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FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21786
ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ
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85258 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Huey
P. Falgout, Jr., 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180
Date of fiscal year end: February 28
Date of
reporting
period: August
31, 2008
Semi-Annual Report
August 31, 2008
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with
the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on
Form N-Q.
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PRESIDENTS
LETTER
Dear Shareholder,
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund (the Fund)
is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company
whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol IRR. The Funds investment objective is
total return through a combination of current income, realized
capital gains and capital appreciation.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by
investing in a portfolio of equity securities of companies in
the energy and natural resources industries and by employing an
integrated options collar strategy. The Funds
collar strategy seeks to reduce the volatility of total returns
relative to the natural resources equity sector and to help the
Fund achieve its investment objective by seeking to generate
capital gains in declining markets from the purchase of put
options and premiums from writing call options.
For the six-month period ended August 31, 2008, the Fund
made total quarterly distributions of $0.85 per share including
a return of capital of $0.80 per share.
Based on net asset value (NAV), the Fund had a total
return of (1.87)% for the six-month
period.(1)
This NAV return reflects a decrease from $18.92 on
February 29, 2008 to $17.62 on August 31, 2008, plus
the reinvestment of $0.85 per share in distributions. Based on
its share price as of August 31, 2008, the Fund provided a
total return of 0.22% for the six-month
period.(2)
This share price return reflects a decrease in its share price
from $17.19 on February 29, 2008 to $16.35 on
August 31, 2008, plus the reinvestment of $0.85 per share
in distributions.
The global equity markets have witnessed a challenging and
turbulent period. Please read the Market Perspective and
Portfolio Managers Report for more information on the
market and the Funds performance.
At ING Funds our mission is to set the standard in helping our
clients manage their financial future. We seek to assist you and
your financial advisor by offering a range of global investment
solutions. We invite you to visit our website at
www.ingfunds.com. Here you will find information on our products
and services, including current market data and fund statistics
on our open- and closed-end funds. You will see that we offer a
broad variety of equity, fixed income and multi-asset funds that
aim to fulfill a variety of investor needs.
We thank you for trusting ING Funds with your investment assets,
and we look forward to serving you in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Shaun P. Mathews
President
ING Funds
October 10, 2008
The views expressed in the
Presidents Letter reflect those of the President as of the
date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any
time based upon market or other conditions and ING Funds
disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views
may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment
decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not
be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of
any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should
not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.
International investing does pose special risks including
currency fluctuation, economic and political risks not found in
investments that are solely domestic.
For more complete information,
or to obtain a prospectus for any ING fund, please call your
Investment Professional or the Funds Shareholder Service
Department at
(800) 992-0180
or log on to www.ingfunds.com. The prospectus should be read
carefully before investing. Consider the funds investment
objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before
investing. The prospectus contains this information and other
information about the fund. Check with your Investment
Professional to determine which funds are available for sale
within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all
firms.
(1) Total
investment return at net asset value has been calculated
assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of each
period and a sale at net asset value at the end of each period
and assumes reinvestment of dividends, capital gain
distributions, and return of capital distributions/allocations,
if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend
reinvestment plan. Total investment return at net asset value is
not annualized for periods less than one year.
(2) Total
investment return at market value measures the change in the
market value of your investment assuming reinvestment of
dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital
distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the
provisions of the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Total
investment return at market value is not annualized for periods
less than one year.
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Market
Perspective: Six
Months Ended August 31, 2008
Our new fiscal year carried on where the previous one left off,
as mutually reinforcing financial dislocation and economic
weakness continued to drive investors from risk assets, with
volatility as the norm. Global equities in the form of
the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
World®
Index(1)
measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends
(MSCI for regions discussed below) fell 3.8% for the
six months ended August 31, 2008. In currencies the
dollar at first continued its weakening trend against the euro.
But the tide turned in mid-July and for the whole six months the
dollar strengthened by 3.1% against the euro. The dollar gained
2.5% on the yen, and in its biggest move, gained 8.9% against
the pound.
In some ways March symbolized these turbulent times with its
mixture of crisis, remedy and apparent relief. Bear Stearns, an
investment bank near the eye of the storm, was laid low in days
by self-fulfilling rumors of insolvency due to liquidity
problems. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed), which
had been reducing rates since August, then cut the discount rate
further, by 100 basis points to 2.5% and the federal funds
rate by 75 basis points to 2.25%, and followed this up by
opening the discount window to other primary dealers.
For a while investors seemed to think the worst had passed.
After five consecutive months of loss through March, stock
markets rose strongly from mid-March lows, sustained by another
federal funds rate cut of 0.25%. But by mid-May, it was obvious
that the problems had not gone away and global equities resumed
a downward path.
The housing market continued its inexorable march down. The now
popular Standard & Poors
(S&P)/Case-Shiller National U.S. Home
Price
Index(2)
of house prices in 20 major cities fell 15.4% year-over-year in
the second quarter. Single family housing starts were at the
lowest level since 1991, and one-third of existing home sales
were distressed. Banks continued to restrict credit and
30-year
fixed mortgage rates reached a six-year high.
By August, payrolls had declined for seven consecutive months
and the unemployment rate rose to 5.7% from 4.9% in February.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was finalized at
just 0.96% annualized for the first quarter. There was
improvement to 3.3% for the second quarter, but this was after a
massive, temporary fiscal stimulus.
There was more trouble in the financial sector. Lehman Brothers,
Merrill Lynch and huge global insurer AIG declared losses in the
billions, directly or indirectly due to mortgage write downs.
But the most attention was directed at the government sponsored
mortgage lending agencies known as the Federal National Mortgage
Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan
Corporation (Freddie Mac). Lightly capitalized for
their trillions in liabilities, they were, by any rational
assessment, insolvent. The systemic risk to the broader economy
was obvious and finally Treasury Secretary Paulson was given
authorization to buy stock in and lend to the agencies. But as
August ended, with their stock prices down 90% in 2008, there
was a sense of foreboding that the game was up for Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac, among others.
In US fixed income markets, the Treasury yield curve
steepened as the market sought the safety of Treasury Bills,
while longer term yields were supported by headline consumer
price index inflation of 5.0% and the prospect of increasing
calls on the public purse. For the six-months through
August 31, 2008, the Lehman
Brothers®
Aggregate Bond (LBAB)
Index(3)
of investment grade bonds rose just 0.18%, and the Lehman
Brothers®
High Yield Bond 2% Issuer Constrained Composite
Index(4)
returned 0.74%.
U.S. equities, represented by the S&P
500®
Composite Stock Price (S&P
500®
)
Index(5)
including dividends, returned (2.6)% in the six months through
August 31, 2008, supported to some extent by sharply
falling oil prices after peaking in mid-July at nearly $150 per
barrel. Profits for S&P
500®
companies suffered their fourth straight quarter of decline, led
down by the financials sector, which contributed a net loss. It
was not just financials that were in the news, however. The
domestic automakers were facing the perfect storm of rising
gasoline prices driving customers from high margin SUVs and
pick-up
trucks, a slowing economy and sagging consumer confidence, at
the same time as credit conditions were getting tighter. General
Motors stock price traded at a
54-year low
at one point, while Ford incurred a record loss of
$8.7 billion in the second quarter.
In international markets, the MSCI
Japan®
Index(6)
fell 4.9% for the six-month period. The export dependent economy
suffered from slowing global demand, while high energy prices
and political deadlock sapped domestic confidence. The longest
postwar expansion
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Market
Perspective: Six
Months Ended August 31, 2008
came to an end as the first quarterly drop in exports for three
years led to a decline in GDP of 0.6% in the second quarter of
2008. The MSCI Europe ex
UK®
Index(7)
slumped 7.2% in the same period, beset by sharply falling
economic activity and a European Central Bank that actually
raised interest rates in July as consumer price inflation,
driven by food and energy, surged to 4.0%, a
16-year
high. First quarter GDP growth was actually reported at 0.8%.
But soon business and consumer confidence sagged to five-year
lows as banks continued to write down asset-backed securities in
huge volumes and toughened credit standards. With purchasing
managers indices in contraction territory, second quarter
GDP fell 0.2%. In the UK, the MSCI
UK®
Index(8)
slipped 1.8%, supported by large, out performing energy and
staples sectors. As in Continental Europe, lenders were
tightening their rules, mortgage approvals were at the lowest
since record-keeping began, and house price declines were
accelerating. GDP growth evaporated, and the economy fell flat
in the second quarter. The Bank of England cut rates, by 0.25%
to 5.0%, but with inflation now up to 4.4% it was clear that the
Bank was out of ammunition.
(1) The
MSCI
World®
Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of
over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.
(2) The
S&P/Case-Shiller National U.S. Home Price Index
tracks the value of single-family housing within the United
States. The index is a composite of single-family home price
indices for the nine U.S. Census divisions and is calculated
quarterly.
(3) The
LBAB Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued
investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed
and corporate debt securities.
(4) The
Lehman
Brothers®
High Yield Bond 2% Issuer Constrained Composite
Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of
fixed-income securities.
(5) The
S&P
500®
Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance
of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization
companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock
markets.
(6) The
MSCI
Japan®
Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index
that is designed to measure developed market equity performance
in Japan.
