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Fifth Third Funds – ‘NSAR-B’ for 12/31/01

As of: Friday, 3/1/02 · For: 12/31/01 · Accession #: 1004726-2-129 · File #: 811-05669

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/01/02  Fifth Third Funds                 NSAR-B     12/31/01    2:22K                                    Citi Fund Services/FA

Annual Report by an Investment Company — Form N-SAR — ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NSAR-B      Annual Report by an Investment Company                23     94K 
 2: EX-99       Miscellaneous Exhibit                                  2±     7K

‘NSAR-B’ — Annual Report by an Investment Company

SEC Info℠ rendering: Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR

Form N-SAR

Annual Report by an Open-End Investment Company

Report
Registrant: Fifth Third Funds — List all N-SARs

Annual Report for the 2nd-half period ended at fiscal year end: 12/31/01

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing? None FoundNone Found by SEC InfoNot Checked by the FilerOne or more Found by SEC Info
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant? Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report? No
Is this a change to a previous Report? No
Registrant
1. SEC CIK: 840678
SEC File #: 811-05669

Telephone #: 614-470-8000
2. Address: 3435 Stelzer Rd
Columbus, OH 43219
3. Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant? No
4. Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant? No
Funds/Series ↑Top of Form N-SAR
7. Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company? Yes

The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) at period end: 31
The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) reported here: 4...

N-SAR S# Fund/Series — Filings for F/S#… ⇒ Symbols
↓Information Common to All
↓ Series 18: Fifth Third Micro Cap Value Fund — S#5683
↓ Series 19: Fifth Third Multi Cap Value Fund [ renamed
Fifth Third All Cap Value Fund ] — S#5697
↓ Series 21: Fifth Third Strategic Income Fund — S#5674
↓ Series 20: Fifth Third Worldwide Fund — N-SARs
Family of Investment Companies
19. Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies? No
Investment Company Type
27. Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company? Yes, Open-End
Additional Disclosures
77. Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
↑Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)? Yes

EX-99.77B: Accountant’s Report re: Internal Controls? Yes

EX-99.77Q1: Other Disclosure? Yes
Subsidiaries
78. Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report? No
All Series ↑List of 4 Funds/Series Reported Here

Information Common to All Funds/Series
All: Administrator
10.1 Name: Fifth Third Bank
Location: Cincinnati, OH
All: Principal Underwriter
11.1 Name: Fifth Third Funds Distributor, Inc.
Location: Columbus, OH
All: Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent
12.1 Name: Fifth Third Bank
Location: Cincinnati, OH
All: Independent Public Accountant
13.1 Name: Arthur Andersen LLP
Location: Columbus, OH
All: Affiliated Broker/Dealer
14.1 Name: Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
All: Custodian
18. Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4? Yes
All: Brokerage Commissions Paid on Portfolio Transactions
20. The brokers who received the largest amount of gross brokerage
commissions during the period:
20.1 Broker: Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
IRS #: 34-1151660
Commissions paid ($000s): 448
21. Total brokerage commissions paid by the Registrant during the period:
Aggregate paid ($000s): 448
All: Portfolio Transactions with Entities Acting as Principals
22. The entities acting as principals with whom the Registrant did the
largest amount of portfolio transactions, based on total value of
principal, during the period:
22.1 Entity: UBS Securities
IRS #: 13-2932996
Registrant’s purchases ($000s): 2,237,799
22.2 Entity: Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
IRS #: 34-1151660
Registrant’s purchases ($000s): 97,893
Registrant’s sales ($000s): 65,297
22.3 Entity: Fiserve Securities, Inc.
IRS #: 84-1181516
Registrant’s purchases ($000s): 5,285
Registrant’s sales ($000s): 3,453
22.4 Entity: Dain Rauscher
IRS #: 41-0212020
Registrant’s sales ($000s): 5,949
22.5 Entity: Everen Securities, Inc.
IRS #: 34-1542819
Registrant’s purchases ($000s): 4,475
22.6 Entity: Saloman Smith Barney
IRS #: 11-2418191
Registrant’s purchases ($000s): 250
22.7 Entity: First Union Corp.
IRS #: 56-1252143
Registrant’s purchases ($000s): 173
23. Total purchase/sale transactions by the Registrant during the period:
Aggregate purchases ($000s): 2,345,875
Aggregate sales ($000s): 74,699
All: Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers
26. Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ............................... No
Receipt of investment research and statistical info .................... Yes
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations ......................... No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
and execution ........................................................ Yes
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................ No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person ......................... No
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
profits thereon...
To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
affiliated person of either ...................................... No
To the Registrant .................................................. No
Other .................................................................. No
All: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance)
37. Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period? No
39. Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period? No
All: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares
40. During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1? Yes
41. During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan? Yes
All: Advisory Fee
49. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income? No
50. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets? No
51. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance? No
52. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants? No
53. Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws? Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
Assets? Yes
54. Indicated below are whether services were supplied or paid for wholly or
in substantial part by Investment Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) in
connection with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which
the Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:

Provided to the Registrant?
Occupancy and office rental ............................................ No
Clerical and bookkeeping services ...................................... No
Accounting services .................................................... No
Services of independent auditors ....................................... No
Services of outside counsel ............................................ No
Registration and filing fees ........................................... No
Stationery, supplies and printing ...................................... No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s interested Directors ........... No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s disinterested Directors ........ No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s Officers who aren’t Directors .. No
Reports to current shareholders ........................................ No
Determination of offering and redemption prices ........................ No
Trading department ..................................................... No
Prospectus preparation and printing for current shareholders ........... No
Other .................................................................. No
All: Fidelity Bond in Effect at Fiscal Year End
80. Insurer: Gulf Insurance Co.

Aggregate face amount of coverage for the Registrant/Series on all bonds
on which it is named as an insured ($000s): 2,500
81. Is the bond part of a joint fidelity bond(s) shared with other
investment companies or other entities? No
82. Does the mandatory coverage of the fidelity bond have a deductible? No
83. Were any claims with respect to this Registrant/Series filed under the
bond during the period? No
84. Were any losses incurred with respect to this Registrant/Series that
could have been filed as a claim under the fidelity bond but were not? No
85. Are the Registrant’s/Series’ Officers and Directors covered as Officers
and Directors of the Registrant/Series under any errors and omissions
insurance policy owned by the Registrant/Series or anyone else? Yes

Were any claims filed under such policy during the period with respect
to the Registrant/Series? No
Series 18 ↑Information Common to All Funds/Series ↑List of 4 Funds/Series
7. Name: Fifth Third Micro Cap Value Fund — S#5683

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series? No
S18: Investment Adviser
8.1 Name: Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
Role: Adviser
Location: Cincinnati, OH
8.4 Name: Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
Role: Adviser
Location: Cincinnati, OH
S18: Custodian
15.1 Name: Fifth Third Bank
Role: Custodian
Location: Cincinnati, OH

Type of custody: Rule 17f-2 — Self
S18: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers
24. At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities? No
S18: Sales and Repurchases
28. Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
1st Month of period: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 496
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,083
2nd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 1,588
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 136
3rd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 999
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 217
4th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 2,360
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,689
5th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 1,498
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 184
6th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 2,407
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 424

Total of all months: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 9,348
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,733

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s): 266
S18: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance)
29. Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period? Yes
30. Total front-end sales loads collected from sales (including exchanges)
by Principal Underwriter or by any underwriter which is an affiliated
person of the Principal Underwriter, of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares
during the period ($000s): 11

The maximum sales load rate in effect at period end as a percentage of
the offering price: 4.5%
The minimum sales load rate in effect at period end as a percentage of
the offering price: 0.0%
31. Net amount retained by the Registrant’s/Series’ Principal Underwriter or
by any underwriter or dealer which is an affiliated person of the
Principal Underwriter thereof from front-end sales loads collected from
sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s): 2

