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The Touchstone Family of Funds
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Select Advisors Trust A
- Touchstone Emerging Growth Fund A
- Touchstone International Equity Fund A
- Touchstone Growth & Income Fund A
- Touchstone Balanced Fund A
- Touchstone Income Opportunity Fund A
- Touchstone Bond Fund A
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
JUNE 30, 1997
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Dear Fellow Shareholder:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued its upward ascent in the second
quarter, in a seemingly unstoppable climb to 8,000 and beyond. The DJIA closed
the period at 7,673, up a robust 16.6%. Year-to-date through June the DJIA had
risen 1,225 points, or 19%. But the trip to long-term investment profits is
rarely smooth sailing. The stock market's tumble earlier this spring was enough
to make even the heartiest investor a little sea-sick. After peaking in
mid-March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 700 points in five
swift weeks, stopping just two-tenths of a percentage point shy of a 10%
decline, the magic number that Wall Street uses to define a full-fledged market
correction. Using this definition, smaller stocks did correct. The Nasdaq
Composite Index fell 12.6% from its 1997 peak before rebounding in April, and
many individual stocks were off by 20 to 30%.
While the market staged another significant rebound in July, many investors
were still wondering where stocks were headed. Markets, like individual stocks,
tend to get ahead of themselves, and that may have happened this spring. But
whatever the case, the Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates was the
right thing to do. This time it was preemptive and served to slow the economy
while keeping inflation on the tame side.
To truly get a fix on the events of the last six months, however, it may be
best to view them against the larger backdrop of the stock market's stellar
gains over the past two years. With total returns of 37.5% in 1995 and 23% in
1996, stocks put together one of the most powerful performances of the century.
The 30.1% average annual gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index was the
fifth best two-year return since 1926. It was only the eighth time in the past
70 years that equities rose 20% or more two years in a row.
Many new investors who entered the market during the 90s may consider the
decade's 16%-plus average annual return normal. In reality, these gains are 50%
higher than the roughly 10.5% a year that stocks have averaged since 1926. They
are also about 25% greater than the post-World War II norm.
So the question remains: Are the stock market and the economy too hot? In
general, we all have good reason to believe they are not. We have enjoyed six
straight years of economic growth, the longest period on record without even a
single quarterly decline. Prices at wholesale and retail levels remain stable,
and inflationary pressures appear to be more than offset by gains in
productivity and falling prices in the fast growing technology sector. All of
this could mark a return to an environment where fundamentals and earnings
growth, rather than size and liquidity, drive a company's share price.
Please remember, though, that markets get ahead of themselves from time to
time, and that declines are normal events in the market's life. Stocks can make
progress in spite of these setbacks, but volatility is more the rule than the
exception.
In spite of this volatility, a number of the Touchstone Portfolios
performed well in the first half. Touchstone Income Opportunity and Touchstone
Balanced continued to post exceptional gains, against both their benchmark
indices and their respective fund groups. Touchstone Emerging Growth, Touchstone
International Equity and Touchstone Bond also performed well. You can review the
specific numbers in the enclosed financial statements.
And finally, please keep in mind that reasonable expectations are an
important part of successful long-term investing. We've had exceptional returns
from stocks over the last few years, and they may be difficult to match in the
years to come. However, it is important to note that even the long-term average
returns gained from stocks are not bad when compared with other investments.
We appreciate your continued confidence and investment in the Touchstone
Family of Funds and Variable Annuities.(1)
Sincerely,
/s/ Edward G. Harness
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Edward G. Harness
President and Chief Executive Officer
Touchstone Family of Funds
P.S. Please visit us on the World Wide Web at www.touchstonefunds.com
(1) Touchstone Variable Annuities are underwritten by Western-Southern Life
Assurance Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
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SELECT ADVISORS TRUST A
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
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TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE
EMERGING INTERNATIONAL GROWTH & TOUCHSTONE INCOME TOUCHSTONE
GROWTH EQUITY INCOME BALANCED OPPORTUNITY BOND
FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS:
Investment in corresponding Select
Advisors Portfolios, at value
(Note 1) $3,813,880 $4,196,861 $4,309,774 $2,589,188 $8,324,455 $2,017,600
Deferred organization expenses 22,090 22,090 22,090 22,090 22,090 22,090
Receivable for fund shares sold 1,038 1,052 1,454 (355) 31,546 43
Reimbursement receivable from Sponsor 84,258 82,478 84,708 68,007 98,807 61,047
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Total assets 3,921,266 4,302,481 4,418,026 2,678,930 8,476,898 2,100,780
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LIABILITIES:
Payable for distribution from income -- -- 72 230 20,743 3,920
Payable for fund shares redeemed -- -- 22,409 -- 102,182 --
Other accrued expenses 57,032 56,477 56,747 46,862 66,735 46,908
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Total liabilities 57,032 56,477 79,228 47,092 189,660 50,828
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NET ASSETS: $3,864,234 $4,246,004 $4,338,798 $2,631,838 $8,287,238 $2,049,952
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Shares outstanding 296,231 351,436 289,368 192,331 737,164 201,586
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Net asset value and redemption price
per share $ 13.04 $ 12.08 $ 14.99 $ 13.68 $ 11.24 $ 10.17
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Offering price per share $ 13.84 $ 12.82 $ 15.90 $ 14.51 $ 11.80 $ 10.68
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Maximum sales load 5.75% 5.75% 5.75% 5.75% 4.75% 4.75%
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME ALLOCATED FROM
CORRESPONDING PORTFOLIO (NOTE 1):
Interest income $ 5,566 $ 4,739 $ 5,512 $ 29,660 $374,597 $54,467
Dividend income 15,008 41,944(a) 28,754 8,982 -- --
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Total investment income 20,574 46,683 34,266 38,642 374,597 54,467
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EXPENSES:
Allocated portfolio expenses 24,684 30,254 25,781 16,352 40,423 6,797
Fund accounting and administration
fee 14,049 16,529 14,089 14,049 14,049 14,089
Transfer agent 20,060 19,358 22,053 18,471 23,416 23,416
Blue sky 11,890 12,015 10,628 11,890 11,741 10,462
Amortization of organization
expenses (Note 1) 4,845 4,845 4,845 4,845 4,845 4,845
Audit 1,864 1,500 2,610 1,129 3,004 802
Distribution (Note 2) 3,949 4,657 5,060 2,915 7,613 1,956
Sponsor fee (Note 2) 3,159 3,726 3,710 2,332 6,091 1,565
Printing 4,062 3,269 5,689 2,462 6,547 1,747
Trustee fees (Note 2) 554 447 776 337 894 894
Miscellaneous 2,346 1,419 3,417 1,266 3,643 997
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Total expenses 91,462 98,019 98,658 76,048 122,266 67,570
Waiver of sponsor fees (Note 2) (3,159) (3,726) (3,710) (2,332) (6,091) (1,565)
Reimbursement from sponsor
(Note 3) (64,633) (64,768) (68,654) (58,218) (80,235) (58,975)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
NET EXPENSES 23,670 29,525 26,294 15,498 35,940 7,030
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (3,096) 17,158 7,972 23,144 338,657 47,437
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
FROM PORTFOLIO:
Net realized gain 260,575 159,499(b) 133,639 386,160(c) 230,366 4,109
Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) 176,496 326,510 150,394 (170,361) (76,968) (378)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) from Portfolio 437,071 486,009 284,033 215,799 153,398 3,731
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $433,975 $503,167 $292,005 $238,943 $492,055 $51,168
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(a) Net of foreign tax withholding of $4,946.
(b) Includes foreign currency transactions losses of $12,665.
(c) Includes foreign currency transactions gains of $133.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECT ADVISORS TRUST A
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
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TOUCHSTONE EMERGING TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND A EQUITY FUND A
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FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE
JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED
1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31,
(UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss) $ (3,096) $ (3,533) $ 17,158 $ 12,908
Net realized gain (loss) from Portfolio 260,575 213,424 159,499(a) 68,388(b)
Net change in unrealized appreciation from
Portfolio 176,496 138,123 326,510 248,918
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Net increase in net assets resulting from
operations 433,975 348,014 503,167 330,214
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income (204) (3,534) (12) (18,430)
Net realized capital gain -- (178,581) -- --
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- -- (1,433)
Distributions in excess of capital gains -- (88,436) -- --
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Total dividends and distributions (204) (270,551) (12) (19,863)
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4):
Proceeds from shares sold 627,158 1,395,367 358,655 589,156
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions 204 209,586 12 19,556
Cost of shares redeemed (70,156) (1,329,192) (64,455) (87,410)
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Net increase from share transactions: 557,206 275,761 294,212 521,302
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TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 990,977 353,224 797,367 831,653
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period 2,873,257 2,520,033 3,448,637 2,616,984
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End of period $3,864,234 $ 2,873,257 $4,246,004 $3,448,637
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Paid-in capital $3,049,393 $ 2,492,187 $3,501,420 $3,207,208
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net
investment income (3,300) -- 15,600 (1,546)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from
Portfolio 172,670 (87,905) 16,662 (142,837)
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio 645,471 468,975 712,322 385,812
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding $3,864,234 $ 2,873,257 $4,246,004 $3,448,637
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SHARES OUTSTANDING (NOTE 4):
Shares sold 53,446 117,342 32,889 57,446
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions 16 18,223 -- 1,867
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53,462 135,565 32,889 59,313
Shares redeemed (5,965) (105,541) (5,855) (8,018)
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Net increase 47,497 30,024 27,034 51,295
Beginning of period 248,734 218,710 324,402 273,107
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End of period 296,231 248,734 351,436 324,402
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(a) Includes foreign currency transaction losses of $12,665.
(b) Includes foreign currency transaction losses of $4,532.
