UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-5075

Thrivent Mutual Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

625 Fourth Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Rebecca A. Paulzine, Assistant Secretary

625 Fourth Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 844-5168

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2012


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Natural Resources Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Shares      Common Stock (96.5%)    Value      

 

Coal & Consumable Fuels (3.6%)

  
  140,900       Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. a      $925,713     
  62,346       Arch Coal, Inc. b      394,650     
  91,200       Peabody Energy Corporation      2,032,848     
  

 

 
   Total      3,353,211     
  

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (8.8%)

  
  89,700       Archer-Daniels-Midland Company      2,438,046     
  41,000       Bunge, Ltd.      2,749,050     
  55,900       Ingredion, Inc.      3,083,444     
  

 

 
   Total      8,270,540     
  

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas (13.0%)

  
  62,908       BP plc ADR      2,664,783     
  40,600       Chevron Corporation      4,732,336     
  28,700       Occidental Petroleum Corporation      2,469,922     
  99,600       Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR      2,284,824     
  

 

 
   Total      12,151,865     
  

 

 

 

Materials (13.4%)

  
  32,700       BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR b      2,243,547     
  41,300       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. b      1,616,069     
  81,900       Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.      3,241,602     
  37,300       Mosaic Company      2,148,853     
  44,200       Rio Tinto plc ADR b      2,066,792     
  38,100       Walter Energy, Inc.      1,236,726     
  

 

 
   Total      12,553,589     
  

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling (5.7%)

  
  54,900       Ensco plc      2,995,344     
  166,200       Nabors Industries, Ltd. a      2,331,786     
  

 

 
   Total      5,327,130     
  

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (14.0%)

  
  45,300       Baker Hughes, Inc.      2,048,919     
  41,000       Dril-Quip, Inc. a      2,947,080     
  34,900       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      2,795,839     
  40,000       Oil States International, Inc. a      3,178,400     
  170,000       Weatherford International, Ltd. a      2,155,600     
  

 

 
   Total      13,125,838     
  

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (16.4%)

  
  16,300       Apache Corporation      1,409,461     
  26,800       EOG Resources, Inc.      3,002,940     
  68,300       Marathon Oil Corporation      2,019,631     
  54,400       Newfield Exploration Company a      1,703,808     
  92,000       Plains Exploration & Production Company a      3,447,240     
  96,400       Swift Energy Company a      2,012,832     
  81,900       Ultra Petroleum Corporation a,b      1,800,162     
  

 

 
   Total      15,396,074     
  

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (4.0%)

  
  116,800       Valero Energy Corporation      3,700,224     
  

 

 
   Total      3,700,224     
  

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (17.6%)

  
  25,823       Boston Properties, Inc.      2,856,282     
  45,795       Equity Residential      2,634,587     
  141,800       Kimco Realty Corporation      2,874,286     
Shares      Common Stock (96.5%)    Value      

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (17.6%) - continued

  
  19,010       Public Storage, Inc.      $2,645,622     
  19,426       Simon Property Group, Inc.      2,949,061     
  31,847       Vornado Realty Trust      2,581,199     
  

 

 
   Total      16,541,037     
  

 

 
   Total Common Stock (cost $85,800,923)      90,419,508     
  

 

 
Shares      Collateral Held for Securities Loaned (8.9%)    Value  
  8,373,775       Thrivent Financial Securities Lending Trust      8,373,775     
  

 

 
   Total Collateral Held for Securities Loaned
    (cost $8,373,775)
     8,373,775     
  

 

 
   Total Investments (cost $94,174,698) 105.4%      $98,793,283     
  

 

 
   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.4%)      (5,040,179)     
  

 

 
   Total Net Assets 100.0%      $93,753,104     
  

 

 

 

a Non-income producing security.
b All or a portion of the security is on loan.

    Definitions:

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt, which are certificates for an underlying foreign security’s shares held by an issuing U.S. depository bank.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $13,720,220   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,101,635)   
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     $4,618,585   

Cost for federal income tax purposes

     $94,174,698   
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Natural Resources Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 28, 2012, in valuing Natural Resources Fund’s assets carried at fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stock

           

Coal & Consumable Fuels

     3,353,211         3,353,211         –           –     

Consumer Staples

     8,270,540         8,270,540         –           –     

Integrated Oil & Gas

     12,151,865         12,151,865         –           –     

Materials

     12,553,589         12,553,589         –           –     

Oil & Gas Drilling

     5,327,130         5,327,130         –           –     

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

     13,125,838         13,125,838         –           –     

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     15,396,074         15,396,074         –           –     

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

     3,700,224         3,700,224         –           –     

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     16,541,037         16,541,037         –           –     

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

     8,373,775         8,373,775         –           –     

Total

     $98,793,283         $98,793,283         $–           $–     

 

 

There were no significant transfers between the Levels during the period ended September 28, 2012. Transfers between the Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

Investment in Affiliates

Affiliated issuers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, include those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or any affiliated mutual fund.

A summary of transactions for the fiscal year to date, in Natural Resources Fund, is as follows:

 

Fund   

Value

December 31,
2011

    

Gross

Purchases

     Gross
Sales
     Shares Held at
September 28,
2012
    

Value

September 28,
2012

    

Income Earned

January 1, 2012 -
September 28, 2012

 

Securities Lending Trust- Collateral Investment

     $535,500         $59,443,991         $51,605,716         8,373,775         $8,373,775         $6,011     

Total Value and Income Earned

     535,500                  8,373,775         6,011     

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Equity Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Shares      Common Stock (92.7%)    Value      

 

Consumer Discretionary (7.9%)

  
  6,100       Comcast Corporation      $218,197     
  40,000       H&R Block, Inc.      693,200     
  11,100       Home Depot, Inc.      670,107     
  4,000       Kohl’s Corporation      204,880     
  4,600       Lululemon Athletica, Inc. a      340,124     
  7,800       Macy’s, Inc.      293,436     
  4,700       McDonald’s Corporation      431,225     
  300       Priceline.com, Inc. a      185,619     
  9,800       Reed Elsevier NV ADR      260,876     
  7,300       Ross Stores, Inc.      471,580     
  32,000       Staples, Inc.      368,640     
  10,900       TJX Companies, Inc.      488,211     
  3,200       Toyota Motor Corporation ADR      251,232     
  

 

 
   Total      4,877,327     
  

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (9.9%)

  
  2,400       Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR      206,184     
  800       British American Tobacco plc ADR      82,112     
  5,550       Brown-Forman Corporation      362,137     
  22,100       Coca-Cola Company      838,253     
  4,000       Colgate-Palmolive Company      428,880     
  4,000       Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR      153,080     
  6,100       General Mills, Inc.      243,085     
  13,000       Herbalife, Ltd.      616,200     
  10,700       Hillshire Brands Company      286,546     
  4,900       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.      190,267     
  12,500       Philip Morris International, Inc.      1,124,250     
  4,600       Reynolds American, Inc.      199,364     
  19,200       Unilever NV ADR      681,216     
  5,300       Unilever plc ADR      193,556     
  6,200       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      457,560     
  

 

 
   Total      6,062,690     
  

 

 

 

Energy (12.5%)

  
  4,100       BP plc ADR      173,676     
  3,600       Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      110,844     
  14,600       Chevron Corporation      1,701,776     
  1,600       China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation      147,872     
  600       CNOOC, Ltd. ADR      121,638     
  14,900       ConocoPhillips      851,982     
  9,100       Ecopetrol SA ADR      536,263     
  14,900       Exxon Mobil Corporation      1,362,605     
  2,700       Imperial Oil, Ltd.      124,281     
  13,600       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      483,072     
  2,600       Occidental Petroleum Corporation      223,756     
  2,800       PetroChina Company, Ltd. ADR      361,648     
  9,000       Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR      206,460     
  7,500       QEP Resources, Inc.      237,450     
  2,431       Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR, Class A      168,736     
  4,300       Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR, Class B      306,590     
  9,600       Statoil ASA ADR      247,584     
  4,500       Suncor Energy, Inc. ADR      147,825     
  3,900       Total SA ADR      195,390     
  

 

 
   Total      7,709,448     
  

 

 

 

Financials (23.0%)