Amount by which payout by the Registrant’s/Series’ Principal Underwriter
or by any underwriter which is an affiliated person of the Principal
Underwriter thereof to persons or entities selling the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares exceeded that reported in Item 30 ($000s): 0
32. Amount the Registrant’s/Series’ Principal Underwriter and any
underwriters or dealers which are affiliated persons of the Principal
Underwriter paid to dealers which are not affiliated persons of the
Principal Underwriter for selling the Registrant’s/Series’ shares that
were sold with a front-end sales load during the period ($000s): 9
33. Amount paid to a captive retail sales force of the Registrant’s/Series’
Principal Underwriter or of any underwriter or dealer which is an
affiliated person of the Principal Underwriter for selling the
Registrant’s shares that were sold with a front-end sales load during
the period ($000s): 0
34. Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period? Yes
35. Total deferred or contingent deferred sales loads collected during the
period from redemptions and repurchases of the Registrant’s/Series’
shares ($000s): 13
36. Did the Registrant/Series retain all monies collected from the deferred
or contingent deferred sales loads during the period? Yes
S18: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares
42. For the period, the percentage of total dollars paid directly by the
Registrant/Series under the 12b-1 plan for each of the following:

Percentage of Total Amount Paid (%)
Advertising ............................................................ –
Printing & mailing of prospectuses to other than current shareholders .. –
Payments to underwriters ............................................... –
Payments to brokers or dealers ......................................... 100
Direct payments to sales personnel ..................................... –
Payments to banks and savings & loans .................................. –
Other uses, including payments to its Investment Adviser separate
from the advisory fee ................................................ –
Unallocated payments made for a combination of such services ........... –
43. Total amount paid directly by the Registrant/Series pursuant to its
12b-1 plan ($000s): 93
44. If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s): 0
S18: Advisory Fee
45. Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period? Yes
46. Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period? No
47. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets? Yes
48. Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
Single-fee rate: 1.0%
Step-fee rates:
For 1st $000s: 0
Annual rate: 0.0%
S18: Miscellaneous Info
55. Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
Overdrafts? Yes
Bank loans? No
56. During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies? Yes
57. Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend? No
S18: Classification and Asset Allocation
58. Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company? No
59. Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company? Yes
60. Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period? Yes

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period? Yes
61. The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity: $1,000
62. Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities? No
66. Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities? Yes
Capital appreciation? Yes
67. Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund? No
68. Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals? No
Located primarily in countries other than the United States? No
69. Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund? No
S18: Investment Practices
70. Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements? Yes to both
Writing or investing in options on equities? No –
Writing or investing in options on debt securities? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock indices? Yes No
Writing or investing in interest rate futures? No –
Writing or investing in stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in other commodity futures? No –
Investments in restricted securities? Yes No
Investments in shares of other investment companies? Yes to both
Investments in securities of foreign issuers? Yes No
Currency exchange transactions? No –
Loaning portfolio securities? Yes No
Borrowing of money? Yes No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons? No –
Margin purchases? No –
Short selling? No –
S18: Portfolio Turnover
71. Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
Purchases ($000s): 16,494
Sales ($000s): 10,789

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s): 23,120

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value): 47%
S18: Financial Info — Income and Expenses
72. The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73: 12

Income ($000s)
Net interest income .............................................. 229
Net dividend income .............................................. 201
Account maintenance fees ......................................... –
Net other income ................................................. –

Expenses ($000s)
Advisory fees .................................................... 287
Administrator fees ............................................... 10
Salaries and other compensation .................................. –
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 1
Custodian fees ................................................... –
Postage .......................................................... –
Printing expenses ................................................ –
Directors’ fees .................................................. –
Registration fees ................................................ –
Taxes ............................................................ –
Interest ......................................................... –
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 5
Auditing fees .................................................... –
Legal fees ....................................................... –
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments .. 93
Amortization of organization expenses ............................ –
Shareholder meeting expenses ..................................... –
Other expenses ................................................... 84
Total expenses ................................................... 480