(7) The
MSCI Europe ex
UK®
Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index
that is designed to measure developed market equity performance
in Europe, excluding the UK.
(8) The
MSCI
UK®
Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index
that is designed to measure developed market equity performance
in the UK.
All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest
directly in an index.
Past performance does not guarantee future
results. The performance quoted represents past
performance. Investment return and principal value of an
investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be
worth more or less than their original cost. The Funds
performance is subject to change since the periods end and
may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please
call
(800) 992-0180
or log on to www.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current
to the most recent month end.
Market Perspective reflects the views of INGs Chief
Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and
is subject to change based on market and other conditions.
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ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
Portfolio
Managers Report
Country Allocation
as of August 31,
2008
(as a percent of net
assets)
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United States
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91.4
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%
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Canada
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5.3
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%
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Barbados
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1.0
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%
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Netherlands
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0.7
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%
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France
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0.5
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%
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Australia
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0.4
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%
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Italy
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0.3
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%
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Bermuda
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0.2
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%
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South Africa
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0.1
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%
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United Kingdom
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0.1
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%
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Russia
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0.0
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%
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Other Assets and Liabilities Net*
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(0.0
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)%
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Net Assets
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100.0
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%
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Includes short-term investments
related to repurchase agreement.
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Portfolio holdings are
subject to change daily.
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund (the Fund)
seeks total return through a combination of current income,
realized capital gains and capital appreciation. The Fund is
managed by Paul Zemsky, James A. Vail, David Powers and Jody I.
Hrazanek, Portfolio Managers, ING Investment Management
Co. the
Sub-Adviser.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing at least 80% of its managed
assets in the equity securities of, or derivatives linked to the
equity securities of companies that are primarily engaged in
owning or developing energy, other natural resources and basic
materials, or supplying goods and services to such companies
(Natural Resources Companies). Equity securities
held by the Fund could include common stocks, preferred shares,
convertible securities, warrants and depository receipts. The
Fund may also invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs)
comprised primarily of Natural Resources Companies.
Additionally, the Fund employs an integrated options
collar strategy which seeks to partially reduce the
exposure of the Fund to declines in the value of the energy and
natural resources securities in its portfolio and helps the Fund
achieve its investment objective by seeking to generate capital
gains in declining markets from the purchase of put options and
premiums from writing call options.
Equity Portfolio Construction: When selecting
equity investments for the Fund, the
Sub-Adviser
uses fundamental and quantitative research provided by its
analysts. The
Sub-Adviser
normally seeks to identify securities of companies that it
believes to be undervalued relative to the value of the energy
and natural resources assets they hold or their business
fundamentals and outlook. This identification process takes into
account current and anticipated economic and financial
conditions, as well as company-specific considerations that may
cause the issuers equity to lead or lag the performance of
the broader natural resources investment universe. The
Sub-Adviser
believes that the best investment candidates are those that
feature superior capital allocation, strong competitive position
and operations in industries with robust demand. Furthermore,
the
Sub-Adviser
favors companies that can grow their production rather than
those that simply rely upon strengthening commodity prices to
improve their earnings outlooks. In constructing the portfolio,
the
Sub-Adviser
takes into account the objectives of the Funds collar
strategy and the instruments through which it is implemented.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally holds
approximately 130 equity securities in its portfolio.
Collar Strategy: Under normal market
conditions, the Fund seeks to manage risk by employing an
integrated options collar strategy. The Funds collar
strategy includes: purchasing put options and writing call
options on energy and materials indices (Resource
Indices)
and/or ETFs,
correlated with the Funds portfolio, or securities held in
the Funds portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the
Fund generally purchases put options approximately 5%
out-of-the-money,
usually on a three-month basis and for an amount approximating
100% of the value of the Funds underlying assets. The Fund
usually writes call options
at-the-money
or
near-to-the-money,
usually on a one-month basis and for an amount equal to
50-100% of
the value of the Funds underlying assets. The Funds
collar strategy seeks to partially reduce the exposure of the
Fund to declines in the value of energy and natural resources
securities in its portfolio, while simultaneously generating
capital gains in declining markets from the purchase of put
options and premiums from writing call options to help the Fund
achieve its total return
Top Ten Holdings
as of August 31,
2008
(as a percent of net
assets)
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ExxonMobil Corp.
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11.3
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%
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Chevron Corp.
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8.1
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%
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ConocoPhillips
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5.9
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%
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Schlumberger Ltd.
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4.2
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%
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Occidental Petroleum Corp.
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3.7
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%
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Devon Energy Corp.
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2.9
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%
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Apache Corp.
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2.8
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%
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Halliburton Co.
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2.6
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%
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Put Option OTC JP Morgan Chase
Energy Select Sector Index
Strike 817.58, exp 09/19/08
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2.6
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%
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Transocean, Inc.
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2.5
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%
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Portfolio holdings are
subject to change daily.
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ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
Portfolio
Managers Report
investment objective. Put options may be financed by a portion
of the premiums received by the Fund from the sale of call
options. The Fund may purchase put options and write call
options on Resource Indices
and/or ETFs
including, but not limited to the Energy Select Sector Index and
the Materials Select Sector
Index®
(each a Sector Index and collectively, the
Sector Indices),
and/or the
Energy Select Sector
SPDR®
Fund and the Materials Select Sector
SPDR®
Fund (each a
SPDR®
Fund and collectively, the
SPDR®
Funds). The collar strategy may be executed primarily in
over-the-counter markets with major international banks,
broker-dealers and financial institutions.
Performance: Based on its share price as of
August 31, 2008, the Fund provided a total return of 0.22%
for the six-month period. This return reflects a decrease in its
share price from $17.19 on February 29, 2008 to $16.35 on
August 31, 2008, plus the reinvestment of $0.85 per share
in distributions. Based on NAV as of August 31, 2008, the
Fund had a total return of (1.87)% (net of expenses) for the
six-month period. This NAV return reflects a decrease from
$18.92 on February 29, 2008 to $17.62 on August 31,
2008, plus the reinvestment of $0.85 per share in distributions.
A composite of 80% Energy Select Sector
Index®
(IXE) and 20% Materials Select Sector
Index®
(IXB) returned (1.64)% for the same period. The
portfolio is designed to own only a part of an upside of the
market and to protect against part of the downside. During the
period, the Fund made total quarterly distributions of $0.85 per
share including a return of capital of $0.80 per share. As of
August 31, 2008, the Fund had 22,688,386 shares
outstanding.
Market Review: The equity portfolio of the Fund
uses a customized reference index which is a blend of 80% IXE
Index and 20% IXB Index. The blended reference index returned
(1.64)% for the six-month period. The relationship between the
dollar and commodities had a noticeable impact throughout the
period. Gold peaked in March and mirrored the dollar until
mid-July, when the dollar reversed its course. As the dollar
strengthened, gold and oil weakened dramatically, thereby
impacting most commodities. Towards the end of the period, the
signs of shorting financials in favor of commodities began to
unwind as crude oil prices declined.
Equity Portfolio: In order to effectively
implement the collar strategy, the Fund manages a portion of the
underlying equity portfolio in a risk-managed style. To reduce
basis risk between the portfolio and the collar, the portfolio
generally holds the securities in the energy and materials
indices in which the collar is implemented. In the portion of
the portfolio on which the collar strategy is engineered, the
portfolio weights for stocks reflect index weights. These
securities generally represent approximately 60% of the value of
the equity portfolio.
In the actively managed equity portion, underperformance of the
equity portfolio can be attributed primarily to unfavorable
stock selection in diversified metals and mining and precious
metals
sub-sectors.
These industries within materials were hurt by the disconnection
between stock and commodity prices irrespective of their
fundamental underpinnings. While demand has softened, it is
still reasonably in balance with supply constraints. For
example, the Funds copper and iron ore holdings within
diversified metals and mining were hammered despite these
commodity prices holding up. Liquidity dried up as investors
sought cash partly due to unwinding of leverage, hedge fund
redemptions and fund closings. The portfolio benefited from its
stock selection, particularly in oil and gas exploration and
production, integrated oil and gas, and oil and gas drilling.
The Funds value tilt in these areas outperformed as
momentum stocks lost their steam when oil prices pulled back.
Option Portfolio: For the period, the Funds
option strategy detracted from total returns. The Fund purchases
put options and writes call options on the IXE and IXB indexes
to engineer its collar. The put options were purchased against
100% of the value of the underlying equity portfolio, with
strike prices at roughly 5% out-of-the-money and expiration
dates of about three months at inception. The Funds call
coverage level was usually between 50-70%, with options written
generally at or near the money and expirations of about one
month.
The Funds collar strategy seeks to exploit the high
volatility of the natural resources sector it
attempts to protect the portfolio from large NAV declines while
seeking to generate premiums and retain some potential for
upside appreciation. This strategy detracted from total returns,
as expected in rising markets, when energy rallied, particularly
in April, as the written call options expired in-the-money and
the amounts to be settled exceeded the total amount of premiums
collected. When energy corrected in July, the Fund was protected
from large draw-downs as the put options purchased to protect
the Fund expired in-the-money.
Current Strategy & Outlook: For the
coming months, we expect volatility levels to remain elevated as
concerns over commodity prices persist. We believe implied
volatility should be adequate to continue earning an attractive
level of call premiums after using some of the proceeds to pay
for put protection.