(c) Includes foreign currency transaction gains of $133.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TOUCHSTONE GROWTH & TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE INCOME TOUCHSTONE
INCOME FUND A BALANCED FUND A OPPORTUNITY FUND A BOND FUND A
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FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE
JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED
1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31,
(UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 7,972 $ 14,495 $ 23,144 $ 40,049 $ 338,657 $ 286,106 $ 47,437 $ 39,846
133,639 314,565 386,160(c) 74,879 230,366 213,344 4,109 (4,117)
150,394 68,117 (170,361) 180,857 (76,968) 102,483 (378) (11,119)
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292,005 398,177 238,943 295,785 492,055 601,933 51,168 24,610
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------
(1,899) (20,854) (17,487) (46,692) (319,642) (268,997) (45,923) (45,753)
-- (292,380) -- (72,596) -- (144,529) -- (1,318)
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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(1,699) (313,234) (17,487) (119,288) (319,642) (413,526) (45,923) (47,071)
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------
1,526,258 2,031,071 381,143 517,003 5,528,458 3,252,056 1,479,415 380,914
1,627 306,020 17,194 117,896 249,644 355,988 30,879 43,460
(1,138,759) (282,704) (73,386) (227,905) (2,242,357) (586,768) (286,440) (103,680)
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389,126 2,074,387 324,951 406,994 3,535,745 3,021,276 1,223,854 320,694
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679,432 2,159,330 546,407 583,491 3,708,158 3,209,683 1,229,099 298,233
3,659,366 1,500,036 2,085,431 1,501,940 4,579,080 1,369,397 820,853 522,620
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$ 4,338,798 $3,659,366 $2,631,838 $2,085,431 $ 8,287,238 $4,579,080 $2,049,952 $ 820,853
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$ 3,844,314 $3,455,188 $2,088,765 $1,763,814 $ 7,933,659 $4,397,914 $2,044,152 $ 820,298
7,050 777 6,059 402 19,015 -- 2,876 1,362
161,432 27,793 394,639 8,479 251,887 21,521 (190) (4,299)
382,002 175,608 142,375 312,736 82,677 159,645 3,114 3,492
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$ 4,338,798 $3,659,366 $2,631,838 $2,085,431 $ 8,287,238 $4,579,080 $2,049,952 $ 820,853
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107,164 143,229 29,204 43,756 497,078 302,698 146,122 37,352
100 21,488 1,286 9,580 22,458 33,129 3,056 4,279
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107,264 164,717 30,490 53,336 519,536 335,827 149,178 41,631
(78,750) (17,984) (5,308) (18,586) (202,369) (55,165) (28,322) (10,139)
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28,514 146,733 25,182 34,750 317,167 280,662 120,856 31,492
260,854 114,121 167,149 132,400 419,997 139,335 80,730 49,238
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289,368 280,854 192,331 167,150 737,164 419,997 201,586 80,730
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECT ADVISORS TRUST A
Financial Highlights
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SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE SIX MONTHS ENDED TOUCHSTONE EMERGING GROWTH
JUNE 30, 1997, (UNAUDITED) THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 FUND A
AND THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994(a) ---------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $11.55 $11.52 $10.11 $10.00
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.16
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.50 1.20 2.29 0.11
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Total from investment operations 1.49 1.21 2.28 0.27
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LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income -- (0.01) (0.03) (0.15)
Net capital gain -- (1.17) (0.84) (0.01)
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Total dividends and distributions -- (1.18) (0.87) (0.16)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $13.04 $11.55 $11.52 $10.11
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TOTAL RETURN (b) 12.90% 10.56% 22.56% 2.72%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets at end of period (000's) $3,864 $2,873 $2,520 $1,038
Ratios to average net assets (c)
Expenses 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (0.20%) (0.12%) (0.05%) 6.10%
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE SIX MONTHS ENDED TOUCHSTONE BALANCED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED), THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 FUND A
AND THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994(a) ---------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $12.48 $11.34 $ 9.97 $10.00
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income 0.33 0.30 0.31 0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.17 1.59 1.99 (0.05)
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Total from investment operations 1.50 1.89 2.30 0.03
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LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income (0.30) (0.30) (0.33) (0.06)
Net capital gain -- (0.45) (0.60) --
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Total dividends and distributions (0.30) (0.75) (0.93) (0.06)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $13.68 $12.48 $11.34 $ 9.97
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TOTAL RETURN (b) 10.35% 16.86% 23.24% 0.30%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets at end of period (000's) $2,632 $2,085 $1,502 $1,001
Ratios to average net assets (c)
Expenses 1.36% 1.35% 1.35% 1.60%
Net investment income 2.01% 2.19% 2.39% 2.75%
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(a) The Fund commenced operations on October 3, 1994.
(b) Total return is calculated without a sales charge and is not annualized.
(c) Includes the Fund's proportionate share of the corresponding Portfolio's
expenses. If the waiver and reimbursement had not been in place for the
periods listed and after consideration of state expense limitations, the
ratios of expenses to average net assets would have been higher. Ratios are
annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average share method.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<CAPTION>
TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY TOUCHSTONE GROWTH & INCOME
FUND A FUND A
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1997 1996 1995 1994(a) 1997 1996 1995(d) 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10.63 $ 9.58 $ 9.12 $10.00 $14.03 $13.14 $10.02 $10.00
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
0.05 0.05 0.21 -- 0.03 0.12 0.05 0.86
1.40 1.06 0.47 (0.88) 0.94 2.12 3.46 (0.84)
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
1.45 1.11 0.68 (0.88) 0.97 2.24 3.51 0.02
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
-- (0.06) (0.22) -- (0.01) (0.12) (0.16) --
-- -- -- --.... -- (1.23) (0.23) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
-- (0.06) (0.22) -- (0.01) 1.35 (0.39) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
$12.08 $10.63 $ 9.58 $ 9.12 $14.99 $14.03 $13.14 $10.02
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13.64% 11.61% 5.29% (8.80% ) 6.91% 16.95% 35.14% 0.20%
$4,246 $3,449 $2,617 $2,282 $4,339 $3,659 $1,500 $ 20
1.60% 1.60% 1.60% 1.85% 1.30% 1.30% 1.30% 1.55%
0.92% 0.42% 0.11% (0.36% ) 0.39% 0.55% 0.56% 0.56%
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
TOUCHSTONE INCOME OPPORTUNITY TOUCHSTONE BOND
FUND A FUND A
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1997 1996 1995 1994 1997 1996 1995(d) 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10.90 $ 9.83 $ 9.08 $10.00 $10.17 $10.61 $ 9.88 $10.00
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0.59 1.12 1.19 0.22 0.29 0.71 0.56 1.15
0.31 1.38 0.77 (0.94) 0.00 (0.43) 1.07 (1.12)
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
0.90 2.50 1.96 (0.72) 0.29 0.28 1.63 0.03
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
(0.56) (1.12) (1.21) (0.20) (0.29) (0.70) (0.86) (0.15)
-- (0.31) -- -- -- (0.02) (0.04) --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
(0.56) (1.43) (1.21) (0.20) (0.29) (0.72) (0.90) (0.15)
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
$11.24 $10.90 $ 9.83 $ 9.08 $10.17 $10.17 $10.61 $ 9.88
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8.43% 26.66% 23.19% (7.20%) 2.86% 2.85% 16.95% 0.28%
$8,287 $4,579 $1,369 $ 926 $2,050 $ 821 $ 523 $ 16
1.20% 1.20% 1.20% 1.45% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 1.15%
11.31% 11.29% 12.42% 8.60% 6.07% 6.01% 6.21% 5.58%
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECT ADVISORS TRUST A
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Select Advisors Trust A (the "Trust") was organized as a Massachusetts
business trust on February 7, 1994 and is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management
investment company.
The Trust consists of seven funds: Touchstone Emerging Growth Fund A (the
"Emerging Growth Fund"), Touchstone International Equity Fund A (the
"International Equity Fund"), Touchstone Growth & Income Fund A (the "Growth &
Income Fund"), Touchstone Balanced Fund A (the "Balanced Fund"), Touchstone
Income Opportunity Fund A (the "Income Opportunity Fund"), Touchstone Bond Fund
A (the "Bond Fund") (each, a "Fund"), and Touchstone Standby Income Fund (the
"Standby Income Fund"). The Standby Income Fund is included in a separate annual
report.
The Trust seeks to achieve the investment objectives of each Fund presented
in this report by investing all the investable assets of the Fund in a
corresponding Portfolio of Select Advisors Portfolios (the "Portfolio Trust"),
an open-end management investment company. Each Portfolio has the same
investment objectives as the corresponding Fund. These Portfolios are,
respectively, Emerging Growth Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Growth
& Income Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio, Income Opportunity Portfolio and Bond
Portfolio.
The value of each Fund's investment in the corresponding Portfolio reflects
the Fund's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio at June 30,
1997.
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<CAPTION>
INCOME
EMERGING INTERNATIONAL GROWTH & BALANCED OPPORTUNITY BOND
GROWTH FUND A EQUITY FUND A INCOME FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Percentage interest in
corresponding
Portfolio............. 63.7% 52.6% 18.5% 50.7% 71.4% 13.2%
</TABLE>
The financial statements of each Portfolio, including the schedule of
investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in
conjunction with the corresponding Fund's financial statements.
As of June 30, 1997, Touchstone Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of
Western-Southern Life Assurance Company ("Western-Southern"), and
Western-Southern, owned 40.5%, 71.6%, 4.5%, 60.6%, 18.7% and 7.4% of the
Emerging Growth Fund, the International Equity Fund, the Growth & Income Fund,
the Balanced Fund, the Income Opportunity Fund and the Bond Fund, respectively.
The accounting policies are in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") for investment companies. The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the related amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the
funds:
a) Investment Valuation. Valuation of investments by each Portfolio is
discussed in Note 1 of the Portfolio Trust's Notes to Financial Statements which
are included elsewhere in this report.
b) Investment Income. Each Fund records its share of the corresponding
Portfolio's net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses
and adjusts its investment in the corresponding Portfolio each day. All the net
investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses of each Portfolio
are allocated among the corresponding Fund and the other investors in the
Portfolio at the time of such determination.
c) Dividends and Distributions. Substantially all of the net investment
income of the Growth & Income Fund, the Income Opportunity Fund and the Bond
Fund is declared as dividends and paid monthly. Substantially all of the net
investment income of the Balanced Fund is declared as dividends and paid
quarterly. Substantially all of the net investment income of the Emerging Growth
Fund and the International Equity Fund is declared as dividends and paid
annually. Distributions to shareholders of net realized capital gains, if any,
are declared and paid annually. Dividends and distributions are recorded on
ex-dividend date and are reinvested at net asset value.
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 non-
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
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deductible organization costs, passive foreign investment companies, foreign
currency transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and excise tax
regulations.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital. Undistributed
net investment income may include temporary book and tax basis differences which
will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at
fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
d) Organization Expense. Organization expenses were deferred and are
being amortized by each Fund on a straight-line basis over a five-year period
from commencement of operations. The amount paid by the Trust on any redemption
by Touchstone Advisors, Inc. or any other then-current holder of the
organizational seed capital shares ("Initial Shares") of the Fund will be
reduced by a portion of any unamortized organization expenses of the Fund and
the corresponding Portfolio, determined by the proportion of the number of the
Initial Shares of the Fund redeemed to the number of the Initial Shares of the
Fund then outstanding after taking into account any prior redemptions of the
Initial Shares of the Fund. The amount of such reduction in excess of the
unamortized organization expenses of the Fund, if any, shall be contributed by
the Fund to the corresponding Portfolio.
e) Federal Taxes. Each Fund of the Trust is treated as a separate entity
for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund's policy is to comply with the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to
regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its
income, and net realized capital gains, if any, within the prescribed time
periods. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. The
International Equity Fund A has a capital loss carryforward expiring in December
2003 of $113,325 and the Bond Fund A has a capital loss carryforward expiring in
December 2004 of $4,299.
Additionally, at December 31, 1996, the following funds have net capital
losses attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 1996,
which are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Balanced Fund A $ 1,492
Emerging Growth Fund A 80,394
International Equity Fund A 28,855
</TABLE>
f) Expenses. Expenses incurred by the Trust with respect to any two or
more funds in the Trust are prorated to each Fund in the Trust, except where
allocations of direct expenses to each Fund can otherwise be made fairly.
Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
a) Distribution and Service Plan. Under the Trust's Distribution and
Service Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, the Trust retains
Touchstone Securities, Inc. ("Distributor"), a subsidiary of Western-Southern,
as a service agent of the Trust and as the principal underwriter of the shares
of each Fund. Each fund will pay a service fee to the Distributor equal to, on
an annual basis, up to 0.25% of that Fund's average daily net assets. The
Distributor may also use the distribution fees received from each Fund to
otherwise promote the sale of shares of the Funds to other than current
shareholders and for sales literature or other promotional activities.
b) Sponsor. The Trust, on the behalf of each Fund, has entered into a
Sponsor Agreement with Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the "Sponsor"), an affiliate
of the Distributor. The Sponsor provides oversight of the various service
providers to the Trust, including the Trust's administrator, custodian and
transfer agent. The Sponsor receives a fee from each Fund equal on an annual
basis to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of that Fund. The Sponsor has
advised the Trust that it will waive all fees under the Sponsor Agreement
through April 30, 1998.
c) Trustees. Each Trustee who is not an "interested person" (as defined
by the Act) of the Trust receives an aggregate of $5,000 annually plus $1,000
per meeting attended, as well as reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, from the Trust and from Select Advisors Trust C, Select Advisors
Portfolios, and Select Advisors Variable Insurance Trust, which are included in
separate reports. For the six months ended June 30, 1997 the Trust, not
including the Standby Income Fund which is included in a separate report,
incurred $4,170 in Trustee fees which were prorated to each Fund in the Trust.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
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3. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS
The Sponsor has agreed to reimburse each Fund so that, following such
reimbursement, the aggregate total operating expenses (excluding interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund including
the Fund's proportionate share of expenses of the corresponding Portfolio are
not greater, on an annual basis, than the percentage of average daily net assets
of the Fund listed below for the six months ended June 30, 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EMERGING INTERNATIONAL GROWTH & INCOME
GROWTH EQUITY INCOME BALANCED OPPORTUNITY BOND
FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A FUND A
-------- ------------- -------- -------- ----------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Voluntary Expense Limit 1.50% 1.60% 1.30% 1.35% 1.20% 0.90%
Amount of Reimbursement $67,792 $68,494 $72,364 $60,550 $86,326 $60,540
</TABLE>
4. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest of one or more series.