Expense reimbursements ($000s): 18

Net investment income ($000s): -32

Realized capital gains ($000s): 0
Realized capital losses ($000s): 792

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s): 6,335
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s): 0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s): 0

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s): 19
73. Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income: $0.0000

Distribution of capital gains: $0.0040
Other distributions: $0.0000
S18: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data
74. Assets ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 17
Repurchase agreements ............................................ 3,558
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 3,998
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ –
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ... –
Common stock ..................................................... 26,213
Options on equities .............................................. –
Options on all futures ........................................... –
Other investments ................................................ 1,776
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... 82
Receivables from affiliated persons .............................. –
Other receivables ................................................ 17
All other assets ................................................. –
Total assets ..................................................... 35,661

Liabilities ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased ..................... 188
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 37
Senior long-term debt ............................................ –
Other liabilities:
Reverse repurchase agreements .................................. –
Short sales .................................................... –
Written options ................................................ –
All other liabilities .......................................... 10

Equity ($000s)
Senior equity .................................................... –
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 35,426

Number of shares outstanding (000s): 3,219
Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares (000s): 2,482

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent): $5.96
NAV per share of a second class of shares (to nearest cent): $6.03

Total number of shareholder accounts: 1,409

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s): 0
75. Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s): 28,706
Series 19 ↑Information Common to All Funds/Series ↑List of 4 Funds/Series
7. Name: Fifth Third Multi Cap Value Fund [ renamed
Fifth Third All Cap Value Fund ] — S#5697

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series? No
S19: Investment Adviser
8.1 Name: Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
Role: Adviser
Location: Cincinnati, OH
S19: Custodian
15.1 Name: Fifth Third Bank
Role: Custodian
Location: Cincinnati, OH

Type of custody: Rule 17f-2 — Self
S19: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers
24. At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities? No
S19: Sales and Repurchases
28. Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
1st Month of period: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 2,452
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 7
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 417
2nd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 4,271
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 515
3rd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 5,499
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 404
4th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 5,098
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,566
5th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 4,633
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 881
6th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 10,846
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 2,910
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 5,210

Total of all months: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 32,799
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 2,917
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 8,993

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s): 2,538
S19: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance)
29. Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period? Yes
30. Total front-end sales loads collected from sales (including exchanges)
by Principal Underwriter or by any underwriter which is an affiliated
person of the Principal Underwriter, of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares
during the period ($000s): 101

Amount by which payout by the Registrant’s/Series’ Principal Underwriter
or by any underwriter which is an affiliated person of the Principal
Underwriter thereof to persons or entities selling the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares exceeded that reported in Item 30 ($000s): 0
32. Amount the Registrant’s/Series’ Principal Underwriter and any
underwriters or dealers which are affiliated persons of the Principal
Underwriter paid to dealers which are not affiliated persons of the
Principal Underwriter for selling the Registrant’s/Series’ shares that
were sold with a front-end sales load during the period ($000s): 86
33. Amount paid to a captive retail sales force of the Registrant’s/Series’
Principal Underwriter or of any underwriter or dealer which is an
affiliated person of the Principal Underwriter for selling the
Registrant’s shares that were sold with a front-end sales load during
the period ($000s): 0
34. Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period? Yes
35. Total deferred or contingent deferred sales loads collected during the
period from redemptions and repurchases of the Registrant’s/Series’
shares ($000s): 174
36. Did the Registrant/Series retain all monies collected from the deferred
or contingent deferred sales loads during the period? Yes
S19: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares
42. For the period, the percentage of total dollars paid directly by the
Registrant/Series under the 12b-1 plan for each of the following:

Percentage of Total Amount Paid (%)
Advertising ............................................................ –
Printing & mailing of prospectuses to other than current shareholders .. –
Payments to underwriters ............................................... –
Payments to brokers or dealers ......................................... 100
Direct payments to sales personnel ..................................... –
Payments to banks and savings & loans .................................. –
Other uses, including payments to its Investment Adviser separate
from the advisory fee ................................................ –
Unallocated payments made for a combination of such services ........... –
43. Total amount paid directly by the Registrant/Series pursuant to its
12b-1 plan ($000s): 244
44. If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s): 0
S19: Advisory Fee
45. Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period? Yes
46. Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period? No
47. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets? Yes
48. Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
Single-fee rate: 1.0%
Step-fee rates:
For 1st $000s: 0
Annual rate: 0.0%
S19: Miscellaneous Info
55. Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
Overdrafts? Yes
Bank loans? No
56. During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies? Yes
57. Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend? No
S19: Classification and Asset Allocation
58. Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company? No
59. Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company? Yes
60. Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period? Yes

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period? Yes
61. The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity: $1,000
62. Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities? No
66. Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities? Yes
Capital appreciation? Yes
67. Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund? No
68. Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals? No
Located primarily in countries other than the United States? No
69. Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund? No
S19: Investment Practices
70. Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements? Yes to both
Writing or investing in options on equities? No –
Writing or investing in options on debt securities? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock indices? No –
Writing or investing in interest rate futures? No –
Writing or investing in stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in other commodity futures? No –
Investments in restricted securities? Yes No
Investments in shares of other investment companies? Yes to both
Investments in securities of foreign issuers? Yes No
Currency exchange transactions? No –
Loaning portfolio securities? Yes No
Borrowing of money? Yes No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons? No –
Margin purchases? No –
Short selling? No –
S19: Portfolio Turnover
71. Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
Purchases ($000s): 54,478
Sales ($000s): 38,087

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s): 47,524

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value): 80%
S19: Financial Info — Income and Expenses
72. The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73: 12

Income ($000s)
Net interest income .............................................. 474
Net dividend income .............................................. 523
Account maintenance fees ......................................... –
Net other income ................................................. –

Expenses ($000s)
Advisory fees .................................................... 553
Administrator fees ............................................... 21
Salaries and other compensation .................................. –
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 3
Custodian fees ................................................... –
Postage .......................................................... –
Printing expenses ................................................ –
Directors’ fees .................................................. –
Registration fees ................................................ –
Taxes ............................................................ –
Interest ......................................................... –
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 5
Auditing fees .................................................... –
Legal fees ....................................................... –
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments .. 244
Amortization of organization expenses ............................ –
Shareholder meeting expenses ..................................... –
Other expenses ................................................... 105
Total expenses ................................................... 931

Expense reimbursements ($000s): 15

Net investment income ($000s): 81

Realized capital gains ($000s): 3,557
Realized capital losses ($000s): 0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s): 1,958
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s): 0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s): 0
Dividends for a second class of shares ($000s): 60

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s): 3,533
73. Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income: $0.0000
Dividends for a second class of shares: $0.0660

Distribution of capital gains: $0.9110
Other distributions: $0.0000
S19: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data
74. Assets ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. –
Repurchase agreements ............................................ 3,085
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 8,993
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ –
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ... 380
Common stock ..................................................... 63,069
Options on equities .............................................. –
Options on all futures ........................................... –
Other investments ................................................ 1,683
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... 50
Receivables from affiliated persons .............................. –
Other receivables ................................................ 246
All other assets ................................................. –
Total assets ..................................................... 77,506

Liabilities ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased ..................... –
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 96
Senior long-term debt ............................................ –
Other liabilities:
Reverse repurchase agreements .................................. –
Short sales .................................................... –
Written options ................................................ –
All other liabilities .......................................... 18

Equity ($000s)
Senior equity .................................................... –
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 77,392

Number of shares outstanding (000s): 2,499
Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares (000s): 944

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent): $19.09
NAV per share of a second class of shares (to nearest cent): $19.14