Portfolio holdings and
characteristics are subject to change and may not be
representative of current holdings and
characteristics.
5
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
as of August 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
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ASSETS:
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Investments in securities at value*
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$
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399,890,982
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Short-term investments at amortized cost
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741,000
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Cash
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994
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Foreign currencies at value**
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134,442
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|
Receivables:
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|
Investment securities sold
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478,306
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|
Dividends and interest
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|
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941,223
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|
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
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527,970
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Prepaid expenses
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3,399
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|
|
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Total assets
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402,718,316
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LIABILITIES:
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Payable for investment securities purchased
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417,711
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|
Payable to affiliates
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|
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371,330
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|
Payable for trustee fees
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|
|
2,588
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|
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
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|
|
130,384
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|
Written options***
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2,115,631
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|
|
|
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Total liabilities
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3,037,644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS (equivalent to $17.62 per share on
22,688,386 shares outstanding)
|
|
$
|
399,680,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital
|
|
$
|
376,105,018
|
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income
|
|
|
(366,449
|
)
|
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, and written options
|
|
|
(40,725,448
|
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, and written options
|
|
|
64,667,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS
|
|
$
|
399,680,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Cost of investments in securities
|
|
$
|
336,320,078
|
|
** Cost of foreign currencies
|
|
$
|
136,881
|
|
*** Premiums received for written options
|
|
$
|
2,690,772
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
6
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS for the six
months ended August 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*
|
|
$
|
2,962,138
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
20,934
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment income
|
|
|
2,983,072
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
Investment management fees
|
|
|
2,125,483
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
|
|
12,352
|
|
Administrative service fees
|
|
|
212,548
|
|
Shareholder reporting expense
|
|
|
39,553
|
|
Registration fees
|
|
|
91
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
16,743
|
|
Custody and accounting expense
|
|
|
34,530
|
|
Trustee fees
|
|
|
4,515
|
|
Miscellaneous expense
|
|
|
25,771
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
2,471,586
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
511,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN
CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND WRITTEN OPTIONS
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
11,302,532
|
|
Foreign currency related transactions
|
|
|
(304,672
|
)
|
Written options
|
|
|
(19,381,483
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency related
transactions, and written options
|
|
|
(8,383,623
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
(8,201,673
|
)
|
Foreign currency related transactions
|
|
|
1,002,730
|
|
Written options
|
|
|
4,802,314
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written
options
|
|
|
(2,396,629
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, and written options
|
|
|
(10,780,252
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$
|
(10,268,766
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Foreign taxes withheld
|
|
$
|
38,154
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
7
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
August 31,
|
|
February 29,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
FROM OPERATIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
$
|
511,486
|
|
|
$
|
3,821,858
|
|
Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency related
transactions, and written options
|
|
|
(8,383,623
|
)
|
|
|
(23,861,457
|
)
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written
options
|
|
|
(2,396,629
|
)
|
|
|
52,701,279
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
|
(10,268,766
|
)
|
|
|
32,661,680
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
(1,159,346
|
)
|
|
|
(2,682,572
|
)
|
Return of capital
|
|
|
(18,125,782
|
)
|
|
|
(35,854,358
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions
|
|
|
(19,285,128
|
)
|
|
|
(38,536,930
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,514,449
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share
transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,514,449
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets
|
|
|
(29,553,894
|
)
|
|
|
(4,360,801
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
|
|
429,234,566
|
|
|
|
433,595,367
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of period
|
|
$
|
399,680,672
|
|
|
$
|
429,234,566
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Distributions in excess of net investment income)/Undistributed
net investment income at end of period
|
|
$
|
(366,449
|
)
|
|
$
|
281,411
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
8
ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
(Unaudited)
Financial
Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding
throughout each period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
Year
|
|
October 24,
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
2006(1)
to
|
|
|
|
|
August 31,
|
|
February 29,
|
|
February 28,
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Per Share Operating
Performance:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
|
$
|
|
|
18.92
|
|
|
|
19.18
|
|
|
|
19.06
|
(2)
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
$
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
0.17
|
|
|
|
0.06
|
*
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
$
|
|
|
(0.47
|
)
|
|
|
1.27
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
$
|
|
|
(0.45
|
)
|
|
|
1.44
|
|
|
|
0.26
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
$
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
0.12
|
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
Return of capital
|
|
$
|
|
|
0.80
|
|
|
|
1.58
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
Total distributions
|
|
$
|
|
|
0.85
|
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
|
0.14
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
|
$
|
|
|
17.62
|
|
|
|
18.92
|
|
|
|
19.18
|
|
Market value, end of period
|
|
$
|
|
|
16.35
|
|
|
|
17.19
|
|
|
|
18.76
|
|
Total investment return at net asset
value(3)
|
|
%
|
|
|
(1.87
|
)
|
|
|
8.20
|
|
|
|
1.38
|
|
Total investment return at market
value(4)
|
|
%
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
(5.50
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios and Supplemental
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000s)
|
|
$
|
|
|
399,681
|
|
|
|
429,235
|
|
|
|
433,595
|
|
Ratios to average net assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross expenses prior to expense
waiver(5)
|
|
%
|
|
|
1.16
|
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
|
|
1.23
|
|
Net expenses after expense
waiver(5)
|
|
%
|
|
|
1.16
|
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
|
|
1.18
|
|
Net investment income after expense
waiver(5)
|
|
%
|
|
|
0.24
|
|
|
|
0.86
|
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
|
%
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Commencement of operations.
|
|
(2) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of
period reflects the deduction of the sales load of
$0.90 per share and offering costs of $0.04 per share
paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.
|
|
(3) |
|
Total investment return at net
asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset
value at the beginning of each period and a sale at net asset
value at the end of each period and assumes reinvestment of
dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital
distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the
provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment
return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less
than one year.
|
|
(4) |
|
Total investment return at market
value measures the change in the market value of your investment
assuming reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions,
and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in
accordance with the provisions of the Funds dividend
reinvestment plan. Total investment return at market value is
not annualized for periods less than one year.
|
|
(5) |
|
Annualized for periods less than
one year.
|
|
*
|
|
Calculated using average number of
shares outstanding throughout the period.
|
See
Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
9
NOTE 1
ORGANIZATION
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund (the Fund)
is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the 1940 Act). The Fund is organized as a Delaware
statutory trust. The investment objective for the Fund is total
return through a combination of current income, realized capital
gains and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing at least 80% of its managed
assets in the equity securities of, or derivatives linked to the
equity securities of Natural Resources Companies. Natural
Resource Companies are those primarily engaged in owning or
developing energy, other natural resources and basic materials,
or supplying goods and services to such companies. Additionally,
the Fund employs an integrated options collar
strategy to seek to partially reduce the exposure of the Fund to
declines in the value of the energy and natural resources
securities in its portfolio and to help the Fund achieve its
investment objective by seeking to generate capital gains in
declining markets from the purchase of put options and premiums
from writing call options. Put options will be financed by a
portion of the premiums received by the Fund from the sale of
call options.
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies are consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial
statements, and such policies are in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for
investment companies.
|
|
A. |
Security Valuation. Investments in equity securities
traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last
reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ are valued at
the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an
exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and equity
securities traded in the
over-the-counter-market
are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask
prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be
valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign
currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities
are valued at prices obtained from independent services or from
one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may be
adjusted based on the Funds valuation procedures.
U.S. government obligations are valued by using market
quotations or independent pricing services which use prices
provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained
from yield data relating to instruments or securities with
similar characteristics.
|
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not
readily available (which may include certain restricted
securities that are subject to limitations as to their sale) are
valued at their fair values, as defined by the 1940 Act, as
determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the
Funds Board of Trustees (Board), in accordance
with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board.
Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges,
which close earlier than the time that the Fund calculates its
net asset value (NAV) may also be valued at their
fair values as determined in good faith by or under the
supervision of the Funds Board, in accordance with methods
that are specifically authorized by the Board. The value of a
foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States
is generally based on its price on the principal foreign
exchange where it trades as of the time the Fund determines its
NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time the Fund
determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign
security on its principal exchange. Trading in certain
non-U.S. securities
may not take place on all days on which the NYSE Euronext
(NYSE) is open. Further, trading takes place in
various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open.
Consequently, the calculation of the Funds NAV may not
take place contemporaneously with the determination of the
prices of securities held by the Fund in foreign securities
markets. Further, the value of the Funds assets may be
significantly affected by foreign trading on days when a
shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of the Fund. In
calculating the Funds NAV, foreign securities denominated
in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar
equivalents. If an event occurs after the time at which the
market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before
the time that the Funds NAV is calculated, such event may
cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent
a readily available reliable market value quotation for such
securities at the time the Fund
10
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair
value of such securities as determined under the Funds
valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a
foreign market that could require the Fund to fair value some or
all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities
trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements,
natural and other disasters, and political and other events.
Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a
securitys fair value, the Board has authorized the use of
one or more independent research services to assist with such
determinations. An independent research service may use
statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine
fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can
be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior
of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such
markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets
will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with
such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an
exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment.
Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not
represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were
to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE.
