inverted in the intermediate and long sectors of the market because longer-term instruments had lower yields than securities with shorter maturities. This unusual situation was caused mainly by the Treasury buyback program announced by the U.S. Treasury early in the year. The program called for repurchasing up to $30 billion in longer-term Treasury securities by the end of 2000. In addition, issuance of new 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year notes would be reduced, as would issuance of 30-year bonds. The prospect of decreased supply and increased demand for Treasuries pushed yields lower, especially at the longer end of the market.
 
What changes occurred in the duration of the Fund’s holdings?
 
The Fund’s average duration decreased a bit from 1.94 on December 31, 1999, to 1.82 at the end of the period, reflecting a fairly stable yield curve. In the final two weeks of the period, the curve began to flatten, so we shortened duration somewhat. The Fund’s duration strategy calls for it to lengthen duration as the yield curve steepens and to shorten duration in response to a flatter yield curve. In this way, we try to make sure that the Fund takes the greater risk inherent in purchasing securities with longer maturities only when the yield curve provides adequate compensation for doing so.
 
Did sector allocations change significantly?
 
The most important sector shifts occurred in Treasuries and agency-backed securities. Treasuries decreased during the period from 42.8% to 32.5%, while agencies increased from 3.2% to 13.6%. This change reflected our attempt to balance several factors. On the one hand, there was a healthy supply of spread product because of the many issuers who had postponed coming to market until after Y2K. Ample supply of spread product, together with rising interest rates and uncertainty created by the Treasury buyback program, resulted in relatively wide spreads that created attractive investment opportunities. On the other hand, given the extreme volatility during the period, we were inclined to stay as liquid as possible with our spread product purchases. Since agencies are the next-best thing to Treasuries in terms of liquidity, we increased the Fund’s agency exposure.
 
What is your outlook?
 
Normally, there is a 12- to 18-month lag between Fed actions on interest rates and their full effects on the economy. The most recent round of rate increases began in June 1999, so it is reasonable to expect to begin seeing more evidence of slowing growth as we head into the second half of 2000. The slight flattening of the yield curve near the end of the period reflects investors’ anticipation of that slowing, and this trend could continue throughout the summer and into the fall.
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
 
A possible fly in that ointment might be one more hike in interest rates during August, which could happen if there is no solid evidence of a slowdown in growth or if there is a resurgence of inflation. If that should happen, the yield curve would probably steepen again and we would follow suit by increasing duration. We can’t predict what the Fed will do, but fortunately there is no need to do so. The strategy of the fund works well in the long term if we simply follow the yield curve’s lead.
 
 
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund Class S and the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99 - 6/30/00
   Five Year
Average Annual
7/1/95 - 6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
10/3/94 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    3.01%    4.68%    5.66%    6.36%

 
Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year    3.00%    4.86%    5.74%    6.15%
Government Bond Index

 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund Class A, Class Y and the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00 - 6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99 - 6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
1/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class A    2.81%    4.26%    4.43%
Class Y    3.01%    4.65%    4.88%

 
Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year    3.00%    4.86%    5.18%
Government Bond Index

 

Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund Class L and the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00 - 6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99 - 6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class L    3.02%    4.45%    3.89%

 
Lehman Brothers
1-3 Year    3.00%    4.86%    4.35%
Government Bond Index
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Bond Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
BONDS & NOTES — 91.7%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 7.0%
Boston Edison Company
Series 1999-1, Class A4
6.910%    09/15/2009    $    2,500,000    $      2,455,075
California Infrastructure
SCE-1, 1997-1, Class A5
6.280%    09/25/2005    300,000    294,006
California Infrastructure
SDG&E-1,1997-1, Class A5
6.190%    09/25/2005    200,000    195,582
Chase Manhattan
Auto Owner Trust
1997-A, Class A4
6.400%    07/16/2001    470,882    470,585
Chase Manhattan RV
Owner Trust
1997-A, Class A7
6.140%    10/16/2006    1,000,000    990,620
First Bank Corporate
Card Master Trust
1997-1, Class A
6.400%    02/15/2003    1,000,000    989,680
First Security Auto
Owner Trust 1999-1,
Class A4
5.740%    06/15/2004    5,000,000    4,881,250
Ford Credit Auto Owner
Trust Series 1999-A,
Class A3
5.310%    04/16/2001    47,016    46,986
Metlife Capital
Equipment Loan Trust
Series 1997-A, Class A
6.850%    05/20/2008    1,000,000    991,460
Peco Energy Transition
Trust Series 1999-A,
Class A4
5.800%    03/01/2007    2,000,000    1,901,300
Railcar Trust
No. 1992-1
7.750%    06/01/2004    738,567    739,498
Rental Car Finance
Corp. Series 1999-1A,
Class A†
5.900%    02/25/2007    1,000,000    954,560
Student Loan Marketing
Association Series
1998-1, Class A1
6.554%    01/25/2007    1,250,882    1,249,005
              
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
(Cost $16,513,017)
   16,159,607
              
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
CORPORATE DEBT — 42.5%
AirTouch
Communications, Inc.
7.500%    07/15/2006    $    1,000,000    $          989,280
America West Airlines,
Inc. 1996-1, Class A
6.850%    07/02/2009    1,891,695    1,760,657
Associates Corporation
of North America
6.750%    08/01/2001    1,500,000    1,490,025
AT&T Corp. *
5.625%    03/15/2004    3,000,000    2,819,400
BHP Finance (USA)
Limited
7.875%    12/01/2002    1,000,000    1,001,900
Bombardier Capital, Inc.†
6.000%    01/15/2002    2,000,000    1,952,582
CIT Group, Inc., The
7.375%    03/15/2003    2,500,000    2,485,075
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
7.125%    09/01/2002    4,000,000    3,819,236
CSC Enterprises†
6.500%    11/15/2001    2,000,000    1,991,300
CSX Corporation
7.050%    05/01/2002    2,900,000    2,852,643
Dana Corporation
6.250%    03/01/2004    5,000,000    4,725,500
Duke Capital Corp.
7.250%    10/01/2004    3,000,000    2,972,463
Emerald Investment
Grade CBO, Ltd.†
7.553%    05/24/2011    2,000,000    2,000,000
FNMA (Benchmark
Note)
5.125%    02/13/2004    10,000,000    9,385,900
FNMA (Benchmark
Note) Series B
6.625%    01/15/2002    15,000,000    14,934,300
Ford Motor Credit
Corporation
7.500%    03/15/2005    2,500,000    2,487,625
General American
Transportation
Corporation
6.750%    03/01/2006    1,000,000    938,790
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
General Electric
Capital Corporation
Series MTNA
5.500%    04/15/2002    $    2,100,000    $      2,041,893
Heller Financial, Inc.
6.250%    03/01/2001    2,000,000    1,981,340
Heller Financial, Inc.
6.330%    07/28/2000    2,000,000    1,999,004
IMC Global, Inc.
6.625%    10/15/2001    1,500,000    1,470,105
Joseph E. Seagram &
Sons, Inc.
6.250%    12/15/2001    3,200,000    3,147,197
MAPCO, Inc.
7.250%    03/01/2009    1,250,000    1,205,575
Maytag Corp.
Series MTND
7.610%    03/03/2003    2,000,000    1,981,264
Norfolk Southern
Corporation
7.350%    05/15/2007    1,000,000    973,380
Occidental Petroleum
Corporation
6.750%    11/15/2002    2,900,000    2,840,927
SuperValu, Inc.
7.625%    09/15/2004    2,500,000    2,488,482
Textron Financial Corp.
7.125%    12/09/2004    3,500,000    3,430,805
Times Mirror Co.
6.650%    10/15/2001    4,000,000    3,963,955
TRW, Inc.
8.750%    05/15/2006    2,000,000    2,037,436
Union Oil Of California
Series MTNA
9.875%    08/15/2002    2,500,000    2,621,275
Valero Energy
Corporation
7.375%    03/15/2006    1,000,000    965,448
Vulcan Materials
Company
5.750%    04/01/2004    5,000,000    4,720,349
Walt Disney Company,
The
6.375%    03/30/2001    1,500,000    1,494,435
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $99,542,447)
   97,969,546
              
 
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 2.7%
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations
Asset Securitization
Corporation Series
1995-MD4, Class A1
7.100%    08/13/2029    $    2,351,628    $  2,326,018
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc. Series
1998-ASPI, Class C†
7.640%    10/01/2003    4,000,000    4,000,000
              
 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,469,392)
   6,326,018
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 7.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC) — 0.3%
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.3%
FHLMC Series 1704
Class PE
6.000%    07/15/2007    727,350    723,255
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.0%
FHLMC
4.750%    09/01/2006    103,717    100,249
              
                        823,504
              
 
Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA) — 1.3%
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 1.1%
FNMA Series 1993-71
Class PG
6.250%    07/25/2007    2,500,000    2,481,250
              
Pass-Through Securities — 0.2%
FNMA
8.000%    05/01/2013    179,809    179,244
FNMA
9.000%    10/01/2009    169,708    173,791
              
                        353,035
              
                        2,834,285
              
 
Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA) — 2.4%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA
7.500%    08/15/2029    4,795,044    4,761,656
GNMA
8.000%
05/15/2001-11/15/2007    696,784    709,625
              
                        5,471,281
              
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
U.S. Government Guaranteed Notes — 3.0%
1994-A Baxter
Springs, KS
6.310%    08/01/2001    $        500,000    $    496,725
1994-A Detroit, MI
6.310%    08/01/2001    450,000    447,053
1994-A Jacksonville, FL
6.310%    08/01/2001    1,485,000    1,475,273
1994-A Los Angeles
County, CA
6.310%    08/01/2001    225,000    223,526
1994-A Tacoma, WA
6.310%    08/01/2001    195,000    193,723
1994-A Trenton, NJ
6.310%    08/01/2001    145,000    144,050
U.S. Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development,
Series 1997-A
6.110%    08/01/2000    4,000,000    3,997,712
              
                        6,978,062
              
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $15,744,475)
   16,107,132
              
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 32.5%
U.S. Treasury Note
5.500%    07/31/2001    32,000,000    31,674,880
U.S. Treasury Note
5.625%    11/30/2000    36,000,000    35,904,240
U.S. Treasury Note
6.125%    08/15/2007    2,250,000    2,234,880
U.S. Treasury Note
6.500%    10/15/2006    5,100,000    5,161,353
              
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $75,127,878)
   74,975,353
              
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $213,397,209)
    211,537,656
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.9%
Commercial Paper
Case Credit
Corporation
6.830%    08/11/2000    368,000    365,138
Case Credit
Corporation
6.850%    08/18/2000    395,000    391,392
Case Credit
Corporation
6.930%    08/18/2000    1,455,000    1,441,556
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Case Credit Corporation
7.000%    08/31/2000    $    3,075,000    $  3,038,459
Comdisco, Inc.
7.000%    07/10/2000    230,000    229,597
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
6.680%    07/19/2000    610,000    607,963
Finova Capital
Corporation
6.470%    10/20/2000    180,000    176,108
Finova Capital
Corporation
6.520%    10/20/2000    425,000    415,811
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
7.000%    09/22/2000    2,030,000    1,997,355
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
7.050%    08/21/2000    3,850,000    3,811,548
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
7.090%    09/06/2000    670,000    661,159
UOP
6.870%    07/11/2000    1,800,000    1,796,565
US West Capital
Funding Corporation
6.900%    07/31/2000    920,000    914,710
              
                        15,847,361
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,848,258)
   15,847,361
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6%
(Cost $229,245,467) **
   227,385,017
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 1.4%
   3,331,715
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $230,716,732
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*
All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover forward purchase commitments. (Note 2).
 
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $213,397,209) (Note 2)      $211,537,656  
               Short-term investments, at value (cost $15,848,258) (Note 2)      15,847,361  
     
  
                          Total Investments      227,385,017  
               Cash      1,821  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      5,004  
                          Interest and dividends      3,440,598  
                          Settlement of investments purchased on a forward commitment basis (Note 2)      9,060  
     
  
                                    Total assets      230,841,500  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      6,667  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,184  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      75,274  
                                    Administration fees      26,567  
                                    Service fees      320  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      13,756  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      124,768  
     
  
               Net assets      $230,716,732  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $227,267,386  
               Undistributed net investment income      6,423,260  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (1,122,524 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and forward commitments      (1,851,390 )
     
  
       $230,716,732  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $    1,998,156  
     
  
               Class L      $  25,984,500  
     
  
               Class Y      $    1,843,782  
     
  
               Class S      $200,890,294  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      194,762  
     
  
               Class L      2,543,624  
     
  
               Class Y      179,785  
     
  
               Class S      19,556,812  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            10.26  
     
  
               Class L      $            10.22  
     
  
               Class Y      $            10.26  
     
  
               Class S      $            10.27  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest      $7,021,194  
       
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      435,154  
               Custody fees      11,573  
               Audit and legal fees      7,396  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,775  
       
  
          458,898  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      512  
                          Class L      17,275  
                          Class Y      1,478  
                          Class S      119,367  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      404  
       
  
                                    Total expenses      597,934  
       
  
                                    Net investment income      6,423,260  
       
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions and forward commitments       (1,067,149 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation )
                         on investments
     1,230,562  
       
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      163,413  
       
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $6,586,673  
       
  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    6,423,260        $  12,911,773  
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and forward
                    commitments
     (1,067,149 )      291,880  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment
                    transactions and forward commitments
     1,230,562        (5,926,712 )
       
       
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      6,586,673        7,276,941  
       
       
  
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (7,429 )
               Class L      -        (87,813 )*
               Class Y      -        (110,663 )
               Class S      -        (12,705,868 )
       
       
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (12,911,773 )
       
       
  
               In excess of net investment income:
               Class A      -        (1 )
               Class L      -        (10 )*
               Class Y      -        (13 )
               Class S      -        (1,450 )
       
       
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (1,474 )
       
       
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (174 )
               Class L      -        (1,874 )*
               Class Y      -        (2,352 )
               Class S      -        (272,917 )
       
       
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (277,317 )
       
       
  
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      1,849,107        9,336  
               Class L      23,996,494        1,601,579 *
               Class Y      (16,500 )      1,634,490  
               Class S      (16,302,482 )      (66,799,674 )
       
       
  
                          Increase (decrease) in net assets from net fund share
                              transactions
     9,526,619        (63,554,269 )
       
       
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      16,113,292        (69,467,892 )
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      214,603,440        284,071,332  
       
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of
                    $6,423,260 and $0, respectively)
     $230,716,732        $214,603,440  
       
       
  
 
*
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    9.98        $10.31        $10.25  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.31  ***      0.50  ***      0.52  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.03 )      (0.24 )      0.05  
       
       
       
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.28        0.26        0.57  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.58 )      (0.50 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      (0.01 )
       
       
       
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.59 )      (0.51 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.26        $  9.98        $10.31  
       
       
       
  
Total Return@      2.81%  **      2.51%        5.75%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  1,998        $  134        $  129  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.02%  *       1.05%         1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.12%  *      4.81%        4.95%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      37%  **      59%        44%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    9.92        $10.42  
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.29  ***      0.38  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.01        (0.23 )
       
       
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.30        0.15  
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.64 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )
       
       
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.65 )
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.22        $  9.92  
       
       
  
Total Return@      3.02%  **      1.48%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $25,985        $1,524  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.74%  *       0.75%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.77%  *      5.39%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      37%  **      59%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      9.96        $    10.31        $    10.24  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.29  ***      0.57  ***      0.57  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.01        (0.27 )      0.06  
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.30        0.30        0.63  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.64 )      (0.55 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      (0.01 )
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.65 )      (0.56 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.26        $      9.96        $    10.31  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.01%  **      3.04%        6.12%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    1,844        $    1,808        $      269  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.59%  *      0.61%        0.74%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.85%  *      5.45%        5.40%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      37%  **      59%        44%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

     Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period      $      9.97        $    10.30        $    10.23        $    10.11        $    10.15        $      9.85  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.30  ***      0.56  ***      0.56        0.65  ***      0.60        0.66  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      -        (0.24 )      0.08        0.04        (0.03 )      0.50  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.30        0.32        0.64        0.69        0.57        1.16  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.64 )      (0.56 )      (0.57 )      (0.60 )      (0.66 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        -        -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      (0.01 )      0.00        (0.01 )      (0.20 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.65 )      (0.57 )      (0.57 )      (0.61 )      (0.86 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.27        $      9.97        $    10.30        $    10.23        $    10.11        $    10.15  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      3.01%  **      3.10%        6.29%        6.84%        5.57%        11.77%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $200,890        $211,137        $283,673        $200,268        $145,182        $122,904  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.54%  *      0.54%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%  
         After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.52%        0.52%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      5.91%  *      5.34%        5.58%        6.22%        6.00%        6.32%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      37%  **      59%        44%        48%        61%        114%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Core Bond Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve a high total return consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade, fixed income securities
Ÿ
maintain duration within 10% of the duration of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
Ÿ
diversify investments by industry, sector, maturity, issuer class, and quality sectors to reduce risk of capital erosion
 
How did the Fund perform during the first six months of 2000?
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 4.04%, a little better than the 3.99% return of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, which replaced the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index on March 1, 2000, as the Fund’s benchmark. The new benchmark is closer to the composition of the Fund under normal circumstances because, unlike the Lehman Brothers Gov ernment/Corporate Bond Index, it includes mortgage-backed securities. The change in benchmarks was reflected in the Fund’s duration, which shortened from 5.25 at the end of December 1999 to 4.95 on the last day of February 2000 and remained close to that level for the rest of the period.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
 
A number of factors combined to create uncertainty and consequently considerable volatility in spreads. Shortly after the new year, the Federal Reserve Board, seeing that the investment markets had survived Y2K with minimal disruption, removed the excess liquidity that it had infused into the system prior to the end of 1999. The Fed also continued its pattern of raising short-term interest rates in response to strong economic growth, tight labor markets, and higher prices for raw materials, especially crude oil. The Fed raised rates in February, March, and May, for a total increase of 100 basis points in both the federal funds and discount rates.
 
Another significant influence on the markets was the Treasury buyback program announced in February. The program was created in response to the federal budget surpluses of the past several fiscal years, which have reduced the need for government borrowing through selling securities in the open market. Treasury officials indicated that they hoped to buy back up to $30 billion in longer-term Treasury securities by the end of 2000. It was also stated that issuance of new 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year notes would be reduced, as would issuance of 30-year bonds.
 
The prospect of decreased supply and increased demand for Treasuries pushed yields lower, especially at the longer end of the market. The yield curve, a graphical depiction of the yields of securities with different maturities, inverted, as the yield of the 30-year bond plunged to levels below those of even 3-month T-bills by the end of March. Virtually overnight, the long bond was rendered useless in its traditional role of serving as a benchmark for calculating the yields of other securities, and there was confusion about what should serve as its replacement.
 
A final factor affecting the bond market was the large number of prominent issuers that encountered serious problems in servicing their debt, including Finova, Service Corp., Conseco, and Waste Management. The cumulative effect of these various factors was to trigger a flight to quality and widen spreads to levels not seen since the 1990 recession. Treasuries were the Fund’s best-performing asset class in this environment. In late May, spreads began to narrow once again, and corporate securities outperformed all other asset classes.
 
Did any of the Fund’s issuers default during the period?
 
Fortunately, the Fund managed to avoid all of the “land mine” securities with extremely serious problems. MassMutual, through its David L. Babson subsidiary, prides itself on careful analysis of credit quality, and that attention to detail paid big dividends during the period.
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
The Fund was significantly overweighted in the corporate sector and underweighted in the mortgage-backed sector relative to its new benchmark at the end of the period. Why was that?
 
The wide spreads that prevailed for most of the period made it difficult to move money out of corporates without selling at what we felt were extremely disadvantageous prices. Given the overall favorable investment environment—strong economic growth, low inflation, relatively low interest rates by historical standards, and the possibility of a slowing economy later in the year—we felt that spreads would narrow again in the near future, offering better opportunities to lighten our corporate exposure. In fact, following May’s rate hike of 0.50%, there was a growing feeling among investors that perhaps the Fed had completed its cycle of tightening, and spreads did narrow considerably near the end of the period. Going forward, our plan is to bring the Fund’s weightings of corporate and mortgage-backed securities closer to those of our benchmark as the market provides us with favorable opportunities to do so.
 

What is your outlook?

At the moment, it appears that the Fed has done a masterful job of setting the stage for a mild economic slowdown. However, we are sensitive to the possibility of stronger-than-expected growth or an uptick in inflation as we proceed through the second half of the year. Either of these events could result in spreads widening again and perhaps another tightening move by the Fed in the second half of 2000. Furthermore, at this late stage of the credit cycle, we would not be surprised to see an increase in the number of companies encountering serious debt-servicing problems. Therefore, we will look for chances to shorten the Fund’s average duration and upgrade its overall credit quality, which is already quite solid. In a market that seems to punish bad news severely but reward good news only half-heartedly, added caution seems advisable.
 
 
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Bond Fund Class S, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Five Year
Average
Annual
7/1/95-6/30/00
   Since
Inception
Average
Annual
10/3/94-6/30/00
 
Class S    4.04 %    4.24 %    5.83%    7.17%

 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond
Index
   3.99 %    4.56 %    6.25%    7.49%
 
Lehman Brothers            
Government/
Corporate
Bond Index
   4.16 %    4.30 %    6.09%    7.40%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Bond Fund Class A and Class Y, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99 - 6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
1/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class A    3.85 %    3.86 %    3.58 %
 
Class Y    4.05 %    4.21 %    3.96 %

Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond
Index
   3.99 %    4.56 %    4.67 %
 
Lehman Brothers         
Government/
Corporate
Bond Index
   4.16 %    4.30 %    4.48 %
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Bond Fund Class L, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class L    3.96 %    3.99 %    2.04 %

 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond
Index
   3.99 %    4.56 %    2.84 %
Lehman Brothers         
Government/
Corporate
Bond Index
   4.16 %    4.30 %    2.48 %
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index are unmanaged and do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
BONDS & NOTES — 87.7%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 6.1%
California
Infrastructure SCE-1,
1997-1, Class A5
6.280%    09/25/2005    $        700,000    $     686,014
California
Infrastructure
SDG&E-1,1997-1,
Class A5
6.190%    09/25/2005    500,000    488,955
Case Equipment Loan
Trust 1998-A, Class
A4
5.830%    02/15/2005    2,986,379    2,940,867
Caterpillar Financial
Asset Trust, 1997-B,
Class A3
6.160%    09/25/2003    1,378,164    1,373,754
Chase Manhattan Auto
Owner Trust 1998-A,
Class A4
5.800%    12/16/2002    3,750,000    3,704,137
Chase Manhattan RV
Owner Trust 1997-A,
Class A7
6.140%    10/16/2006    4,500,000    4,457,790
Community Program
Loan Trust, 1987-A,
Class A4
4.500%    10/01/2018    1,297,989    1,161,979
Metlife Capital
Equipment Loan
Trust Series 1997-A,
Class A
6.850%    05/20/2008    2,500,000    2,478,650
Peco Energy Transition
Trust Series 1999-A,
Class A6
6.050%    03/01/2009    2,300,000    2,147,717
Peco Energy Transition
Trust Series 1999-A,
Class A7
6.130%    03/01/2009    1,200,000    1,106,232
Premier Auto Trust
Series 1998-4,
Class A3
5.690%    06/08/2002    3,883,633    3,860,952
Premier Auto Trust
Series 1998-5,
Class A3
5.070%    07/08/2002    2,000,000    1,974,840
Railcar Trust No.
1992-1
7.750%    06/01/2004    861,662    862,748
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Rental Car Finance
Corp. Series 1999-
1A, Class A†
5.900%    02/25/2007    $    2,000,000    $   1,909,120
Textron Financial
Corporation Series
1998-A, Class A2†
5.890%    01/15/2005    3,500,000    3,440,500
Toyota Auto Lease
Trust Series 1998-B,
Class A1
5.350%    07/25/2002    3,500,000    3,481,800
Travelers Funding Ltd.
Class A-1†
6.300%    02/18/2014    3,100,000    2,728,000
              
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
(Cost $39,820,636)
   38,804,055
              
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 42.5%
AirTouch
Communications,
Inc.
7.500%    07/15/2006    3,000,000    2,967,840
Alcan Aluminum
Limited
6.250%    11/01/2008    2,500,000    2,314,947
America West Airlines,
Inc. 1996-1, Class A
6.850%    07/02/2009    4,256,313    3,961,479
American Airlines, Inc.
1994-A Pass Through
Trusts, Class A4*
9.780%    11/26/2011    1,611,145    1,684,951
American General
Finance Corporation
5.750%    11/01/2003    2,000,000    1,889,900
AMR Corporation*
9.000%    08/01/2012    2,000,000    1,967,400
Associates Corporation
of North America
6.750%    08/01/2001    2,000,000    1,986,700
Associates Corporation
of North America*
7.875%    09/30/2001    1,500,000    1,508,370
AT&T—Liberty Media
Group
8.250%    02/01/2030    5,300,000    4,866,794
Barrick Gold
Corporation
7.500%    05/01/2007    4,000,000    3,870,360
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
BellSouth Capital
Funding
Corporation*
7.750%    02/15/2010    $    5,000,000    $   5,000,200
BHP Finance (USA)
Limited
6.420%    03/01/2026    3,500,000    3,384,780
Bombardier Capital,
Inc.†
6.000%    01/15/2002    4,000,000    3,905,164
Boston Scientific
Corporation
6.625%    03/15/2005    6,300,000    5,729,220
Capitol Records, Inc.†
8.375%    08/15/2009    5,500,000    5,632,220
Celulosa Arauco y
Constitucion, S.A.
6.950%    09/15/2005    2,000,000    1,890,200
Champion
International
Corporation
6.400%    02/15/2026    2,500,000    2,320,950
The Charles Schwab
Corporation
6.250%    01/23/2003    2,500,000    2,416,473
The CIT Group, Inc.
5.500%    02/15/2004    4,000,000    3,687,040
The Columbia Gas
System, Inc.
6.610%    11/28/2002    3,000,000    2,915,880
Comcast Cable
Communications, Inc.
8.375%    05/01/2007    2,500,000    2,575,725
Commercial Credit
Company*
7.750%    03/01/2005    3,000,000    3,024,750
ConAgra, Inc.
7.000%    10/01/2028    3,000,000    2,399,580
Continental Airlines,
Inc., Series 1996-2B
8.560%    07/02/2014    1,584,230    1,619,443
Continental Airlines,
Inc., Series 1996-B
7.820%    04/15/2015    1,774,438    1,745,495
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
6.750%    12/15/2003    3,550,000    3,333,343
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
7.125%    09/01/2002    3,300,000    3,150,870
CSX Corporation
7.050%    05/01/2002    3,000,000    2,951,010
CSX Corporation
7.250%    05/01/2027    4,000,000    3,777,400
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Donnelley (R.R.) &
Sons Co.
6.625%    04/15/2029    $    3,750,000    $   3,117,450
Dover Corporation
6.250%    06/01/2008    2,000,000    1,762,960
Duke Capital Corp.
7.500%    10/01/2009    3,850,000    3,792,866
Emerald Investment
Grade CBO, Ltd.†
7.553%    05/24/2011    3,000,000    3,000,000
ERAC USA Finance
Company†
6.750%    05/15/2007    3,000,000    2,786,580
FBG Finance Limited†
7.875%    06/01/2016    3,000,000    3,093,660
Fletcher Challenge
Capital Canada, Inc.
6.750%    03/24/2005    2,000,000    1,843,320
Fletcher Challenge
Capital Canada, Inc.
7.750%    06/20/2006    2,500,000    2,412,375
Ford Motor Credit
Corporation
7.375%    10/28/2009    3,000,000    2,901,810
General American
Transportation
Corporation
6.750%    03/01/2006    3,000,000    2,816,370
General Electric
Capital Corporation
8.750%    05/21/2007    1,500,000    1,627,290
General Electric
Capital Corporation
Series MTNA
5.500%    04/15/2002    5,600,000    5,445,048
General Mills, Inc.
8.900%    06/15/2006    2,250,000    2,445,795
The Goldman Sachs
Group, L.P.†
6.200%    02/15/2001    2,500,000    2,481,975
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company
8.500%    03/15/2007    3,535,000    3,626,627
Halliburton Company
5.625%    12/01/2008    2,750,000    2,464,162
Heller Financial, Inc.
6.250%    03/01/2001    2,500,000    2,476,675
Heller Financial, Inc.
7.375%    11/01/2009    2,500,000    2,358,650
Hershey Foods
Corporation*
7.200%    08/15/2027    5,000,000    4,770,000
Household Finance
Corporation
6.500%    11/15/2008    2,400,000    2,183,520
ICI Wilmington, Inc.
7.050%    09/15/2007    2,000,000    1,868,880
IMC Global, Inc.
6.625%    10/15/2001    3,000,000    2,940,210
IMCERA Group, Inc.*
6.000%    10/15/2003    1,000,000    936,230
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Interpool, Inc.
7.350%    08/01/2007    $    2,000,000    $   1,630,104
The Kroger Co.
7.000%    05/01/2018    1,800,000    1,561,212
Lafarge Corporation
6.375%    07/15/2005    2,000,000    1,809,320
LASMO (USA), Inc.
6.750%    12/15/2007    5,000,000    4,647,070
Leucadia National
Corporation
7.750%    08/15/2013    2,500,000    2,445,425
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
7.125%    06/15/2009    2,000,000    1,915,774
Meritor Automotive,
Inc.
6.800%    02/15/2009    4,000,000    3,442,400
Midway Airlines Corp.
Pass Through
Certificates Class B†
8.140%    01/02/2013    2,686,300    2,401,150
Millipore Corporation
7.500%    04/01/2007    3,750,000    3,556,125
Mobil Corporation*
8.625%    08/15/2021    4,500,000    4,954,320
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
5.625%    01/20/2004    5,500,000    5,186,610
Newmont Mining
Corporation*
8.625%    04/01/2002    2,000,000    1,999,220
News America
Holdings, Inc.
9.250%    02/01/2013    3,000,000    3,241,830
Norfolk Southern
Corporation*
7.050%    05/01/2037    5,000,000    4,886,800
Norsk Hydro ASA†
8.750%    10/23/2001    500,000    505,254
North Finance
(Bermuda) Limited†
7.000%    09/15/2005    2,000,000    1,945,100
Pepsi Bottling
Holdings, Inc.*†
5.625%    02/17/2009    2,000,000    1,758,554
Raytheon Company
6.550%    03/15/2010    1,750,000    1,567,265
Raytheon Company
6.750%    08/15/2007    2,500,000    2,348,825
Republic Services, Inc.
7.125%    05/15/2009    3,750,000    3,362,770
Ryder System, Inc.
6.600%    11/15/2005    3,800,000    3,551,708
Scholastic Corporation
7.000%    12/15/2003    3,000,000    2,923,590
Sears Roebuck
Acceptance Corp.
6.750%    09/15/2005    3,500,000    3,336,935
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Sprint Capital
Corporation
6.125%    11/15/2008    $    2,000,000    $   1,782,740
Sprint Capital
Corporation
6.900%    05/01/2019    2,000,000    1,778,320
SuperValu, Inc.
7.875%    08/01/2009    7,000,000    6,875,176
Texaco, Inc.
5.500%    01/15/2009    5,000,000    4,417,880
Texaco, Inc.
8.500%    02/15/2003    2,500,000    2,557,800
Thomas & Betts
Corporation*
8.250%    01/15/2004    2,500,000    2,508,625
Time Warner, Inc. Pass-
Thru Asset Trust
1997-1†
6.100%    12/30/2001    4,000,000    3,923,640
Times Mirror Co.
7.450%    10/15/2009    3,600,000    3,511,043
TRW, Inc.
8.750%    05/15/2006    6,000,000    6,112,308
TTX Company†
6.290%    05/15/2002    5,000,000    4,892,410
Union Tank Car Co.
6.790%    05/01/2010    4,800,000    4,395,016
United Air Lines, Inc.
10.110%    02/19/2006    659,119    671,958
US Air, Inc., Class B
7.500%    10/15/2009    1,353,620    1,239,916
US West Capital
Funding, Inc.
6.125%    07/15/2002    2,000,000    1,942,800
Valero Energy
Corporation
7.375%    03/15/2006    2,000,000    1,930,896
Vulcan Materials
Company
6.000%    04/01/2009    3,000,000    2,678,327
WPP Finance (USA)
Corporation
6.625%    07/15/2005    2,250,000    2,134,186
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $280,799,328)
   269,961,339
              
 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 3.3%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Asset Securitization
Corporation Series
1995-MD4, Class A1
7.100%    08/13/2029    6,171,526    6,104,318
CS First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp. Series 1998-C2,
Class A1
5.960%    12/15/2007    2,724,376    2,581,603
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., Series
1997- Cl-CTL, A-1
6.310%    11/15/2026    $    3,679,577    $   3,494,733
Prudential Home
Mortgage Securities
1993-26 Class A6
6.750%    07/25/2008    3,100,658    3,083,201
Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities
1997-TZH, Class B†
7.491%    03/25/2022    3,000,000    2,949,390
Starwood Commercial
Mortgage Trust Series
1999-C1A, Class B†
6.920%    02/05/2009    3,000,000    2,722,500
              
 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $22,129,794)
   20,935,745
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 10.6%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation
(FHLMC) — 2.2%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.5%
FHLMC Series 1322
Class G
7.500%    02/15/2007    823,253    826,596
FHLMC Series 1337
Class D
6.000%    08/15/2007    1,000,000    962,810
FHLMC Series 1460
Class H
7.000%    05/15/2007    2,000,000    1,988,740
FHLMC Series 1490
Class PJ
6.000%    05/15/2007    600,000    595,872
FHLMC Series 1667,
Class PE
4.000%    03/15/2008    5,000,000    4,931,250
FHLMC Series B Class 3
12.500%    09/30/2013    65,399    69,830
              
                        9,375,098
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.7%
FHLMC
6.420%    12/01/2005    4,738,473    4,563,149
FHLMC
9.000%    03/01/2017    140,067    144,473
              
                        4,707,622
              
                        14,082,720
              
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Federal National Mortgage
Association
(FNMA) — 6.1%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.5%
FNMA Series 1989-20
Class A
6.750%    04/25/2018    $    3,769,031    $   3,674,126
FNMA Series 1993-134
Class GA
6.500%    02/25/2007    5,000,000    4,946,850
FNMA Series 1993-221
Class D
6.000%    12/25/2008    2,500,000    2,412,500
FNMA Series 1994-43
Class PE
6.000%    12/25/2019    187,941    186,648
FNMA Series 1996-54
Class C
6.000%    09/25/2008    5,000,000    4,790,600
              
                        16,010,724
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 3.6%
FNMA
6.000%    10/01/2028-
02/01/2029
   12,037,462    11,018,011
FNMA
6.500%    11/01/2028    12,752,331    12,035,012
FNMA
8.000%    05/01/2013    119,872    119,496
              
                        23,172,519
              
                        39,183,243
              
 
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) — 2.3%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA
7.000%    08/15/2023-
11/15/2023
   3,241,377    3,162,352
GNMA
7.500%    01/15/2017-
06/15/2017
   4,306,907    4,305,529
GNMA
8.000%    04/15/2001-
01/15/2009
   6,680,837    6,801,720
GNMA
9.000%    12/15/2004-
10/15/2009
   126,364    130,173
GNMA
11.000%    08/15/2000-
12/15/2000
   1,643    1,654
              
                        14,401,428
              
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $69,416,406)
   67,667,391
              
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 25.2%
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 7.1%
U.S. Treasury Bond
7.500%    11/15/2016    $  15,545,000    $  17,556,057
U.S. Treasury Bond
8.875%    08/15/2017    21,800,000    27,788,242
              
                        45,344,299
              
 
U.S. Treasury Notes — 15.6%
U.S. Treasury Note
5.500%    05/15/2009    30,065,000    28,768,297
U.S. Treasury Note
5.750%    08/15/2003    7,600,000    7,470,572
U.S. Treasury Note
6.500%    10/15/2006    52,175,000    52,802,665
U.S. Treasury Note
6.875%    05/15/2006    2,000,000    2,058,440
U.S. Treasury Note
7.500%    02/15/2005    7,400,000    7,756,088
              
                        98,856,062
              
 
U.S. Treasury Strip — 2.5%
U.S. Treasury Strip —
Principal Only
0.000%    05/15/2016    43,000,000    16,182,620
              
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $159,386,814)
   160,382,981
              
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $571,552,978)
   557,751,511
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 23.2%
Cash Equivalents — 12.3%
Bank of America Bank Note**
6.670%    03/22/2001    1,671,724    1,671,724
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
6.630%    08/16/2000    2,669,390    2,669,390
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
7.000%    07/03/2000    3,343,450    3,343,450
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%    07/06/2000    11,144,834    11,144,834
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%    07/07/2000    1,671,722    1,671,722
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.810%    07/05/2000    3,529,659    3,529,659
First Union Bank Note**
6.900%    05/09/2001    1,671,728    1,671,728
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
7.260%    10/31/2000    $        712,944    $          712,944
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%    07/05/2000    5,431,043    5,431,043
Merrimac Money
Market Fund**
6.440%    07/03/2000    9,497,391    9,497,391
MetLife Insurance Company
Funding Agreement**
6.690%    08/01/2000    15,000,000    15,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
6.890%    07/17/2000    16,123,867    16,123,867
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
6.910%    11/22/2000    874,348    874,348
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%    07/05/2000    4,686,900    4,686,900
              
                        78,029,000
              
 
Commercial Paper — 10.9%
Appalachian Power Company
6.970%    07/18/2000    4,255,000    4,240,995
Comdisco, Inc.
6.780%    07/10/2000    4,120,000    4,113,017
ConAgra, Inc.
6.800%    07/13/2000    4,845,000    4,834,018
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
6.820%    07/21/2000    5,990,000    5,967,305
Dana Credit
Corporation
6.750%    07/05/2000    5,945,000    5,940,541
Eastman Chemical
Company
6.750%    07/06/2000    5,060,000    5,055,256
Federated Department
Stores
6.750%    07/07/2000    5,900,000    5,893,362
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
6.920%    07/12/2000    5,000,000    4,989,428
IMC Global, Inc.
6.780%    07/06/2000    5,915,000    5,909,430
Pentair, Inc.
6.960%    07/19/2000    5,000,000    4,982,600
Solutia, Inc.
6.800%    07/14/2000    4,775,000    4,763,275
Union Carbide
Corporation
6.830%    07/28/2000    7,050,000    7,013,886
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
US West Capital
Funding Corporation
6.950%    07/17/2000    $    5,455,000    $      5,438,150
              
                        69,141,263
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   147,170,263
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 110.9%
(Cost $718,723,241) ***
   704,921,774
              
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (10.9%)
   (69,141,007)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  635,780,767
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    
All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover forward purchase commitments. (Note 2).
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†    
Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
Assets:
    
Investments, at value (cost $571,552,978) (Note 2)...
$557,751,511
Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)...
147,170,263
 
Total Investments...
704,921,774
Cash...
180,490
Receivables from:
Investments sold...
13,192,595
Interest...
8,629,724
Settlement of investments purchased on a forward commitment basis (Note 2)...
224,459
 
Total assets...
727,149,042
 
Liabilities:
Payables for:
Investments purchased...
12,996,149
Securities on loan (Note 2)...
78,029,000
Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)...
2,212
Affiliates (Note 3):
Investment management fees...
252,925
Administration fees...
55,661
Service fees...
1,211
Accrued expenses and other liabilities...
31,117
 
Total liabilities...
91,368,275
 
Net assets...
$635,780,767
 
Net assets consist of:
Paid-in capital...
$641,192,100
Undistributed net investment income...
20,101,923
Accumulated net realized loss on investments...
(11,936,248)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and forward commitments...
(13,577,008)
 
    
$635,780,767
 
Net assets:
Class A...
$3,486,299
 
Class L...
$31,691,569
 
Class Y...
$21,022,335
 
Class S...
$579,580,564
 
Shares outstanding:
Class A...
331,867
 
Class L...
3,016,248
 
Class Y...
1,997,198
 
Class S...
54,945,166
 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
Class A...
$10.51
 
Class L...
$10.51
 
Class Y...
$10.53
 
Class S...
$10.55
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
29
 
MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest (including securities lending income of $83,723)      $21,312,230  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      1,461,308  
               Custody fees      32,478  
               Audit and legal fees      10,768  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,828  
     
  
                         1,509,382  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      2,032  
                          Class L      20,184  
                          Class Y      13,822  
                          Class S      267,680  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      1,732  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      1,814,832  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      19,497,398  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and forward commitments      (3,924,204 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and forward commitments      8,766,885  
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      4,842,681  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $24,340,079  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:            
Operations:
               Net investment income      $  19,497,398        $  38,476,527  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions and forward commitments      (3,924,204 )      (7,813,872 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                    forward commitments
     8,766,885        (43,678,928 )
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      24,340,079        (13,016,273 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (35,668 )
               Class L      -        (145,284 )*
               Class Y      -        (1,199,642 )
               Class S      -        (36,453,705 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (37,834,299 )
     
     
  
 
               In excess of net investment income:
               Class A      -        (107 )
               Class L      -        (145 )*
               Class Y      -        (2,717 )
               Class S      -        (490,472 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (493,441 )
     
     
  
 
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (52 )
               Class L      -        (69 )*
               Class Y      -        (1,298 )
               Class S      -        (234,456 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (235,875 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      2,849,557        472,018  
               Class L      28,454,902        2,505,877 *
               Class Y      792,313        20,271,088  
               Class S      (37,066,242 )      (65,259,795 )
     
     
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (4,969,470 )      (42,010,812 )
     
     
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      19,370,609        (93,590,700 )
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      616,410,158        710,000,858  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $20,101,923
                    and $604,525, respectively)
     $635,780,767        $616,410,158  
     
     
  
 
  * For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.12        $  11.06        $10.85  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.31  ***      0.62  ***      0.59  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.08        (0.89 )      0.25  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.39        (0.27 )      0.84  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.66 )      (0.52 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      (0.11 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.00 )****      -  
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.67 )      (0.63 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.51        $  10.12        $11.06  
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      3.85%  **       (2.43)%        7.75%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  3,486        $    576        $  141  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.05%  *      1.07%        1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets       6.10%  *       5.70%         5.26%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      14%  **      61%        51%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.11        $  10.97  
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.32  ***      0.44  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.08        (0.61 )
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.40        (0.17 )
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.68 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.00 )****
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.69 )
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.51        $  10.11  
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      3.96%  **       (1.52)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $31,692        $  2,361  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.79%  *      0.80%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.28%  *      6.11%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      14%  **      61%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net realized gains is less than $0.01 per share.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    10.12        $    11.06        $    10.86  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.32  ***      0.68        0.65  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.09        (0.92 )      0.25  
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.41        (0.24 )      0.90  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.69 )      (0.59 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      (0.11 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.00 )****      -  
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.70 )      (0.70 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.53        $    10.12        $    11.06  
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      4.05%  **      (2.16)%        8.25%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  21,022        $  19,471        $      400  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.64%  *       0.65%         0.74%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets       6.36%  *       6.29%         5.73%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      14%  **      61%        51%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

     Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    10.14        $    11.06        $    10.81        $    10.45        $    10.75        $      9.84  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.33  ***      0.66  ***      0.67  ***      0.69  ***      0.67  ***      0.72  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.08        (0.89 )      0.24        0.33        (0.37 )      1.17  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.41        (0.23 )      0.91        1.02        0.30        1.89  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.68 )      (0.56 )      (0.64 )      (0.54 )      (0.65 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.01 )      (0.10 )      (0.02 )      (0.06 )      (0.33 )
    In excess of net realized gains      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total distributions      -        (0.69 )      (0.66 )      (0.66 )      (0.60 )      (0.98 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    10.55        $    10.14        $    11.06        $    10.81        $    10.45        $    10.75  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      4.04%  **      (2.08)%        8.44%        9.78%        2.80%        19.15%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $579,581        $594,002        $709,459        $455,931        $356,699        $253,540  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver      0.59%  *      0.57%        0.55%        0.55%        0.56%        0.56%  
         After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.51%        0.51%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      6.41%  *      6.07%        5.92%        6.34%        6.26%        6.56%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      14%  **      61%        51%        54%        54%        104%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net realized gains is less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ  
achieve a high total return consistent with prudent investment risk and the preservation of capital
Ÿ  
invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities across the credit quality spectrum, including investment grade and high-yield issues
Ÿ  
maintain duration roughly comparable to that of the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index, with overall credit quality of at least BBB
Ÿ  
diversify investments by industry, sector, maturity, issuer class, and quality sectors to reduce risk of capital erosion
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 2.51%, trailing the 3.42% return of the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
 
It was a difficult period for diversified bond funds, as the bond market experienced a flight to quality and sharply wider spreads that hurt spread product of all kinds, especially high-yield securities. Since the Fund invests in a broad range of quality sectors, including high-yield and emerging market securities, returns were limited by substantial underperformance in those sectors. In addition, the Fund had several holdings that experienced credit quality problems, including one default.
 