Total number of shareholder accounts: 2,399

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s): 0
75. Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s): 55,286
Series 20 ↑Information Common to All Funds/Series ↑List of 4 Funds/Series
7. Name: Fifth Third Worldwide Fund — N-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series? No
S20: Investment Adviser
8.1 Name: Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
Role: Adviser
Location: Cincinnati, OH
S20: Custodian
15.1 Name: Fifth Third Bank
Role: Custodian
Location: Cincinnati, OH

Type of custody: Rule 17f-2 — Self
S20: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers
24. At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities? No
S20: Sales and Repurchases
28. Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
1st Month of period: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 130
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 372
2nd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 153
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 619
3rd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 123
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 701
4th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 303
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,058
5th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 908
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 528
6th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 2,614
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,142

Total of all months: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 4,231
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 4,420

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s): 0
S20: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance)
29. Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period? No
34. Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period? Yes
35. Total deferred or contingent deferred sales loads collected during the
period from redemptions and repurchases of the Registrant’s/Series’
shares ($000s): 1
36. Did the Registrant/Series retain all monies collected from the deferred
or contingent deferred sales loads during the period? Yes
S20: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares
42. For the period, the percentage of total dollars paid directly by the
Registrant/Series under the 12b-1 plan for each of the following:

Percentage of Total Amount Paid (%)
Advertising ............................................................ –
Printing & mailing of prospectuses to other than current shareholders .. –
Payments to underwriters ............................................... –
Payments to brokers or dealers ......................................... 100
Direct payments to sales personnel ..................................... –
Payments to banks and savings & loans .................................. –
Other uses, including payments to its Investment Adviser separate
from the advisory fee ................................................ –
Unallocated payments made for a combination of such services ........... –
43. Total amount paid directly by the Registrant/Series pursuant to its
12b-1 plan ($000s): 124
44. If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s): 0
S20: Advisory Fee
45. Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period? Yes
46. Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period? No
47. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets? Yes
48. Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
Single-fee rate: 1.0%
Step-fee rates:
For 1st $000s: 0
Annual rate: 0.0%
S20: Miscellaneous Info
55. Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
Overdrafts? Yes
Bank loans? No
56. During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies? Yes
57. Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend? No
S20: Classification and Asset Allocation
58. Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company? No
59. Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company? Yes
60. Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period? Yes

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period? Yes
61. The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity: $1,000
62. Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities? No
66. Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities? Yes
Capital appreciation? Yes
67. Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund? No
68. Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals? No
Located primarily in countries other than the United States? No
69. Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund? No
S20: Investment Practices
70. Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements? Yes to both
Writing or investing in options on equities? Yes No
Writing or investing in options on debt securities? Yes No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices? No –
Writing or investing in interest rate futures? Yes No
Writing or investing in stock index futures? Yes No
Writing or investing in options on futures? Yes No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures? Yes No
Writing or investing in other commodity futures? Yes No
Investments in restricted securities? Yes No
Investments in shares of other investment companies? Yes to both
Investments in securities of foreign issuers? Yes No
Currency exchange transactions? Yes No
Loaning portfolio securities? Yes No
Borrowing of money? Yes No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons? No –
Margin purchases? No –
Short selling? No –
S20: Portfolio Turnover
71. Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
Purchases ($000s): 234,499
Sales ($000s): 246,787

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s): 24,087

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value): 974%
S20: Financial Info — Income and Expenses
72. The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73: 12

Income ($000s)
Net interest income .............................................. 211
Net dividend income .............................................. 90
Account maintenance fees ......................................... –
Net other income ................................................. –

Expenses ($000s)
Advisory fees .................................................... 259
Administrator fees ............................................... 7
Salaries and other compensation .................................. –
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 1
Custodian fees ................................................... –
Postage .......................................................... –
Printing expenses ................................................ –
Directors’ fees .................................................. –
Registration fees ................................................ –
Taxes ............................................................ –
Interest ......................................................... –
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 5
Auditing fees .................................................... –
Legal fees ....................................................... –
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments .. 124
Amortization of organization expenses ............................ –
Shareholder meeting expenses ..................................... –
Other expenses ................................................... 102
Total expenses ................................................... 498