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not
obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research
service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research
services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if
other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more
accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to
determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do
not represent readily available reliable market value quotations
at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur
between the time of the close of the foreign market on which
they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE
will not be reflected in the Funds NAV. Investments in
securities maturing in 60 days or less from date of
acquisition are valued at amortized cost which approximates
market value.
Options that are traded
over-the-counter
will be valued using one of three methods: (1) dealer
quotes; (2) industry models with objective inputs, or (3)
by using a benchmark arrived at by comparing prior-day dealer
quotes with the corresponding change in the underlying security.
Exchange traded options will be valued using the last reported
sale. If no last sale is reported, exchange traded options will
be valued using an industry accepted model such as Black
Scholes. Options on currencies purchased by the Fund are
valued using industry models with objective inputs at their last
bid price in the case of listed options or at the average of the
last bid prices obtained from dealers in the case of
over-the-counter
options.
Effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements, establishes a hierarchy
for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities.
As required by the standard, each investment asset or
liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date
based on the significance and source of the inputs to its
valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical
securities are classified as Level 1, inputs
other than quoted prices for an asset that are observable are
classified as Level 2 and unobservable inputs,
including the sub-advisers judgment about the assumptions
that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or
liability are classified as Level 3. The inputs
used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of
the risks associated with investing in those securities. A table
summarizing the Funds investments under these levels of
classification is included following the Portfolios of
Investments.
|
|
B.
|
Security Transactions and Revenue
Recognition. Security transactions are recorded on the
trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of investments are
calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is
recorded on the accrual basis. Premium amortization and discount
accretion are determined using the effective yield method.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or in the
case of some foreign dividends, when the information becomes
available to the Fund.
|
|
C.
|
Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records
of the Fund are maintained in
|
11
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
|
|
|
U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated
into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Market value of investment securities, other assets and
liabilities at the exchange rates prevailing at the
end of the day.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and
expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the
respective dates of such transactions.
|
Although the net assets and the market values are presented at
the foreign exchange rates at the end of the day, the Fund does
not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting
from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the
fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities
held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and
unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities,
which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition,
liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the
securities current market value. Upon disposition, realized
gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign
withholding tax. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or
losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or
losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on
securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of
dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on
the Funds books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the
amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign
exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of
assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at
period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign
security and currency transactions may involve certain
considerations and risks not typically associated with investing
in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities.
These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of
currencies and future adverse political and economic
developments which could cause securities and their markets to
be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable
U.S. companies and U.S. government securities.
|
|
D.
|
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Fund may
enter into forward foreign currency contracts primarily to hedge
against foreign currency exchange rate risks on its
non-U.S. dollar
denominated investment securities. When entering into a forward
foreign currency contract, the Fund agrees to receive or deliver
a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on
an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily and the
Funds net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or
loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the
forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the
contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is
included in the statement of assets and liabilities. Realized
and unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency
contracts are included on the Statement of Operations. These
instruments involve market and/or credit risk in excess of the
amount recognized in the statement of assets and liabilities.
Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to
meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency
and securities values and interest rates.
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E.
|
Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends from net
investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared
and paid quarterly by the Fund. Distributions are determined
annually in accordance with federal tax principles, which may
differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
for investment companies. The Fund may make distributions on a
more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date.
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The Fund intends to make regular quarterly distributions based
on the past and projected performance of the Fund. The tax
treatment and characterization of the Funds distributions
may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether
the Fund has gains or losses on the call options written on its
portfolio versus gains or losses on the equity securities in the
portfolio. The Funds distributions will normally reflect
past and projected net investment income, and may include income
from dividends and interest, capital gains and/or a return of
capital. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the
distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after
the end of
12
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
the year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. The
amount of quarterly distributions will vary, depending on a
number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change,
the rate of dividends on the common shares will change. There
can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to declare a
dividend in each period.
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|
F.
|
Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund
to comply with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and
related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment
companies and to distribute substantially all of its net
investment income and any net realized capital gains to its
shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is
required. Management has considered the sustainability of the
Funds tax positions taken on federal income tax returns
for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital
gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss
carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired.
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|
G.
|
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases
and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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|
H.
|
Securities Lending. Under an agreement with The Bank
of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) the Fund has
the option to temporarily loan up to 30% of its managed assets
to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange
for a negotiated lenders fee. The borrower is required to
fully collateralize the loans with cash or U.S. government
securities. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the
Fund has the right to use collateral to offset losses incurred.
There would be potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund
is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of
the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to
the investment of collateral. Engaging in securities lending
could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit,
market and other risks associated with investing in the Fund.
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|
I.
|
Options Contracts. The Fund may purchase put and
call options and may write (sell) put options and covered call
options. The premium received by the Fund upon the writing of a
put or call option is included in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities as a liability which is subsequently
marked-to-market until it is exercised or closed, or it expires.
The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or
closing of the option contract. When an option is exercised, the
proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call
option or purchased put option or the purchase cost of the
security for a written put option or a purchased call option is
adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. The risk in
writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity
for profit if the market price of the security increases and the
option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the
Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised.
Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from
the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the
contract.
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to manage
risk by employing an integrated options collar
strategy. The Funds collar strategy will include
purchasing put options and writing call options on Resource
Indices and/or Exchange Traded Funds, correlated with the
Funds portfolio, or securities held in the Funds
portfolio. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will
generally purchase put options approximately 5%
out-of-the-money,
usually on a three-month basis and for an amount approximating
100% of the value of the Funds underlying assets. The Fund
will usually write call options
at-the-money
or
near-to-the-money,
usually on a one-month basis and for an amount equal to
50-100% of
the value of the Funds underlying assets. The Funds
collar strategy seeks to partially reduce the exposure of the
Fund to declines in the value of the securities of Natural
Resources Companies in its portfolio, while simultaneously
generating capital gains from the purchase of put options and
premiums from writing call options to help the Fund achieve its
total return investment objective. Put options will be financed
by a portion of the premiums received by the Fund from the sale
of call options.
13
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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|
J. |
Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may invest in
repurchase agreements only with government securities dealers
recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees
to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The
resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an
agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement
is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is
usually short, from overnight to one week, while the underlying
securities generally have longer maturities. The Fund will
receive as collateral securities acceptable to it whose market
value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the
repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by
the Fund. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to
market basis to assure that the value, including accrued
interest is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would
be potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed
or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the
collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating
the collateral.
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|
|
K. |
Indemnifications. In the normal course of business,
the Fund may enter into contracts that provide certain
indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these
arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made
against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however,
based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is
considered remote.
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NOTE 3 INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
ING Investments, LLC (ING Investments or the
Investment Adviser), an Arizona limited liability
company, is the Investment Adviser of the Fund. The Fund pays
the Investment Adviser for its services under the investment
management agreement (Management Agreement), a fee,
payable monthly, based on an annual rate of 1.00% of the
Funds average daily managed assets. For purposes of the
Management Agreement, managed assets are defined as the
Funds average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of
the Funds accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding
preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities
for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial
paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference
of any outstanding preferred shares). As of August 31,
2008, there were no preferred shares outstanding.
The Investment Adviser entered into a
sub-advisory
agreement (Sub-Advisory Agreement) with ING
Investment Management Co. (ING IM). Subject to
policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser might determine,
ING IM manages the Funds assets in accordance with the
Funds investment objectives, policies and limitations.
ING funds are permitted to invest end-of-day cash balances into
ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund. Investment management
fees paid by the Fund will be reduced by an amount equal to the
management fees paid indirectly to the ING Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the Fund.
For the six months ended August 31, 2008, the Fund did not
invest in ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund and thus
waived no such management fees. These fees are not subject to
recoupment.
ING Funds Services, LLC (the Administrator) serves
as Administrator to the Fund. The Fund pays the Administrator
for its services a fee based on an annual rate of 0.10% of the
Funds average daily managed assets. The Investment
Adviser, ING IM, and the Administrator are indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. (ING
Groep). ING Groep is a global financial institution of
Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and
retirement services to over 75 million private, corporate
and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a
diverse workforce of about 125,000 people, ING Groep
comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that
increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.
NOTE 4 OTHER
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES
As of August 31, 2008, the Fund had the following amounts
recorded in payable to affiliates on the accompanying Statement
of Assets and Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
|
|
Accrued
|
|
|
Management
|
|
Administrative
|
|
|
Fees
|
|
Fees
|
|
Total
|
|
$337,573
|
|
$33,757
|
|
$371,330
|
The Fund has adopted a Retirement Policy (Policy)
covering all Independent Trustees of the Fund. Benefits under
this Policy are based on an annual rate as defined
14
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 4 OTHER
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES
(continued)
in the Policy agreement and are recorded as trustee fees in the
financial statements.
NOTE 5 PURCHASES
AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for
the six months ended August 31, 2008, excluding short-term
securities, were $96,860,304 and $147,511,147, respectively.
NOTE 6 TRANSACTIONS
IN WRITTEN OPTIONS
Written option activity for the Fund for the year ended
August 31, 2008 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
Premium
|
|
Balance at 02/29/2008
|
|
|
400,500
|
|
|
$
|
9,310,956
|
|
Options Written
|
|
|
1,993,700
|
|
|
|
42,997,311
|
|
Options Expired
|
|
|
(918,000
|
)
|
|
|
(22,493,164
|
)
|
Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions
|
|
|
(1,119,800
|
)
|
|
|
(27,124,331
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 08/31/2008
|
|
|
356,400
|
|
|
$
|
2,690,772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 7 CONCENTRATION
OF INVESTMENT RISKS
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets. The Fund
makes significant investments in foreign securities and may
invest up to 20% of its managed assets, measured at the time of
investment, in securities issued by companies located in
countries with emerging markets. Investments in foreign
securities may entail risks not present in domestic investments.
Since investments in securities are denominated in foreign
currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign
currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the
value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign
investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government
exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other
political, social or economic developments, as well as from
movements in currency, security value and interest rates, all of
which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the
investments. The risks of investing in foreign securities can be
intensified in the case of investments in issuers located in
countries with emerging markets.
Leverage. Although the Fund has no current intention
to do so, the Fund is authorized to utilize leverage through the
issuance of preferred shares and/or borrowings, including the
issuance of debt securities. The Fund also may enter into a
working capital facility to facilitate its collar strategy. In
the event that the Fund determines in the future to utilize
investment leverage, there can be no assurance that such a
leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in
which it is employed.
Non-Diversified and Natural Resources Companies. The
Fund may be subject to large price volatility due to
non-diversification and concentration in Natural Resources
Companies. Securities of such companies may be subject to broad
price fluctuations, reflecting volatility of energy and basic
materials prices and possible instability of supply of
various natural resources. Because many Natural Resources
Companies have significant operations in many countries
worldwide, the Funds portfolio will be more exposed than a
more diversified portfolio to unstable political, social and
economic conditions, including expropriation and disruption of
licenses or operations. This means that the Funds
portfolio of Natural Resources Companies may be more exposed to
price volatility, liquidity and other risks that accompany an
investment in equities of foreign companies than portfolios of
international equities generally.
NOTE 8 CAPITAL
SHARES
Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
Year
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
August 31,
|
|
February 29,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,514,449
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,514,449
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 9 SECURITIES
LENDING
Under an agreement with BNY, the Fund can lend its securities to
approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions.
Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government
securities. The collateral must be in an amount equal to at
least 105% of the market value of
non-U.S. securities
loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities
loaned. The cash collateral received is invested in approved
15
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 9 SECURITIES
LENDING (continued)
investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with
BNY (the Agreement). The securities purchased with
cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of
Investments. Generally, in the event of counterparty default,
the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses
incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in
the event of counterparty default and/or a borrowers
failure to return a loaned security; however there would be a
potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or
prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the
collateral. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the
investment of collateral. Engaging in securities lending could
have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market
and other risks associated with investing in the Fund. As of
August 31, 2008, the Fund did not have any securities on
loan.
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|
NOTE 10
|
FEDERAL INCOME
TAXES
|
The amount of distributions from net investment income and net
realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal
income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles for investment companies. These
book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent.
Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital
accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary
differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the
treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency
transactions, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess
of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for
tax purposes are reported as return of capital.
Dividends paid by the Fund from net investment income and
distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for
federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to
shareholders.
The tax composition of dividends and distributions in the
current period will not be determined until after the
Funds tax year-end of December 31, 2008. The tax
composition of dividends and distributions as of the Funds
most recent tax year-end was as follows:
|
|
|
Tax Year Ended
|
December 31, 2007
|
Ordinary
|
|
Return
|
Income
|
|
of Capital
|
|
$2,682,572
|
|
$35,854,376
|
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the
expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards which may be
used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income
tax purposes as of the tax year ended December 31, 2007
were:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-October
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
Capital Losses
|
|
Loss
|
|
Expiration
|
Appreciation
|
|
Deferred
|
|
Carryforwards
|
|
Dates
|
|
$86,411,430
|
|
$(3,560,991)
|
|
$(33,041,070)
|
|
2015
|
The Funds major tax jurisdictions are federal and Arizona.
The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by
these jurisdictions is the Funds initial tax year of 2006.
NOTE
11 OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 161
(SFAS No. 161), Disclosure about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This new
accounting statement requires enhanced disclosures about an
entitys derivative and hedging activities. Entities are
required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and
why an entity invests in derivatives, (b) how derivatives
are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and (c) how
derivatives affect an entitys financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161
also requires enhanced disclosures regarding credit-risk-related
contingent features of derivative instruments.
SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. As of August 31, 2008, management
of the Fund is currently assessing the impact of the expanded
financial statement disclosures that will result from adopting
SFAS No. 161.
NOTE 12 INFORMATION
REGARDING TRADING OF INGS U.S. MUTUAL FUNDS
As discussed in earlier supplements that were previously filed
with the SEC, ING Investments, the adviser to the ING Funds, has
reported to the Boards of Directors/Trustees (the
Boards) of the ING Funds that, like many U.S.
financial services companies, ING Investments and certain of its
U.S. affiliates have received informal and formal requests for
information since September 2003 from various governmental and
self-regulatory agencies in connection with investigations
related to mutual funds and variable insurance products. ING
16
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 12 INFORMATION
REGARDING TRADING OF INGS U.S. MUTUAL
FUNDS (continued)
Investments has advised the Boards that it and its affiliates
have cooperated fully with each request.
In addition to responding to regulatory and governmental
requests, ING Investments reported that management of U.S.
affiliates of ING Groep N.V., including ING Investments
(collectively, ING), on their own initiative, have
conducted, through independent special counsel and a national
accounting firm, an extensive internal review of trading in ING
insurance, retirement, and mutual fund products. The goal of
this review was to identify any instances of inappropriate
trading in those products by third parties or by ING investment
professionals and other ING personnel. INGs internal
review related to mutual fund trading is now substantially
completed. ING has reported that, of the millions of customer
relationships that ING maintains, the internal review identified
several isolated arrangements allowing third parties to engage
in frequent trading of mutual funds within INGs variable
insurance and mutual fund products, and identified other
circumstances where frequent trading occurred, despite measures
taken by ING intended to combat market timing. ING further
reported that each of these arrangements has been terminated and
fully disclosed to regulators. The results of the internal
review were also reported to the independent members of the
Boards.
ING Investments has advised the Boards that most of the
identified arrangements were initiated prior to INGs
acquisition of the businesses in question in the U.S. ING
Investments further reported that the companies in question did
not receive special benefits in return for any of these
arrangements, which have all been terminated.
Based on the internal review, ING Investments has advised the
Boards that the identified arrangements do not represent a
systemic problem in any of the companies that were involved.
Despite the extensive internal review conducted through
independent special counsel and a national accounting firm,
there can be no assurance that the instances of inappropriate
trading reported to the Boards are the only instances of such
trading respecting the ING Funds.
ING Investments reported to the Boards that ING is committed to
conducting its business with the highest standards of ethical
conduct with zero tolerance for noncompliance. Accordingly, ING
Investments advised the Boards that ING management was
disappointed that its voluntary internal review identified these
situations. Viewed in the context of the breadth and magnitude
of its U.S. business as a whole, ING management does not believe
that INGs acquired companies had systemic ethical or
compliance issues in these areas. Nonetheless, ING Investments
reported that given INGs refusal to tolerate any lapses,
it has taken the steps noted below, and will continue to seek
opportunities to further strengthen the internal controls of its
affiliates.
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|
|
ING has agreed with the ING Funds to indemnify and hold harmless
the ING Funds from all damages resulting from wrongful conduct
by ING or its employees or from INGs internal
investigation, any investigations conducted by any governmental
or self-regulatory agencies, litigation or other formal
proceedings, including any proceedings by the SEC. ING
Investments reported to the Boards that ING management believes
that the total amount of any indemnification obligations will
not be material to ING or its U.S. business.
|
|
|
ING updated its Code of Conduct for employees reinforcing its
employees obligation to conduct personal trading activity
consistent with the law, disclosed limits, and other
requirements.
|
Other Regulatory
Matters.
The New York Attorney General (the NYAG) and other
federal and state regulators are also conducting broad inquiries
and investigations involving the insurance industry. These
initiatives currently focus on, among other things, compensation
and other sales incentives; potential conflicts of interest;
potential anti-competitive activity; reinsurance; marketing
practices (including suitability); specific product types
(including group annuities and indexed annuities); fund
selection for investment products and brokerage sales; and
disclosure. It is likely that the scope of these industry
investigations will further broaden before they conclude. ING
has received formal and informal requests in connection with
such investigations, and is cooperating fully with each request.
Other federal and state regulators could initiate similar
actions in this or other areas of INGs businesses. These
regulatory initiatives may result in new legislation and
regulation that could significantly affect the financial
17
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of August 31,
2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 12 INFORMATION
REGARDING TRADING OF INGS U.S. MUTUAL
FUNDS (continued)
services industry, including businesses in which ING is engaged.
In light of these and other developments, ING continuously
reviews whether modifications to its business practices are
appropriate. At this time, in light of the current regulatory
factors, ING U.S. is actively engaged in reviewing whether any
modifications in our practices are appropriate for the future.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse
publicity associated with them, will not result in increased
fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares, or other adverse
consequences to ING Funds.
|
|
NOTE 13
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
Dividends: Subsequent to August 31, 2008,
the Fund declared a quarterly dividend of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
Declaration
|
|
Payable
|
|
Record
|
Amount
|
|
Date
|
|
Date
|
|
Date
|
|
$0.425
|
|
|
9/19/2008
|
|
|
10/15/2008
|
|
10/3/2008
|
18
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS
ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
as
of August 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCK: 94.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemicals: 7.2%
|
|
24,850
|
|
|
|
|
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
|
|
$
|
2,282,473
|
|
|
10,950
|
|
|
|
|
Ashland, Inc.
|
|
|
448,184
|
|
|
115,700
|
|
|
|
|
Dow Chemical Co.
|
|
|
3,948,841
|
|
|
12,400
|
|
|
|
|
Eastman Chemical Co.
|
|
|
747,968
|
|
|
26,450
|
|
|
|
|
Ecolab, Inc.
|
|
|
1,209,823
|
|
|
112,000
|
|
|
|
|
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
|
|
|
4,977,280
|
|
|
25,650
|
|
|
|
|
Hercules, Inc.
|
|
|
552,758
|
|
|
15,150
|
|
|
|
|
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
|
|
|
609,182
|
|
|
68,250
|
|
|
|
|
Monsanto Co.
|
|
|
7,797,563
|
|
|
24,000
|
|
|
|
|
PPG Industries, Inc.
|
|
|
1,508,640
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25,750
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Praxair, Inc.
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2,313,380
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19,800
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Rohm & Haas Co.
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1,485,990
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|
19,700
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|
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
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1,118,172
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29,000,254
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Coal: 2.3%
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12,707
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|
Arch Coal, Inc.
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|
|
689,228
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|
63,248
|
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|
Consol Energy, Inc.
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4,282,522
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|
10,700
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|
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|
|
Massey Energy Co.
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|
705,772
|
|
|
52,113
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|
Peabody Energy Corp.
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3,280,513
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131,918
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@,@@
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White Energy Co., Ltd.
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428,038
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9,386,073
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Engineering & Construction: 0.2%
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440,625
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@@
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Boart Longyear Group
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737,061
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737,061
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Forest Products & Paper: 1.2%
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348,984
|
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|
@,@@
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Catalyst Paper Corp.
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|
397,693
|
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|
61,700
|
|
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|
International Paper Co.
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|
|
1,668,985
|
|
|
30,150
|
|
|
|
|
MeadWestvaco Corp.
|
|
|
798,372
|
|
|
20,188
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Sino-Forest Corp.
|
|
|
380,260
|
|
|
30,150
|
|
|
|
|
Weyerhaeuser Co.
|
|
|
1,673,024
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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4,918,334
|
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|
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|
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Iron/Steel: 1.8%
|
|
13,900
|
|
|
|
|
AK Steel Holding Corp.
|
|
|
731,279
|
|
|
15,950
|
|
|
|
|
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
|
|
|
781,550
|
|
|
5,817
|
|
|
|
|
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
|
|
|
588,797
|
|
|
147,148
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd.
|
|
|
839,816
|
|
|
32,700
|
|
|
|
|
Nucor Corp.
|
|
|
1,716,750
|
|
|
19,834
|
|
|
|
|
United States Steel Corp.
|
|
|
2,639,310
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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7,297,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Mining: 5.4%
|
|
68,350
|
|
|
|
|
Alcoa, Inc.
|
|
|
2,196,086
|
|
|
39,191
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd.
|
|
|
90,060
|
|
|
1
|
|
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@@
|
|
Aquarius Platinum Ltd.
|
|
|
9
|
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|
12,872
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|
@@
|
|
Barrick Gold Corp.
|
|
|
447,045
|
|
|
9,955
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Cameco Corp.
|
|
|
299,446
|
|
|
275,057
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Centamin Egypt Ltd.
|
|
|
261,638
|
|
|
62,148
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canadian Denominated Security)
|
|
|
494,000
|
|
|
212,027
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
European Goldfields Ltd.
|
|
|
846,670
|
|
|
100,429
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
First Uranium Corp.
|
|
|
520,210
|
|
|
61,739
|
|
|
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
|
|
|
5,514,527
|
|
|
235,152
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Frontera Copper Corp.
|
|
|
465,077
|
|
|
25,867
|
|
|
@@
|
|
GoldCorp, Inc.
|
|
|
877,667
|
|
|
58,381
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Iamgold Corp.
|
|
|
380,644
|
|
|
35,335
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Kinross Gold Corp.
|
|
|
581,261
|
|
|
54,913
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
MAG Silver Corp.
|
|
|
412,184
|
|
|
16,982
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Major Drilling Group International
|
|
|
687,725
|
|
|
62,879
|
|
|
|
|
Newmont Mining Corp.
|
|
|
2,835,843
|
|
|
114,488
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.
|
|
|
249,074
|
|
|
39,221
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
QuADRa Mining Ltd.
|
|
|
626,103
|
|
|
7,081
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Randgold Resources Ltd. ADR
|
|
|
310,785
|
|
|
198,946
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Shore Gold, Inc.
|
|
|
279,176
|
|
|
116,134
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Silver Bear Resources, Inc.
|
|
|
169,531
|
|
|
79,410
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Sino Gold Ltd.
|
|
|
289,551
|
|
|
11,249
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Teck Cominco Ltd.
|
|
|
466,384
|
|
|
27,100
|
|
|
|
|
Titanium Metals Corp.
|
|
|
390,511
|
|
|
16,900
|
|
|
|
|
Vulcan Materials Co.
|
|
|
1,264,796
|
|
|
51,470
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Yamana Gold, Inc.
|
|
|
556,905
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
21,512,908
|
|
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|
|
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|
Oil & Gas: 58.6%
|
|
122,435
|
|
|
|
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
|
|
|
7,557,913
|
|
|
97,571
|
|
|
|
|
Apache Corp.
|
|
|
11,160,171
|
|
|
13,800
|
|
|
|
|
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
|
|
|
613,272
|
|
|
19,260
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
|
|
|
1,638,063
|
|
|
99,600
|
|
|
|
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
|
|
|
4,820,640
|
|
|
374,134
|
|
|
|
|
Chevron Corp.
|
|
|
32,295,247
|
|
|
24,335
|
|
|
|
|
Cimarex Energy Co.
|
|
|
1,351,566
|
|
|
283,714
|
|
|
|
|
ConocoPhillips
|
|
|
23,409,242
|
|
|
112,463
|
|
|
|
|
Devon Energy Corp.
|
|
|
11,476,849
|
|
|
64,886
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Encana Corp.
|
|
|
4,859,961
|
|
|
17,446
|
|
|
@@
|
|
ENI S.p.A. ADR
|
|
|
1,134,862
|
|
|
19,200
|
|
|
|
|
ENSCO International, Inc.
|
|
|
1,301,376
|
|
|
45,750
|
|
|
|
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
|
|
4,777,215
|
|
|
565,954
|
|
|
|
|
ExxonMobil Corp.
|
|
|
45,281,979
|
|
|
80,930
|
|
|
|
|
Hess Corp.
|
|
|
8,474,180
|
|
|
200,787
|
|
|
|
|
Marathon Oil Corp.
|
|
|
9,049,470
|
|
|
42,800
|
|
|
|
|
Murphy Oil Corp.
|
|
|
3,361,084
|
|
|
111,503
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Nabors Industries Ltd.
|
|
|
3,969,507
|
|
|
60,100
|
|
|
|
|
Noble Corp.
|
|
|
3,022,429
|
|
|
23,000
|
|
|
|
|
Noble Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
1,649,790
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
OAO Gazprom ADR
|
|
|
2,218
|
|
|
187,799
|
|
|
|
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
|
|
14,903,729
|
|
|
69,956
|
|
|
|
|
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
1,988,150
|
|
|
20,983
|
|
|
@
|
|
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
|
|
|
1,130,984
|
|
|
20,500
|
|
|
|
|
Range Resources Corp.
|
|
|
951,610
|
|
|
41,200
|
|
|
|
|
Rowan Cos., Inc.
|
|
|
1,521,928
|
|
|
42,635
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR Class A
|
|
|
2,963,985
|
|
|
45,500
|
|
|
@
|
|
Southwestern Energy Co.
|
|
|
1,745,835
|
|
|
9,819
|
|
|
@
|
|
Stone Energy Corp.
|
|
|
468,072
|
|
|
36,478
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Suncor Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
2,073,410
|
|
|
43,319
|
|
|
|
|
Sunoco, Inc.
|
|
|
1,922,497
|
|
|
130,198
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Talisman Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
2,290,183
|
|
|
18,300
|
|
|
|
|
Tesoro Petroleum Corp.
|
|
|
339,465
|
|
|
26,397
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Total SA ADR
|
|
|
1,897,416
|
|
|
77,050
|
|
|
@
|
|
Transocean, Inc.
|
|
|
9,800,760
|
|
|
83,850
|
|
|
|
|
Valero Energy Corp.
|
|
|
2,914,626
|
|
|
117,664
|
|
|
|
|
XTO Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
5,931,442
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
234,051,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil & Gas Services: 14.1%
|
|
87,044
|
|
|
|
|
Baker Hughes, Inc.
|
|
|
6,964,390
|
|
|
161,210
|
|
|
|
|
BJ Services Co.
|
|
|
4,328,489
|
|
|
28,800
|
|
|
@
|
|
Cameron International Corp.
|
|
|
1,341,792
|
|
|
146,984
|
|
|
@
|
|
Global Industries Ltd.
|
|
|
1,421,335
|
|
|
240,561
|
|
|
|
|
Halliburton Co.
|
|
|
10,570,250
|
|
|
81,114
|
|
|
@
|
|
Key Energy Services, Inc.
|
|
|
1,362,715
|
|
|
88,000
|
|
|
@
|
|
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
|
|
|
6,488,240
|
|
|
176,428
|
|
|
|
|
Schlumberger Ltd.
|
|
|
16,623,046
|
|
|
30,464
|
|
|
|
|
Smith International, Inc.
|
|
|
2,123,341
|
|
|
129,000
|
|
|
@
|
|
Weatherford International Ltd.
|
|
|
4,976,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,200,418
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Packaging & Containers: 0.7%
|
|
16,350
|
|
|
|
|
Ball Corp.
|
|
|
750,792
|
|
|
21,250
|
|
|
|
|
Bemis Co.
|
|
|
593,300
|
|
|
25,500
|
|
|
@
|
|
Pactiv Corp.
|
|
|
685,185
|
|
|
30,050
|
|
|
|
|
Sealed Air Corp.
|
|
|
728,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,757,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipelines: 2.2%
|
|
153,700
|
|
|
|
|
El Paso Corp.
|
|
|
2,576,012
|
|
|
84,279
|
|
|
|
|
Spectra Energy Corp.
|
|
|
2,230,022
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
19
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS
ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
as
of August 31, 2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Shares
|
|
|
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|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipelines (continued)
|
|
12,362
|
|
|
@@
|
|
TransCanada Corp
|
|
$
|
469,385
|
|
|
111,500
|
|
|
|
|
Williams Cos., Inc.
|
|
|
3,444,235
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,719,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation: 1.2%
|
|
28,454
|
|
|
|
|
Diana Shipping, Inc.
|
|
|
807,525
|
|
|
17,119
|
|
|
@@
|
|
Nordic American Tanker Shipping
|
|
|
602,246
|
|
|
47,030
|
|
|
|
|
Tidewater, Inc.
|
|
|
2,853,310
|
|
|
42,398
|
|
|
@,@@
|
|
Viterra, Inc.
|
|
|
489,146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,752,227
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Common Stock
(Cost $315,412,472)
|
|
|
379,332,946
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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No. of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
POSITIONS IN PURCHASED OPTIONS: 5.1%
|
|
64,700
|
|
|
|
|
Put Option OTC JPMorgan Chase Basic Industries
Select Sector Index Strike 427.75, exp 09/19/08
|
|
$
|
1,463,862
|
|
|
66,400
|
|
|
|
|
Put Option OTC JPMorgan Chase Basic Industries
Select Sector Index Strike 389.22, exp 10/17/08
|
|
|
556,027
|
|
|
64,900
|
|
|
|
|
Put Option OTC JPMorgan Chase Basic Industries
Select Sector Index Strike 384.75, exp 11/21/08
|
|
|
787,733
|
|
|
135,500
|
|
|
|
|
Put Option OTC JP Morgan Chase Energy Select Sector
Index
Strike 817.58, exp 09/19/08
|
|
|
10,258,515
|
|
|
140,600
|
|
|
|
|
Put Option OTC JPMorgan Chase Energy Select Sector
Index
Strike 735.16, exp 10/17/08
|
|
|
4,404,519
|
|
|
148,200
|
|
|
|
|
Put Option OTC JPMorgan Chase Energy Select Sector
Index
Strike 673.95, exp 11/21/08
|
|
|
3,087,380
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Purchased Options
(Cost $20,907,606)
|
|
|
20,558,036
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $336,320,078)
|
|
|
399,890,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase Agreement: 0.2%
|
$
|
741,000
|
|
|
|
|
Deutsche Bank Repurchase Agreement dated 08/29/08, 2.100%,
due 09/02/08, $741,173 to be received upon repurchase
(Collateralized by $1,315,000 Resolution Funding Corporation,
Discount Note, Market Value $756,257, due 10/15/20)
|
|
$
|
741,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $741,000)
|
|
|
741,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $337,061,078)*
|
|
|
100.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
400,631,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
(951,310
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
399,680,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@
|
|
Non-income producing security
|
@@
|
|
Foreign Issuer
|
ADR
|
|
American Depositary Receipt
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Cost for federal income tax purposes is $339,737,883.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation consists of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
|
|
$
|
76,095,117
|
|
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
|
|
|
(15,201,018
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation
|
|
$
|
60,894,099
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of
August 31, 2008 in determining the Funds investments
at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
|
|
Other Financial
|
|
|
Securities
|
|
Instruments*
|
|
Level 1 Quoted Prices
|
|
$
|
377,876,069
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs
|
|
|
2,197,877
|
|
|
|
527,970
|
|
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs
|
|
|
20,558,036
|
|
|
|
(2,115,631
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
400,631,982
|
|
|
$
|
(1,587,661
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Other financial instruments may
include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and
written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures
are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps
and written options are reported at their market value at period
end.
|
Fair value for purposes of SFAS 157 is
different from fair value as used in the 1940 Act
(see Note 2). The former generally implies market value,
and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the
latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of
available market quotations.
A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended
August 31, 2008, was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
|
|
Other Financial
|
|
|
Securities
|
|
Instruments*
|
|
Balance at 02/29/08
|
|
$
|
6,096,513
|
|
|
$
|
(13,538,129
|
)
|
Net purchases/sales
|
|
|
2,877,785
|
|
|
|
6,620,184
|
|
Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
|
|
11,583,738
|
|
|
|
4,802,314
|
|
Amortization of premium/discount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 08/31/08
|
|
$
|
20,558,036
|
|
|
$
|
(2,115,631
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Other financial instruments may
include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and
written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures
are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps
and written options are reported at their market value at period
end.
|
For the six months ended August 31, 2008, total change in
unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities still held at
period end included in the change in net assets was $225,571.
Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including
Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the
accompanying Statement of Operations.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
20
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS
ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
as
of August 31, 2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
At August 31, 2008 the following forward foreign currency
contracts were outstanding for the ING Risk Managed Natural
Resources Fund:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement
|
|
Exchange
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
Currency
|
|
Buy/Sell
|
|
Date
|
|
For
|
|
Value
|
|
Appreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AUD 1,400,000
|
|
|
SELL
|
|
|
|
9/25/08
|
|
|
|
1,333,416
|
|
|
|
1,198,504
|
|
|
$
|
134,912
|
|
Canada Dollars
CAD 8,250,000
|
|
|
SELL
|
|
|
|
9/24/08
|
|
|
|
8,160,133
|
|
|
|
7,767,075
|
|
|
|
393,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
527,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ING Risk Managed
Natural Resources Fund Written Options Outstanding on
August 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Expiration
|
|
# of
|
|
|
|
|
Description/Name of Issuer
|
|
Counterparty
|
|
Price
|
|
Date
|
|
Contracts
|
|
Premium
|
|
Value
|
|
Call Option OTC Basic Industries Select Sector Index
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase
|
|
|
|
430.00
|
|
|
|
09/19/08
|
|
|
|
112,100
|
|
|
$
|
274,645
|
|
|
$
|
(258,951
|
)
|
Call Option OTC Energy Select Sector Index
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase
|
|
|
|
790.00
|
|
|
|
09/19/08
|
|
|
|
244,300
|
|
|
|
2,416,127
|
|
|
|
(1,856,680
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,690,772
|
|
|
$
|
(2,115,631
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Premiums Received:
|
|
$
|
2,690,772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities for Written Options:
|
|
$
|
2,115,631
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
21
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS
ING
Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
as
of August 31, 2008 (Unaudited) (continued)
Supplemental
Option Information (Unaudited)
|
|
|
Supplemental Call Option Statistics as of August 31,
2008
|
|
|
% of Total Net Assets against which calls written
|
|
57%
|
Average Days to Expiration
|
|
28 days
|
Average Call Moneyness* at time written
|
|
ATM
|
Premium received for calls
|
|
$2,690,772
|
Value of calls
|
|
$(2,115,631)
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Put Option Statistics as of August 31,
2008
|
|
|
% of Total Net Assets against which index puts purchased
|
|
100%
|
Average Days to Expiration
|
|
93 days
|
Average Index Put Moneyness* at time purchased
|
|
5% OTM
|
Premium paid for puts
|
|
$20,907,606
|
Value of puts
|
|
$20,558,036
|
|
|
*
|
Moneyness is the term
used to describe the relationship between the price of the
underlying asset and the options exercise or strike price.
For example, a call (buy) option is considered
in-the-money
when the value of the underlying asset exceeds the strike price.
Conversely, a put (sell) option is considered
in-the-money
when its strike price exceeds the value of the underlying asset.
Options are characterized for the purpose of Moneyness as,
in-the-money
(ITM),
out-of-the-money
(OTM) or
at-the-money
(ATM), where the underlying asset value equals the
strike price.
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
22
A special meeting of shareholders of ING Risk Managed Natural
Resources Trust was held June 27, 2008, at the offices of
ING Funds, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ
85258.
A brief description of each matter voted upon as well as the
results are outlined below:
Matters:
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund, Class II Trustees
To elect four Class II Trustees to represent the interests of
the holders of Common Shares of the Fund until the election and
qualification of their successors.
Results:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares voted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
against or
|
|
Shares
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Proposal
1*
|
|
voted for
|
|
withheld
|
|
abstained
|
|
Shares Voted
|
|
|
Class II Trustees
|
|
|
J. Michael Earley
|
|
|
|
20,701,173.917
|
|
|
|
259,494.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,960,667.917
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick W. Kenny
|
|
|
|
20,700,551.917
|
|
|
|
260,116.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,960,667.917
|
|
|
|
|
Shaun P. Mathews
|
|
|
|
20,701,081.917
|
|
|
|
259,586.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,960,667.917
|
|
|
|
|
Roger B. Vincent
|
|
|
|
20,703,197.917
|
|
|
|
257,470.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,960,667.917
|
|
23
During the period, there were no material changes in the
Funds investment objective or policies that were not
approved by the shareholders or the Funds charter or
by-laws or
in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the
Fund. There have been no changes in the persons who are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Funds portfolio.
Dividend
Reinvestment Plan
Unless the registered owner of Common Shares elects to receive
cash by contacting BNY (the Plan Agent), all
dividends declared on Common Shares of the Fund will be
automatically reinvested by the Plan Agent for shareholders in
additional Common Shares of the Fund through the Funds
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan). Shareholders
who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all
dividends and other distributions in cash paid by check mailed
directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the Common Shares
are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee)
by the Plan Agent. Participation in the Plan is completely
voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without
penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Agent
prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or
resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently
declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may
automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may
re-invest that cash in additional Common Shares of the Fund for
you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your Common
Shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to
the Plan, please contact your broker.
The Plan Agent will open an account for each Common Shareholder
under the Plan in the same name in which such Common
Shareholders Common Shares are registered. Whenever the
Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a
Dividend) payable in cash,
non-participants
in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will
receive the equivalent in Common Shares. The Common Shares will
be acquired by the Plan Agent for the participants
accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below,
either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but
authorized Common Shares from the Fund (Newly Issued
Common Shares) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding
Common Shares on the open market (Open-Market
Purchases) on the NYSE or elsewhere. Open-market purchases
and sales are usually made through a broker affiliated with the
Plan Agent.
If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market
price plus estimated brokerage commissions per Common Share is
equal to or greater than the net asset value per Common Share,
the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued
Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly
Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participants
account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the
Dividend by the net asset value per Common Share on the payment
date; provided that, if the net asset value is less than or
equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date,
the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the
closing market price per Common Share on the payment date. If,
on the payment date for any Dividend, the net asset value per
Common Share is greater than the closing market value plus
estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the
Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired on behalf of the
participants in Open-Market Purchases. In the event of a market
discount on the payment date for any Dividend, the Plan Agent
will have until the last business day before the next date on
which the Common Shares trade on an
ex-dividend
basis or 30 days after the payment date for such Dividend,
whichever is sooner (the Last Purchase Date), to
invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired in
Open-Market Purchases.
It is contemplated that the Fund will pay quarterly Dividends.
Therefore, the period during which Open-Market Purchases can be
made will exist only from the payment date of each Dividend
through the date before the next
ex-dividend
date, which typically will be approximately ten days.
If, before the Plan Agent has completed its Open-Market
Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net
asset value per Common Share, the average per Common Share
purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net
asset value of the Common Shares, resulting in the acquisition
of fewer Common Shares than if the Dividend had been paid in
Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because
of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market
Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Agent is unable to
invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during
the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market
premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will cease
making Open-Market Purchases
24
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION (Unaudited)
(continued)
and will invest the
un-invested
portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at
the net asset value per common share at the close of business on
the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is
less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per
Common Share, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided
by 95% of the market price on the payment date.
The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders accounts in the
Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in
the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for
tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan
participant will be held by the Plan Agent on behalf of the Plan
participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those
shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan
Agent will forward all proxy solicitation materials to
participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in
accordance with the instructions of the participants.
In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees
which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the
Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number
of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record
shareholders name and held for the account of beneficial
owners who participate in the Plan.
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to Common Shares
issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay
a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection
with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of
Dividends will not relieve participants of any federal, state or
local income tax that may be payable (or required to be
withheld) on such Dividends. Participants that request a partial
or full sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a
$15.00 sales fee and a $0.10 per share brokerage
commission on purchases or sales, and may be subject to certain
other service charges.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan.
There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to
purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to
amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the
participants.
All questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the
Funds Shareholder Service Department at
(800) 992-0180.
KEY FINANCIAL
DATES CALENDAR 2008 DIVIDENDS:
|
|
|
|
|
DECLARATION DATE
|
|
EX-DIVIDEND DATE
|
|
PAYABLE DATE
|
|
March 20, 2008
|
|
April 1, 2008
|
|
April 15, 2008
|
June 20, 2008
|
|
July 1, 2008
|
|
July 15, 2008
|
September 19, 2008
|
|
October 1, 2008
|
|
October 15, 2008
|
December 19, 2008
|
|
December 29, 2008
|
|
January 15, 2009
|
Record date will be two business days after each
Ex-Dividend
Date. These dates are subject to change.
Stock
Data
The Funds common shares are traded on the NYSE
(Symbol: IRR).
Repurchase of
Securities by Closed-End Companies
In accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act, and
Rule 23c-1
under the 1940 Act the Fund may from time to time purchase
shares of beneficial interest of the Fund in the open market, in
privately negotiated transactions and/or purchase shares to
correct erroneous transactions.
Number of
Shareholders
The approximate number of record holders of Common Stock as of
August 31, 2008 was 21,813, which does not include
beneficial owners of shares held in the name of brokers or other
nominees.
Certifications
In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York
Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Funds CEO
submitted the Annual CEO Certification on May 21, 2008
certifying that he was not aware, as of that date, of any
violation by the Fund of the NYSEs Corporate governance
listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules,
the Funds principal executive and financial officers have
made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC
on
Forms N-CSR
and N-Q,
relating to, among other things, the Funds disclosure
controls and procedures and internal controls over financial
reporting.
25
Investment Adviser
ING
Investments, LLC
7337
East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale,
Arizona 85258
Administrator
ING
Funds Services, LLC
7337
East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale,
Arizona 85258
Transfer Agent
The
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
101
Barclay Street (11E)
New
York, New York 10286
The
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
One
Wall Street
New
York, New York 10286
Legal Counsel
Dechert
LLP
1775
I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006
Toll-Free Shareholder
Information
Call
us from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on any
business day for account or other information, at (800)-992-0180
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PRSAR-UIRR (0808-102208)
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not required for semi-annual
filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not required for semi-annual
filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not required for semi-annual
filing.
Item 5. Audit
Committee Of Listed Registrants.
Not required for semi-annual
filing.
Item 6. Schedule of
Investments.
Schedule is included as part
of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7. Disclosure of
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-end Management
Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio
Managers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of
Equity Securities by Closed-end Management Investment Company and
Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Board has a Nominating
Committee for the purpose of considering and presenting to the Board
candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Independent Trustee
vacancies on the Board. The Committee currently consists of all
Independent Trustees of the Board. (6 individuals). The Nominating
Committee operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board. The
primary purpose of the Nominating Committee is to consider and
present to the Board the candidates it proposes for nomination to
fill vacancies on the Board. In evaluating candidates, the
Nominating Committee may consider a variety of factors, but it has
not at this time set any specific minium qualifications that must be
met. Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will
be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination.
The Nominating Committee is
willing to consider nominations received from shareholders and shall
assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews its own
nominees. A shareholder nominee for director should be submitted in
writing to the Funds Secretary. Any such shareholder nomination
should include at a minimum the following information as to each
individual proposed for nomination as trustee: such individuals
written consent to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee (if
nominated) and to serve as a trustee (if elected), and all
information relating to such individual that is required to be
disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of trustees, or
is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal
securities laws, rules and regulations.
The secretary shall submit
all nominations received in a timely manner to the Nominating
Committee. To be timely, any such submission must be delivered to
the Funds Secretary not earlier than the 90th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such
meeting or the 10th day following the day
on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made,
by either disclosure in a press release or in a document publicly
filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 11. Controls and
Procedures.
(a) |
Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing
date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant is made known to the
certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities,
particularly during the period in which Forms N-CSR are being
prepared, and the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information
for the registrants Form N-CSR and the officer
certifications of such Form N-CSR. |
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(b) |
There were no significant changes in the registrants
internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of
the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) |
The Code of Ethics is not required for the semi-annual
filing. |
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(a)(2) |
A separate certification for each principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of the registrant as required by
Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto
as EX-99.CERT. |
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(a)(3) |
Not required for semi-annual filing. |
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(b) |
The officer certifications required by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as
EX-99.906CERT. |
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.
(Registrant):
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund
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By
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/s/ Shaun P. Mathews
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Shaun P. Mathews President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date:
November 7, 2008
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 behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By
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/s/ Shaun P. Mathews
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Shaun P. Mathews
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date:
November 7, 2008
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By
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/s/ Todd Modic
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Todd Modic |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date:
November 7, 2008
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