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The Touchstone Family of Funds
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Select Advisors Portfolios
- Emerging Growth Portfolio
- International Equity Portfolio
- Growth & Income Portfolio
- Balanced Portfolio
- Income Opportunity Portfolio
- Bond Portfolio
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
JUNE 30, 1997
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<PAGE> 12
EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS (93.4%)
AUTOMOTIVE (1.2%)
1,500 Bandag, Class A.............. $ 73,031
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BANKING (4.8%)
2,400 BA Merchant Services,
Class A*..................... 45,750
1,500 Bank United, Class A......... 57,000
3,300 Dime Bancorp................. 57,750
4,800 Glendale Federal Bank*....... 125,400
----------
285,900
----------
BEVERAGES, FOOD & TOBACCO (4.2%)
3,700 DiMon........................ 98,050
1 General Mills................ 59
4,200 Ralcorp Holdings*............ 61,950
1,500 Robert Mondavi, Class A*..... 70,875
900 Rykoff-Sexton................ 20,981
----------
251,915
----------
BUILDING MATERIALS (2.6%)
3,600 Calmat....................... 77,400
2,400 Martin Marietta Materials.... 77,700
----------
155,100
----------
CHEMICALS (1.9%)
4,400 Calgon Carbon................ 61,050
2,100 Standard Products............ 53,025
----------
114,075
----------
COMMERCIAL SERVICES (9.4%)
4,300 A. C. Nielson*............... 84,388
3,300 APAC Teleservices*........... 64,144
2,500 Administaff*................. 60,460
1,400 Advance Paradigm*............ 25,900
2,000 CGI Group*................... 50,306
3,400 Metromail*................... 84,150
1,300 National Service
Industries................... 63,294
1,400 Stewart Enterprises.......... 58,800
2,300 Wallace Computer Services.... 69,144
----------
560,586
----------
COMMUNICATIONS (2.7%)
2,400 Cincinnati Bell.............. 75,600
2,000 Geotel Communications
Group*....................... 26,750
2,400 Octel Communication*......... 56,250
----------
158,600
----------
COMPUTER SOFTWARE &
PROCESSING (11.4%)
2,200 Cambridge Technology
Partners*.................... 70,400
1,300 CBT Group*................... 82,063
2,300 Complete Business
Solutions*................... 56,925
2,000 Computer Learning Center*.... 84,000
2,200 HNC Software*................ 83,875
2,200 Information Management
Resources*................... 100,100
900 Keane*....................... 46,800
1,400 Policy Management System*.... 65,800
300 PSW Technologies*............ 3,525
2,200 Software Artistry*........... 34,925
1,600 Wind River Systems*.......... 61,200
----------
689,613
----------
COMPUTERS & INFORMATION
(7.9%)
1,300 Ascend Communications*....... 51,188
1,300 EMC*......................... 50,700
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMPUTERS &
INFORMATION--CONTINUED
3,900 Gerber Scientific............ $ 77,025
6,400 Intergraph*.................. 54,400
2,800 Larson Davis*................ 24,500
1,900 Saville Systems, ADR*........ 98,800
5,900 Scitex....................... 51,994
2,016 Sterling Commerce*........... 66,276
----------
474,883
----------
EDUCATION (1.1%)
1,700 Strayer Education............ 64,600
----------
ELECTRONICS (3.9%)
3,000 Elexsys International*....... 50,250
1,950 Microchip Technology*........ 58,013
1,900 Sipex Corporation*........... 68,875
1,500 Teradyne*.................... 58,875
----------
236,013
----------
ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
(1.1%)
2,000 Cinar Films, Class B*........ 65,000
----------
FINANCIAL SERVICES (1.9%)
2,000 Bay View Capital............. 52,500
2,325 First Security............... 63,502
----------
116,002
----------
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (1.3%)
8,000 Dianon Systems*.............. 77,000
----------
HEAVY MACHINERY (3.8%)
3,300 BW/IP........................ 67,031
1,000 Camco International.......... 54,750
2,700 Global Industrial
Technologies*................ 55,350
1,200 Helix Technology............. 48,600
----------
225,731
----------
HOME CONSTRUCTION,
FURNISHINGS & APPLIANCES
(2.3%)
2,200 Herman Miller................ 79,200
1,600 LA-Z-Boy Chair............... 57,600
----------
136,800
----------
INDUSTRIAL--DIVERSIFIED
(1.0%)
3,000 CN Bioscience*............... 57,000
----------
INSURANCE (2.7%)
900 HSB Group.................... 48,038
2,700 Western National............. 72,394
3,900 Willis Coroon Group.......... 43,631
----------
164,063
----------
MEDIA--BROADCASTING &
PUBLISHING (2.2%)
1,100 Central Newspapers,
Class A...................... 78,788
2,100 Lee Enterprises.............. 55,388
----------
134,176
----------
MEDICAL (3.4%)
3,300 Atria Communities*........... 50,738
2,600 EG&G......................... 58,500
3,300 Elsag Bailey*................ 60,638
2,000 Millennium
Pharmaceuticals*............. 32,250
----------
202,126
----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
METALS (2.0%)
2,100 Encore Wire*................. $ 64,050
1,400 Harsco....................... 56,700
----------
120,750
----------
OIL & GAS (4.1%)
500 Cabot Oil & Gas, Class A..... 8,813
1,700 Equitable Resources.......... 48,238
3,000 Nabors Industries*........... 75,000
4,300 Natural Gas Clearinghouse.... 66,381
3,000 Quaker State................. 45,750
----------
244,182
----------
PHARMACEUTICALS (2.1%)
2,900 Depotech*.................... 39,513
7,000 Sequus Pharmaceuticals*...... 44,625
1,400 Sonus Pharmaceuticals*....... 39,375
----------
123,513
----------
REAL ESTATE (1.0%)
2,300 Arden Realty Group........... 59,800
----------
RETAILERS (6.7%)
9,700 Charming Shoppes*............ 50,621
2,500 CUC International*........... 64,531
3,400 Duty Free International...... 63,750
1,400 Fred Meyer*.................. 72,363
1,900 Stanhome..................... 62,463
1,400 Waban*....................... 45,063
2,000 Zale*........................ 39,625
----------
398,416
----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FABRICS
(1.7%)
2,200 Albany International......... $ 49,500
3,900 Stride Rite.................. 50,213
----------
99,713
----------
TRANSPORTATION (5.0%)
2,000 Alexander & Baldwin.......... 52,250
5,300 Fritz Companies*............. 51,344
3,400 JB Hunt Transportation
Services..................... 50,575
2,500 Knightsbridge Tankers........ 63,125
4,300 Newport News Shipbuilding.... 83,581
----------
300,875
----------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $4,601,720)........................ 5,589,463
----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (93.4%) (COST
$4,601,720)(a)........................... 5,589,463
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES
(6.6%)................................... 395,128
----------
NET ASSETS (100.0%)...................... $5,984,591
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</TABLE>
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* Non-income producing security
(a) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,601,720,
the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $1,120,272 and gross
unrealized depreciation of $132,529, and net unrealized appreciation of
$987,743.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS (94.9%)
ARGENTINA (0.0%)
1 Compania Naviera Perez
Companc.................... $ 9
----------
AUSTRALIA (0.0%)
1 Broken Hill Proprietary...... 7
----------
BRAZIL (5.4%)
1,560 Cemig, ADR................... 78,540
3,330 Petroleo Brasileiro, ADR..... 91,249
1,470 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras,
ADR........................ 223,073
1,120 Unibanco, GDR*............... 41,580
----------
434,442
----------
CANADA (1.9%)
1,886 Canadian Imperial Bank....... 47,452
1,500 Inco......................... 45,094
1,320 Royal Bank of Canada......... 59,828
----------
152,374
----------
CHILE (1.9%)
1,325 Chilectra, ADR............... 38,134
1,830 Chilgener, ADR............... 51,240
1,620 Compania De
Telecomunicaciones......... 53,460
300 Enersis, ADR................. 10,669
----------
153,503
----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
FINLAND (1.4%)
900 Nokia, ADR................... $ 66,375
270 Nokia, Class A............... 20,395
965 Pohjola Insurance, Class B... 28,637
----------
115,407
----------
FRANCE (6.8%)
387 Accor........................ 57,980
390 Alcatel Alsthom.............. 48,867
627 AXA.......................... 39,016
53 Carrefour Supermarche........ 38,511
183 Christian Dior............... 30,221
348 Cie Generale Des Eaux........ 44,613
254 Compagnie De Saint Goban..... 37,060
13,380 Compagnie Financierede
Suez....................... 32,916
250 Rhone Polenc, ADR............ 10,406
225 Rhone Polenc................. 9,194
500 SGS-Thompson
Microelectronics*.......... 40,000
358 Societe National
Elf-Aquitaine.............. 38,642
364 Technip...................... 42,264
327 Total, Series B.............. 33,069
2,160 Usinor Sacilor............... 38,981
----------
541,740
----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
GERMANY (5.3%)
152 Adidas....................... $ 16,836
1,242 Commerzbank.................. 35,212
441 Daimler Benz................. 35,813
1,300 Degussa...................... 68,863
238 Kloeckner Werke*............. 16,527
56 Mannesmann................... 24,972
292 Schering..................... 31,229
666 Siemens, Ordinary............ 39,579
447 Veba......................... 25,140
173 Volkswagen................... 132,745
----------
426,916
----------
GREAT BRITAIN (11.4%)
17,400 Avis Europe*................. 39,569
13,330 BG........................... 49,079
3,139 Boots........................ 36,790
6,756 British Petroleum............ 84,022
6,296 British Telecommunications... 46,782
8,400 Compass Group................ 94,252
2,652 Imperial Chemical
Industries................. 36,914
5,630 Lloyds TSB Group............. 57,778
6,696 Lucasvarity.................. 23,204
1,794 National Westminster......... 24,135
5,685 Pearson...................... 65,872
5,270 Railtrack Group.............. 54,918
4,983 Standard Chartered Bank...... 76,043
1,878 Unilever..................... 53,861
420 United News & Media.......... 4,874
25,813 WPP Group.................... 106,006
80 Zeneca Group, ADR............ 7,930
1,500 Zeneca Group................. 49,630
----------
911,659
----------
HONG KONG (4.8%)
7,500 Cheung Kong Holdings......... 74,058
14,000 Citic Pacific................ 87,463
37,000 Henderson Investment......... 40,834
21,000 Hong Kong & China Gas........ 42,015
3,156 HSBC Holdings................ 94,917
4,500 Swire Pacific, Class A....... 40,514
----------
379,801
----------
ISRAEL (0.9%)
1,200 ECI Telecommunications....... 35,700
190 Geotek Communications*....... 1,033
500 Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries................. 32,375
----------
69,108