Expense reimbursements ($000s): 6

Net investment income ($000s): -191

Realized capital gains ($000s): 0
Realized capital losses ($000s): 5,822

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s): 1,649
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s): 0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s): 0

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s): 280
73. Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income: $0.0000

Distribution of capital gains: $0.1179
Other distributions: $0.0000
S20: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data
74. Assets ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. –
Repurchase agreements ............................................ 1,652
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... –
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ –
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ... –
Common stock ..................................................... –
Options on equities .............................................. –
Options on all futures ........................................... –
Other investments ................................................ 23,118
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... –
Receivables from affiliated persons .............................. –
Other receivables ................................................ 3
All other assets ................................................. –
Total assets ..................................................... 24,773

Liabilities ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased ..................... –
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 259
Senior long-term debt ............................................ –
Other liabilities:
Reverse repurchase agreements .................................. –
Short sales .................................................... –
Written options ................................................ –
All other liabilities .......................................... 29

Equity ($000s)
Senior equity .................................................... –
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 24,485

Number of shares outstanding (000s): 1,762
Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares (000s): 218

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent): $12.30
NAV per share of a second class of shares (to nearest cent): $12.47

Total number of shareholder accounts: 1,475

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s): 0
75. Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s): 25,873
Series 21 ↑Information Common to All Funds/Series ↑List of 4 Funds/Series
7. Name: Fifth Third Strategic Income Fund — S#5674

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series? No
S21: Investment Adviser
8.1 Name: Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
Role: Adviser
Location: Cincinnati, OH
S21: Custodian
15.1 Name: Fifth Third Bank
Role: Custodian
Location: Cincinnati, OH

Type of custody: Rule 17f-2 — Self
S21: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers
24. At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities? No
S21: Sales and Repurchases
28. Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
1st Month of period: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 458
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 172
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,214
2nd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 3,557
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 570
3rd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 1,479
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 183
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 981
4th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 1,089
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 184
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 2,665
5th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 2,109
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 174
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 985
6th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 1,159
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 54
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,585

Total of all months: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ 9,851
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 767
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 8,000

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s): 0
S21: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance)
29. Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period? No
34. Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period? Yes
35. Total deferred or contingent deferred sales loads collected during the
period from redemptions and repurchases of the Registrant’s/Series’
shares ($000s): 18
36. Did the Registrant/Series retain all monies collected from the deferred
or contingent deferred sales loads during the period? Yes
S21: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares
42. For the period, the percentage of total dollars paid directly by the
Registrant/Series under the 12b-1 plan for each of the following:

Percentage of Total Amount Paid (%)
Advertising ............................................................ –
Printing & mailing of prospectuses to other than current shareholders .. –
Payments to underwriters ............................................... –
Payments to brokers or dealers ......................................... 100
Direct payments to sales personnel ..................................... –
Payments to banks and savings & loans .................................. –
Other uses, including payments to its Investment Adviser separate
from the advisory fee ................................................ –
Unallocated payments made for a combination of such services ........... –
43. Total amount paid directly by the Registrant/Series pursuant to its
12b-1 plan ($000s): 168
44. If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s): 0
S21: Advisory Fee
45. Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period? Yes
46. Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period? No
47. Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets? Yes
48. Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
Single-fee rate: 1.0%
Step-fee rates:
For 1st $000s: 0
Annual rate: 0.0%
S21: Miscellaneous Info
55. Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
Overdrafts? Yes
Bank loans? No
56. During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies? Yes
57. Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend? No
S21: Classification and Asset Allocation
58. Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company? No
59. Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company? Yes
60. Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period? Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ............................... 0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ...................... 0.0
Repurchase agreements ....................... 1.0
State and Municipal – tax-free .............. 0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic ..... 0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ...... 0.0
Bankers acceptances ......................... 0.0
Commercial paper – taxable .................. 0.0
Time deposits ............................... 0.0
Options ..................................... 0.0
All other ................................... 0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ............................... 10.8%
U.S. Government Agency ...................... 0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free .............. 0.0
Corporate ................................... 21.4
All other ................................... 0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ...... 66.6%
63. The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
Days: 0
Years: 1.1
64. Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer? No