  
  11,400       Aflac, Inc.      545,832     
  600       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      44,112     
Shares      Common Stock (92.7%)    Value      

 

Financials (23.0%) - continued

  
  2,900       American Tower Corporation      $207,031     
  24,400       Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      410,896     
  1,300       Apartment Investment & Management Company      33,787     
  11,000       Assurant, Inc.      410,300     
  700       AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      95,193     
  21,700       Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ADR      168,175     
  9,000       Bank of Montreal      531,360     
  1,700       BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.      31,824     
  1,100       Boston Properties, Inc.      121,671     
  700       BRE Properties, Inc.      32,823     
  700       Camden Property Trust      45,143     
  2,200       Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce      172,018     
  1,600       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.      34,144     
  14,400       CBOE Holdings, Inc.      423,648     
  1,100       CommonWealth REIT      16,016     
  1,000       Corporate Office Properties Trust      23,970     
  2,600       DDR Corporation      39,936     
  2,100       DiamondRock Hospitality Company      20,223     
  800       Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      55,880     
  2,500       Duke Realty Corporation      36,750     
  500       Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      34,060     
  12,800       Equity Residential      736,384     
  300       Essex Property Trust, Inc.      44,472     
  500       Federal Realty Investment Trust      52,650     
  3,700       General Growth Properties, Inc.      72,076     
  3,000       HCP, Inc.      133,440     
  1,500       Health Care REIT, Inc.      86,625     
  900       Highwoods Properties, Inc.      29,358     
  500       Home Properties, Inc.      30,635     
  1,300       Hospitality Properties Trust      30,914     
  5,500       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      88,275     
  4,400       HSBC Holdings plc ADR      204,424     
  21,300       iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund      849,018     
  10,000       Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR      152,800     
  14,800       J.P. Morgan Chase & Company      599,104     
  700       Kilroy Realty Corporation      31,346     
  3,400       Kimco Realty Corporation      68,918     
  900       LaSalle Hotel Properties      24,021     
  7,000       Liberty Property Trust      253,680     
  1,100       Macerich Company      62,953     
  1,000       Mack-Cali Realty Corporation      26,600     
  10,400       Manulife Financial Corporation      125,216     
  34,200       Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR      159,030     
  54,800       New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      775,968     
  1,200       Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.      27,276     
  55,800       People’s United Financial, Inc.      677,412     
  1,800       Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.      31,212     
  1,400       Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.      61,376     
  33,200       PowerShares Preferred Portfolio      490,696     
  18,500       Progressive Corporation      383,690     
  3,428       Prologis, Inc.      120,083     
  7,500       Prudential plc ADR      195,000     
  5,300       Public Storage, Inc.      737,601     
  1,100       Rayonier, Inc. REIT      53,911     
  1,200       Realty Income Corporation      49,068     
  900       Regency Centers Corporation      43,857     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Equity Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Shares      Common Stock (92.7%)    Value      

 

Financials (23.0%) - continued

  
  12,600       RLJ Lodging Trust      $238,266     
  12,900       Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ADR a      107,328     
  1,600       Senior Housing Property Trust      34,848     
  2,100       Simon Property Group, Inc.      318,801     
  700       SL Green Realty Corporation      56,049     
  31,330       SPDR Dow Jones Wilshire International Real Estate ETF      1,229,703     
  600       Taubman Centers, Inc.      46,038     
  35,100       UBS AG ADR a      427,518     
  1,900       UDR, Inc.      47,158     
  3,600       Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF      214,848     
  400       Vanguard REIT ETF      25,988     
  2,150       Ventas, Inc.      133,837     
  1,400       Vornado Realty Trust      113,470     
  1,300       Weingarten Realty Investors      36,543     
  4,200       Weyerhaeuser Company REIT      109,788     
  

 

 
   Total      14,184,064     
  

 

 

 

Health Care (9.4%)

  
  13,800       Abbott Laboratories      946,128     
  5,500       Aetna, Inc.      217,800     
  2,900       Celgene Corporation a      221,560     
  13,200       Eli Lilly and Company      625,812     
  10,800       Forest Laboratories, Inc. a      384,588     
  3,100       GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR      143,344     
  14,100       Medtronic, Inc.      607,992     
  2,400       Novartis AG ADR      147,024     
  3,500       Novo Nordisk A/S ADR      552,335     
  51,000       PDL BioPharma, Inc.      392,190     
  19,200       Pfizer, Inc.      477,120     
  4,600       Sanofi ADR      198,076     
  3,900       Smith & Nephew plc ADR      214,968     
  12,100       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      670,461     
  

 

 
   Total      5,799,398     
  

 

 

 

Industrials (6.5%)

  
  6,400       3M Company      591,488     
  11,800       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      690,890     
  1,200       Canadian National Railway Company      105,876     
  4,900       Emerson Electric Company      236,523     
  5,900       Lockheed Martin Corporation      550,942     
  7,900       Northrop Grumman Corporation      524,797     
  49,400       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      682,708     
  1,500       Siemens AG ADR      150,225     
  6,200       United Parcel Service, Inc.      443,734     
  

 

 
   Total      3,977,183     
  

 

 

 

Information Technology (9.0%)

  
  4,500       Accenture plc      315,135     
  500       Apple, Inc.      333,630     
  2,700       Canon, Inc. ADR      86,427     
  10,000       GameStop Corporation      210,000     
  37,900       Intel Corporation      859,572     
  3,800       International Business Machines Corporation      788,310     
  47,900       Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.      438,285     
  1,100       MasterCard, Inc.      496,628     
  38,700       Microsoft Corporation      1,152,486     
  2,700       SAP AG ADR      192,591     
  18,200       Seagate Technology plc      564,200     
Shares      Common Stock (92.7%)    Value      

 

Information Technology (9.0%) - continued

  
  6,500       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company,
    Ltd. ADR
     $102,830     
  

 

 
   Total      5,540,094     
  

 

 

 

Materials (5.1%)

  
  4,400       BHP Billiton plc ADR      274,824     
  3,500       BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR      240,135     
  1,200       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      266,688     
  14,000       Gold Resource Corporation      300,300     
  2,500       Monsanto Company      227,550     
  4,100       Newmont Mining Corporation      229,641     
  4,700       PPG Industries, Inc.      539,748     
  5,000       Rio Tinto plc ADR      233,800     
  20,900       Southern Copper Corporation      718,124     
  7,200       Vale SA SP ADR      128,880     
  

 

 
   Total      3,159,690     
  

 

 

 

Telecommunications Services (5.5%)

  
  6,700       America Movil SAB de CV ADR      170,448     
  21,300       AT&T, Inc.      803,010     
  4,500       China Mobile, Ltd. ADR      249,120     
  9,400       NTT DOCOMO, Inc. ADR      151,904     
  3,700       Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ADR      244,237     
  7,900       Telefonica SA ADR      104,912     
  5,500       Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT ADR      214,115     
  2,500       TELUS Corporation      156,325     
  12,400       Verizon Communications, Inc.      565,068     
  24,900       Vodafone Group plc ADR      709,525     
  

 

 
   Total      3,368,664     
  

 

 

 

Utilities (3.9%)

  
  16,500       American Electric Power Company, Inc.      725,010     
  6,700       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      401,263     
  2,200       Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR      105,512     
  14,300       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      460,174     
  15,400       Southern Company      709,786     
  

 

 
   Total      2,401,745     
  

 

 
   Total Common Stock (cost $54,365,600)      57,080,303     
  

 

 
Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (4.5%)    Value  

 

Energy (0.3%)

  
   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP   
  $175,000      

8.050%, 10/1/2037

     198,188     
  

 

 
   Total      198,188     
  

 

 

 

Financials (3.5%)

  
   Aegon NV   
  300,000      

1.709%, 7/29/2049 b,c

     150,375     
   American International Group, Inc.   
  100,000      

8.175%, 5/15/2058

     122,375     
   Bank of America Corporation   
  215,000      

7.625%, 6/1/2019

     268,477     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Equity Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (4.5%)    Value      

 

Financials (3.5%) - continued

  
   BBVA International Preferred SA Unipersonal   
  $150,000      

5.919%, 12/29/2049 c

     $113,250     
   J.P. Morgan Chase & Company   
  100,000      

7.900%, 4/29/2049 b,c

     113,573     
   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.   
  200,000      