----------
ITALY (3.5%)
627 Gucci Group.................. 40,363
5,500 Istituto Mobiliare
Italiano................... 49,218
19,700 Stet, Savings................ 68,212
4,403 Stet......................... 25,645
23,000 Telecom Italia Mobile, SPA... 73,970
10,150 Telecom Italia Mobile........ 18,002
----------
275,410
----------
JAPAN (22.5%)
900 Acom......................... 43,398
1,100 Advantest.................... 84,560
1,000 Aoyama Trading............... 32,147
600 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi..... 12,055
3,000 Bridgestone.................. 69,710
3,000 Canon........................ 81,765
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
JAPAN--CONTINUED
3,000 Daiichi Pharmaceutical....... $ 52,937
5,000 Fujitsu...................... 69,447
2,000 Fuji......................... 80,542
2,000 Honda Motor.................. 60,275
1,600 Konami Company............... 59,821
4,000 Matsushita Electric.......... 80,716
6,000 Minebea...................... 63,944
3,000 Mitsubishi Estate............ 43,503
3,000 Mitsubishi Trust............. 47,434
1,100 Namco........................ 42,472
5,000 NEC.......................... 69,884
700 Nintendo Corp................ 58,580
3,000 Nippon Comsys................ 44,551
150 Nippon Television Network.... 60,275
1,000 Ono Pharmaceutical........... 35,029
800 Promise Company.............. 45,844
1,000 Secom........................ 73,466
4,000 Sharp........................ 55,209
700 Sony......................... 61,088
4,000 Sumitomo Trust & Banking..... 42,979
3,000 Takuma....................... 40,882
1,000 TDK.......................... 73,466
2,000 Terumo....................... 38,262
9,000 Toshiba...................... 57,943
2,000 Toyota Motor................. 59,052
2,000 Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical.... 53,811
----------
1,795,047
----------
KOREA (1.4%)
4,940 Korea Fund*.................. 72,865
1,220 Pohang Iron & Steel.......... 39,040
----------
111,905
----------
MEXICO (4.5%)
18,000 Cemex, Class B............... 86,701
3,850 Corporacion Geo, Series B*... 22,127
15,015 Fomento Economico Mexicano... 89,318
14,000 Grupo Financiero Banamex,
Series B................... 36,270
17,600 Grupo Financiero Banamex,
Series L................... 41,170
22,000 Kimberly Clark Mexico,
Series A..................... 87,153
----------
362,739
----------
NETHERLANDS (5.5%)
595 Ahrend....................... 40,192
764 ASM Lithography Holding*..... 44,208
913 Ing Groep.................... 42,124
281 Oce-Van Der Grinten.......... 36,273
2,250 Philips Electronics.......... 161,280
734 Vendex International......... 40,227
3,270 Verenigde Nederlandse........ 72,352
----------
436,656
----------
PERU (1.1%)
3,300 Telefonica Del Peru.......... 86,419
----------
PHILIPPINES (0.1%)
7,125 Ayala, Class B............... 5,133
----------
PORTUGAL (0.9%)
1,400 Cimentos De Portugal......... 32,661
800 Portugal Telecom............. 32,304
200 Portugal Telecom, ADR........ 8,025
----------
72,990
----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
SINGAPORE (2.0%)
3,960 Overseas Chinese Banking..... $ 40,993
2,400 Singapore Press Holdings..... 48,346
8,000 Straits Steamship Land....... 21,263
4,800 United Overseas Bank......... 49,353
----------
159,955
----------
SPAIN (3.0%)
2,450 Autopistas Concesionaria..... 33,260
2,829 Banco De Santander........... 87,179
115 Bankinter.................... 20,295
713 Sol Melia.................... 29,280
800 Telefonica De Espana......... 69,000
----------
239,014
----------
SWEDEN (3.6%)
590 ABB.......................... 8,283
745 Electrolux................... 53,786
1,190 Ericsson Telephone........... 46,856
78 Granges*..................... 1,034
1,985 Hennes & Mauritz Fria........ 69,857
1,400 Skandia Forsakrings.......... 51,624
2,100 SKF.......................... 54,341
----------
285,781
----------
SWITZERLAND (5.9%)
129 Adecco....................... 49,503
26 Asea Brown Boveri............ 39,375
36 Gebruder Sulzer.............. 30,837
11 Kuoni Reisen Holdings........ 37,689
5 Novartis-Bearer.............. 7,990
89 Novartis..................... 144,181
10 Roche Holding................ 90,489
30 Sairgroup*................... 33,633
25 Swiss Reinsurance............ 35,377
----------
469,074
----------
VENEZUELA (1.1%)
2,000 Cia Anonima Telef De
Venezuela, ADR............. 86,250
----------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $6,215,134)........................ 7,571,339
----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
PREFERRED STOCKS (1.4%)
GERMANY (1.4%)
35 Dyckerhoff................... $ 12,655
133 GEA.......................... 51,599
836 Henkel....................... 47,499
----------
111,753
----------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $103,496).............. 111,753
----------
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
CORPORATE BONDS (0.0%)
CAYMAN ISLANDS (0.0%)
50 HKR International............ 6
----------
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $6).......... 6
----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (96.3%)
(COST $6,318,636)(a)..................... 7,683,098
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES
(3.7%)................................... 297,098
----------
NET ASSETS (100.0%)...................... $7,980,196
==========
</TABLE>
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* Non-income producing security.
(a) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is $6,318,636,
the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $1,406,945, and gross
unrealized depreciation of $42,483, and net unrealized appreciation of
$1,364,462.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS (99.4%)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE (2.0%)
6,800 McDonnell Douglas........... $ 465,800
-----------
AIRLINES (1.3%)
10,000 Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Holdings.................. 286,250
-----------
AUTOMOTIVE (1.8%)
10,000 Electronic Data Systems..... 410,000
-----------
BANKING (8.9%)
20,000 Bank of Rhode Island*....... 200,000
8,500 Beverly Bancorporation...... 163,625
10,000 First Commerce.............. 440,000
9,100 Nationsbank................. 586,950
25,000 North Folk Bancorp.......... 534,375
3,000 Summit Bancorp.............. 150,375
-----------
2,075,325
-----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
BEVERAGES, FOOD & TOBACCO
(9.5%)
13,100 Anheuser-Busch.............. $ 549,381
15,000 Nabisco Holdings, Class A... 598,125
12,000 Pepsico..................... 450,750
16,600 Sysco....................... 605,900
-----------
2,204,156
-----------
BUILDING MATERIALS (1.1%)
3,600 Home Depot.................. 248,175
-----------
CHEMICALS (3.4%)
15,000 Englehard................... 314,063
10,000 Hercules.................... 478,750
-----------
792,813
-----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS--CONTINUED
COMMERCIAL SERVICES (1.1%)
7,000 CMS Energy.................. $ 246,750
-----------
COMMUNICATIONS (5.1%)
9,800 3Com*....................... 441,000
23,800 ITT Industries.............. 612,850
21,000 Katz Media Group*........... 137,813
-----------
1,191,663
-----------
COMPUTER SOFTWARE &
PROCESSING (4.9%)
10,000 Ceridian*................... 422,500
10,000 Computer Sciences*.......... 721,250
-----------
1,143,750
-----------
COMPUTERS & INFORMATION
(3.7%)
7,600 Cabletron Systems*.......... 215,175
2,000 Cisco Systems*.............. 134,250
14,000 Sun Microsystems*........... 521,062
-----------
870,487
-----------
COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE
(2.4%)
4,000 Proctor & Gamble............ 565,000
-----------
DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS
(2.0%)
19,000 Whitman..................... 456,000
-----------
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (0.9%)
4,000 Thomas & Betts.............. 210,250
-----------
ELECTRONICS (3.7%)
10,800 AMP......................... 450,900
2,950 Intel....................... 418,347
-----------
869,247
-----------
FINANCIAL SERVICES (4.8%)
13,400 Federal National Mortgage
Association............... 584,575
5,000 First Chicago/NBD........... 302,500
15,300 HomeCorp*................... 221,850
-----------
1,108,925
-----------
FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER
(3.4%)
6,400 Kimberly-Clark.............. 318,400
7,500 Mead........................ 466,875
-----------
785,275
-----------
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (0.9%)
5,200 Columbia/HCA Healthcare..... 204,425
-----------
HOME CONSTRUCTION,
FURNISHINGS & APPLIANCES
(5.1%)
10,700 General Electric............ 699,513
12,400 Newell...................... 491,350
-----------
1,190,863
-----------
INSURANCE (4.8%)
2,700 Aetna....................... 276,413
9,000 Chubb....................... 601,875
7,200 Equitable Companies......... 239,400
-----------
1,117,688
-----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
MEDIA--BROADCASTING &
PUBLISHING (0.8%)
6,000 Worldcom*................... $ 192,000
-----------
MEDICAL (1.0%)
4,500 United Healthcare........... 234,000
-----------
MEDICAL SUPPLIES (4.2%)
14,100 Johnson Controls............ 578,981
10,000 St. Jude Medical*........... 390,000
-----------
968,981
-----------
METALS (1.2%)
8,500 Trinity Industries.......... 269,875
-----------
OIL & GAS (7.9%)
12,000 Ashland..................... 556,500
8,400 Mobil....................... 586,950
4,000 Texaco...................... 435,000
6,000 Williams Companies.......... 262,500
-----------
1,840,950
-----------
PHARMACEUTICALS (8.7%)
6,000 Abott Laboratories.......... 400,500
7,000 Amgen*...................... 406,875
27,000 Medpartners*................ 583,875
6,200 Merck....................... 641,700
-----------
2,032,950
-----------
RETAILERS (1.1%)
7,600 Wal-Mart Stores............. 256,975
-----------
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS (2.8%)
22,050 American Paging*............ 33,075
9,800 SBC Communications.......... 606,375
-----------
639,450
-----------
TRANSPORTATION (0.9%)
6,300 Illinois Central............ 220,104
-----------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $19,871,580)...................... 23,098,127
-----------
PREFERRED STOCKS (0.9%)
COMPUTER SOFTWARE &
PROCESSING (0.9%)
2,500 Microsoft Corporation,
Class A..................... 217,500
-----------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(COST $199,688)............. 217,500
-----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (100.3%)
(COST $20,071,268)(a)................... 23,315,627
LIABILITIES NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS
(-0.3%)................................. (75,352)
-----------
NET ASSETS (100.0%)..................... $23,240,275
===========
</TABLE>
- ------------------------------
* Non-income producing security.
(a) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is
$20,071,268, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $3,614,591 and
gross unrealized depreciation of $370,232, and net unrealized appreciation
of $3,244,359.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BALANCED PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 1)
- ------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS (59.5%)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE (3.7%)
1,800 Boeing......................... $ 95,513
900 Lockheed Martin................ 93,202
-----------
188,715
-----------
AIRLINES (2.2%)
1,200 AMR*........................... 111,000
-----------
BANKING (3.5%)
800 Citicorp....................... 96,450
300 Wells Fargo.................... 80,850
-----------
177,300
-----------
BEVERAGES, FOOD & TOBACCO
(3.3%)
1,500 Grand Metropolitan, ADR........ 58,781
1,100 McDonald's..................... 53,144
1,700 Sysco.......................... 62,050
-----------
173,975
-----------
CHEMICALS (3.2%)
1,900 Monsanto....................... 81,819
1,800 SGL Carbon, ADR................ 83,700
-----------
165,519
-----------
COMMERCIAL SERVICES (1.7%)
2,400 R.R. Donnelley & Sons.......... 87,900
-----------
COMMUNICATIONS (1.6%)
3,500 Cox Communications, Class A*... 84,000
-----------
COMPUTERS & INFORMATION (1.5%)
1,900 EMC*........................... 74,100
-----------
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (2.7%)
3,000 Ucar International*............ 137,250
-----------
ELECTRONICS (2.8%)
1,600 Adaptec*....................... 55,600
3,500 General Instrument*............ 87,500
-----------
143,100
-----------
ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE (1.8%)
1,700 Polaroid....................... 94,350
-----------
FINANCIAL SERVICES (11.2%)
4,100 Countrywide Credit............. 127,869
1,300 Federal National Mortgage
Association.................... 56,713
3,300 Homestead Village Property*.... 58,575
1,600 Renaissancere Holdings......... 61,000
4,300 Sabre Group Holding*........... 116,638
4,400 Security Capital Industrial
Trust.......................... 94,600
2,600 Security Capital Pacific
Trust.......................... 59,475
-----------
574,870
-----------
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (2.0%)
3,300 Tenet Healthcare*.............. 97,556
-----------
HEAVY MACHINERY (3.8%)
500 Caterpillar.................... 53,688
4,000 Lucasvarity, ADR............... 138,500
-----------
192,188
-----------
INDUSTRIAL--DIVERSIFIED (1.3%)
900 Armstrong World Industries..... 66,038
-----------
INSURANCE (1.2%)
400 American International Group... 59,750
-----------
LODGING (1.1%)
3,100 Harrah's Entertainment*........ $ 55,800
-----------
OIL & GAS (3.3%)
1,400 Anadarko Petroleum............. 84,000
1,800 Triton Energy*................. 82,463
-----------
166,463
-----------
REAL ESTATE (1.8%)
3,800 Oakwood Homes.................. 91,200
-----------
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS (2.6%)
2,500 Sprint......................... 131,563
-----------
TEXTILES, CLOTHING & FABRICS
(1.4%)
1,900 Unifi.......................... 71,013
-----------
TRANSPORTATION (1.8%)
3,300 Canadian Pacific............... 93,844
-----------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(COST $2,805,009)....................... 3,037,494
-----------
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
- -------
<S> <C> <C>
CORPORATE BONDS (14.6%)
100,000 AK Steel, 9.12% 12/15/06....... 102,750
100,000 BB&T, 7.25% 06/15/07........... 100,246
100,000 Bonos Del Tesoro, 8.75%
05/09/02....................... 100,003
100,000 Chase Manhattan, 7.25%
06/01/07....................... 100,605
95,000 Financiera Energy, 9.38%
06/15/06....................... 100,715
44,500 G.E. Capital Management
Service, 6.50% 03/25/24........ 42,332
40,000 G.E. Capital Management
Service, 6.50% 11/25/23........ 35,371
360,000 Nykredit, 6.00% 10/01/26....... 50,197
69,000 Paine Webber Group, 7.00%
03/01/00....................... 69,475
50,000 Prudential Home Mortgage
Securities, 6.25% 04/25/24..... 42,906
-----------
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(COST $738,935)......................... 744,600
-----------
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
(3.3%)
20,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, 6.00% 03/15/08.... 19,429
27,803 Federal National Mortgage
Association, 5.00% 10/25/03.... 27,644
45,000 Federal National Mortgage
Association, 6.15% 10/25/07.... 44,220
40,000 Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investment, 7.09% 12/26/25..... 40,009
7,923 Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investment, 9.70% 07/15/10..... 8,119
30,594 Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investment, 7.65% 01/15/12..... 31,026
-----------
TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
(COST $171,558)......................... 170,447
-----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BALANCED PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
MUNICIPAL BONDS (4.9%)
40,000 Baltimore Community Development
Financing , 8.20% 08/15/07..... $ 42,150
9,269 Denver Colorado City & County
Single Family, 7.25% 12/01/10.. 9,362
20,000 Michigan State Job Development
Authority, 7.10% 05/01/98...... 20,118
15,000 New York City, 9.75% 08/15/12.. 16,313
40,000 New York State HFA Service,
7.50% 09/15/03................. 40,000
50,000 Ohio Housing Financial Agency,
7.90% 10/01/14................. 50,750
30,000 Oklahoma City Airport, 9.40%
11/01/10....................... 32,025
40,000 Oregon State General
Obligation, 6.90% 01/01/00..... 40,000
----------
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(COST $246,238)......................... 250,718
----------
SOVEREIGN DEBT (3.6%)
AUSTRALIA (1.4%)
78,000 Australian Government, 10.00%
10/15/07....................... 71,422
----------
<CAPTION> VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
MEXICO (1.1%)
50,000 Mexico Global Bond, 11.50%
05/15/26....................... $ 57,125
----------
SOUTH AFRICA (1.1%)
294,000 Republic of South Africa,
12.00% 02/28/05................ 57,776
----------
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT
(COST $184,015)......................... 186,323
----------
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS (12.3%)
40,000 U.S. Treasury Bond 6.75%
08/15/26....................... 39,568
320,000 U.S. Treasury Note 7.25%
08/15/04....................... 333,270
160,000 U.S. Treasury Note 5.75%
10/31/00....................... 157,424
100,000 U.S. Treasury Note 6.25%
04/30/01....................... 99,750
----------
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS (COST $629,281)............. 630,012
----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (98.2%)
(COST $4,775,036)(a).................... 5,019,594
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS
NET OF LIABILITIES (1.8%)............... 90,727
----------
NET ASSETS (100.0%)..................... $5,110,321
==========
</TABLE>
- ------------------------------
* Non-income producing security.
(a) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,775,036,
the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $272,207, gross unrealized
depreciation of $27,649, and net unrealized appreciation of $244,558.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
HFA - Housing Finance Authority
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME OPPORTUNITY PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
CORPORATE BONDS (70.0%)
BANKING (6.1%)
$1,000,000 Bangkok Land, 3.13%,
03/31/01.................. $ 198,725
500,000 DGS International Finance,
10.00%, 06/01/07.......... 515,000
----------
713,725
----------
BEVERAGES, FOOD & TOBACCO
(2.5%)
300,000 Specialty Foods, 11.13%,
10/01/02.................. 297,000
----------
CHEMICALS (1.7%)
200,000 Harris Chemical, 10.75%,
10/15/03.................. 204,000
----------
COMPUTERS & INFORMATION
(2.3%)
250,000 Unisys, 12.00%, 04/15/03.... 270,625
----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
(9.0%)
$ 350,000 Conecel, 14.00%, 05/01/02... $ 371,875
250,000 Pen-Tab Industries, 10.87%,
02/01/07.................. 254,375
400,000 TV Filme, 12.88%,
12/15/04.................. 419,500
----------
1,045,750
----------
FINANCIAL SERVICES (8.8%)
1,000,000 PTC International Finance
(Zero Coupon until
7/1/2002, 10.75%
thereafter)(b), 0.00%,
07/01/07.................. 607,500
400,000 Vicap, 11.38%, 05/15/07..... 419,000
----------
1,026,500
----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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INCOME OPPORTUNITY PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
CORPORATE BONDS--CONTINUED
HEAVY MACHINERY (9.4%)
$ 250,000 Anchor Glass, 11.25%,
04/01/05.................. $ 268,125
250,000 Central Tractor, 10.62%,
04/01/07.................. 258,750
250,000 EV International, 11.00%,
03/15/07.................. 265,000
300,000 Precise Technology, 11.13%,
06/15/07.................. 299,250
-----------
1,091,125
-----------
INDUSTRIAL--DIVERSIFIED
(16.6%)
500,000 FSW International, 12.50%,
11/01/06.................. 516,250
300,000 ICO, 10.37%, 06/01/07....... 308,250
250,000 Neenah, 11.13%, 05/01/07.... 265,000
500,000 Nippon Denro Ispat, 3.00%,
04/01/01.................. 265,000
1,250,000 NTS Steel Group Public,
4.00%, 12/16/08........... 256,250
300,000 Therma-Wave, 10.62%,
05/15/04.................. 318,000
-----------
1,928,750
-----------
MEDIA--BROADCASTING &
PUBLISHING (2.2%)
250,000 ITC Deltacom, 11.00%,
06/01/07.................. 254,063
-----------
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS (5.4%)
250,000 Brooks Fiber Properties,
10.00%, 06/01/07.......... 252,500
350,000 Tevecap, 12.63%, 11/26/04... 377,125
-----------
629,625
-----------
TRANSPORTATION (6.0%)
300,000 Talton Holdings, 11.00%,
06/30/07.................. 301,500
250,000 TFM (Zero Coupon until
6/15/2002, 11.75%
thereafter)(b), 0.00%,
06/15/09.................. 144,374
250,000 TFM, 10.25%, 06/15/07....... 254,375
-----------
700,249
-----------
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(COST $8,254,156)....................... 8,161,412
-----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
SOVEREIGN DEBT $(19.0%)
ARGENTINA (4.0%)
485,000 Argentina, 6.75%,
03/31/05.................. $ 455,599
-----------
BRAZIL (3.6%)
439,000 Republic of Brazil, 10.13%,
05/15/27.................. 422,538
-----------
BULGARIA (3.7%)
$ 400,000 Government of Bulgaria,
6.56%, 07/28/24........... 293,500
200,000 Government of Bulgaria,
6.56%, 07/28/11........... 143,750
-----------
437,250
-----------
ECUADOR (1.1%)
188,000 Republic of Ecuador, 6.44%,
02/28/25.................. 133,950
-----------
PERU (3.3%)
600,000 Peru, 4.00%, 03/07/17....... 390,000
-----------
VENEZUELA (3.3%)
200,000 Republic of Venezuela,
6.75%, 03/31/20........... 157,500
250,000 Republic of Venezuela,
6.75%, 12/18/07........... 231,563
-----------
389,063
-----------
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT
(COST $1,991,631)....................... 2,228,400
-----------
YANKEE BONDS (5.1%)
MEXICO (5.0%)
850,000 Grupo Televisa (Zero Coupon
until 5/15/2001, 13.25%
thereafter)(b), 0.00%,
05/15/08.................. 591,813
-----------
TOTAL YANKEE BONDS (COST $570,238)...... 591,813
-----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (94.1%)
(COST $10,816,025)(a)................... $10,981,625
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF
LIABILITIES (5.9%)...................... 683,997
-----------
NET ASSETS (100.0%)..................... $11,665,622
===========
</TABLE>
- ------------------------------
(a) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is
$10,816,025, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $503,617 and
gross unrealized depreciation of $338,017, and net unrealized appreciation
of $165,600.
(b) Step coupon bond.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
17
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BOND PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (12.4%)
$ 500,000 Advanta Mortgage Loan Trust,
6.03%, 08/25/11........... $ 492,422
265,384 Chase Manhattan Grantor
Trust, 5.20%, 02/15/02.... 263,407
750,000 Chemical Credit Card Master
Trust, 5.98%, 09/15/08.... 710,100
422,665 Navistar Financial, 6.35%,
11/15/02.................. 424,673
-----------
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
(COST $1,877,821)....................... 1,890,602
-----------
CORPORATE BONDS (39.2%)
AIRLINES (1.2%)
75,000 Delta Airlines, 10.37%,
02/01/11.................. 92,234
75,000 United Airlines, 10.25%,
07/15/21.................. 92,930
-----------
185,164
-----------
AUTOMOTIVE (3.2%)
500,000 Ford Motor, 6.25%, 11/08/00... 493,235
-----------
BANKING (4.1%)
500,000 Bank of New York, 8.50%,
12/15/04.................. 540,559
92,190 Mercantile Safe Deposit+,
12.12%, 01/02/01.......... 99,412
-----------
639,971
-----------
BEVERAGES, FOOD & TOBACCO
(3.3%)
500,000 Rykoff Sexton, 8.87%,
11/01/03.................. 495,000
-----------
COMMERCIAL SERVICES (5.0%)
500,000 MCN Financing, 6.30%,
06/01/98.................. 500,000
250,000 Mississippi Power & Light,
8.80%, 04/01/05........... 253,752
-----------
753,752
-----------
COMMUNICATIONS (3.3%)
500,000 Harris Corporation, 6.65%,
08/01/06.................. 500,140
-----------
COMPUTERS & INFORMATION
(1.6%)
250,000 IBM, 7.00%, 10/30/25........ 236,500
-----------
FINANCIAL SERVICES (9.1%)
400,000 Associates Corp. of North
America, 7.88%,
09/30/01.................. 416,427
650,000 Chase Capital, 7.67%,
12/01/26.................. 627,206
350,000 First Union, 6.55%, 10/15/35... 338,262
-----------
1,381,895
-----------
FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER
(1.8%)
250,000 Georgia Pacific, 9.50%,
05/15/22.................. 272,514
-----------
INSURANCE (1.6%)
250,000 Travelers Capital, 7.75%,
12/01/36.................. 241,642
-----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
MEDIA--BROADCASTING &
PUBLISHING (5.0%)
$ 250,000 News America Holdings,
10.13%, 10/15/12.......... $ 281,422
500,000 Viacom, 7.75%, 06/01/05..... 501,833
-----------
783,255
-----------
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST
$5,888,893)............................. 5,983,068
-----------
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (15.3%)
52,615 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Association, 6.00%,
10/01/10.................. 50,817
181,927 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Association, 6.00%,
05/01/09.................. 176,327
620,731 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Association, 6.00%,
08/01/10.................. 599,514
64,168 Government National Mortgage
Association, 10.25%,
07/15/12.................. 64,168
419,729 Government National Mortgage
Association, 6.50%,
01/15/24.................. 404,077
427,346 Government National Mortgage
Association, 9.00%,
08/15/19.................. 457,623
575,673 Government National Mortgage
Association, 7.00%,
06/15/09.................. 577,981
-----------
TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (COST
$2,299,610)............................. 2,330,507
-----------
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS+ (5.0%)
145,000 Central America
International Development,
10.00%, 12/01/11.......... 164,938
145,000 Central America
International Development,
10.00%, 12/01/11.......... 164,938
145,000 Central America
International Development,
10.00%, 12/01/11.......... 164,938
100,000 Republic of Honduras
International Development,
Series C, 13.00%, 06/01/06 127,878
100,000 Republic of Honduras
International Development,
Series D, 13.00%, 06/01/11 139,833
-----------
TOTAL AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT BONDS (COST $635,000)....... 762,525
-----------
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(16.9%)
400,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.75%,
08/15/03.................. 386,250
200,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.87%,
02/15/04.................. 193,750
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BOND PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS--CONTINUED
JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
1,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 6.50%,
10/15/06.................. $ 995,625
1,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.87%,
11/15/99.................. 993,437
-----------
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS (COST $2,567,067)........... 2,569,062
-----------
YANKEE BONDS (3.9%)
600,000 Province of Quebec, 7.50%,
07/15/23.................. 590,207
-----------
TOTAL YANKEE BONDS (COST $585,745)...... 590,207
-----------
<CAPTION>
VALUE
SHARES (NOTE 2)
- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
PREFERRED STOCKS (3.5%)
OIL & GAS (3.5%)
20,000 Transcanada Pipelines....... $ 530,000
-----------
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $512,500).. 530,000
-----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (96.2%)
(COST $14,366,636)(a)................... 14,655,971
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES
(3.8%).................................. 571,331
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NET ASSETS (100.0%)..................... $15,227,302
===========
</TABLE>
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(a) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is
$14,366,636, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $341,516 and
gross unrealized depreciation of $52,181, net unrealized appreciation of
$289,335.
+ Restricted Security.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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EMERGING INTERNATIONAL GROWTH & INCOME
GROWTH EQUITY INCOME BALANCED OPPORTUNITY BOND
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS:
Investments, at value (Note 1)(a) $5,589,463 $ 7,683,098 $23,315,627 $5,019,594 $10,981,625 $14,655,971
Cash 428,269 264,643 136,194 44,936 1,087,131 462,836
Receivables for:
Securities sold -- 193,954 -- 12,970 -- --
Dividends 4,420 14,724 30,283 4,014 -- 10,936
Foreign tax reclaims -- 9,368 120 -- -- --
Gain forward contracts -- -- -- 1,528 -- --
Interest 1,909 2,971 2,678 30,636 145,933 166,114
Receivable from Sponsor -- 25,772 -- 6,130 24,091 --
Deferred organization expenses 15,937 15,937 15,937 15,937 15,937 15,937
Other assets 18,442 59,553 24,488 17,390 7,417 22,496
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total assets 6,058,440 8,270,020 23,525,326 5,153,135 12,262,134 15,334,290
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
LIABILITIES:
Payable for investments purchased 49,646 234,154 -- 30,422 592,410 --
Payable to Advisor (Note 2) 11,091 -- 253,495 -- -- 88,328
Loss forward contracts -- 414
Other accrued expenses 13,112 55,256 31,556 12,392 14,102 18,660
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total liabilities 73,849 289,824 285,051 42,814 606,512 106,988
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
NET ASSETS:
Applicable to investors' beneficial
interests $5,984,591 $ 7,980,196 $23,240,275 $5,110,321 $11,655,622 $15,227,302
========== =========== =========== ========== =========== ===========
(a) Cost of investments $4,601,720 $ 6,318,636 $20,071,268 $4,775,036 $10,816,025 $14,366,636
========== =========== =========== ========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
<TABLE>
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (NOTE 1)
Interest $ 8,871 $ 9,040 $ 29,321 $ 58,455 $ 565,242 $ 511,578
Dividends 23,952 80,000(a) 154,782 17,690 -- --
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total investment income 32,823 89,040 184,103 76,145 565,242 511,578
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
EXPENSES:
Administration and fund accounting
fees 26,035 33,720 26,035 26,035 26,035 26,035
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) 19,934 33,421 81,424 16,454 25,707 39,920
Auditing fees 4,053 4,020 12,306 2,892 6,462 7,459
Amortization of organization expenses
(Note 1) 3,497 3,497 3,497 3,497 3,497 3,497
Trustee fees (Note 2) 822 815 2,496 586 1,310 1,513
Custody fees 7,443 43,695 11,130 7,691 5,586 6,934
Miscellaneous 2,241 2,224 6,791 1,624 3,527 4,153
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total expenses 64,025 121,392 143,679 58,779 72,124 89,511
Reimbursement from Advisor (24,649) (63,637) (4,746) (26,567) (18,170) (25,517)
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
NET EXPENSES 39,376 57,755 138,933 32,212 53,954 63,994
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (6,553) 31,285 45,170 43,933 511,288 447,584
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
Net realized gain on investments 415,316 304,283(b) 721,241 775,770 (c) 345,344 42,357
Net change in unrealized appreciation 268,544 620,526 749,409 (352,173) (115,730) (61,107)
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN: 683,860 924,809 1,470,650 423,597 229,614 (18,750)
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS $ 677,307 $ 956,094 $ 1,515,820 $ 467,530 $ 740,902 $ 428,834
========== =========== =========== ========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
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(a) Net of foreign tax withholding of $9,433.
(b) Includes foreign currency transactions loss of $24,107.
(c) Includes foreign currency transactions gains of $263.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
<TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
EMERGING GROWTH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
---------------------------- ----------------------------
FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE
JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED
1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31,
(UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income (loss) (6,553) (10,291) 31,285 20,197
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 415,316 281,561 304,283(a) 134,444(b)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments 268,544 222,880 620,526 476,242
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 677,307 494,150 956,094 630,883
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
TRANSACTIONS IN INVESTORS' BENEFICIAL INTEREST:
Contributions 900,057 1,861,907 638,443 1,107,986
Withdrawals (195,564) (1,631,580) (185,788) (275,007)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase from investors' transactions: 704,493 230,327 452,655 832,979
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 1,381,800 724,477 1,408,749 1,463,862
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period 4,602,791 3,878,314 6,571,447 5,107,585
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
End of period $5,984,591 $4,602,791 $7,980,196 $6,571,447
========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
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(a) Includes foreign currency transactions loss of $24,107.
(b) Includes foreign currency transactions losses of $14,643.
(c) Includes foreign currency transactions gains of $263.
Ratios and Supplementary Data
<TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, EMERGING GROWTH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
1997 (UNAUDITED), THE YEARS, ENDED PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995, AND FOR ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 1997 1996 1995 1994(a) 1997 1996 1995 1994(a)
------ ------ ----- ------- ------ ------ ---- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Ratios to average net assets(b):
Expenses 1.58% 1.61% 1.59% 2.56% 1.64% 1.67% 1.65% 3.20%
Net investment income (loss) (0.26%) (0.23%) (0.12%) 5.51% 0.89% 0.35% 0.09% (1.68%)
Ratios of expenses to average net
assets without waiver and
reimbursement 2.57% 2.94% 3.59% 7.35% 3.45% 3.12% 3.87% 4.62%
Portfolio turnover 54% 117% 109% 150% 76% 86% 90% 7%
Average commission rate(c) $0.0574 $0.0553 -- -- $0.0440 $0.0259 -- --
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(a) The Portfolios commenced operations on October 3, 1994.
(b) Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) For fiscal years beginning on or after September 1, 1995, a fund is required to disclose its average commission rate per share
for security trades on which commissions are charged. This amount may vary between periods and funds depending on the volume
and character of trades executed in various markets where trading practices and commission rate structures may differ.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
GROWTH & INCOME BALANCED INCOME OPPORTUNITY BOND
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------
FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997
(UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1996 (UNAUDITED)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
45,170 161,590 43,933 70,858 511,288 497,340 447,584
721,241 3,329,104 775,770(c) 145,710 345,344 384,732 42,357
749,409 (599,755) (352,173) 341,232 (115,730) 175,750 (61,107)
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
1,515,820 2,890,939 467,530 557,800 740,902 1,057,822 428,834
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
2,016,416 2,962,725 819,514 998,640 6,210,913 4,501,206 1,742,802
(1,248,121) (473,261) (206,515) (411,455) (2,435,566) (991,120) (472,124)
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
768,294 2,489,464 612,999 587,185 3,775,357 3,510,086 1,270,678
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
2,284,114 5,380,403 1,080,529 1,144,985 4,516,259 4,567,908 1,699,512
20,956,161 15,575,758 4,029,792 2,884,807 7,149,364 2,581,456 13,527,790
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
$23,240,275 $20,956,161 $5,110,321 $4,029,792 $11,665,623 $7,149,364 $15,227,302
=========== =========== ========== ========== =========== ========== ===========
<CAPTION>
BOND
PORTFOLIO
---------
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
1996
-----------
<S> <C>
797,564
(14,517)
(399,872)
-----------
383,175
-----------
867,436
(349,615)
-----------
517,821
-----------
900,996
12,626,794
-----------
$13,527,790
===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
GROWTH & INCOME BALANCED INCOME OPPORTUNITY
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994(a) 1997 1996 1995 1994(a) 1997 1996 1995 1994(a)
----- ---- ---- ------- ----- ---- ---- ------- ---- ---- ---- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1.28% 1.00% 1.23% 1.20% 1.44% 1.51% 1.51% 1.33% 1.22% 1.31% 1.42% 2.20%
0.42% 0.87% 0.91% 1.11% 1.97% 2.06% 2.29% 3.13% 11.58% 11.31% 12.53% 8.09%
1.32% 1.34% 1.53% 1.95% 2.69% 3.38% 4.39% 6.48% 1.63% 2.74% 4.77% 7.48%
72% 92% 102% 10% 100% 88% 121% 7% 97% 222% 120% 144%
$0.0560 $0.0571 -- -- $0.0592 $0.0683 -- -- -- -- -- --
<CAPTION>
BOND
PORTFOLIO
----------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994(a)
---- ---- ---- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
0.90% 0.85% 1.02% 1.21%
6.26% 6.18% 6.66% 6.32%
1.25% 1.32% 1.40% 1.76%
51% 64% 78% 11%
-- -- -- --
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECT ADVISORS PORTFOLIOS
Notes to Financial Statements
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Select Advisors Portfolios (the "Portfolio Trust") was organized as a New
York master trust fund on February 7, 1994 and is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end
management investment company. The Portfolio Trust consists of eight subtrusts
(each a "Portfolio"), each having distinct investment objectives and policies:
Emerging Growth Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Growth & Income
Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio, Income Opportunity Portfolio, Bond Portfolio,
Bond Portfolio II and Growth & Income II. Bond Portfolio II and Growth & Income
II are included in a separate report.
The accounting policies are in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") for investment companies. The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the related amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the
Portfolios:
a) Investment Valuation. Securities for which market quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price on a national securities
exchange, or, in the absence of recorded sales, at the readily available closing
bid price on such exchanges, or at the quoted bid price in the over-the-counter
market. Securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars
at the current exchange rate. Debt securities are valued by a pricing service
which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal,
institutional-size trading units of similar securities. Securities or other
assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair
value in good faith under consistently applied procedures in accordance with
procedures established by the Trustees of the Portfolio Trust. Such procedures
include the use of independent pricing services, which use prices based upon
yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type;
indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All
portfolio securities with a remaining maturity of less than 60 days are valued
at amortized cost, which approximates market.
b) Foreign Currency Translation. The accounting records of the Portfolios
are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market value of investment securities, other
assets and liabilities and forward contracts denominated in foreign currencies
are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at the end of
the period. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts, and expense
payments are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates
of such transactions. Reported net realized gains and losses on foreign currency
transactions represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of forward
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses
realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and
the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received.
The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of
changes in market prices of these securities, but are included with net realized
and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
c) Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date
except that certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date
has passed are recorded as soon as the Portfolio Trust is informed of the
ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes the amortization of premium
and accretion of discount, if any, is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend and
interest income is recorded net of foreign taxes where recovery of such taxes is
not assured.
d) Federal Taxes. Each Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes. As such, each investor in each Portfolio is subject to
taxation on its share of that Portfolio's ordinary income and capital gains.
Therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes. It is intended
that each Portfolio's assets will be managed in such a way that an investor in
the Portfolio will be able to satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
e) Forward Currency Contracts. Each Portfolio may enter into forward
foreign currency contracts to protect securities and related receivables and
payables against fluctuations in foreign currency rates. A forward contract is
an agreement to buy or sell currencies of different countries on a specified
future date at a specified rate.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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Risks associated with such contracts include the movement in the value of
the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the
counterparty to perform. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with
changes in currency exchange rates. Contracts are valued daily based on
procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees of
the Portfolio Trust and the change in the market value is recorded by the
Portfolio as unrealized appreciation or depreciation of forward foreign currency
contracts.
f) Repurchase Agreements. Each Portfolio may invest in repurchase
agreements, which are agreements pursuant to which securities are acquired by
the Portfolio from a third party with the commitment that they will be
repurchased by the seller at a fixed price on an agreed upon date. Each
Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with banks or lenders meeting the
creditworthiness standards established by the Portfolio Trust Board of Trustees.
The Portfolio, through its custodian, receives as collateral, delivery of the
underlying securities, whose market value is required to be at least 102% of the
resale price at the time of purchase. The resale price reflects the purchase
price plus an agreed upon rate of interest. In the event of counterparty default
the Portfolio has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred.
g) Organization Expense. Organization expenses were deferred and are
being amortized by each Portfolio on a straight-line basis over a five-year
period from commencement of operations. Any amount received by the Portfolio
from a corresponding Fund as a result of a redemption by Touchstone Advisors,
Inc. of any of its organizational seed capital shares of the Fund will be
applied so as to reduce the amount of unamortized organization expenses. The
amount paid by the Portfolio Trust on any withdrawal by the Select Advisors
Trust A or Select Advisors Trust C of all or a part of its organizational seed
capital investment ("Initial Interest") in the Portfolio will be reduced by a
portion of any unamortized organization expenses of the Portfolio, determined by
the proportion of the amount of the Initial Interest withdrawn to the aggregate
amount of the Initial Interests in the Portfolio then-outstanding after taking
into account any prior withdrawals of any portion of the Initial Interests in
the Portfolio.
h) Other. Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. For
financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined
on the basis of specific lot identification.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
a) Investment Advisor. The Portfolio Trust has an investment advisory
agreement with Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") a subsidiary of
Western-Southern Life Assurance Company ("Western-Southern"). Under the terms of
the investment advisory agreement, each Portfolio pays an investment advisory
fee that is computed daily and paid monthly. For the six months ended June 30,
1997, each Portfolio incurred the following investment advisory fees equal on an
annual basis to the following percentages of the average daily net assets of the
Portfolio. The Balanced Portfolio's advisory fee changed on May 1, 1997 from
0.70% to 0.80%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EMERGING INTERNATIONAL GROWTH & INCOME
GROWTH EQUITY INCOME BALANCED OPPORTUNITY BOND
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
--------- ------------- --------- --------- ----------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Rate 0.80% 0.95% 0.75% 0.74% 0.65% 0.55%
</TABLE>
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is
the sub-advisor for the Growth & Income Portfolio and Bond Portfolio.
b) Trustees. Each Trustee who is not an "interested person", (as defined
in the Act), of the Portfolio Trust receives an aggregate of $5,000 annually
plus $1,000 per meeting attended as well as reimbursement for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses from the Portfolio Trust and from Select Advisors
Trust A, Select Advisors Trust C, and Select Advisors Variable Insurance
Trust, which are included in separate annual reports. For June 30, 1997 the
Portfolio Trust incurred $7,542 in Trustee fees which was prorated to each
Portfolio.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment transactions (excluding purchases and sales of U.S. government
and U.S. government agency obligations and excluding short-term investments) for
June 30, 1997 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COST OF PURCHASES PROCEEDS FROM SALES
----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Emerging Growth Portfolio $ 3,147,399 $ 2,525,012
International Equity Portfolio 5,478,645 5,104,096
Growth & Income Portfolio 16,116,613 15,399,831
Balanced Portfolio 4,200,178 4,196,966
Income Opportunity Portfolio 13,548,346 8,701,063
Bond Portfolio 5,195,121 4,889,263
</TABLE>
The following Portfolios had transactions in U.S. government and U.S.
government agency obligations:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COST OF PURCHASES PROCEEDS FROM SALES
----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Balanced Portfolio $ 950,820 $ 999,601
Bond Portfolio 3,171,086 1,754,512
</TABLE>
4. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS
For June 30, 1997 the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse each
Portfolio the following amounts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT OF
REIMBURSEMENT
-------------
<S> <C>
Emerging Growth Portfolio $24,649
International Equity Portfolio 63,637
Growth & Income Portfolio 4,746
Balanced Portfolio 27,986
Income Opportunity Portfolio 18,170
Bond Portfolio 25,517
</TABLE>
5. RESTRICTED SECURITIES
Restricted securities may be difficult to dispose of and involve time
consuming negotiation and expense. Prompt sale of these securities may involve
the seller taking a discount to the security's stated market value. As of June
30, 1997, Bond Portfolio held restricted securities valued at $861,937,
representing 5.7% of net assets. Acquisition date and cost of each are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ACQUISITION DATE COST
---------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Mercantile Safe Deposit 3/28/85 $ 92,141
Central America, Series F 8/1/86 145,000
Central America, Series G 8/1/86 145,000
Central America, Series H 8/1/86 145,000
Republic of Honduras, Series C 5/1/88 100,000
Republic of Honduras, Series D 5/1/88 100,000
</TABLE>
Bond Portfolio received these securities from Western-Southern on
October 4, 1994 in exchange for a proportionate interest in the Portfolio.
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DISTRIBUTOR
Touchstone Securities, Inc.
311 Pike Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(800) 669-2796
INVESTMENT ADVISOR OF EACH PORTFOLIO
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
311 Pike Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
ADMINISTRATOR AND CUSTODIAN
Investors Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 9130
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
TRANSFER AGENT
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 8518
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8518
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
LEGAL COUNSEL
Frost & Jacobs
2500 PNC Center
201 East 5th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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TOUCHSTONE
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THE MARK OF EXCELLENCE IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT(TM)
FORM 7076-9706
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The Touchstone Family of Funds
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Touchstone Standby Income Fund
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
JUNE 30, 1997
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Dear Fellow Shareholder:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued its upward ascent in the second
quarter, in a seemingly upstoppable climb to 8,000 and beyond. The DJIA closed
the period at 7,673, up a robust 16.6%. Year-to-date through June the DJIA had
risen 1,225 points, or 19%. But the trip to long-term investment profits is
rarely smooth sailing. The stock market's tumble earlier this spring was enough
to make even the heartiest investor a little sea-sick. After peaking in
mid-March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 700 points in five
swift weeks, stopping just two-tenths of a percentage point shy of a 10%
decline, the magic number that Wall Street uses to define a full-fledged market
correction. Using this definition, smaller stocks did correct. The Nasdaq
Composite Index fell 12.6% from its 1997 peak before rebounding in April, and
many individual stocks were off by 20 to 30%.
While the market staged another significant rebound in July, many investors
were still wondering where stocks were headed. Markets, like individual stocks,
tend to get ahead of themselves, and that may have happened this spring. But
whatever the case, the Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates was the
right thing to do. This time it was preemptive and served to slow the economy
while keeping inflation on the tame side.
To truly get a fix on the events of the last six months, however, it may be
best to view them against the larger backdrop of the stock market's stellar
gains over the past two years. With total returns of 37.5% in 1995 and 23% in
1996, stocks put together one of the most powerful performances of the century.
The 30.1% average annual gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index was the
fifth best two-year return since 1926. It was only the eighth time in the past
70 years that equities rose 20% or more two years in a row.
Many new investors who entered the market during the 90s may consider the
decade's 16%-plus average annual return normal. In reality, these gains are 50%
higher than the roughly 10.5% a year that stocks have averaged since 1926. They
are also about 25% greater than the post-World War II norm.
So the question remains: Are the stock market and the economy too hot? In
general, we all have good reason to believe they are not. We have enjoyed six
straight years of economic growth, the longest period on record without even a
single quarterly decline. Prices at wholesale and retail levels remain stable,
and inflationary pressures appear to be more than offset by gains in
productivity and falling prices in the fast growing technology sector. All of
this could mark a return to an environment where fundamentals and earnings
growth, rather than size and liquidity, drive a company's share price.
Please remember, though, that markets get ahead of themselves from time to
time, and that declines are normal events in the market's life. Stocks can make
progress in spite of these setbacks, but volatility is more the rule than the
exception.
In spite of this volatility, a number of the Touchstone Portfolios
performed well in the first half. Touchstone Income Opportunity and Touchstone
Balanced continued to post exceptional gains, against both their benchmark
indices and their respective fund groups. Touchstone Emerging Growth, Touchstone
International Equity and Touchstone Bond also performed well. You can review the
specific numbers in the enclosed financial statements.
And finally, please keep in mind that reasonable expectations are an
important part of successful long-term investing. We've had exceptional returns
from stocks over the last few years, and they may be difficult to match in the
years to come. However, it is important to note that even the long-term average
returns gained from stocks are not bad when compared with other investments.
We appreciate your continued confidence and investment in the Touchstone
Family of Funds and Variable Annuities.(1)
Sincerely,
/s/Edward G. Harness
Edward G. Harness
President and Chief Executive Officer
Touchstone Family of Funds
P.S. Please visit us on the World Wide Web at WWW.TOUCHSTONEFUNDS.COM
(1)Touchstone Variable Annuities are underwritten by Western-Southern Life
Assurance Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
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STANDBY INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 1997(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
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<C> <S> <C>
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (2.8%)
$ 30,031 Advanta Mortgage Loan Trust,
6.14%, 10/25/08.............. $ 29,942
38,756 Daimler Benz Grantor Trust,
3.90%, 10/15/98.............. 38,628
58,643 General Motors Acceptance,
4.15%, 03/16/98.............. 58,613
87,038 Honda Auto Receivables Grantor
Trust, 6.20%, 12/15/00....... 87,388
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TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (COST
$213,787)................................. 214,571
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CORPORATE BONDS (19.0%)
BANKING (4.2%)
320,000 Advanta National Bank(a),
6.00%, 09/18/97.............. 320,000
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES (5.3%)
400,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio,
7.00%, 06/01/98.............. 400,222
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS (4.6%)
340,000 Mattel, 10.13%, 08/15/02....... 352,909
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TELEPHONE SYSTEMS (4.9%)
370,000 AT&T Capital, 5.87%, 08/28/98.. 368,638
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $1,444,283)...
1,441,769
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COMMERCIAL PAPER (74.6%)
340,000 Autoliv, 5.77%, 07/01/97....... 338,147
340,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe,
5.73%, 07/16/97.............. 336,699
340,000 Case Credit, 5.75%, 07/02/97... 338,588
300,000 Comdisco, 5.87%, 07/30/97...... 298,386
300,000 Conagra, 5.85%, 07/15/97....... 299,123
300,000 Crown Cork & Seal, 5.83%,
07/14/97..................... 299,028
350,000 Hughes Electric, 5.92%,
08/22/97..................... 346,777
370,000 ICI Chemical Delaware, 5.80%,
07/08/97..................... 369,225
<CAPTION>
VALUE
PRINCIPAL (NOTE 1)
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<C> <S> <C>
COMMERCIAL PAPER--CONTINUED
$ 230,000 Ies Diversified, 5.78%,
07/17/97..................... $ 228,892
295,000 JB Hunt Transportation
Services, 5.79%, 07/17/97.... 293,529
340,000 Marriott International, 5.75%,
07/16/97..................... 337,828
250,000 Pacificorp, 5.83%, 07/09/97.... 249,109
300,000 Pennsylvania Power & Light,
5.85%, 07/10/97.............. 299,220
350,000 Public Service Electric & Gas,
5.83%, 07/21/97.............. 348,526
345,000 Tandy, 5.75%, 07/08/97......... 342,741
270,000 Tenneco, 5.77%, 07/10/97....... 268,702
340,000 Texas Utilities, 5.75%,
07/07/97..................... 338,534
335,000 US West, 5.80%, 07/03/97....... 332,193
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TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (COST
$5,665,247)............................... 5,665,247
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MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)
194,655 Oakwood Mtg Investors, 6.35%,
09/15/20..................... 194,686
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TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (COST
$194,442)................................. 194,686
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (99.0%) (COST
$7,517,759)(B)............................ 7,516,273
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES
(1.0%).................................... 74,847
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NET ASSETS (100.0%)....................... $7,591,120
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</TABLE>
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(a) Interest rate shown reflects current rate on instrument with variable rate.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is $7,517,759,
the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $1,283 and gross unrealized
depreciation of $2,769, and net unrealized depreciation of $1,486.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TOUCHSTONE STANDBY INCOME FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (Note 1) (Cost $7,517,759) $7,516,273
Cash 597
Receivable for:
Capital stock sold 50
Interest 43,488
Deferred organization expenses 29,268
Reimbursement receivable from Advisor (Note 3) 69,776
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Total assets 7,659,452
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LIABILITIES:
Distribution payable from income 650
Payable for fund shares redeemed 26,154
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 41,528
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Total liabilities 68,332
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NET ASSETS: $7,591,120
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: ($7,591,120 / 761,001
shares) $ 9.98
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</TABLE>
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
INTEREST INCOME (NOTE 1): $192,982
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EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) 8,444
Sponsor fee (Note 2) 6,755
Administration and fund accounting fees 33,925
Transfer agent fees 29,308
Blue sky 12,127
Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1) 6,422
Printing 6,241
Custody 6,159
Auditing fees 2,976
Trustee fees (Note 2) 892
Miscellaneous 3,261
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Total expenses 116,510
Waiver of Sponsor fee (Note 2) (6,755)
Reimbursement from Advisor (Note 3) (84,424)
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Net expenses 25,331
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME 167,651
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
Net realized gain on investments 1,034
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments (1,854)
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Net realized and unrealized loss (820)
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS: $166,831
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TOUCHSTONE STANDBY INCOME FUND
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED FOR THE
JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED
1997 DECEMBER 31,
(UNAUDITED) 1996
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<S> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income $ 167,651 $ 301,782
Net realized gain on investments 1,034 4,350
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investments (1,854) (14,207)
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 166,831 291,925
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
Net investment income (171,284) (309,188)
Net realized capital gain -- (1,159)
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(171,284) (310,347)
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Proceeds from shares sold 1,821,768 786,903
Reinvestment of dividends 167,996 308,115
Cost of shares redeemed (849,846) (530,792)
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Net increase from investors' transactions 1,139,918 564,226
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TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 1,135,465 545,804
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 6,455,655 5,909,851
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End of period $7,591,120 $6,455,655
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Paid-in capital $7,592,971 $6,453,052
Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income (796) 2,838
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments 431 (603)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (1,486) 368
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding $7,591,120 $6,455,655
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SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Shares sold 182,542 78,751
Reinvestment of dividends 16,833 30,835
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199,375 109,586
Shares redeemed (85,156) (53,105)
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Net increase 114,219 56,481
Beginning of period 646,782 590,301
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End of period 761,001 646,782
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TOUCHSTONE STANDBY INCOME FUND
Financial Highlights
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the six
months ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited), the years
ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the period
ended December 31, 1994. 1997 1996 1995 1994(a)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 9.98 $10.01 $10.03 $10.00
------ ------ ------ ------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income 0.25 0.46 0.55 0.11
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments -- 0.01 (0.02) 0.03
------ ------ ------ ------
Total from investment operations 0.25 0.47 0.53 0.14
------ ------ ------ ------
LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income (0.25) (0.50) (0.55) (0.11)
------ ------ ------ ------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 9.98 $ 9.98 $10.01 $10.03
====== ====== ====== ======
TOTAL RETURN (NOT ANNUALIZED) 1.85% 4.80% 5.71% 1.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets at end of period (000's) $7,591 $6,456 $5,910 $5,048
Ratios to average net assets(b):
Expenses 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 1.00%
Net investment income 4.96% 4.88% 5.32% 4.54%
Portfolio turnover 75% 20% 142% 0%
</TABLE>
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(a) The Fund commenced operations on October 3, 1994.
(b) If the waiver and reimbursement had not been in place for the periods
listed, and after consideration of state expense limitations, the ratios of
expenses to average net assets would have been higher. Ratios are annualized
for periods less than one year.
TOUCHSTONE STANDBY INCOME FUND
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Touchstone Standby Income Fund, (the "Fund") a series of Select Advisors
Trust A (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, (the "Act") as an open-end management investment company which was
organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 7, 1994. The Declaration
of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of
beneficial interests in the Fund. At June 30, 1997, Western-Southern Life
Assurance Company ("Western-Southern") owned 38% of the Standby Income Fund.
The accounting policies are in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") for investment companies. The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the related amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the
Fund:
a) Investment Valuation. Debt securities are valued by a pricing service
which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal,
institutional-size trading units of similar securities. All portfolio securities
with a remaining maturity of less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost.
b) Interest Income. Interest income, which includes the amortization of
premium and accretion of discount, if any, is recorded on an accrual basis.
c) Dividends and Distributions. Dividends are declared daily and paid
monthly. Distributions to shareholders of net realized capital gains, if any,
are declared and paid annually.
d) Organization Expense. Organization expenses were deferred and are
being amortized by the Fund on a straight-line basis over a five-year period
from commencement of operations. The amount paid by the Trust on any redemption
by Touchstone Advisors or any other then-current holder of the organizational
seed capital shares ("Initial Shares") of the Fund will be reduced by a portion
of any unamortized
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TOUCHSTONE STANDBY INCOME FUND
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
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organization expenses of the Fund, determined by the proportion of the number of
the Initial Shares of the Fund redeemed to the number of the Initial Shares of
the Fund outstanding after taking into account any prior redemptions of the
Initial Shares of the Fund.
e) Federal Taxes. The Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal
income tax purposes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment
companies and to distribute substantially all of its income, including net
realized capital gains, if any, within the prescribed time periods. Accordingly,
no provision for federal income tax is necessary. The Fund has a capital loss
carryforward of $603 that expires in December 2003.
f) Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements,
which are agreements pursuant to which securities are acquired by the Fund from
a third party with the commitment that they will be repurchased by the seller at
a fixed price on an agreed upon date. The Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements with banks or lenders meeting the creditworthiness standards
established by the Trust's Board of Trustees. The Fund, through its custodian,
receives as collateral delivery of the underlying securities, whose market value
is required to be at least 102% of the resale price at the time of purchase. The
resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed upon rate of interest.
g) Other. Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. For
financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined
on the basis of specific lot identification.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
a) Investment Advisory Fees. The Trust has an investment advisory
agreement with Touchstone Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Western-Southern, (the
"Advisor"). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays
a fee on an annual basis equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the
Fund. Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is
the sub-advisor for the Fund.
b) Sponsor. The Trust, on the behalf of each Fund, has entered into a
Sponsor Agreement with Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (the "Sponsor"). The Sponsor
provides oversight of the various service providers to the Trust, including the
Trust's administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The Sponsor receives a fee
from each Fund equal on an annual basis to 0.20% of the average daily net assets
of that Fund. The Sponsor has advised the Trust that it will waive all fees
under the Sponsor Agreement through April 30, 1998.
c) Trustees. Each Trustee who is not an "interested person" (as defined
by the Act), of the Trust receives in aggregate $5,000 annually plus $1,000 per
meeting attended, as well as reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, from the Trust and from Select Advisors Trust C, Select Advisors
Portfolio, and Select Advisors Variable Insurance Trust, which are included in
separate reports. For June 30, 1997 the Fund incurred $892 in Trustee fees.
3. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS
The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Fund so that, following such
reimbursement, the aggregate total operating expenses (excluding interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) of the Fund are not
greater, on an annual basis, than 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the
Fund. For the year ended June 30, 1997 the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $84,424.
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term
investments and U.S. government obligations) amounted to $2,402,414 and $36,286,
respectively, for the year ended June 30, 1997. There were no purchases of U.S.
government obligations as of June 30, 1997. Sales of U.S. government obligations
as of June 30, 1997 amounted to $1,240,529.
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DISTRIBUTOR
Touchstone Securities, Inc.
311 Pike Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(800) 669-2796
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Touchstone Advisors, Inc.
311 Pike Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
ADMINISTRATOR AND CUSTODIAN
Investors Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 9130
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
TRANSFER AGENT
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 8518
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8518
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
LEGAL COUNSEL
Frost & Jacobs
2500 PNC Center
201 East 5th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
TOUCHSTONE
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