With investors in a defensive mindset, diversified and high-yield bond funds experienced outflows of funds for most of the period, resulting in more selling. Since bond funds are virtually the only buyers of high-yield securities, selling in the sector often feeds on itself, pushing prices even lower than they would otherwise go.
 
What made investors so quality-conscious?
 
Several factors contributed to the unfavorable environment. Shortly after the new year, the Federal Reserve Board, seeing that the investment markets had survived Y2K with minimal disruption, removed the excess liquidity that it had infused into the system prior to the end of 1999. The Fed also continued its pattern of raising short-term interest rates in response to strong economic growth, tight labor markets, and higher prices for raw materials, especially crude oil. The Fed hiked rates in February, March, and May, for a total increase of 100 basis points in both the federal funds and discount rates.
 
Another significant influence on the markets was the Treasury buyback program, announced in February. Treasury officials indicated that they hoped to buy back up to $30 billion in longer-term Treasury securities by the end of 2000. It was also stated that issuance of new 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year notes would be reduced, as would issuance of 30-year bonds. The prospect of decreased supply and increased demand for Treasuries pushed yields lower, especially at the longer end of the market. The yield curve, a graphical depiction of the yields of securities with different maturities, inverted, as the yield of the 30-year bond plunged to levels below those of even 3-month T-bills by the end of March. This situation created uncertainty about the value of the long bond as a benchmarking tool and confusion about how to value securities of shorter maturities.
 
Deteriorating overall credit quality was reflected in the greater number of prominent issuers that encountered serious problems in servicing their debt, including Finova, Service Corp., Conseco, and Waste Management. Although the Fund did not hold securities issued by these companies, the problems helped widen spreads to levels not seen since the 1990 recession. Treasuries were the Fund’s best-performing asset class in this environment. In late May, spreads in the higher quality sectors began to narrow once again, and investment-grade corporate securities outperformed all other asset classes. High-yield issues also regained some ground, although they finished with negative returns for both the first and second quarters.
 
What issues in the Fund’s portfolio experienced problems?
 
Kitty Hawk, an aircraft leasing company, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in May after missing a loan payment. We held our position in this bond, believing that it was better not to sell into a distressed market where investors appeared to be valuing the security below what we could expect to be paid if the company’s assets were liquidated. Worldtex and Derby Cycle both experienced sharp declines in their bonds because of earnings shortfalls. In the latter’s case, disappointing earnings were due partly to a downturn in the U.K. economy.

What is your outlook?
  
Higher interest rates have made it likely that the U.S. economy will begin to slow soon. Slower growth should relieve the upward pressure on interest rates, which would be good for fixed-income securities. However, a slowing economy also results in more modest earnings growth rates for many companies, which could exacerbate credit quality problems. On the other hand, stronger-than-expected economic growth or an uptick in inflation could prompt further increases in interest rates. Given the recent market’s concerns about credit quality, our plan is to emphasize the higher-quality segments of our markets. For example, when the market provides opportunities to do so, we will consider replacing B securities with slightly safer BB issues. We expect that careful credit analysis, which is one of our strengths, will become even more important in the months ahead.
 
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00 - 6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99 - 6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    2.51%    3.39%    1.94%
Class A    2.30%    2.99%    1.50%
Class Y    2.41%    3.28%    1.84%
Class L    2.41%    3.16%    1.73%

 
Lehman Brothers
Intermediate    3.42%    4.58%    3.21%
Aggregate Bond Index   
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                                
BONDS & NOTES — 89.3%
CORPORATE DEBT — 29.2%
AES Corporation
  9.500%    06/01/2009    $        200,000    $        196,000
Archibald Candy Corp.
  10.250%    07/01/2004    125,000    90,625
Associates Corporation
of North America
  5.800%    04/20/2004    500,000    468,320
AT&T Corp.
  5.625%    03/15/2004    250,000    234,950
Boston Scientific
Corporation
  6.625%    03/15/2005    250,000    227,350
Brand Scaffold
Services, Inc.
  10.250%    02/15/2008    125,000    110,000
Building Material Corp.
  8.000%    12/01/2008    250,000    196,250
Capitol Records, Inc.†
  8.375%    08/15/2009    250,000    256,010
Century
Communications
Corp. Zero Coupon
Series B
  0.000%    01/15/2008    125,000    50,625
ContiFinancial
Corporation
  8.125%    04/01/2008    125,000    16,562
Continental Airlines,
Inc.
  8.000%    12/15/2005    100,000    92,000
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
  7.125%    09/01/2002    150,000    143,221
CSX Corporation
  6.250%    10/15/2008    250,000    217,407
Dana Corporation
  6.250%    03/01/2004    250,000    236,275
Derby Cycle
Corporation
  10.000%    05/15/2008    125,000    50,000
Diageo Capital PLC
  6.125%    08/15/2005    500,000    473,584
Elgin National
Industries, Inc.
Series B
  11.000%    11/01/2007    125,000    103,750
Eott Energy Partners LP
  11.000%    10/01/2009    100,000    101,500
Express Scripts, Inc.
  9.625%    06/15/2009    125,000    121,250
Ford Motor Credit
Corporation
  7.375%    10/28/2009    100,000    96,727
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                                
GenTek, Inc.
  11.000%    08/01/2009    $        100,000    $        101,250
Gulf Canada Resources
Limited
  8.350%    08/01/2006    125,000    123,125
Haynes International,
Inc.
  11.625%    09/01/2004    125,000    87,500
Home Depot
Exchangeable Trust†
  1.000%    02/14/2006    100,000    92,000
Icn Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
  9.250%    08/15/2005    250,000    247,500
Imax Corp.
  7.875%    12/01/2005    250,000    226,250
International Game
Technology
  8.375%    05/15/2009    125,000    118,125
JL French Automotive
Casting Series B
  11.500%    06/01/2009    125,000    113,750
Kitty Hawk, Inc.
  9.950%    11/15/2004    125,000    49,375
The Kroger Co.
  7.650%    04/15/2007    250,000    245,128
LDM Technologies,
Inc. Series B
  10.750%    01/15/2007    125,000    98,750
Lyondell Chemical
Company Series A†
  9.625%    05/01/2007    125,000    123,125
Lyondell Chemical
Company Series B†
  9.875%    05/01/2007    125,000    123,437
News America
Holdings, Inc.
  8.625%    02/01/2003    250,000    256,390
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
  7.875%    03/15/2008    250,000    220,430
Pacer International,
Inc. Series B
  11.750%    06/01/2007    125,000    124,688
Pepsi Bottling
Holdings, Inc.†
  5.625%    02/17/2009    250,000    219,819
Petroleos Mexicanos
Series P
  9.500%    09/15/2027    125,000    122,603
Primark Corporation
  9.250%    12/15/2008    125,000    126,250
Raytheon Company
  6.500%    07/15/2005    250,000    237,318
SCG Holding Corp.
  12.000%    08/01/2009    65,000    69,388
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                                
Solectron Corp. Zero
Coupon
  0.000%    05/08/2020    $        220,000    $        138,600
Sprint Capital
Corporation
  5.875%    05/01/2004    250,000    234,693
SuperValu, Inc.
  7.875%    08/01/2009    250,000    245,542
TRW, Inc.
  8.750%    05/15/2006    250,000    254,680
Western Gas
Resources, Inc.
  10.000%    06/15/2009    125,000    129,063
Worldtex, Inc. Series B
  9.625%    12/15/2007    50,000    18,750
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $8,242,985)
   7,629,935
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 33.7%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC) — 6.7%
Pass-Through Securities
FHLMC
  7.500%    06/01/2024-
04/01/2028
   1,777,256    1,758,371
              
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — 16.2%
Pass-Through Securities
FNMA
  6.000%    11/01/2028-
04/01/2029
   1,659,316    1,518,789
FNMA
  6.500%    04/01/2029-
06/01/2029
   2,888,379    2,726,117
              
                          4,244,906
              
Government National
Mortgage Association
(GNMA) — 10.8%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA
  7.000%    10/15/2027-
05/15/2029
   2,185,072    2,123,944
GNMA
  8.000%    08/15/2026-
3/15/2027
   687,441    695,175
              
                          2,819,119
              
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $9,237,717)    8,822,396
              
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market
Value

                                
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 26.4%
U.S. Treasury Note
5.500%    05/15/2009    $        240,000    $        229,649
U.S. Treasury Note
5.750%    08/15/2003    650,000    638,931
U.S. Treasury Note
6.500%    10/15/2006    1,625,000    1,644,549
U.S. Treasury Note
7.500%    11/15/2001    4,350,000    4,405,071
              
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $7,099,045)    6,918,200
              
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $24,579,747)    23,370,531
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.6%
Commercial Paper
Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
6.880%    07/06/2000    1,200,000    1,198,853
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
7.100%    07/05/2000    300,000    299,763
US West Capital
Funding Corporation
7.250%    07/07/2000    1,015,000    1,013,774
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)    2,512,390
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.9%
(Cost $27,092,137)*    25,882,921
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 1.1%
   282,081
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  26,165,002
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
 
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $24,579,747) (Note 2 )      $23,370,531  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      2,512,390  
     
  
                          Total Investments      25,882,921  
               Cash      4,124  
               Receivables from:
                          Interest      302,559  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      2,095  
     
  
                                    Total assets      26,191,699  
     
  
 
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,475  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      10,605  
                                    Administration fees      2,662  
                                    Service fees      79  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      9,876  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      26,697  
     
  
               Net assets      $26,165,002  
     
  
 
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $26,649,558  
               Undistributed net investment income      858,486  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (133,826 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (1,209,216 )
     
  
       $26,165,002  
     
  
 
Net assets:
               Class A      $      297,724  
     
  
               Class L      $      103,011  
     
  
               Class Y      $      168,398  
     
  
               Class S      $25,595,869  
     
  
 
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      30,455  
     
  
               Class L      10,525  
     
  
               Class Y      17,196  
     
  
               Class S      2,612,607  
     
  
 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            9.78  
     
  
               Class L      $            9.79  
     
  
               Class Y      $            9.79  
     
  
               Class S      $            9.80  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest      $  950,503  
     
  
                          Total investment income      950,503  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      63,368  
               Audit and legal fees      6,284  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,311  
               Custody fees      3,870  
     
  
       77,833  
 
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      193  
                          Class L      162  
                          Class Y      136  
                          Class S      15,382  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      149  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      93,855  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (3,450 )
                                    Net expenses      90,405  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      860,098  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (16,436 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (211,573 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss       (228,009 )
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $  632,089  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:      Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 1999*

Operations:
               Net investment income      $      860,098        $  1,052,357  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (16,436 )      (116,392 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (211,573 )      (997,643 )
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      632,089        (61,678 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (3,900 )
               Class L      -        (4,063 )
               Class Y      -        (6,001 )
               Class S      -        (1,039,391 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (1,053,355 )
     
     
  
 
               In excess of net investment income:
               Class A      -        (6 )
               Class L      -        (6 )
               Class Y      -        (9 )
               Class S      -        (1,591 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (1,612 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      194,023        104,906  
               Class L      -        105,069  
               Class Y      18,134        152,299  
               Class S      (1,381 )      26,076,508  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      210,776        26,438,782  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      842,865        25,322,137  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      25,322,137        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $858,486 and
                    distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,612, respectively)
     $26,165,002        $25,322,137  
     
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class A
   Class L
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

   Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $9.56      $10.00      $    9.56      $  10.00  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.31  ***    0.39  ***    0.31  ***    0.41  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (0.09 )    (0.44 )    (0.08 )    (0.45 )
    
    
    
    
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations    0.22      (0.05 )    0.23      (0.04 )
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.39 )    -      (0.40 )
    In excess of net investment income from distributions    -      (0.00 )****    -      (0.00 )****
    
    
    
    
  
            Total distributions    -      (0.39 )    -      (0.40 )
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $9.78      $  9.56      $    9.79      $    9.56  
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    2.30%  **    (0.54)%  **    2.41%  **    (0.38)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $298      $  100      $    103      $    101  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
            Before expense waiver    1.19%  *    1.19%  *    0.94%  *    0.94%  *
            After expense waiver #    1.15%  *    N/A      0.91%  *    N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    6.41%  *    5.92%  *    6.59%  *    6.17%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    9%  **    32%  **    9%  **    32%  **
 
     Class Y
   Class S
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

   Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $9.56      $10.00      $    9.56      $  10.00  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.32  ***    0.42  ***    0.32  ***    0.42  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (0.09 )    (0.45 )    (0.08 )    (0.44 )
    
    
    
    
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations    0.23      (0.03 )    0.24      (0.02 )
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.41 )    -      (0.42 )
    In excess of net investment income from distributions    -      (0.00 )****    -      (0.00 )****
    
    
    
    
  
            Total distributions    -      (0.41 )    -      (0.42 )
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $9.79      $  9.56      $    9.80      $    9.56  
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    2.41%  **    (0.26)%  **    2.51%  **    (0.25)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $168      $  146      $25,596      $24,975  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
            Before expense waiver    0.79%  *    0.80%  *    0.74%  *    0.74%  *
            After expense waiver #    0.76%  *    N/A      0.71%  *    N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    6.74%  *    6.35%  *    6.79%  *    6.33%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    9%  **    32%  **    9%  **    32%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
Note to shareholders: George Tall became portfolio manager of the Core Equity segment of the MassMutual Balanced Fund on April 20, 2000.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Balanced Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve a high total rate of return over an extended period of time consistent with the preservation of capital values
Ÿ
invest in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, fixed-income securities and money market instruments
Ÿ
manage the allocation of investments, under normal circumstances, in three sectors with the following ranges:
 
Prime segment no more than 35% of net assets
Core Bond segment no more than 35% of net assets
Core Equity segment no more than 65% of net assets
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
While the Fund’s absolute return was disappointing, relative performance improved markedly from the previous period. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -0.45%, about in line with the -0.12% return of the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, an unmanaged index of stock and bond portfolios. A modest gain in the Fund’s bond portfolio was offset by a negative return on the equity side.
 
What was the Fund’s asset allocation strategy during the period?
 
We increased the Fund’s equity allocation twice—once in March and once in April. We felt that the correction in stocks created some attractive values and tried to position the Fund to take advantage of them. On the other hand, we decreased the Fund’s bond allocation in April and June. Continued upward pressure on interest rates and a still-vibrant U.S. economy contributed to our decision to de-emphasize the bond portion of the portfolio. At the end of the period, our target allocations of stocks, bonds, and money market securities were 57.0%, 27.5%, and 15.5%, respectively.
 
The Fund’s equity portfolio has a new manager. What changes occurred as a result?
 
Since April, the Fund’s equity portfolio has undergone substantial restructuring. The portfolio’s largest underweighting at the end of the period was in banks and other financial services stocks, which tend to suffer during periods of rising interest rates and deteriorating overall credit quality. On the other hand, the most important areas of greater emphasis were the telecommunications, media, and technology sectors of the market. We’d like to emphasize that the portfolio has in no way forsaken its value orientation. You won’t find pricey Internet stocks with no earnings in this portfolio. However, we have shifted the emphasis in stock selection to spotlight some financial characteristics that we think deserve more attention.
 
Traditionally, the key characteristics of stocks pursued by value funds were low price-to-earnings and price-to-book-value ratios. While we take those ratios into account, we also place great importance on a company’s free cash flow and what it does with that cash flow. Ideally, we’d like to invest in companies that generate enough cash internally to fund a high growth rate without incurring excessive levels of debt. Furthermore, we want to see those companies making wise decisions about deploying that cash—by repurchasing shares, paying down debt, making helpful acquisitions, and the like.
 
What factors affected the Fund’s bond portfolio?
 
Bonds struggled against the headwinds of rising interest rates. In response to strong economic growth and tight labor markets, the Fed raised rates in February, March, and May, for a total increase of 100 basis points in both the federal funds and discount rates.
 
Another significant influence on the markets was the Treasury buyback program announced in February. Treasury officials indicated that they hoped to buy back up to $30 billion in longer-term Treasury securities by the end of 2000. It was also stated that issuance of new 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year notes would be reduced, as would issuance of 30-year bonds. The prospect of decreased supply and increased demand for Treasuries pushed yields lower, especially at the longer end of the market. The yield curve, a graphical depiction of the yields of securities with different maturities, inverted, as the yield of the 30-year bond plunged to levels below those of even 3-month T-bills by the end of March.
 
A final factor affecting the bond market was the large number of prominent issuers that encountered serious problems in servicing their debt, including Finova, Service Corp., Conseco, and Waste Management. The cumulative effect of these various factors was to trigger a flight to quality and to widen spreads to levels not seen since the 1990 recession. Treasuries were the Fund’s best-performing asset class in this environment. In late May, spreads began to narrow once again, and corporate securities outperformed all other asset classes.
 

What is your outlook?

The consensus view at the end of the period was that the Fed was finished raising interest rates for the time being. Indeed, after six rate hikes in such a short span of time, we will probably see some slowing in the economy in the near future. However, we must also keep in mind that the U.S. economy is still growing rapidly, and the pattern during the past few years has been for spending to pick up again in the third quarter. On the equity side, most of the portfolio restructuring has been completed, and we anticipate much lower turnover in the second half of the year. In the bond portfolio, we will continue to look for opportunities to add spread product at attractive prices while attempting to maintain the portfolio’s excellent credit quality.
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
General Electric Company
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Boeing Co.
The Bank of New York Company, Incorporated
BP Amoco plc Sponsored ADR
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
AT&T—Liberty Media Group
American Home Products Corporation
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Balanced Fund Class S, the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Five Year
Average
Annual
7/1/95-6/30/00
   Since
Inception
Average
Annual
10/3/94-6/30/00
 
Class S    -0.45%    -5.74%    10.13%    10.89%

 
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
   -0.12%    2.51%    13.35%    13.74%
 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.99%    4.56%    6.25%    7.49%
 
Standard &
Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    23.81%    24.32%
 
Lehman Brothers
Gvt./Corp. Bond Index
   4.16%    4.30%    6.09%    7.40%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Balanced Fund Class A and Class Y, the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
1/1/98-6/30/00
 
Class A    -0.68%    -6.19%    3.73%
Class Y    -0.45%    -5.81%    4.16%

 
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
   -0.12%    2.51%    9.53%
 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.99%    4.56%    4.67%
 
Standard &
Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    19.15%
 
Lehman Brothers
Gvt./Corp. Bond Index
   4.16%    4.30%    4.48%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Balanced Fund Class L, the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index
 
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Year
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/00
 
Class L    -0.53%    -5.96%    -4.48%

 
Lipper Balanced
Fund Index
   -0.12%    2.51%    3.18%
 
Lehman Brothers
Aggregate
Bond Index
   3.99%    4.56%    2.84%
 
Standard &
Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    8.96%
 
Lehman Brothers
Gvt./Corp. Bond Index
   4.16%    4.30%    2.48%
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index and the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index are unmanaged and do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
EQUITIES — 65.6%
 
Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%
Boeing Co.    272,900    $    11,410,631
Honeywell International,
Inc.
   202,450    6,820,034
TRW, Inc.    121,000    5,248,375
         
                23,479,040
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 1.6%
Ford Motor Company    85,700    3,685,100
General Motors Corp.    77,900    4,523,069
Visteon Corp.*    11,221    136,054
         
                8,344,223
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 4.7%
The Bank of New York
Company, Inc.
   213,100    9,909,150
Chase Manhattan
Corp.
   58,050    2,673,928
Fleet Boston Financial
Corp.
   93,378    3,174,852
Wachovia Corp.    83,600    4,535,300
Wells Fargo &
Company
   121,000    4,688,750
         
                24,981,980
         
 
Beverages — 1.0%
Brown-Forman
Corporation Cl. B
   93,700    5,036,375
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.6%
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   170,000    9,180,000
News Corporation
Limited Sponsored†
   82,100    4,474,450
         
                13,654,450
         
 
Chemicals — 1.4%
Rohm & Haas
Company
   213,000    7,348,500
         
 
Communications — 3.6%
Alcatel SA Sponsored†    57,900    3,850,350
GTE Corporation    125,000    7,781,250
SBC Communications,
Inc.
   179,103    7,746,205
         
                19,377,805
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 1.4%
Computer Sciences
Corp.*
   98,900    7,386,594
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
Computers & Information — 1.5%
Compaq Computer Corp.    146,600    $      3,747,462
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    82,900    4,113,912
         
                7,861,374
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 0.8%
International Business
Machines Corporation
   36,600    4,009,987
         
Containers — 1.3%
Sealed Air Corp.*    86,900    4,551,387
Temple-Inland, Inc.    60,500    2,541,000
         
                7,092,387
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.7%
Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
   159,200    9,134,100
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.2%
Dominion Resources, Inc.    86,400    3,704,400
Teco Energy, Inc.    136,300    2,734,519
         
                6,438,919
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 4.2%
General Electric
Company
   292,100    15,481,300
Micron Technology, Inc.*    54,700    4,817,019
SCI Systems, Inc.*    54,600    2,139,637
         
                22,437,956
         
 
Energy — 8.6%
Apache Corporation    125,000    7,351,562
BP Amoco PLC
Sponsored†
   162,636    9,199,099
Burlington Resources,
Inc.
   150,000    5,737,500
Chevron Corporation    60,000    5,088,750
Coastal Corp.    62,000    3,774,250
Conoco, Inc. Cl. A    121,000    2,662,000
Exxon Mobil Corp.    116,569    9,150,667
Total Fina Elf SA
Sponsored†
   36,300    2,788,294
         
                45,752,122
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 1.6%
AT&T—Liberty Media
Group*
   360,600    8,744,550
         
 
Financial Services — 2.4%
American Express
Company
   135,000    7,036,875
American General
Corporation
   97,500    5,947,500
         
                12,984,375
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                              
Foods — 1.7%
Bestfoods    72,000    $      4,986,000
General Mills, Inc.    111,400    4,261,050
         
                9,247,050
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.6%
Weyerhaeuser Company    73,800    3,173,400
         
Healthcare — 2.5%
Becton, Dickinson
and Company
   195,800    5,617,012
Schering-Plough
Corp.
   152,800    7,716,400
         
                13,333,412
         
 
Industrial — Diversified — 1.8%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    100,000    5,700,000
Tyco International Ltd.    76,652    3,631,388
         
                9,331,388
         
 
Insurance — 3.4%
The Hartford
Financial Services
Group, Inc.
   119,300    6,673,344
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   110,900    11,582,119
MBIA, Inc.    600    28,913
         
                18,284,376
         
 
Miscellaneous — 0.8%
Avery-Dennison Corp.    66,700    4,477,238
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.4%
American Home
Products Corp.
   141,400    8,307,250
Merck & Co., Inc.    104,100    7,976,663
Pharmacia Corp.    143,395    7,411,729
         
                23,695,642
         
 
Restaurants — 1.0%
McDonald’s Corp.    169,000        5,566,438
         
 
Retail — 1.6%
RadioShack
Corporation
   98,100    4,647,488
Target Corporation    66,000    3,828,000
         
                8,475,488
         
 
Retail-Grocery — 0.9%
Albertson’s, Inc.    145,450    4,836,213
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 0.9%
BellSouth
Corporation
   117,400    5,004,175
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
46
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          Number of
Shares

   Market Value
        
Tobacco — 0.8%
Fortune Brands, Inc.    180,000    $    4,151,250
      
 
Transportation — 1.2%
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
   149,500    3,429,156
Galileo International, Inc.    33,000    688,875
Norfolk Southern
Corporation
   166,900    2,482,638
      
                6,600,669
      
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $261,472,183)
    350,241,476
 
 
          Principal
Amount
    
           
     
 
        
BONDS & NOTES — 29.7%
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 1.8%
California Infrastructure SCE-1,
1997-1, Class A5
  6.280%    09/25/2005    $    150,000         147,003
California Infrastructure SDG&E-1,
1997-1, Class A5
    
  6.190%    09/25/2005    100,000    97,791
Case Equipment Loan Trust 1998-A,
Class A4
    
  5.830%    02/15/2005    639,938    630,186
Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust,
1997-B, Class A3
    
  6.160%    09/25/2003    393,761    392,501
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust
1998-A, Class A4
    
  5.800%    12/16/2002    1,000,000    987,770
Chase Manhattan RV Owner Trust
1997-A, Class A7
    
  6.140%    10/16/2006    1,000,000    990,620
Metlife Capital Equipment Loan Trust
Series 1997-A, Class A
    
  6.850%    05/20/2008              750,000    743,595
Peco Energy Transition Trust Series
1999-A, Class A6
    
  6.050%    03/01/2009    650,000    606,963
Peco Energy Transition Trust Series
1999-A, Class A7
    
  6.130%    03/01/2009    350,000    322,651
Premier Auto Trust Series 1998-4,
Class A3
    
  5.690%    06/08/2002    970,908    965,238
Premier Auto Trust Series 1998-5,
Class A3
    
  5.070%    07/08/2002    500,000    493,710
Railcar Trust No. 1992-1     
  7.750%    06/01/2004    246,189    246,499
Rental Car Finance Corp. Series
1999-1A, Class A††
    
  5.900%    02/25/2007    600,000    572,736
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
Textron Financial
Corporation Series
1998-A, Class A2††
    
  5.890%    01/15/2005    $    1,000,000    $          983,000
Toyota Auto Lease
Trust Series 1998-B,
Class A1
    
  5.350%    07/25/2002    1,000,000    994,800
Travelers Funding Ltd.
Class A-1††
    
  6.300%    02/18/2014    700,000    616,000
 
 
TOTAL ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
(Cost $10,053,810)
   9,791,063
 
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 13.4%
AirTouch Communications, Inc.
  7.500%    07/15/2006       1,000,000          989,280
Alcan Aluminum Limited
  6.250%    11/01/2008    500,000    462,989
America West Airlines, Inc.
1996-1, Class A
  6.850%    07/02/2009    945,847    880,329
American Airlines, Inc. 1994-A Pass
Through Trusts, Class A4
  9.780%    11/26/2011    805,572    842,476
American General Finance
Corporation
  5.750%    11/01/2003    500,000    472,475
AMR Corporation
  9.000%    08/01/2012    500,000    491,850
Associates Corporation of North
America
  6.750%    08/01/2001    1,000,000    993,350
AT&T—Liberty Media Group
  8.250%    02/01/2030    1,800,000    1,652,873
Barrick Gold Corporation
  7.500%    05/01/2007    1,000,000    967,590
BellSouth Capital Funding
Corporation
  7.750%    02/15/2010    1,500,000    1,500,060
BHP Finance (USA) Limited
  6.420%    03/01/2026    1,000,000    967,080
Bombardier Capital, Inc.††
  6.000%    01/15/2002    1,000,000    976,291
Boston Scientific Corporation
  6.625%    03/15/2005    2,000,000    1,818,800
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion, S.A.
  6.950%    09/15/2005    500,000    472,550
Champion International Corporation
  6.400%    02/15/2026    1,000,000    928,380
The Charles Schwab Corporation
  6.250%    01/23/2003    1,000,000    966,589
The CIT Group, Inc.
  5.625%    10/15/2003    500,000    468,440
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
The CIT Group, Inc.
  6.375%    10/01/2002    $    1,000,000    $        973,090
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
  8.375%    05/01/2007    750,000    772,717
ConAgra, Inc.
  7.000%    10/01/2028    750,000    599,895
Continental Airlines, Inc.,
Series 1996-2B
  8.560%    07/02/2014    452,637    462,698
Continental Airlines, Inc.,
Series 1996-B
  7.820%    04/15/2015    443,610    436,374
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
  6.750%    12/15/2003       1,000,000    938,970
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
  7.125%    09/01/2002    1,100,000       1,050,290
CSX Corporation
  7.050%    05/01/2002    500,000    491,835
CSX Corporation
  7.250%    05/01/2027    1,200,000    1,133,220
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.
  6.625%    04/15/2029    1,000,000    831,320
Dover Corporation
  6.250%    06/01/2008    500,000    440,740
Duke Capital Corp.
  7.500%    10/01/2009    1,300,000    1,280,708
The E.W. Scripps Company
  6.625%    10/15/2007    1,000,000    950,250
Emerald Investment
Grade CBO, Ltd.††
  7.553%    05/24/2011    1,000,000    1,000,000
ERAC USA Finance
Company††
  6.750%    05/15/2007    1,250,000    1,161,075
FBG Finance Limited††
  7.875%    06/01/2016    1,000,000    1,031,220
Fletcher Challenge
Capital Canada, Inc.
  6.750%    03/24/2005    500,000    460,830
Fletcher Challenge
Capital Canada, Inc.
  7.750%    06/20/2006    500,000    482,475
Ford Motor Credit Corporation
  7.375%    10/28/2009    3,000,000    2,901,810
General American
Transportation Corporation
  6.750%    03/01/2006    1,000,000    938,790
General Electric
Capital Corporation
Series MTNA
  6.520%    10/08/2002    1,600,000    1,577,851
General Mills, Inc.
  8.900%    06/15/2006    500,000    543,510
The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.††
  6.200%    02/15/2001    1,000,000    992,790
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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     Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company
  8.500%    03/15/2007    $    1,160,000    $      1,190,067
Halliburton Company
  5.625%    12/01/2008    750,000    672,044
Heller Financial, Inc.
  6.250%    03/01/2001    500,000    495,335
Heller Financial, Inc.
  7.375%    11/01/2009    2,000,000    1,886,920
Hershey Foods Corporation
  7.200%    08/15/2027    1,250,000    1,192,500
Household Finance
Corporation
  6.500%    11/15/2008    1,500,000    1,364,700
ICI Wilmington, Inc.
  7.050%    09/15/2007    500,000    467,220
IMC Global, Inc.
  6.625%    10/15/2001    500,000    490,035
Interpool, Inc.
  7.350%    08/01/2007    500,000    407,526
The Kroger Co.
  7.000%    05/01/2018    700,000    607,138
LASMO (USA), Inc.
  6.750%    12/15/2007    1,250,000    1,161,767
Leucadia National Corporation
  7.750%    08/15/2013    1,000,000    978,170
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
  7.125%    06/15/2009    500,000    478,943
Meritor Automotive, Inc.
  6.800%    02/15/2009    1,000,000    860,600
Midway Airlines Corp.
Pass Through Certificates
Class B††
  8.140%    01/02/2013    485,593    434,047
Millipore Corporation
  7.500%    04/01/2007    1,000,000    948,300
Mobil Corporation
  8.625%    08/15/2021    1,000,000    1,100,960
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
  5.625%    01/20/2004    1,000,000    943,020
Newmont Mining Corporation
  8.625%    04/01/2002    1,000,000    999,610
News America Holdings, Inc.
  9.250%    02/01/2013    1,000,000    1,080,610
Norfolk Southern Corporation
  7.050%    05/01/2037    1,350,000    1,319,436
North Finance (Bermuda)
Limited††
  7.000%    09/15/2005    1,000,000    972,550
Pepsi Bottling Holdings,
Inc.††
  5.625%    02/17/2009    500,000    439,638
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
  
                                 
 
Raytheon Company
  6.550%    03/15/2010    $        750,000    $          671,685
Raytheon Company
  6.750%    08/15/2007    500,000    469,765
Republic Services, Inc.
  7.125%    05/15/2009          1,000,000    896,739
Ryder System, Inc.
  6.600%    11/15/2005    750,000    700,995
Scholastic Corporation
  7.000%    12/15/2003    750,000    730,897
Sprint Capital Corporation
  6.125%    11/15/2008    500,000    445,685
Sprint Capital Corporation
  6.900%    05/01/2019    500,000    444,580
SuperValu, Inc.
  7.875%    08/01/2009    1,000,000    982,168
Texaco, Inc.
  5.500%    01/15/2009    1,000,000    883,576
Thomas & Betts Corporation
  8.250%    01/15/2004    500,000    501,725
Time Warner, Inc.
Pass-Thru Asset Trust
1997-1††
  6.100%    12/30/2001    750,000    735,683
Times Mirror Co.
  7.450%    10/15/2009    1,300,000    1,267,876
TRW, Inc.
  8.750%    05/15/2006    2,000,000    2,037,436
Union Tank Car Co.
  6.790%    05/01/2010    1,000,000    915,628
US Air, Inc., Class B
  7.500%    10/15/2009    451,207    413,305
Valero Energy Corporation
  7.375%    03/15/2006    500,000    482,724
Vulcan Materials Company
  6.000%    04/01/2009    1,000,000    892,776
WPP Finance (USA)
Corporation
  6.625%    07/15/2005    375,000    355,698
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $74,308,897)
   71,623,937
              
 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 0.8%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Asset Securitization
Corporation Series
1995-MD4, Class A1
    
  7.100%    08/13/2029    1,381,685    1,366,638
CS First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp. Series 1998-
C2, Class A1
    
  5.960%    12/15/2007    681,094    645,401
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
 
Merrill Lynch
Mortgage Investors,
Inc., Series 1997-
Cl-CTL, A-1
    
  6.310%    11/15/2026    $        817,684    $          776,607
Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities
1997-TZH, Class B††
    
  7.491%    03/25/2022    750,000    737,348
Starwood Commercial
Mortgage Trust
Series 1999-C1A,
Class B††
    
  6.920%    02/05/2009    1,000,000    907,500
              
 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $4,744,665)
   4,433,494
              
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 6.2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC) — 0.3%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%
FHLMC Series 1322
Class G
    
  7.500%    02/15/2007    411,627    413,298
              
 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.2%
FHLMC     
  6.420%    12/01/2005    1,232,003    1,186,419
FHLMC     
  9.000%    03/01/2017    70,033    72,237
              
                          1,258,656
              
                          1,671,954
              
 
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — 3.7%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.2%
FNMA Series 1993-
134 Class GA
    
  6.500%    02/25/2007    1,000,000    989,370
FNMA Series 1993-
221 Class D
    
  6.000%    12/25/2008    1,000,000    965,000
FNMA Series 1993-
231, Class M
    
  6.000%    12/25/2008    2,500,000    2,395,300
FNMA Series 1996-54
Class C
    
  6.000%    09/25/2008    2,000,000    1,916,240
              
                          6,265,910
              
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
48
MassMutual Balanced Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
 
Pass-Through Securities — 2.5%
FNMA     
  6.000%    11/01/2028    $    1,402,363    $      1,283,597
FNMA     
  7.500%    10/01/2029-
04/01/2030
   10,053,565    9,908,993
FNMA     
  8.000%    05/01/2013-
05/01/2030
   2,118,309    2,126,047
              
                          13,318,637
              
                          19,584,547
              
 
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) — 1.7%
Pass-Through Securities
GNMA     
  6.500%    10/15/2028-
03/15/2029
   5,513,711    5,233,354
GNMA     
  7.000%    08/15/2023-
10/15/2023
   717,638    700,143
GNMA     
  7.500%    10/15/2006-
06/15/2017
   1,337,248    1,344,437
GNMA     
  8.000%    11/15/2004-
01/15/2009
   1,430,702    1,451,208
GNMA     
  9.000%    12/15/2008-
05/15/2009
   238,856    248,660
              
                          8,977,802
              
 
U.S. Government Guaranteed Notes — 0.5%
1991-A Fairfax
County, VA
    
  8.740%    08/01/2001    200,000    203,612
1991-A Jefferson
Park, CA
    
  8.740%    08/01/2001    1,740,000    1,771,424
1991-A Monroe
County, NY
    
  8.740%    08/01/2001    500,000    509,030
1991-A Rochester, NY     
  8.740%    08/01/2001    60,000    61,084
              
                          2,545,150
              
 
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $33,024,471)
   32,779,453
              
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 7.5%
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 1.4%
U.S. Treasury Bond     
  7.500%    11/15/2016    $        275,000    $          310,577
U.S. Treasury Bond
  8.750%    05/15/2017    5,750,000    7,242,298
              
                          7,552,875
              
 
U.S. Treasury Notes — 6.0%
U.S. Treasury Note     
  5.500%    05/15/2009    2,500,000    2,392,175
U.S. Treasury Note     
  6.500%    08/15/2005    11,065,000    11,179,080
U.S. Treasury Note     
  6.500%    10/15/2006    18,160,000    18,378,465
              
                          31,949,720
              
 
U.S. Treasury Strip — 0.1%
U.S. Treasury Strip—Principal Only
  0.000%    08/15/2015    700,000    275,667
              
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $39,536,469)
   39,778,262
              
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $161,668,312)
   158,406,209
              
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.0%
Cash Equivalents — 5.4%
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%    03/22/2001    620,524    620,524
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
  6.630%    08/16/2000    1,034,207    1,034,207
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.000%    07/03/2000    1,241,049    1,241,049
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/06/2000    2,136,829    2,136,829
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/07/2000    620,524    620,524
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.810%    07/05/2000    2,275,256    2,275,256
First Union Bank Note**
  6.900%    05/09/2001    620,524    620,524
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.260%    10/31/2000    420,579    420,579
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    2,171,036    2,171,036
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
 
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  6.440%    07/03/2000    $  11,494,819    $    11,494,819
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  6.890%    07/17/2000    4,432,305    4,432,305
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  6.910%    11/22/2000    413,682    413,682
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    1,482,098    1,482,098
              
                          28,963,432
              
 
Commercial Paper — 3.6%
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
  7.000%    07/03/2000    1,335,000    1,334,481
Enron Corp.
  7.100%    07/06/2000    5,005,000    5,000,064
Houston Industries
Finance Co. L.P.
  7.150%    07/05/2000    5,000,000    4,996,028
Mead Corporation
  6.800%    07/17/2000    3,525,000    3,514,347
UOP
  7.120%    07/07/2000    400,000    399,525
US West Capital
Funding Corporation
  7.200%    07/07/2000          4,025,000            4,020,170
              
                          19,264,615
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   48,228,047
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.3%
(Cost $471,368,542)***
   556,875,732
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (4.3%)
   (23,047,633)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $533,828,099
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*   
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†   
American Depository Receipt
 
††  
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $423,140,495) (Note 2)      $  508,647,685
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      48,228,047
     
                          Total Investments      556,875,732
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      7,157,540
                          Interest and dividends      2,718,374
                          Foreign taxes withheld      9,944
     
                                    Total assets      566,761,590
     
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      2,834,383
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      28,963,432
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,191
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                          Investment management fees      224,208
                                    Administration fees      48,766
                                    Service fees      1,693
               Due to Custodian      827,159
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      31,659
     
                                    Total liabilities      32,933,491
     
               Net assets      $  533,828,099
     
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $  417,421,783
               Undistributed net investment income      10,287,550
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      20,611,576
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      85,507,190
     
       $ 533,828,099
     
Net assets:
               Class A      $      2,997,165
     
               Class L      $      4,751,675
     
               Class Y      $    27,348,603
     
               Class S      $  498,730,656
     
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      228,415
     
               Class L      361,353
     
               Class Y      2,074,943
     
               Class S      37,797,234
     
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              13.12
     
               Class L      $              13.15
     
               Class Y      $              13.18
     
               Class S      $              13.19
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest (including securities lending income of $49,240)      $  8,410,229  
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $16,925)      3,697,474  
     
  
                          Total investment income      12,107,703  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      1,453,484  
               Custody fees      34,785  
               Audit and legal fees      11,138  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,809  
     
  
       1,504,216  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      3,751  
                          Class L      10,133  
                          Class Y      68,472  
                          Class S      231,208  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      2,373  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      1,820,153  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      10,287,550  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      22,646,830  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (39,371,872 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized loss       (16,725,042 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $  (6,437,492 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $  10,287,550        $  26,696,755  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      22,646,830        1,114,487  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (39,371,872 )      (39,221,960 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (6,437,492 )       (11,410,718 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (19,468 )
               Class L      -        (6,213 )*
               Class Y      -        (2,098,684 )
               Class S      -        (24,046,239 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (26,170,604 )
     
     
  
 
               Tax return of capital:
               Class A      -        (78 )
               Class L      -        (25 )*
               Class Y      -        (8,376 )
               Class S      -        (95,975 )
     
     
  
                          Total tax return of capital      -        (104,454 )
     
     
  
 
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (4,853 )
               Class L      -        (1,926 )*
               Class Y      -        (960,076 )
               Class S      -        (11,126,488 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (12,093,343 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      2,344,027        434,080  
               Class L      4,647,923        187,869 *
               Class Y      (32,045,959 )      61,686,034  
               Class S      (150,285,821 )      (69,915,062 )
     
     
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (175,339,830 )      (7,607,079 )
     
     
  
               Total decrease in net assets       (181,777,322 )      (57,386,198 )
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      715,605,421        772,991,619  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $10,287,550
                    and $0, respectively)
     $533,828,099        $715,605,421  
     
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $13.21        $14.20        $14.03  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.18  ***      0.40  ***      0.41  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.27 )      (0.70 )      1.36  
     
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.09 )      (0.30 )      1.77  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.47 )      (0.58 )
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.22 )      (1.02 )
     
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.69 )      (1.60 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $13.12        $13.21        $14.20  
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      (0.68)%  **      (2.17)%        12.78%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $2,997        $  573        $  177  
Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.15%  *      1.15%        1.20%  
Net investment income to average daily net assets      2.75%  *      2.87%        2.76%  
Portfolio turnover rate      24%  **      19%        30%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $13.22        $14.62  
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.20  ***      0.47  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.27 )      (1.15 )
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.07 )      (0.68 )
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.50 )
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains      -        (0.22 )
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.72 )
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $13.15        $13.22  
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      (0.53)%  **      (4.69)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $4,752        $  173  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.90%  *      0.89%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      3.16%  *      4.97%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      24%  **      19%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Tax return of capital is less than $0.01 per share.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Balanced Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    13.24        $    14.20        $    14.06  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.21  ***      0.46  ***      0.48  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.27 )      (0.71 )      1.36  
     
     
     
  
            Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.06 )      (0.25 )      1.84  
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.49 )      (0.67 )
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.22 )      (1.03 )
     
     
     
  
            Total distributions      -        (0.71 )      (1.70 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    13.18        $    13.24        $    14.20  
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (0.45)%  **      (1.77)%        13.23%  
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  27,349        $  59,381        $    1,051  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.74%  *      0.75%        0.76%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      3.27%  *      3.23%        3.21%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      24%  **      19%        30%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

     Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    13.25        $    14.20        $    13.59        $    12.34        $    11.51        $      9.92  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.22  ***      0.48  ***      0.49  ***      0.48        0.46        0.44  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.28 )      (0.70 )      1.33        1.82        1.02        1.68  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.06 )      (0.22 )      1.82        2.30        1.48        2.12  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.51 )      (0.48 )      (0.48 )      (0.46 )      (0.44 )
    Tax return of capital      -        (0.00 )****      -        -        -        -  
    From net realized gains      -        (0.22 )      (0.73 )      (0.57 )      (0.19 )      (0.09 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.73 )      (1.21 )      (1.05 )      (0.65 )      (0.53 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    13.19        $    13.25        $    14.20        $    13.59        $    12.34        $    11.51  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Total Return@      (0.45)%  **      (1.58)%        13.50%        18.72%        12.83%        21.31%  
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $498,731        $655,478        $771,763        $655,135        $563,280        $456,773  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
        Before expense waiver      0.58%  *      0.57%        0.54%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%  
        After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%        0.51%        0.51%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      3.42%  *      3.36%        3.42%        3.57%        3.83%        4.18%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      24%  **      19%        30%        28%        26%        23%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Tax return of capital is less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
Note to shareholders: George Tall became portfolio manager of the MassMutual Core Equity Fund on April 20, 2000. The sub-adviser for the Fund remains David L. Babson and Company Inc.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Core Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital and income
Ÿ
invest in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of larger, well-established companies (generally companies with market capitalization over $2.0 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality
—offer above-average dividend growth potential
—are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares had a return of -4.03%, beating the -4.23% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index, which measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000 Index with attributes common to the value universe. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. During the same period, the Fund underperformed the -0.42% return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
This fund has a new manager and a new benchmark. Can you provide more information about these changes?
 
The Russell 1000 Value Index, which joins the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index as a benchmark for the Fund, more accurately reflects the normal composition of the Fund than the S&P 500® does. The S&P 500®, while a popular measure of stock prices, has become increasingly growth-oriented and technology-heavy, including such components as Microsoft, Yahoo!, America Online, and Qualcomm.
 
Since coming on board in April, we’ve made substantial changes to the Fund’s holdings. The largest underweighting at the end of the period was in banks and other financial services stocks, which tend to suffer during periods of rising interest rates and deteriorating overall credit conditions. On the other hand, the most important areas of greater emphasis were the telecommunications, media, and technology sectors of the market. We’d like to emphasize that the Fund has in no way forsaken its value orientation. You won’t find pricey Internet stocks with no earnings in this portfolio. However, we have shifted the emphasis in stock selection to spotlight some financial characteristics that we think deserve more attention.
 
In what ways have the Fund’s criteria for stock selection changed?
 
Traditionally, the key characteristics of stocks pursued by value funds were low price-to-earnings and price-to-book-value ratios. While we take those ratios into account, we also place great importance on a company’s free cash flow and what it does with that cash flow. Ideally, we’d like to invest in companies that generate enough cash internally to fund a high growth rate without incurring excessive levels of debt. Furthermore, we want to see those companies making wise decisions about deploying that cash—by repurchasing shares, paying down debt, making helpful acquisitions, and the like.
 
As value investors, we pay particularly close attention to stock buybacks. For example, if a company makes the decision to repurchase a significant percentage of its shares around the $40 level, our opinion is that $40 per share constitutes something of a floor for that stock—a price at which the insiders who are most knowledgeable about the stock are saying, in effect, “If you don’t want the stock at this price, we do.” That’s no guarantee of a profitable investment, of course, but we believe that it’s a good indicator of what the real smart money thinks of that stock. Boeing was an example of a stock where we saw impressive share buyback activity.
 
What are some examples of stocks you bought and sold?
 
Alcatel, a European telecommunications equipment manufacturer, was an example of a recent purchase that contributed positively to performance. The company stands to reap substantial benefits from the ongoing expansion of the Internet’s infrastructure in Europe. Liberty Media Group, the video programming arm of AT&T, was also an addition, joining the Fund’s 10 largest holdings. Headed by media titan John Malone, this company has both profitable established lines of business and a track record of creating promising startup media companies. News Corp., Radio Shack, and Micron Technology are some other recent purchases.
 
On the sell side, we liquidated or reduced positions in Albertson’s, Engelhard, Illinois Tool Works, Crown, Cork & Seal, and Delphi, among others. It made little sense to us to own a stock like Albertson’s given that the company’s business lies directly in the path of expansion of a retail juggernaut like Wal-Mart. Delphi exemplified a company whose earnings appeared better than they really were. As a former subsidiary of General Motors, Delphi is obliged to plow a significant portion of its earnings back into supporting the subcontracting business of GM.
 
What is your outlook?
 
The consensus view at the end of the period was that the Fed was finished raising interest rates for the time being. We are not entirely comfortable with this view. While the recent numbers on consumer spending and other data indicate that an economic slowdown might be starting, we believe that those numbers were influenced in part by a seasonal shortage of cash in the second quarter due to income tax payments. The pattern during the past few years has been for spending to pick up again in the third quarter. Consequently, we have positioned the fund defensively as a precaution against more rate hikes later in 2000. We are comfortable with most of the Fund’s holdings and sector weightings roughly as they are, and we anticipate much lower turnover in the second half of the year.
 
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
General Electric Company
BP Amoco plc Sponsored ADR
Boeing Co.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
SBC Communications, Inc.
GTE Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
AT&T—Liberty Media Group
The Bank of New York Company, Incorporated
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Equity Fund Class S and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-
Date
   One Year    Five Year
Average
Annual
   Since Inception
Average
Annual
     11/1/00 - 6/30/00     7/1/99 - 6/30/00     7/1/95 - 6/30/00    10/3/94 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    -4.03%    -13.05%    13.87%    14.93%

 
Standard &
Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    23.81%    24.32%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Equity Fund Class A, Class Y and Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    1/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class A    -4.29%    -13.52%    2.94%
Class Y    -4.10%    -13.17%    3.39%

 
Standard &
Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    19.15%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Core Equity Fund Class L and Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class L    -4.10%    -13.21%    -9.88%

 
Standard &
Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    8.96%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
EQUITIES — 100.4%
 
Aerospace & Defense — 6.3%
Boeing Co.    1,754,200    $  73,347,487
Honeywell International,
Inc.
   1,301,031    43,828,482
TRW, Inc.    550,000    23,856,250
         
                141,032,219
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 2.5%
Ford Motor Company    580,300    24,952,900
General Motors Corp.    502,500    29,176,406
Visteon Corp.*    75,981    921,265
         
                55,050,571
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 7.1%
Bank of New York
Company, Incorporated
   1,177,700    54,763,050
Chase Manhattan Corp.    373,500    17,204,344
Fleet Boston Financial
Corp.
   603,032    20,503,088
Wachovia Corp.    538,000    29,186,500
Wells Fargo & Company    977,700    37,885,875
         
                159,542,857
         
 
Beverages — 1.4%
Brown-Forman
Corporation Cl. B
   600,000    32,250,000
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 3.4%
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   900,000    48,600,000
News Corporation Limited
Sponsored†
   525,600    28,645,200
         
                77,245,200
         
 
Chemicals — 2.1%
Rohm & Haas Company    1,374,200    47,409,900
         
 
Communications — 6.6%
Alcatel SA Sponsored†    371,900    24,731,350
GTE Corporation    973,500    60,600,375
SBC Communications,
Inc.
   1,464,181    63,325,828
         
                148,657,553
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 2.1%
Computer Sciences Corp.*    635,600    47,471,375
         
 
Computers & Information — 2.3%
Compaq Computer Corp.    939,300    24,010,856
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    534,600    26,529,525
         
                50,540,381
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computers & Office Equipment — 1.0%
International Business
Machines Corporation
   199,907    $  21,902,311
         
 
Containers — 2.3%
Sealed Air Corp.*    562,000    29,434,750
Temple-Inland, Inc.    528,800    22,209,600
         
                51,644,350
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.6%
Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
   1,000,000    57,375,000
         
 
Electric Utilities — 2.3%
Dominion Resources, Inc.    730,600    31,324,475
Teco Energy, Inc.    1,007,800    20,218,987
         
                51,543,462
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 6.4%
General Electric
Company
   1,877,800    99,523,400
Micron Technology, Inc.*    349,100    30,742,619
SCI Systems, Inc.*    348,200    13,645,087
         
                143,911,106
         
 
Energy — 13.4%
Apache Corporation    722,700    42,503,794
BP Amoco PLC
Sponsored†
   1,300,668    73,569,034
Burlington Resources, Inc.    701,600    26,836,200
Chevron Corporation    317,000    26,885,562
Coastal Corp.    398,400    24,252,600
Conoco, Inc. Cl. A    849,000    18,678,000
Exxon Mobil Corp.    911,431    71,547,334
Total Fina Elf SA
Sponsored†
   230,300    17,689,919
         
                301,962,443
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 2.5%
AT&T—Liberty Media
Group*
   2,314,400    56,124,200
         
 
Financial Services — 4.1%
American Express
Company
   1,050,000    54,731,250
American General
Corporation
   627,400    38,271,400
         
                93,002,650
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Foods — 3.5%
Bestfoods    599,400    $  41,508,450
General Mills, Inc.    978,000    37,408,500
         
                78,916,950
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.9%
Weyerhaeuser Company    476,800    20,502,400
         
 
Healthcare — 3.5%
Becton, Dickinson and
Company
   1,000,000    28,687,500
Schering-Plough Corp.    1,000,000    50,500,000
         
                79,187,500
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 2.2%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    450,000    25,650,000
Tyco International Ltd.    492,026    23,309,732
         
                48,959,732
         
 
Insurance — 5.1%
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   740,500    41,421,719
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   700,000    73,106,250
MBIA, Inc.    3,700    178,294
         
                114,706,263
         
 
Miscellaneous — 1.5%
Avery-Dennison Corp.    500,000    33,562,500
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%
American Home
Products Corporation
   605,600    35,579,000
Merck & Co., Inc.    666,200    51,047,575
Pharmacia Corp.    900,478    46,543,457
         
                133,170,032
         
Restaurants — 1.6%
McDonald’s Corp.    1,086,400    35,783,300
         
 
Retail — 2.4%
RadioShack Corporation    631,300    29,907,837
Target Corporation    428,000    24,824,000
         
                54,731,837
         
 
Retail-Grocery — 1.4%
Albertson’s, Inc.    934,568    31,074,386
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.4%
BellSouth Corporation    754,800        32,173,350
         
 
Tobacco — 1.3%
Fortune Brands, Inc.    1,250,300    28,835,044
         
 
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
          Number of
Shares

   Market Value
        
Transportation — 1.3%
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
   1,037,280    $    23,792,610
Galileo International,
Inc.
   220,100    4,594,587
      
                28,387,197
      
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $1,638,439,658)
    2,256,656,069
      
 
          Principal
Amount
  
           
     
 
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.0%
Cash Equivalents
Bank of America Bank Note**     
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $  1,930,235            1,930,235
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**     
  6.630%    08/16/2000      2,817,598    2,817,598
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  7.000%    07/03/2000    3,860,469    3,860,469
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/06/2000    12,868,231    12,868,231
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/07/2000    1,930,235    1,930,235
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.810%    07/05/2000    9,077,530    9,077,530
First Union Bank Note**     
  6.900%    05/09/2001    1,930,235    1,930,235
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  7.260%    10/31/2000    771,787    771,787
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/05/2000    15,085,289    15,085,289
Merrimac Money Market Fund**     
  6.440%    07/03/2000    18,603,126    18,603,126
MetLife Insurance Company
Funding Agreement**
    
  6.690%    08/01/2000    5,000,000    5,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
    
  6.890%    07/17/2000    837,202    837,202
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
    
  6.910%    11/22/2000    1,662,246    1,662,246
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
        
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
  6.750%    07/05/2000    $13,720,941    $    13,720,941  
              
  
                          90,095,124  
              
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)            90,095,124  
              
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.4%
(Cost $1,728,534,782) ***      2,346,751,193  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (4.4%)
   (99,487,807 )
              
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $2,247,263,386  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*
Non-income producing security.
 
**
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
American Depository Receipt
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
59
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Financial Statements
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $1,638,439,658) (Note 2)      $2,256,656,069
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      90,095,124
     
                          Total Investments      2,346,751,193
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      15,947,071
                          Interest and dividends      2,747,263
                          Foreign taxes withheld      63,089
     
                                    Total assets      2,365,508,616
     
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      18,162,334
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      90,095,124
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,220
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      960,286
                                    Administration fees      136,393
                                    Service fees      2,673
               Due to Custodian      8,789,221
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      96,979
     
                                    Total liabilities      118,245,230
     
               Net assets      $2,247,263,386
     
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $1,271,927,431
               Undistributed net investment income      18,795,617
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      338,323,927
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      618,216,411
     
       $2,247,263,386
     
Net assets:
               Class A      $      5,779,689
     
               Class L      $    19,071,302
     
               Class Y      $    21,618,461
     
               Class S      $2,200,793,934
     
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      370,174
     
               Class L      1,216,380
     
               Class Y      1,378,532
     
               Class S      140,009,782
     
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              15.61
     
               Class L      $              15.68
     
               Class Y      $              15.68
     
               Class S      $              15.72
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
60
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $82,279)      $  24,783,542  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $79,192)      1,072,569  
     
  
                          Total investment income      25,856,111  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      6,058,379  
               Custody fees      118,212  
               Audit and legal fees      29,427  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,958  
     
  
       6,210,976  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      5,238  
                          Class L      15,722  
                          Class Y      18,439  
                          Class S      805,994  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      4,125  
     
  
                          Total expenses      7,060,494  
     
  
                          Net investment income      18,795,617  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      274,263,433  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (412,794,332 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (138,530,899 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(119,735,282 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
61
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    18,795,617        $    48,018,681  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      274,263,433        244,882,522  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (412,794,332 )      (380,145,282 )
     
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (119,735,282 )      (87,244,079 )
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (28,703 )
               Class L      -        (38,830 )*
               Class Y      -        (424,325 )
               Class S      -        (47,633,175 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (48,125,033 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net investment income:
               Class A      -        (370 )
               Class L      -        (500 )*
               Class Y      -        (5,469 )
               Class S      -        (613,908 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (620,247 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (117,796 )
               Class L      -        (145,744 )*
               Class Y      -        (1,595,827 )
               Class S      -        (199,382,279 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (201,241,646 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      4,023,802        1,767,511  
               Class L      16,900,439        2,589,158 *
               Class Y      2,057,933        22,336,326  
               Class S      (534,856,681 )      (397,747,697 )
     
     
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (511,874,507 )      (371,054,702 )
     
     
  
               Total decrease in net assets      (631,609,789 )      (708,285,707 )
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      2,878,873,175        3,587,158,882  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $18,795,617
                    and $0, respectively)
     $2,247,263,386        $2,878,873,175  
     
     
  
 
* For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  16.31        $  18.40        $  18.02  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.08  ***      0.17  ***      0.19  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.78 )      (0.75 )      2.60  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.70 )      (0.58 )      2.79  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.28 )      (0.43 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains      -        (1.23 )      (1.98 )
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (1.51 )      (2.41 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  15.61        $  16.31        $  18.40  
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@       (4.29)%  **       (3.13)%         15.96%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  5,780        $  1,841        $    227  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.09%  *      1.10%        1.20%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.99%  *      0.92%        1.01%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      30%  **      10%        12%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  16.35        $  19.36  
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.10  ***      0.20  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.77 )      (1.68 )
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.67 )      (1.48 )
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.30 )
    In excess of net investment income      -        (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains      -        (1.23 )
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (1.53 )
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  15.68        $  16.35  
       
       
  
 
Total Return@       (4.10)%  **       (7.63)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $19,071        $  2,380  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.84%  *      0.84%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      1.28%  *      1.68%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      30%  **      10%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
63
 
MassMutual Core Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
(Formerly known as MassMutual Value Equity Fund)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class Y
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $        16.35        $        18.39        $        18.03  
    
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.11  ***      0.23  ***      0.27  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
    investments
   (0.78 )      (0.73 )      2.63  
    
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment
             operations
   (0.67 )      (0.50 )      2.90  
    
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -        (0.31 )      (0.56 )
    In excess of net investment income    -        (0.00 )****      -  
    From net realized gains    -        (1.23 )      (1.98 )
    
     
     
  
             Total distributions    -        (1.54 )      (2.54 )
    
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period    $        15.68        $        16.35        $        18.39  
    
     
     
  
 
Total Return@    (4.10)%  **      (2.71)%        16.49%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $      21,618        $      20,262        $          754  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets    0.68%  *      0.69%        0.75%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    1.45%  *      1.26%        1.43%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    30%  **      10%        12%  
 
     Class S (1)
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

   Year ended
12/31/96

   Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period    $        16.38        $        18.39        $        17.00        $        14.46      $        12.63      $          9.91  
    
     
     
     
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.12  ***      0.27  ***      0.31        0.32      0.34      0.31  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
    investments
   (0.78 )      (0.75 )      2.49        3.83      2.22      2.82  
    
     
     
     
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment
             operations
   (0.66 )      (0.48 )      2.80        4.15      2.56      3.13  
    
     
     
     
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -        (0.30 )      (0.31 )      (0.31 )    (0.34 )    (0.31 )
    In excess of net investment income    -        (0.00 )****      -        -      -      -  
    From net realized gains    -        (1.23 )      (1.10 )      (1.30 )    (0.39 )    (0.10 )
    
     
     
     
    
    
  
             Total distributions    -        (1.53 )      (1.41 )      (1.61 )    (0.73 )    (0.41 )
    
     
     
     
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $        15.72        $        16.38        $        18.39        $        17.00      $        14.46      $        12.63  
    
     
     
     
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    (4.03)%  **      (2.60)%        16.75%        29.01%      20.24%      31.54%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $2,200,794        $2,854,390        $3,586,177        $3,197,848      $2,485,743      $2,125,248  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    0.58%  *      0.57%        0.54%        0.55%      0.55%      0.55%  
         After expense waiver #    N/A        N/A        N/A        0.54%      0.51%      0.51%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    1.55%  *      1.45%        1.67%        1.91%      2.42%      2.72%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    30%  **      10%        12%        20%      13%      16%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve capital growth and income
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of larger, well-established companies (generally companies with market capitalization over $5.0 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
This is a new fund with an inception date of May 1, 2000. From then until June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -2.10%, trailing the 0.36% return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
During May, stocks continued to be buffeted by rising interest rates. The Federal Reserve Board, following 0.25% increases in short-term interest rates in February and March, hiked rates by another 0.50% on May 16. The New Economy sectors of technology, media, telecommunications, and biotechnology, which had peaked in March, hit bottom soon after the Fed’s final hike. From the March 10 peak through the May 23 trough, the technology-laden NASDAQ Composite Index retreated by 37.3%. However, the correction was barely felt outside of New Economy stocks. While the NASDAQ was losing more than one-third of its value, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped a mere 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to gain 5.0% over the same period, reflecting a shift of assets from New Economy to Old Economy stocks.
 
Investors became more optimistic toward the end of May. For one thing, the larger size of the Fed’s latest rate increase, after a series of five smaller increases since June 1999, suggested to many investors that the central bank might have completed its tightening for the balance of the year. This perception was reinforced when the Fed left rates unchanged at its June meeting. Volatility diminished around this time, and stocks firmed. Value stocks started showing signs of life again, as the economic data began to hint at the beginnings of a slowdown.
 
Since we were operating in an abbreviated reporting period that was subject to such volatile crosscurrents, it is not surprising that the Fund’s returns were mildly disappointing. Two months is not an adequate length of time to evaluate performance, and we are confident that the Fund’s returns will be more competitive over longer periods of time.
 
Which holdings made the most meaningful contributions to performance?
 
With few exceptions, it was difficult to detect any sector-specific patterns in performance. In fact, there were several instances in which companies with similar or related businesses experienced dramatic differences in the way their stocks performed. For example, Hewlett-Packard shares were strong, while those of IBM and Lexmark International, whose core businesses overlap to some degree with those of Hewlett-Packard, were flat or down. In similar fashion, the stock of semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments did well, but the shares of competitor Motorola declined.
 
One bright spot was the Fund’s financial services holdings. Even in the face of higher interest rates, stocks like Household International, American International Group, Citigroup, Golden West Financial, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter all produced solid returns. Detracting from the fund’s performance, however, were Federal Home Loan & Mortgage Co., Berkshire Hathaway, and Wells Fargo.
 
In line with the Fund’s value orientation, we sometimes attempt to take advantage of situations where a stock’s price has been depressed by what we think are temporary, short-term factors. Some of these purchases that helped performance included American Home Products and Tyco International. More recent investments based on a contrarian rationale were Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lucent Technologies, Costco Wholesale, and Tellabs.
 
What is your outlook?
 
We believe that the equity markets are likely to remain in a broad trading range for the foreseeable future. With six increases in interest rates since June 1999, it is likely that we will see some slowing of the economy, along with the more modest earnings growth that such an environment typically brings. While stocks with the highest valuations tend to be most vulnerable to disappointing earnings news, value stocks certainly can be affected too. We caution investors not to expect the outsized returns of previous years. For our part, we will attempt to add value and manage risk by purchasing only the stocks of what we feel are the highest-quality businesses and holding them for the long term.
 
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
American Express Company
Hewlett-Packard Company
Citigroup, Inc.
American International Group, Inc.
American Home Products Corporation
Household International, Inc.
International Business Machines Corporation
Tyco International Ltd.
Wells Fargo & Company
Texas Instruments, Inc.
 
 
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund
Total Return
     Since Inception
5/1/00 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    -2.10%
Class A    -2.20%
Class Y    -2.10%
Class L    -2.20%

 
Standard & Poor’s
500 Composite
Index
   0.36%

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
EQUITIES — 88.4%
 
Advertising — 0.1%
WPP Group Plc
Sponsored†
   1,800    $          130,725
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 12.1%
Citigroup, Inc.    131,400    7,916,850
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   65,400    2,648,700
Golden West Financial
Corp.
   99,000    4,040,437
Providian Financial
Corp.
   30,700    2,763,000
Wells Fargo &
Company
   154,000    5,967,500
         
                23,336,487
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 4.0%
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.    7,200    527,400
Gannett Co., Inc.    20,100    1,202,231
MediaOne Group, Inc.*    74,700    4,953,357
Tribune Co.    30,700    1,074,500
         
                7,757,488
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 2.9%
Masco Corp.    220,400    3,980,975
Vulcan Materials Co.    38,500    1,643,469
         
                5,624,444
         
 
Communications — 4.8%
Lucent Technologies,
Inc.
   69,600    4,123,800
Tellabs, Inc.*    75,400    5,160,187
         
                9,283,987
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 0.2%
SAP AG Sponsored†    9,700    455,294
         
 
Computers & Information — 2.0%
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   57,700    3,880,325
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 8.0%
Hewlett-Packard
Company
   70,900    8,853,637
International Business
Machines Corp.
   59,600    6,529,925
         
 
                15,383,562
         
 
Containers — 1.4%
Sealed Air Corp.*    50,400    2,639,700
         
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.3%
Gillette Company    15,400    $          538,037
         
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 7.9%
Intel Corp.    30,100    4,023,994
Koninklijke Philips
Electronics NV
NY Shares
   21,100    1,002,250
Molex, Inc.    29,100    1,400,437
Motorola, Inc.    118,400    3,441,000
Texas Instruments, Inc.    77,700    5,337,019
         
                15,204,700
         
 
Energy — 0.5%
Devon Energy
Corporation
   17,400    977,662
         
 
Financial Services — 13.6%
American Express
Company
   186,400    9,716,100
AvalonBay
Communities, Inc.
   3,200    133,600
Berkshire Hathaway,
Inc. Cl. A*
   73    3,927,400
Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette, Inc.
   11,400    483,787
Household
International, Inc.
   162,600    6,758,062
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   61,900    5,153,175
         
                26,172,124
         
 
Healthcare — 2.3%
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company
   77,700    4,526,025
         
 
Industrial — Diversified — 3.3%
Tyco International Ltd.    133,100    6,305,613
         
 
Insurance — 6.8%
American International
Group, Inc.
   64,800    7,614,000
Chubb Corp.    12,000    738,000
Progressive Corp.    25,700    1,901,800
Sun Life Financial
Services of Canada*
   16,600    280,125
Transatlantic
Holdings, Inc.
   30,400    2,546,000
         
                13,079,925
         
 
Lodging — 0.8%
Marriott International,
Inc. Cl. A
   41,100    1,482,169
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                     
Machinery & Components — 1.4%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    9,600    $          870,000
Dover Corporation    48,100    1,951,056
         
                2,821,056
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.1%
Agilent Technologies,
Inc.*
   28,734    2,119,133
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.3%
American Home
Products Corp.
   123,500    7,255,625
Eli Lilly & Co.    13,900    1,388,263
Merck & Co., Inc.    8,100    620,663
Pharmacia Corp.    9,500    491,031
Smithkline Beecham
Plc Sponsored†
   37,200    2,424,975
         
                12,180,557
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 1.3%
BMC Software, Inc.*    54,700    1,995,697
Novell, Inc.*    50,400    466,200
         
                2,461,897
         
 
Restaurants — 2.6%
McDonald’s Corp.    152,100    5,009,794
         
 
Retail — 2.4%
Costco Wholesale
Corp.*
   141,700    4,676,100
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 1.1%
AT&T Corp.    9,950    314,669
AT&T Wireless Group*    20,800    579,800
Globalstar
Telecommunication
Ltd.*
   17,200    154,800
Loral Space &
Communications*
   49,300    342,019
Sprint Corp.
(FON Group)
   7,900    402,900
Worldcom, Inc.*    9,300    426,638
         
                2,220,826
         
 
Tobacco — 1.1%
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   78,400    2,082,500
         
 
Transportation — 0.1%
Kansas City Southern
Industries, Inc.
   1,700    150,769
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $174,243,872)    170,500,899
         
 
(Continued)
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.9%
Cash Equivalents — 2.6%
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $      108,759    $          108,759
Bank of Montreal
Bank Note**
    
  6.630%    08/16/2000    181,264    181,264
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.000%    07/03/2000    217,517    217,517
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/07/2000    108,759    108,759
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.810%    07/05/2000    398,782    398,782
First Union Bank Note**     
  6.900%    05/09/2001    108,759    108,759
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  7.260%    10/31/2000    1,182,830    1,182,830
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/05/2000    906,322    906,322
Merrimac Money
Market Fund**
         
  6.440%    07/03/2000    1,138,341    1,138,341
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
         
  6.890%    07/17/2000    217,517    217,517
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
         
  6.910%    11/22/2000    72,506    72,506
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/05/2000    435,035    435,035
              
                          5,076,391
              
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                         
Repurchase Agreement — 8.3%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
       
  due    07/03/00 (a)    $15,958,702    $    15,958,702
              
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)    21,035,093
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3%
(Cost $195,278,965)***        191,535,992
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 0.7%
   1,395,723
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  192,931,715
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*
Non-income producing security.
 
**
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
American Depository Receipt
 
(a)
Maturity value of $15,966,721. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 7.125-7.309%, maturity dates of 10/20/2023-06/01/2025, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $16,756,638.
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $174,243,872) (Note 2)      $170,500,899  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      21,035,093  
     
  
                          Total Investments      191,535,992  
               Cash      6,562,018  
               Receivables from:
                          Interest and dividends      182,096  
     
  
                                    Total assets      198,280,106  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      145,725  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      5,076,391  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,335  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      95,013  
                                    Administration fees      14,514  
                                    Service fees      63  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      15,350  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      5,348,391  
     
  
               Net assets      $192,931,715  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $196,710,741  
               Undistributed net investment income      187,318  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (223,371 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (3,742,973 )
     
  
          $192,931,715  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $        743,555  
     
  
               Class L      $  12,714,600  
     
  
               Class Y      $          98,861  
     
  
               Class S      $179,374,699  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      76,004  
     
  
               Class L      1,300,310  
     
  
               Class Y      10,100  
     
  
               Class S      18,323,161  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              9.78  
     
  
               Class L      $              9.78  
     
  
               Class Y      $              9.79  
     
  
               Class S      $              9.79  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $11)      $    188,862  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $217)      190,355  
     
  
                          Total investment income      379,217  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      153,981  
               Custody fees      11,839  
               Audit and legal fees      2,456  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,335  
     
  
                         169,611  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      82  
                          Class L      2,912  
                          Class Y      29  
                          Class S      19,202  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      63  
     
  
                          Total expenses      191,899  
     
  
                          Net investment income      187,318  
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (223,371 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (3,742,973 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (3,966,344 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(3,779,026 )
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $  187,318  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (223,371 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (3,742,973 )
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (3,779,026 )
     
  
 
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      748,777
               Class L      13,115,362
               Class Y      101,000
               Class S      182,745,602
     
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      196,710,741
     
               Total increase in net assets      192,931,715
 
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      -
     
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $187,318)      $192,931,715
     
 
* For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.00        $  10.00        $  10.00        $    10.00  
     
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.01  ***      0.01  ***      0.01  ***      0.01  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.23 )      (0.23 )      (0.22 )      (0.22 )
     
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.22 )      (0.22 )      (0.21 )      (0.21 )
     
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    9.78        $    9.78        $    9.79        $      9.79  
     
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@       (2.20)%  **       (2.20)%  **       (2.10)%  **      (2.10)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    744        $12,715        $      99        $179,375  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.33%  *      1.06%  *      0.89%  *      0.80%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.36%  *      0.69%  *      0.67%  *      0.80%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      5%  **      5%  **      5%  **      5%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefits plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital through performance that closely tracks that of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
Ÿ
invest in a portfolio of equity securities mirroring the composition and sector weightings of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -0.72%, slightly trailing the -0.42% return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors influenced performance during the period?
 
It was an extremely volatile six-month period. After backing and filling during January and February, the Index surged 9.78% in March, closing at its peak of 1,527.57 on March 24. Strength came primarily from the New Economy sectors of technology, media, the telecommunications segment of the utilities sector, and the biotechnology component of health care. Investors bid particularly aggressively for any stock related to the Internet, regardless of the earnings prospects, and the valuations of many shares reached unsustainably high levels.
 
At the same time, the Federal Reserve Board continued to raise short-term interest rates in an effort to head off an overheated economy and a return of inflation. The Fed hiked rates in February, March, and May, for a total increase of 1.00% in both the target federal funds rate and the discount rate. Higher rates generally have the most negative impact on stocks with the highest valuations, and this maxim certainly proved to be true during the period. Led by a plunging NASDAQ Composite Index, which fell 37.3% from its high on March 10 through the low on May 23, the S&P 500® quickly lost ground, shedding over 5% of its value on April 14 alone. The low on that day was 1,339.40. For the next month, market action was choppy while investors waited nervously to see what the Fed would do at its May meeting. When the Fed fulfilled expectations by hiking rates by 0.50%, investors began to suspect that the current cycle of higher rates might be close to an end, and stocks staged a relief rally. Buoyed by fading concerns about interest rates and optimism about second quarter earnings, stocks held on to much of their recent gains, and volatility diminished as the period drew to a close. Overall, the Index rose 2.29% during the first quarter but more than offset those gains with a -2.65% return in the second quarter.
 
Which stocks and sectors were most helpful or detrimental to performance?
 
As investors began to take seriously the possibility of an economic slowdown later in the year, money began to flow into defensive market sectors—that is, those that tend to outperform the overall market during periods of slower economic growth. Two of the best-performing defensive sectors were health care and consumer staples, with respective returns of 25.7% and 9.0%. These sectors benefited from the perception that people tend to buy items such as razor blades, toothpaste and drugs in a somewhat predictable fashion unless the economy is absolutely terrible. Utilities also did well, with a 9.4% return. The weakest sectors were basic materials, communication services, and consumer cyclicals, with returns of -11.8%, -11.3%, and -8.4%, respectively. Turning to individual holdings, the strongest performers were Nabisco Group, St. Jude Medical, and Reebok International, which finished the period with respective returns of 115%, 77%, and 72%. On the negative side, the Fund’s performance was hurt by weakness in Citrix Systems (-71%), Novell (-67%), and Qualcomm (-59%). In addition, during the quarter there were 16 additions or deletions to the Index, as well as 13 share increases and 7 share decreases, resulting in higher-than-normal turnover costs.
 
What is your outlook?
 
There is little question in our minds that the Fed’s aggressive tightening of monetary policy will have some slowing effect on the U.S. economy, along with a decrease in the rate of earnings growth. Thus, in the short term, New Economy stocks could experience further volatility since they depend on above-average earnings growth to propel their stock prices higher. In addition, with valuations still relatively high, investors are likely to be unforgiving of those companies that fail to meet their earnings estimates. On the positive side, spending for information technology is increasing all over the world and is estimated to reach 5% of gross domestic product in the United States this year. A lot of that spending is likely to benefit companies in the S&P 500®, many of which are leaders in their respective industries.
 
 
 
74
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Furthermore, in the past few years changing market conditions have often resulted in investors shifting their money among different sectors rather than withdrawing funds from the market. If technology and other New Economy sectors temporarily fall from favor, therefore, sector rotation may result in new leadership for the market. Being modeled on a broadly based index like the S&P 500®, the Fund is well positioned to benefit from this kind of scenario.
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
General Electric Company
Intel Corp.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Microsoft Corp.
Pfizer, Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Citigroup, Inc.
Nortel Networks Corporation
 
 
75
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund Classes A, Y, S and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    3/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    -0.72%    6.74%    16.00%
Class A    -0.94%    6.32%    15.40%
Class Y    -0.65%    6.73%    15.91%

 
Standard & Poor’s
500 Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    16.56%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund Class L and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    Since Inception
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class L    -0.72%    6.58%

 
Standard & Poor’s
500 Composite Index
   -0.42%    7.25%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
EQUITIES — 98.6%
 
Advertising — 0.3%
Interpublic Group
Cos., Inc.
   18,900    $              812,700
Omnicom Group, Inc.    12,000    1,068,750
Young & Rubicam,
Inc.
   4,700    268,781
         
                2,150,231
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%
Boeing Co.    58,900    2,462,756
General Dynamics
Corp.
   13,800    721,050
Goodrich (B.F.) Co.    7,500    255,469
Honeywell
International, Inc.
   53,600    1,805,650
Lockheed Martin
Corporation
   27,100    672,419
Northrop Grumman
Corp.
   4,800    318,000
Raytheon Co. Cl. B    23,300    448,525
TRW, Inc.    8,400    364,350
         
                7,048,219
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.2%
AMR Corp./Del*    10,100    267,019
Delta Air Lines, Inc.    8,700    439,894
Southwest Airlines Co.    34,100    645,769
US Airways Group,
Inc.*
   4,800    187,200
         
                1,539,882
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.5%
Gap, Inc.    57,500    1,796,875
LIZ Claiborne, Inc.    4,300    151,575
Limited, Inc.    29,200    631,450
Nike, Inc. Cl. B    18,900    752,456
Nordstrom, Inc.    9,200    221,950
Reebok International
Ltd.*
   4,200    66,937
Russell Corp.    2,000    40,000
Springs Industries,
Inc. Cl. A
   1,100    35,200
VF Corporation    8,100    192,881
         
                3,889,324
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 0.9%
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company
   5,000    55,625
Dana Corp.    11,700    247,894
Delphi Automotive
Systems Corporation
   39,400    573,762
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
          
Ford Motor Company    81,900    $          3,521,700
General Motors Corp.    36,100    2,096,056
Genuine Parts Co.    12,300    246,000
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company
   10,600    212,000
Navistar International
Corp.*
   4,600    142,887
Paccar, Inc.    5,500    218,281
Visteon Corp.*    10,723    130,022
         
                7,444,227
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 6.3%
Amsouth
Bancorporation
   26,600    418,950
Bank of America
Corp.
   111,800    4,807,400
The Bank of New
York Company,
Incorporated
   49,800    2,315,700
Bank One Corp.    77,500    2,058,594
BB&T Corporation    23,600    563,450
Capital One Financial
Corp.
   13,600    606,900
Charter One
Financial, Inc.
   14,200    326,600
Chase Manhattan
Corp.
   83,950    3,866,947
Citigroup, Inc.    227,700    13,718,925
Comerica,
Incorporated
   10,600    475,675
Fifth Third Bancorp    20,900    1,321,925
First Union Corp.    66,700    1,654,994
Firstar Corporation    66,300    1,396,444
Fleet Boston Financial
Corp.
   61,800    2,101,200
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   47,100    1,907,550
Golden West Financial
Corp.
   10,900    444,856
Huntington
Bancshares, Inc.
   15,600    246,675
KeyCorp    30,400    535,800
Mellon Financial
Corp.
   33,100    1,206,081
National City Corp.    41,800    713,213
Northern Trust Corp.    15,000    975,937
Old Kent Financial
Corp.
   9,450    252,787
PNC Financial
Services Group
   19,900    932,813
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
          
Providian Financial
Corp.
   9,700    $              873,000
Regions Financial
Corp.
   14,900    296,138
SouthTrust Corp.    11,500    260,188
State Street Corp.    10,800    1,145,475
Summit Bancorp    11,900    293,038
Suntrust Banks, Inc.    20,400    932,025
Synovus Financial
Corp.
   19,100    336,638
U.S. Bancorp    51,000    981,750
Union Planters Corp.    9,600    268,200
Wachovia Corp.    13,800    748,650
Washington Mutual,
Inc.
   36,900    1,065,487
Wells Fargo &
Company
   108,700    4,212,125
         
                54,262,130
         
 
Beverages — 2.0%
Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.
   30,500    2,277,969
Brown-Forman
Corporation Cl. B
   4,700    252,625
Coca-Cola Company,
The
   166,600    9,569,088
Coca-Cola
Enterprises, Inc.
   28,700    468,169
Coors (Adolph) Cl. B    2,500    151,250
Pepsico, Inc.    98,200    4,363,762
         
                17,082,863
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.1%
American Greetings
Corp. Cl. A
   4,400    83,600
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   22,900    1,717,500
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    60,600    2,454,300
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.    6,000    439,500
Gannett Co., Inc.    18,000    1,076,625
Harcourt General, Inc.    4,800    261,000
Knight Ridder, Inc.    5,200    276,575
The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
   13,300    718,200
MediaOne Group, Inc.*    41,700    2,765,283
Meredith Corp.    3,500    118,125
New York Times Co.
Cl. A
   11,600    458,200
Times Mirror
Company Cl. A
   4,100    358,750
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
77
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Tribune Co.    16,000    $              560,000
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    103,124    7,031,768
         
                18,319,426
         
Building Materials & Construction — 1.2%
Centex Corp.    4,000    94,000
Home Depot Inc.    155,400    7,760,288
Kaufman & Broad
Home Corp.
   3,300    65,381
Louisiana-Pacific
Corp.
   7,400    80,475
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    25,800    1,059,413
Masco Corp.    30,200    545,488
Owens Corning    3,700    34,225
Vulcan Materials Co.    6,700    286,006
         
                9,925,276
         
 
Chemicals — 0.9%
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
   15,400    474,512
Ashland, Inc.    4,700    164,794
Dow Chemical
Company
   44,100    1,331,269
E. I. du Pont de
Nemours and
Company
   70,500    3,084,375
Eastman Chemical
Company
   5,200    248,300
Engelhard
Corporation
   8,500    145,031
FMC Corp.*    2,100    121,800
Great Lakes Chemical
Corp.
   3,700    116,550
Hercules, Inc.    7,100    99,844
International Flavors
& Fragrances, Inc.
   7,100    214,331
PPG Industries, Inc.    11,700    518,456
Praxair, Inc.    10,700    400,581
Rohm & Haas
Company
   14,700    507,150
Union Carbide Corp.    9,000    445,500
W.R. Grace &
Company*
   4,800    58,200
         
                7,930,693
         
 
Commercial Services — 0.6%
Allied Waste
Industries, Inc.*
   12,300    123,000
Block H & R, Inc.    7,000    226,625
Cendant Corporation    48,400    677,600
Convergys
Corporation*
   10,300    534,312
Donnelley (R.R.) &
Sons Co.
   8,500    191,781
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Dun & Bradstreet
Corp.
   10,900    $              312,012
Ecolab, Inc.    8,700    339,844
Equifax, Inc.    9,900    259,875
Fluor Corporation    5,100    161,288
Ikon Office Solutions,
Inc.
   7,567    29,322
Paychex, Inc.    24,950    1,047,900
PerkinElmer, Inc.    3,300    218,213
Quintiles
Transnational Corp.*
   7,700    108,762
Ryder System, Inc.    4,700    89,006
Waste Management,
Inc.
   43,900    834,100
         
                5,153,640
         
 
Communications — 6.3%
ADC
Telecommunications,
Inc.*
   20,300    1,702,662
Andrew Corp.*    5,400    181,237
Global Crossing Ltd.*    57,100    1,502,444
GTE Corporation    64,900    4,040,025
Lucent Technologies,
Inc.
   218,400    12,940,200
Network Appliance,
Inc.*
   20,600    1,658,300
Nextel
Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   50,200    3,071,612
Nortel Networks
Corporation
   198,900    13,574,925
Qualcomm, Inc.*    49,800    2,988,000
SBC Communications,
Inc.
   230,300    9,960,475
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    10,700    797,150
Tellabs, Inc.*    27,100    1,854,656
         
                54,271,686
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 1.7%
3com Corp.*    23,100    1,331,138
Autodesk, Inc.    4,200    145,687
Cabletron Systems*    12,300    310,575
Computer Sciences
Corp.*
   11,300    843,969
Parametric
Technology Corp.*
   19,000    209,000
Sapient Corp.*    3,900    417,056
Shared Medical
Systems Corp.
   1,900    138,581
Sun Microsystems,
Inc.*
   106,500    9,684,844
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Teradyne, Inc.*    11,600    $              852,600
Unisys Corporation*    21,100    307,269
         
                14,240,719
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 0.1%
Mercury Interactive
Corp.*
   4,700    454,725
         
 
Computers & Information — 6.9%
Apple Computer, Inc.*    21,800    1,141,775
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    470,300    29,893,444
Compaq Computer
Corp.
   114,300    2,921,794
Comverse Technology,
Inc.*
   10,300    957,900
Dell Computer Corp.*    173,100    8,535,994
EMC Corp.*    145,500    11,194,406
Gateway, Inc.*    21,400    1,214,450
Lexmark International
Group, Inc.*
   8,600    578,350
Seagate Technology, Inc.*    15,000    825,000
Solectron Corp.*    40,000    1,675,000
         
                58,938,113
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 2.9%
Electronic Data
Systems Corporation
   31,800    1,311,750
Hewlett-Packard
Company
   67,800    8,466,525
International Business
Machines
Corporation
   119,600    13,103,675
Pitney Bowes, Inc.    17,900    716,000
Xerox Corp.    44,800    929,600
         
                24,527,550
         
 
Containers — 0.1%
Ball Corp.    2,100    67,594
Bemis Company, Inc.    3,700    124,413
Crown Cork & Seal
Company, Inc.
   8,700    130,500
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*    10,100    118,044
Pactiv Corporation*    11,900    93,713
Sealed Air Corp.*    5,600    293,300
Temple-Inland, Inc.    3,900    163,800
         
                991,364
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.5%
Alberto-Culver Co.
Cl. B
   3,800    116,137
Avon Products, Inc    16,300    725,350
Colgate-Palmolive
Company
   39,300    2,353,088
Gillette Company    70,400    2,459,600
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
78
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
   37,500    $          2,151,562
Procter & Gamble
Company, The
   88,800    5,083,800
         
                12,889,537
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.5%
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   42,500    2,276,406
Ceridian Corp.*    9,800    235,812
Deluxe Corp.    4,900    115,456
First Data Corp.    28,300    1,404,388
IMS Health, Inc.    20,800    374,400
NCR Corporation*    6,600    256,987
         
                4,663,449
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.6%
AES Corp.*    28,900    1,318,562
Ameren Corporation    9,300    313,875
American Electric
Power Company
   21,840    647,010
C P & L Energy, Inc.    10,800    344,925
Cinergy Corp.    10,800    274,725
CMS Energy Corp.    7,900    174,788
Consolidated Edison,
Inc.
   14,900    441,412
Constellation Energy
Group, Inc.
   10,200    332,138
Dominion Resources,
Inc.
   16,100    690,287
DTE Energy Company    9,900    302,569
Duke Energy
Corporation
   24,700    1,392,462
Edison International    23,600    483,800
Entergy Corp.    16,700    454,031
FirstEnergy
Corporation
   15,800    369,325
Florida Progress Corp.    6,600    309,375
FPL Group, Inc.    12,200    603,900
GPU, Inc.    8,400    227,325
New Century Energies,
Inc.
   7,800    234,000
Niagara Mohawk
Holdings, Inc.*
   12,100    168,644
Northern States Power
Company
   10,600    213,988
PECO Energy Co.    11,400    459,562
PG&E Corp.    26,000    640,250
Pinnacle West Capital
Corporation
   5,700    193,087
PPL Corporation    9,800    214,987
Public Service
Enterprise Group
   14,800    512,450
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Reliant Energy, Inc.    20,000    $              591,250
Southern Co.    43,700    1,018,756
TXU Corporation    18,200    536,900
Unicom Corporation    12,000    464,250
         
                13,928,633
         
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 11.5%
Adaptec, Inc.*    7,000    159,250
Advanced Micro
Devices*
   9,900    764,775
Altera Corp.*    13,500    1,375,312
American Power
Conversion Corp.*
   11,900    485,669
Analog Devices, Inc.*    23,500    1,786,000
Conexant Systems, Inc.*    14,400    700,200
Emerson Electric Co.    29,100    1,756,912
General Electric
Company
   667,400    35,372,200
Intel Corp.    225,300    30,119,794
Johnson Controls, Inc.    6,100    313,006
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    12,400    726,175
Linear Technology
Corp.
   21,000    1,342,687
LSI Logic Corp.*    20,100    1,087,912
Maxim Intergrated
Products*
   18,700    1,270,431
Micron Technology,
Inc.*
   38,100    3,355,181
MIPS Technologies,
Inc. Cl. B*
   1,829    70,416
Molex, Inc.    13,300    640,062
Motorola, Inc.    143,500    4,170,469
National
Semiconductor Corp.*
   12,900    732,075
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    7,800    441,188
PE Corp.-PE
Biosystems Group
   14,000    922,250
Rockwell
International Corp.
   12,800    403,200
Sanmina Corp.*    8,700    743,850
Texas Instruments, Inc.    109,600    7,528,150
Thomas & Betts Corp.    3,900    74,587
Xilinx, Inc.*    21,700    1,791,606
         
                98,133,357
         
 
Energy — 6.0%
Amerada Hess Corp.    6,200    382,850
Anadarko Petroleum
Corp.
   8,700    429,019
Apache Corporation    7,800    458,738
Burlington Resources,
Inc.
   14,700    562,275
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Chevron Corporation    44,300    $          3,757,194
Coastal Corp.    14,400    876,600
Columbia Energy
Group
   5,600    367,500
Conoco, Inc. Cl. B    42,300    1,038,994
Eastern Enterprises    1,800    113,400
EL Paso Energy
Corporation
   15,500    789,531
Enron Corp.    48,400    3,121,800
Exxon Mobil Corp.    234,800    18,431,800
Halliburton Co.    30,000    1,415,625
Kerr-McGee Corp.    6,500    383,094
Nicor, Inc.    3,300    107,663
Occidental Petroleum
Corp.
   25,000    526,562
Oneok, Inc.    2,200    57,063
Peoples Energy Corp.    2,500    80,938
Phillips Petroleum Co.    17,200    871,825
Rowan Cos., Inc.*    6,300    191,363
Royal Dutch
Petroleum Company
NY Shares
   144,800    8,914,250
Schlumberger Ltd.    37,200    2,776,050
Sempra Energy    13,900    236,300
Sunoco, Inc.    6,100    179,569
Texaco, Inc.    37,300    1,986,225
Tosco Corp.    9,900    280,294
Transocean Sedco
Forex, Inc.
   14,300    764,156
Union Pacific
Resources Group
   17,200    378,400
Unocal Corporation    16,500    546,563
USX-Marathon Group    21,000    526,312
The Williams
Companies, Inc.
   29,500    1,229,781
         
                51,781,734
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 1.5%
Brunswick Corp.    6,200    102,687
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    20,400    785,400
Harrah’s
Entertainment Inc.*
   8,700    182,156
Polaroid Corp.    3,000    54,188
Time Warner, Inc.    87,500    6,650,000
Walt Disney Company,
The
   139,600    5,418,225
         
                13,192,656
         
 
Financial Services — 3.5%
American Express
Company
   90,700    4,727,738
American General
Corporation
   16,600    1,012,600
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
79
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Associates First
Capital Corp. Cl. A
   49,500    $          1,104,469
Bear Stearns
Companies, Inc.
   7,700    320,513
Countrywide Credit
Industries, Inc.
   7,900    239,469
Federal National
Mortgage
Association
   68,000    3,548,750
Franklin Resources,
Inc.
   16,900    513,338
Household
International, Inc.
   32,000    1,330,000
Lehman Brothers
Holdings, Inc.
   8,100    765,956
MBNA Corp.    54,400    1,475,600
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Inc.
   25,400    2,921,000
J.P. Morgan &
Company
   10,900    1,200,363
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.
   76,900    6,401,925
Paine Webber Group,
Inc.
   9,700    441,350
Price (T. Rowe)
Associates
   8,200    348,500
Schwab (Charles)
Corp.
   89,900    3,022,887
SLM Holding Corp.    11,000    411,812
         
                29,786,270
         
 
Foods — 1.6%
Archer-Daniels-
Midland
   41,000    402,312
Bestfoods    18,800    1,301,900
Campbell Soup
Company
   28,800    838,800
ConAgra, Inc.    33,200    632,875
General Mills, Inc.    20,300    776,475
Great Atlantic &
Pacific TEA Co.
   2,600    43,225
Heinz (H. J.)
Company
   23,900    1,045,625
Hershey Foods Corp.    9,300    451,050
Kellogg Co.    27,300    812,175
The Kroger Co.*    56,300    1,242,119
Nabisco Group
Holdings Corp.
   22,000    570,625
Quaker Oats Co.    9,000    676,125
Ralston-Ralston
Purina Group
   20,400    406,725
Safeway, Inc.*    34,300    1,547,788
Sara Lee Corp.    58,700    1,133,644
Starbucks Corp.*    12,400    473,525
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
SuperValu, Inc.    9,400    $              179,188
Sysco Corp.    22,300    939,387
Wrigley (WM.) JR Co.    7,800    625,463
         
                14,099,026
         
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.4%
Boise Cascade Corp.    4,000    103,500
Fort James
Corporation
   14,700    339,938
Georgia-Pacific Group    11,700    307,125
International Paper
Company
   32,597    971,798
Mead Corp.    7,000    176,750
Potlatch Corp.    2,100    69,563
Westvaco Corporation    6,800    168,725
Weyerhaeuser
Company
   15,900    683,700
Willamette Industries,
Inc.
   7,600    207,100
         
                3,028,199
         
 
Healthcare — 1.9%
Becton, Dickinson
and Company
   17,000    487,688
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company
   133,100    7,753,075
The Healthcare
Company
   38,100    1,157,288
Healthsouth Corp.*    26,200    188,312
Humana, Inc.*    11,600    56,550
Manor Care, Inc.*    7,100    49,700
Schering-Plough Corp.    99,200    5,009,600
Tenet Healthcare
Corporation
   21,100    569,700
UnitedHealth Group
Incorporated
   10,900    934,675
Wellpoint Health
Networks*
   4,400    318,725
         
                16,525,313
         
 
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.2%
Seagram Co. Ltd.    29,600    1,716,800
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings &
Appliances — 0.1%
Armstrong Holdings, Inc.    2,700    41,344
Leggett & Platt, Inc.    13,300    219,450
Maytag Corp.    5,700    210,188
Pulte Corp.    2,900    62,712
Whirlpool Corp.    5,000    233,125
         
                766,819
         
 
Household Products — 0.9%
The Clorox Company    15,900    712,519
Corning Incorporated    18,600    5,019,675
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Snap-On, Inc.    4,200    $              111,825
Tupperware Corp.    3,900    85,800
Unilever NV NY Shares    38,600    1,659,800
         
                7,589,619
         
 
Industrial – Distribution — 0.0%
W.W. Grainger, Inc.    6,300    194,119
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 0.8%
Illinois Tool Works,
Inc.
   20,400    1,162,800
McDermott
International, Inc.
   4,400    38,775
Tyco International Ltd.    114,200    5,410,225
         
                6,611,800
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 1.5%
America Online Inc.*    155,900    8,223,725
Yahoo!, Inc.*    36,500    4,521,437
         
                12,745,162
         
 
Insurance — 2.8%
Aetna, Inc.    9,600    616,200
Aflac, Inc.    17,900    822,281
Allstate Corp.    50,200    1,116,950
American
International Group,
Inc.
   104,000    12,220,000
AON Corp.    17,600    546,700
Chubb Corp.    12,100    744,150
CIGNA Corporation    11,400    1,065,900
Cincinnati Financial
Corp.
   11,400    358,387
Conseco, Inc.    22,100    215,475
The Hartford
Financial Services
Group, Inc.
   15,100    844,656
Jefferson-Pilot
Corporation
   7,200    406,350
Lincoln National
Corp.
   13,200    476,850
Loews Corp.    7,300    438,000
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   18,100    1,890,319
MBIA, Inc.    6,900    332,494
MGIC Investment
Corp.
   7,300    332,150
Progressive Corp.    5,000    370,000
Safeco Corp.    8,900    176,888
St. Paul Companies    14,300    487,987
Torchmark Corp.    8,900    219,719
UnumProvident Corp.    16,200    325,013
         
                24,006,469
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Lodging — 0.1%
Hilton Hotels Corp.    24,800    $              232,500
Marriott International,
Inc. Cl. A
   16,800    605,850
         
                838,350
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    54,200    4,911,875
Baker Hughes, Inc.    22,600    723,200
Black & Decker
Corporation
   5,800    228,012
Briggs & Stratton Corp.    1,700    58,225
Caterpillar, Inc.    24,100    816,388
Cummins Engine Co.,
Inc.
   2,800    76,300
Danaher Corporation    9,600    474,600
Deere & Co.    16,600    614,200
Dover Corporation    13,800    559,762
Ingersoll-Rand Co.    11,200    450,800
Pall Corporation    8,600    159,100
Parker-Hannifin
Corporation
   7,700    263,725
The Stanley Works    6,200    147,250
Timken Co.    4,500    83,813
United Technologies
Corp.
   32,200    1,895,775
         
                11,463,025
         
 
Manufacturing — 0.0%
Millipore Corp.    3,100    233,662
         
 
Manufacturing – Diversified — 0.2%
Cooper Industries, Inc.    6,300    205,144
Eaton Corp.    4,900    328,300
ITT Industries, Inc.    6,100    185,288
National Service
Industries, Inc.
   2,800    54,600
Textron, Inc.    10,100    548,556
         
                1,321,888
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.4%
Agilent Technologies,
Inc.*
   30,507    2,249,891
Allergan, Inc.    8,900    663,050
Bard (C.R.), Inc.    3,500    168,438
Bausch & Lomb Inc.    3,600    278,550
Baxter International, Inc.    19,600    1,378,125
Biomet, Inc.    7,600    292,125
Boston Scientific Corp.*    28,000    614,250
Guidant Corp.*    20,800    1,029,600
Mallinckrodt Group, Inc.    4,700    204,156
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Medtronic, Inc.    80,500    $          4,009,906
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*    5,600    256,900
Tektronix, Inc.    3,200    236,800
Thermo Electron Corp.*    10,700    225,369
         
                11,607,160
         
 
Metals & Mining — 0.5%
Alcan Aluminium Ltd.    14,700    455,700
Alcoa, Inc.    59,640    1,729,560
Allegheny
Technologies, Inc.
   5,600    100,800
Barrick Gold Corp.    26,600    483,787
Bethlehem Steel Corp.*    8,800    31,350
Crane Co.    4,500    109,406
Freeport-McMoran
Copper & Gold, Inc.
Cl. B*
   11,000    101,750
Homestake Mining
Company
   17,400    119,625
Inco Ltd.*    13,000    199,875
Newmont Mining
Corp.
   11,300    244,362
Nucor Corp.    5,800    192,487
Phelps Dodge Corp.    5,400    200,812
Placer Dome, Inc.    22,000    210,375
USX-U.S. Steel Group,
Inc.
   5,900    109,519
Worthington
Industries, Inc.
   6,000    63,000
         
                4,352,408
         
 
Miscellaneous — 0.3%
Avery-Dennison Corp.    7,600    510,150
Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.
   26,900    2,219,250
         
                2,729,400
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.5%
Abbott Laboratories    103,700    4,621,131
Alza Corp.*    6,900    407,963
American Home
Products Corp.
   88,200    5,181,750
Amgen, Inc.*    69,000    4,847,250
Biogen, Inc.*    10,200    657,900
Cardinal Health, Inc.    19,100    1,413,400
Eli Lilly & Co.    75,900    7,580,512
Johnson & Johnson    93,900    9,566,062
Mckesson HBOC, Inc.    19,300    404,094
Medimmune, Inc.*    14,900    1,102,600
Merck & Co., Inc.    155,100    11,884,538
Pfizer, Inc.    424,825    20,391,600
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Pharmacia Corp.    84,500    $          4,367,594
Sigma-Aldrich    6,900    201,825
Watson
Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
   6,600    354,750
         
                72,982,969
         
 
Photography Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%
Eastman Kodak Co.    21,300    1,267,350
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 6.3%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    8,000    1,040,000
BMC Software, Inc.*    16,500    601,993
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    14,200    268,912
Computer Associates
International, Inc.
   39,800    2,037,262
Compuware Corp.*    24,600    255,225
Microsoft Corp.*    354,100    28,328,000
Novell, Inc.*    22,500    208,125
Oracle Corporation*    191,400    16,089,560
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    18,400    308,200
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    13,800    2,257,162
Veritas Software
Corp.*
   26,700    3,017,517
         
                54,411,956
         
 
Restaurants — 0.4%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.    8,600    139,750
McDonald’s Corp.    91,300    3,007,194
Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc.*
   10,200    288,150
Wendy’s International,
Inc.
   8,100    144,281
         
                3,579,375
         
 
Retail — 3.8%
Autozone, Inc.*    9,400    206,800
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    9,500    344,375
Best Buy Co., Inc.*    13,900    879,175
Circuit City Stores    13,800    457,988
Cons Stores Corp.*    7,600    91,200
Costco Wholesale
Corp.*
   30,100    993,300
CVS Corporation    26,500    1,060,000
Dillards, Inc. Cl. A    7,200    88,200
Dollar General Corp.    22,450    437,775
Federated Department
Stores*
   14,200    479,250
K Mart Corp.*    33,100    225,494
Kohls Corp.*    22,100    1,229,312
Longs Drug Stores, Inc.    2,700    58,725
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
The May Department
Stores Company
   22,600    $              542,400
Newell Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   19,000    489,250
Office Depot, Inc.*    22,500    140,625
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.    17,700    326,344
RadioShack
Corporation
   13,100    620,613
Rite Aid Corp.    17,700    116,156
Sears Roebuck and Co.    23,800    776,475
Sherwin-Williams Co.    11,200    237,300
Staples, Inc.*    31,800    488,925
Target Corporation    29,600    1,716,800
Tiffany & Co.    4,100    276,750
TJX Companies, Inc.    21,100    395,625
Toys R US, Inc.*    16,300    237,369
Walgreen Co.    68,000    2,188,750
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    300,400    17,310,550
         
                     32,415,526
         
 
Retail-Grocery — 0.1%
Albertson’s, Inc.    28,600    950,950
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    9,900    141,694
         
                1,092,644
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 4.4%                               
Alltel Corp.    21,200    1,313,075
AT&T Corp.    215,700    6,821,513
Bell Atlantic Corp.    104,900    5,330,231
BellSouth Corporation    127,200    5,421,900
CenturyTel, Inc.    9,700    278,875
Sprint Corp.
(FON Group)
   58,900    3,003,900
Sprint Corp.
(PCS Group)*
   62,900    3,742,550
US West, Inc.    34,100    2,924,075
Worldcom, Inc.*    191,700    8,794,238
         
                37,630,357
         
 
Tobacco — 0.5%
Fortune Brands, Inc.    11,100    255,994
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   154,300    4,098,594
UST, Inc.    12,300    180,656
         
                4,535,244
         
 
Toys, Games — 0.1%
Hasbro, Inc.    11,900    179,244
Mattel, Inc.    28,400    374,525
         
                553,769
         
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
        
Transportation — 0.5%
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
   28,900    $            662,894
Carnival Corp.    42,400    826,800
CSX Corp.    14,700    311,456
FedEx Corporation*    20,600    782,800
Kansas City Southern
Industries, Inc.
   7,400    656,288
Norfolk Southern
Corporation
   25,700    382,288
Union Pacific Corp.    16,700    621,031
      
                4,243,557
      
 
Travel — 0.0%
Sabre Holdings Corp.    8,900    253,650
      
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $728,525,175)     845,341,320
      
 
          Principal
Amount
  
           
     
                                            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.0%
Cash Equivalents — 2.6%
Bank of America
Bank Note**
    
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $          478,988    478,988
Bank of Montreal
Bank Note**
    
  6.630%    08/16/2000    748,006    748,006
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  7.000%    07/03/2000    957,980    957,980
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/06/2000    3,776,485    3,776,485
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/07/2000    478,991    478,991
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.810%    07/05/2000    1,756,292    1,756,292
First Union Bank Note**     
  6.900%    05/09/2001    478,988    478,988
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  7.260%    10/31/2000    464,445    464,445
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/05/2000    3,991,585    3,991,585
Merrimac Money
Market Fund**
    
  6.440%    07/03/2000    5,713,430    5,713,430
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
    
  6.890%    07/17/2000    1,054,907    1,054,907
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                               
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
    
  6.910%    11/22/2000    $          541,163    $              541,163  
Paribus Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
  6.750%    07/05/2000    1,915,162    1,915,962  
              
  
                        22,357,222  
              
  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.3%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
             
  due 07/03/00 (a)       10,988,776    10,988,776  
              
  
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.1%
US Treasury Bills
  5.050-
5.720%
   07/13/2000    620,000    618,835  
              
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)            33,964,833  
              
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.6%
(Cost $762,490,008)***            879,306,153  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (2.6%)
   (22,325,361 )
              
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $      856,980,792  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
(a)  
Maturity value of $10,994,298. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.846%, maturity date of 06/01/2024, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $11,538,653.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
82
 
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
Assets:
Investments, at value (cost $728,525,175) (Note 2)...
$845,341,320
Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)...
33,964,833
 
Total Investments...
879,306,153
Cash...
3,022
Receivables from:
Investments sold...
48,472
Interest and dividends...
754,283
Foreign taxes withheld...
374
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)...
30,300
 
Total assets...
880,142,604
 
Liabilities:
Payables for:
Investments purchased...
443,907
Securities on loan (Note 2)...
22,357,222
Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)...
2,201
Affiliates (Note 3):
Investment management fees...
70,828
Administration fees...
234,608
Service fees...
8,272
Accrued expenses and other liabilities...
44,774
 
Total liabilities...
23,161,812
 
Net assets...
$856,980,792
 
Net assets consist of:
Paid-in capital...
$724,502,217
Undistributed net investment income...
3,714,145
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and futures...
12,004,932
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and futures contracts...
116,759,498
 
    
$856,980,792
 
Net assets:
Class A...
$15,243,521
 
Class L...
$8,301,768
 
Class Y...
$68,547,518
 
Class S...
$764,887,985
 
Shares outstanding:
Class A...
1,113,962
 
Class L...
605,959
 
Class Y...
4,997,945
 
Class S...
55,503,349
 
Net asset value, offering price and redemptions price per share:
Class A...
$13.68
 
Class L...
$13.70
 
Class Y...
$13.72
 
Class S...
$13.78
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
83
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $8,835)      $  4,835,118  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $702)      624,607  
     
  
                          Total investment income      5,459,725  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      286,431  
               Custody fees      29,534  
               Audit and legal fees      12,381  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,762  
               Other expenses      3,478  
     
  
                         336,586  
 
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      25,622  
                          Class L      14,205  
                          Class Y      100,506  
                          Class S      1,338,966  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      12,580  
     
  
                          Total expenses      1,828,465  
     
  
                          Net investment income      3,631,260  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain (loss) on:
                          Investment transactions      9,359,588  
                          Closed futures contracts      105,739  
     
  
                                    Net realized gain      9,465,327  
     
  
 
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                          Investments      (20,313,648 )
                          Open futures contracts      (56,647 )
     
  
                          Net unrealized loss      (20,370,295 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss       (10,904,968 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $  (7,273,708 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
84
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 1999*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    3,631,260        $    5,671,067  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions and futures contracts      9,465,327        9,556,323  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                    futures
     (20,370,295 )      99,551,070  
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (7,273,708 )      114,778,460  
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (15,268 )
               Class L      -        (15,109 )**
               Class Y      -        (368,392 )
               Class S      -        (5,820,953 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (6,219,722 )
     
     
  
 
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (19,403 )
               Class L      -        (15,415 )**
               Class Y      -        (425,843 )
               Class S      -        (8,586,752 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (9,047,413 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      13,086,536        1,808,292  
               Class L      6,469,300        1,652,365 **
               Class Y      22,121,474        41,823,182  
               Class S       (40,933,389 )      291,051,476  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      743,921        336,335,315  
     
     
  
               Total increase (decrease) in net assets      (6,529,787 )       435,846,640  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      863,510,579        427,663,939  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,714,145
                    and $82,885, respectively)
     $856,980,792        $863,510,579  
     
     
  
 
*
For the period from March 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
**
For the period July 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
85
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99††

     Year ended
2/28/99

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.81        $11.81        $10.00  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.03  ***      0.07  ***      0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.16 )      2.18        1.78  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.13 )      2.25        1.84  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.10 )      (0.03 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      -  
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.25 )      (0.03 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  13.68        $13.81        $11.81  
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (0.94)%  **      19.14%  **      18.40%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $15,244        $2,066        $  118  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.85%  *      0.85%  *      1.09%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.41%  *      0.59%  *      0.57%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      4%  **      N/A        N/A  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.80        $13.11  
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.04  ***      0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.14 )      0.90  
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.10 )      0.96  
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.12 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.27 )
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  13.70        $13.80  
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (0.72)%  **      7.38%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  8,302        $1,772  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.60%  *      0.60%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.65%  *      0.90%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      4%  **      N/A  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from July 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
††
For the period from March 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
86
 
MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99††

     Year ended
2/28/99

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    13.81        $    11.79        $    10.00  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.05  ***      0.11  ***      0.12  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.14 )      2.18        1.78  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.09 )      2.29        1.90  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.12 )      (0.11 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      -  
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.27 )      (0.11 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    13.72        $    13.81        $    11.79  
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (0.65)%  **      19.46%  **      18.98%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  68,548        $  46,253        $      859  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.44%  *      0.44%  *      0.52%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.81%  *      1.01%  *      1.09%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      4%  **      N/A        N/A  
 
       Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99††

     Year ended
2/28/99

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    13.88        $    11.82        $    10.00  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)      0.06  ***      0.12  ***      0.13  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.16 )      2.19        1.78  
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.10 )      2.31        1.91  
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.10 )      (0.09 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.15 )      -  
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.25 )      (0.09 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    13.78        $    13.88        $    11.82  
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (0.72)%  **      19.61%  **      19.13%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $764,888        $813,419        $426,687  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.41%  *      0.42%  *      0.43%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.85%  *      1.06%  *      1.23%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      4%  **      N/A        N/A  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from July 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
††
For the period from March 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
87
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Growth Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital and future income
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which may consist of up to 30% foreign securities (including those of companies in emerging markets)
Ÿ
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
Absolute returns were modest but relative performance was strong. For the six months that ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 4.25%, compared to the -0.42% return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index over the same period.
 
What enabled the Fund to beat the index during a period that included a dramatic market correction?
 
There were several reasons. First, we keep the Fund well diversified across companies and sectors, and we try to avoid very large positions in any individual holding. Spreading risk helps to cushion the Fund in down markets.
 
A second factor that helped was lightening the Fund’s technology holdings in the first quarter, before the major damage was done to stock prices. We cut back on some holdings because they had reached our price targets, while others rose to what we considered excessive valuations. Decreasing the Fund’s technology weighting helped considerably in view of the fact that the correction was concentrated in that sector, with the NASDAQ Composite Index retreating 37.3% from peak to trough, a plunge of bear market proportions.
 
Performance was also helped by the fact that we used the correction as an opportunity to add to our positions in high-quality technology companies at what we thought were bargain-basement prices. This decision paid off in the latter half of May and June because those shares rebounded nicely, with the NASDAQ cutting its losses by about half.
 
What caused the correction?
 
Higher interest rates were the main culprit. After raising short-term interest rates three times in the last 7 months of 1999, the Federal Reserve Board hiked rates three more times during the first six months of 2000. The Fed implemented 0.25% increases in February and March, while May saw an increase of 0.50%. Rising rates were prompted by a strong U.S. economy, which experienced 5.5% growth of gross domestic product in the first quarter and ongoing tightness in its labor markets. The Fed was also motivated by strengthening economies in Europe and Asia, as well as higher crude oil prices. Rising interest rates tend to have the most negative impact on stocks with high price-to-earnings ratios, which accounted for the dramatic pullback in technology shares.
 
What other changes occurred in the Fund’s holdings?
 
Higher interest rates tend to have a slowing effect on the economy, making it likely that we’ll see a slowdown in corporate earnings growth. We therefore added to the Fund’s holdings in two sectors, health care and business services, that tend to be less sensitive to the general level of economic activity. In health care, we added to positions in pharmaceutical stocks such as Pharmacia and American Home Products. While pharmaceutical stocks have been hurt by political rhetoric about health care regulation, such rhetoric is common in the first half of the year—especially during presidential election season—and we felt that the favorable long-term outlook for those companies remained intact.
 
Business services companies offer services that enable larger companies to become more efficient by downsizing and outsourcing. In addition to having strong growth prospects, business services companies typically offer predictable earnings growth because much of their work comes from long-term contracts. Two examples from the Fund’s holdings are Computer Sciences, an information technology consulting firm, and ADP, considered by many to be the leader in payroll processing.
 
 
88
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
What is your outlook?
 
There is little question in our minds that the Fed’s aggressive tightening of monetary policy will have some slowing effect on the U.S. economy. Thus, in the short term, technology stocks could be vulnerable since they depend on above-average earnings growth to propel their stock prices higher. In addition, with valuations still relatively high, investors are likely to be unforgiving of those companies that fail to meet their earnings estimates. On the positive side, spending for information technology is increasing all over the world and is estimated to reach 5% of gross domestic product in the United States this year. Both Europe and Asia will need to dramatically increase their spending to remain competitive with the United States, and a lot of that spending is likely to benefit many of the stocks already in the Fund’s portfolio—market leaders such as Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, Corning, and Intel. Therefore, our long-term view of the technology sector, and the market in general, is quite favorable.
 
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Microsoft Corp.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Nortel Networks Corporation
Micron Technology, Inc
Intel Corp.
Tyco International Ltd.
VeriSign, Inc.
Corning Incorporated
Pfizer, Inc.
General Electric Company
 
 
89
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Growth Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00 - 6/30/00
       One Year    
7/1/99 - 6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    4.25%    26.83%    29.46%
Class A    4.03%    26.39%    28.97%
Class Y    4.18%    26.74%    29.38%
Class L    4.10%    26.64%    29.30%

 
Standard & Poor’s
500 Composite
Index
   -0.42%    7.25%    8.96%

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
90
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                        
EQUITIES — 95.8%
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.5%
Fast Retailing Company    3,000    $    1,258,961
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 3.2%
Citigroup, Inc.    43,710    2,633,527
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
   49,100    1,988,550
Providian Financial Corp.    14,240    1,281,600
State Street Corp.    16,130    1,710,788
         
                7,614,465
         
 
Beverages — 2.0%
Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.
   31,900    2,382,531
Coca-Cola Company, The    41,000    2,354,937
         
                4,737,468
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 4.0%
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    60,940    2,468,070
Infinity Broadasting
Corp.*
   32,475    1,183,308
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.
Cl. A*
   10,900    509,575
Univision
Communications, Inc.*
   10,240    1,059,840
USA Networks, Inc.*    62,400    1,349,400
Viacom, Inc. Cl. B*    47,130    3,213,677
         
                9,783,870
         
 
Communications — 8.1%
American Tower Corp.
Cl. A*
   60,300    2,513,756
China Unicom Limited†    490    10,412
Ericsson (LM ) CL. B    20,000    397,914
Global Crossing Ltd.*    92,000    2,420,750
Juniper Networks, Inc.*    2,900    422,131
Nextel Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   23,000    1,407,312
Nortel Networks
Corporation
   94,780    6,468,735
NTL Incorporated*    27,875    1,669,016
Tellabs, Inc.*    17,800    1,218,187
Vodafone AirTouch PLC    790,486    3,195,223
         
                19,723,436
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                        
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 3.3%
Cabletron Systems*    19,500    $        492,375
Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.*
   84,300    1,717,612
Computer Sciences
Corp.*
   39,960    2,984,512
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    30,600    2,782,687
         
                7,977,186
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 2.3%
Mercury Interactive
Corp.*
   6,400    619,200
VeriSign, Inc.*    27,882    4,921,173
         
                5,540,373
         
 
Computers & Information — 7.6%
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    109,900    6,985,519
Compaq Computer Corp.    31,000    792,437
Comverse Technology,
Inc.*
   18,100    1,683,300
Dell Computer Corp.*    67,100    3,308,869
EMC Corp.*    44,300    3,408,331
Foundry Networks, Inc.*    2,300    253,000
Seagate Technology, Inc.*    37,400    2,057,000
         
                18,488,456
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 2.6%
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   59,700    3,197,681
The BISYS Group, Inc.*    15,000    922,500
First Data Corp.    38,210    1,896,171
Fiserv, Inc.*    7,200    311,400
         
                6,327,752
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.8%
AES Corp.*    96,600    4,407,375
         
 
Electrical Equipment &
Electronics — 13.0%
Altera Corp.*    12,200    1,243,637
Analog Devices, Inc.*    14,440    1,097,440
Atmel Corp.*    15,860    584,837
Capstone Turbine
Corporation*
   260    11,716
Emerson Electric Co.    17,100    1,032,412
Flextronics International
Ltd.*
   41,673    2,862,414
General Electric
Company
   85,110    4,510,830
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                        
Intel Corp.    45,100    $    6,029,306
LSI Logic Corp.*    41,675    2,255,659
Marvell Technology
Group Limited*
   200    11,400
Microchip Technology,
Inc.*
   14,690    855,922
Micron Technology, Inc.*    71,000    6,252,437
Motorola, Inc.    40,173    1,167,528
National Semiconductor
Corp.*
   35,060    1,989,655
PE Corp.-PE Biosystems
Group
   23,400    1,541,475
Stratos Lightwave, Inc.*    250    6,969
         
                31,453,637
         
 
Energy — 5.1%
Apache Corporation    5,800    341,113
Coastal Corp.    27,200    1,655,800
Conoco, Inc. Cl. B    10    246
Dynegy, Inc.    10,500    717,281
Enron Corp.    7,300    470,850
Global Marine, Inc.*    41,500    1,169,781
Halliburton Co.    39,700    1,873,344
Noble Drilling Corp.*    28,910    1,190,731
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Company
   48,700    3,039,085
Transocean Sedco Forex,
Inc.
   35,800    1,913,063
         
                12,371,294
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 1.6%
AT&T — Liberty Media
Group*
   69,440    1,683,920
Time Warner, Inc.    27,800    2,112,800
         
                3,796,720
         
 
Financial Services — 1.0%
American Express
Company
   13,590    708,379
Associates First Capital
Corp. Cl. A
   53,200    1,187,025
HSBC Holdings PLC    49,800    569,588
         
                2,464,992
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
91
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                        
Foods — 2.2%
The Kroger Co.*    46,300    $    1,021,494
Safeway, Inc.*    94,540    4,266,118
         
                5,287,612
         
 
Healthcare — 1.5%
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company
   41,000    2,388,250
The Healthcare Company    40,400    1,227,150
         
                3,615,400
         
 
Household Products — 2.3%
The Clorox Company    13,900    622,894
Corning, Incorporated    18,050    4,871,244
         
                5,494,138
         
 
Industrial — Diversified — 2.4%
Tyco International Ltd.    123,480    5,849,865
         
 
Insurance — 3.8%
American International
Group, Inc.
   33,835    3,975,613
AXA Financial, Inc.    53,800    1,829,200
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   39,400    2,203,938
Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc.
   12,000    1,253,250
         
                9,262,001
         
 
Internet Content — 0.1%
BEA Systems, Inc.*    6,400    316,400
         
 
Internet Software — 0.1%
Vignette Corp.*    2,900    150,845
         
 
Machinery & Components — 2.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    6,400    580,000
Baker Hughes, Inc.    71,600    2,291,200
Deere & Co.    27,900    1,032,300
Lam Research Corp.*    42,000    1,575,000
         
                5,478,500
         
Medical Supplies — 1.6%
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.    17,760    1,374,180
Waters Corp.*    19,610    2,447,573
         
                3,821,753
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.5%
Abbott Laboratories    72,200    3,217,413
Alza Corp.*    10,200    603,075
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                        
American Home
Products Corporation
   75,550    $    4,438,563
Cardinal Health, Inc.    2,120    156,880
Genzyme Corporation*    4,200    249,638
Pfizer, Inc.    98,687    4,736,976
Pharmacia Corp.    77,654    4,013,741
Sepracor, Inc.*    6,800    820,250
         
                18,236,536
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 8.5%
Art Technology Group,
Inc.*
   2,900    292,719
BMC Software, Inc.*    37,200    1,357,220
Check Point Software
Tech*
   9,400    1,990,450
Commerce One, Inc.*    5,400    245,025
Computer Associates
Internationational, Inc.
   45,470    2,327,496
E. Piphany, Inc.*    5,100    546,656
I2 Technologies, Inc.*    900    93,839
Microsoft Corp.*    91,680    7,334,400
Oracle Corporation*    39,000    3,278,438
Rational Software Corp.*    24,000    2,230,500
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    5,170    845,618
Veritas Software Corp.*    1,000    113,016
         
                20,655,377
         
 
Restaurants — 0.0%
McDonald’s Corp.    300    9,881
         
 
Retail — 2.4%
CVS Corporation    82,360    3,294,400
Office Depot, Inc.*    19,360    121,000
RadioShack Corporation    38,400    1,819,200
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    10,200    587,775
         
                5,822,375
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 4.7%
Alltel Corp.    10,700    662,731
Amdocs Ltd.*    12,000    921,000
Metromedia Fiber
Network, Inc.*
   69,760    2,768,600
NEXTLINK
Communications, Inc.*
   34,000    1,289,875
Sprint Corp. (PCS
Group)*
   56,040    3,334,380
VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation*
   4,900    569,855
Worldcom, Inc.*    42,400    1,945,100
         
                11,491,541
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                        
Tobacco — 0.3%
Philip Morris
Companies, Inc.
   29,800    $        791,563
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $218,847,190)
            232,229,772
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 11.8%
Cash Equivalents — 7.4%
 
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $  383,232    383,232
 
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
  6.630%    08/16/2000    638,720    638,720
 
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.000%    07/03/2000    766,465    766,465
 
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/06/2000    2,521,768    2,521,768
 
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/07/2000    383,232    383,232
 
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.810%    07/05/2000    2,505,187    2,505,187
 
First Union Bank Note**
  6.900%    05/09/2001    383,232    383,232
 
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.260%    10/31/2000    1,312,627    1,312,627
 
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    3,193,602    3,193,602
 
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  6.440%    07/03/2000    4,011,166    4,011,166
 
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  6.910%    11/22/2000    255,488    255,488
 
Paribus Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    1,532,929    1,532,929
              
                            17,887,648
              
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Principal
Amount

       
Market Value

     
Repurchase Agreement — 4.4%
 
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
    
  due 07/03/00 (a)    $10,786,921    $  10,786,921  
         
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
      28,674,569  
         
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.6%
(Cost $247,521,759) ***
     260,904,341  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (7.6%)
           (18,469,244 )
         
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%            $242,435,097  
         
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***  
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†    
American Depository Receipt
(a) 
Maturity value of $10,792,341. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 6.750%, maturity date of 07/20/2022, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $11,326,489.
 
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
93
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $218,847,190) (Note 2)      $232,229,772  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      28,674,569  
     
  
                          Total Investments      260,904,341  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      3,743,411  
                          Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)      2,570  
                          Interest and dividends      108,217  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      2,033  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      11,397  
     
  
                                    Total assets      264,771,969  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      4,059,065  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      17,887,648  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,476  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):            
                                    Investment management fees      127,449  
                                    Administration fees      26,525  
                                    Service fees      7,345  
               Due to Custodian      199,517  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      25,847  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      22,336,872  
     
  
               Net assets      $242,435,097  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $215,474,340  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (41,887 )
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency translations      13,620,440  
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency and other
                    assets and liabilities
     13,382,204  
     
  
                         $242,435,097  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $  14,473,240  
     
  
               Class L      $  34,750,562  
     
  
               Class Y      $  42,519,620  
     
  
               Class S      $150,691,675  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      1,078,749  
     
  
               Class L      2,582,249  
     
  
               Class Y      3,156,354  
     
  
               Class S      11,178,005  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            13.42  
     
  
               Class L      $            13.46  
     
  
               Class Y      $            13.47  
     
  
               Class S      $            13.48  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $3,934)      $      327,239  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $16,185)      372,867  
     
  
                          Total investment income      700,106  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      556,064  
               Custody fees      51,596  
               Audit and legal fees      6,075  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,319  
     
  
                         618,054  
               Administration fees (Note 3):            
                          Class A      13,460  
                          Class L      31,815  
                          Class Y      26,648  
                          Class S      42,428  
               Service fees (Note 3):            
                          Class A      11,311  
     
  
                          Total expenses      743,716  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (16,540 )
                          Net expenses      727,176  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (27,070 )
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain (loss) on:            
                    Investment transactions       11,718,722  
                    Foreign currency transactions      (35,294 )
     
  
                          Net realized gain      11,683,428  
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            
                    Investments      (5,896,098 )
                    Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      (402 )
     
  
                          Net unrealized loss      (5,896,500 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized gain      5,786,928  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $  5,759,858  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
95
 
MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 1999*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                        
Operations:          
               Net investment loss      $        (27,070 )      $        (50,616 )
               Net realized gain on investment, forward commitment and foreign currency
                    transactions
     11,683,428        2,191,795  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, forward
                    commitments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
     (5,896,500 )      19,278,704  
     
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      5,759,858        21,419,883  
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):                        
               From net realized gains:                        
               Class A      -        (4,845 )
               Class L      -        (17,880 )
               Class Y      -        (68,299 )
               Class S      -        (127,960 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (218,984 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):                        
               Class A      11,922,934        1,948,843  
               Class L      25,063,293        7,137,491  
               Class Y      7,109,695        27,417,526  
               Class S      84,150,372        50,724,186  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      128,246,294        87,228,046  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      134,006,152        108,428,945  
 
Net assets:                        
               Beginning of period      108,428,945        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $41,887 and
                    $14,817, respectively)
     $242,435,097        $108,428,945  
     
     
  
 
* For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class A
     Class L
     Six months
ended 6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

     Six months
ended 6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  12.90        $  10.00        $    12.93        $  10.00  
    
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss    (0.03 )***      (0.05 )***      (0.01 )***      (0.03 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain on investments    0.55        2.98        0.54        2.99  
    
     
     
     
  
         Total income from investment operations    0.52        2.93        0.53        2.96  
    
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net realized gains    -        (0.03 )      -        (0.03 )
    
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  13.42        $  12.90        $    13.46        $  12.93  
    
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@    4.03%  **      29.27%  **      4.10%  **      29.57%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $14,473        $  2,379        $  34,751        $  8,912  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets                  
         Before expense waiver    1.30%  *      1.50%  *      1.05%  *      1.25%  *
         After expense waiver #    1.27%  *      N/A        1.02%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets    (0.42)%  *      (0.68)%  *      (0.16)%  *      (0.41)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    119%  **      114%  **      119%  **      114%  **
 
     Class Y
     Class S
     Six months
ended 6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

     Six months
ended 6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  12.93        $  10.00        $    12.93        $  10.00  
    
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)    (0.00 )****      (0.02 )***      0.00 ****      (0.01 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain on investments    0.54        2.98        0.55        2.97  
    
     
     
     
  
         Total income from investment operations    0.54        2.96        0.55        2.96  
    
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net realized gains    -        (0.03 )      -        (0.03 )
    
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  13.47        $  12.93        $    13.48        $  12.93  
    
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@    4.18%  **      29.57%  **      4.25% **      29.57%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $42,520        $34,170        $150,692        $62,968  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets                                              
         Before expense waiver    0.91%  *      1.12%  *      0.84% *      0.97%  *
         After expense waiver #    0.89%  *      N/A        0.82% *      N/A  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets    (0.04)%  *      (0.26)%  *      0.03% *      (0.10)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    119%  **      114%  **      119% **      114%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
For the six months ended June 30, 2000 for Class Y and Class S net investment loss and net investment income is less than $0.01 per share, respectively.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
97
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term capital appreciation
Ÿ
invest primarily in a non-diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies of any size, in the U.S. and abroad, including larger, more well-established companies and smaller, emerging growth companies
Ÿ
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
This is a new fund with an inception date of May 1, 2000, so returns are available only for the final two months of the period. From inception through June 30, 2000 the Fund’s Class S shares returned -2.20%, compared to the 0.36% return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s performance?
 
May was characterized by extreme volatility, continuing the trend from March and April. The Federal Reserve Board, following 0.25% increases in short-term interest rates in February and March, hiked rates by another 0.50% in May. Meanwhile, the New Economy sectors of technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) apparently completed a correction that began in March and saw the NASDAQ Composite Index retreat by 37.3%. The correction was barely felt outside of TMT stocks, however. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both escaped with little damage, and the latter even gained 5.0% while the NASDAQ was retreating.
 
Investors became more optimistic toward the end of May. For one thing, the larger size of the Fed’s latest rate increase, after a series of five smaller increases since June 1999, suggested to many investors that the central bank might have completed its tightening for the balance of the year. This perception was reinforced when the Fed left rates unchanged at its June meeting. Volatility diminished during this period, and stocks firmed, with the NASDAQ regaining about half of the ground it lost during the spring correction.
 
Since the Fund looks for aggressive growth situations, it had extensive holdings in many of the industries that were hit hardest by the correction, including electronic components, computer data security, networking products, computers-integrated systems, and telecommunications equipment, to name the top five. However, two months is not an adequate length of time to evaluate a fund’s performance, and we are confident that the Fund’s returns will be more competitive over the long term.
 
Can you describe your stock selection process in more detail?
 
Our stock selection is fundamentally based on and the result of an intensive research process. We start with revenue potential, examining each product within a company to understand its impact on the bottom line. Then we find out what new products are in the works and how they will be strategically positioned in the marketplace. Next, we study margin trends, singling out businesses with a history of effectively managing their expenses. Most importantly, we insist on first-rate management teams. Finally, we keep a close eye on Wall Street, looking for misperceptions about a stock that might allow us to buy ahead of the crowd. Although we also consider the impact of market and economics trends, for the most part our decisions are made independently of them.
 
What were some stocks that helped or hurt performance?
 
On the positive side, the Fund’s returns were helped by its position in VeriSign, the leading maker of Internet security software. In June, investors’ confidence in the stock was bolstered as the company completed its acquisition of Network Solutions, the world’s leading provider of Internet domain name registration. Another positive contributor, consumer products stock Colgate-Palmolive, was boosted when the company announced that it would form a new business-to-business e-marketplace to streamline transactions on the Internet. Drug store giant Walgreen firmed as it opened new stores and positioned itself to take advantage of the technology boom by means of a Web exchange with other retailers.
 
On the down side, the fund’s returns were hurt by Nokia, the world’s largest manufacturer of cellular phones. Nokia retreated in sympathy with a competitor that warned of possible future sales shortfalls because of high expenses related to next-generation technology. However, we viewed this weakness as temporary and added to the Fund’s position in the stock.
 
What is your outlook?
 
Going forward, we will continue to search out attractive growth opportunities as we bring the Fund up to fully invested status. Currently, there exists considerable uncertainty about whether and to what extent the economy will slow, and how that will affect corporate earnings. While we refrain from making macroeconomic judgments, we will continue to monitor the supply and demand considerations affecting each of the stocks in the Fund’s portfolio. Should those considerations change for the worse, we will factor that into our assessments accordingly. Even assuming a moderate slowdown, however, there should still be plenty of opportunities to invest in companies meeting our strict criteria for aggressive growth.
 
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
VeriSign, Inc.
Nokia Corp. Sponsored ADR
Veritas Software Corp.
Jds Uniphase Corp.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Vodafone AirTouch Plc Sponsored ADR
Tibco Software, Inc.
 
 
99
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund
Total Return
     Since Inception
5/1/00 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    -2.20%
Class A    -2.30%
Class Y    -2.30%
Class L    -2.20%

 
Standard & Poor’s
500 Composite
Index
   0.36%

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
100
 
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
                          
EQUITIES — 77.4%
 
Advertising — 0.1%
Doubleclick, Inc.*    1,465    $          55,853
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 1.3%
Gap, Inc.    15,000    468,750
Nike, Inc. Cl. B    7,000    278,687
         
                747,437
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 1.2%
Firstar Corporation    20,000    421,250
Washington Mutual, Inc.    9,355    270,126
         
                691,376
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 3.1%
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.*
   8,000    600,000
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    10,000    405,000
Cox Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   11,000    501,187
New York Times Co. Cl. A    7,000    276,500
         
                1,782,687
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.6%
Home Depot, Inc.    6,410    320,099
         
 
Commercial Services — 0.7%
PE Corporation-Celera
Genomics Group*
   4,000    374,000
         
 
Communications — 10.5%
COLT Telecom Group PLC    10,000    333,058
COLT Telecom Group
PLC Sponsored*†
   2,000    271,250
Echostar Communications
Corp.*
   11,000    364,203
Juniper Networks, Inc.*    7,000    1,018,937
Nextel Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   8,000    489,500
Nokia Corp. Sponsored†    55,000    2,746,563
NTT Mobile
Communications
Network, Inc.
   15    406,894
Oni Systems Corp.*    640    75,010
Vodafone AirTouch PLC    97,936    395,867
         
                6,101,282
         
 
Computer Hardware — 0.9%
Psion PLC    54,000    522,385
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 4.6%
Aether Systems, Inc.*    4,000    $        820,000
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    20,000    1,818,750
         
                2,638,750
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 6.4%
Macromedia, Inc.*    1,675    161,952
VeriSign, Inc.*    20,000    3,530,000
         
                3,691,952
         
 
Computer Related Services — 0.5%
Inktomi Corp.*    2,395    283,209
         
 
Computers & Information — 5.1%
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    30,000    1,906,875
Comverse Technology,
Inc.*
   6,000    558,000
Symbol Technologies,
Inc.
   9,475    511,650
         
                2,976,525
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.3%
Colgate-Palmolive
Company
   13,000    778,375
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 11.4%
ASM Lithography Holding
NV*
   15,000    661,875
Bookham Technology
PLC Sponsored*†
   5,000    296,250
Conexant Systems, Inc.*    9,000    437,625
Jds Uniphase Corp.*    16,000    1,918,000
PE Corp.-PE Biosystems
Group
   10,000    658,750
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co.
Limited*†
   6,050    234,816
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co.
Limited Sponsored*†
   10,325    400,094
Texas Instruments, Inc.    10,000    686,875
Vishay Intertechnology,
Inc.*
   12,000    455,250
Xilinx, Inc.*    10,000    825,625
         
                6,575,160
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 2.4%
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    18,000    693,000
Time Warner, Inc.    9,000    684,000
         
                1,377,000
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Financial Services — 0.7%
E*trade Group, Inc.*    6,335    $        104,528
Schwab (Charles) Corp.    9,000    302,625
         
                407,153
         
 
Foods — 0.7%
The Kroger Co.*    19,000    419,188
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 1.7%
America Online, Inc.*    8,000    422,000
Yahoo!, Inc.*    4,670    578,496
         
                1,000,496
         
 
Lodging — 0.5%
MGM Grand, Inc.    8,795    282,539
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.4%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    9,000    815,625
         
 
Media — 1.4%
Grupo Televisa SA,
Sponsored*††
   12,000    827,250
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%
Abgenix, Inc.*    1,450    173,796
Genentech, Inc.*    4,000    688,000
Pfizer, Inc.    14,360    689,280
Pharmacia Corp.    8,475    438,052
         
                1,989,128
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 12.2%
Art Technology Group, Inc.*    7,000    706,563
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc.*
   6,000    1,100,906
Check Point Software Tech*    3,000    635,250
I2 Technologies, Inc.*    7,000    729,859
Oracle Corporation*    8,000    672,500
Tibco Software, Inc.*    8,000    857,875
Veritas Software Corp.*    21,000    2,373,328
         
                7,076,281
         
 
Retail — 1.7%
Tiffany & Co.    5,000    337,500
Walgreen Co.    20,525    660,648
         
                998,148
         
 
Retail – Internet — 0.3%
Priceline.com, Inc.*    5,150    195,620
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
Telephone Utilities — 3.3%
Level 3
Communications, Inc.*
   3,000    $            264,000
SK Telecom Co., Ltd†    12,000    435,750
Telefonica SA
Sponsored*†
   4,780    306,219
Vodafone AirTouch Plc
Sponsored†
   22,000    911,625
         
                1,917,594
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $45,233,596)
   44,845,112
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                                         
BONDS & NOTES — 0.5%
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.5%
Level 3 Communications,
Inc.†††
11.000%    03/15/2008    $    270,000    267,300
              
 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $264,710)        267,300
 
 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $264,710)        267,300
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.9%
Repurchase Agreement
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00 6.03%,
due 07/03/00 (a)    4,579,414    4,579,414
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)            4,579,414
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 85.8%
(Cost $49,813,010)**      49,691,826
 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 14.2%    8,225,742
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $57,917,568
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*  
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†  
American Depository Receipt
 
††  
Global Depository Receipt
 
†††  
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
(a)  
Maturity value of $4,581,715. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.500%, maturity date of 02/01/2010, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,808,519.
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:            
               Investments, at value (cost $45,498,306) (Note 2 )      $45,112,412  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      4,579,414  
     
  
                          Total Investments      49,691,826  
               Cash      7,747,509  
               Foreign currency, at value (cost $275,734)      276,542  
               Receivables from:            
                          Investments sold      491,932  
                          Interest and dividends      73,276  
     
  
                                    Total assets      58,281,085  
     
  
Liabilities:            
               Payables for:            
                          Investments purchased      317,439  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,330  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):            
                                    Investment management fees      26,817  
                                    Administration fees      5,375  
                                    Service fees      151  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      12,405  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      363,517  
     
  
               Net assets      $57,917,568  
     
  
Net assets consist of:            
               Paid-in capital      $58,283,654  
               Undistributed net investment income      63,080  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency translations      (43,622 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency and other
                    assets and liabilities
     (385,544 )
     
  
          $57,917,568  
     
  
Net assets:            
               Class A      $  1,474,100  
     
  
               Class L      $  9,410,594  
     
  
               Class Y      $      149,847  
     
  
               Class S      $46,883,027  
     
  
Shares outstanding:            
               Class A      150,934  
     
  
               Class L      962,353  
     
  
               Class Y      15,330  
     
  
               Class S      4,794,170  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:            
               Class A      $            9.77  
     
  
               Class L      $            9.78  
     
  
               Class Y      $            9.77  
     
  
               Class S      $            9.78  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
103
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)            
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $192)      $      9,321  
               Interest      116,262  
     
  
                          Total investment income      125,583  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)     
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      41,294  
               Custody fees      10,449  
               Audit and legal fees      1,956  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,330  
     
  
                         55,029  
               Administration fees (Note 3):            
                          Class A      208  
                          Class L      2,502  
                          Class Y      32  
                          Class S      4,581  
               Service fees (Note 3):            
                          Class A      151  
     
  
                          Total expenses      62,503  
     
  
                          Net investment income      63,080  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):            
               Net realized gain (loss) on:            
                          Investment transactions      (44,703 )
                          Foreign currency transactions      1,081  
     
  
                          Net realized loss      (43,622 )
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            
                          Investments      (385,894 )
                          Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      350  
     
  
                          Net unrealized loss      (385,544 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (429,166 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(366,086 )
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
104
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:            
Operations:            
               Net investment income      $        63,080  
               Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions      (43,622 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and
                    liabilities in foreign currencies
     (385,544 )
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (366,086 )
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):            
               Class A      1,465,241  
               Class L      9,073,335  
               Class Y      153,850  
               Class S      47,591,228  
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      58,283,654  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      57,917,568  
 
Net assets:            
               Beginning of Period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $63,080)      $57,917,568  
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
105
MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $10.00        $10.00        $10.00        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                                                
    Net investment income      0.01  ***      0.02  ***      0.02  ***      0.02  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.24 )      (0.24 )      (0.25 )      (0.24 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.23 )      (0.22 )      (0.23 )      (0.22 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  9.77        $  9.78        $  9.77        $    9.78  
       
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (2.30)%  **      (2.20)%  **      (2.30)%  **      (2.20)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                                                
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $1,474        $9,411        $  150        $46,883  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.60%  *      1.29%  *      1.21%  *      1.07%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.59%  *      0.93%  *      0.98%  *      1.15%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      5%  **      5%  **      5%  **      5%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents the results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefits plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
106
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual OTC 100 Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital in such a way that the Fund’s performance closely tracks the total return of the 100 largest publically traded over-the-counter common stocks
Ÿ
invest at least 80% of its assets in a portfolio of equity securities mirroring the composition and sector weightings of companies included in the NASDAQ 100 Index®
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
This is a new fund with an inception date of May 1, 2000, so returns are available only for the final two months of the period. From inception through June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -1.80%, slightly trailing the -0.24% return of the NASDAQ 100 Index®, a modified capitalization-weighted index composed of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ.
 
What factors influenced performance during the period?
 
May was a volatile month, as the markets struggled to bounce back from the sharp correction that had begun in March. Extended valuations in the New Economy sectors of biotechnology, telecommunications, media, and technology, together with rising interest rates, had set the stage in the first quarter for a deflation of values. The Federal Reserve Board, reacting to strong economic growth, tight labor markets, sharply higher crude oil prices, and speculative excesses in the stock market, raised short-term interest rates three times in the first half of the year, most recently on May 16.
 
When the dust cleared in late May, the technology-heavy NASDAQ 100 Index® had plunged 35.7%, a pullback of bear market proportions. The Fund, which began its reporting period on May 1, was spared the worst of the correction but still had significant losses that paralleled the 13.07% loss of the Index.
 
After the Fed’s latest rate increase in May, which raised both the target federal funds rate and the discount rate by 0.50%, investors began to entertain the possibility that the current tightening cycle might be close to an end. Optimism about second quarter earnings, scheduled to be reported in July, also contributed to improving sentiment. As a result, in June the Index recovered most of what it had lost in May, closing the period virtually unchanged.
 
Which stocks were most helpful to performance?
 
Top-performing NASDAQ 100 stocks for the second quarter included ADC Telecom, VISX, and Siebel Systems. On the downside, Citrix Systems, Novell, and Legato Systems detracted substantially from performance.
 
What is your outlook?
 
There is little question in our minds that the Fed’s aggressive tightening of monetary policy will have some slowing effect on the U.S. economy, along with a decrease in the rate of earnings growth. Thus, in the short term, technology stocks could experience further volatility since they depend on above-average earnings growth to propel their stock prices higher. In addition, with valuations still relatively high, investors are likely to be unforgiving of those companies that fail to meet their earnings estimates. On the positive side, spending for information technology is increasing all over the world and is estimated to reach 5% of gross domestic product in the United States this year. A lot of that spending is likely to benefit companies in the NASDAQ 100 Index®, many of which are leaders in
 
 
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MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
their respective industries. Therefore, our long-term view of the technology sector, and the market in general, is quite favorable.
 
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Intel Corp.
Microsoft Corp.
Oracle Corporation
Jds Uniphase Corp.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Nextel Communications, Inc. Cl. A
Qualcomm, Inc.
Worldcom, Inc.
Dell Computer Corp.
 
 
108
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual OTC 100 Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the NASDAQ 100 Index
 
 
MassMutual OTC 100 Fund
Total Return
     Since
Inception
5/1/00 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    -1.80%
Class A    -1.80%
Class Y    -1.80%
Class L    -1.80%

 
NASDAQ 100
Index®
   -0.24%

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the NASDAQ 100 Index® is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
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MassMutual OTC 100 – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                    
EQUITIES — 96.1%
 
Air Transportation — 0.1%
Northwest Airlines Corp.*    900    $          27,394
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 0.1%
Paccar, Inc.    1,100    43,656
         
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 1.4%
Adelphia Communications
Corp. Cl. A*
   1,500    70,312
Comcast Corp. Cl. A*    5,400    218,700
USA Networks, Inc.*    4,300    92,988
         
                382,000
         
 
Commercial Services — 2.0%
Apollo Group, Inc. Cl. A*    900    25,200
Cintas Corp.    2,500    91,719
Concord EFS, Inc.*    3,000    78,000
eBay, Inc.*    2,500    135,781
Paychex, Inc.    4,400    184,800
Quintiles Transnational
Corp.*
   2,000    28,250
         
                543,750
         
 
Communications — 12.8%
ADC Telecommunications,
Inc.*
   5,000    419,375
Ciena Corp.*    2,100    350,044
Echostar Communications
Corp.*
   3,000    99,328
Global Crossing Ltd.*    11,900    313,119
Mcleodusa, Inc.*    5,900    122,056
Network Appliance, Inc.*    4,000    322,000
Nextel Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   11,700    715,894
NTL Incorporated*    3,500    209,563
PanAmSat Corp.*    2,500    109,219
Qualcomm, Inc.*    11,200    672,000
Tellabs, Inc.*    2,900    198,469
         
                3,531,067
         
 
Communications Equipment — 1.1%
Ericsson LM Cl. B†    14,900    298,000
         
Computer and Data Processing Services — 0.3%
At Home Corp. Series A*    3,600    74,700
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 4.3%
3com Corp.*    2,200    126,775
Broadvision, Inc.*    3,600    182,925
Parametric Technology Corp.*    4,700    51,700
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    8,700    791,156
Synopsys, Inc.*    1,000    34,563
         
                1,187,119
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computer Programming Services — 1.8%
RealNetworks, Inc.*    1,800    $          91,012
VeriSign, Inc.*    2,300    405,950
         
                496,962
         
 
Computer Related Services — 0.1%
CNET Networks, Inc.*    1,200    29,475
         
 
Computers & Information — 11.1%
Apple Computer, Inc.*    5,700    298,537
Cisco Systems, Inc.*    31,300    1,989,506
Comverse Technology, Inc.*    2,000    186,000
Dell Computer Corp.*    12,000    591,750
         
                3,065,793
         
 
Containers — 0.1%
Smurfit-Stone Container
Corp.*
   3,000    38,625
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.3%
Fiserv, Inc.*    1,900    82,175
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 23.5%
Adaptec, Inc.*    1,100    25,025
Altera Corp.*    3,500    356,781
American Power
Conversion Corporation*
   3,200    130,600
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   1,800    177,750
Atmel Corp.*    2,100    77,437
Conexant Systems, Inc.*    3,000    145,875
Intel Corp.    14,700    1,965,206
Jds Uniphase Corp.*    8,900    1,066,888
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    2,800    163,975
Linear Technology Corp.    5,300    338,869
Maxim Intergrated
Products*
   5,000    339,687
Microchip Technology, Inc.*    800    46,612
Molex, Inc.    1,200    57,750
PMC-Sierra, Inc.*    2,000    355,375
Qlogic Corp.*    900    59,456
RF Micro Devices, Inc.*    1,100    96,388
Sanmina Corp.*    1,700    145,350
SDL, Inc.*    1,100    313,706
Visx, Inc.*    900    25,256
Vitesse Semiconductor
Corp.*
   2,200    161,837
Xilinx, Inc.*    5,400    445,838
         
                6,495,661
         
 
Financial Services — 0.3%
Nasdaq 100 Shares*    941    87,689
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Foods — 0.4%
Starbucks Corp.*    3,200    $        122,200
         
 
Healthcare — 0.1%
Pacificare Health
Systems*
   400    24,075
         
 
Home Construction, Furnishings &
Appliances — 0.7%
Gemstar International
Group Ltd.*
   2,700    165,923
Miller (Herman), Inc.    800    20,700
         
                186,623
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 2.4%
CMGI, Inc.*    3,900    178,669
Lycos, Inc.*    1,700    91,800
Yahoo!, Inc.*    3,300    408,788
         
                679,257
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.7%
Applied Materials, Inc.*    5,200    471,250
         
 
Medical Supplies — 0.3%
Biomet, Inc.    2,000    76,875
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.3%
Amgen, Inc.*    6,000    421,500
Biogen, Inc.*    2,300    148,350
Chiron Corp.*    3,200    152,000
Genzyme Corporation*    1,300    77,269
Immunex Corp.*    8,600    425,163
Medimmune, Inc.*    2,800    207,200
Sigma-Aldrich    1,100    32,175
         
                1,463,657
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 18.6%
Adobe Systems, Inc.    1,500    195,000
BMC Software, Inc.*    2,300    83,914
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    2,800    53,025
Compuware Corp.*    2,800    29,050
Electronic Arts, Inc.*    800    58,350
I2 Technologies, Inc.*    2,600    271,091
Intuit, Inc.*    3,200    132,400
Legato Systems, Inc.*    1,200    18,150
Microsoft Corp.*    22,800    1,824,000
Network Associates, Inc.*    1,800    36,675
Novell, Inc.*    5,000    46,250
Oracle Corporation*    14,900    1,252,531
Peoplesoft, Inc.*    4,900    82,075
Siebel Systems, Inc.*    2,900    474,331
Veritas Software Corp.*    5,100    576,380
         
                5,133,222
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual OTC 100 – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Retail — 1.1%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    2,400    $            87,000
Costco Wholesale
Corp.*
   3,000    99,000
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.*    1,200    47,475
Staples, Inc.*    4,000    61,500
         
                294,975
         
 
Retail – Internet — 0.4%
Amazon.com, Inc.*    2,900    105,306
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 5.8%
Level 3
Communications, Inc.*
   3,200    281,600
Metromedia Fiber
Network, Inc.*
   6,600    261,938
NEXTLINK
Communications, Inc.*
   3,300    125,194
VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation*
   2,900    337,261
Worldcom, Inc.*    12,900    591,788
         
                1,597,781
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $26,851,184)
   26,539,287
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                                              
                                              
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.2%
Cash Equivalents — 6.2%
Bank of America Bank Note**
6.670%      03/22/2001    $          36,880    36,880
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
6.630%      08/16/2000    61,467    61,467
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
7.000%      07/03/2000    73,760    73,760
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
6.750%      07/07/2000    36,880    36,880
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
6.810%      07/05/2000    135,227    135,227
First Union Bank Note**     
6.900%      05/09/2001    36,880    36,880
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                          
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
7.260%    10/31/2000    $        401,096    $          401,096
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
6.750%    07/05/2000    307,333    307,333
Merrimac Money
Market Fund**
    
6.440%    07/03/2000    386,010    386,010
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
    
6.890%    07/17/2000    73,760    73,760
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
    
6.910%    11/22/2000    24,587    24,587
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
    
6.750%    07/05/2000    147,520    147,520
              
                        1,721,400
              
 
Repurchase Agreements — 3.6%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
due 07/03/00 (a)    986,508    986,508
              
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.4%
US Treasury Bills
5.290-
5.670%
   07/13/2000    110,000    109,798
              
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)            2,817,706
              
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 106.3%
(Cost $29,668,890)***    29,356,993
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (6.3%)
   (1,728,329)
              
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $27,628,664
              
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*  
Non-income producing security.
 
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†  
American Depository Receipt
 
(a)
Maturity value of $987,004. Collateralized by U. S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 6.500%, maturity date of 05/01/2029, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,036,608.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:            
               Investments, at value (cost $26,851,185) (Note 2 )      $26,539,287  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      2,817,706  
     
  
                          Total Investments      29,356,993  
               Receivables from:            
                          Interest and dividends      1,116  
                          Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 2)      17,200  
     
  
                                    Total assets      29,375,309  
     
  
Liabilities:            
               Payables for:            
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      1,721,400  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,330  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):            
                                    Investment management fees      3,240  
                                    Administration fees      8,198  
                                    Service fees      72  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      12,405  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      1,746,645  
     
  
               Net assets      $27,628,664  
     
  
Net assets consist of:            
               Paid-in capital      $27,945,356  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (16,951 )
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments and futures contracts      13,767  
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts      (313,508 )
     
  
                         $27,628,664  
     
  
Net assets:            
               Class A      $      511,549  
     
  
               Class L      $      287,558  
     
  
               Class Y      $      336,655  
     
  
               Class S      $26,492,902  
     
  
Shares outstanding:            
               Class A      52,097  
     
  
               Class L      29,287  
     
  
               Class Y      34,282  
     
  
               Class S      2,696,782  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:            
               Class A      $            9.82  
     
  
               Class L      $            9.82  
     
  
               Class Y      $            9.82  
     
  
               Class S      $            9.82  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $        931  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $121)      17,579  
     
  
                          Total investment income      18,510  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      6,150  
               Custody fees      10,449  
               Audit and legal fees      1,956  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,330  
     
  
                         19,885  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      180  
                          Class L      154  
                          Class Y      104  
                          Class S      15,066  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      72  
     
  
                          Total expenses      35,461  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (16,951 )
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain (loss) on:     
                    Investment transactions      (7,179 )
                    Closed futures contracts      20,946  
     
  
                          Net realized gain      13,767  
     
  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            
                    Investments      (311,898 )
                    Open futures contract s      (1,610 )
     
  
                          Net unrealized loss      (313,508 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (299,741 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(316,692 )
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:            
Operations:            
               Net investment loss      $      (16,951 )
               Net realized gain on investment transactions and futures contracts      13,767  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts      (313,508 )
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (316,692 )
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):            
               Class A      509,265  
               Class L      282,842  
               Class Y      343,712  
               Class S      26,809,537  
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      27,945,356  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      27,628,664  
 
Net assets:            
               Beginning of period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $16,951)      $27,628,664  
     
  
 
*
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual OTC 100 Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.00        $  10.00        $  10.00        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:                                                
    Net investment loss      (0.01 )      (0.01 )      (0.00 )***      (0.01 )
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.17 )      (0.17 )      (0.18 )      (0.17 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.18 )      (0.18 )      (0.18 )      (0.18 )
       
       
       
       
  
 
Net asset value, end of period      $    9.82        $    9.82        $    9.82        $    9.82  
       
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (1.80)%  **      (1.80)%  **      (1.80)%  **      (1.80)%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:                                                
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    512        $    288        $    337        $26,493  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.37%  *      1.12%  *      0.97%  *      0.86%  *
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets       (1.05)%  *       (0.82)%  *       (0.65)%  *       (0.41)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      8%  **      8%  **      8%  **      8%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Focused Value Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve growth of capital over the long term
Ÿ
invest in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 20 equity securities of small and mid-sized companies (companies with market capitalization, at the time of purchase, of $1 to $10 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
—are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
This is a new fund with an inception date of May 1, 2000. From then until June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned -5.50, trailing the 1.46% return of the Russell 2500 Index, a broadly based, unmanaged index of 2500 medium-capitalization and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
In general, value stocks outperformed the popular averages during May and the first half of June, as investors continued to look for opportunities outside of the previously favored—but now extremely volatile—group of growth stocks. This volatility, of course, was part of the correction in New Economy stocks—that is, technology, media, the telecommunications segment of utilities, and the biotechnology component of health care—that began on March 10 and resulted in a stiff 37.3% decline in the NASDAQ Composite Index through May 23. The Federal Reserve Board implemented a 0.50% hike in short-term interest rates on May 16, which initially added to investor’s anxiety.
 
Shortly thereafter, however, the NASDAQ rebounded and, though still considerably below its March highs, regained about half of its losses by the end of the period. Significantly, during this rally investors strongly favored stocks with solid earnings prospects, and most former “dot-com” favorites with little more than an intriguing business concept were left behind. From roughly mid-May to mid-June, value and growth stocks both did relatively well, with neither group clearly outperforming the other. Value stocks took a breather in the final two weeks of June, amid increasing optimism about interest rates and concern about value shares’ vulnerability in a slowing economy.
 
Which of the Fund’s holdings had a significant influence on performance?
 
Two stocks that detracted from performance were Electronic Data Systems and USG. EDS, a leader in information technology consulting and outsourcing, fell sharply after the company announced that second quarter sales would grow more slowly than expected. However, the positive fundamental outlook for the company remained unchanged. In addition, near the end of the period the stock was trading at about 14 times earnings, roughly half of the average price-to-earnings ratio for the widely followed S&P 500 Index®. Accordingly, we maintained our position in the stock. The other disappointment was UGS, a manufacturer and distributor of building materials. USG was hurt by a slowing of construction spending and the accompanying downward revisions in earnings estimates. Like EDS, USG remained attractively valued, and we held on to the stock based on its still-favorable long-term potential.
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
What is your outlook?
 
We believe that the recent shift to value will continue and likely marks the beginning of a transition to a longer-term value cycle. Although growth stocks appeared to have the edge over value shares as the period ended, value should outperform growth in a “soft landing” scenario—that is, slowing growth without recession. While considerably off their highs of the spring, most popular growth stocks are still priced so as to leave little room for earnings disappointments. Yet these disappointments are far more likely to occur in an environment of slower growth. In any event, we would not be surprised to see more volatility over the near term, and we will take advantage of any further corrections to improve the quality and value characteristics of the portfolio.
 
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Washington Mutual, Inc.
Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.
Citizen Communications Company
Cendant Corporation
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
Equifax, Inc.
Toys R US, Inc.
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Electronic Data Systems Corporation
Ceridian Corp.
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Focused Value Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund
Total Return
     Since Inception
5/1/00 - 6/30/00
                   
 
Class S    -5.50%   
Class A    -5.60%   
Class Y    -5.60%   
Class L    -5.60%   

 
Russell 2500 Index    1.46%   
 
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
EQUITIES — 80.1%
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 5.1%
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.*    56,000    $    1,316,000
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 6.7%
Washington Mutual, Inc.    60,000    1,732,500
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 4.5%
USG Corp.    38,000    1,154,250
         
 
Commercial Services — 11.1%
Cendant Corporation    110,000    1,540,000
Equifax, Inc.    50,000    1,312,500
         
                2,852,500
         
 
Communications — 6.0%
Citizen Communications
Company
   90,000    1,552,500
         
 
Computers & Office Equipment — 4.8%
Electronic Data Systems
Corporation
   30,000    1,237,500
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 3.6%
Dial Corp.    90,000    933,750
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 4.8%
Ceridian Corp.*    51,000    1,227,187
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 4.9%
Energizer Holdings, Inc.*    70,000    1,277,500
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

       
Market Value

                                      
Forest Products & Paper — 3.6%
Fort James Corporation    40,000    $        925,000
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 4.3%
Nova Corp./Georgia*    40,000    1,117,500
         
 
Manufacturing – Diversified — 4.4%
Cooper Industries, Inc.    35,000    1,139,688
         
 
Restaurants — 6.6%
Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc.*
   60,000    1,695,000
         
 
Retail — 5.1%
Toys R US, Inc.*    90,000    1,310,625
         
 
Toys, Games — 4.6%
Mattel, Inc.    90,000    1,186,875
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $21,928,156)**
   20,658,375
         
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 80.1%
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 19.9%
   5,139,063
         
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  25,797,438
         
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:            
               Investments, at value (cost $21,928,156) (Note 2 )      $20,658,375  
               Cash      5,114,454  
               Receivables from:
                          Interest and dividends      55,350  
       
  
                                    Total assets      25,828,179  
       
  
Liabilities:            
               Payables for:            
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,330  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):            
                                    Investment management fees      14,827  
                                    Administration fees      2,134  
                                    Service fees      45  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      12,405  
       
  
                                    Total liabilities      30,741  
       
  
               Net assets      $25,797,438  
       
  
Net assets consist of:            
               Paid-in capital      $27,301,058  
               Undistributed net investment income      66,799  
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (300,638 )
               Net unrealized depreciation on investments      (1,269,781 )
       
  
          $25,797,438  
       
  
Net assets:            
               Class A      $      307,001  
       
  
               Class L      $  1,623,794  
       
  
               Class Y      $    95,201  
       
  
               Class S      $23,771,442  
       
  
Shares outstanding:            
               Class A      32,527  
       
  
               Class L      172,010  
       
  
               Class Y      10,080  
       
  
               Class S      2,515,547  
       
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:            
               Class A      $            9.44  
       
  
               Class L      $            9.44  
       
  
               Class Y      $            9.44  
       
  
               Class S      $            9.45  
       
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $      53,125  
               Interest      60,879  
     
  
                          Total investment income      114,004  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      29,454  
               Custody fees      10,449  
               Audit and legal fees      1,956  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,330  
     
  
                         43,189  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      60  
                          Class L      412  
                          Class Y      30  
                          Class S      3,469  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      45  
     
  
                          Total expenses      47,205  
     
  
                          Net investment income      66,799  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (300,638 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (1,269,781 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (1,570,419 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $(1,503,620 )
     
  
 
*  For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $        66,799  
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (300,638 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (1,269,781 )
     
  
                          Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (1,503,620 )
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      314,562  
               Class L      1,735,202  
               Class Y      101,000  
               Class S      25,150,294  
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      27,301,058  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      25,797,438  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $66,799)      $25,797,438  
     
  
 
*  For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Focused Value Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $10.00        $10.00        $10.00        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.01  ***      0.02  ***      0.02  ***      0.03  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.57 )      (0.58 )      (0.58 )      (0.58 )
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      (0.56 )      (0.56 )      (0.56 )      (0.55 )
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  9.44        $  9.44        $  9.44        $    9.45  
       
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      (5.60 )%**      (5.60 )%**      (5.60 )%**      (5.50 )%**
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  307        $1,624        $    95        $23,771  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.65%  *      1.38%  *      1.23%  *      1.09%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.90%  *      1.31%  *      1.46%  *      1.58%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      7%  **      7%  **      7%  **      7%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital and income
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller companies (companies with market capitalization, at the time of purchase, within the range of capitalizations of companies included in the Lipper, Inc. Small Cap Category)
Ÿ
utilize a value-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
—are attractively valued in the marketplace
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 8.62%, more than double the 3.06% return of the Russell 2000 Index, a broadly based, unmanaged index of 2000 medium-capitalization and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
It was a volatile six months. Growth stocks retained their edge over value shares early in the period, as the mania for technology, especially Internet-related investments, pushed many stocks to extreme valuations. With its value orientation, the Fund fell behind the Index during this part of the period. Responding to strong economic growth, tight labor markets, higher oil prices, and a frothy stock market, the Federal Reserve Board continued to raise short-term interest rates, implementing increases in February, March, and May. Normally, rising interest rates have the most negative impact on stocks with the highest valuations, and the Fed’s actions finally caused the speculative technology bubble to burst. From March 10, through May 23, the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index plunged 37.3%, a decline of bear market proportions. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 Index fell 23.8% during the same span.
 
Following the latest rate hike by the Fed on May 16, a 0.50% increase, the target federal funds rate stood at 6.50%, while the discount rate was 6.00%. At this point, amid signs that the economy might be starting to slow, investors began to entertain the possibility that the current cycle of rate increases might be close to an end. Stocks rallied, and the Fed’s decision in June to leave rates unchanged improved sentiment further. As the period ended, the NASDAQ stood just shy of the 4000 mark, representing a recovery of about half of its losses from earlier in the year, while the Russell 2000 Index managed a rally of similar proportions. Value shares perked up a bit in the final month of the period, as more investors began to anticipate slowing economic growth later in the year. This was a positive influence on the Fund’s returns, but overall gains were distributed roughly equally between the first and second quarters, with the latter being slightly more favorable.
 
Which holdings made the most meaningful a contribution to performance?
 
Burr-Brown, an analog semiconductor company, was one of our most positive contributors. We were attracted by new management’s ability to exploit new market products, and our foresight was rewarded when the company agreed to be acquired by Texas Instruments at a price well in excess of where the shares were then trading. Another holding that helped performance was Matthews International, the largest producer of bronze burial markers. The stock had been hurt by negative news about the funeral home and cemetery markets. However, the economics of the marker business are much better than those of funeral homes and cemeteries, and the shares partially recovered near the end of the period.
 
On the down side, returns were hurt by the Fund’s position in Basin Exploration, an oil and gas exploration and production company, which we sold when we began to suspect that the company’s operational problems ran deeper than we originally thought. On the other hand, we maintained our position in MS Carriers, a long distance, full-load trucking company. While the stock was hurt by higher fuel costs and expectations of a slowing economy, we felt that these negative factors were fully reflected in the stock’s price.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
What is your outlook?
 
With six increases in interest rates since June 1999, it is hard to escape the conclusion that we will see some meaningful slowing in the economy before long. Buying stocks that are reasonably priced will be even more important in such an environment, for two reasons. First, some investors who anticipate slower growth will shift assets out of growth stocks and into value shares as a defensive maneuver. Moreover, slower economic growth will result in downward revisions of many companies’ earnings, a situation that will most hurt the stocks with the highest valuations. Against that backdrop, we will continue our search for great businesses with stocks trading at reasonable valuations.
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Advo, Inc.
Ct Communications, Inc.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Carlisle Cos., Inc.
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. NJ
OM Group, Inc.
Olin Corp.
Precision Drilling Corporation
True North Communications, Inc.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund Class S and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Total Return
 
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Five Year
Average Annual
   Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    7/1/95 - 6/30/00    10/3/94 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    8.62%    3.51%    13.01%    12.20%

 
Russell
2000 Index
   3.06%    14.35%    14.28%    14.59%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund Class A, Class Y and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    1/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class A    8.41%    3.06%    -0.94%
Class Y    8.55%    3.41%    -0.54%

 
Russell
2000 Index
   3.06%    14.35%    8.20%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund Class L and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
 
Class L    8.56%    3.38%    10.04%

 
Russell
2000 Index
   3.06%    14.35%    17.97%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
EQUITIES — 96.9%
 
Advertising — 2.0%
Ackerley Group, Inc.    236,400    $  2,777,700
Harte Hanks
Communications, Inc.
   394,800    9,870,000
         
      12,647,700
         
 
Automotive & Parts — 1.0%
Dura Automotive
Systems, Inc.*
   104,000    1,124,500
Myers Industries, Inc.    143,295    1,540,419
United Auto Group, Inc.*    396,400    3,617,150
         
      6,282,069
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 9.6%
Banknorth Group, Inc.    721,552    11,048,765
CCB Financial
Corporation
   216,000    7,992,000
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. NJ    345,600    15,897,602
First Republic Bank*    232,600    4,637,462
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.    228,500    3,898,781
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.    530,396    3,729,373
Webster Financial
Corporation
   556,048    12,337,315
         
      59,541,298
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.6%
Houghton Mifflin
Company
   203,300    9,491,569
McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.    204,950    6,788,969
         
      16,280,538
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 1.4%
Elcor Corporation    381,500    8,774,500
         
 
Chemicals — 6.6%
Olin Corp.    866,700    14,300,550
OM Group, Inc.    352,600    15,514,400
Spartech Corporation    407,300    10,997,100
         
      40,812,050
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
Commercial Services — 5.2%
ABM Industries, Inc.    290,600    $  6,683,800
Advo, Inc. *    578,100    24,280,200
Landauer, Inc.    86,700    1,349,269
         
        32,313,269
         
 
Communications — 6.6%
Ct Communications, Inc.    663,800    18,876,812
Inet Technologies, Inc.*    156,400    8,484,700
True North
Communications, Inc.
   315,500    13,882,000
         
      41,243,512
         
 
Computers & Information — 1.9%
Xircom, Inc.*    251,500    11,946,250
         
Containers — 1.1%
U.S. Can Corporation*    391,000    6,793,625
         
 
Electric Utilities — 3.4%
Calpine Corporation*    175,300    11,525,975
EL Paso Electric Co.*    831,500    9,302,406
         
      20,828,381
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 13.1%
Benchmark Electronics,
Inc.*
   302,300    11,052,844
Burr-Brown Corp.*    121,300    10,515,194
Cognex Corporation*    236,600    12,244,050
Cohu, Inc.    295,600    7,971,977
Dallas Semiconductor
Corporation
   323,800    13,194,850
Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation*
   148,200    10,244,325
Micrel, Inc.*    146,200    6,350,562
Teleflex, Incorporated    266,500    9,527,375
         
      81,101,177
         
 
Energy — 5.2%
Newfield Exploration Co.*    216,100    8,454,913
Precision Drilling
Corporation
   368,400    14,229,450
Stone Energy Corp.*    161,500    9,649,625
         
      32,333,988
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
Financial Services — 2.1%
Eaton Vance Corp.    289,100    $13,370,875
         
 
Foods — 3.7%
International Home
Foods, Inc.*
   425,400    8,906,813
Morrison Management
Specialists, Inc.
   489,280    13,791,580
         
        22,698,393
         
 
Healthcare — 1.7%
Health Management
Associates Cl. A*
   796,400    10,402,975
         
 
Industrial – Diversified — 2.6%
Carlisle Cos., Inc.    357,300    16,078,500
         
 
Insurance — 3.6%
HCC Insurance Holdings    481,300    9,084,538
Highlands Insurance
Group, Inc.*
   522,600    4,899,375
White Mountains
Insurance Group, Inc.
   53,000    8,480,000
         
                22,463,913
         
 
Machinery & Components — 6.0%
Hardinge, Inc.    378,550    3,951,116
Helix Technology
Corporation
   343,500    13,396,500
Regal-Beloit Corporation    304,150    4,885,409
Roper Industries, Inc.    516,600    13,237,875
Tennant Co.    43,700    1,638,750
         
        37,109,650
         
 
Medical Supplies — 3.3%
Bacou USA, Inc.*    272,800    5,456,000
Biomet, Inc.    174,400    6,703,500
Invacare Corporation    311,600    8,179,500
         
        20,339,000
         
 
(Continued)
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                           
Metals & Mining — 4.8%
CompX International, Inc.    446,300    $    9,065,469
Matthews International
Corp.
   237,000    6,873,000
Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Company
   722,550    13,818,769
         
        29,757,238
         
 
Miscellaneous — 0.6%
Crossmann
Communities, Inc.*
   214,200    3,534,300
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%
Bindley Western
Industries, Inc.
   225,066    5,950,182
         
 
Real Estate — 0.9%
Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust    572,500    5,725,000
         
 
Retail — 2.0%
BJ’s Wholesale Club,
Inc.*
   383,300    12,648,900
         
 
Transportation — 4.9%
C.H. Robinson
Worldwide, Inc.
   344,400    17,047,800
Hub Group, Inc. Cl. A*    252,200    3,767,238
M.S. Carriers, Inc.*    559,900    9,868,237
         
        30,683,275
         
 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $492,054,582)     601,660,558
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.5%
 
Cash Equivalents — 3.6%
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $  482,122    $          482,122
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
  6.630%    08/16/2000    803,537    803,537
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.000%    07/03/2000    964,244    964,244
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/06/2000    3,214,147    3,214,147
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/07/2000    482,122    482,122
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.810%    07/05/2000    1,767,781    1,767,781
First Union Bank Note**
  6.900%    05/09/2001    482,122    482,122
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.260%    10/31/2000    2,993,529    2,993,529
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    4,017,683    4,017,683
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  6.440%    07/03/2000    5,046,210    5,046,210
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  6.910%    11/22/2000    321,415    321,415
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    1,928,488    1,928,488
              
            22,503,400
              
 
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                
Repurchase Agreement — 2.9%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
due 07/03/00 (a)
   $18,009,934    $  18,009,934  
              
  
 
 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM
  INVESTMENTS
  (At Amortized Cost)
      40,513,334  
              
  
 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.4%
  (Cost $532,567,916)***
   642,173,892  
 
  Other Assets/
  (Liabilities) — (3.4%)
   (21,158,043 )
              
  
 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $621,015,849  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    Non-income producing security.
 
**    Represents investment of security lending
collateral. (Note 2).
 
***    Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
(a)    Maturity value of $18,018,984. Collateralized by
U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of
7.338-7.375%, maturity dates of 01/15/2024-
01/20/2026, and aggregate market value, including
accrued interest, of $18,910,442.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $492,054,582) (Note 2)      $601,660,558
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      40,513,334
     
                          Total Investments      642,173,892
               Cash      474
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      1,959,248
                          Interest and dividends      429,232
     
                                    Total assets      644,562,846
     
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      669,961
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      22,503,400
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,191
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      295,040
                                    Administration fees      45,720
                                    Service fees      686
                          Accrued expenses and other liabilities      29,999
     
                                    Total liabilities      23,546,997
     
               Net assets      $621,015,849
     
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $471,226,157
               Undistributed net investment income      2,746,551
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      37,437,165
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      109,605,976
     
                         $621,015,849
     
Net assets:
               Class A      $    1,900,160
     
               Class L      $  10,470,132
     
               Class Y      $    4,622,948
     
               Class S      $604,022,609
     
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      129,237
     
               Class L      711,744
     
               Class Y      314,026
     
               Class S      40,937,687
     
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            14.70
     
               Class L      $            14.71
     
               Class Y      $            14.72
     
               Class S      $            14.75
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $  3,786,946
               Interest (including securities lending income of $32,017)      904,631
     
                                    Total investment income      4,691,577
     
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      1,787,814
               Custody fees      29,961
               Audit and legal fees      10,680
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,807
     
                         1,833,262
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      1,327
                          Class L      9,831
                          Class Y      3,770
                          Class S      255,921
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      992
     
                                    Total expenses      2,105,103
     
                                    Net investment income      2,586,474
     
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions      26,955,141
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      20,930,452
     
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      47,885,593
     
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $50,472,067
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
130
 
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $    2,586,474        $    6,744,026  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      26,955,141        26,505,919  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      20,930,452        (30,483,393 )
     
       
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      50,472,067        2,766,552  
     
       
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (1,763 )
               Class L      -        (16,505 )*
               Class Y      -        (48,682 )
               Class S      -        (6,643,376 )
     
       
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (6,710,326 )
     
       
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (6,683 )
               Class L      -        (39,188 )*
               Class Y      -        (113,305 )
               Class S      -        (16,524,157 )
     
       
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (16,683,333 )
     
       
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      1,543,268        95,826  
               Class L      8,218,254        1,675,872 *
               Class Y      285,310        3,537,934  
               Class S      (85,989,069 )      (21,516,291 )
     
       
  
                          Decrease in net assets from net fund share transactions      (75,942,237 )      (16,206,659 )
     
       
  
               Total decrease in net assets      (25,470,170 )      (36,833,766 )
     
       
  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      646,486,019        683,319,785  
     
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,746,551
                    and $160,077, respectively)
     $621,015,849        $646,486,019  
     
       
  
 
* For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.56        $  14.07        $  17.48  
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.02  ***      0.07  ***      0.03  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      1.12        (0.13 )      (1.78 )
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      1.14        (0.06 )      (1.75 )
       
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.09 )      (0.12 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.36 )      (1.54 )
       
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.45 )      (1.66 )
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  14.70        $  13.56        $  14.07  
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      8.41%  **       (0.36)%         (9.58)%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  1,900        $    262        $    174  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.19%  *      1.22%        1.30%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.26%  *      0.49%        0.19%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      32%  **      34%        31%  
 
       Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.55        $  13.66  
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.04  ***      0.08  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      1.12        0.32  
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      1.16        0.40  
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.15 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.36 )
       
       
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.51 )
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  14.71        $  13.55  
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      8.56%  **      2.97%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $10,470        $  1,634  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.94%  *      0.94%  *
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.54%  *      0.83%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      32%  **      34%  **
 
*
Annualized.
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    13.56        $    14.06        $    17.51  
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.05 ***      0.12  ***      0.11  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
    investments
     1.11        (0.11 )      (1.81 )
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment
             operations
     1.16        0.01        (1.70 )
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.15 )      (0.21 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.36 )      (1.54 )
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.51 )      (1.75 )
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    14.72        $    13.56        $    14.06  
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      8.55% **      0.13%         (9.25)%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    4,623        $    3,990        $      568  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      0.78% *      0.80%        0.85%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.73% *      0.86%        0.67%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      32% **      34%        31%  
 
       Class S (1)
       Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98

     Year ended
12/31/97

     Year ended
12/31/96

     Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period      $    13.58        14.06        $    16.61        $    13.43        $    11.44        $      9.69  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income      0.06 ***      0.14  ***      0.13        0.13        0.31        0.19  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
    investments
     1.11        (0.11 )      (1.67 )      4.73        2.29        1.75  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment
             operations
     1.17        0.03        (1.54 )      4.86        2.60        1.94  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income      -        (0.15 )      (0.13 )      (0.14 )      (0.30 )      (0.19 )
    From net realized gains      -        (0.36 )      (0.88 )      (1.54 )      (0.31 )      -  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
             Total distributions      -        (0.51 )      (1.01 )      (1.68 )      (0.61 )      (0.19 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $    14.75        13.58        $    14.06        $    16.61        $    13.43        $    11.44  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      8.62% **      0.25%        (9.02)%        36.36%        22.82%        20.01%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $604,023        $640,600        $682,578        $690,378        $456,935        $380,398  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
             Before expense waiver      0.68% *      0.67%        0.64%        0.65%        0.65%        0.65%  
             After expense waiver #      N/A        N/A        N/A        0.64%        0.61%        0.61%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets      0.84% *      1.03%        0.86%        0.89%        2.40%        1.78%  
    Portfolio turnover rate      32% **      34%        31%        31%        28%        28%  
 
*
Annualized.
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
133
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Mid-Cap Growth Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve long-term growth of capital
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of mid-sized companies (companies with market capitalization, at the time of purchase, of $500 million to $5 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
The Fund posted a double-digit gain for the first quarter but gave back much of it during the extremely volatile second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 5.16%, trailing the 5.69% return of the Russell 2500 Index, a broadly based, unmanaged index of 2500 medium-capitalization and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors contributed to the Fund’s performance?
 
January and February were good months for the Fund. Growth stocks outperformed value shares and small-cap and mid-cap equities outperformed their large-cap counterparts. New Economy sectors extended their gains following the strong rally at the end of 1999, but most other sectors turned in lackluster performances. Speculation in Internet stocks reached extreme proportions, as many investors no longer seemed to care about earnings and other fundamental factors.
 
Strong stock selection and an overweighting in technology relative to its benchmark made positive contributions to the Fund’s returns in the first quarter, as did stock selection in the business services area. Some of the best performers were Applied Micro Circuits, a semiconductor manufacturer, and Ciena, a fiber-optic systems manufacturer. Data storage provider, Qlogic, and Web-hosting stock, Exodus, also did well. In business services, Dycom, a provider of engineering and construction services for the telecommunications industry, and Network Solutions, the dot-com registration company, boosted the Fund’s returns.
 
Toward the end of the first quarter, the investment climate deteriorated. Prices on the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index peaked on March 10, then began to decline in earnest by late March and early April following the Federal Reserve Board’s increase in short-term interest rates on March 21, the second in two months. The extreme overvaluations in many technology stocks caused downside momentum to accelerate quickly, and when the dust finally cleared on May 23, following yet another tightening move by the Fed, the NASDAQ had shed 37.3% of its value. The Fed’s May intervention, an increase of 0.50%, was larger than previous hikes and was taken by some investors as a signal that the cycle of tighter monetary policy might be close to an end. Accordingly, the final month of the quarter saw a rebound in the growth sector, although most technology shares closed the period well below their first-quarter highs.
 
How did you manage the Fund during this volatile period?
 
After trimming technology holdings early in the second quarter, we were able to add selectively to our holdings at attractive valuations. The second quarter rally was noteworthy for investors’ focus on stocks with solid earnings prospects. The more speculative issues continued to perform poorly. Communications-related stocks such as SDL, a fiber-optic equipment manufacturer, and ADC Telecommunications made strong contributions to performance in spite of the overall volatility in the technology sector. On the other hand, consumer Internet stocks performed poorly, and we sold nearly all of the Fund’s holdings in that area. Homestore, MyPoints, and Liberty Digital also turned in disappointing performances, but we kept them in the portfolio because we believed their businesses were improving.
 
The Fund carried a relatively large weighting of telephone services stocks—particularly CLECs, or competitive local exchange carriers—which detracted from performance during the quarter. Stock selection in health care was also a negative, mainly because the Fund’s biotechnology holdings underperformed. However, underweightings in financial and basic resources stocks were beneficial because there sectors underperformed the overall market.
 
What is you outlook?
 
Six increases in interest rates since June 1999 clearly raise the possibility of a slowing economy over the near term. If the economy slows, we believe investors will seek out companies that can produce relatively dependable earnings growth in a variety of economic environments. Consequently, we have positioned the Fund in a more diverse mix of stable and aggressive growth stocks. This positioning should enable us to be flexible enough to respond appropriately whether the economy slows or reaccelerates.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
SDL, Inc.
Exodus Communications, Inc.
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
Jabil Circut, Inc.
Rational Software Corp.
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Forest Laboratories, Inc. Cl. A
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2500 Index
 
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-to-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/00
 
Class S    5.16%    41.78%    38.89%
Class A    5.04%    41.34%    38.40%
Class Y    5.24%    41.88%    38.97%
Class L    5.10%    41.45%    38.73%

 
Russell 2500
Index
   5.69%    18.34%    22.26%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2500 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
EQUITIES — 96.9%
 
Advertising — 3.2%
Lamar Advertising Co.*    28,500    $      1,234,406
MyPoints.com, Inc.*    33,000    625,452
TMP Worldwide, Inc.*    18,100    1,336,006
Young & Rubicam, Inc.    39,600    2,264,625
         
                5,460,489
         
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%
Bombardier, Inc. Cl. B    63,500    1,722,857
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.8%
Southwest Airlines Co.    74,300    1,407,056
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 6.7%
Cablevision Systems
Corp. Cl. A*
   25,300    1,717,237
Citadel Communications
Corp.*
   44,800    1,565,200
Hispanic Broadcasting
Corp.*
   42,200    1,397,875
Liberty Digital, Inc. Cl. A*    34,800    1,044,000
Readers Digest
Association Cl. A
   50,700    2,015,325
TV Guide, Inc. Cl. A*    57,700    1,976,225
Univision
Communications, Inc.*
   15,600    1,614,600
         
                11,330,462
         
 
Commercial Services — 5.0%
Concord EFS, Inc.*    83,850    2,180,100
Dycom Industries, Inc.*    38,850    1,787,100
PerkinElmer, Inc.    30,100    1,990,362
Quanta Services, Inc.*    21,800    1,199,000
StorageNetworks, Inc.*    1,100    99,275
Time Warner Telecom,
Inc. Cl. A*
   18,200    1,171,625
         
                8,427,462
         
 
Communications — 14.0%
ADC Telecommunications,
Inc.*
   38,200    3,204,025
Andrew Corp.*    42,500    1,426,406
Ciena Corp.*    13,300    2,216,944
Crown Castle
International Corp.*
   56,000    2,044,000
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.*    16,000    1,110,000
GT Group Telecom, Inc.
Cl. B*
   21,900    346,294
IDT Corp.*    49,800    1,690,087
McleodUSA, Inc.*    108,700    2,248,731
Microcell
Telecommunications, Inc.*
   36,900    1,333,012
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
Powerwave Technologies,
Inc.*
   33,800    $      1,487,200
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    35,200    2,622,400
Titan Corp.*    50,600    2,264,350
Viasat, Inc.*    32,700    1,773,975
         
                23,767,424
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 3.8%
Macromedia, Inc.*    19,200    1,856,400
Mercury Interactive
Corp.*
   24,300    2,351,025
VeriSign, Inc.*    12,942    2,284,263
         
                6,491,688
         
 
Computer Related Services — 2.4%
Acxiom Corp.*    44,500    1,212,625
Genuity, Inc.*    68,800    629,953
Inktomi Corp.*    18,100    2,140,325
         
                3,982,903
         
 
Computers & Information — 1.6%
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    56,400    2,798,850
         
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.2%
Estee Lauder Companies,
Inc. Cl. A
   39,700    1,962,669
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 1.7%
Fiserv, Inc.*    48,300    2,088,975
Homestore.com, Inc.*    25,700    750,119
         
                2,839,094
         
 
Electric Utilities — 1.2%
Calpine Corporation*    31,500    2,071,125
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 15.8%
Alpha Industries*    24,000    1,057,500
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   16,800    1,659,000
ATMI, Inc.*    33,500    1,557,750
Bookham Technology
PLC Sponsored*†
   23,900    1,416,075
Flextronics International
Ltd.*
   28,500    1,957,594
Globespan, Inc.*    14,800    1,806,756
Integrated Device
Technology, Inc.*
   22,300    1,335,212
Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation*
   32,500    2,246,562
LSI Logic Corp.*    39,000    2,110,875
Novellus Systems, Inc.*    16,500    933,281
Qlogic Corp.*    22,900    1,512,831
RF Micro Devices, Inc.*    15,900    1,393,238
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
SCI Systems, Inc.*    43,000    $      1,685,063
SDL, Inc.*    12,500    3,564,844
Vitesse Semiconductor
Corp.*
   34,800    2,559,975
         
                26,796,556
         
 
Energy — 5.9%
BJ Services Co.*    20,900    1,306,250
Dynegy, Inc.    21,825    1,490,920
Global Marine, Inc.*    58,900    1,660,244
Nabors Industries, Inc.*    52,600    2,186,188
Noble Affiliates, Inc.    42,700    1,590,575
Triton Energy Ltd.*    8,900    349,881
Varco International, Inc.*    62,611    1,455,706
         
                10,039,764
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 3.0%
AT&T — Liberty Media
Group*
   87,800    2,129,150
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    39,600    1,524,600
Premier Parks, Inc.*    63,500    1,444,625
         
                5,098,375
         
 
Foods — 1.1%
Starbucks Corp.*    47,800    1,825,363
         
 
Healthcare — 3.1%
Health Management
Associates Cl. A*
   160,200    2,092,613
Human Genome Sciences,
Inc.*
   10,000    1,333,750
Lincare Holdings, Inc.*    73,300    1,805,013
         
                5,231,376
         
 
Internet Software — 2.0%
Exodus Communications,
Inc.*
   74,400    3,427,050
         
 
Lodging — 0.9%
MGM Grand, Inc.    48,000    1,542,000
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.6%
Dover Corporation    34,100    1,383,181
Smith International, Inc.*    17,700    1,288,781
         
                2,671,962
         
 
Medical Supplies — 0.7%
Waters Corp.*    9,300    1,160,756
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
137
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
Pharmaceuticals — 6.5%
Biovail Corporation*    24,100    $      1,336,044
Celgene Corp.*    23,900    1,407,113
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Cl. A*
   23,900    2,413,900
Medimmune, Inc.*    27,200    2,012,800
Millennium
Pharmaceuticals*
   22,100    2,472,438
QLT, Inc.*    17,900    1,383,894
         
                11,026,189
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 4.2%
Art Technology Group, Inc.*    20,700    2,089,406
ISS Group, Inc.*    23,400    2,310,385
Rational Software
Corp.*
   28,700    2,667,306
         
                7,067,097
         
Retail — 2.7%
CVS Corporation    43,500    1,740,000
RadioShack Corporation    26,700    1,264,913
Tiffany & Co.    22,500    1,518,750
         
                4,523,663
         
 
Retail — Internet — 0.5%
Ticketmaster Online-
CitySearch, Inc.*
   50,800    809,625
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 6.3%
Flag Telecom Holdings
Ltd.*
   55,800    830,025
Mastec, Inc.*    38,400    1,466,400
NEXTLINK
Communications, Inc.*
   51,000    1,934,813
Tritel, Inc.*    54,000    1,603,125
VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation*
   21,463    2,496,080
Western Wireless
Corporation Cl. A*
   41,900    2,283,550
         
                10,613,993
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $152,406,898)             164,095,848
         
 
 
 
 
     Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.6%
Cash Equivalents — 9.9%
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%, 03/22/2001    $  360,591    $          360,591
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
6.630%, 08/16/2000    600,985    600,985
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
7.000%, 07/03/2000    721,182    721,182
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%, 07/06/2000    2,403,941    2,403,941
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%, 07/07/2000    360,591    360,591
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.810%, 07/05/2000    1,322,168    1,322,168
First Union Bank Note**
6.900%, 05/09/2001    360,591    360,591
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
7.260%, 10/31/2000    1,517,755    1,517,755
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
6.750%, 07/05/2000    3,004,927    3,004,927
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
6.440%, 07/03/2000    3,774,188    3,774,188
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
6.890%, 07/17/2000    721,182    721,182
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
6.910%, 11/22/2000    240,394    240,394
Paribus Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%, 07/05/2000    1,442,365    1,442,365
         
                16,830,860
         
 
 
     Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                           
Repurchase Agreement — 3.7%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
due 07/03/00 (a)
   $6,326,910    $      6,326,910  
         
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
      23,157,770  
         
  
 
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS — 110.5%
(Cost $175,564,668)***    187,253,618  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) —(10.5%)
   (17,814,571 )
         
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  169,439,047  
         
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†    
American Depository Receipt
 
(a)  
Maturity value of $6,330,090. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rates of 7.830, maturity date of 02/01/2026, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,643,356.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
138
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $152,406,898) (Note 2)      $164,095,848  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      23,157,770  
     
  
                                    Total Investments      187,253,618  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      858,608  
                          Interest and dividends      35,502  
                          Foreign taxes withheld      290  
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      10,269  
     
  
               Total assets      188,158,287  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      1,753,585  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      16,830,860  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,486  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      95,478  
                                    Administration fees      18,433  
                                    Service fees      3,377  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      14,021  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      18,719,240  
     
  
               Net assets      $169,439,047  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $138,299,606  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (316,178 )
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      19,766,669  
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      11,688,950  
     
  
                         $169,439,047  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $    7,314,175  
     
  
               Class L      $  15,600,809  
     
  
               Class Y      $  46,088,662  
     
  
               Class S      $100,435,401  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      501,126  
     
  
               Class L      1,065,399  
     
  
               Class Y      3,142,705  
     
  
               Class S      6,848,745  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            14.60  
     
  
               Class L      $            14.64  
     
  
               Class Y      $            14.67  
     
  
               Class S      $            14.66  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
139
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $435)      $        52,193  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $8,062)      265,482  
     
  
                                    Total investment income      317,675  
     
  
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      512,655  
               Custody fees      26,639  
               Audit and legal fees      6,154  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,320  
     
  
                         549,768  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      6,263  
                          Class L      14,091  
                          Class Y      34,962  
                          Class S      38,867  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      5,092  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      649,043  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (15,190 )
     
  
                                    Net expenses      633,853  
     
  
                                    Net investment loss      (316,178 )
     
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      14,859,776  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments       (11,275,059 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      3,584,717  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $  3,268,539  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 1999*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $      (316,178 )      $      (126,566 )
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      14,859,776        5,033,459  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (11,275,059 )      22,964,009  
       
       
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      3,268,539        27,870,902  
       
       
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      6,428,698        517,978  
               Class L      10,770,711        3,464,583  
               Class Y      2,627,914        30,694,288  
               Class S      38,788,023        45,007,411  
       
       
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      58,615,346        79,684,260  
       
       
  
               Total increase in net assets      61,883,885        107,555,162  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      107,555,162        -  
       
       
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $316,178)
                    and $0, respectively)
     $169,439,047        $107,555,162  
       
       
  
 
* For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
       Six months ended
6/30/2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

     Six months ended
6/30/2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.90        $  10.00        $    13.93        $  10.00  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.06 )***      (0.07 )***      (0.04 )***      (0.05 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.76        3.97        0.75        3.98  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.70        3.90        0.71        3.93  
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  14.60        $  13.90        $    14.64        $  13.93  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      5.04%  **      39.00%  **      5.10%  **      39.30%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $  7,314        $    682        $  15,601        $  4,642  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets
    Before expense waiver      1.31%  *      1.36%  *      1.06%  *      1.12%  *
    After expense waiver #      1.28%  *      N/A        1.03%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.84)%  *      (0.86)%  *      (0.59)%  *      (0.63)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      88%  **      127%  **      88%  **      127%  **
 
       Class Y
     Class S
       Six months ended
6/30/2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

     Six months ended
6/30/2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  13.94        $  10.00        $    13.94        $  10.00  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.03 )***      (0.04 )      (0.03 )***      (0.02 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.76        3.98        0.75        3.96  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.73        3.94        0.72        3.94  
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  14.67        $  13.94        $    14.66        $  13.94  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      5.24%  **      39.40%  **      5.16%  **      39.40%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $46,089        $41,952        $100,435        $60,279  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets
         Before expense waiver      0.91%  *      0.98%  *      0.84%  *      0.89%  *
         After expense waiver #      0.89%  *      N/A        0.82%  *      N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets      (0.46)%  *      (0.48)%  *      (0.38)%  *      (0.32)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      88%  **      127%  **      88%  **      127%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
#
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefits plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
142
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve growth of capital over the long term
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of mid-sized companies (companies with market capitalization, at the time of purchase, of $500 million to $5 billion)
Ÿ
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability with superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
This Fund was converted from retail to sub-advised status as of June 1, 2000. From that inception date through June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 3.40%, bettering the 1.47% return of the Standard & Poor’s Mid Cap 400 Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of 400 medium-capitalization common stocks.
 
What was the investment environment during the period?
 
June was a positive month for mid cap stocks and growth stocks in general. To understand what happened in June, it would be helpful to know what occurred during the preceding five months. In January and February, we saw a continuation of the year-end rally in New Economy stocks. However, the rally grew narrower, as most sectors outside of the favored few—technology, medias, the telecommunications segment of utilities, and the biotechnology component of health care—went sideways or lower. Internet fever was rampant, and many stocks with little or no earnings were bid up to unsustainable levels.
 
At the same time, the Federal Reserve Board continued to raise short-term interest rates in response to strong economic growth, tight labor markets, higher raw materials prices, and an excessively speculative stock market. The Fed hiked both the federal funds rate and the discount rate in February, March, and May, for a total increase of 1.00%. Rising interest rates normally have the most adverse effect on stocks with the highest valuations. This fact, together with the extreme price levels already reached by many stocks, set the stage for a substantial correction. From March 10 through May 23, the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index plunged 37.3%. During this decline investors rotated their money from growth stocks to value shares, which accounted for the fact that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was able to gain 5.0% while the NASDAQ was retreating.
 
Following the Fed’s latest rate increase on May 16, investors began to entertain the possibility that the Fed’s tightening cycle might be close to an end. Furthermore, June’s data on consumer spending hinted at the beginning of a slowdown in the economy. These developments prompted a rotation out of value and back into growth based on the premise that growth stocks would hold up better in a slow-growth environment. This time, however, investors favored quality growth stocks with solid earnings prospects, as reflected in June’s 31.14% gain in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, a proxy for high-quality technology stocks. On the other hand, the Morgan Stanley Internet Index, a proxy for the more speculative segment of technology, gained 16.49% during June.
 
What sectors and stocks contributed most to the Fund’s returns?
 
Stock selection in the robust technology sector aided performance, although a substantial underweighting in technology relative to our benchmark hampered the Fund’s returns. Biotechnology stocks were another area of strength, buoyed by excitement about the successful mapping of the human genome, which is expected to lead to a whole new generation of more effective drugs. The insurance segment of financial services, which we liked for its healthy profit margins and positive demographic trends, also did well.
 
On the negative side, the Fund’s returns were hurt by several stocks in the consumer nondurables sector that declined in response to concerns about a slowdown in retail sales.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
AmeriSource Health, a wholesaler of pharmaceuticals and related products, was one of the Fund’s best performers. Investors liked the company’s business model, which involves shipping products directly to hospitals, managed care facilities, and the like and reflects the widespread interest in finding ways to contain health care costs. Sepracor, a biotechnology firm, advanced because of the company’s continued success in its niche of modifying conventional, widely used drugs to minimize or eliminate their side effects. Another strong performer was Peregrine Systems, a software company whose specialty is applications that automate and insure the compatibility of complex corporate networks.
 
Circuit City was one holding that underperformed following a recent earnings warning. The company experienced higher-than-expected costs of refurbishing some of its larger stores and expressed concern about slowing retail sales. Although we reduced the Fund’s position in the stock, we did not liquidate it entirely because the company is a “category killer”—meaning it has a unique business model and proven ability to execute its strategy that we believe confer special advantages on the stock. SCI Systems was another disappointment. The company, which manufactures electronic components for a variety of applications, was hurt by the current slowdown in personal computer sales. However, we felt that investors failed to consider other, high-growth industries served by the company, such as the cellular telephone market. Consequently, we maintained the position.
 
What is your outlook?
 
We feel that it is an opportune time to invest in mid-cap stocks. Historically, mid-caps have outperformed large-cap shares, yet we witnessed a reversal of that trend from 1995 to 1999. The concept of reversion to the mean—that is, a return to normal, long-term historical relationships—suggests that mid-caps should regain their performance advantage over large-caps at some point, and the recent performance of the two groups suggests that such a reversion may be happening already. Furthermore, valuations of mid-cap stocks, as a group, are lower than those of both small-cap and large-cap stocks. Finally, we would like to remind investors that the Fund’s sub-adviser, T. Rowe Price Associates, has unparalleled expertise with growing companies that derives from its extensive venture capital relationships with firms of all sizes. These relationships often provide information and insights to which managers at other companies do not normally have access. We are confident that this expertise will enable us to add considerable value as we continue to search for mid-cap stocks with excellent growth potential.
 
 
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth
Equity II Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Government Reserve Investment
Analog Devices, Inc.
Western Wireless Corporation Cl. A
Waters Corp.
AmeriSource Health Corp. Cl. A
Devon Energy Corporation
Sepracor, Inc.
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation
Xilinx, Inc.
Robert Half International, Inc.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Standard & Poor’s 400 Composite Index
 
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund
Total Return
     Since Inception
6/1/00 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    3.40%
Class A    3.40%
Class Y    3.40%
Class L    3.40%

 
Standard & Poor’s
400 Composite
Index
       
1.47%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor’s 400 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
EQUITIES — 92.4%
 
Advertising — 2.5%
Catalina Marketing
Corporation*
   17,000    $    1,734,000
Doubleclick, Inc.*    26,500    1,010,312
Lamar Advertising Co.*    14,900    645,356
TMP Worldwide, Inc.*    13,000    959,562
         
                4,349,230
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.6%
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.*    43,300    1,017,550
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 2.0%
Capital One Financial Corp.    29,500    1,316,437
Heller Financial, Inc.    72,200    1,480,100
North Fork Bancorporation    47,000    710,875
         
                3,507,412
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 1.6%
Charter Communications,
Inc. Cl. A*
   42,700    701,881
Rogers Communications,
Inc. Cl. B
   36,100    1,028,850
Univision
Communications, Inc.*
   9,600    993,600
         
                2,724,331
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.6%
Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc.
   23,600    954,325
         
 
Commercial Services — 8.1%
Affymetrix, Inc.*    5,800    957,725
Concord EFS, Inc.*    86,000    2,236,000
Hertz Corp. Cl. A    40,000    1,122,500
Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    8,200    673,937
Manpower, Inc.    50,000    1,600,000
Republic Services, Inc.*    131,100    2,097,600
Robert Half
International, Inc.*
   86,200    2,456,700
StorageNetworks, Inc.*    500    45,125
United Rentals, Inc.*    49,000    839,125
Viad Corp.    67,800    1,847,550
         
                13,876,262
         
 
Communications — 1.8%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc.*    8,500    544,000
Crown Castle
International Corp.*
   42,000    1,533,000
Efficient Networks, Inc.*    5,000    367,812
McleodUSA, Inc.*    32,400    670,275
         
                3,115,087
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 0.1%
eLoyalty Corporation*    14,300    $        182,325
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 1.4%
Ciber, Inc.*    64,800    858,600
Macromedia, Inc.*    8,800    850,850
Mercury Interactive Corp.*    7,400    715,950
         
                2,425,400
         
 
Computer Related Services — 0.6%
CNET Networks, Inc.*    29,500    724,594
Espeed, Inc. Cl. A*    4,300    186,781
XPedior, Inc.*    12,600    174,037
         
                1,085,412
         
 
Computer Software & Processing — 1.1%
Tech Data Corp.*    44,200    1,925,462
         
 
Computers & Information — 0.5%
Jabil Circuit, Inc.*    17,700    878,362
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 2.8%
Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. Cl. A*
   50,100    1,656,431
The BISYS Group, Inc.*    7,400    455,100
Ceridian Corp.*    56,000    1,347,500
CyberSources Corp.*    1,000    13,812
Fiserv, Inc.*    10,700    462,775
Homestore.com, Inc.*    32,500    948,594
         
                4,884,212
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 11.1%
Analog Devices, Inc.*    44,900    3,412,400
CTS Corp.    4,600    207,000
Flextronics International Ltd.*    15,500    1,064,656
Kla-Tencor Corp.*    23,600    1,382,075
Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation*
   23,600    1,631,350
Maxim Integrated
Products*
   30,200    2,051,712
Molex, Inc. Cl. A    28,750    1,006,250
PMC-Sierra, Inc.*    11,100    1,972,331
Sanmina Corp.*    17,100    1,462,050
SCI Systems, Inc.*    35,600    1,395,075
Teleflex, Incorporated    28,700    1,063,694
Xilinx, Inc.*    30,200    2,493,387
         
                19,141,980
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                    
Energy — 5.2%
BJ Services Co.*    28,200    $    1,762,500
Devon Energy Corporation    46,400    2,607,100
Diamond Offshore
Drilling, Inc.
   30,000    1,053,750
Ocean Energy, Inc.*    114,900    1,630,144
Tidewater, Inc.    50,200    1,807,200
         
                8,860,694
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.6%
Premier Parks, Inc.*    47,900    1,089,725
         
 
Financial Services — 5.2%
E*trade Group, Inc.*    61,200    1,009,800
Federated Investors, Inc.
Cl. B
   67,800    2,377,237
NextCard, Inc.*    13,300    113,050
Pinnacle Holdings, Inc.*    25,800    1,393,200
Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. Cl. A
   66,500    2,182,031
Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. Cl. B
   61,400    1,784,437
         
                8,859,755
         
 
Healthcare — 1.9%
Lincare Holdings, Inc.*    58,900    1,450,412
Wellpoint Health
Networks*
   25,100    1,818,181
         
                3,268,593
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 1.9%
Internet Capital Group, Inc.*    29,500    1,091,960
Nova Corp./Georgia*    76,000    2,123,250
         
                3,215,210
         
 
Insurance — 3.0%
ACE Ltd.    50,000    1,400,000
MGIC Investment Corp.    27,200    1,237,600
Protective Life Corp.    35,300    939,863
Radian Group, Inc.    29,000    1,500,750
         
                5,078,213
         
 
Internet Software — 0.2%
Covad Communications
Group, Inc.*
   17,100    275,738
         
 
Machinery & Components — 1.6%
Danaher Corporation    23,600    1,166,725
Smith International, Inc.*    21,200    1,543,625
         
                2,710,350
         
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Manufacturing — 1.5%
Millipore Corp.    11,700    $          881,888
Pentair, Inc.    50,100    1,778,550
         
                2,660,438
         
Manufacturing — Diversified — 0.4%
ITT Industries, Inc.    25,000    759,375
         
 
Medical Supplies — 2.4%
Sybron International
Corporation*
   75,100    1,487,919
Waters Corp.*    21,500    2,683,469
         
                4,171,388
         
 
Metals & Mining — 0.3%
Allegheny Technologies,
Inc.
   30,000    540,000
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 11.5%
Abgenix, Inc.*    5,900    707,170
Alza Corp.*    3,100    183,288
AmeriSource Health
Corp. Cl. A*
   86,200    2,672,200
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*    31,100    2,211,988
Idec Pharmaceuticals
Corp.*
   11,800    1,384,288
Medimmune, Inc.*    32,300    2,390,200
Omnicare, Inc.    129,000    1,169,063
QLT, Inc.*    15,500    1,198,344
Sepracor, Inc.*    21,400    2,581,375
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Group PLC Sponsored*†
   40,000    2,075,000
Teva Pharmaceutical
Sponsored†
   44,200    2,450,338
Watson Pharmaceutical,
Inc.*
   14,600    784,750
         
                19,808,004
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 8.1%
Cambridge Technology
Partners, Inc.*
   29,500    257,205
Commerce One, Inc.*    11,700    531,070
Digex, Inc.*    13,300    903,569
Electronic Arts, Inc.*    20,000    1,458,750
Informatica Corp.*    13,300    1,089,769
Intuit, Inc.*    50,700    2,097,713
ISS Group, Inc.*    11,100    1,095,952
Keane, Inc.*    56,700    1,226,138
NETIQ Corp.*    14,800    882,450
Peregrine Systems, Inc.*    44,200    1,533,188
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.*    40,500    1,255,500
USinternetworking, Inc.*    33,800    690,788
Vitria Technology, Inc.*    15,500    947,438
         
                13,969,530
         
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
Restaurants — 0.8%
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.*    50,000    $      1,462,500
         
 
Retail — 6.1%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    50,000    1,650,000
Borders Group, Inc.*    34,500    536,906
Circuit City Stores    64,600    2,143,913
Cons Stores Corp.*    57,500    690,000
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.    92,100    1,801,706
MSC Industrial Direct
Co. Cl. A*
   37,600    787,250
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*    56,000    777,000
Shopko Stores, Inc.*    28,700    441,263
TJX Companies, Inc.    85,400    1,601,250
         
                10,429,288
         
 
Retail – Grocery — 0.8%
HomeGrocer.com, Inc.*    40,000    241,252
Whole Foods Market, Inc.*    25,500    1,053,469
         
                1,294,721
         
 
Retail – Internet — 0.5%
Priceline.com, Inc.*    23,600    896,432
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 4.1%
AT & T Canada, Inc.*    25,100    833,006
Rythms
Netconnections, Inc.*
   30,000    376,875
VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation*
   21,500    2,500,383
Western Wireless
Corporation Cl. A*
   61,600    3,357,200
         
                7,067,464
         
 
Transportation — 1.5%
C.H. Robinson
Worldwide, Inc.
   12,300    608,850
Expeditors International
of Washington, Inc.
   11,800    560,500
Galileo International, Inc.    57,500    1,200,313
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Ltd.
   8,200    151,700
         
                2,521,363
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $153,433,999)
   159,006,131
         
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                       
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.4%
 
Financial Services — 2.4%
Reserve Government
Portfolio
   4,150,000    $      4,150,000
         
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,150,000)
   4,150,000
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
                                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.1%
Repurchase Agreement
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
due 07/03/00 (a)
   $8,672,207    8,672,207
      
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)    8,672,207
      
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $166,256,206)**    171,828,338
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — 0.1%
   196,568
      
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  172,024,906
      
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†    
American Depository Receipt
 
(a)  
Maturity value of $8,676, 565. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.552%, maturity date of 10/01/2026, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $9,106,013.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
147
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $157,584,000) (Note 2)      $163,156,131  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      8,672,207  
     
  
                          Total Investments      171,828,338  
               Cash      412,727  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      470,930  
                          Interest and dividends      46,764  
     
  
                                    Total assets      172,758,759  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      587,723  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      754  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      104,552  
                                    Administration fees      32,019  
                                    Service fees      22  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      8,783  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      733,853  
     
  
               Net assets      $172,024,906  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $167,000,387  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (43,421 )
               Accumulated net realized loss on investments      (504,191 )
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      5,572,131  
     
  
                         $172,024,906  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $        104,389  
     
  
               Class L      $104,440,238  
     
  
               Class Y      $        104,424  
     
  
               Class S      $  67,375,855  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      10,100  
     
  
               Class L      10,102,782  
     
  
               Class Y      10,100  
     
  
               Class S      6,516,180  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            10.34  
     
  
               Class L      $            10.34  
     
  
               Class Y      $            10.34  
     
  
               Class S      $            10.34  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
148
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $      39,663  
               Interest      63,046  
     
  
                          Total investment income      102,709  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      104,552  
               Custody fees      7,206  
               Audit and legal fees      1,577  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      754  
     
  
                         114,089  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      28  
                          Class L      27,337  
                          Class Y      15  
                          Class S      4,639  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      22  
     
  
                          Total expenses      146,130  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (43,421 )
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized loss on investment transactions      (504,191 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      5,572,131  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized gain      5,067,940  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $5,024,519  
     
  
 
* For the period from June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
149
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment loss      $        (43,421 )
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      (504,191 )
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      5,572,131  
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      5,024,519  
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      101,000  
               Class L      101,392,477  
               Class Y      101,000  
               Class S      65,405,910  
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      167,000,387  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      172,024,906  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $43,421)      $172,024,906  
     
  
 
* For the period from June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
150
 
MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.00        $    10.00        $  10.00        $  10.00  
       
       
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.01 )      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.35        0.34        0.34        0.34  
       
       
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.34        0.34        0.34        0.34  
       
       
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.34        $    10.34        $  10.34        $  10.34  
       
       
       
       
  
 
Total Return@      3.40%  **      3.40%  **      3.40%  **      3.40%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    104        $104,440        $    104        $67,376  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.39%  *      1.14%  *      0.99%  *      0.90%  *
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets       (0.67)%  *       (0.41)%  *       (0.26)%  *       (0.17)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      18%  **      18%  **      18%  **      18%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
For the period from June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
151
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
Note to shareholders:
 
The MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund is managed by two sub-advisers: J.P. Morgan Investment Management and Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company.
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
 
Ÿ
achieve long-term capital appreciation
 
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller companies (companies whose market capitalizations are included in the Lipper, Inc. Small Cap Category)
 
Ÿ
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
 
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
 
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
Performance was strong, especially in view of the extreme volatility during the period. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 6.22%, which beat the 3.06% return recorded by the Russell 2000 Index, an unmanaged index of 2000 medium-capitalization and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What was the investment environment during the period?
 
Most of the Fund’s gains came in the first quarter of 2000, which saw continued strength in the New Economy sectors of telecommunications, media, and technology. Investment in these popular, high-growth areas became quite speculative, as values were stretched to levels that discounted unrealistically favorable earnings scenarios for many companies far into the future. Mergers and acquisitions, always an important factor with small-cap stocks, reached a fever pitch. At the same time, initial public offering activity was strong, resulting in a greater supply of shares in which to invest. Moreover, the Federal Reserve Board continued to raise interest rates, implementing hikes in February, March, and May. Since rising rates typically have the most negative impact on the stocks with the highest valuations, and valuations had reached excessively high levels, the ingredients were in place for a sharp correction in share prices, which is what happened.
 
From March 10 through May 23, the technology-laden NASDAQ Composite Index plunged 37.3%, a pullback of bear market proportions. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 Index gave back 23.8%. However, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lost only 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.0% over the same period, as investors shifted money to Old Economy stocks instead of pulling it out of the market entirely. Near the end of May, after the Fed’s final rate hike of the period, investors began to entertain the possibility that rates had reached a plateau. With market players less concerned about further rate increases, New Economy shares began to rally, although some defensive sectors of the market perked up too. The Fed’s decision to leave rates unchanged in June added to the improving sentiment, and the NASDAQ ended the period just shy of the 4000 mark, representing a recovery of about half of its losses from earlier in the year.
 
Which stocks were most helpful to performance?
 
Biotechnology holding Incyte was a key contributor, benefiting from investors’ exceptionally keen interest in that segment of the market. Human Genome Sciences, the holder of licenses on a number of promising drugs in late-stage trials, was another strong biotech holding. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a company that focuses on drugs for viral diseases, benefited from establishing agreements with larger drug companies to further its research. Rounding out the health care sector, Lunar and Shared Medical both were acquired during the period, which boosted their share prices.
 
In technology, Rambus was one of the stocks that added most to the Fund’s returns. The stock, which more than quintupled during the period, reflected investors’ enthusiasm about the company’s technology for speeding up computer memory. E-tech Dynamics, a manufacturer of fiber-optics components and modules, was lifted when the company was acquired by JDS Uniphase, while Split Rock, a broadband provider, was helped in similar fashion when the company was bought by McLeodUSA.
 
Which holdings were disappointing?
    
A number of stocks that had been strong performers in the past were disappointing this time around. Liberate Technology was one example. The company, a provider of a software platform for delivering Internet-enhanced content and applications to smart phones, personal digital assistants, game consoles, and other information appliances, was simply the victim of overly optimistic expectations earlier in the year. The same can be said of Mediaplex, which helps other companies plan, execute, and monitor ad campaigns on the Web. Citrix Systems, a maker of software for server-based computer systems, ran into problems in transitioning from selling at the department level to selling at the enterprise level. Finally, Stewart Enterprises, a funeral business operator, suffered from aggressive discounting by competitors and a slowdown in the death rate.
 
What is your outlook?
    
At present, there are a number of cross-currents affecting the small cap market. Merger and acquisition activity was strong as we closed out the period, as was the flow of money into small cap equity funds. However, investors appear to be more selective than they were before the spring correction. Stock selection has become more important, and we feel that we can continue to add value in an environment where market participants are more focused on earnings and other fundamental considerations. Careful selection of New Economy stocks will become even more important if we get a slowdown in the economy because slower economic growth would make it more difficult for companies of all kinds to sustain rapid earnings growth. Finally, we must remember that there is more to the market than New Economy stocks. If a slowdown does occur, investors may take a closer look at many Old Economy sectors that have been neglected for the past several years. Stock selection will be important in those sectors too.
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Advance Fibre Communications, Inc.
Dendrite International, Inc.
Visx, Inc.
Emmis Communications Corp.
Acxiom Corp.
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Cerner Corporation
Tekelec
Primark Corporation
Getty Images, Inc.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date
1/1/00-6/30/00
   One Year
7/1/99-6/30/00
   Since Inception
Average Annual
5/3/99-6/30/00
 
Class S    6.22%    56.38%    58.46%
Class A    5.92%    55.46%    57.67%
Class Y    6.17%    56.11%    58.23%
Class L    6.11%    55.86%    58.02%

 
Russell 2000
Index
   3.06%    14.35%    17.97%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
EQUITIES — 85.3%
 
Advertising — 1.7%
Catalina Marketing
Corporation*
   11,175    $    1,139,850
Getty Images, Inc.*    73,000    2,705,562
         
                3,845,412
         
 
Air Transportation — 0.7%
Midwest Express
Holdings*
   75,600    1,625,400
         
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes — 0.3%
Pacific Sunwear Of
California*
   10,800    202,500
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.,
Cl. A*
   7,500    118,594
Vans, Inc.*    15,350    224,494
         
                545,588
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 1.0%
Bank United Corp. Cl. A    26,625    936,867
City National Corp.    7,625    264,969
Financial Federal Corp.*    11,325    196,772
Heller Financial, Inc.    23,100    473,550
National Commerce
Bancorp
   9,400    150,987
Pacific Century Financial
Corporation
   12,000    175,500
         
                2,198,645
         
 
Beverages — 0.3%
The Robert Mondavi
Corporation *
   22,800    699,675
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 2.1%
Emmis Communications
Corp.*
   72,900    3,016,237
Entercom
Communications
Corp.*
   16,550    806,812
Insight Communications
Company, Inc.*
   20,850    325,781
Spanish Broadcasting
System, Inc. Cl. A*
   31,300    643,606
         
                4,792,436
         
 
Building Materials & Construction — 0.2%
Akorn, Inc.*    30,100    238,919
Cabot Microelectronics
Corp.*
   4,800    219,600
         
                458,519
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Chemicals — 1.8%
Albemarle Corp.    24,250    $        478,937
General Chemical Group,
Inc.*
   12,300    8,456
Geon Company    30,350    561,475
Georgia Gulf Corp.    28,100    584,831
Minerals Technologies, Inc.    15,300    703,800
OM Group, Inc.    12,900    567,600
Solutia, Inc.    8,900    122,375
Wellman, Inc.    62,700    1,014,956
         
                4,042,430
         
 
Commercial Services — 6.7%
Affymetrix, Inc.*    6,550    1,081,569
Diamond Technology
Partners, Inc.*
   14,925    1,313,400
Diversa Corporation*    5,350    177,219
Dycom Industries, Inc.*    13,437    618,102
Exelixis, Inc.*    7,800    260,325
Gene Logic, Inc.*    45,400    1,620,212
iBEAM Broadcasting
Corp.*
   26,400    475,200
ITT Educational Services,
Inc.*
   116,300    2,042,519
Maximus, Inc.*    54,200    1,199,175
MemberWorks,
Incorporated*
   46,700    1,570,287
Millennium
Pharmaceuticals*
   13,000    1,454,375
Netratings, Inc.*    17,075    437,547
Neurocrine Biosciences,
Inc.*
   12,300    437,419
Orchid BioSciences, Inc.*    21,975    834,364
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
Cl. A
   6,200    21,894
StorageNetworks, Inc.*    2,175    196,294
Universal Compression
Holdings, Inc.*
   5,050    169,175
Valassis Communications,
Inc.*
   16,100    613,812
Wireless Facilities, Inc.*    10,100    514,469
         
                15,037,357
         
 
Communications — 9.1%
Accelerated Networks, Inc.*    1,475    62,227
Advanced Fibre
Communications, Inc.*
   92,550    4,193,672
Allegiance Telecom, Inc.*    18,225    1,166,400
CapRock
Communications Corp.*
   41,900    817,050
Ditech Communications
Corp.*
   3,800    359,337
Exfo Electro Optical
Engineering, Inc.*
   1,075    47,166
Glenayre Technologies, Inc.*    152,600    1,611,837
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                          
LifeMinders, Inc.*    5,850    $      172,941
Metawave Communications
Corp.*
   7,375    196,820
MGC Communications, Inc.*    9,600    575,400
Motient Corp.*    24,350    381,991
NBC Internet, Inc. Cl. A*    30,900    386,250
Net2Phone, Inc.*    12,900    460,369
Netro Corp.*    11,850    679,894
Oni Systems Corp.*    2,400    281,287
Polycom, Inc.*    23,900    2,248,842
Sawtek, Inc.*    24,400    1,404,525
SBA Communications
Corp.*
   5,800    301,237
Tekelec*    59,900    2,886,431
Titan Corp.*    6,900    308,775
Turnstone Systems, Inc.*    7,850    1,300,524
Ulticom, Inc.*    2,600    62,441
US Wireless Corporation*    1,200    25,650
Williams Communications
Group*
   8,425    279,605
Winstar Communications,
Inc.*
   3,750    127,031
         
                 20,337,702
         
 
Computer and Data Processing Services — 0.0%
LendingTree, Inc.*    2,100    15,750
         
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 2.1%
Aether Systems, Inc.*    1,700    348,500
Clarent Corp.*    13,600    972,400
Digital Insight Corp.*    51,300    1,744,200
Nuance Communications*    1,350    112,472
Optimal Robotics Corp.*    5,100    195,712
Software.com, Inc.*    8,900    1,155,887
Websense, Inc.*    5,950    149,494
         
                4,678,665
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 1.7%
DSET Corp.*    14,900    452,587
Mercury Interactive
Corp.*
   18,100    1,751,175
Metasolv Software, Inc.*    3,400    149,600
Netegrity, Inc.*    19,625    1,478,008
         
                3,831,370
         
 
Computer Related Services — 3.7%
Acxiom Corp.*    108,900    2,967,525
CheckFree Holdings
Corporation*
   48,550    2,503,359
Corillian Corp.*    17,725    294,678
Digitas, Inc.*    11,950    194,934
Espeed, Inc. Cl. A*    24,200    1,051,187
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
155
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Fastnet Corporation*    9,600    $          36,000
Healthgate Data Corp.*    15,400    25,025
Keynote Systems, Inc.*    16,900    1,192,506
         
                8,265,214
         
 
Computer Software & Processing — 1.9%
Allscripts, Inc.*    87,275    2,007,325
Certicom Corp.    20,700    1,417,627
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.*    33,900    762,221
         
                4,187,173
         
 
Computers & Information — 1.4%
C-Cube Microsystems, Inc.*    41,200    808,550
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*    18,200    291,200
M-Systems Flash Disk
Pioneers*
   13,225    1,029,897
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*    18,300    586,744
Visual Networks, Inc.*    17,200    490,200
         
                3,206,591
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 1.6%
Factset Research
Systems, Inc.
   43,300    1,223,225
Fiserv, Inc.*    38,100    1,647,825
National Computer
Systems, Inc.
   11,300    556,525
Verio, Inc.*    4,400    244,131
         
                3,671,706
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 10.5%
Anaren Microwave, Inc.*    8,475    1,112,212
ATMI, Inc.*    42,000    1,953,000
August Technology Corp.*    3,950    64,928
Capstone Turbine
Corporation*
   2,200    99,137
Cypress Semiconductor
Corp.*
   19,450    821,762
Ddi Corp.*    17,575    500,887
Electro Scientific
Industries, Inc.*
   20,550    904,843
Exar Corp.*    17,650    1,538,859
Fairchild Semiconductor
International Cl. A*
   21,880    886,140
Genesis Microchip, Inc.*    10,600    189,475
Gentex Corp.*    101,200    2,542,650
Integrated Circuit
Systems, Inc.*
   13,100    224,337
JNI Corp.*    14,500    458,562
Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation*
   13,825    955,653
Manufacturers Services Ltd.*    5,375    110,523
Microchip Technology, Inc.*    14,837    864,487
MKS Instruments, Inc.*    18,300    715,987
MMC Networks, Inc.*    6,700    358,031
New Focus, Inc.*    3,950    324,394
Photronics, Inc.*    7,900    224,162
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Rambus, Inc.*    20,800    $    2,142,400
Rayovac Corp.*    14,100    315,487
Silicon Image, Inc.*    18,650    930,169
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*    5,250    278,906
Stratos Lightwave, Inc.*    2,875    80,141
Therma-Wave, Inc.*    1,350    30,122
Transwitch Corp.*    5,900    455,406
Virata Corp.*    11,900    709,538
Visx, Inc.*    123,800    3,474,138
Vyyo Inc. Common Syock*    11,700    315,900
         
                23,582,236
         
 
Energy — 2.4%
Core Laboratories NV*    10,075    292,175
Devon Energy
Corporation
   7,500    421,406
Global Industries Ltd.*    131,100    2,474,513
Global Marine, Inc.*    13,900    391,806
National-Oilwell, Inc.*    35,075    1,153,091
Spinnaker Exploration
Company*
   21,650    554,781
         
                5,287,772
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.6%
American Classic Voyages
Co.*
   20,925    431,578
Anchor Gaming*    18,475    885,645
Meade Instruments Corp.*    2,900    72,863
         
                1,390,086
         
 
Financial Services — 0.8%
Allied Capital Corp.    30,625    520,625
Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette, Inc.
   11,300    479,544
Gabelli Asset Management,
Inc. Cl. A*
   15,900    397,500
Southwest Securities Group    8,500    316,625
         
                1,714,294
         
 
Foods — 1.0%
American Italian Pasta
Co. Cl. A*
   85,300    1,764,644
Keebler Foods Company    11,175    414,872
         
                2,179,516
         
 
Healthcare — 1.6%
Accredo Health, Inc.*    9,700    335,256
Community Health
Systems, Inc.*
   5,250    84,984
Hooper Holmes, Inc.    26,200    209,600
Human Genome
Sciences, Inc.*
   22,200    2,960,925
         
                3,590,765
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                         
Industrial — Diversified — 0.2%
Gentek, Inc.    33,675    $      376,739
         
 
Industrial Materials — 0.2%
Symyx Technologies*    11,200    477,225
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 2.5%
Agile Software Corp.*    18,800    1,328,925
Gartner Group, Inc. Cl. A    21,900    262,800
go.com*    104,900    1,252,244
Primark Corportion*    74,200    2,763,950
         
                5,607,919
         
 
Insurance — 0.3%
Renaissancere Holdings Ltd.    15,225    663,239
         
 
Internet Content — 0.3%
Media Metrix, Inc.*    14,850    377,747
Vicinity Corp.*    10,100    198,213
         
                575,960
         
 
Internet Software — 0.7%
SmartForce PLC†*    31,450    1,509,600
         
 
Machinery & Components — 2.1%
Brooks Automation, Inc.*    5,775    369,239
Cooper Cameron Corp.*    8,375    552,750
Gasonics International
Corp.*
   37,175    1,466,089
Lam Research Corp.*    35,275    1,322,813
PRI Automation, Inc.*    16,475    1,077,310
         
                4,788,201
         
 
Medical Supplies — 1.2%
Aclara BioSciences, Inc.*    2,400    122,250
Cyberonics, Inc.*    8,100    97,200
Cytyc Corp.*    22,400    1,195,600
Eclipse Surgical
Technologies, Inc.*
   33,800    147,875
Kensey Nash Corp.*    17,925    199,416
LTX Corp.*    14,300    499,606
Oratec Interventions, Inc.*    7,800    260,325
Sonic Innovations, Inc.*    2,525    46,870
         
                2,569,142
         
 
Metals & Mining — 0.0%
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*    5,400    91,800
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.7%
Abgenix, Inc.*    10,020    1,200,991
Bindley Western
Industries, Inc.
   16,000    423,000
Charles River
Laboratories
International, Inc.*
   3,350    74,328
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
156
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Corixa Corp.*    9,800    $        420,788
Enzon, Inc.*    5,600    238,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*    17,950    1,276,694
Idec Pharmaceuticals
Corp.*
   8,300    973,694
Ilex Oncology, Inc.*    5,600    197,400
Ligand Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Cl. B*
   53,800    709,488
Maxygen, Inc.*    4,400    249,769
Molecular Devices Corp.*    1,125    77,836
Omnicare, Inc.    11,500    104,219
Pharmacyclics, Inc.*    40,800    2,488,800
Vertex Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   18,975    1,999,491
Vical, Inc.*    5,300    102,025
         
                10,536,523
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 11.3%
Accrue Software, Inc.*    15,000    532,500
Actuate Software
Corporation*
   26,500    1,414,438
Allaire Corp.*    9,600    352,800
Alteon Websystems, Inc.*    9,625    963,102
Art Technology Group, Inc.*    17,550    1,771,453
Aspen Technology, Inc.*    18,000    693,000
Cerner Corporation*    107,500    2,929,375
Citrix Systems, Inc.*    13,400    253,763
Dendrite International,
Inc.*
   120,200    4,004,163
E. Piphany, Inc.*    4,100    439,469
Informatica Corp.*    14,000    1,147,125
ISS Group, Inc.*    9,100    898,483
Liberate Technologies,
Inc.*
   8,500    249,156
Mediaplex, Inc.*    24,425    471,708
NEON Systems*    20,000    375,000
Net Perceptions, Inc.*    28,675    455,216
Otg Software Inc.*    5,100    145,669
Packeteer, Inc.*    21,600    629,100
Peregrine Systems, Inc.*    12,200    423,188
Precise Software
Solutions Ltd.*
   2,700    64,800
Quest Software, Inc.*    21,000    1,162,875
Retek, Inc.*    18,500    592,000
Sequoia Software Corp.*    8,525    139,597
Software Technologies
Corp.*
   12,925    396,636
Sonic Foundry Inc.*    12,300    258,300
Transaction Systems
Architects Cl. A*
   127,200    2,178,300
Tumbleweed
Communications
Corporation*
   11,900    605,413
USinternetworking, Inc.*    34,200    698,963
WebTrends Corporation*    19,900    769,881
Witness Systems, Inc.*    14,775    360,141
         
                25,375,614
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                            
Restaurants — 0.7%
Papa John’s
International, Inc.*
   67,600    $    1,656,200
         
 
Retail — 2.2%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*    7,400    244,200
Cost Plus, Inc.*    21,662    621,429
Kenneth Cole
Productions Cl. A*
   15,950    638,000
MSC Industrial Direct Co.
Cl. A*
   114,600    2,399,438
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*    69,000    957,375
         
                4,860,442
         
 
Retail — Internet — 0.1%
Ticketmaster Online-
CitySearch, Inc.*
   19,200    306,000
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 5.6%
Choice One
Communications, Inc.*
   19,875    811,148
Digital Island, Inc.*    13,000    632,125
Flag Telecom Holdings Ltd.*    8,500    126,438
Goamerica Inc.*    8,500    131,219
iBasis, Inc.*    38,350    1,651,447
Illuminet Holdings, Inc.*    35,525    1,807,334
Intermedia
Communications, Inc.*
   62,800    1,868,300
ITC Deltacom, Inc.*    11,000    245,438
RCN Corporation*    39,700    1,007,388
Redback Networks, Inc.*    8,600    1,530,800
TeleCorp PCS, Inc.*    5,500    221,719
Western Wireless
Corporation Cl. A*
   47,900    2,610,550
         
                12,643,906
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $179,285,113)            191,222,812
         
 
          Principal
Amount

    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 25.2%
 
Cash Equivalents — 16.0%
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $    769,182    769,182
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
  6.630%    08/16/2000    829,612    829,612
Bank of Nova Scotia Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.000%    07/03/2000    1,538,362    1,538,362
Credit Agricole Bank Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/06/2000     5,127,875    5,127,875
Credit Agricole Bank Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/07/2000    769,185    769,185
Den Danske Bank Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.810%    07/05/2000    2,820,332    2,820,332
First Union Bank Note**
  6.900%    05/09/2001    769,182    769,182
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
Fleet National Bank Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.260%    10/31/2000    $6,191,683    $    6,191,683  
HypoVereinsbank Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    6,409,844    6,409,844  
Merrimac Money Market Fund**
  6.440%    07/03/2000    5,850,765    5,850,765  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  6.890%    07/17/2000    1,236,569    1,236,569  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
  6.910%    11/22/2000    512,784    512,784  
Paribus Bank Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    3,076,724    3,076,724  
              
  
                    35,902,099  
              
  
Repurchase Agreement — 9.2%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00, 6.03%,
due 07/03/00 (a)
        20,668,112    20,668,112  
              
  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   56,570,211  
              
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 110.5%
(Cost $235,855,324) ***
     247,793,023  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (10.5%)
   (23,550,525 )
              
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $224,242,498  
              
  
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
*     
Non-income producing security.
 
**   
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
*** 
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†     
American Depository Receipt
 
(a)  
Maturity value of $20,678,498. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates of 6.500% through 7.125%, maturity dates of 07/01/2014 through 11/20/2024, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $21,701,575.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
157
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $179,285,113) (Note 2)      $191,222,812
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      56,570,211
     
                                    Total Investments      247,793,023
               Cash      12,454,145
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      559,237
                          Interest and dividends      167,722
                          Foreign taxes withheld      182
                          Investment adviser (Note 3)      18,206
     
                                    Total assets       260,992,515
     
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      654,577
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      35,902,099
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      3,578
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      141,157
                                    Administration fees      28,682
                                    Service fees      4,032
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      15,892
     
                                    Total liabilities      36,750,017
     
               Net assets      $224,242,498
     
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $197,579,036
               Undistributed net investment income      209,481
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      14,516,282
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      11,937,699
     
          $224,242,498
     
Net assets:
               Class A      $    9,965,827
     
               Class L      $  11,575,106
     
               Class Y      $  35,346,722
     
               Class S      $167,354,843
     
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      592,928
     
               Class L      687,034
     
               Class Y      2,095,391
     
               Class S      9,903,808
     
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $            16.81
     
               Class L      $            16.85
     
               Class Y      $            16.87
     
               Class S      $            16.90
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
158
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends      $      120,579  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $81,780)      1,122,316  
     
  
                          Total investment income      1,242,895  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      832,158  
               Custody fees      52,291  
               Audit and legal fees      6,723  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,426  
     
  
                                    895,598  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      9,757  
                          Class L      18,132  
                          Class Y      40,458  
                          Class S      92,739  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      5,986  
     
  
                          Total expenses      1,062,670  
               Expenses reimbursed (Note 3)      (29,256 )
                          Net expenses      1,033,414  
     
  
                          Net investment income      209,481  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      9,575,632  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments       (11,439,095 )
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized loss      (1,863,463 )
     
  
               Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      $  (1,653,982 )
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
159
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
December 31, 1999*

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $        209,481        $          53,797  
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      9,575,632        6,075,827  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      (11,439,095 )      23,376,794  
     
     
  
                          Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (1,653,982 )      23,506,418  
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:          
               Class A      -        -  
               Class L      -        (437 )
               Class Y      -        (6,008 )
               Class S      -        (47,352 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (53,797 )
     
     
  
               In excess of net investment income:          
               Class A      -        -  
               Class L      -        (34 )
               Class Y      -        (463 )
               Class S      -        (3,652 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions in excess of net investment income      -        (4,149 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (18,351 )
               Class L      -        (22,915 )
               Class Y      -        (116,771 )
               Class S      -        (972,991 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (1,131,028 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      8,050,130        1,305,965  
               Class L      9,304,194        1,687,697  
               Class Y      23,446,629        10,436,617  
               Class S      76,233,011        67,114,793  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      117,033,964        80,545,072  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      115,379,982        108,862,516  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      108,862,516        -  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $209,481 and
                    $0, respectively)
     $224,242,498        $108,862,516  
     
     
  
 
* For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
160
 
MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class A
   Class L
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

   Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  15.86      $  10.00      $    15.88      $  10.00  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss    (0.03 )***    (0.03 )***    (0.01 )***    (0.01 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    0.98      6.06      0.98      6.06  
    
    
    
    
  
    Total income (loss) from investment operations    0.95      6.03      0.97      6.05  
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      -      -      (0.00 )****
    In excess of net investment income    -      -      -      (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains    -      (0.17 )    -      (0.17 )
    
    
    
    
  
    Total distributions    -      (0.17 )    -      (0.17 )
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  16.81      $  15.86      $    16.85      $  15.88  
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    5.92%  **    60.42%  **    6.11%  **    60.55%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $  9,966      $  1,742      $  11,575      $  2,198  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.55%  *    1.79%  *    1.29%  *    1.52%  *
         After expense waiver #    1.50%  *    N/A      1.26%  *    N/A  
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets    (0.34)%  *    (0.39)%  *    (0.07)%  *    (0.12)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    53%  **    68%  **    53%  **    68%  **
 
     Class Y
   Class S
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

   Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Period ended
12/31/99†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  15.90      $  10.00      $    15.91      $  10.00  
    
    
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.01  ***    0.01  ***    0.02  ***    0.02  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    0.96      6.07      0.97      6.07  
    
    
    
    
  
    Total income (loss) from investment operations    0.97      6.08      0.99      6.09  
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.01 )    -      (0.01 )
    In excess of net investment income    -      (0.00 )****    -      (0.00 )****
    From net realized gains    -      (0.17 )    -      (0.17 )
    
    
    
    
  
    Total distributions    -      (0.18 )    -      (0.18 )
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  16.87      $  15.90      $    16.90      $  15.91  
    
    
    
    
  
 
Total Return@    6.17%  **    60.71%  **    6.22%      60.91%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $35,347      $12,667      $167,355      $92,254  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.14%  *    1.31%  *    1.00%  *    1.19%  *
         After expense waiver #    1.11%  *    N/A      0.97%  *    N/A  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    0.10%  *    0.14%  *    0.26%  *    0.19%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    53%  **    68%  **    53%  **    68%  **
 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
**** 
Distributions from net investment income/in excess of net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
 
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund for the period May 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000.
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
161
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve capital appreciation
Ÿ
invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller, emerging growth companies
Ÿ
utilize a growth-oriented strategy in making investment decisions
Ÿ
utilize fundamental analysis to identify companies which
 
—are of high investment quality or possess a unique product, market position or operating characteristics
—offer above-average levels of profitability or superior growth potential
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
This is a new fund with an inception date of May 1, 2000, so returns are available only for the final two months of the period. Even so, the Fund finished well ahead of its benchmark. From inception through June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 7.60%, more than triple the 2.39% return of the Russell 2000 Index, an unmanaged index of 2000 medium-capitalization and small-capitalization common stocks.
 
What factors influenced the Fund's performance?
 
May was a volatile month, as the markets struggled to bounce back from the sharp correction that had begun in March. Extended valuations in the New Economy sectors of biotechnology, telecommunications, media, and technology, together with rising interest rates, had set the stage in the first quarter for a deflation of values. The Federal Reserve Board, reacting to strong economic growth, tight labor markets, sharply higher crude oil prices, and speculative excesses in the stock market, raised short-term interest rates three times in the first half of the year, the last time on May 16.
 
When the dust cleared in late May, the technology-laden NASDAQ Composite Index had plunged 37.3%, a pullback of bear market proportions. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 Index gave back 23.8%, and its growth-oriented component suffered losses comparable to those of the NASDAQ. The Fund, which targets emerging growth situations, had significant investments in New Economy stocks and was hit hard by these developments, although a significant part of the damage had already occurred by the Fund’s inception date.
 
After the Fed’s latest rate increase in May, which raised both the target federal funds rate and the discount rate by 0.50%, investors began to entertain the possibility that the current tightening cycle might be close to an end. Optimism about second quarter earnings, scheduled to be reported in July, also contributed to improving sentiment. As a result, June was an extremely strong month in which the Fund was able to make up its losses and pull solidly into positive territory.
 
How did you manage the Fund during these volatile conditions?
 
We took advantage of sharply lower share prices by upgrading the quality of the Fund’s holdings. We were quite happy with the stocks we owned going into the correction. However, panic selling by its very nature knocks down good stocks along with bad ones and often provides extremely profitable opportunities to acquire or expand positions in high-quality shares. For example, we expanded our position in SonicWall, a provider of Internet security products. A significant increase in demand for the company’s product serving the broadband market resulted in triple-digit revenue and earnings growth over the past several quarters.
 
One holding that had been a strong contributor to performance in the past was a detractor this time: Exchange Applications. The company makes customer management software for e-commerce and e-marketing initiatives. Although Exchange Applications reported strong numbers in the first quarter, the stock was damaged by the perception that too large a share of the company’s revenues came from one relationship. However, Exchange Applications recently launched a new group of products that appeared to be very popular, and would likely help address the customer concentration issue. Moreover, the company seemed on track for a strong third quarter. Consequently, we added to the Fund’s position when the stock weakened in the second quarter.
 
 
162
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
What is your outlook?
 
Despite the recent volatility, we continue to see great opportunities in many segments of the market, including wireless, broadband access, the continued build-out of the Internet, and Internet content delivery. We are not surprised that many online retailers are encountering difficulties—we have been pessimistic about that group’s prospects for quite a while—but we believe that those difficulties should not have a meaningful long-term impact on the high-growth sectors just mentioned. While we are optimistic at the individual company level, however, higher interest rates and the likelihood of a slowing economy raise the very real possibility of further market volatility as the second half progresses. We view our role as stock-pickers and not market timers. Therefore, our best defense against volatility is to position the Fund in the very best emerging growth stocks we can find and, should the market provide us with further opportunities to implement the upgrading strategy outlined earlier, we will certainly do so.
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund
Largest Stock Holdings (6/30/00)
 
 
Firepond, Inc.
Protein Design Labs, Inc.
Software.com, Inc.
NETIQ Corp.
SonicWall, Inc.
Proxicom, Inc.
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.
Professional Detailing, Inc.
PLX Technology, Inc.
Tibco Software, Inc.
 
 
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MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund Class S, Class A, Class Y, Class L and the Russell 2000 Index
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund
Total Return
     Since
Inception
5/1/00 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    7.60%
Class A    7.60%
Class Y    7.60%
Class L    7.60%

 
Russell 2000 Index    2.39%

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
 
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
EQUITIES — 84.9%
 
Advertising — 2.9%
Lamar Advertising Co.*    4,100    $        177,581
MyPoints.com, Inc.*    39,000    739,171
NetCreations, Inc.*    4,900    224,481
TMP Worldwide, Inc.*    5,300    391,206
         
                1,532,439
         
 
Banking, Savings & Loans — 0.6%
Financial Federal Corp.*    18,500    321,437
         
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing — 1.0%
COX Radio, Inc. Cl. A*    13,100    366,800
Hispanic Broadcasting
Corp.*
   4,900    162,312
         
                529,112
         
 
Commercial Services — 3.8%
Critical Path, Inc.*    3,700    215,756
Ebenx, Inc.*    400    8,475
Netcentives, Inc.*    34,000    633,250
On Assignment, Inc.*    5,700    173,850
Professional Detailing,
Inc.*
   23,000    783,437
Teletech Holdings, Inc.*    5,700    177,056
         
                1,991,824
         
 
Communications — 9.8%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc.*    8,600    550,400
American Tower Corp.
Cl. A*
   13,100    546,106
AudioCodes Ltd.*    5,700    684,000
CapRock
Communications Corp.*
   650    12,675
Ciena Corp.*    2,100    350,044
Copper Mountain
Networks, Inc.*
   4,350    383,344
DSL.Net, Inc.*    34,500    355,781
Echostar
Communications Corp.*
   11,700    387,380
Exfo Electro Optical
Engineering, Inc.*
   100    4,387
LifeMinders, Inc.*    13,950    412,397
McleodUSA, Inc.*    24,600    508,912
Powerwave Technologies,
Inc.*
   2,500    110,000
Turnstone Systems, Inc.*    3,300    546,717
Westell Technologies,
Inc. Cl. A*
   16,000    240,000
         
                5,092,143
         
 
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Computer Integrated Systems Design — 3.1%
Exchange Applications,
Inc.*
   23,000    $        612,375
Software.com, Inc.*    7,800    1,013,025
         
                1,625,400
         
 
Computer Programming Services — 3.3%
Macromedia, Inc.*    7,000    676,812
Portal Software*    7,400    472,675
RealNetworks, Inc.*    3,700    187,081
Viant Corp.*    12,300    364,387
         
                1,700,955
         
 
Computer Related Services — 4.5%
Acxiom Corp.*    10,100    275,225
Espeed, Inc. Cl. A*    6,150    267,141
Keynote Systems, Inc.*    6,600    465,712
Lante Corp.*    7,800    159,412
NaviSite, Inc.*    13,300    556,106
Register.com*    11,100    339,244
Scient Corp.*    6,200    273,575
         
                2,336,415
         
 
Computers & Information — 4.2%
Extreme Networks*    5,300    559,150
Foundry Networks, Inc.*    6,800    748,000
Immersion Corporation*    4,900    147,000
Interlink Electronics, Inc.*    6,200    259,625
Paradyne Networks*    15,200    494,950
         
                2,208,725
         
 
Data Processing and Preparation — 0.9%
Homestore.com, Inc.*    16,000    467,000
         
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics — 11.5%
Alpha Industries*    3,600    158,625
Anaren Microwave, Inc.*    5,500    721,789
Applied Micro Circuits
Corp.*
   2,100    207,375
Avanex Corp.*    2,100    200,550
Cobalt Networks, Inc.*    10,300    596,112
Cree, Inc.*    4,300    574,050
Exar Corp.*    4,100    357,469
Globespan, Inc.*    2,100    256,364
Intersil Holding Corp.*    12,300    664,969
Manufacturers Services Ltd.*    300    6,169
Microsemi Corp.*    6,200    210,412
Next Level
Communications, Inc.*
   7,800    668,850
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                    
Nvidia Corp.*    4,400    $        279,675
PLX Technology, Inc.*    18,700    776,050
Power Integrations, Inc.*    13,500    318,094
         
                5,996,553
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 0.8%
Macrovision Corp.*    6,200    396,316
         
 
Financial Services — 3.4%
Knight Trading Group, Inc.*    4,900    146,081
NextCard, Inc.*    72,200    613,700
Pinnacle Holdings, Inc.*    11,100    599,400
Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. Cl. A
   12,300    403,594
         
                1,762,775
         
 
Healthcare — 1.5%
Community Health
Systems, Inc.*
   600    9,713
Province Healthcare Co.*    11,900    429,888
Sunrise Assisted Living,
Inc.*
   19,700    364,450
         
                804,051
         
 
Information Retrieval Services — 0.6%
Psinet, Inc.*    13,100    329,138
         
 
Internet Content — 1.2%
BEA Systems, Inc.*    12,300    608,081
         
 
Internet Software — 3.1%
Firepond, Inc.*    36,500    1,314,000
Webmethods, Inc.*    2,100    330,094
         
                1,644,094
         
 
Lodging — 0.7%
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.    5,700    354,469
         
 
Medical Supplies — 3.4%
Cytyc Corp.*    13,100    699,213
LTX Corp.*    4,500    157,219
Resmed, Inc.*    16,300    436,025
Techne Corp.*    3,750    487,500
         
                1,779,957
         
 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.5%
Abgenix, Inc.*    3,700    443,480
Albany Molecular
Research, Inc.*
   6,600    359,288
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                      
Charles River
Laboratories
International, Inc.*
   250    $            5,547
Protein Design Labs, Inc.*    6,200    1,022,709
         
                1,831,024
         
 
Prepackaged Software — 15.0%
Art Technology Group, Inc.*    5,700    575,344
Digex, Inc.*    7,800    529,913
Informatica Corp.*    7,000    573,563
ISS Group, Inc.*    6,750    666,457
NETIQ Corp.*    16,800    1,001,700
Netopia, Inc.*    8,200    330,050
Ondisplay, Inc.*    5,700    464,194
Peregrine Systems, Inc.*    13,900    482,156
Proxicom, Inc.*    16,800    804,300
SonicWall, Inc.*    10,300    907,044
Tibco Software, Inc.*    7,000    750,641
Vitria Technology, Inc.*    8,600    525,675
WatchGuard
Technologies*
   3,700    203,269
         
                7,814,306
         
 
Retail — 0.7%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    9,800    355,250
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 5.1%
Dobson Communications
Corp. Cl. A*
   12,700    244,475
Metrocall, Inc.*    51,400    462,600
Metromedia Fiber
Network, Inc.*
   20,100    797,719
NEXTLINK
Communications, Inc.*
   18,272    693,194
WebLink Wireless, Inc.*    16,000    212,000
West Teleservices Corp.*    10,450    264,516
         
                2,674,504
         
 
Transportation — 0.3%
Forward Air Corporation*    4,100    164,000
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $40,333,884)
   44,319,968
         
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 22.1%
Cash Equivalents — 13.9%
Bank of America Bank Note**
  6.670%    03/22/2001    $      155,791    $        155,791
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**
  6.630%    08/16/2000    259,652    259,652
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.000%    07/03/2000    311,582    311,582
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/06/2000    1,038,607    1,038,607
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/07/2000    155,791    155,791
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.810%    07/05/2000    571,234    571,234
First Union Bank Note**
  6.900%    05/09/2001    155,791    155,791
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  7.260%    10/31/2000    655,736    655,736
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    1,298,259    1,298,259
Merrimac Money
Market Fund**
  6.440%    07/03/2000    1,630,613    1,630,613
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
  6.890%    07/17/2000    311,582    311,582
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co.**
  6.910%    11/22/2000    103,861    103,861
Paribus Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  6.750%    07/05/2000    623,165    623,165
              
                          7,271,664
              
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                 
Repurchase Agreement — 8.2%
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Repurchase Agreement,
dated 06/30/00 6.03%,
  due 07/03/00 (a)       $  4,256,668    $    4,256,668  
              
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
  
(At Amortized Cost)            11,528,332  
              
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.0%
(Cost $51,862,216) ***        55,848,300  
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (7.0%)
   (3,636,962 )
              
  
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $  52,211,338  
              
  
 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

*    
Non-income producing security.
 
**  
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
 
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
(a)  
Maturity value of $4,258,807. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligation with a rate of 7.450%, maturity date of 8/01/2027, and aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,469,970.
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
166
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $40,333,884) (Note 2 )      $44,319,968  
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      11,528,332  
     
  
                          Total Investments      55,848,300  
               Cash      3,538,675  
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      130,194  
                          Interest and dividends      21,702  
     
  
                                    Total assets      59,538,871  
     
  
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      13,850  
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      7,271,664  
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      1,330  
                          Affiliates (Note 3):     
                                    Investment management fees      24,653  
                                    Administration fees      3,567  
                                    Service fees      65  
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      12,404  
     
  
                                    Total liabilities      7,327,533  
     
  
               Net assets      $52,211,338  
     
  
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $48,146,180  
               Undistributed net investment loss      (8,051 )
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments      87,125  
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments      3,986,084  
     
  
                         $52,211,338  
     
  
Net assets:
               Class A      $      417,412  
     
  
               Class L      $  5,547,404  
     
  
               Class Y      $  5,414,187  
     
  
               Class S      $40,832,335  
     
  
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      38,811  
     
  
               Class L      515,491  
     
  
               Class Y      502,982  
     
  
               Class S      3,795,609  
     
  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $          10.76  
     
  
               Class L      $          10.76  
     
  
               Class Y      $          10.76  
     
  
               Class S      $          10.76  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
167
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Interest (including securities lending income of $1,472)      $      50,553  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      39,598  
               Custody fees      10,449  
               Audit and legal fees      1,956  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      1,330  
     
  
          53,333  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      87  
                          Class L      1,167  
                          Class Y      69  
                          Class S      3,883  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      65  
     
  
                          Total expenses      58,604  
     
  
                          Net investment loss      (8,051 )
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      87,125  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      3,986,084  
     
  
                          Net realized and unrealized gain      4,073,209  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $4,065,158  
     
  
 
* For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
168
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Period ended
June 30, 2000*
(Unaudited)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     
Operations:     
               Net investment loss      $        (8,051 )
               Net realized gain on investment transactions      87,125  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments      3,986,084  
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      4,065,158  
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):     
               Class A      383,080  
               Class L      4,871,781  
               Class Y      5,300,802  
               Class S      37,590,517  
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      48,146,180  
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      52,211,338  
 
Net assets:     
               Beginning of period      -  
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment loss of $8,051)      $52,211,338  
     
  
 
* For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
169
 
MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout the period)
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
       Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
6/30/00†
(Unaudited)

Net asset value, beginning of period      $  10.00        $  10.00        $10.00        $  10.00  
     
     
     
     
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment loss      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***      (0.00 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.76        0.76        0.76        0.76  
     
     
     
     
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations      0.76        0.76        0.76        0.76  
     
     
     
     
  
Net asset value, end of period      $  10.76        $  10.76        $10.76        $  10.76  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Total Return@      7.60%  **      7.60%  **      7.60%  **      7.60%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $    417        $  5,547        $5,414        $40,832  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets      1.66%  *      1.38%  *      1.55%  *      1.15%  *
    Net investment loss to average daily net assets       (0.69)%  *       (0.24)%  *      0.04%  *       (0.15)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate      9%  **      9%  **      9%  **      9%  **
 
* 
Annualized
** 
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
*** 
Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
 
For the period from May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
@ 
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total Return figures would be lower for the period presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
170
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report
 
 
What are the investment objectives and policies for the MassMutual International Equity Fund?
 
The objective and policies of the Fund are to:
Ÿ
achieve a high total rate of return over the long term
Ÿ
invest in a diversified portfolio of foreign and domestic equity securities
Ÿ
utilize dominant themes to guide investment decisions with respect to risks of investing in foreign securities (economic, political and social influences that are expected to dictate long-term growth trends)
 
How did the Fund perform during the first half of 2000?
 
The Fund had a strong first half, especially compared to its benchmark. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Fund’s Class S shares returned 6.66%, well ahead of the -4.05% return posted by the Morgan Stanley Europe, Australia, Far East (EAFE) Index, a market capitalization-weighted, unmanaged index of over 1,000 foreign stocks.
 
What factors influenced the Fund’s strong performance?
 
Good stock selection and an overweighting in the favored technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors of the market were important elements of the Fund’s success early in the period. Those sectors began the year on a strong note, carrying over from the robust year-end rally in 1999. Internet fever was rampant, and the valuations of many companies with low revenues, high losses, and little or no prospects of generating profits or cash flow in the foreseeable future were pushed to stratospheric levels. New Economy equities in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere generally followed the lead of U.S. stocks in this respect.
 
We recognized that such a speculative market involved a high degree of risk. Throughout the period, therefore, we used rallies to reduce or eliminate a number of TMT positions. Many of these stocks had been in the Fund’s portfolio for a number of years, were trading at prices substantially above where we had bought them, and had become extremely overvalued.
 
The decision to lighten the Fund’s exposure to highly valued TMT holdings proved to be an important factor in enabling the Fund to beat its benchmark because the markets peaked in March and sold off sharply thereafter. From the March peak through the May trough, the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index retreated 37.3%. However, the two other primary United States indices—the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index—recorded modest losses or small gains over the same period because of their lighter weightings of TMT stocks.
 
Aside from inflated stock values, what other factors caused the correction?
 
The decline was also attributed to aggressive tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board. The Fed raised short-term interest rates in February, March, and May—the latest time by an increment of 0.50%. Rising rates tend to be bad for the stock market in general and typically have the most negative impact on the stocks with the highest valuations—in this case, TMT stocks.
 
What holdings merit mention for helping or detracting from the Fund’s performance?
 
One core holding that we sold at a profit was Canal Plus, a French media company involved in pay television. Other profitable holdings that we either reduced or eliminated were Finnish wireless phone operator, Sonera, French research and development outsourcing company, Altran Technologies, Infrogrames Entertainment, a French gaming company, Telecom Italian Mobile, and Qiagen, a European biotechnology company. Lucimundo, a Portuguese media stock, was bought out in the first quarter by Portugal Telecommunications after quadrupling in value. We had held the stock for four years and were gratified to see our patience rewarded so emphatically.
 
Some of the best performers in which the Fund still had substantial positions at the end of the period were Prosieben Media, a German commercial television station owner, and GSI Lumonics, a Canadian manufacturer of lasers for commercial and industrial applications. Another strong contributor, Toshiba, was one of the more promising restructuring stories in the Japanese market.
 
Stocks that detracted from performance included Solution 6 Holdings, an Australian software company that fell victim to negative publicity surrounding its chairman’s resignation as well as overall weakness in technology stocks. Cap Gemini, an information technology service company, suffered from a slower-than-expected pick-up in orders following Y2K. Finally, Nichii Gakkan, a Japanese home health care stock, retreated in response to higher costs and disappointing revenue growth.
 
What is your outlook?
 
We expect some convergence of economic growth rates as the U.S. slows, due to the effects of higher interest rates, and Europe accelerates. The corporate sector in Western Europe should continue to display positive earnings momentum, benefiting not only from the weaker euro and stronger economies but also from long-term structural reforms. Asset gatherers in Europe should do particularly well amid the effort to privatize pensions and encourage saving for retirement. While Japan shows signs of recovering from its malaise, we do not expect to see substantial growth and will continue to be very selective about the Fund’s investments there, as in most other Asian markets. In Latin America, the stock market offering the best value appears to be Brazil.
 
In all markets, we foresee a continuation of the more sober investment environment prevailing since the correction, the main feature of which is a greater emphasis on earnings and other fundamental measures of value. We view this as a positive development that plays to our strengths in stock selection. We will continue to manage the Fund using a long-term approach, guided by our themes of New Technologies, Mass Affluence, Restructuring, and Aging.
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Largest Country Weightings (6/30/00)
   
       % of Fund
Japan      19.77%
United Kingdom      18.08%
Germany      7.78%
Netherlands      7.10%
France      6.91%
Brazil      5.08%
Switzerland      3.58%
Australia      2.05%
Spain      1.99%
Canada      1.69%
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Continued)
 
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual International Equity Fund Class S and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Five Year
Average Annual
   Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    7/1/95 - 6/30/00    10/3/94 - 6/30/00
 
Class S    6.66%    56.94%    19.86%    16.07%

 
MSCI EAFE    -4.05%    17.17%    11.33%    10.07%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual International Equity Fund Class A, Class Y and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    1/1/98 - 6/30/00
 
Class A    6.45%    56.23%    24.71%
Class Y    6.61%    56.83%    25.25%

 
MSCI EAFE    -4.05%    17.17%    16.40%
 
Hypothetical Investments in MassMutual International Equity Fund Class L and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index for Europe, Australia and the Far East (MSCI EAFE)
 
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund
Total Return
     Year-To-Date    One Year    Since Inception
Average Annual
     1/1/00 - 6/30/00    7/1/99 - 6/30/00    5/3/99 - 6/30/00
 
Class L    6.57%    56.47%    48.05%

 
MSCI EAFE    -4.05%    17.17%    13.12%
 
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
 
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI EAFE is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
 
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
EQUITIES — 98.0%
 
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3%
Embraer—Empresa
Brasileira de
Aeronautica SA
    5,400,000    $      30,862,080
         
 
Autos & Housing — 3.0%
Aucnet, Inc.    269,080    12,843,431
Ducati Motor Holding SpA*    2,862,500    7,367,503
Porsche AG, Preference    7,600    20,653,764
         
                40,864,698
         
 
Banking — 1.9%
Espirito Santo Financial
Group††
   460,200    8,283,600
Unibanco-Uniao de
Banco Brasileiros
SA, Sponsored†††
   622,500    17,896,875
         
                26,180,475
         
 
Communications — 2.6%
Alcatel SA Sponsored††    545,000    36,242,500
         
 
Communications Equipment — 1.0%
Ericsson LM CL. B††    668,720    13,374,400
         
 
Computer Hardware — 3.8%
Imagineer Co. Ltd.*    205,000    3,875,177
Psion PLC    5,060,000    48,949,428
         
                52,824,605
         
 
Computer Software/Services — 8.6%
Aldata Solution Oyj*    100,000    680,600
Cap Gemini SA    88,900    15,722,827
Computer Service
Solutions Holding NV
   767,000    17,866,268
Getronics NV*    2,402,511    37,193,753
Lernout & Hauspie
Speech Products NV*
   317,800    14,003,063
Misys PLC    1,257,509    10,622,933
Solution 6 Holdings
Ltd.*
   3,770,200    7,357,168
Unit 4*    316,300    15,144,918
         
                118,591,530
         
 
Consumer Services — 0.6%
Brunel International NV    79,100    470,115
Prosegur, CIA de
Seguridad SA
   688,486    8,084,685
         
                8,554,800
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
Diversified Financial — 3.1%
ICICI Limited
Sponsored ††
   728,400    $      13,657,500
Julius Baer Holding AG,
Cl. B
   5,220    20,705,813
Magnus Holding NV    1,403,000    8,271,106
         
                42,634,419
         
 
Electrical Equipment — 10.4%
Halma PLC    5,386,700    8,318,142
Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation
   2,491,000    27,028,596
Toshiba Corporation    7,313,000    82,736,357
Ushio, Inc.    921,000    25,418,587
         
                143,501,682
         
 
Electronics — 4.7%
Sharp Corporation    1,595,800    28,280,608
Sony Corporation    179,280    16,775,481
STMicroelectronics NV,
NY Shares
   300,000    19,256,250
         
                64,312,339
         
 
Entertainment & Leisure — 5.4%
Granada Group PLC    1,399,580    13,984,183
Infogrames
Entertainment SA*
   203,480    5,207,928
Nintendo Co. Ltd.    177,400    31,052,948
TelePizza SA*    1,767,600    9,997,015
Village Roadshow Ltd.,
Cl. A Preference
   11,894,036    13,283,259
         
                73,525,333
         
Healthcare/Drugs — 9.2%
Actelion Ltd.*    11,539    3,775,217
Biocompatibles
International PLC*
   4,725,926    21,750,129
Elan Corp. PLC*††    368,780    17,862,781
Fujisawa Pharmaceutical
Company Limited
   466,000    18,895,182
Genset Sponsored*††    550,800    12,737,250
NeuroSearch A/S*    107,795    8,449,457
NiCox SA*    206,570    11,583,929
Oxford GlycoSciences PLC*    169,000    4,838,233
PowderJect
Pharmaceuticals PLC*
   2,335,925    14,145,427
Serono SA Cl. B    15,400    12,880,173
         
                126,917,778
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
Healthcare/Supplies & Services — 6.5%
Fresenius Medical Care
AG, Preference
   339,300    $      13,985,708
Hoya Corp    244,000    21,908,955
Jomed NV*    39,100    1,550,921
Nichii Gakkan
Company
   134,250    5,900,314
Novogen Ltd.*    4,993,300    11,992,409
Ortivus AB, A Shares*    228,600    807,987
Ortivus AB, B Shares*    730,410    2,456,734
Pliva d.d., Sponsored†,†††    632,550    6,804,467
SSL International PLC    2,151,900    23,293,026
         
                88,700,521
         
 
Industrial Services — 4.1%
3i Group PLC    1,026,899    21,127,317
Bellsystem 24, Inc.    4,100    2,015,094
Boskalis Westminster    1,148,702    18,774,271
Fomento de
Construcciones y
Contratas SA
   710,100    13,477,769
ICTS International NV*    245,000    1,316,875
         
                56,711,326
         
 
Insurance — 1.2%
Axa    56,500    8,936,447
Ceres, Inc., Preferred
Callable Stocks*
   900,000    3,600,000
Ockham Holdings PLC    2,777,000    3,531,511
         
                16,067,958
         
 
Manufacturing — 6.0%
GSI Lumonics, Inc.*    763,400    26,814,425
Hamamatsu Photonics K K    286,000    20,408,960
Jenoptik AG    1,154,800    33,264,707
Sauer, Inc.    200,000    1,975,000
         
                82,463,092
         
 
Media — 12.6%
Carlton
Communications PLC
   1,048,500    13,492,308
Grupo Televisa SA,
Sponsored*†††
   318,200    21,935,913
Impresa Sociedade
Gestora de
Participacoes, S.A.*
   166,700    1,837,667
Naspers Limited,
N Shares
   1,155,500    9,629,475
 
(Continued)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
ProSieben Media AG,
Preferred
   352,510    $      42,239,053
Reed International PLC    9,000,000    78,344,100
Singapore Press
Holdings Ltd.
   400,000    6,246,480
         
                173,724,996
         
 
Non-Durable Household Goods — 0.7%
Wella AG    52,000    1,485,432
Wella AG, Preference    278,900    8,635,413
         
                10,120,845
         
 
Oil & Gas — 0.6%
Expro International
Group PLC
   1,323,000    8,211,861
         
 
Real Estate — 1.3%
Brazil Realty SA†,†††    176,000    2,634,227
IRSA Inversiones y
Representaciones SA
   2,427,181    5,583,730
Solidere*†††    1,499,100    9,628,120
         
                17,846,077
         
 
Retail: General — 1.7%
Gucci Group NV    72,900    6,907,275
SkyePharma PLC*    12,731,000    16,575,762
         
                23,483,037
         
 
Telecommunications — 1.0%
Debitel AG    62,900    3,316,239
Toyo Communication
Equipment Co., Ltd.
   709,000    10,574,522
         
                13,890,761
         
 
Telephone Utilities — 3.2%
CCT Telecom Holdings
LTD
   7,768,000    1,943,554
DDI Corporation    650    6,266,451
Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA
   153,040    3,615,570
Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA
   888,706,771    17,240,911
Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA
Preference
   103,928,734    2,431,932
Telesp Celular
Participacoes SA,
Preferred
   332,363,124    6,015,773
Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Ltd.†††
   500,000    6,770,600
         
                44,284,791
         
 
 
     Number of
Shares

   Market Value
                                        
Tobacco — 1.4%
Compagnie Financiere
Richemont AG,
A Units
   7,190    $      19,433,447
         
 
Transportation — 1.1%
MIF Ltd.*    334,194    3,323,359
Smit Internationale NV    517,368    12,150,594
         
                15,473,953
         
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $1,173,172,070)
    1,348,799,304
         
 
          Principal
Amount

  
                                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.6%
Cash Equivalents
Bank of America Bank Note**   
6.670%    03/22/2001    $ 4,029,189    4,029,189
Bank of Montreal Bank Note**   
6.630%    08/16/2000    7,715,315    7,715,315
Bank of Nova Scotia
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
7.000%    07/03/2000    8,058,380    8,058,380
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
6.750%    07/06/2000    27,014,397    27,014,397
Credit Agricole Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
6.750%    07/07/2000    4,029,190    4,029,190
Den Danske Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
6.810%    07/05/2000    13,073,694    13,073,694
First Union Bank Note**   
6.900%    05/09/2001    4,029,189    4,029,189
Fleet National Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
7.260%    10/31/2000    758,405    758,405
HypoVereinsbank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
6.750%    07/05/2000    46,076,579    46,076,579
Merrimac Money Market Fund**   
6.440%    07/03/2000    45,272,182    45,272,182
MetLife Insurance Company
Funding Agreement**
  
6.690%    08/01/2000    10,000,000    10,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**   
6.890%    07/17/2000    2,205,976    2,205,976
 
 
          Principal
Amount

   Market Value
                                         
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.**
6.910%    11/22/2000    $  2,686,125    $     2,686,125
Paribas Bank
Eurodollar Time Deposit**
  
6.750%    07/05/2000     13,116,755    13,116,755
 
                        188,065,376
 
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(At Amortized Cost)
   188,065,376
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 111.6%
(Cost $1,361,237,446)***          1,536,864,680
 
Other Assets/
(Liabilities) — (11.6%)
   (160,226,287)
 
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $    1,376,638,393
 
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
*  
Non-income producing security.
** 
Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
***
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes. (Note 7).
 
†  
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
†† 
American Depository Receipt
 
†††
Global Depository Receipt
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
       June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Assets:
               Investments, at value (cost $1,173,172,070) (Note 2)      $1,348,799,304
               Short-term investments, at amortized cost (Note 2)      188,065,376
     
                          Total Investments      1,536,864,680
               Cash      873,117
               Receivables from:
                          Investments sold      67,121,905
                          Interest and dividends      3,558,900
                          Foreign taxes withheld      1,030,930
     
                                    Total assets      1,609,449,532
     
Liabilities:
               Payables for:
                          Investments purchased      3,008,306
                          Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)      196,210
                          Securities on loan (Note 2)      188,065,376
                          Directors’ fees and expenses (Note 3)      2,200
                          Affiliates (Note 3):
                                    Investment management fees      943,935
                                    Administration fees      133,586
                                    Service fees      2,079
               Due to Custodian      40,438,283
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities      21,164
     
                                    Total liabilities      232,811,139
     
               Net assets      $1,376,638,393
     
Net assets consist of:
               Paid-in capital      $  956,258,147
               Undistributed net investment income      6,695,953
               Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency translations      238,024,223
               Net unrealized appreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency and
                    other assets and liabilities
     175,660,070
     
                         $1,376,638,393
     
Net assets:
               Class A      $      7,678,212
     
               Class L      $    34,782,385
     
               Class Y      $    17,247,893
     
               Class S      $1,316,929,903
     
Shares outstanding:
               Class A      426,553
     
               Class L      1,932,135
     
               Class Y      954,340
     
               Class S      72,784,796
     
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share:
               Class A      $              18.00
     
               Class L      $              18.00
     
               Class Y      $              18.07
     
               Class S      $              18.09
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
176
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statement of Operations
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Investment income: (Note 2)
               Dividends (net of withholding tax of $1,728,153)      $  12,434,517  
               Interest (including securities lending income of $622,979)      1,249,446  
     
  
                                    Total investment income      13,683,963  
     
  
 
Expenses: (Note 2)
               Investment management fees (Note 3)      5,734,540  
               Custody fees      417,717  
               Audit and legal fees      16,480  
               Directors’ fees (Note 3)      4,869  
     
  
                         6,173,606  
               Administration fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      3,233  
                          Class L      27,036  
                          Class Y      11,585  
                          Class S      756,149  
               Service fees (Note 3):
                          Class A      2,738  
     
  
                                    Total expenses      6,974,347  
     
  
                                    Net investment income      6,709,616  
     
  
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):
               Net realized gain (loss) on:
                          Investment transactions      236,730,304  
                          Foreign currency transactions      (2,527,578 )
     
  
                                    Net realized gain      234,202,726  
 
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                          Investments       (178,133,555 )
                          Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies      52,367  
     
  
                                    Net unrealized loss      (178,081,188 )
     
  
                                    Net realized and unrealized gain      56,121,538  
     
  
               Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      $  62,831,154  
     
  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
177
 
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
       Six months ended
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
December 31, 1999

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
               Net investment income      $      6,709,616        $      3,082,511  
               Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions      234,202,726        47,989,982  
               Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
                         translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
     (178,081,188 )      340,790,615  
     
     
  
                          Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      62,831,154        391,863,108  
     
     
  
 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):
               From net investment income:
               Class A      -        (132 )
               Class L      -        (13,159 )*
               Class Y      -        (17,720 )
               Class S      -        (1,820,199 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net investment income      -        (1,851,210 )
     
     
  
               From net realized gains:
               Class A      -        (22,842 )
               Class L      -        (291,010 )*
               Class Y      -        (372,924 )
               Class S      -        (49,909,963 )
     
     
  
                          Total distributions from net realized gains      -        (50,596,739 )
     
     
  
 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):
               Class A      7,183,225        289,776  
               Class L      26,551,711        5,771,331 *
               Class Y      7,659,231        6,877,168  
               Class S      167,337,062        111,587,226  
     
     
  
                          Increase in net assets from net fund share transactions      208,731,229        124,525,501  
     
     
  
               Total increase in net assets      271,562,383        463,940,660  
 
Net assets:
               Beginning of period      1,105,076,010        641,135,350  
     
     
  
               End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $6,695,953
                         and undistributed net investment loss of $13,663, respectively)
     $1,376,638,393        $1,105,076,010  
     
     
  
 
  *  For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
178
MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class A
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Year ended
12/31/99

     Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  16.91        $    11.37        $  12.81  
    
       
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)    0.06  ***      (0.04 )***      0.01  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    1.03        6.39        0.53  
    
       
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    1.09        6.35        0.54  
    
       
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -        (0.00 )****      (0.12 )
    From net realized gains    -        (0.81 )      (1.86 )
    
       
       
  
    Total distributions    -        (0.81 )      (1.98 )
    
       
       
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  18.00        $    16.91        $  11.37  
    
       
       
  
Total Return@      6.45%  **        56.25%          4.40%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $  7,678        $      548        $    135  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets    1.50%  *      1.55%        1.69%  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets    0.69%  *      (0.28)%        0.10%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    40%  **      63%        80%  
 
     Class L
     Six months ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

     Period ended
12/31/99+

Net asset value, beginning of period    $  16.89        $    12.00  
    
       
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)    0.09  ***      (0.05 )***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    1.02        5.78  
    
       
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    1.11        5.73  
    
       
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -        (0.03 )
    From net realized gains    -        (0.81 )
    
       
  
    Total distributions    -        (0.84 )
    
       
  
Net asset value, end of period    $  18.00        $    16.89  
    
       
  
Total Return@    6.57%  **       48.17%  **
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $34,782        $    7,335  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets    1.23%  *      1.26%  *
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets    0.96%  *      (0.54)%  *
    Portfolio turnover rate    40%  **      63%  **
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
****
Distributions from income is less than $0.01 per share.
+
For the period from May 3, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MassMutual International Equity Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
     Class Y
     Six months
ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98†

Net asset value, beginning of period    $        16.95      $        11.37      $    12.83  
    
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income (loss)    0.09  ***    (0.01 )***    0.06  ***
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    1.03      6.44      0.55  
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    1.12      6.43      0.61  
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.04 )    (0.21 )
    From net realized gains    -      (0.81 )    (1.86 )
    
    
    
  
    Total distributions    -      (0.85 )    (2.07 )
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $        18.07      $        16.95      $    11.37  
    
    
    
  
Total Return@    6.61%  **    57.04%       4.84%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $      17,248      $        9,335      $      503  
    Net expenses to average daily net assets    1.06%  *     1.11%       1.23%  
    Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets    0.96%  *    (0.09)%      0.43%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    40%  **    63%      80%  
 
     Class S(1)
     Six months
ended
6/30/00
(Unaudited)

   Year ended
12/31/99

   Year ended
12/31/98

   Year ended
12/31/97

   Year ended
12/31/96

   Year ended
12/31/95

Net asset value, beginning of period    $        16.96      $        11.37      $    12.38      $    11.11      $      9.58      $      9.28  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Income (Loss) from investment operations:
    Net investment income    0.09  ***    0.05  ***    0.10      0.06      0.06      0.07  
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    1.04      6.38      0.51      1.69      1.71      0.41  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
             Total income (loss) from investment operations    1.13      6.43      0.61      1.75      1.77      0.48  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Less distributions to shareholders:
    From net investment income    -      (0.03 )    (0.17 )    (0.07 )    (0.24 )    (0.07 )
    In excess of net investment income    -      -      -      -      -      (0.11 )
    From net realized gains    -      (0.81 )    (1.45 )    (0.41 )    -      -  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
    Total distributions    -      (0.84 )    (1.62 )    (0.48 )    (0.24 )    (0.18 )
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Net asset value, end of period    $        18.09      $        16.96      $    11.37      $    12.38      $    11.11      $      9.58  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Total Return@    6.66%  **    56.98%      5.05%      15.79%      18.51%      5.13%  
 
Ratios / Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $1,316,930      $1,087,858      $640,498      $546,790      $356,311      $220,718  
    Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets:
         Before expense waiver    1.03%  *    1.06%      1.04%      1.07%      1.07%      1.09%  
         After expense waiver #    N/A      N/A      N/A      1.06%      1.00%      1.00%  
    Net investment income to average daily net assets    1.00%  *    0.42%      0.73%      0.53%      0.59%      0.76%  
    Portfolio turnover rate    40%  **    63%      80%      83%      58%      121%  
 
*
Annualized
**
Percentage represents results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
Amounts have been restated to reflect reverse stock splits.
(1)
Class S shares were previously designated as Class 4 shares.
#
Computed after giving effect to the voluntary partial waiver of management fee by MassMutual, which terminated May 1, 1997.
@
Employee retirement benefit plans that invest plan assets in the Separate Investment Accounts (SIAs) may be subject to certain charges as set forth in their respective Plan Documents. Total return figures would be lower for the periods presented if they reflected these charges.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
1. The Fund
MassMutual Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated May 28, 1993, as amended. The Trust consists of the following series (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”): MassMutual Prime Fund (“Prime Fund”), MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund (“Short-Term Bond Fund”), MassMutual Core Bond Fund (“Core Bond Fund”), MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund (“Diversified Bond Fund”), MassMutual Balanced Fund (“Balanced Fund”), MassMutual Core Equity Fund (“Core Equity Fund”), MassMutual Large Cap Value Fund (“Large Cap Value Fund”), MassMutual Indexed Equity Fund (“Indexed Equity Fund”), MassMutual Growth Equity Fund (“Growth Equity Fund”), MassMutual Aggressive Growth Fund (“Aggressive Growth Fund”), MassMutual OTC 100 Fund (“OTC 100 Fund”), MassMutual Focused Value Fund (“Focused Value Fund”), MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund (“Small Cap Value Equity Fund”), MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund”), MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund”), MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund (“Small Cap Growth Equity Fund”), MassMutual Emerging Growth Fund (“ Emerging Growth Fund”), and MassMutual International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”).
 
Large Cap Value Fund, Aggressive Growth Fund, OTC 100 Fund, Focused Value Fund and Emerging Growth Fund commenced operations May 1, 2000. Additionally, Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund commenced operations June 1, 2000.
 
Prior to May 1, 2000, Indexed Equity Fund was a “feeder” fund. The Fund invested all of its assets in the S&P 500® Index Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”) managed by Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“BFGA”). Effective April 30, 2000, the Fund terminated the master-feeder structure and received an in-kind distribution of its pro-rata share of each security held by the Master Portfolio, the sum total of which equaled the Fund’s investment in the Master Portfolio as of April 30, 2000. As of May 1, 2000, the Fund operates as a stand-alone open-end management investment company.
 
During the reporting period, each Fund had four classes of shares: Class A, Class L, Class Y, and Class S. The principal economic difference among the Classes is the level of service and administration fees borne by the Classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Trust’s Prospectus.
 
2. Significant
   Accounting
   Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of the 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.
 
Investment
Valuation
Equity securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Trustees, which provides the last reported sale price for securities listed on a national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System, or in the case of over-the-counter securities not so listed, the last reported bid price. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. Money market obligations with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at either amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, whichever approximates current market value. All other securities and other assets, including debt securities for which the prices supplied by a pricing agent are deemed by MassMutual not to be representative of market values, including restricted securities and securities for which no market quotation is available,
are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by and determined in good faith by the Trustees, although the actual calculation may be done by others.
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against U.S. dollars last quoted by any major bank. If such quotations are not available, the rate of exchange will be determined in accordance with policies established by the Trustees.
 
Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized at all times with cash or securities with a market value at least equal to 102% of the market value of the securities on loan. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities. At June 30, 2000, the Funds loaned securities having the following market values, collateralized by cash, which were invested in short-term instruments in the following amounts:
 
     Securities
on loan

   Collateral
Core Bond Fund    $76,657,872    $78,029,000
 
Balanced Fund    28,459,274    28,963,432
 
Core Equity Fund    87,028,991    90,095,124
 
Large Cap Value Fund    4,903,764    5,076,391
 
Indexed Equity Fund    21,586,980    22,357,222
 
Growth Equity Fund    17,361,462    17,887,648
 
OTC 100 Fund    1,663,031    1,721,400
 
Small Cap Value Equity Fund    21,640,913    22,503,400
 
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund    16,213,279    16,830,860
 
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund    34,685,321    35,902,099
 
Emerging Growth Fund    7,013,008    7,271,664
 
International Equity Fund    179,482,681    188,065,376
 
Accounting for Investments
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed on the specific identification cost method. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on investments, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
Federal Income Tax
It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gain to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to investments in forward contracts, passive foreign investment companies, the deferral of wash sale losses, and paydowns on certain mortgage-backed securities. As a result, net investment income and net realized gain on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Funds may periodically make reclassifications among certain of their capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Funds.
 
Foreign Currency
Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense
items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities.
 
Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.
 
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts in order to convert foreign denominated securities or obligations to U.S. dollar denominated investments. The International Equity Fund may engage in such transactions to manage the value of portfolio holdings against future movements in certain foreign currency exchange rates. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in forward foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset.
 
Forward foreign currency contracts involve a risk of loss from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in foreign currency values and interest rates.
 
The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investments the Funds have in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of the obligations for the Growth Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund under these financial instruments at June 30, 2000 is as follows:
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 

Settlement
Date

   Contracts to
Deliver/Receive

   Units of
Currency

   In Exchange
for U.S.
Dollars

   Contracts at
Value

   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
Growth Equity Fund
BUYS                       
06/27/00    Euro    188,752    $  178,050    $  180,938    $      2,888  
07/03/00    Euro    177,234    168,780    169,897    1,117  
                            
  
                                        $      4,005  
                            
  
SELLS                       
07/05/00    Swedish Krona    2,391,607    270,421    272,681    (2,260 )
07/06/00    British Pound    206,363    313,259    312,434    825  
                            
  
                                        $    (1,435 )
                            
  
 
International Equity Fund
BUYS                       
07/05/00    British Pound    41,791    63,330    63,271    (59 )
07/05/00    British Pound    37,059    56,160    56,108    (52 )
                            
  
                                        $        (111 )
                            
  
SELLS                       
07/03/00    Swiss Franc    441,964    268,966    271,794    (2,828 )
07/03/00    Swiss Franc    344,942    209,920    212,128    (2,208 )
07/03/00    Euro    292,869    276,937    280,744    (3,807 )
07/03/00    Euro    56,072    53,021    53,750    (729 )
07/03/00    Euro    1,334,509    1,261,912    1,279,260    (17,348 )
07/31/00    Euro    5,893,886    5,568,543    5,649,879    (81,336 )
07/31/00    Euro    1,957,810    1,854,829    1,876,756    (21,927 )
07/31/00    Euro    5,885,318    5,575,750    5,641,666    (65,916 )
                            
  
                                        $(196,099 )
                            
  
 

 
Forward
Commitments
Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a “when issued” or delayed delivery or on a forward commitment basis. The Funds use forward commitments to manage interest rate exposure or as a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular debt securities. Delivery and payment for securities purchased on a forward commitment basis can take place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The Funds instruct the custodian to segregate assets in a separate account with a current market value at least equal to the amount of its forward purchase commitments. The price of the underlying security and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the forward commitment is determined by management using a commonly accepted pricing model and fluctuates based upon changes in the value of the underlying security and market repurchase rates. Such rates equate the counterparty’s cost to purchase and finance the underlying security to the earnings received on the security and forward delivery proceeds. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation/depreciation based upon changes in the value of the forward commitment. When a forward commitment contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished. Forward commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date. The Funds could also be exposed to loss if they cannot close out their forward commitments because of an illiquid secondary market, or the inability of counterparties to perform. The Funds monitor exposure to ensure counterparties are creditworthy and concentration of exposure is minimized. A summary of open obligations for the Short-Term Bond Fund and the Core Bond Fund under these forward commitments at June 30, 2000, is as follows:
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 

Forward Commitment
Contracts to Buy

   Expiration
of Contracts

   Aggregate
Face Value
of Contracts

   Cost
   Market
Value

   Unrealized
Appreciation

 
Short-Term Bond Fund                       
FNMA                       
7.5% 07/01/2030    Jul-00    $  2,000,000    $  1,962,500    $  1,971,560    $    9,060
                            
 
Core Bond Fund                         
FNMA                       
7.5% 07/01/2030    July-00     14,000,000    $13,735,469     13,800,920    65,451
FNMA                       
8.0% 07/01/2030    July-00    6,000,000    5,928,750    6,025,320    96,570
FNMA                       
8.0% 08/01/2030    August-00    13,000,000    12,976,172    13,038,610    62,438
                            
                                        $224,459
                            
 

 
Financial Futures
Contracts
The Fund may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such futures contracts for the purpose of hedging the market risk on existing securities or the intended purchase of securities. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. A summary of open futures contracts for the Indexed Equity Fund and the OTC 100 Fund at June 30, 2000, is as follows:
 

Number of
Contracts

   Type
   Expiration
Date

   Notional
Contract
Value

   Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

Indexed Equity Fund                    
BUYS                    
12    S & P 500    09/15/00    $4,404,300    $(56,647 )
 
OTC 100 Fund                    
BUYS                    
2    NASDAQ 100    09/15/00          763,400        (1,610 )
 

 
Allocation of
Operating Activity
In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated to each class of shares. Investment income, unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’ operations. Expenses of the Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any class of shares or Fund are prorated among the Funds and classes to which the expense relates based on the relative net assets of each.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
3.
Management
  
Fees and Other
  
Transactions
  
With Affiliates
 
Investment
Management Fees
Under agreements between the Trust and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) with respect to each Fund, MassMutual is responsible for providing investment management for each Fund. In return for this service, MassMutual receives advisory fees monthly based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
 
Prime Fund      0.35 %
Short-Term Bond Fund      0.40 %
Core Bond Fund      0.48 %
Diversified Bond Fund      0.50 %
Balanced Fund      0.48 %
Core Equity Fund      0.50 %
Large Cap Value Fund      0.65 %
Indexed Equity Fund      0.10 %
Growth Equity Fund      0.68 %
Aggressive Growth Fund      0.73 %
OTC 100 Fund      0.15 %
Focused Value Fund      0.69 %
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      0.58 %
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.70 %
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      0.75 %
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.82 %
Emerging Growth Fund      0.79 %
International Equity Fund      0.85 %
 
Prior to May 1, 2000, the Indexed Equity Fund was not charged a direct investment advisory fee. BFGA received advisory fees in the amount of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of Master Portfolio in which the Indexed Equity Fund invested. This resulted in the Indexed Equity Fund being charged this fee indirectly.
 
Effective January 1, 2000, David L. Babson and Company Inc. (“DLB”) receives a sub-advisory fee equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Prime Fund, 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Short-Term Bond Fund, 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Core Bond Fund, 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Diversified Bond Fund and 0.09% of the average daily net assets of the Prime and Core Bond Segments of the Balanced Fund. (Note 8).
 
DLB continues to provide sub-advisory services for investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Core Equity Fund, Small Cap Value Equity Fund and the Core Equity sector of the Balanced Fund. DLB receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.13% of the average daily net assets of the Core Equity Fund and the Core Equity sector of the Balanced Fund and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Small Cap Value Equity Fund.
 
MassMutual has entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement with its subsidiary OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”). This agreement provides that OFI manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the International Equity Fund. OFI receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the International Equity Fund.
 
MassMutual has also entered into investment sub-advisory agreements with the following unaffiliated investment sub-advisers; Davis Select Advisers, L.P. (“Davis”), Bankers Trust Company doing business under the marketing name Deutche Asset Management (“DAM’’), Massachusetts Financial Services
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Company (“MFS”), Janus Capital Corporation (“Janus”), Harris Associates LP (“Harris Associates”), Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (“MAS”), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (“J.P. Morgan”), Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (“Waddell & Reed”) and RS Investment Management L.P. (“RS”). MassMutual pays a sub-advisory fee to each of these sub-advisers based upon (1) the average daily net assets of the specified Fund which it manages, and (2) the average daily net assets of all other funds or accounts of MassMutual or its affiliates for which the sub-adviser provides sub-advisory services.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Davis provides that Davis manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Large Cap Value Fund. Davis receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.45% of the first $100,000,000, 0.40% on the next $400,000,000 and 0.35% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with DAM provides that DAM manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Indexed Equity Fund and OTC 100 Fund. DAM receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.01% of the first $1,000,000,000 and 0.0075% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $1,000,000,000 for the Indexed Equity Fund. For the OTC 100 Fund, DAM receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the first $200,000,000, 0.04% on the next $200,000,000 and 0.02% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $400,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with MFS provides that MFS manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Growth Equity Fund. MFS receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.40% of the first $300,000,000, 0.37% of the next $300,000,000, 0.35% of the next $300,000,000, 0.32% of the next $600,000,000 and 0.25% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $1,500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Janus provides that Janus manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Aggressive Growth Fund. Janus receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.55% of the first $100,000,000, 0.50% on the next $400,000,000 and 0.45% of net assets in excess of $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Harris Associates provides that Harris Associates manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Focused Value Fund. Harris Associates receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the first $100,000,000, 0.45% on the next $400,000,000 and 0.40% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with MAS provides that MAS manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund. MAS receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.55% of the first $150,000,000 and 0.50% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $150,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price provides that T. Rowe Price manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund. T. Rowe Price receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.50% on aggregate net assets under management.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with J.P. Morgan provides that J.P. Morgan manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund. J.P. Morgan receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.60% of the first $200,000,000, 0.55% of the next $300,000,000 and 0.50% of aggregate net assets under management in excess $500,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with Waddell & Reed provides that Waddell & Reed manage a portion of the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund. Waddell & Reed receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100,000,000 and 0.70% of aggregate net assets under management in excess $100,000,000.
 
The sub-advisory agreement with RS provides that RS manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Emerging Growth Fund. RS receives a fee equal to an annual rate of 0.65% of the first $200,000,000, 0.60% on the next $200,000,000 and 0.55% of aggregate net assets under management in excess of $400,000,000.
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
Administration Fees
Under separate administrative and shareholder services agreements between each Fund and MassMutual, MassMutual provides certain administrative and shareholder services and bears some class specific administrative expenses. In return for these services, MassMutual receives an administrative services fee monthly based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Fund at the following annual rates:
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
Prime Fund      0.3323%      0.3323%      0.1823%      0.0823%
Short-Term Bond Fund      0.3167%      0.3167%      0.1667%      0.1167%
Core Bond Fund      0.2932%      0.2932%      0.1432%      0.0932%
Diversified Bond Fund      0.3232%      0.3232%      0.1732%      0.1232%
Balanced Fund      0.3952%      0.3952%      0.2452%      0.0852%
Core Equity Fund      0.3175%      0.3175%      0.1675%      0.0675%
Large Cap Value Fund      0.3244%      0.3244%      0.1744%      0.0844%
Indexed Equity Fund      0.4797%      0.4797%      0.3297%      0.2997%
Growth Equity Fund      0.2975%      0.2975%      0.1475%      0.0875%
Aggressive Growth Fund      0.3444%      0.3444%      0.1944%      0.0944%
OTC 100 Fund      0.6244%      0.6244%      0.4744%      0.3744%
Focused Value Fund      0.3344%      0.3344%      0.1844%      0.0844%
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      0.3345%      0.3345%      0.1845%      0.0845%
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.3075%      0.3075%      0.1575%      0.0875%
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund      0.3244%      0.3244%      0.1744%      0.0844%
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      0.4075%      0.4075%      0.2575%      0.1175%
Emerging Growth Fund      0.3344%      0.3344%      0.1844%      0.0844%
International Equity Fund      0.2952%      0.2952%      0.1452%      0.1152%
 
Prior to May 1, 2000, MassMutual received an administrative services fee at the following annual rates for the Indexed Equity Fund:
 
Class A      0.5345%
Class L      0.5345%
Class Y      0.3845%
Class S      0.3545%
 
Service Fees
MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to each Fund. Pursuant to separate 12b-1 Plans adopted by the Funds, Class A shares of each fund pay a fee of 0.25% to: (i) the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by its connection with the distribution of Class A shares of the Fund; and (ii) MassMutual for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of maintaining or providing personal services to Class A shareholders. The Distribution fee may be spent by the Distributor on any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Fee may be spent by MassMutual on personal services rendered to Class A shareholders of a Fund and/or maintenance of Class A shareholder accounts. The Distributor is a majority owned subsidiary of MassMutual.
 
Expense Waivers
MassMutual has agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the following Funds’ through April 30, 2001, as follows:
 
       Class A
     Class L
     Class Y
     Class S
Diversified Bond Fund      1.09%      0.84%      0.69%      0.64%
Growth Equity Fund      1.24%      0.99%      0.84%      0.78%
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      1.27%      1.02%      0.87%      0.80%
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      1.49%      1.24%      1.09%      0.95%
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds are also officers of MassMutual. The compensation of unaffiliated directors of the Funds is borne by the Funds.
 
At June 30, 2000, MassMutual or separate investment accounts thereof owned 97.77% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.
 
4. Purchases And
   Sales of
   Investments
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2000 were as follows:
 
       Long-Term U.S.
Government
Securities

     Other Long-Term
Securities

 
 Purchases
                                                          
Short-Term Bond Fund      $47,563,172      $  37,956,470
Core Bond Fund      36,973,752      40,950,008
Diversified Bond Fund      1,459,377      1,810,075
Balanced Fund      3,116,211      131,803,605
Core Equity Fund      -      730,215,862
Large Cap Value Fund      -      90,466,397
Indexed Equity Fund      -      20,541,594
Growth Equity Fund      -      307,906,663
Aggressive Growth Fund      -      46,555,479
OTC 100 Fund      -      28,152,621
Focused Value Fund      -      23,115,563
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      -      184,482,490
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      181,515,548
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund II      -      19,124,105
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      191,040,947
Emerging Growth Fund      -      42,079,786
International Equity Fund      -      716,568,777
 
 Sales
                                                          
Short-Term Bond Fund      $63,889,174      $  10,852,065
Core Bond Fund      58,852,421      52,576,639
Diversified Bond Fund      861,250      1,176,796
Balanced Fund      74,920,129      189,215,191
Core Equity Fund      -      1,151,996,947
Large Cap Value Fund      -      4,642,058
Indexed Equity Fund      -      57,930,231
Growth Equity Fund      -      181,186,610
Aggressive Growth Fund      -      1,012,470
OTC 100 Fund      -      1,294,258
Focused Value Fund      -      886,768
Small Cap Value Equity Fund      -      223,471,701
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      121,774,976
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund II      -      14,573,166
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund      -      84,516,771
Emerging Growth Fund      -      1,833,028
International Equity Fund      -      527,015,589
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
5. Capital Share
   Transactions
The Funds are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, with no par value in each class of shares. Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund are as follows:
 
       Class A
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Year ended December 31, 1999*
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      902,525        $138,730,398        73,374        $      11,352,761  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        204        30,930  
     Redeemed      (842,452 )       (129,456,540 )      (50,941 )      (7,932,258 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      60,073        $    9,273,858        22,637        $        3,451,433  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Term Bond Fund
     Sold      181,296        $    1,849,128        20,024        $            211,639  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        761        7,604  
     Redeemed      (2 )      (21 )      (19,858 )      (209,907 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      181,294        $    1,849,107        927        $                9,336  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      331,118        $    3,429,893        52,002        559,070  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        3,529        35,827  
     Redeemed      (56,154 )      (580,336 )      (11,402 )      (122,879 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      274,964        $    2,849,557        44,129        $            472,018  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      20,134        $        195,823        10,100        $            101,000  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        408        3,906  
     Redeemed      (186 )      (1,800 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      19,948        $        194,023        10,508        $            104,906  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      227,386        $    2,890,762        41,448        $            579,667  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,839        24,399  
     Redeemed      (42,368 )      (546,735 )      (12,355 )      (169,986 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      185,018        $    2,344,027        30,932        $            434,080  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Equity Fund
     Sold      306,219        $    4,794,328        107,405        $        1,899,077  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        9,032        146,869  
     Redeemed      (48,931 )      (770,526 )      (15,904 )      (278,435 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      257,288        $    4,023,802        100,533        $        1,767,511  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund†
     Sold      76,004        $        748,777        -        $                      -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      76,004        $        748,777        -        $                      -  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      1,114,032        $  15,119,928        157,478        $        2,049,106  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        2,531        34,671  
     Redeemed      (149,707 )      (2,033,392 )      (20,398 )      (275,485 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      964,325        $  13,086,536        139,611        $        1,808,292  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,004,220        $  13,362,034        204,224        $        2,164,106  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        380        4,845  
     Redeemed      (109,953 )      (1,439,100 )      (20,122 )      (220,108 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase            894,267        $  11,922,934              184,482        $    1,948,843  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class A
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Year ended December 31, 1999*
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund†
     Sold      174,659        $1,696,338        -        $              -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (23,725 )      (231,096 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      150,934        $1,465,242        -        $              -  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund†
     Sold      57,304        $    560,067        -        $              -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (5,207 )      (50,802 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      52,097        $    509,265        -        $              -  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund†
     Sold      32,612        $    315,383        -        $              -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (85 )      (822 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      32,527        $    314,561        -        $              -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      124,645        $1,750,040        6,813        $      93,693  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        629        8,446  
     Redeemed      (14,745 )      (206,772 )      (469 )      (6,313 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      109,900        $1,543,268        6,973        $      95,826  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      483,687        $6,874,365        52,662        $    564,110  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (31,596 )      (445,667 )      (3,627 )      (46,132 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      452,091        $6,428,698        49,035        $    517,978  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund††
     Sold      10,100        $    101,000        -        $              -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,100        $    101,000        -        $              -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      543,042        $9,015,165        110,847        $1,319,106  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,169        18,351  
     Redeemed      (59,938 )      (965,035 )      (2,192 )      (31,492 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      483,104        $8,050,130        109,824        $1,305,965  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund†
     Sold      38,811        $    383,083        -        $              -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        (3 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      38,811        $    383,080        -        $              -  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      405,752        $7,385,666        20,124        $    282,108  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,388        22,974  
     Redeemed      (11,606 )      (202,441 )      (940 )      (15,306 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase         394,146        $7,183,225            20,572        $    289,776  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class L
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Period from May 3, 1999
(commencement of operations)
through December 31, 1999**
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      913,763        $140,460,935        229,479        $    35,616,950  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        344        52,197  
     Redeemed      (936,425 )       (143,830,491 )      (165,002 )      (25,791,275 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (22,662 )      $    (3,369,556 )      64,821        $      9,877,872  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Term Bond Fund
     Sold      2,976,269        $  29,942,423        250,614        $      2,628,682  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        9,033        89,697  
     Redeemed      (586,173 )      (5,945,929 )      (106,119 )      (1,116,800 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,390,096        $  23,996,494        153,528        $      1,601,579  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      3,291,592        $  33,749,311        314,607        $      3,392,536  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        14,348        145,498  
     Redeemed      (508,826 )      (5,294,409 )      (95,473 )      (1,032,157 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,782,766        $  28,454,902        233,482        $      2,505,877  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      -        $                  -        10,100        $          101,000  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        425        4,069  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      -        $                  -        10,525        $          105,069  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      532,513        $    6,972,899        12,470        $          179,705  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        613        8,164  
     Redeemed      (184,243 )      (2,324,976 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      348,270        $    4,647,923        13,083        $          187,869  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Equity Fund
     Sold      1,220,716        $  19,273,362        190,854        $      3,428,515  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        11,353        185,074  
     Redeemed      (149,875 )      (2,372,923 )      (56,669 )      (1,024,431 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,070,841        $  16,900,439        145,538        $      2,589,158  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund†
     Sold      1,317,511        $  13,287,865        -        $                    -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (17,201 )      (172,503 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,300,310        $  13,115,362        -        $                    -  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      686,785        $    9,312,516        133,785        $      1,725,507  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        2,220        30,524  
     Redeemed      (209,187 )      (2,843,216 )      (7,644 )      (103,666 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      477,598        $    6,469,300        128,361        $      1,652,365  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      2,321,048        $  30,754,777        781,425        $      8,169,552  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,399        17,880  
     Redeemed      (428,308 )      (5,691,484 )      (93,315 )      (1,049,941 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase          1,892,740        $  25,063,293              689,509        $   7,137,491  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class L
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Period from May 3, 1999
(commencement of operations)
through December 31, 1999**
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund†
     Sold      1,037,411        $    9,815,242        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (75,058 )      (741,907 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      962,353        $    9,073,335        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund†
     Sold      29,837        $        288,104        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (550 )      (5,262 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      29,287        $        282,842        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund†
     Sold      175,135        $    1,765,728        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (3,125 )      (30,526 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      172,010        $    1,735,202        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      848,804        $  11,880,407        171,086        $    2,386,181  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        4,162        55,693  
     Redeemed      (257,626 )      (3,662,153 )      (54,682 )      (766,002 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      591,178        $    8,218,254        120,566        $    1,675,872  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      866,772        $  12,707,624        348,047        $    3,652,290  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (134,630 )      (1,936,913 )      (14,789 )      (187,707 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      732,142        $  10,770,711        333,258        $    3,464,583  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund††
     Sold      10,329,748        $103,774,118        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (226,966 )      (2,381,641 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,102,782        $101,392,477        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      989,982        $  16,548,646        166,224        $    2,023,659  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,488        23,386  
     Redeemed      (441,358 )      (7,244,452 )      (29,302 )      (359,348 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      548,624        $    9,304,194        138,410        $    1,687,697  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund†
     Sold      517,679        $    4,893,294        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (2,188 )      (21,513 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      515,491        $    4,871,781        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      1,987,828        $  35,459,147        547,706        $    7,233,586  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        18,072        304,169  
     Redeemed      (489,828 )      (8,907,436 )      (131,642 )      (1,766,424 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase         1,498,000        $ 26,551,711             434,136        $  5,771,331  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Year ended December 31, 1999*
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      2,345,800        $361,651,308        1,209,819        $187,356,002  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        8,916        1,354,719  
     Redeemed      (2,239,696 )       (345,457,590 )      (1,002,697 )       (154,949,637 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      106,104        $  16,193,718        216,038        $  33,761,084  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Term Bond Fund
     Sold      14,862        $        150,556        231,843        $    2,448,022  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        11,337        113,028  
     Redeemed      (16,655 )      (167,056 )      (87,675 )      (926,560 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (1,793 )      $        (16,500 )      155,505        $    1,634,490  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      718,036        $    7,364,180        2,255,686        $  24,322,491  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        118,565        1,203,657  
     Redeemed      (644,558 )      (6,571,867 )      (486,712 )      (5,255,060 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      73,478        $        792,313        1,887,539        $  20,271,088  
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      4,088        $          39,223        14,723        $        146,750  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        628        6,010  
     Redeemed      (2,197 )      (21,089 )      (46 )      (461 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,891        $          18,134        15,305        $        152,299  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      96,496        $    1,228,224        5,336,744        $  62,321,909  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        228,629        3,067,136  
     Redeemed      (2,505,990 )      (33,274,183 )      (1,154,966 )      (3,703,011 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (2,409,494 )      $  (32,045,959 )      4,410,407        $  61,686,034  
     
     
     
     
  
Core Equity Fund
     Sold      781,636        $  11,982,670        1,603,200        $  29,226,856  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        124,119        2,025,621  
     Redeemed      (642,493 )      (9,924,737 )      (528,923 )      (8,916,151 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      139,143        $    2,057,933        1,198,396        $  22,336,326  
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund†
     Sold      10,100        $        101,000        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,100        $        101,000        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      3,088,022        $  41,367,117        4,004,645        $  51,359,107  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        57,981        794,235  
     Redeemed      (1,438,889 )      (19,245,643 )      (786,666 )      (10,330,160 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,649,133        $  22,121,474        3,275,960        $  41,823,182  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,156,828        $  15,594,092        2,953,387        $  30,935,957  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        5,344        68,299  
     Redeemed      (644,006 )      (8,484,397 )      (315,199 )      (3,586,730 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase            512,822        $    7,109,695            2,643,532        $  27,417,526  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class Y
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Year ended December 31, 1999*
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund†
     Sold      15,330        $     153,850        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      15,330        $      153,850        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund†
     Sold      34,282        $     343,712        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      34,282        $      343,712        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund†
     Sold      10,080        $     101,000        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,080        $      101,000        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      99,336        $  1,380,693        320,351        $    4,424,499  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        12,102        161,987  
     Redeemed      (79,661 )      (1,095,383 )      (78,501 )      (1,048,552 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      19,675        $      285,310        253,952        $    3,537,934  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      1,174,568        $17,511,178        3,317,139        $  34,191,909  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (1,040,665 )      (14,883,264 )      (308,339 )      (3,497,621 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      133,903        $  2,627,914        3,008,800        $  30,694,288  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund††
     Sold      10,100        $     101,000        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      -        -        -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      10,100        $      101,000        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      2,560,241        $44,607,185        898,796        $  11,950,977  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        7,835        123,242  
     Redeemed      (1,261,644 )       (21,160,556 )      (109,837 )      (1,637,602 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      1,298,597        $23,446,629        796,794        $  10,436,617  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund†
     Sold      502,992        $  5,300,906        -        $                  -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (10 )      (104 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      502,982        $  5,300,802        -        $                  -  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      1,098,650        $20,363,021        568,711        $    7,778,845  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        23,432        390,644  
     Redeemed      (695,113 )      (12,703,790 )      (85,588 )      (1,292,321 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase           403,537        $  7,659,231             506,555        $  6,877,168  
     
     
     
     
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class S
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Year ended December 31, 1999*
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Prime Fund
     Sold      4,404,490        $       679,780,069        6,949,101        $  1,072,954,160  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        83,012        12,628,175  
     Redeemed      (4,093,693 )       (631,939,963 )      (6,619,900 )       (1,021,469,974 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      310,797        $         47,840,106        412,213        $       64,112,361  
     
     
     
     
  
Short-Term Bond Fund
     Sold      3,118,271        $         31,398,978        6,231,576        $       65,280,828  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,300,624        12,980,235  
     Redeemed      (4,735,589 )      (47,701,460 )      (13,888,005 )      (145,060,737 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (1,617,318 )      $        (16,302,482 )      (6,355,805 )      $      (66,799,674 )
     
     
     
     
  
Core Bond Fund
     Sold      13,458,080        $       138,701,004        24,635,752        $     266,969,331  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        3,651,807        37,178,633  
     Redeemed      (17,088,036 )      (175,767,246 )      (33,871,158 )      (369,407,759 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (3,629,956 )      $        (37,066,242 )      (5,583,599 )      $      (65,259,795 )
     
     
     
     
  
Diversified Bond Fund
     Sold      1,359        $                12,999        2,533,958        $       25,335,526  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        108,776        1,040,982  
     Redeemed      (1,486 )      (14,381 )      (30,000 )      (300,000 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (127 )      $                 (1,382 )      2,612,734        $       26,076,508  
     
     
     
     
  
Balanced Fund
     Sold      5,998,665        $         78,064,559        15,470,302        $     220,776,192  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        2,625,658        35,268,702  
     Redeemed      (17,672,543 )      (228,350,380 )      (22,990,430 )      (325,959,956 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (11,673,878 )      $      (150,285,821 )      (4,894,470 )      $      (69,915,062 )
     
     
     
     
  
Core Equity Fund
     Sold      18,696,495        $       289,851,489        36,534,385        $     671,947,291  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        15,026,432        247,629,362  
     Redeemed      (52,968,945 )      (824,708,170 )      (72,256,616 )      (1,317,324,350 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (34,272,450 )      $      (534,856,681 )      (20,695,799 )      $    (397,747,697 )
     
     
     
     
  
Large Cap Value Fund†
     Sold      18,852,786        $       187,985,765        -        $                        -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (529,625 )      (5,240,163 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      18,323,161        $       182,745,602        -        $                        -  
     
     
     
     
  
Indexed Equity Fund
     Sold      22,524,859        $       305,039,390        38,235,209        $      492,911,870  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,052,750        14,407,704  
     Redeemed      (25,643,498 )      (345,972,779 )      (16,751,920 )      (216,268,098 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase (decrease)      (3,118,639 )      $        (40,933,389 )      22,536,039        $      291,051,476  
     
     
     
     
  
Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      9,603,292        $        127,010,839        5,330,081        $        56,121,602  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        10,005        127,960  
     Redeemed      (3,294,962 )      (42,860,467 )      (470,411 )      (5,525,376 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase            6,308,330        $          84,150,372              4,869,675        $        50,724,186  
     
     
     
     
  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
       Class S
       Six months ended June 30, 2000      Year ended December 31, 1999*
       Shares
     Amount
     Shares
     Amount
Aggressive Growth Fund†
     Sold      4,872,275        $     48,363,149        -        $                    -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (78,105 )      (771,921 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,794,170        $     47,591,228        -        $                    -  
     
     
     
     
  
OTC 100 Fund†
     Sold      2,787,011        $     27,691,027        -        $                    -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (90,229 )      (881,490 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,696,782        $     26,809,537        -        $                    -  
     
     
     
     
  
Focused Value Fund†
     Sold      2,545,568        $     25,451,070        -        $                    -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (30,021 )      (300,775 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,515,547        $     25,150,295        -        $                    -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Value Equity Fund
     Sold      8,401,052        $   116,973,777        15,290,501        $  207,849,275  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        1,725,684        23,167,535  
     Redeemed      (14,640,039 )      (202,962,846 )      (18,384,285 )      (252,533,101 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net decrease      (6,238,987 )      $    (85,989,069 )      (1,368,100 )      $   (21,516,291 )
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      6,248,260        $     91,471,346        4,926,414        $    51,900,529  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (3,725,120 )      (52,683,323 )      (600,808 )      (6,893,118 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      2,523,140        $     38,788,023        4,325,606        $    45,007,411  
     
     
     
     
  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund††
     Sold      6,727,435        $     67,626,332        -        $                    -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (211,255 )      (2,220,423 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      6,516,180        $     65,405,909        -        $                    -  
     
     
     
     
  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
     Sold      10,597,126        $   185,017,338        6,239,242        $    72,748,441  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        65,056        1,023,995  
     Redeemed      (6,492,748 )      (108,784,327 )      (504,868 )      (6,657,643 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      4,104,378        $     76,233,011        5,799,430        $    67,114,793  
     
     
     
     
  
Emerging Growth Fund†
     Sold      3,853,523        $     38,171,629        -        $                    -  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        -        -  
     Redeemed      (57,914 )      (581,112 )      -        -  
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase      3,795,609        $     37,590,517        -        $                    -  
     
     
     
     
  
International Equity Fund
     Sold      61,745,287        $1,149,437,495        36,807,063        $  483,253,984  
     Issued as reinvestment of dividends      -        -        3,183,628        51,730,162  
     Redeemed      (53,085,817 )      (982,100,433 )      (32,217,521 )      (423,396,920 )
     
     
     
     
  
     Net increase           8,659,470        $   167,337,062             7,773,170        $  111,587,226  
     
     
     
     
  
 
For the period May 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
††
For the period June 1, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2000.
*
For the period March 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999 for the Indexed Equity Fund.
**
For the period July 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1999 for the Indexed Equity Fund.
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
6. Foreign
   Securities
The International Equity Fund invests substantially all of its assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities, subject to certain percentage restrictions. Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies and the U.S. Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.
 
7. Federal
   Income
   Tax
   Information
At June 30, 2000, the cost of securities and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments owned by the Funds, as computed on a Federal income tax basis, are as follows:
 
Fund name
   Federal
Income Tax
Cost

   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation

   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Depreciation

   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Prime Fund    $  445,566,790    $          11,847    $        (48,382 )    $        (36,535 )
Short Term Bond Fund    229,245,467    800,622    (2,661,072 )    (1,860,450 )
Core Bond Fund    718,723,241    4,991,347    (18,792,814 )    (13,801,467 )
Diversified Bond Fund    27,092,137    48,215    (1,257,431 )    (1,209,216 )
Balanced Fund    471,368,542    99,347,215    (13,840,025 )    85,507,190  
Core Equity Fund    1,728,534,782    672,302,200    (54,085,789 )    618,216,411  
Large Cap Value Fund    195,278,965    5,008,928    (8,751,901 )    (3,742,973 )
Indexed Equity Fund    762,490,008    144,349,578    (27,533,433 )    116,816,145  
Growth Equity Fund    247,521,759    19,139,884    (5,757,302 )    13,382,582  
Aggressive Growth Fund    50,077,720    2,210,283    (2,596,177 )    (385,894 )
OTC 100 Fund    29,668,891    1,732,645    (2,044,543 )    (311,898 )
Focused Value Fund    21,928,156    635,492    (1,905,273 )    (1,269,781 )
Small Cap Value Equity Fund    532,567,916    158,000,425    (48,394,449 )    109,605,976  
Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund    175,564,668    22,414,227    (10,725,277 )    11,688,950  
Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund    166,256,207    14,042,874    (8,470,743 )    5,572,131  
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund    235,855,324    30,774,433    (18,836,734 )    11,937,699  
Emerging Growth Fund    51,862,216    6,189,809    (2,203,725 )    3,986,084  
International Equity Fund     1,361,237,446     279,451,085     (103,823,851 )     175,627,234  
 
At December 31, 1999, the following Funds had available, for Federal income tax purposes, unused capital losses:
 
       Amount
     Expiration Date
Prime Fund      $      21,292      12/31/2007
Prime Fund      8,471      12/31/2006
Prime Fund      7,761      12/31/2005
Prime Fund      2,368      12/31/2004
Prime Fund      2,082      12/31/2003
Core Bond Fund       6,973,915      12/31/2007
Diversified Bond Fund      108,510      12/31/2007
 
The following Funds elected to defer to January 1, 2000 post-October losses:
 
       Amount
Short Term Bond Fund      $      10,211
Core Bond Fund      439,887
Diversified Bond Fund      5,071
Balanced Fund       1,458,909
Growth Equity Fund      14,637
International Equity Fund      16,559
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
8.
Corporate
Reorganization
Effective January 1, 2000, MassMutual completed an internal corporate reorganization among certain of the investment advisory functions and subsidiaries of (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization combined the business operations of MassMutual’s Investment Management division (the “IM Division”) and Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc. (“Charter Oak”), a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of MassMutual, with and into DLB. DLB is a majority-owned (85%) indirect subsidiary of MassMutual. DLB is registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and, prior to the Reorganization, served as investment sub-adviser to the MassMutual Core Equity Fund, the MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund and the Core Equity segment of the MassMutual Balanced Fund.
 
As a result of the Reorganization, MassMutual appointed DLB to serve as investment sub-adviser for the MassMutual Prime Fund, MassMutual Short-Term Bond Fund, MassMutual Core Bond Fund, MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund and the Prime and Core Bond segments of the MassMutual Balanced Fund were transferred to DLB. The Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are disinterested, approved MassMutual’s appointment of DLB as sub-adviser. No increase in fees or change in portfolio management personnel for any of the Funds occurred as a result of the Reorganization or the appointment of DLB as sub-adviser to such Funds.


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