10.750%, 6/15/2058 d

     290,000     
   MetLife Capital Trust IV   
  220,000      

7.875%, 12/15/2037 d

     259,600     
   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   
  225,000      

6.750%, 12/15/2065

     219,548     
   Wachovia Capital Trust III   
  150,000      

5.570%, 3/15/2042 b,c

     148,312     
   XL Group plc   
  250,000      

6.500%, 12/31/2049 c

     230,000     
   ZFS Finance USA Trust II   
  230,000      

6.450%, 12/15/2065 d

     243,800     
  

 

 
   Total      2,159,310     
  

 

 

 

Utilities (0.7%)

  
   Enterprise Products Operating, LLC   
  225,000      

7.034%, 1/15/2068

     252,000     
   Southern California Edison Company   
  185,000      

6.250%, 8/1/2049 c

     200,906     
  

 

 
   Total      452,906     
  

 

 
  

Total Long-Term Fixed Income (cost $2,542,584)

     2,810,404     
  

 

 
Shares      Preferred Stock (0.5%)    Value  

 

Financials (0.4%)

  
  3,000       Bank of America Corporation c      77,850     
  2,500       J.P. Morgan Chase Capital XXIX      65,000     
  4,000       U.S. Bancorp c      116,400     
  

 

 
   Total      259,250     
  

 

 

 

Utilities (0.1%)

  
  1,720      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     44,428     
  

 

 
   Total      44,428     
  

 

 
   Total Preferred Stock (cost $281,136)      303,678     
  

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Short-Term Investments (0.7%)    Value  
  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes

  
  400,000      

0.160%, 12/17/2012 e,f

     399,860     
  

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments (at amortized cost)      399,860     
  

 

 
   Total Investments (cost $57,589,180) 98.4%      $60,594,245     
  

 

 
   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 1.6%      968,721     
  

 

 
   Total Net Assets 100.0%      $61,562,966     
  

 

 
a Non-income producing security.
b Denotes variable rate securities. Variable rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. The rate shown is as of September 28, 2012.
c Denotes perpetual securities. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but may be called by the issuer at an earlier date.
d Denotes securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts them from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid and may be resold to other dealers in the program or to other qualified institutional buyers. As of September 28, 2012, the value of these investments was $793,400 or 1.3% of total net assets.
e The interest rate shown reflects the yield, coupon rate or the discount rate at the date of purchase.
f At September 28, 2012, $399,860 of investments were held on deposit with the counterparty and pledged as the initial margin deposit for open futures contracts.

    Definitions:

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt, which are certificates for an underlying foreign security’s shares held by an issuing U.S. depository bank.
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust is a company that buys, develops, manages and/or sells real estate assets.
ETF    -    Exchange Traded Fund.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $4,179,506     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,174,441)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     $3,005,065     

Cost for federal income tax purposes

     $57,589,180     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
5


Equity Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 28, 2012, in valuing Equity Income Plus Fund’s assets carried at fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stock

           

Consumer Discretionary

     4,877,327         4,877,327         –           –     

Consumer Staples

     6,062,690         6,062,690         –           –     

Energy

     7,709,448         7,709,448         –           –     

Financials

     14,184,064         14,184,064         –           –     

Health Care

     5,799,398         5,799,398         –           –     

Industrials

     3,977,183         3,977,183         –           –     

Information Technology

     5,540,094         5,540,094         –           –     

Materials

     3,159,690         3,159,690         –           –     

Telecommunications Services

     3,368,664         3,368,664         –           –     

Utilities

     2,401,745         2,401,745         –           –     

Long-Term Fixed Income

           

Energy

     198,188         –           198,188         –     

Financials

     2,159,310         –           2,159,310         –     

Utilities

     452,906         –           452,906         –     

Preferred Stock

           

Financials

     259,250         259,250         –           –     

Utilities

     44,428         44,428         –           –     

Short-Term Investments

     399,860         –           399,860         –     

Total

     $60,594,245         $57,383,981         $3,210,264         $–     
                                     
Other Financial Instruments    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liability Derivatives

           

Futures Contracts

     16,063         16,063         –           –     

Total Liability Derivatives

     $16,063         $16,063         $–           $–     
                                     

There were no significant transfers between the Levels during the period ended September 28, 2012. Transfers between the Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
    

Expiration

Date

     Notional
Principal
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

S&P 500 Index Mini-Futures

     14         December 2012         $1,020,003         $1,003,940         ($16,063)   

Total Futures Contracts

                 ($16,063)   

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
6


Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
     Bank Loans (6.9%) a    Value      

 

Basic Materials (0.6%)

  
   Arch Coal, Inc., Term Loan   
  $788,025      

5.750%, 5/1/2018

     $793,344     
   Ineos US Finance, LLC, Term Loan   
  955,200      

6.500%, 5/4/2018

     964,275     
  

 

 
  

Total

     1,757,619     
  

 

 

 

Communications Services (2.7%)

  
   Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan   
  997,500      

5.250%, 3/20/2019

     998,208     
   Charter Communications Operating, LLC,
    Term Loan
  
  318,400      

4.000%, 3/28/2019

     319,527     
   Clear Channel Communications, Term Loan   
  800,000      

3.866%, 1/29/2016

     653,552     
   Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., Term Loan   
  765,920      

5.750%, 9/16/2018

     769,114     
   Lawson Software, Inc., Term Loan   
  793,012      

4.990%, 3/16/2018 b,c

     796,381     
   Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan   
  800,000      

0.000%, 8/1/2019 b,c

     800,000     
   Toys R Us, Inc., Term Loan   
  812,963      

5.250%, 5/25/2018

     797,719     
   Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan   
  639,563      

2.216%, 9/29/2014

     637,165     
   Van Wagner Communications, Inc., Term Loan   
  325,000      

8.250%, 7/25/2019

     328,455     
   WideOpenWest Finance, LLC, Term Loan   
  798,000      

6.250%, 7/12/2018

     803,785     
   Zayo Group, LLC, Term Loan   
  1,246,875      

7.125%, 6/14/2019

     1,257,012     
  

 

 
  

Total

     8,160,918     
  

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical (0.5%)

  
   Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation,
    Term Loan
  
  787,398      

5.500%, 2/28/2017

     794,658     
   Chrysler Group, LLC, Term Loan   
  795,970      

6.000%, 5/24/2017

     811,706     
  

 

 
  

Total

     1,606,364     
  

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical (1.3%)

  
   Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Term Loan   
  798,000      

5.250%, 4/17/2019

     806,148     
   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan   
  800,000      

3.921%, 1/25/2017

     802,752     
   Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., Term Loan   
  796,000      

5.750%, 2/13/2019

     778,798     
   Visant Corporation, Term Loan   
  1,562,947      

5.250%, 12/22/2016

     1,502,383     
  

 

 
  

Total

     3,890,081     
  

 

 
Principal
Amount
     Bank Loans (6.9%) a    Value      

 

Energy (0.3%)

  
   Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Term Loan   
  $800,000      

8.500%, 12/2/2017

     $802,040     
  

 

 
  

Total

     802,040     
  

 

 

 

Financials (0.2%)

  
   Nuveen Investments, Inc., Term Loan   
  800,000      

5.900%, 5/13/2017

     793,504     
  

 

 
  

Total

     793,504     
  

 

 

 

Technology (0.8%)

  
   First Data Corporation Extended, Term Loan   
  800,000      

4.217%, 3/26/2018

     759,664     
   Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan   
  796,000      

6.000%, 2/28/2019

     796,334     
   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan   
  797,980      

5.250%, 4/2/2018

     798,483     
  

 

 
  

Total

     2,354,481     
  

 

 

 

Transportation (0.2%)

  
   Delta Air Lines, Inc., Term Loan   
  795,970      

5.500%, 4/20/2017

     799,201     
  

 

 
  

Total

     799,201     
  

 

 

 

Utilities (0.3%)

  
   NGPL PipeCo, LLC, Term Loan   
  800,000      

6.750%, 5/15/2017

     814,336     
  

 

 
  

Total

     814,336     
  

 

 
  

Total Bank Loans (cost $20,801,946)

     20,978,544     
  

 

 
Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value  

 

Asset-Backed Securities (1.2%)

  
   Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust   
  1,700,000      

0.367%, 8/25/2036 d

     698,855     
   J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust   
  1,235,449      

2.791%, 2/25/2036

     1,009,362     
   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust   
  844,920      

5.746%, 5/25/2036

     540,688     
  1,000,000      

6.011%, 5/25/2036

     591,745     
  1,450,000      

5.797%, 8/25/2036

     753,472     
  

 

 
  

Total

     3,594,122     
  

 

 

 

Basic Materials (0.5%)

  
   Dow Chemical Company   
  300,000      

8.550%, 5/15/2019

     402,289     
   Ineos Finance plc   
  1,080,000      

7.500%, 5/1/2020 e

     1,096,200     
  

 

 
  

Total

     1,498,489     
  

 

 

 

Capital Goods (1.3%)

  
   Bombardier, Inc.   
  800,000      

7.750%, 3/15/2020 e

     918,000     
   Case New Holland, Inc.   
  800,000      

7.875%, 12/1/2017

     938,000     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
7


Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Capital Goods (1.3%) - continued

  
  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

  
  $800,000      

6.875%, 2/15/2021

     $844,000     
  

Textron, Inc.

  
  450,000      

7.250%, 10/1/2019

     531,063     
  

UR Financing Escrow Corporation

  
  800,000      

7.375%, 5/15/2020 e

     860,000     
  

 

 
   Total      4,091,063     
  

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (11.6%)

  
  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

  
  1,257,732      

0.717%, 4/25/2035 d

     975,732     
  

Banc of America Funding Corporation

  
  891,709      

5.176%, 5/20/2036

     684,895     
  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

  
  1,602,150      

2.470%, 10/25/2035 d

     1,500,521     
  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

  
  801,184      

5.500%, 11/25/2035

     701,932     
  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust

  
  1,173,936      

5.750%, 4/25/2037

     930,589     
  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

  
  1,445,173      

0.617%, 2/25/2035 d

     1,146,713     
  666,437      

5.500%, 2/25/2036

     543,278     
  521,485      

6.000%, 4/25/2036

     373,029     
  1,220,310      

6.500%, 8/25/2036

     795,241     
  462,831      

6.000%, 1/25/2037

     366,943     
  

Countrywide Home Loans

  
  1,620,885      

2.781%, 11/25/2035

     1,303,455     
  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust

  
  402,903      

5.500%, 10/25/2021

     410,856     
  1,001,330      

0.417%, 11/25/2035 d

     544,658     
  1,712,929      

0.918%, 4/25/2047 d

     1,257,386     
  

First Horizon Mortgage Pass- Through Trust

  
  1,447,389      

5.553%, 8/25/2037

     1,059,939     
  

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust

  
  1,288,303      

0.417%, 10/25/2045 d

     789,824     
  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

  
  611,771      

0.407%, 8/25/2046 d

     560,925     
  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

  
  1,459,927      

2.634%, 4/25/2037

     995,739     
  

J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan Trust

  
  1,891,791      

6.500%, 3/25/2036

     1,598,019     
  

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust

  
  375,303      

6.500%, 1/25/2035

     372,248     
  338,031      

2.976%, 10/25/2036

     254,355     
  981,497      

2.802%, 1/25/2037

     787,734     
  1,209,581      

6.250%, 8/25/2037

     835,030     
  

Lehman Mortgage Trust

  
  1,530,783      

0.967%, 12/25/2035 d

     944,401     
  

Lehman XS Trust

  
  1,200,000      

5.500%, 9/25/2035

     946,867     
  

Master Asset Securitization Trust

  
  1,711,732      

0.717%, 6/25/2036 d

     1,105,936     
Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (11.6%) - continued

  

  

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

  
  $512,916      

6.500%, 7/25/2034

     $542,932     
  1,397,777      

0.667%, 12/25/2035 d

     758,333     
  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

  
  1,130,522      

5.440%, 11/25/2035

     741,545     
  

MortgageIT Trust

  
  1,785,119      

0.477%, 12/25/2035 d

     1,412,815     
  

New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust

  
  1,035,947      

6.167%, 7/25/2036

     723,544     
  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

  
  632,355      

2.951%, 5/25/2036

     66,554     
  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

  
  786,494      

6.000%, 6/25/2037

     583,916     
  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

  
  1,529,366      

0.597%, 8/25/2037 d

     489,906     
  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

  
  1,351,331      

5.030%, 9/20/2046

     1,146,627     
  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

  
  547,420      

5.207%, 9/25/2036

     48,421     
  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc.

  
  1,242,681      

0.527%, 12/25/2035 d

     806,480     
  1,774,405      

0.427%, 5/25/2046 d

     978,391     
  

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

  
  1,193,807      

2.228%, 11/25/2036

     946,994     
  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

  
  262,696      

2.728%, 8/25/2046

     205,344     
  1,176,678      

1.108%, 9/25/2046 d

     916,848     
  

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

  
  1,680,371      

0.817%, 6/25/2035 d

     1,116,912     
  1,542,150      

0.898%, 2/25/2047 d

     747,151     
  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

  
  853,257      

0.917%, 5/25/2037 d

     677,881     
  865,304      

6.000%, 7/25/2037

     849,180     
  

 

 
   Total      35,546,019     
  

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.1%)

  
  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

  
  500,000      

5.509%, 9/15/2039

     514,624     
  

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corporation

  
  1,350,000      

5.867%, 12/10/2049

     1,419,544     
  

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc.

  
  1,350,000      

5.406%, 3/15/2044

     1,355,020     
  

 

 
   Total      3,289,188     
  

 

 

 

Communications Services (3.7%)

  
  

British Telecommunications plc

  
  300,000      

2.000%, 6/22/2015

     308,451     
  

Cablevision Systems Corporation

  
  800,000      

8.625%, 9/15/2017

     930,000     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
8


Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Communications Services (3.7%) - continued

  
   CenturyLink, Inc.   
  $650,000      

6.450%, 6/15/2021

     $733,525     
   Dish DBS Corporation   
  160,000      

6.750%, 6/1/2021

     174,400     
   Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation   
  800,000      

6.500%, 6/15/2019

     856,000     
   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA   
  800,000      

7.250%, 4/1/2019

     864,000     
   Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.   
  165,000      

4.000%, 3/15/2022

     172,847     
   Level 3 Financing, Inc.   
  800,000      

8.625%, 7/15/2020

     864,000     
   NBCUniversal Media, LLC   
  300,000      

2.875%, 1/15/2023 c

     299,451     
   News America, Inc.   
  325,000      

4.500%, 2/15/2021

     366,800     
   Sirius XM Radio, Inc.   
  1,020,000      

5.250%, 8/15/2022 e

     1,014,900     
   Sprint Nextel Corporation   
  400,000      

9.125%, 3/1/2017

     453,000     
  400,000      

9.000%, 11/15/2018 e

     480,000     
   Telecom Italia Capital SA   
  165,000      

6.999%, 6/4/2018

     181,912     
   Telefonica Emisiones SAU   
  163,000      

5.462%, 2/16/2021

     159,740     
   Univision Communications, Inc.   
  800,000      

6.750%, 9/15/2022 e

     800,000     
   UPCB Finance V, Ltd.   
  800,000      

7.250%, 11/15/2021 e

     870,000     
   Virgin Media Finance plc   
  800,000      

5.250%, 2/15/2022

     840,000     
   Wind Acquisition Finance SA   
  400,000      

11.750%, 7/15/2017 e

     377,000     
  400,000      

7.250%, 2/15/2018 e

     380,000     
  

 

 
  

Total

     11,126,026     
  

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical (2.3%)

  
   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC   
  650,000      

6.625%, 8/15/2017

     753,945     
   Home Depot, Inc.   
  300,000      

3.950%, 9/15/2020

     344,296     
   Host Hotels and Resorts, LP   
  800,000      

6.000%, 11/1/2020

     884,000     
   Lennar Corporation   
  800,000      

12.250%, 6/1/2017

     1,072,000     
   Limited Brands, Inc.   
  800,000      

5.625%, 2/15/2022

     862,000     
   Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.   
  490,000      

6.700%, 7/15/2034

     580,375     
   MGM Resorts International   
  800,000      

7.625%, 1/15/2017

     848,000     
   Rite Aid Corporation   
  800,000      

7.500%, 3/1/2017

     822,000     
   Toys R Us Property Company II, LLC   
  800,000      

8.500%, 12/1/2017

     862,000     
  

 

 
  

Total

     7,028,616     
  

 

 
Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical (2.7%)

  
   Beam, Inc.   
  $325,000      

5.375%, 1/15/2016

     $369,926     
   Biomet, Inc.   
  800,000      

6.500%, 8/1/2020 c,e

     829,000     
   Bunge Limited Finance Corporation   
  225,000      

4.100%, 3/15/2016

     241,125     
   Community Health Systems, Inc.   
  800,000      

8.000%, 11/15/2019

     878,000     
   Covidien International Finance SA   
  650,000      

3.200%, 6/15/2022

     686,830     
   Gilead Sciences, Inc.   
  165,000      

3.050%, 12/1/2016

     177,338     
   Grifols, Inc.   
  800,000      

8.250%, 2/1/2018

     884,000     
   HCA, Inc.   
  800,000      

5.875%, 3/15/2022

     867,000     
   Kraft Foods, Inc.   
  490,000      

2.250%, 6/5/2017 e

     504,457     
  330,000      

3.500%, 6/6/2022 e

     348,675     
   SABMiller Holdings, Inc.   
  300,000      

3.750%, 1/15/2022 e

     325,781     
  300,000      

4.950%, 1/15/2042 e

     349,120     
   Safeway, Inc.   
  150,000      

5.000%, 8/15/2019

     156,296     
   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV   
  335,000      

3.650%, 11/10/2021

     363,145     
   Tyson Foods, Inc.   
  325,000      

4.500%, 6/15/2022

     340,438     
   Valeant Pharmaceuticals International   
  800,000      

7.000%, 10/1/2020 e

     842,000     
   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   
  120,000      

3.250%, 10/1/2022

     121,537     
  

 

 
  

Total

     8,284,668     
  

 

 

 

Energy (2.4%)

  
   BP Capital Markets plc   
  325,000      

4.750%, 3/10/2019

     377,505     
   Concho Resources, Inc.   
  800,000      

5.500%, 10/1/2022

     834,000     
   Denbury Resources, Inc.   
  800,000      

6.375%, 8/15/2021

     868,000     
   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP   
  900,000      

8.050%, 10/1/2037

     1,019,250     
   Nexen, Inc.   
  325,000      

6.400%, 5/15/2037

     412,557     
   NiSource Finance Corporation   
  650,000      

6.125%, 3/1/2022

     798,261     
   Pioneer Natural Resources Company   
  260,000      

3.950%, 7/15/2022

     276,192     
   Plains Exploration & Production Company   
  1,020,000      

6.125%, 6/15/2019

     1,027,650     
   SandRidge Energy, Inc.   
  800,000      

7.500%, 3/15/2021 e

     824,000     
   Weatherford International, Ltd.   
  390,000      

6.000%, 3/15/2018

     446,685     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
9


Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Energy (2.4%) - continued

  
  $490,000      

4.500%, 4/15/2022

     $512,454     
  

 

 
  

Total

     7,396,554     
  

 

 

 

Financials (10.3%)

  
   ABN Amro North American Holding Preferred
    Capital Repackage Trust I
  
  650,000      

6.523%, 12/29/2049 e,f

     601,250     
   Aegon NV   
  600,000      

1.709%, 7/29/2049 d,f

     300,750     
   Ally Financial, Inc.   
  800,000      

7.500%, 9/15/2020

     918,000     
   American Express Company   
  1,250,000      

6.800%, 9/1/2066

     1,337,500     
   American General Institutional Capital A   
  1,200,000      

7.570%, 12/1/2045 e

     1,344,000     
   American International Group, Inc.   
  325,000      

8.250%, 8/15/2018

     417,921     
   Apollo Investment Corporation, Convertible   
  1,300,000      

5.750%, 1/15/2016

     1,339,000     
   Bank of America Corporation   
  650,000      

5.650%, 5/1/2018

     741,114     
  495,000      

8.000%, 12/29/2049 f

     539,025     
   Barclays Bank plc   
  300,000      

6.050%, 12/4/2017 e

     322,820     
   BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas N.A.   
  300,000      

6.750%, 9/30/2022 e

     327,750     
   BBVA International Preferred SA Unipersonal   
  975,000      

5.919%, 12/29/2049 f

     736,125     
   BNP Paribas SA   
  163,000      

3.600%, 2/23/2016

     172,095     
  1,250,000      

5.186%, 6/29/2049 e,f

     1,150,000     
   Capital One Capital IV   
  975,000      

6.745%, 2/17/2037

     981,094     
   Capital One Capital V   
  325,000      

10.250%, 8/15/2039

     334,750     
   Citigroup, Inc.   
  300,000      

5.500%, 2/15/2017

     332,258     
   CNA Financial Corporation   
  300,000      

7.350%, 11/15/2019

     372,252     
   Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen- Boerenleenbank
    BA
  
  975,000      

11.000%, 12/29/2049 e,f

     1,280,906     
   Coventry Health Care, Inc.   
  165,000      

5.450%, 6/15/2021

     193,168     
   Developers Diversified Realty Corporation   
  490,000      

7.875%, 9/1/2020

     631,628     
   Discover Bank   
  600,000      

8.700%, 11/18/2019

     774,712     
   Eksportfinans ASA   
  165,000      

2.375%, 5/25/2016

     152,625     
   General Electric Capital Corporation   
  1,200,000      

6.250%, 12/15/2049 f

     1,266,636     
   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   
  330,000      

5.125%, 4/15/2022

     370,670     
Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Financials (10.3%) - continued

  
   HSBC Finance Corporation   
  $465,000      

6.676%, 1/15/2021

     $539,269     
   Icahn Enterprises, LP   
  800,000      

8.000%, 1/15/2018

     858,000     
   ING Bank NV   
  330,000      

5.000%, 6/9/2021 e

     366,673     
   ING Capital Funding Trust III   
  650,000      

3.962%, 12/31/2049 d,f

     597,817     
   International Lease Finance Corporation   
  800,000      

5.875%, 4/1/2019

     848,229     
   J.P. Morgan Chase & Company   
  300,000      

2.000%, 8/15/2017

     302,614     
   KeyCorp   
  190,000      

5.100%, 3/24/2021

     222,187     
   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.   
  975,000      

10.750%, 6/15/2058 e

     1,413,750     
  315,000      

4.950%, 5/1/2022 e

     329,490     
   Lincoln National Corporation   
  1,120,000      

6.050%, 4/20/2067

     1,096,200     
   Lloyds TSB Bank plc   
  300,000      

6.500%, 9/14/2020 e

     316,020     
   MetLife Capital Trust IV   
  1,050,000      

7.875%, 12/15/2037 e

     1,239,000     
   Murray Street Investment Trust I   
  325,000      

4.647%, 3/9/2017

     349,008     
   Northern Trust Corporation   
  325,000      

3.375%, 8/23/2021

     350,575     
   Prudential Financial, Inc.   
  320,000      

5.875%, 9/15/2042

     328,000     
   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   
  900,000      

6.750%, 12/15/2065

     878,191     
   Santander US Debt SAU   
  325,000      

3.724%, 1/20/2015 e

     322,563     
   SLM Corporation   
  300,000      

8.000%, 3/25/2020

     346,500     
   Societe Generale SA   
  325,000      

5.200%, 4/15/2021 e

     348,758     
   Swiss RE Capital I, LP   
  1,130,000      

6.854%, 5/29/2049 e,f

     1,149,775     
   Ventas Realty, LP   
  170,000      

4.250%, 3/1/2022

     180,784     
   XL Group plc   
  900,000      

6.500%, 12/31/2049 f

     828,000     
   ZFS Finance USA Trust II   
  1,175,000      

6.450%, 12/15/2065 e

     1,245,500     
  

 

 
  

Total

     31,394,952     
  

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities (3.2%)

  
   Federal National Mortgage Association
    Conventional 15-Yr. Pass Through
  
  9,300,000      

3.000%, 10/1/2027 c

     9,858,000     
  

 

 
  

Total

     9,858,000     
  

 

 

 

Technology (0.3%)

  
   First Data Corporation   
  800,000      

7.375%, 6/15/2019 e

     825,000     
   Hewlett-Packard Company   
  165,000      

4.650%, 12/9/2021

     172,044     
  

 

 
  

Total

     997,044     
  

 

 
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
     Long-Term Fixed Income (43.7%)    Value      

 

Transportation (0.4%)

  
   Delta Air Lines, Inc.   
  $130,000      

4.750%, 5/7/2020

     $135,850     
   Hertz Corporation   
  800,000      

6.750%, 4/15/2019 g

     844,000     
   United Air Lines, Inc.   
  236,614      

10.400%, 11/1/2016

     272,698     
  

 

 
  

Total

     1,252,548     
  

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agencies (0.1%)

  
   Petrobras International Finance Company   
  335,000      

3.500%, 2/6/2017

     350,354     
  

 

 
  

Total

     350,354     
  

 

 

 

Utilities (2.6%)

  
   AES Corporation   
  800,000      

7.375%, 7/1/2021

     912,000     
   CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   
  255,000      

6.500%, 5/1/2018

     306,144     
   Energy Transfer Partners, LP   
  170,000      

5.200%, 2/1/2022

     188,581     
  170,000      

6.500%, 2/1/2042

     196,168     
   Enterprise Products Operating, LLC   
  1,000,000      

7.034%, 1/15/2068

     1,120,000     
   MarkWest Energy Partners, LP   
  800,000      

5.500%, 2/15/2023

     838,000     
   NGPL PipeCo, LLC   
  800,000      

9.625%, 6/1/2019 e

     912,000     
   NRG Energy, Inc.   
  370,000      

8.250%, 9/1/2020

     403,300     
  650,000      

6.625%, 3/15/2023 e

     664,625     
   Southern California Edison Company   
  1,300,000      

6.250%, 8/1/2049 f

     1,411,774     
   Southern Union Company   
  300,000      

3.462%, 11/1/2066 d

     239,250     
   TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.   
  600,000      

6.350%, 5/15/2067

     641,596     
  

 

 
  

Total

     7,833,438     
  

 

 
  

Total Long-Term Fixed Income
(cost $125,741,466)

     133,541,081     
  

 

 
Shares      Common Stock (36.9%)    Value  

 

Consumer Discretionary (2.9%)

  
  12,500       Comcast Corporation      447,125     
  81,900       H&R Block, Inc.      1,419,327     
  22,700       Home Depot, Inc.      1,370,399     
  8,300       Kohl’s Corporation      425,126     
  9,300       Lululemon Athletica, Inc. g,h      687,642     
  15,800       Macy’s, Inc.      594,396     
  9,600       McDonald’s Corporation      880,800     
  700       Priceline.com, Inc. h      433,111     
  15,000       Ross Stores, Inc.      969,000     
  65,400       Staples, Inc.      753,408     
  22,300       TJX Companies, Inc.      998,817     
  

 

 
  

Total

     8,979,151     
  

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (3.5%)

  
  11,350       Brown-Forman Corporation      740,587     
  45,100       Coca-Cola Company      1,710,643     
Shares      Common Stock (36.9%)    Value      

 

Consumer Staples (3.5%) - continued

  
  8,100       Colgate-Palmolive Company      $868,482     
  12,500       General Mills, Inc.      498,125     
  26,600       Herbalife, Ltd.      1,260,840     
  22,000       Hillshire Brands Company      589,160     
  10,000       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. g      388,300     
  25,500       Philip Morris International, Inc.      2,293,470     
  9,500       Reynolds American, Inc.      411,730     
  29,000       Unilever NV ADR      1,028,920     
  12,800       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      944,640     
  

 

 
  

Total

     10,734,897     
  

 

 

 

Energy (4.3%)

  
  30,000       Chevron Corporation      3,496,800     
  30,500       ConocoPhillips      1,743,990     
  13,200       Ecopetrol SA ADR g      777,876     
  30,500       Exxon Mobil Corporation      2,789,225     
  62,000       First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund      1,861,860     
  27,800       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      987,456     
  5,200       Occidental Petroleum Corporation      447,512     
  15,300       QEP Resources, Inc.      484,398     
  19,700       Statoil ASA ADR g      508,063     
  

 

 
  

Total

     13,097,180     
  

 

 

 

Financials (10.7%)

  
  23,400       Aflac, Inc.      1,120,392     
  50,011       Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      842,185     
  142,000       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation      965,600     
  147,600       Ares Capital Corporation      2,529,864     
  22,500       Assurant, Inc.      839,250     
  13,800       Bank of Montreal      814,752     
  170,190       BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust      1,286,636     
  29,600       CBOE Holdings, Inc.      870,832     
  104,500       Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity
    Income Fund
     993,795     
  255,000       Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified
    Equity Income Fund
     2,246,550     
  21,700       Equity Residential      1,248,401     
  350,000       iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN g,h      3,153,500     
  30,200       J.P. Morgan Chase & Company      1,222,496     
  12,000       Liberty Property Trust      434,880     
  112,100       New York Community Bancorp, Inc. g      1,587,336     
  84,500       NFJ Dividend Interest & Premium Strategy Fund g      1,421,290     
  114,200       People’s United Financial, Inc.      1,386,388     
  37,800       Progressive Corporation      783,972     
  9,000       Public Storage, Inc.      1,252,530     
  23,800       RLJ Lodging Trust      450,058     
  104,500       Solar Capital, Ltd.      2,395,140     
  83,080       SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF      2,577,973     
  158,100       Two Harbors Investment Corporation      1,857,675     
  39,500       UBS AG ADR g,h      481,110     
  

 

 
  

Total

     32,762,605     
  

 

 

 

Health Care (3.4%)

  
  28,200       Abbott Laboratories      1,933,392     
  11,300       Aetna, Inc.      447,480     
  6,100       Celgene Corporation h      466,040     
 

 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Shares      Common Stock (36.9%)    Value      

 

Health Care (3.4%) - continued

  
  26,900       Eli Lilly and Company      $1,275,329     
  22,100       Forest Laboratories, Inc. h      786,981     
  29,000       Medtronic, Inc.      1,250,480     
  6,300       Novo Nordisk A/S ADR      994,203     
  104,300       PDL BioPharma, Inc. g      802,067     
  39,328       Pfizer, Inc.      977,301     
  24,900       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,379,709     
  

 

 
   Total      10,312,982     
  

 

 

 

Industrials (3.3%)

  
  13,100       3M Company      1,210,702     
  140,500       Alerian MLP ETF      2,328,085     
  24,300       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      1,422,765     
  10,000       Emerson Electric Company      482,700     
  12,200       Lockheed Martin Corporation      1,139,236     
  16,200       Northrop Grumman Corporation      1,076,166     
  101,100       Pitney Bowes, Inc. g      1,397,202     
  12,800       United Parcel Service, Inc.      916,096     
  

 

 
   Total      9,972,952     
  

 

 

 

Information Technology (3.4%)

  
  9,100       Accenture plc      637,273     
  900       Apple, Inc.      600,534     
  20,500       GameStop Corporation g      430,500     
  77,500       Intel Corporation      1,757,700     
  7,900       International Business Machines Corporation      1,638,855     
  98,100       Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.      897,615     
  2,200       MasterCard, Inc.      993,256     
  79,200       Microsoft Corporation      2,358,576     
  37,200       Seagate Technology plc      1,153,200     
  

 

 
   Total      10,467,509     
  

 

 

 

Materials (2.3%)

  
  2,400       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      533,376     
  28,600       Gold Resource Corporation g      613,470     
  5,100       Monsanto Company      464,202     
  47,500       Newmont Mining Corporation      2,660,475     
  9,600       PPG Industries, Inc.      1,102,464     
  42,800       Southern Copper Corporation      1,470,608     
  

 

 
   Total      6,844,595     
  

 

 

 

Telecommunications Services (1.6%)

  
  43,500       AT&T, Inc.      1,639,950     
  7,500       Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ADR      495,075     
  11,200       Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT ADR      436,016     
  25,400       Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,157,478     
  41,800       Vodafone Group plc ADR      1,191,091     
  

 

 
   Total      4,919,610     
  

 

 

 

Utilities (1.5%)

  
  33,700       American Electric Power Company, Inc.      1,480,778     
  13,700       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      820,493     
  29,300       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      942,874     
Shares      Common Stock (36.9%)    Value      

 

Utilities (1.5%) - continued

  
  31,500       Southern Company      $1,451,835     
  

 

 
   Total      4,695,980     
  

 

 
   Total Common Stock (cost $107,002,838)      112,787,461     
  

 

 
  Shares       Preferred Stock (1.3%)      Value   

 

Financials (1.3%)

  
  34,000       Annaly Capital Management, Inc., 7.500% f,h      857,820     
  10,000       ING Groep NV, 8.500% f      262,000     
  19,500       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.125% f      535,665     
  15,000       Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.250% f      340,350     
  15,000       State Street Corporation, 5.250% f,h      378,750     
  52,000       U.S. Bancorp, 6.500% f      1,513,200     
  

 

 
   Total      3,887,785     
  

 

 
   Total Preferred Stock (cost $3,550,390)      3,887,785     
  

 

 
Shares      Collateral Held for Securities Loaned (3.3%)    Value  
  10,093,400       Thrivent Financial Securities Lending Trust      10,093,400     
  

 

 
   Total Collateral Held for Securities Loaned
    (cost $10,093,400)
     10,093,400     
  

 

 
 

 

 

Shares or

Principal

Amount

  

  

  

  

Short-Term Investments (8.6%)

     Value   
   Federal Home Loan Bank
    Discount Notes
  
  9,000,000      

0.088%, 10/17/2012 i

     8,999,602     
  5,000,000      

0.125%, 12/21/2012 i

     4,998,559     
   Federal Home Loan Mortgage
    Corporation Discount Notes
  
  1,100,000      

0.160%, 12/17/2012 i,j

     1,099,614     
   Federal National Mortgage
    Association Discount Notes
  
  5,000,000      

0.070%, 10/3/2012 i

     4,999,961     
  6,000,000      

0.100%, 10/16/2012 i

     5,999,717     
  

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments (at amortized cost)      26,097,453     
  

 

 
   Total Investments (cost $293,287,493) 100.7%      $307,385,724     
  

 

 
   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.7%)      (2,077,024)     
  

 

 
   Total Net Assets 100.0%      $305,308,700     
  

 

 

 

a The stated interest rate represents the weighted average of all contracts within the bank loan facility.
b All or a portion of the loan is unfunded.
c Denotes investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
d Denotes variable rate securities. Variable rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. The rate shown is as of September 28, 2012.
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

e Denotes securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts them from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid and may be resold to other dealers in the program or to other qualified institutional buyers. As of September 28, 2012, the value of these investments was $24,979,013 or 8.2% of total net assets.
f Denotes perpetual securities. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but may be called by the issuer at an earlier date.
g All or a portion of the security is on loan.
h Non-income producing security.
i The interest rate shown reflects the yield, coupon rate or the discount rate at the date of purchase.
j At September 28, 2012, $1,099,614 of investments were held on deposit with the counterparty and pledged as the initial margin deposit for open futures contracts.

    Definitions:

ADR   -    American Depositary Receipt, which are certificates for an underlying foreign security’s shares held by an issuing U.S. depository bank.
ETF   -    Exchange Traded Fund.
ETN   -    Exchange Traded Note.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $19,474,981     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,376,750)     
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     $14,098,231     

Cost for federal income tax purposes

     $293,287,493     
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 28, 2012, in valuing Diversified Income Plus Fund’s assets carried at fair value.

 

Investments in Securities    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Bank Loans

           

Basic Materials

     1,757,619         –           1,757,619         –     

Communications Services

     8,160,918         –           7,360,918         800,000   

Consumer Cyclical

     1,606,364         –           1,606,364         –     

Consumer Non-Cyclical

     3,890,081         –           3,890,081         –     

Energy

     802,040         –           802,040         –     

Financials

     793,504         –           793,504         –     

Technology

     2,354,481         –           2,354,481         –     

Transportation

     799,201         –           799,201         –     

Utilities

     814,336         –           814,336         –     

Long-Term Fixed Income

           

Asset-Backed Securities

     3,594,122         –           3,594,122         –     

Basic Materials

     1,498,489         –           1,498,489         –     

Capital Goods

     4,091,063         –           4,091,063         –     

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     35,546,019         –           35,546,019         –     

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     3,289,188         –           3,289,188         –     

Communications Services

     11,126,026         –           10,826,575         299,451   

Consumer Cyclical

     7,028,616         –           7,028,616         –     

Consumer Non-Cyclical

     8,284,668         –           8,284,668         –     

Energy

     7,396,554         –           7,396,554         –     

Financials

     31,394,952         –           31,394,952         –     

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     9,858,000         –           9,858,000         –     

Technology

     997,044         –           997,044         –     

Transportation

     1,252,548         –           1,252,548         –     

U.S. Government and Agencies

     350,354         –           350,354         –     

Utilities

     7,833,438         –           7,833,438         –     

Common Stock

           

Consumer Discretionary

     8,979,151         8,979,151         –           –     

Consumer Staples

     10,734,897         10,734,897         –           –     

Energy

     13,097,180         13,097,180         –           –     

Financials

     32,762,605         32,762,605         –           –     

Health Care

     10,312,982         10,312,982         –           –     

Industrials

     9,972,952         9,972,952         –           –     

Information Technology

     10,467,509         10,467,509         –           –     

Materials

     6,844,595         6,844,595         –           –     

Telecommunications Services

     4,919,610         4,919,610         –           –     

Utilities

     4,695,980         4,695,980         –           –     

Preferred Stock

           

Financials

     3,887,785         3,887,785         –           –     

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

     10,093,400         10,093,400         –           –     

Short-Term Investments

     26,097,453         –           26,097,453         –     

Total

     $307,385,724         $126,768,646         $179,517,627         $1,099,451   

 

 

There were no significant transfers between the Levels during the period ended September 28, 2012. Transfers between the Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the reporting entity’s Bank Loans Communications Services Level 3 security is the lack of marketability. A significant increase or decrease in the inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the reporting entity’s Long-Term Fixed Income Communications Services Level 3 security is the lack of marketability. A significant increase or decrease in the inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Diversified Income Plus Fund

Schedule of Investments as of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  

Expiration

Date

     Notional
Principal
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

5-Yr. U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

   39      December 2012         $4,838,556         $4,860,679         $22,123   

10-Yr. U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

   (10)      December 2012         (1,330,751)         (1,334,844)         (4,093)   

S&P 500 Index Futures

   (19)      December 2012         (6,804,536)         (6,812,450)         (7,914)   

S&P 500 Index Mini-Futures

   72      December 2012         5,244,630         5,163,120         (81,510)   

Total Futures Contracts

                 ($71,394)   

Investment in Affiliates

Affiliated issuers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, include those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or any affiliated mutual fund.

A summary of transactions for the fiscal year to date, in Diversified Income Plus Fund, is as follows:

 

Fund    Value
December 31,
2011
     Gross
Purchases
    

Gross

Sales

     Shares Held at
September 28,
2012
    

Value

September 28,
2012

    

Income Earned
January 1, 2012 -

September 28, 2012

 

Securities Lending Trust-Collateral Investment

     $7,698,775         $68,914,864         $66,520,239         10,093,400         $10,093,400         $111,997   

Total Value and Income Earned

     7,698,775                  10,093,400         111,997   

 

The accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments are an integral part of this schedule.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments

As of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Valuation of Investments – Securities traded on U.S. or foreign securities exchanges or included in a national market system are valued at the official closing price at the close of each business day unless otherwise stated below. Over-the-counter securities and listed securities for which no price is readily available are valued at the current bid price considered best to represent the value at that time. Security prices are based on quotes that are obtained from an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The pricing service, in determining values of fixed-income securities, takes into consideration such factors as current quotations by broker/dealers, coupon, maturity, quality, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other yield and risk factors it deems relevant in determining valuations. Securities which cannot be valued by the approved pricing service are valued using valuations obtained from dealers that make markets in the securities. Exchange listed options and futures contracts are valued at the last quoted sales price. Swaps are valued using pricing sources approved by the Board and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gains or losses. Mutual funds are valued at the net asset value at the close of each business day.

For all Funds, other than Money Market Fund, short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. Securities held by Money Market Fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost (which approximates market value), whereby a fund security is valued at its cost initially and thereafter valued to reflect a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. The market values of the securities held in Money Market Fund are determined once per week using prices supplied by the Funds’ independent pricing service. Money Market Fund and the Funds’ investment adviser follow procedures designed to help maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share.

The Board has delegated responsibility for daily valuation to each Fund’s Adviser. The Fund Advisers have formed a Portfolio Compliance and Valuation Committee (“Committee”) that is responsible for overseeing the Fund’s valuation policies in accordance with Policies and Procedures. The Committee meets on a monthly and on an as needed basis to review price challenges, price overrides, stale prices, shadow prices, manual prices, money market pricing, international fair valuation, and other securities requiring fair valuation.

The Funds monitor for significant events occurring prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange that could have a material impact on the value of any securities that are held by the Funds. Examples of such events include trading halts, national news/events, and issuer-specific developments. If the Committee decides that such events warrant using fair value estimates, a Quorum of the Committee will take such events into consideration in determining the fair value of such securities. If market quotations or prices are not readily available or determined to be unreliable, the securities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value requirements, which improve the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements used in financial reporting. Various inputs are summarized in three broad levels: Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities; Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk; and Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs such as the Fund’s own assumptions and broker evaluations in determining the fair value of investments.

Fair Valuation of International Securities – Because many foreign markets close before the U.S. markets, events may occur between the close of the foreign market and the close of the U.S. markets that could have a material impact on the valuation of foreign securities. The Funds, under the supervision of the Board, evaluates the impacts of these events and may adjust the valuation of foreign securities to reflect the fair value as of the close of the U.S. markets. The Board has authorized the investment adviser to make fair valuation determinations pursuant to policies approved by the Board.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts – In connection with purchases and sales of securities denominated in foreign currencies, all Funds, except Money Market Fund, may enter into foreign currency forward contracts. Additionally, these Funds may enter into such contracts to hedge certain other foreign currency denominated investments. These contracts are recorded at value and the related realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses are recorded. In the event that counterparties fail to settle these forward contracts, the Funds could be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. Foreign currency contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded daily as the difference between the contract exchange rate and the closing forward rate applied to the face amount of the contract. A realized gain or loss is recorded at the time a forward contract is closed. These contracts are over-the-counter and the Fund is exposed to counterparty risk equal to the discounted net amount of payments to the Fund. This risk is partially mitigated by the Fund’s collateral posting requirements. As the foreign currency contract increases in value to the Fund, the Fund receives additional collateral from the counterparty.

Options – All Funds, with the exception of Money Market Fund, may buy put and call options and write put and covered call options. The Funds intend to use such derivative instruments as hedges to facilitate buying or selling securities or to provide protection against adverse movements in security prices or interest rates. The Funds may also enter into options contracts to protect against adverse foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. A Fund will realize a gain or loss upon expiration or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised, the proceeds upon sale for a written call option or the cost of a security for purchased put and call options is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.

 

 

 
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Notes to Schedule of Investments

As of September 28, 2012

(unaudited)

 

Buying put options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security while buying call options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid and has no significant counterparty risk as the exchange guarantees the contract against default. Writing put options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security while writing call options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security. The writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying security may be bought or sold, and therefore bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security. The counterparty risk for written options arises when the Fund has purchased an option, exercised that option, and the counterparty does not buy or sell the Fund’s underlying asset as required. In the case where the Fund has sold an option, the Fund does not have counterparty risk. Counterparty risk on written options is partially mitigated by the Fund’s collateral posting requirements. As the written option increases in value to the Fund, the Fund receives additional collateral from the counterparty.

Futures Contracts – Certain Funds may use futures contracts to manage the exposure to interest rate, market and currency fluctuations. Gains or losses on futures contracts can offset changes in the yield of securities. When a futures contract is opened, cash or other investments equal to the required “initial margin deposit” are held on deposit with and pledged to the broker. Additional securities held by the Funds may be earmarked to cover open futures contracts. The futures contract’s daily change in value (“variation margin”) is either paid to or received from the broker, and is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract when opened and the value of the contract when closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin. Exchange-traded futures have no significant counterparty risk as the exchange guarantees the contracts against default.

Swap Agreements – Certain Funds may enter into swap transactions, which involve swapping one or more investment characteristics of a security, or a basket of securities, with another party. Such transactions include market risk, risk of default by the other party to the transaction, risk of imperfect correlation and manager risk and may involve commissions or other costs. Swap transactions generally do not involve delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to swap transactions is generally limited to the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make, or in the case of the counterparty defaulting, the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. If there is a default by the counterparty, the Fund may have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. Swap agreements are valued at fair value of the contract as provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing service takes into account such factors as swap curves, default probabilities, recent trades, recovery rates and other factors it deems relevant in determining valuations.

Periodic payments and receipts and payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized as realized gains or losses. Collateral, in the form of cash or securities, may be required to be held with the Fund’s custodian, or third party, in connection with these agreements. These swap agreements are over-the-counter and the Fund is exposed to counterparty risk, which is the discounted net amount of payments owed to the Fund. This risk is partially mitigated by the Fund’s collateral posting requirements. As the swap increases in value to the Fund, the Fund receives additional collateral from the counterparty.

Credit Default Swaps – A credit default swap is a swap agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of a particular issuer, basket of securities or reference entity. In a credit default swap transaction, a buyer pays periodic fees in return for payment by the seller which is contingent upon an adverse credit event occurring in the underlying issuer or reference entity. The seller collects periodic fees from the buyer and profits if the credit of the underlying issuer or reference entity remains stable or improves while the swap is outstanding, but the seller in a credit default swap contract would be required to pay the amount of credit loss, determined as specified in the agreement, to the buyer in the event of an adverse credit event in the reference entity. A buyer of a credit default swap is said to buy protection whereas a seller of a credit default swap is said to sell protection. The Funds may be either the protection seller or the protection buyer.

Certain Funds may enter into credit default derivative contracts directly through credit default swaps (CDS) or through credit default swap indices (CDX Indices). CDX Indices are static funds of equally weighted credit default swaps referencing corporate bonds and/or loans designed to provide diversified credit exposure to these asset classes. Funds sell default protection and assume long-risk positions in individual credits or the indices. Index positions are entered into to gain exposure to the corporate bond and/or loan markets in a cost efficient and diversified structure. In the event that a position would default, by going into bankruptcy and failing to pay interest or principal on borrowed money, within any given CDX Index held, the maximum potential amount of future payments required would be equal to the pro-rata share of that position within the index based on the notional amount of the index. In the event of a default under a CDS contract, the maximum potential amount of future payments would be the notional amount. For CDS contracts, the default events could be bankruptcy and failing to pay interest or principal on borrowed money or a restructuring. A restructuring is a change in the underlying obligations which would include reduction in interest or principal, maturity extension and subordination to other obligations. Refer to the credit default swap tables located within the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for additional information.

Additional information for the Funds’ policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies can be obtained by referring to the Funds’ most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report.

 

 

 
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures

(a) Registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) Registrant’s President and Treasurer are aware of no change in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

Separate certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: December 27, 2012     THRIVENT MUTUAL FUNDS  
    By:  
     

  /s/ Russell W. Swansen

 
      Russell W. Swansen  
      President  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Date: December 27, 2012     By:      
        /s/ Russell W. Swansen        
      Russell W. Swansen  
      President  
Date: December 27, 2012     By:      
        /s/ Gerard V. Vaillancourt  
      Gerard V. Vaillancourt  
      Treasurer  
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