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end? No
66. Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities? No
67. Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund? No
68. Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals? No
Located primarily in countries other than the United States? No
69. Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund? No
S21: Investment Practices
70. Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements? Yes to both
Writing or investing in options on equities? No –
Writing or investing in options on debt securities? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock indices? No –
Writing or investing in interest rate futures? No –
Writing or investing in stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in other commodity futures? No –
Investments in restricted securities? Yes No
Investments in shares of other investment companies? Yes to both
Investments in securities of foreign issuers? Yes No
Currency exchange transactions? No –
Loaning portfolio securities? Yes No
Borrowing of money? Yes No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons? No –
Margin purchases? No –
Short selling? No –
S21: Portfolio Turnover
71. Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
Purchases ($000s): 13,571
Sales ($000s): 11,483

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s): 34,133

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value): 34%
S21: Financial Info — Income and Expenses
72. The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73: 12

Income ($000s)
Net interest income .............................................. 335
Net dividend income .............................................. 2,645
Account maintenance fees ......................................... –
Net other income ................................................. –

Expenses ($000s)
Advisory fees .................................................... 375
Administrator fees ............................................... 12
Salaries and other compensation .................................. –
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 2
Custodian fees ................................................... –
Postage .......................................................... –
Printing expenses ................................................ –
Directors’ fees .................................................. –
Registration fees ................................................ –
Taxes ............................................................ –
Interest ......................................................... –
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 5
Auditing fees .................................................... –
Legal fees ....................................................... –
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments .. 168
Amortization of organization expenses ............................ –
Shareholder meeting expenses ..................................... –
Other expenses ................................................... 93
Total expenses ................................................... 655

Expense reimbursements ($000s): 10

Net investment income ($000s): 2,335

Realized capital gains ($000s): 806
Realized capital losses ($000s): 0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s): 1,320
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s): 0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s): 2,122
Dividends for a second class of shares ($000s): 266

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s): 0
73. Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income: $0.6537
Dividends for a second class of shares: $0.6707

Distribution of capital gains: $0.0000
Other distributions: $0.0000
S21: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data
74. Assets ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. –
Repurchase agreements ............................................ 379
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 4,194
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 8,555
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ... 8,990
Common stock ..................................................... 508
Options on equities .............................................. –
Options on all futures ........................................... –
Other investments ................................................ 16,313
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... –
Receivables from affiliated persons .............................. –
Other receivables ................................................ 312
All other assets ................................................. –
Total assets ..................................................... 39,251

Liabilities ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased ..................... –
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 225
Senior long-term debt ............................................ –
Other liabilities:
Reverse repurchase agreements .................................. –
Short sales .................................................... –
Written options ................................................ –
All other liabilities .......................................... 24

Equity ($000s)
Senior equity .................................................... –
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 39,002

Number of shares outstanding (000s): 3,240
Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares (000s): 298

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent): $10.53
NAV per share of a second class of shares (to nearest cent): $10.57

Total number of shareholder accounts: 929

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s): 0
75. Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s): 37,672
Signature ↑Top of Form N-SAR
/s/ Shawn Boorse
Name: Shawn Boorse
Title: Manager

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Fifth Third Funds – ‘NSAR-B’ for 12/31/01

As of: Friday, 3/1/02 · For: 12/31/01 · Accession #: 1004726-2-129 · File #: 811-05669

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Annual Report by an Investment Company — Form N-SAR — ICA’40Filing Table of Contents

‘NSAR-B’ — Annual Report by an Investment Company

Annual Report by an Investment Company — Form N-SAR — ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents