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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-02090
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Colin Meadows 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 2/28
Date of reporting period: 2/29/12
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


 


(FULL PAGE)
 

 
     
 
Annual Report to Shareholders
  February 29, 2012
 
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
NYSE: VBF
 
     
 
2
  Performance Summary
2
  Management Discussion
4
  Additional Information
5
  Dividend Reinvestment Plan
6
  Schedule of Investments
20
  Financial Statements
22
  Notes to Financial Statements
29
  Financial Highlights
30
  Auditor’s Report
31
  Tax Information
T-1
  Trustees and Officers


 


 

 
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 
Performance summary
This is the annual report for Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012. The Fund’s return can be calculated based upon either the market price or the net asset value (NAV) of its shares. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding. Market price reflects the supply and demand for the shares. As a result, the two returns can differ, as they did during the reporting period. On an NAV basis, the Fund provided positive absolute returns for the period, but underperformed the style-specific index as security selection within the volatile financials sector and yield curve positioning detracted from relative performance. On a market price basis, the Fund’s return was positive, reflecting investors’ increasing acceptance of risk and desire for yield in the latter part of the reporting period.
 
Performance
Total returns, 2/28/11 to 2/29/12
         
Fund at NAV
    10.13 %
 
Fund at Market Value
    22.13  
 
Barclays Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index
    11.50  
 
Market Price Premium to NAV as of 2/29/12
    1.02  
 
Source:Lipper Inc.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment return, net asset value and market price will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Please visit invesco.com/us for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, the reinvestment of distributions (if any) and changes in net asset value (NAV) for performance based on NAV and changes in market price for performance based on market price.
     Since the Fund is a closed-end management investment company, shares of the Fund may trade at a discount or premium from the NAV. This characteristic is separate and distinct from the risk that NAV could decrease as a result of investment activities and may be a greater risk to investors expecting to sell their shares after a short time. The Fund cannot predict whether shares will trade at, above or below NAV. The Fund should not be viewed as a vehicle for trading purposes. It is designed primarily for risk-tolerant long-term investors.

 
How we invest
We invest primarily in fixed-rate US investment grade corporate bonds with flexibility to incorporate up to 20% in non-investment grade and non-dollar securities, as well as foreign sovereign and corporate securities (both developed and emerging markets). We also may invest in government securities, asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) and residential mortgage backed securities (MBS). The Fund also may invest in derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements, including but not limited to, interest rate futures and credit default swaps.
     We believe dynamic and complex fixed income markets may create opportunities for investors that are best captured by independent specialist decision makers interconnected as a global team. We use this philosophy in an effort to generate a total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.
     Our security selection is supported by a team of independent specialists. Team members conduct top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up analysis on individual securities. Recommendations are communicated to portfolio managers through proprietary technology that allows all investment professionals to communicate in a timely manner.


     Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra return above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. Investment vehicles are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value.
     Sell decisions are based on:
n   A conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning, sector exposure).
 
n   The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer.
 
n   Degradation of an issuer’s credit quality.
 
n   Realignment of a valuation target.
 
n   Presentation of a better relative value opportunity.
 
n   General liquidity needs of the Fund.
 
Market conditions and your Fund
Global financial markets were unsettled during much of the fiscal year as investors assessed and reacted to the economic implications of global events, including the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the US debt ceiling debate and a reinvigorated eurozone sovereign debt crisis. At the start of the reporting period, US economic indicators were mixed, and there was little consensus regarding the threat of US inflation. At the same time, anxiety linked to the aforementioned events and related concerns about global financial instability began dominating headlines and investor psyche, leading to periods of extreme risk aversion, wider credit spreads and high demand for the perceived safe haven of US government bonds lasting into late 2011.
     Global bond market conditions began to improve during the latter part of the reporting period as European Central Bank liquidity funding helped alleviate acute market stress, and optimism grew for Greece’s acceptance of fiscal austerity measures. As risk appetites returned, credit spreads narrowed, helping non-government securities generally outperform government bonds across quality and maturity spectrums. Despite the market volatility during the reporting period,


 
Portfolio Composition
By security type
         
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes
    94.7 %
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
    2.4  
 
Asset-Backed Securities
    1.1  
 
Municipal Obligations
    0.6  
 
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes
    0.6  
 
Preferred Stocks
    0.1  
 
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    0.5  
 
Top Five Fixed Income Holdings*
 
                 
  1.    
U.S. Treasury Bonds
    2.0 %
 
  2.    
International Lease Finance Corp.
    1.4  
 
  3.    
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.
    1.0  
 
  4.    
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.
    0.9  
 
  5.    
Telecom Italia Capital S.A.
    0.9  
 
             
   
Total Net Assets
    $234.2 million  
     
   
Total Number of Holdings*
    528  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund’s will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.


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US economic conditions showed incremental improvement with housing, consumer spending and unemployment all exhibiting mildly positive developments.
     The interest rate environment was positive for government bond returns during the reporting period, despite Standard & Poor’s credit rating downgrade of the US government’s long-term debt that occurred in August 2011. The US Federal Reserve maintained a federal funds target rate in a range of zero to 0.25% and indicated it will be sustained into late 2014.1 Investor demand drove US Treasury yields for maturities of between two and 30 years lower. With inflation expectations held in check, long-term bonds generally outperformed short and intermediate maturities as investors were willing to extend out on the yield curve for incremental returns. The broader US investment grade bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (including government bonds, corporate bonds and MBS), generated a positive total return for the fiscal year. US credit spreads widened to reflect heightened systemic risks, before rallying late in the reporting period. The significant decline in rates across the yield curve supported gains across most domestic bond market sectors for the fiscal year.
     With this economic environment as a backdrop, the Fund generated a positive return at NAV but underperformed its style-specific index.
     Sector selections had notable positive influence on relative performance. Early in the year, robust outperformance was generated by the portfolio’s exposure to investment grade financials, high yield and emerging market sectors. However, as concerns about global financial stability grew, our sustained overweight position in financials, along with our underweight positions in better performing consumer non-cyclicals, utilities and energy holdings partially offset beneficial sector selection at the beginning of the year. A strategy to manage overall credit risk in the portfolio during the volatile summer of 2011 entailed buying credit protection via credit default swap indexes (CDX). Credit risk management using CDX was implemented in July 2011 and helped compensate for the negative effect of widening credit spreads during July and August 2011. Toward the end of the reporting period, lower credit risk premiums and increased investor demand drove some recovery in the battered investment grade financials and the high yield sectors. Our sustained overweight exposure to these benefited relative returns.
     Security selection was a net detractor from relative returns on an NAV basis. Our underweight position in BBB rated2 credits, the best performing quality segment
within the investment grade credit universe, hindered performance. Additionally, notable weaknesses in many of our banking holdings were a drag on relative performance for much of the reporting period before rallying sharply near the end of the year.
     The Fund also used active duration and yield curve positioning for risk management and for generating alpha versus the style-specific index. Duration measures a portfolio’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes, with a shorter duration portfolio tending to be less sensitive to these changes. Yield curve positioning refers to actively emphasizing points (maturities) along the yield curve with favorable risk/ return expectations. On average, we maintained a duration posture that was close to neutral. However, the timing and magnitude of our variances in relation to the style-specific index detracted from relative performance as rates moved lower throughout the fiscal year. Yield curve positioning also detracted from relative performance as the Fund was consistently underweight at some longer maturity points on the curve where the pronounced decline in rates was especially beneficial. In addition, US Treasury futures were an important investment tool in the management of our targeted portfolio duration, and the Fund realized a small gain from the use of futures during the reporting period.
     Thank you for investing in Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
1 Source: US Federal Reserve
2 Source: Standard & Poors. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. For more information on rating methodologies, please visit: standardandpoors.com and select "Understanding Ratings" under Rating Resources on the homepage.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF CHUCK BURGE)
Chuck Burge
Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund. He has been responsible for the Fund since 2010. Mr. Burge has been associated with Invesco or its investment advisory affiliates since 2002. He earned a B.S. in economics from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from Rice University.
(PHOTO OF JOHN CRADDOCK)
John Craddock
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund. He has been responsible for the Fund since 2010. Mr. Craddock has been associated with Invesco or its investment advisory affiliates since 1999. He earned a B.S. with honors in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and an M.B.A. in finance from Georgia Tech’s Dupree School of Management.
(PHOTO OF PETER EHRET)
Peter Ehret
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund. He has been responsible for the Fund since 2011. Mr. Ehret has been associated with Invesco or its investment advisory affiliates since 2001. He earned a B.S. in economics with a minor in statistics from the University of Minnesota. He also earned an M.S. in real estate appraisal and investment analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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Additional Information
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund’s investment objective is to seek interest income while conserving capital.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of February 29, 2012, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
n   To access your Fund reports, visit invesco.com/fundreports.

 
About indexes used in this report
n   The Barclays Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index is the Baa component of the Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index.
 
n   The Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index consists of publicly issued, fixed rate, non-convertible investment grade debt securities.
 
n   The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
 
n   The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
 
n   A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
 
Other information
n   The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
n   The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights.


 
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE NYSE Symbol VBF
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) offers you a prompt and simple way to reinvest your dividends and capital gains distributions (Distributions) into additional shares of your Fund. Under the Plan, the money you earn from Distributions will be reinvested automatically in more shares of your Fund, allowing you to potentially increase your investment over time.

 
Plan benefits
n   Add to your account:
 
    You may increase the amount of shares in your Fund easily and automatically with the Plan.
n   Low transaction costs:
 
    Shareholders who participate in the Plan are able to buy shares at below-market prices when the Fund is trading at a premium to its net asset value (NAV). In addition, transaction costs are low because when new shares are issued by a Fund, there is no fee, and when shares are bought in blocks on the open market, the per share fee is shared among all Participants.
 
n   Convenience:
 
    You will receive a detailed account statement from Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Agent) which administers the Plan. The statement shows your total Distributions, date of investment, shares acquired, and price per share, as well as the total number of shares in your reinvestment account. You can also access your account via the Internet. To do this, please go to invesco.com/us.
 
n   Safekeeping:
 
    The Agent will hold the shares it has acquired for you in safekeeping.
 
How to participate in the Plan
If you own shares in your own name, you can participate directly in the Plan. If your shares are held in “street name” – in the name of your brokerage firm, bank, or other financial institution – you must instruct that entity to participate on your behalf. If they are unable to participate on your behalf, you may request that they reregister your shares in your own name so that you may enroll in the Plan.
 
How to enroll
To enroll in the Plan, please read the Terms and Conditions in the Plan Brochure. You can enroll in the Plan by visiting invesco.com/us, calling toll-free 800 341 2929 or notifying us in writing at Invesco Closed-End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078. Please include your Fund name and account number and ensure that all shareholders listed on the account sign these written instructions. Your participation in the Plan will begin with the next Distribution payable after the Agent receives your authorization, as long as they receive it before the "record date," which is generally 10 business days before such Distributions are paid. If your authorization arrives after such record date, your participation in the Plan will begin with the following Distributions.
 
How the Plan works
If you choose to participate in the Plan, your Distributions will be promptly reinvested for you, automatically increasing your reinvestment shares. If the Fund is trading at a share price that is equal to its NAV, you’ll pay that amount for your reinvested shares. However, if the Fund is trading above or below NAV, the price is determined by one of two ways:
1.   Premium: If the Fund is trading at a premium – a market price that is higher than its NAV – you’ll pay either the NAV or 95 percent of the market price, whichever is greater. When the Fund trades at a premium, you’ll pay less for your reinvested shares than an investor purchasing shares on the stock exchange. Keep in mind, a portion of your price reduction may be taxable because you are receiving shares at less than market price.
 
2.   Discount: If the Fund is trading at a discount – a market price that is lower than NAV – you’ll pay the market price for your reinvested shares.
 
Costs of the Plan
There is no direct charge to you for reinvesting Distributions because the Plan’s fees are paid by your Fund. If your Fund is trading at or above its NAV, your new shares are issued directly by the Fund and there are no brokerage charges or fees. However, if your Fund is trading at a discount, the shares are purchased on the open market, and you will pay your portion of per share fees. These per share fees are typically less than the standard brokerage charges for individual transactions because shares are purchased for all Participants in blocks, resulting in lower fees for each individual Participant. Any service or per share fees are added to the purchase price. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay.
 
Tax implications
The automatic reinvestment of Distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be due on Distributions. You will receive tax information annually to help you prepare your federal income tax return.
    Invesco does not offer tax advice. The tax information contained herein is general and is not exhaustive by nature. It was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used, by any taxpayer for avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under U.S. federal tax laws. Federal and state tax laws are complex and constantly changing. Shareholders should always consult a legal or tax adviser for information concerning their individual situation.
 
How to withdraw from the Plan
You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by calling 800 341 2929, visiting invesco.com/us or by writing to Invesco Closed-End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078. Simply indicate that you would like to withdraw from the Plan, and be sure to include your Fund name and account number. Also, ensure that all shareholders listed on the account have signed these written instructions. If you withdraw, you have three options with regard to the shares held in the Plan:
1.   If you opt to continue to hold your non-certificated whole shares (Investment Plan Book Shares), they will be held by the Agent electronically as Direct Registration Book-Shares (Book-Entry Shares) and fractional shares will be sold at the then-current market price. Proceeds will be sent via check to your address of record after deducting applicable fees.
 
2.   If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check to your address of record after deducting a $2.50 service fee and applicable per share fees. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay.
 
3.   You may sell your shares through your financial adviser through the Direct Registration System (DRS). DRS is a service within the securities industry that allows Fund shares to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full ownership of your shares, without having to hold a share certificate. You should contact your financial adviser to learn more about any restrictions or fees that may apply.
   To obtain a complete copy of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please call our Client Services department at 800 341 2929 or visit invesco.com/us.


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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
February 29, 2012
 
 
                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes–94.70%
 
 
Advertising–0.68%
 
       
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.00%, 03/15/22
  $ 340,000     $ 338,826  
 
WPP Finance (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 09/15/14
    1,080,000       1,247,326  
 
              1,586,152  
 
 
Aerospace & Defense–0.36%
 
       
Bombardier Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.75%, 03/15/20(b)
    70,000       81,725  
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
6.88%, 03/15/18
    10,000       10,575  
 
7.13%, 03/15/21
    40,000       43,200  
 
L-3 Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.95%, 11/15/16
    650,000       685,173  
 
Spirit Aerosystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 12/15/20
    25,000       27,250  
 
              847,923  
 
 
Agricultural Products–1.37%
 
       
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.10%, 03/15/16
    1,685,000       1,757,620  
 
Cargill, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.60%, 09/15/12(b)
    600,000       615,458  
 
Corn Products International, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
3.20%, 11/01/15
    460,000       478,065  
 
6.63%, 04/15/37
    300,000       350,172  
 
              3,201,315  
 
 
Airlines–1.65%
 
       
America West Airlines Pass Through Trust,
               
Series 2001-1, Class G, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.10%, 04/02/21
    353,721       343,994  
 
American Airlines Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/16(b)(c)
    110,000       92,400  
 
American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
               
Series 2009-1A, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
10.38%, 07/02/19
    426,627       463,157  
 
Series 2011-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through
Ctfs., 7.00%, 01/31/18(b)
    772,176       762,524  
 
Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
               
Series 2007-1, Class C, Sec. Global Pass
               
Through Ctfs., 7.34%, 04/19/14
    38,293       39,059  
 
Series 2009-1, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
9.00%, 07/08/16
    13,271       15,229  
 
Series 2010-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through
               
Ctfs., 6.00%, 01/12/19
    738,824       717,121  
 
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust,
               
Series 2010-1, Class A, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
6.20%, 07/02/18
    503,599       550,182  
 
Series 2010-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through
               
Ctfs., 6.38%, 01/02/16(b)
    15,000       14,437  
 
Series 2010-2, Class A, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
4.95%, 05/23/19
    476,609       506,695  
 
Series 2010-2, Class B, Sec. Pass Through
               
Ctfs., 6.75%, 11/23/15(b)
    20,000       19,300  
 
Series 2011-1, Class A, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
5.30%, 04/15/19
    165,000       176,240  
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
               
Sec. Notes, 12.25%, 03/15/15(b)
    75,000       81,750  
 
Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.50%, 09/15/14(b)
    9,000       9,697  
 
US Airways Pass Through Trust–Series 1998-1, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.82%, 01/30/14
    76,672       69,580  
 
              3,861,365  
 
 
Alternative Carriers–0.11%
 
       
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.38%, 02/15/18(b)
    50,000       52,375  
 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/20
    65,000       68,900  
 
Level 3 Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 11.88%, 02/01/19
    50,000       57,125  
 
Level 3 Financing Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.38%, 04/01/19
    25,000       27,687  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
8.13%, 07/01/19(b)
    25,000       26,313  
 
8.63%, 07/15/20(b)
    20,000       21,400  
 
              253,800  
 
 
Aluminum–0.04%
 
       
Century Aluminum Co., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 05/15/14
    80,000       82,050  
 
 
Apparel Retail–0.25%
 
       
Express LLC/Express Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.75%, 03/01/18
    55,000       60,912  
 
Gap, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.95%, 04/12/21
    380,000       382,375  
 
J. Crew Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.13%, 03/01/19
    65,000       65,325  
 
Limited Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.63%, 04/01/21
    70,000       77,525  
 
              586,137  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.16%
 
       
Hanesbrands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 12/15/20
  $ 135,000     $ 141,750  
 
Jones Group/Apparel Group Holdings/Apparel Group USA/Footwear Accessories Retail, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 03/15/19
    145,000       141,375  
 
Quiksilver Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 04/15/15
    100,000       100,500  
 
              383,625  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.22%
 
       
DJO Finance LLC/Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 04/15/18
    5,000       4,300  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes,
               
9.75%, 10/15/17
    65,000       50,131  
 
First Data Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 06/15/19(b)
    15,000       15,337  
 
State Street Capital Trust III, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Variable Rate Bonds, 5.54%(d)(e)
    435,000       435,544  
 
              505,312  
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.12%
 
       
Allison Transmission Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd Notes, 7.13%, 05/15/19(b)
    80,000       82,600  
 
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 11/15/19
    50,000       53,500  
 
Dana Holding Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 02/15/21
    60,000       65,250  
 
Tenneco Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 12/15/20
    75,000       81,187  
 
              282,537  
 
 
Automobile Manufacturers–0.12%
 
       
Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.45%, 07/16/31
    220,000       283,800  
 
 
Automotive Retail–1.09%
 
       
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 05/01/20
    1,600,000       1,824,673  
 
AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/14
    675,000       738,335  
 
              2,563,008  
 
 
Biotechnology–0.81%
 
       
Gilead Sciences, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.65%, 12/01/41
    1,670,000       1,861,223  
 
STHI Holding Corp., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 03/15/18(b)
    25,000       26,937  
 
              1,888,160  
 
 
Brewers–1.30%
 
       
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
3.00%, 10/15/12
    2,000,000       2,031,493  
 
8.20%, 01/15/39
    120,000       190,370  
 
SABMiller Holdings Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
3.75%, 01/15/22(b)
    460,000       477,158  
 
4.95%, 01/15/42(b)
    325,000       344,819  
 
              3,043,840  
 
 
Broadcasting–1.80%
 
       
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.00%, 03/01/21
    80,000       73,400  
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Sr. Sub. Gtd. Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/20(b)
    35,000       35,000  
 
COX Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.38%, 03/01/39(b)
    305,000       430,034  
 
Cox Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 06/01/18(b)
    1,300,000       1,516,973  
 
Discovery Communications LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.70%, 06/01/15
    2,000,000       2,150,754  
 
              4,206,161  
 
 
Building Products–0.26%
 
       
American Standard Americas, Sr. Sec. Notes, 10.75%, 01/15/16(b)
    40,000       28,800  
 
Associated Materials LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.13%, 11/01/17
    70,000       68,775  
 
Building Materials Corp. of America,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/20(b)
    75,000       81,562  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 08/15/18(b)
    55,000       59,400  
 
Gibraltar Industries Inc.–Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.00%, 12/01/15
    65,000       66,503  
 
Nortek Inc, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 04/15/21
    163,000       158,314  
 
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.63%, 12/01/17(b)
    99,000       107,539  
 
USG Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.75%, 08/01/14(b)
    10,000       10,813  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.75%, 01/15/18
    35,000       34,125  
 
              615,831  
 
 
Cable & Satellite–3.96%
 
       
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.63%, 01/31/22
    5,000       5,375  
 
Comcast Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
5.70%, 05/15/18
    1,545,000       1,820,180  
 
6.50%, 01/15/15
    500,000       573,097  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.45%, 03/15/37
    580,000       725,084  
 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/ DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 05/15/16
    2,100,000       2,208,937  
 
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,
               
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 06/15/19
    25,000       26,625  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 06/15/21
    15,000       16,350  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
7        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Cable & Satellite–(continued)
 
       
                 
Kabel BW GmbH (Germany), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/19(b)
  $ 150,000     $ 161,625  
 
NBC Universal Media LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
2.10%, 04/01/14
    375,000       383,229  
 
5.15%, 04/30/20
    210,000       243,624  
 
5.95%, 04/01/41
    355,000       431,033  
 
Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
6.55%, 05/01/37
    310,000       374,186  
 
6.75%, 07/01/18
    685,000       842,893  
 
8.75%, 02/14/19
    455,000       602,150  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 02/01/20
    350,000       393,851  
 
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 01/15/21
    420,000       460,731  
 
              9,268,970  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–0.27%
 
       
Ameristar Casinos Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 04/15/21
    55,000       59,675  
 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc.,
               
Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 12.75%, 04/15/18
    50,000       43,250  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 5.63%, 06/01/15
    10,000       7,750  
 
Chester Downs & Marina LLC, Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.25%, 02/01/20(b)
    10,000       10,500  
 
CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 01/15/16
    5,000       5,313  
 
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 07/15/15
    270,000       274,725  
 
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.63%, 08/01/17
    30,000       32,737  
 
Seneca Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 12/01/18(b)
    57,000       57,855  
 
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority,
               
Sr. Sec. Floating Rate Notes,
               
4.53%, 02/01/14(b)(e)
    10,000       9,275  
 
Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.13%, 02/01/15(b)
    85,000       84,150  
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., Sec. Gtd. First Mortgage Global Notes, 7.75%, 08/15/20
    50,000       56,750  
 
              641,980  
 
 
Coal & Consumable Fuels–0.07%
 
       
CONSOL Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.25%, 04/01/20
    95,000       103,787  
 
Peabody Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/18(b)
    40,000       42,150  
 
Westmoreland Coal Co./Westmoreland Partners, Sr. Sec. Notes, 10.75%, 02/01/18(b)
    16,000       15,480  
 
              161,417  
 
 
Communications Equipment–0.05%
 
       
Avaya Inc.,
               
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 04/01/19(b)
    80,000       81,100  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.75%, 11/01/15
    20,000       20,150  
 
ViaSat Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 06/15/20(b)
    25,000       25,875  
 
              127,125  
 
 
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.03%
 
       
Rent-A-Center Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd Global Notes, 6.63%, 11/15/20
    75,000       78,563  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.01%
 
       
Seagate HDD Cayman,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 12/15/18
    10,000       11,313  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 11/01/21(b)
    15,000       16,650  
 
              27,963  
 
 
Construction & Engineering–0.12%
 
       
Dycom Investments Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 01/15/21
    80,000       82,300  
 
MasTec, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 02/01/17
    50,000       51,500  
 
Tutor Perini Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 11/01/18
    155,000       156,550  
 
              290,350  
 
 
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.20%
 
       
Case New Holland Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 12/01/17
    45,000       53,212  
 
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co.-Issuer Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 06/15/19
    200,000       203,000  
 
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.88%, 04/15/19(b)
    52,000       53,170  
 
Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 11/01/20
    40,000       44,600  
 
Navistar International Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 11/01/21
    54,000       59,265  
 
Titan International Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 10/01/17
    50,000       53,375  
 
              466,622  
 
 
Construction Materials–0.30%
 
       
Cemex Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Bonds, 9.50%, 12/14/16(b)
    100,000       99,033  
 
CRH America Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.13%, 07/15/18
    315,000       368,630  
 
Ply Gem Industries Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.25%, 02/15/18
    90,000       87,638  
 
Texas Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.25%, 08/15/20
    145,000       139,200  
 
              694,501  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
8        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Consumer Finance–1.61%
 
       
Ally Financial Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/20
  $ 275,000     $ 303,875  
 
Capital One Capital VI, Jr. Ltd. Gtd. Sub. Trust Pfd. Securities, 8.88%, 05/15/40
    600,000       623,250  
 
National Money Mart Co. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.38%, 12/15/16
    75,000       83,437  
 
SLM Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes,
               
6.25%, 01/25/16
    745,000       779,001  
 
Series A, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes,
               
5.00%, 10/01/13
    1,930,000       1,976,220  
 
              3,765,783  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.07%
 
       
CoreLogic, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 06/01/21(b)
    125,000       126,250  
 
SunGard Data Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 11/15/18
    5,000       5,400  
 
SunGard Data Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 11/15/20
    30,000       32,550  
 
              164,200  
 
 
Department Stores–0.89%
 
       
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.35%, 03/15/12
    2,000,000       2,002,500  
 
Sears Holdings Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 10/15/18
    85,000       73,950  
 
              2,076,450  
 
 
Distillers & Vintners–0.06%
 
       
CEDC Finance Corp. International Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.13%, 12/01/16(b)
    100,000       72,000  
 
Constellation Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 05/15/17
    60,000       68,025  
 
              140,025  
 
 
Diversified Banks–9.18%
 
       
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
2.88%, 04/25/14
    250,000       248,859  
 
4.00%, 04/27/16
    350,000       345,318  
 
ABN Amro Bank N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.00%, 01/31/14(b)
    1,000,000       1,001,311  
 
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Unsec. Sub. Notes, 6.05%, 12/04/17(b)
    335,000       342,002  
 
BBVA U.S. Senior S.A. Unipersonal (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.25%, 05/16/14
    1,100,000       1,083,263  
 
BPCE S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.38%, 10/04/13(b)
    775,000       761,512  
 
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Netherlands), Jr. Unsec. Sub. Notes, 11.00%(b)(d)
    210,000       266,181  
 
Hana Bank (South Korea),
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
4.25%, 06/14/17(b)
    500,000       512,646  
 
4.50%, 10/30/15(b)
    1,075,000       1,121,742  
 
HBOS PLC (United Kingdom), Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.75%, 05/21/18(b)
    1,080,000       963,480  
 
HSBC Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.13%, 08/12/20(b)
    1,275,000       1,320,030  
 
HSBC Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.68%, 01/15/21
    957,000       1,029,174  
 
ICICI Bank Ltd. (India), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.75%, 11/25/16(b)
    600,000       594,345  
 
ING Bank N.V. (Netherlands),
               
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.00%, 09/01/15(b)
    510,000       501,960  
 
Unsec. Notes, 3.75%, 03/07/17(b)
    990,000       988,669  
 
Korea Development Bank (The) (South Korea), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
3.50%, 08/22/17
    355,000       358,705  
 
4.38%, 08/10/15
    1,135,000       1,190,047  
 
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom),
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.88%, 01/21/16
    525,000       543,917  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Notes,
               
5.80%, 01/13/20(b)
    690,000       716,861  
 
Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Medium-Term Notes,
               
6.50%, 09/14/20(b)
    540,000       520,304  
 
RBS Capital Trust II, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Bonds, 6.43%(d)(f)
    25,000       17,375  
 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.40%, 10/21/19
    760,000       797,848  
 
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.88%, 03/16/15
    1,160,000       1,206,528  
 
Santander U.S. Debt S.A. Unipersonal (Spain),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
2.99%, 10/07/13(b)
    500,000       494,539  
 
3.72%, 01/20/15(b)
    800,000       765,078  
 
Societe Generale S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.20%, 04/15/21(b)
    1,200,000       1,172,418  
 
Standard Chartered Bank (United Kingdom), Unsec. Sub. Notes, 6.40%, 09/26/17(b)
    800,000       875,284  
 
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.20%, 05/12/16(b)
    500,000       508,109  
 
VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital S.A. (Luxembourg),
Sr. Unsec. Loan Participation Notes,
               
6.32%, 02/22/18(b)
    915,000       926,035  
 
6.55%, 10/13/20(b)
    325,000       325,314  
 
              21,498,854  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
9        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Diversified Capital Markets–0.77%
 
       
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland),
               
Sub. Global Notes, 5.40%, 01/14/20
  $ 475,000     $ 478,042  
 
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.00%, 02/15/18
    230,000       242,663  
 
UBS AG (Switzerland), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.88%, 12/20/17
    985,000       1,092,387  
 
              1,813,092  
 
 
Diversified Chemicals–0.96%
 
       
Dow Chemical Co. (The),
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
4.25%, 11/15/20
    985,000       1,057,697  
 
5.25%, 11/15/41
    1,000,000       1,098,802  
 
Huntsman International LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.50%, 06/30/16
    27,000       27,034  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes,
               
8.63%, 03/15/21
    60,000       68,175  
 
              2,251,708  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–1.41%
 
       
Anglo American Capital PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.38%, 04/08/19(b)
    660,000       858,908  
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.55%, 03/01/22
    300,000       299,432  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.38%, 04/01/17
    1,320,000       1,383,360  
 
Midwest Vanadium Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Mortgage Notes, 11.50%, 02/15/18(b)
    45,000       31,727  
 
Southern Copper Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
5.38%, 04/16/20
    230,000       254,492  
 
6.75%, 04/16/40
    335,000       368,324  
 
Vedanta Resources PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.50%, 07/18/18(b)
    100,000       103,017  
 
              3,299,260  
 
 
Diversified REIT’s–0.25%
 
       
Qatari Diar Finance QSC (Qatar), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 5.00%, 07/21/20(b)
    545,000       580,074  
 
 
Drug Retail–1.47%
 
       
CVS Pass Through Trust,
               
Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
6.04%, 12/10/28
    1,300,423       1,426,458  
 
Sec. Mortgage Pass Through Ctfs., 8.35%, 07/10/31(b)
    195,524       241,971  
 
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Mortgage Pass Through Ctfs., 5.77%, 01/10/33(b)
    1,647,338       1,763,669  
 
              3,432,098  
 
 
Electric Utilities–2.56%
 
       
DCP Midstream LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
9.70%, 12/01/13(b)
    1,500,000       1,685,209  
 
9.75%, 03/15/19(b)
    500,000       656,226  
 
Enel Finance International N.V. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 10/07/19(b)
    820,000       800,456  
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC, Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 5.59%, 10/01/24
    650,000       738,511  
 
Ohio Power Co.–Series M, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/21
    350,000       409,953  
 
Southern Co. (The)–Series A, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.38%, 09/15/15
    400,000       414,181  
 
Southern Power Co.–Series D, Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.88%, 07/15/15
    1,175,000       1,293,250  
 
              5,997,786  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.01%
 
       
Polypore International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 11/15/17
    30,000       31,650  
 
 
Electronic Components–1.02%
 
       
Corning, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
4.75%, 03/15/42
    1,600,000       1,630,304  
 
6.63%, 05/15/19
    140,000       170,163  
 
7.25%, 08/15/36
    490,000       593,720  
 
              2,394,187  
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.15%
 
       
FLIR Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.75%, 09/01/16
    345,000       352,718  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.03%
 
       
Sanmina-SCI Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 05/15/19(b)
    60,000       61,275  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.62%
 
       
Waste Management, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
4.60%, 03/01/21
    680,000       757,674  
 
5.00%, 03/15/14
    645,000       696,555  
 
              1,454,229  
 
 
Food Retail–0.54%
 
       
Safeway, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.40%, 12/01/16
    1,215,000       1,262,772  
 
 
Forest Products–0.01%
 
       
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.50%, 04/01/21(b)
    45,000       34,313  
 
 
Gas Utilities–0.08%
 
       
Ferrellgas L.P./Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 05/01/21
    65,000       58,012  
 
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 03/15/20
    115,000       123,050  
 
              181,062  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
10        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Gold–1.10%
 
       
Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd. (British Virgin Islands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 10/07/20(b)
  $ 1,000,000     $ 958,795  
 
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
5.13%, 09/01/21(b)
    300,000       300,847  
 
6.88%, 09/01/41(b)
    700,000       733,700  
 
Newmont Mining Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 10/01/39
    475,000       591,950  
 
              2,585,292  
 
 
Health Care Distributors–0.56%
 
       
AmerisourceBergen Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.50%, 11/15/21
    1,250,000       1,307,166  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–0.40%
 
       
Boston Scientific Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.50%, 01/15/15
    310,000       333,080  
 
CareFusion Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.13%, 08/01/12
    600,000       607,451  
 
              940,531  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–0.19%
 
       
HCA, Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
5.88%, 03/15/22
    35,000       35,963  
 
7.88%, 02/15/20
    95,000       104,975  
 
HealthSouth Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.25%, 10/01/18
    40,000       43,300  
 
7.75%, 09/15/22
    20,000       21,850  
 
Select Medical Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsec. Floating Rate Global Notes, 6.27%, 09/15/15(e)
    30,000       26,700  
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
8.00%, 08/01/20
    55,000       58,712  
 
9.25%, 02/01/15
    135,000       151,200  
 
              442,700  
 
 
Health Care Services–2.14%
 
       
Aristotle Holding, Inc.,
               
Sr. Gtd. Notes, 2.65%, 02/15/17(b)
    1,000,000       1,010,868  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.13%, 11/15/41(b)
    1,000,000       1,109,534  
 
Express Scripts, Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 06/15/12
    1,585,000       1,605,944  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.13%, 05/15/16
    445,000       460,146  
 
Highmark, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
4.75%, 05/15/21(b)
    395,000       403,308  
 
6.13%, 05/15/41(b)
    375,000       403,126  
 
Universal Hospital Services Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 06/01/15
    20,000       20,650  
 
              5,013,576  
 
 
Health Care Technology–0.04%
 
       
MedAssets Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 11/15/18
    85,000       91,588  
 
 
Homebuilding–0.15%
 
       
Beazer Homes USA Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
6.88%, 07/15/15
    50,000       47,000  
 
8.13%, 06/15/16
    57,000       53,295  
 
K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.63%, 10/15/16
    145,000       135,937  
 
KB Home, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 03/15/20
    22,000       22,275  
 
Lennar Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.95%, 06/01/18
    52,000       55,120  
 
M/I Homes Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.63%, 11/15/18
    15,000       14,288  
 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 02/15/22
    20,000       20,857  
 
              348,772  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.67%
 
       
CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp., Sec. Gtd. Global PIK Notes, 10.75%, 01/15/17
    59,043       64,062  
 
Hyatt Hotels Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
3.88%, 08/15/16
    500,000       519,526  
 
6.88%, 08/15/19(b)
    155,000       173,289  
 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/27
    30,000       30,450  
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.00%, 12/01/16
    1,145,000       1,304,551  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 03/01/22
    1,800,000       1,805,690  
 
              3,897,568  
 
 
Household Products–0.03%
 
       
Central Garden & Pet Co., Sr. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 8.25%, 03/01/18
    74,000       75,850  
 
 
Housewares & Specialties–0.02%
 
       
American Greetings Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 12/01/21
    35,000       36,313  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
11        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.13%
 
       
AES Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.00%, 10/15/17
  $ 95,000     $ 109,962  
 
AES Red Oak LLC, Series A, Sr. Sec. Bonds, 8.54%, 11/30/19
    63,673       65,743  
 
Calpine Corp.,
               
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 02/15/21(b)
    20,000       21,750  
 
Sr. Sec. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/17(b)
    60,000       63,900  
 
NRG Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 01/15/18
    35,000       35,700  
 
              297,055  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–1.43%
 
       
General Electric Capital Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes,
               
4.65%, 10/17/21
    600,000       654,206  
 
5.50%, 01/08/20
    320,000       368,424  
 
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. (Hong Kong), Unsec. Gtd. Sub., 6.00%(b)(d)
    2,290,000       2,335,800  
 
              3,358,430  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–0.67%
 
       
Cleaver-Brooks Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 12.25%, 05/01/16(b)
    49,000       51,205  
 
Pentair, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 05/15/21
    1,430,000       1,524,323  
 
              1,575,528  
 
 
Integrated Oil & Gas–1.55%
 
       
Hess Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.60%, 02/15/41
    450,000       521,220  
 
Lukoil International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Loan Participation Notes, 6.13%, 11/09/20(b)
    960,000       1,008,799  
 
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.50%, 02/06/17
    735,000       751,113  
 
Total Capital International S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 1.50%, 02/17/17
    1,350,000       1,353,461  
 
              3,634,593  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.39%
 
       
AT&T Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 11/15/31
    86,000       124,417  
 
AT&T Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
2.95%, 05/15/16
    370,000       394,355  
 
4.45%, 05/15/21
    190,000       214,204  
 
6.15%, 09/15/34
    500,000       603,923  
 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Netherlands),
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 8.75%, 06/15/30
    440,000       630,083  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 07/08/19
    150,000       175,652  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 08/20/18
    225,000       273,875  
 
Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 03/06/42(b)
    1,000,000       992,356  
 
France Telecom S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.38%, 01/13/42
    135,000       147,848  
 
Integra Telecom Holdings Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 10.75%, 04/15/16(b)
    40,000       35,000  
 
Qtel International Finance Ltd. (Bermuda),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
3.38%, 10/14/16(b)
    315,000       319,745  
 
4.75%, 02/16/21(b)
    200,000       203,719  
 
Qwest Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 09/15/33
    210,000       209,475  
 
Telecom Italia Capital S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 06/04/18
    2,080,000       2,152,405  
 
Telefonica Emisiones S.A. Unipersonal (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.46%, 02/16/21
    880,000       887,954  
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
4.75%, 11/01/41
    300,000       322,263  
 
6.40%, 02/15/38
    200,000       253,320  
 
              7,940,594  
 
 
Internet Retail–0.26%
 
       
Expedia Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.95%, 08/15/20
    585,000       599,746  
 
 
Internet Software & Services–0.05%
 
       
Equinix Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
7.00%, 07/15/21
    50,000       55,625  
 
8.13%, 03/01/18
    50,000       56,250  
 
              111,875  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.56%
 
       
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Jr. Unsec. Sub. Notes, 7.00%(d)
    1,165,000       1,221,896  
 
E*Trade Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 06/01/16
    15,000       15,262  
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
3.63%, 02/07/16
    350,000       351,911  
 
3.70%, 08/01/15
    615,000       627,345  
 
5.25%, 07/27/21
    565,000       565,538  
 
5.75%, 01/24/22
    230,000       240,939  
 
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 10/01/37
    1,000,000       1,000,962  
 
Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia),
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
6.00%, 01/14/20(b)
    1,095,000       1,029,942  
 
7.63%, 08/13/19(b)
    498,000       515,934  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
12        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued)
 
       
                 
Morgan Stanley,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.00%, 07/24/15
  $ 1,000,000     $ 998,326  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.45%, 11/02/15
    1,000,000       982,243  
 
Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 04/15/16
    370,000       386,038  
 
Schwab Capital Trust I, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 7.50%, 11/15/37
    385,000       397,512  
 
              8,333,848  
 
 
Leisure Facilities–0.00%
 
       
Speedway Motorsports Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 02/01/19
    10,000       10,513  
 
 
Leisure Products–0.03%
 
       
Toys R US-Delaware Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 09/01/16(b)
    70,000       72,275  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–4.02%
 
       
Aegon N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 4.63%, 12/01/15
    650,000       685,212  
 
Forethought Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.63%, 04/15/21(b)
    950,000       944,063  
 
MetLife, Inc.,
               
Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 10.75%, 08/01/39
    785,000       1,122,550  
 
Series A, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.82%, 08/15/18
    50,000       61,035  
 
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 03/25/21(b)
    1,645,000       1,628,836  
 
Pacific LifeCorp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 02/10/20(b)
    1,150,000       1,268,640  
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.,
               
Series C, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.40%, 06/13/35
    1,500,000       1,551,105  
 
Series D, Sr. Unsec. Disc. Medium-Term Notes, 4.75%, 09/17/15
    820,000       898,069  
 
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes,
               
6.63%, 12/01/37
    390,000       464,480  
 
7.38%, 06/15/19
    645,000       802,294  
 
              9,426,284  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.30%
 
       
Life Technologies Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 03/01/20
    610,000       707,383  
 
 
Managed Health Care–1.56%
 
       
Cigna Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
2.75%, 11/15/16
    635,000       648,669  
 
5.38%, 02/15/42
    890,000       948,414  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
4.50%, 03/15/21
    435,000       469,096  
 
5.88%, 03/15/41
    350,000       399,390  
 
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
3.88%, 10/15/20
    400,000       435,940  
 
5.95%, 02/15/41
    590,000       751,757  
 
              3,653,266  
 
 
Marine–0.00%
 
       
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S. Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.63%, 11/01/17
    10,000       8,350  
 
 
Metal & Glass Containers–0.00%
 
       
Ball Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 03/15/22
    10,000       10,250  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–0.76%
 
       
AMC Entertainment Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.75%, 06/01/19
    190,000       198,787  
 
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/17(b)
    75,000       83,062  
 
Time Warner, Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Deb., 6.50%, 11/15/36
    675,000       826,170  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
4.00%, 01/15/22
    100,000       106,332  
 
5.38%, 10/15/41
    505,000       561,449  
 
              1,775,800  
 
 
Multi-Line Insurance–1.07%
 
       
American Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.88%, 06/15/19
    1,055,000       1,318,486  
 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.80%, 05/15/21(b)
    2,000       1,867  
 
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), Jr. Unsec. Sub. Deb., 8.13%, 06/15/38
    55,000       58,850  
 
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.,
               
Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Bonds, 7.80%, 03/15/37 (Acquired 02/08/11-09/01/11; Cost $552,975)(b)
    550,000       539,000  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 06/01/21(b)
    560,000       561,344  
 
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Unsec. Sub. Notes, 9.38%, 08/15/39(b)
    25,000       31,332  
 
              2,510,879  
 
 
Multi-Utilities–0.82%
 
       
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (Vietnam), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.13%, 03/13/17(b)
    800,000       815,428  
 
Consumers Energy Co., Sr. Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 5.80%, 09/15/35
    480,000       578,450  
 
Dominion Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.25%, 09/01/15
    500,000       520,632  
 
              1,914,510  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
13        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Office REIT’s–0.72%
 
       
Digital Realty Trust L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.50%, 07/15/15
  $ 1,525,000     $ 1,593,884  
 
DuPont Fabros Technology L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 12/15/17
    75,000       83,250  
 
              1,677,134  
 
 
Office Services & Supplies–0.77%
 
       
Steelcase, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.38%, 02/15/21
    1,730,000       1,806,760  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–1.09%
 
       
Atwood Oceanics Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 02/01/20
    6,000       6,375  
 
Transocean Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.95%, 11/15/15
    835,000       901,242  
 
Transocean Inc. (Cayman Islands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 12/15/21
    1,400,000       1,652,474  
 
              2,560,091  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.10%
 
       
Bristow Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/17
    88,000       92,620  
 
Key Energy Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 03/01/21
    100,000       105,250  
 
SESI, LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 05/01/19
    30,000       31,725  
 
              229,595  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.41%
 
       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/14
    750,000       838,702  
 
Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 11/01/20
    35,000       37,363  
 
Chaparral Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.25%, 09/01/21
    95,000       103,075  
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
6.13%, 02/15/21
    5,000       5,063  
 
6.63%, 08/15/20
    87,000       91,024  
 
Cimarex Energy Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.13%, 05/01/17
    35,000       36,575  
 
Continental Resources Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
7.13%, 04/01/21
    50,000       55,937  
 
8.25%, 10/01/19
    45,000       50,625  
 
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Chile), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 08/10/20(b)
    365,000       392,870  
 
Encana Corp. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
3.90%, 11/15/21
    780,000       787,441  
 
6.50%, 02/01/38
    945,000       1,059,243  
 
EOG Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.10%, 02/01/21
    475,000       524,951  
 
EXCO Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/18
    69,000       61,927  
 
Forest Oil Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 06/15/19
    55,000       55,550  
 
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Loan Participation Notes, 6.51%, 03/07/22(b)
    265,000       288,850  
 
McMoRan Exploration Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 11.88%, 11/15/14
    80,000       84,950  
 
Newfield Exploration Co., Sr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 05/15/18
    190,000       203,300  
 
Noble Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.15%, 12/15/21
    685,000       719,656  
 
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 01/20/20
    410,000       452,898  
 
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.50%, 01/21/21
    630,000       692,748  
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.63%, 06/01/18
    160,000       172,800  
 
QEP Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/22
    35,000       35,525  
 
Range Resources Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes,
               
5.00%, 08/15/22
    12,000       12,180  
 
5.75%, 06/01/21
    80,000       85,800  
 
SM Energy Co.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/21(b)
    20,000       21,800  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.63%, 02/15/19
    20,000       21,600  
 
Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.10%, 03/15/22(b)
    990,000       988,782  
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 6.50%, 10/01/18
    60,000       64,575  
 
WPX Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 01/15/22(b)
    35,000       36,225  
 
              7,982,035  
 
 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.04%
 
       
United Refining Co., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 02/28/18
    105,000       102,112  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–3.29%
 
       
Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P./Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.75%, 06/15/18(b)
    42,000       45,203  
 
Chesapeake Midstream Partners L.P./CHKM Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
5.88%, 04/15/21(b)
    75,000       76,687  
 
6.13%, 07/15/22(b)
    5,000       5,188  
 
Copano Energy LLC/Copano Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.13%, 04/01/21
    100,000       106,250  
 
Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/20
    63,000       72,371  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
14        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued)
 
       
                 
Energy Transfer Partners L.P., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.05%, 06/01/41
  $ 690,000     $ 737,496  
 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 01/31/20
    250,000       283,195  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.45%, 09/01/40
    1,250,000       1,544,757  
 
Series G, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
5.60%, 10/15/14
    720,000       793,720  
 
Holly Energy Partners L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 03/01/20(b)
    6,000       6,150  
 
Inergy L.P./Inergy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 08/01/21
    44,000       42,680  
 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.85%, 09/15/12
    560,000       575,070  
 
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P./MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
6.25%, 06/15/22
    30,000       32,400  
 
6.50%, 08/15/21
    85,000       92,437  
 
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.13%, 03/30/18
    105,000       67,987  
 
Regency Energy Partners L.P./Regency Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 12/01/18
    95,000       103,194  
 
Spectra Energy Capital LLC,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/19
    225,000       287,445  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.67%, 08/15/14
    500,000       543,282  
 
Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 02/01/21
    70,000       75,075  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.38%, 08/01/22(b)
    15,000       15,900  
 
Teekay Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.50%, 01/15/20
    40,000       41,400  
 
Texas Eastern Transmission L.P., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.00%, 07/15/32
    755,000       947,662  
 
Williams Partners L.P./Williams Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/01/17
    1,000,000       1,218,025  
 
              7,713,574  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–5.34%
 
       
Bank of America Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.70%, 09/01/15
    500,000       501,360  
 
Series L, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.65%, 05/01/18
    695,000       727,505  
 
Bear Stearns Cos., LLC (The),
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/01/18
    680,000       823,269  
 
Unsec. Sub. Notes, 5.55%, 01/22/17
    1,030,000       1,130,441  
 
Citigroup Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec Global Notes, 5.88%, 01/30/42
    1,015,000       1,101,794  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.13%, 05/15/18
    1,450,000       1,624,407  
 
ERAC USA Finance LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
2.75%, 07/01/13(b)
    555,000       563,239  
 
5.80%, 10/15/12(b)
    200,000       205,735  
 
International Lease Finance Corp.,
               
Sr. Sec. Notes, 6.50%, 09/01/14(b)
    2,970,000       3,166,762  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.75%, 03/15/17
    40,000       45,275  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/20
    295,000       329,847  
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
3.15%, 07/05/16
    390,000       402,280  
 
3.45%, 03/01/16
    270,000       280,546  
 
5.40%, 01/06/42
    710,000       770,839  
 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Sub. Global Notes, 7.75%, 05/14/38
    765,000       826,239  
 
              12,499,538  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.21%
 
       
Del Monte Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 02/15/19
    35,000       35,175  
 
Kraft Foods Inc.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.88%, 02/01/38
    1,255,000       1,657,860  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 01/26/39
    850,000       1,120,128  
 
Post Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 02/15/22(b)
    10,000       10,725  
 
              2,823,888  
 
 
Paper Packaging–0.01%
 
       
Cascades Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 01/15/20
    15,000       15,413  
 
 
Paper Products–0.46%
 
       
Boise Cascade LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 10/15/14
    108,000       109,012  
 
Clearwater Paper Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 11/01/18
    40,000       42,650  
 
International Paper Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
4.75%, 02/15/22
    280,000       306,357  
 
6.00%, 11/15/41
    405,000       470,489  
 
Mercer International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.50%, 12/01/17
    70,000       73,500  
 
NewPage Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 11.38%, 12/31/14
    45,000       27,113  
 
P.H. Glatfelter Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 05/01/16
    45,000       46,069  
 
              1,075,190  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–0.17%
 
       
Elan Finance PLC/Corp. (Ireland), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.75%, 10/15/16
    100,000       111,000  
 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 12/15/20
    20,000       22,050  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
15        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–(continued)
 
       
                 
Mylan Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/18(b)
  $ 35,000     $ 36,706  
 
NBTY Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.00%, 10/01/18
    65,000       71,988  
 
Wyeth, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.45%, 02/01/24
    120,000       158,916  
 
              400,660  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.96%
 
       
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.40%, 03/15/42
    500,000       495,685  
 
CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.35%, 11/15/19
    1,100,000       1,279,226  
 
QBE Capital Funding III Ltd. (Jersey), Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 7.25%, 05/24/41(b)
    1,500,000       1,365,000  
 
W.R. Berkley Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 09/15/19
    600,000       688,460  
 
XL Group PLC (Ireland), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 09/15/14
    710,000       751,137  
 
              4,579,508  
 
 
Railroads–1.17%
 
       
Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.45%, 03/15/23
    225,000       233,167  
 
CSX Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.15%, 05/01/37
    770,000       942,342  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 04/15/41
    1,350,000       1,566,587  
 
              2,742,096  
 
 
Real Estate Services–0.01%
 
       
CB Richard Ellis Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 10/15/20
    32,000       34,160  
 
 
Regional Banks–0.88%
 
       
BB&T Capital Trust II, Jr. Unsec. Ltd. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 06/07/36
    80,000       81,705  
 
CIT Group Inc.,
               
Sec. Gtd. Bonds, 7.00%, 05/02/17(b)
    80,000       80,300  
 
Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.50%, 02/15/19(b)
    20,000       20,550  
 
First Niagara Financial Group Inc., Unsec. Sub. Notes, 7.25%, 12/15/21
    340,000       356,529  
 
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 02/25/20(b)
    1,030,000       1,080,697  
 
Regions Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 06/15/15
    345,000       353,625  
 
Synovus Financial Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.88%, 02/15/19
    35,000       36,225  
 
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.13%, 06/15/17
    65,000       59,475  
 
              2,069,106  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–0.51%
 
       
FTI Consulting Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 10/01/20
    60,000       64,500  
 
Novant Health, Inc., Bonds, 5.85%, 11/01/19
    1,000,000       1,139,120  
 
              1,203,620  
 
 
Restaurants–0.44%
 
       
Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.88%, 11/15/37
    780,000       1,020,939  
 
 
Retail REIT’s–0.26%
 
       
WEA Finance LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.13%, 04/15/18(b)
    500,000       598,935  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–0.07%
 
       
Amkor Technology Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.63%, 06/01/21
    85,000       89,144  
 
Sensata Technologies B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 05/15/19(b)
    70,000       72,800  
 
              161,944  
 
 
Semiconductors–0.08%
 
       
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.25%, 04/15/18(b)
    170,000       189,125  
 
 
Soft Drinks–0.32%
 
       
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 1.13%, 11/12/13
    750,000       755,079  
 
 
Sovereign Debt–0.54%
 
       
Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.63%, 03/15/22
    500,000       511,743  
 
South Africa Government (South Africa), Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 4.67%, 01/17/24
    725,000       759,437  
 
              1,271,180  
 
 
Specialized Finance–1.25%
 
       
Moody’s Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 09/01/20
    1,080,000       1,152,808  
 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,
               
Sec. Bonds,
               
1.00%, 02/02/15
    500,000       502,484  
 
1.90%, 11/01/15
    500,000       514,674  
 
Sr. Sec. Bonds, 3.05%, 03/01/16
    720,000       765,684  
 
              2,935,650  
 
 
Specialized REIT’s–3.04%
 
       
American Tower Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.63%, 04/01/15
    820,000       874,435  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.50%, 01/15/18
    1,115,000       1,154,424  
 
Entertainment Properties Trust, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 07/15/20
    1,250,000       1,343,557  
 
HCP, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.75%, 02/01/16
    265,000       275,886  
 
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Sr. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/01/20
    50,000       54,625  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
16        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Specialized REIT’s–(continued)
 
       
                 
MPT Operating Partnership L.P./MPT Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 05/01/21
  $ 25,000     $ 26,750  
 
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 10/15/22
    20,000       21,575  
 
Senior Housing Properties Trust,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
4.30%, 01/15/16
    1,755,000       1,762,020  
 
6.75%, 12/15/21
    500,000       543,750  
 
Ventas Realty L.P./Ventas Capital Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
4.25%, 03/01/22
    130,000       129,671  
 
4.75%, 06/01/21
    895,000       923,418  
 
              7,110,111  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–0.07%
 
       
Ferro Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.88%, 08/15/18
    85,000       89,462  
 
NewMarket Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 12/15/16
    25,000       25,797  
 
PolyOne Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 09/15/20
    55,000       59,400  
 
              174,659  
 
 
Specialty Stores–0.03%
 
       
Michaels Stores Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 11/01/18
    70,000       74,638  
 
 
Steel–1.59%
 
       
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg),
               
Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 9.85%, 06/01/19
    770,000       929,860  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
4.50%, 02/25/17
    1,035,000       1,042,918  
 
5.50%, 03/01/21
    135,000       133,837  
 
6.25%, 02/25/22
    20,000       20,707  
 
6.75%, 03/01/41
    135,000       131,786  
 
7.00%, 10/15/39
    625,000       614,412  
 
FMG Resources Pty. Ltd. (Australia),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
6.38%, 02/01/16(b)
    15,000       15,601  
 
7.00%, 11/01/15(b)
    75,000       79,875  
 
United States Steel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.00%, 02/01/18
    40,000       41,700  
 
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 11/10/39
    580,000       718,963  
 
              3,729,659  
 
 
Systems Software–0.05%
 
       
Allen Systems Group Inc., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.50%, 11/15/16 (Acquired 12/20/10; Cost $122,700)(b)
    120,000       106,800  
 
 
Technology Distributors–0.22%
 
       
Avnet Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.88%, 06/15/20
    460,000       504,133  
 
 
Textiles–0.07%
 
       
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.63%, 05/15/20
    160,000       170,400  
 
 
Tires & Rubber–0.05%
 
       
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/19
    50,000       53,812  
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.00%, 05/15/22
    60,000       61,275  
 
8.25%, 08/15/20
    4,000       4,380  
 
              119,467  
 
 
Tobacco–1.11%
 
       
Altria Group, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
4.13%, 09/11/15
    1,000,000       1,097,569  
 
4.75%, 05/05/21
    935,000       1,030,409  
 
9.70%, 11/10/18
    340,000       463,971  
 
              2,591,949  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.09%
 
       
Aircastle Ltd., Sr. Notes, 9.75%, 08/01/18(b)
    15,000       16,950  
 
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.38%, 07/15/16
    114,000       118,275  
 
Interline Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 11/15/18
    25,000       26,500  
 
RSC Equipment Rental Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC, Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.25%, 02/01/21
    25,000       26,500  
 
UR Financing Escrow Corp.,
               
Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 07/15/18(b)
    5,000       5,137  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.63%, 04/15/22(b)
    20,000       20,650  
 
              214,012  
 
 
Trucking–0.11%
 
       
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
8.25%, 01/15/19
    65,000       68,331  
 
9.75%, 03/15/20
    15,000       16,425  
 
Hertz Corp. (The),
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
6.75%, 04/15/19
    80,000       84,200  
 
7.38%, 01/15/21
    55,000       59,950  
 
7.50%, 10/15/18
    10,000       10,825  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 04/15/19(b)
    20,000       20,975  
 
              260,706  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.23%
 
       
America Movil S.A.B de C.V. (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.13%, 03/30/40
    565,000       687,439  
 
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 12.00%, 12/01/15(b)
    120,000       117,900  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
17        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued)
 
       
                 
Cricket Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/20
  $ 181,000     $ 181,452  
 
Crown Castle Towers LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 08/15/20(b)
    1,215,000       1,281,825  
 
Digicel Group Ltd. (Bermuda), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.88%, 01/15/15(b)
    100,000       102,375  
 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 04/01/21
    85,000       90,312  
 
MetroPCS Wireless Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
6.63%, 11/15/20
    65,000       67,113  
 
7.88%, 09/01/18
    35,000       37,516  
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.90%, 05/01/19
    85,000       75,225  
 
Sprint Nextel Corp.,
               
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.00%, 03/01/20(b)
    20,000       20,425  
 
9.00%, 11/15/18(b)
    45,000       50,400  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 11.50%, 11/15/21(b)
    15,000       16,444  
 
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 11.75%, 07/15/17(b)
    150,000       154,875  
 
              2,883,301  
 
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes (Cost $208,676,555)
            221,807,745  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Securities–2.34%
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.13%
 
       
0.10%, 11/15/12(g)(h)
    300,000       299,709  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds–2.21%
 
       
4.75%, 02/15/41
    3,450,000       4,600,899  
 
3.75%, 08/15/41
    520,000       589,956  
 
              5,190,855  
 
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $4,622,281)
    5,490,564  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–1.13%
 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities–Series 2007-T26, Class A4, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.47%, 01/12/45(e)
    700,000       805,553  
 
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust–Series 2006-C6, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.37%, 09/15/39
    760,000       865,987  
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust–Series 2011-1, Class D, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.01%, 02/15/17
    790,000       794,767  
 
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust–Series 2007-C4, Class A2, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.43%, 08/15/39(e)
    169,578       172,115  
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $2,208,400)
    2,638,422  
 
 
Municipal Obligations–0.61%
 
Alameda (County of), California Joint Powers Authority (Multiple Capital); Series 2010 A, Lease RB, 7.05%, 12/01/44
    530,000       656,569  
 
Georgia (State of) Municipal Electric Authority (Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J); Series 2010 A, Taxable RB, 6.64%, 04/01/57
    670,000       782,111  
 
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $1,236,776)
    1,438,680  
 
                 
 
 
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.55%(i)
 
 
Canada–0.02%
 
       
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.88%, 11/15/17(b)
  CAD  49,000       51,604  
 
 
Ireland–0.05%
 
       
Nara Cable Funding Ltd., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.88%, 12/01/18(b)
  EUR  100,000       128,215  
 
 
Italy–0.03%
 
       
Lottomatica S.p.A.-REGS, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Bonds, 8.25%, 03/31/66(b)
  EUR  50,000       60,777  
 
 
Luxembourg–0.15%
 
       
Cirsa Funding Luxembourg S.A.-REGS, Sr. Gtd. Notes, 8.75%, 05/15/18(b)
  EUR  100,000       128,881  
 
Codere Finance Luxembourg S.A.-REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 06/15/15(b)
  EUR  65,000       86,586  
 
Mark IV Europe Lux SCA/Mark IV USA SCA, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.88%, 12/15/17(b)
  EUR  90,000       124,685  
 
              340,152  
 
 
Netherlands–0.14%
 
       
Carlson Wagonlit B.V.-REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 6.88%, 05/01/15(b)(e)
  EUR  100,000       127,382  
 
Cemex Finance Europe B.V., Gtd. Notes, 4.75%, 03/05/14
  EUR  50,000       61,390  
 
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 05/15/18(b)
  EUR  100,000       141,536  
 
              330,308  
 
 
United Kingdom–0.16%
 
       
Boparan Finance PLC-REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.75%, 04/30/18(b)
  EUR  100,000       132,211  
 
Odeon & UCI Finco PLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.00%, 08/01/18(b)
  GBP  150,000       238,023  
 
              370,234  
 
Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $1,274,263)
            1,281,290  
 
                 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Preferred Stocks–0.13%
 
 
Consumer Finance–0.03%
 
       
Ally Financial, Inc.,
               
Series G, 7.00% Pfd.(b)
    7     $ 6,075  
 
Series A, 8.50% Pfd.
    1,440       32,011  
 
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13% Jr. Gtd. Sub. Pfd.
    1,615       37,920  
 
              76,006  
 
 
Office REIT’s–0.01%
 
       
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., Series B, 7.63% Pfd.
    560       14,252  
 
 
Regional Banks–0.08%
 
       
Zions Bancorp., Series C, 9.50% Pfd.
    7,800       204,906  
 
 
Tires & Rubber–0.01%
 
       
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), $2.94 Conv. Pfd.
    420       19,605  
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $317,768)
            314,769  
 
 
Money Market Funds–1.77%
 
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(j)
    2,067,805       2,067,805  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(j)
    2,067,805       2,067,805  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,135,610)
            4,135,610  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.23% (Cost $222,471,653)
            237,107,080  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.23)%
            (2,884,970 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 234,222,110  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
CAD
  – Canadian Dollar
Conv.
  – Convertible
Ctfs.
  – Certificates
Deb.
  – Debentures
Disc.
  – Discounted
EUR
  – Euro
GBP
  – British Pound
Gtd.
  – Guaranteed
Jr.
  – Junior
Pfd.
  – Preferred
PIK
  – Payment in Kind
RB
  – Revenue Bonds
REGS
  – Regulation S
REIT
  – Real Estate Investment Trust
Sec.
  – Secured
Sr.
  – Senior
Sub.
  – Subordinated
Unsec.
  – Unsecured
Unsub.
  – Unsubordinated
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at February 29, 2012 was $57,466,029, which represented 24.53% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(c) Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The value of this security at February 29, 2012 represented 0.04% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(d) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(e) Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on February 29, 2012.
(f) Interest payments have been suspended under European Union agreement for 24 months beginning April 30, 2010.
(g) All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1J and Note 4.
(h) Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.
(i) Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in currency indicated.
(j) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
February 29, 2012
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $218,336,043)
  $ 232,971,470  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    4,135,610  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $222,471,653)
    237,107,080  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $84,196)
    85,609  
 
Receivable for:
       
Investments sold
    1,080,958  
 
Dividends and interest
    3,081,143  
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements
    7,934  
 
Premiums paid on swap agreements
    29,995  
 
Total assets
    241,392,719  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payable for:
       
Investments purchased
    7,006,731  
 
Dividends
    1,705  
 
Foreign currency contracts outstanding
    9,315  
 
Variation margin
    23,094  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    129,764  
 
Total liabilities
    7,170,609  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 234,222,110  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 218,313,681  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    (841,977 )
 
Undistributed net realized gain
    2,027,259  
 
Unrealized appreciation
    14,723,147  
 
    $ 234,222,110  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Outstanding
    11,350,334  
 
Net asset value per share
  $ 20.64  
 
Market value per share
  $ 20.85  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended February 29, 2012
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Interest
  $ 11,502,300  
 
Dividends
    17,374  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    1,897  
 
Total investment income
    11,521,571  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    967,100  
 
Administrative services fees
    52,960  
 
Custodian fees
    20,951  
 
Transfer agent fees
    67,983  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    28,641  
 
Professional services fees
    87,346  
 
Other
    90,990  
 
Total expenses
    1,315,971  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (2,280 )
 
Net expenses
    1,313,691  
 
Net investment income
    10,207,880  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    7,666,059  
 
Foreign currencies
    (20,470 )
 
Foreign currency contracts
    86,254  
 
Futures contracts
    2,504  
 
Swap agreements
    (38,460 )
 
      7,695,887  
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    3,959,522  
 
Foreign currencies
    3,177  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    (9,315 )
 
Futures contracts
    (206,136 )
 
Swap agreements
    7,934  
 
      3,755,182  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    11,451,069  
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 21,658,949  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the year ended February 29, 2012, the period July 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011 and the year ended June 30, 2010.
 
 
                         
        Eight months
   
    Year ended
  ended
  Year ended
    February 29,
  February 28,
  June 30,
    2012   2011   2010
 
 
Operations:
 
Net investment income
  $ 10,207,880     $ 6,997,233     $ 11,786,074  
 
Net realized gain
    7,695,887       8,360,615       5,512,962  
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    3,755,182       (3,848,549 )     14,668,622  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    21,658,949       11,509,299       31,967,658  
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
    (10,885,391 )     (7,424,263 )     (11,609,494 )
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains
    (4,639,800 )            
 
Net change in net assets resulting from operations
    6,133,758       4,085,036       20,358,164  
 
 
Share transactions–net:
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    289,973       107,791       261,395  
 
Net increase in net assets
    6,423,731       4,192,827       20,619,559  
 
 
Net assets:
 
Beginning of year
    227,798,379       223,605,552       202,985,993  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(841,977), $(395,570) and $(263,263), respectively)
  $ 234,222,110     $ 227,798,379     $ 223,605,552  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
February 29, 2012
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company.
  The Fund’s investment objective is to seek interest income while conserving capital.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
    Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
    A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
    Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
    Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
    Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security
 
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will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trade is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
    Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans.
    Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
    Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
    The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
    Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
F. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
G. Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, each Director, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
H. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations
 
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resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
    The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
I. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
J. Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
K. Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk.
    Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
    A CDS is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.
    Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an
 
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improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
    Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations.
L. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Fund has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $500 million
    0 .42%
 
Over $500 million
    0 .35%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to 0.58%. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the limit reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2012. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended February 29, 2012, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,280.
  The Fund has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended February 29, 2012, expenses incurred under this agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are officers and directors of Invesco.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
 
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  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of February 29, 2012. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
  During the year ended February 29, 2012, there were no significant transfers between investment levels.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 4,444,304     $ 6,075     $     $ 4,450,379  
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
          5,490,564             5,490,564  
 
Asset-Backed Securities
          2,638,422             2,638,422  
 
Corporate Debt Securities
          221,817,855             221,817,855  
 
Municipal Obligations
          1,438,680             1,438,680  
 
Foreign Government Debt Securities
          1,271,180             1,271,180  
 
Total Investments
  $ 4,444,304     $ 232,662,776     $     $ 237,107,080  
 
Foreign Currency Contracts*
          (9,315 )           (9,315 )
 
Futures*
    85,924                   85,924  
 
Swap Agreements*
          7,934             7,934  
 
Total
  $ 4,530,228     $ 232,661,395     $     $ 237,191,623  
 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of February 29, 2012:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Credit risk
               
Swap Agreements(a)
  $ 7,934     $  
 
Currency risk
               
Foreign Currency Contracts(b)
    533       (9,848 )
 
Interest rate risk
               
Futures contracts(c)
    85,924        
 
(a) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements.
(b) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Foreign currency contracts outstanding.
(c) Includes cumulative appreciation of futures. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended February 29, 2012
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
                         
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
        Foreign Currency
  Swap
    Futures*   Contracts*   Agreements*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
                       
Credit risk
  $     $     $ (38,460 )
 
Currency risk
          86,254        
 
Interest rate risk
    2,504              
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
                       
Credit risk
  $     $     $ 7,934  
 
Currency risk
          (9,315 )      
 
Interest rate risk
    ( 206,136 )            
 
Total
  $ (203,632 )   $ 76,939     $ (30,526 )
 
The average notional value outstanding of futures, foreign currency contracts and swap agreements during the period was $16,080,006, $ 419,026, and $3,094,167, respectively.
 
 
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Open Futures Contracts
    Number of
  Expiration
  Notional
  Unrealized
Long Contracts   Contracts   Month   Value   Appreciation
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes
    299       June-2012     $ 36,828,390     $ 18,060  
 
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds
    16       June-2012       2,516,000       10,466  
 
Subtotal
                  $ 39,344,390     $ 28,526  
 
Short Contracts
                               
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes
    123       June-2012     $ (16,107,234 )   $ 57,398  
 
Subtotal
                  $ (16,107,234 )   $ 57,398  
 
Total
                  $ 23,237,156     $ 85,924  
 
 
                                                 
Open Foreign Currency Contracts
                    Unrealized
Settlement
      Contract to   Notional
  Appreciation
Date   Counterparty   Deliver   Receive   Value   (Depreciation)
 
05/09/12
  RBC Dain Rauscher     EUR     638,000     USD       844,052     $ 850,131     $ (6,079 )
 
05/17/12
  Morgan Stanley     GBP     142,000     USD       222,516       225,752       (3,236 )
 
                                            $ (9,315 )
 
 
     
Currency Abbreviations:
EUR
  – Euro
GBP
  – British Pound Sterling
USD
  – U.S. Dollar
                                                     
Open Credit Default Swap Agreements
                    Implied
  Notional
   
        Buy/Sell
  (Pay)/Receive
  Expiration
  Credit
  Amount
  Unrealized
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   Fixed Rate   Date   Spread(a)   (000)   Appreciation
 
Bank of America
  Royal Caribbean     Sell       0.40 %     03/20/2017       4.91 %   $ 1,100     $ 4,386  
 
Morgan Stanley
  Carnival Corp.     Buy       (0.40 )%     03/20/2017       1.64       1,100       3,548 (b)
 
Total Credit Default Swap Agreements
  $ 7,934  
 
(a) Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap contract. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally.
(b) Includes unamortized premium at period-end of $29,995.
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund.
  During the year ended February 29, 2012, the Fund paid legal fees of $32,509 for services rendered by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as counsel to the Fund. A trustee of the Trust is of counsel with the firm.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Year Ended February 29, 2012, the Period July 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011 and the Year Ended June 30, 2010:
 
                         
    Year ended
  Eight months ended
  Year ended
    February 29,
  February 28,
  June 30,
    2012   2011   2010
 
Ordinary income
  $ 10,885,391     $ 7,424,263     $ 11,609,494  
 
Long-term capital gain
    4,639,800              
 
Total distributions
  $ 15,525,191     $ 7,424,263     $ 11,609,494  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2012
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 2,354,209  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    13,543,109  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    11,111  
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    218,313,681  
 
Total net assets
  $ 234,222,110  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to bond premium amortization and wash sales.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Trust to utilize. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) eliminated the eight-year carryover period for capital losses that arise in taxable years beginning after its enactment date of December 22, 2010. Consequently, these capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period. However, capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryovers will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund utilized $991,204 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at period-end.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended February 29, 2012 was $131,096,095 and $137,595,641, respectively. During the same period, purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury obligations were $32,327,842 and $29,857,915. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 14,619,953  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (1,076,844 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 13,543,109  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $223,563,971.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of reclassification of over distribution, bond premium amortization and foreign currency transactions, on February 29, 2012, undistributed net investment income was increased by $231,104, undistributed net realized gain was increased by $254,438 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $485,542. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 10—Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
 
                         
    Year ended
  Eight months ended
  Year ended
    February 29,
  February 28,
  June 30,
    2012   2011   2010
 
Beginning Shares
    11,335,939       11,330,647       11,317,176  
 
Shares Issued Through Dividend Reinvestment
    14,395       5,292       13,471  
 
Ending Shares
    11,350,334       11,335,939       11,330,647  
 
 
  The Board of Trustees have approved share repurchases whereby the Fund may, when appropriate, purchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at a price not above market value or net asset value, whichever is lower at the time of purchase.
 
NOTE 11—Dividends
 
The Fund declared the following dividends from net investment income subsequent to February 29, 2012:
 
                         
Declaration Date   Amount Per Share   Record Date   Payable Date
 
March 1, 2012
  $ 0.08       March 14, 2012       March 30, 2012  
 
April 2, 2012
  $ 0.08       April 13, 2012       April 30, 2012  
 
 
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                 
    Year ended
  Eight months ended
               
    February 29,
  February 28,
  Year ended June 30,
    2012   2011   2010   2009   2008   2007
 
Net asset value beginning of period
  $ 20.10     $ 19.73     $ 17.94     $ 18.33     $ 18.70     $ 18.59  
 
Net investment income(a)
    0.90       0.62       1.04       0.95       0.92       0.90  
 
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
    1.01       0.41       1.78       (0.22 )     (0.37 )     0.15  
 
Total from investment operations
    1.91       1.03       2.82       0.73       0.55       1.05  
 
Less distributions from:
 
                                               
Net investment income
    (0.96 )     (0.66 )     (1.03 )     (1.12 )     (0.92 )     (0.94 )
 
Net realized gains
    (0.41 )                              
 
Total distributions
    (1.37 )     (0.66 )     (1.03 )     (1.12 )     (0.92 )     (0.94 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 20.64     $ 20.10     $ 19.73     $ 17.94     $ 18.33     $ 18.70  
 
Market value, end of period
  $ 20.85     $ 18.30     $ 19.65     $ 17.12     $ 16.62     $ 16.84  
 
Total return at net asset value(b)
    10.05 %     5.35 %                                
 
Total return at market value(c)
    22.13 %     (3.69 )%     21.02 %     10.29 %     4.17 %     8.38 %
 
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)
  $ 234,222     $ 227,798     $ 223,606     $ 202,986     $ 207,338     $ 211,418  
 
Portfolio turnover rate(d)
    72 %     79 %     77 %     59 %     111 %     188 %
 
 
Ratios/supplemental data based on average net assets:
 
Ratio of expenses:
 
                                               
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement
    0.57 %(e)     0.52 %(f)                                
 
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement
    0.57 %(e)     0.53 %(f)     0.59 %     0.58 %     0.61 %     0.57 %
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    4.43 %(e)     4.61 %(f)     5.40 %     5.54 %     4.82 %     4.72 %
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price at the end of the period indicated. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(e) Ratios are based on average net assets (000’s) of $230,262.
(f) Annualized.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at February 29, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and financial highlights for the year then ended, the period ended February 28, 2011 and the year ended June 30, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 29, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the periods ended June 30, 2009 and prior were audited by other independent auditors whose report dated August 21, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
April 23, 2012
Houston, Texas
 
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Tax Information
 
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended February 29, 2012:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Qualified Dividend Income*
    0.00%  
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    0.00%  
Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends
  $ 4,639,800  
U.S. Treasury Obligations*
    3.93%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
 
 
The address of each trustee and officer is 1555 Peachtree, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Generally, each trustee serves for a three year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, and each officer serves for a one year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
 
                 
            Number of
   
            Funds in
   
            Fund Complex
   
Name, Year of Birth and
  Trustee and/
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen by
  Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Fund   or Officer Since   During Past 5 Years   Trustee   Held by Trustee
                 
                 
                 
Interested Persons
               
                 
                 
                 
Colin Meadows — 1971
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2010   Chief Administrative Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc., since 2006; Prior to 2006, Senior Vice President of business development and mergers and acquisitions at GE Consumer Finance; Prior to 2005, Senior Vice President of strategic planning and technology at Wells Fargo Bank; From 1996 to 2003, associate principal with McKinsey & Company, focusing on the financial services and venture capital industries, with emphasis in banking and asset management sectors.   18   None
                 
                 
                 
Wayne W. Whalen1 — 1939
Trustee and Chair
  1997   Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex   158   Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
                 
                 
                 
Independent Trustees
               
                 
                 
                 
David C. Arch — 1945
Trustee
  1997   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer.   158   Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan
                 
                 
                 
Jerry D. Choate — 1938
Trustee
  2003   From 1995 to 1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Allstate Corporation (“Allstate”) and Allstate Insurance Company. From 1994 to 1995, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate. Prior to 1994, various management positions at Allstate.   18   Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director since 1998 and member of the governance and nominating committee, executive committee, compensation and management development committee and equity award committee, of Amgen Inc., a biotechnological company. Director since 1999 and member of the nominating and governance committee and compensation and executive committee, of Valero Energy Corporation, a crude oil refining and marketing company. Previously, from 2006 to 2007, Director and member of the compensation committee and audit committee, of H&R Block, a tax preparation services company.
                 
                 
                 
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940
Trustee
  1997  
Chairman of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.

Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Vice Chairman of Anixter International. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.
  158   Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc.
                 
                 
                 
Linda Hutton Heagy — 1948
Trustee
  2003   Prior to June 2008, Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, the second largest global executive search firm, and from 2001-2004, Regional Managing Director of U.S. operations at Heidrick & Struggles. Prior to 1997, Managing Partner of Ray & Berndtson, Inc., an executive recruiting firm. Prior to 1995, Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO, N.A., a bank holding company, with oversight for treasury management operations including all non-credit product pricing. Prior to 1990, experience includes Executive Vice President of The Exchange National Bank with oversight of treasury management including capital markets operations, Vice President of Northern Trust Company and an Associate at Price Waterhouse.   18   Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to 2010, Trustee on the University of Chicago Medical Center Board, Vice Chair of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and a member of the Women’s Board of the University of Chicago.
                 
                 
                 
R. Craig Kennedy — 1952
Trustee
  2003   Director and President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an independent U.S. foundation created to deepen understanding, promote collaboration and stimulate exchanges of practical experience between Americans and Europeans. Formerly, advisor to the Dennis Trading Group Inc., a managed futures and option company that invests money for individuals and institutions. Prior to 1992, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director and member of the Investment Committee of the Joyce Foundation, a private foundation.   18   Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of First Solar, Inc.
                 
                 
1  Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex.
 
T-1        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

Trustees and Officers—(continued)
 
The address of each trustee and officer is 1555 Peachtree, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Generally, each trustee serves for a three year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, and each officer serves for a one year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
 
                 
            Number of
   
            Funds in
   
            Fund Complex
   
Name, Year of Birth and
  Trustee and/
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen by
  Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Fund   or Officer Since   During Past 5 Years   Trustee   Held by Trustee
                 
                 
                 
Independent Trustees
               
                 
                 
                 
Howard J Kerr — 1935
Trustee
  1997   Retired. Previous member of the City Council and Mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1988 through 2002. Previous business experience from 1981 through 1996 includes President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an investment holding company, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grabill Aerospace, and President of Custom Technologies Corporation. United States Naval Officer from 1960 through 1981, with responsibilities including Commanding Officer of United States Navy destroyers and Commander of United States Navy Destroyer Squadron Thirty-Three, White House experience in 1973 through 1975 as military aide to Vice Presidents Agnew and Ford and Naval Aid to President Ford, and Military Fellow on the Council of Foreign Relations in 1978-through 1979.   18   Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Lake Forest Bank & Trust. Director of the Marrow Foundation.
                 
                 
                 
Jack E. Nelson — 1936
Trustee
  2003   President of Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc., a financial planning company and registered investment adviser in the State of Florida. President of Nelson Ivest Brokerage Services Inc., a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Securities Investors Protection Corp. and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. President of Nelson Sales and Services Corporation, a marketing and services company to support affiliated companies.   18   Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex.
                 
                 
                 
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940
Trustee
  1997   Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago.   158   Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
                 
                 
                 
Suzanne H. Woolsey, Ph.D. — 1941 Trustee
  2003   Chief Communications Officer of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering and Institute of Medicine/National Research Council, an independent, federally chartered policy institution, from 2001 to November 2003 and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 2001. Executive Director of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council from 1989 to 1993. Prior to 1980, experience includes Partner of Coopers & Lybrand (from 1980 to 1989), Associate Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (from 1977 to 1980) and Program Director of the Urban Institute (from 1975 to 1977).   18   Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Independent Director and audit committee chairperson of Changing World Technologies, Inc., an energy manufacturing company, since July 2008. Independent Director and member of audit and governance committees of Fluor Corp., a global engineering, construction and management company, since January 2004. Director of Intelligent Medical Devices, Inc., a private company which develops symptom-based diagnostic tools for viral respiratory infections. Advisory Board member of ExactCost LLC, a private company providing activity-based costing for hospitals, laboratories, clinics, and physicians, since 2008. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research and development center, since 2000. Trustee from 1992 to 2000 and 2002 to present, current chairperson of the finance committee, current member of the audit committee, strategic growth committee and executive committee, and former Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (from 1997 to 1999), of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a public foundation. Lead Independent Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit energy and environmental institute; Trustee since 2004. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado College; Trustee since 1995. Trustee of California Institute of Technology. Previously, Independent Director and member of audit committee and governance committee of Neutrogena Corporation from 1998 to 2006; and Independent Director of Arbros Communications from 2000 to 2002
                 
                 
 
T-2        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

Trustees and Officers—(continued)
 
The address of each trustee and officer is 1555 Peachtree, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Generally, each trustee serves for a three year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, and each officer serves for a one year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
 
                 
            Number of
   
            Funds in
   
            Fund Complex
   
Name, Year of Birth and
  Trustee and/
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen by
  Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Fund   or Officer Since   During Past 5 Years   Trustee   Held by Trustee
                 
                 
                 
Other Officers
               
                 
                 
                 
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary
  2010   Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc. and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust   N/A   N/A
        Formerly: Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)        
                 
                 
                 
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  2010   Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).   N/A   N/A
        Formerly: Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)        
                 
                 
                 
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
  2010   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser).   N/A   N/A
        Formerly: Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.        
                 
 
T-3        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

Trustees and Officers—(continued)
 
The address of each trustee and officer is 1555 Peachtree, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Generally, each trustee serves for a three year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, and each officer serves for a one year term or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
 
                 
            Number of
   
            Funds in
   
            Fund Complex
   
Name, Year of Birth and
  Trustee and/
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen by
  Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Fund   or Officer Since   During Past 5 Years   Trustee   Held by Trustee
                 
                 
                 
                 
Other Officers
               
                 
                 
                 
Yinka Akinsola — 1977
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2012   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds, Van Kampen Funds Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust   N/A   N/A
        Formerly: Regulatory Analyst III, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).        
                 
                 
                 
Valinda Arnett-Patton — 1959
Chief Compliance Officer
  2011   Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds.   N/A   N/A
                 
 
             
Office of the Fund
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
  Investment Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
  Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
Houston, TX 77002-5678
  Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801
             
             
Counsel to the Fund
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
       
 
T-4        Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund


 

 
 
 
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
    As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). There were no amendments to the Code during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
    The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial experts are Jerry D. Choate, Linda Hutton Heagy and R. Craig Kennedy. Jerry D. Choate, Linda Hutton Heagy and R. Craig Kennedy are “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Fees Billed by PWC Related to the Registrant
     PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
                                 
            Percentage of Fees           Percentage of Fees
            Billed Applicable to           Billed Applicable to
            Non-Audit Services           Non-Audit Services
    Fees Billed for     Provided for fiscal   Fees Billed for     Provided for fiscal
    Services Rendered to     year end 2/29/2012   Services Rendered to     year end 2/28/2011
    the Registrant for   Pursuant to Waiver of   the Registrant for     Pursuant to Waiver of
    fiscal year end     Pre-Approval   fiscal year end     Pre-Approval
    2/29/2012     Requirement(1)   2/28/2011     Requirement(1)
Audit Fees
  $ 36,300       N/A     $ 26,250       N/A  
Audit-Related Fees
  $ 0       0%   $ 0       0%
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 13,600       0%   $ 2,800       0%
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 0       0%   $ 1,667       0%
 
                           
Total Fees
  $ 49,900       0%   $ 30,717       0%
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $13,600 for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012, and $4,467 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
 
(1)   With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.
 
(2)   Tax fees for the fiscal year end February 29, 2012 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for the fiscal year end February 28, 2011 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns.
 
(3)   All Other fees for the fiscal year end February 28, 2011 includes fees billed for completing professional services related to benchmark analysis.

 


 

Fees Billed by PWC Related to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates
     PWC billed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Invesco Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:
                                 
    Fees Billed for Non-             Fees Billed for Non-      
    Audit Services             Audit Services      
    Rendered to Invesco     Percentage of Fees   Rendered to Invesco     Percentage of Fees
    and Invesco Affiliates     Billed Applicable to   and Invesco Affiliates     Billed Applicable to
    for fiscal year end     Non-Audit Services   for fiscal year end     Non-Audit Services
    2/29/2012 That Were     Provided for fiscal year   2/28/2011 That Were     Provided for fiscal year
    Required     end 2/29/2012   Required     end 2/28/2011
    to be Pre-Approved     Pursuant to Waiver of   to be Pre-Approved     Pursuant to Waiver of
    by the Registrant’s     Pre-Approval   by the Registrant’s   Pre-Approval
    Audit Committee     Requirement(1)   Audit Committee     Requirement(1)
Audit-Related Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
Tax Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
All Other Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
 
                           
Total Fees(2)
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
 
(1)   With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.
 
(2)   Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012, and $0 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates.
 
    The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWC’s independence. To the extent that such services were provided, the Audit Committee determined that the provision of such services is compatible with PWC maintaining independence with respect to the Registrant.

 


 

PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

As adopted by the Audit Committees of
the Invesco Funds (the “Funds”)
Statement of Principles
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committees of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committees”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committees pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.
Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committees (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.
The Audit Committees will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee generally on an annual basis. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through September 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committees consider a different period and state otherwise. The Audit Committees will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committees in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Delegation
The Audit Committees may from time to time delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are Independent Trustees. All decisions to pre-approve a service by a delegated member shall be reported to the Audit Committees at the next quarterly meeting.
Audit Services
The annual audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committees will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committees may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the

 


 

inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committees may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committees believe that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committees’ general principles and policies as set forth herein.
Audit-Related Services
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; and agreed-upon procedures related to mergers, compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities.
Tax Services
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committees will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committees will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.
No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committees’ pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:
  1.   Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter:
  a.   The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and
 
  b.   Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service;
  2.   Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and
 
  3.   Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees.
All Other Auditor Services
The Audit Committees may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.

 


 

Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committees. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committees at the quarterly Audit Committees meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.
Procedures
Generally on an annual basis, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”) will submit to the Audit Committees for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.
Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees. The Audit Committees will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committees meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.
Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committees shall be submitted to the Audit Committees jointly by the Fund’s Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.
Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committees for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.
The Audit Committees have designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committees on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and management of Invesco will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committees any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management of Invesco.

 


 

Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures
Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)
    Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client
 
    Financial information systems design and implementation
 
    Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports
 
    Actuarial services
 
    Internal audit outsourcing services
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
    Management functions
 
    Human resources
 
    Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services
 
    Legal services
 
    Expert services unrelated to the audit
 
    Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission
 
    Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance
 
    Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund
 
    Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
  (a)   The registrant has a separately-designed standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Members of the audit committee are: Jerry D. Choate, Linda Hutton Heagy and R. Craig Kennedy.
 
  (a)   Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
      Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7.  DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 


 

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I.2. PROXY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES — RETAIL
     
Applicable to
  Retail Accounts
Risk Addressed by Policy
  breach of fiduciary duty to client under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invesco personal interests ahead of client best economic interests in voting proxies
Relevant Law and Other Sources
  Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Last Tested Date
   
Policy/Procedure Owner
  Advisory Compliance
Policy Approver
  Fund Board
Approved/Adopted Date
  January 1, 2010
The following policies and procedures apply to certain funds and other accounts managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”).
A. POLICY STATEMENT
Introduction
Our Belief
The Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees and Invesco’s investment professionals expect a high standard of corporate governance from the companies in our portfolios so that Invesco may fulfill its fiduciary obligation to our fund shareholders and other account holders. Well governed companies are characterized by a primary focus on the interests of shareholders, accountable boards of directors, ample transparency in financial disclosure, performance-driven cultures and appropriate consideration of all stakeholders. Invesco believes well governed companies create greater shareholder wealth over the long term than poorly governed companies, so we endeavor to vote in a manner that increases the value of our investments and fosters good governance within our portfolio companies.
In determining how to vote proxy issues, Invesco considers the probable business consequences of each issue and votes in a manner designed to protect and enhance fund shareholders’ and other account holders’ interests. Our voting decisions are intended to enhance each company’s total shareholder value over Invesco’s typical investment horizon.
Proxy voting is an integral part of Invesco’s investment process. We believe that the right to vote proxies should be managed with the same care as all other elements of the investment process. The objective of Invesco’s proxy-voting activity is to promote good governance and advance the economic interests of our clients. At no time will Invesco exercise its voting power to advance its own
     
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commercial interests, to pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to our clients’ economic interests, or to favor a particular client or business relationship to the detriment of others.
B. OPERATING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
Proxy administration
The Invesco Retail Proxy Committee (the “Proxy Committee”) consists of members representing Invesco’s Investments, Legal and Compliance departments. Invesco’s Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) are revised annually by the Proxy Committee, and are approved by the Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees. The Proxy Committee implements the Guidelines and oversees proxy voting.
The Proxy Committee has retained outside experts to assist with the analysis and voting of proxy issues. In addition to the advice offered by these experts, Invesco uses information gathered from our own research, company managements, Invesco’s portfolio managers and outside shareholder groups to reach our voting decisions.
Generally speaking, Invesco’s investment-research process leads us to invest in companies led by management teams we believe have the ability to conceive and execute strategies to outperform their competitors. We select companies for investment based in large part on our assessment of their management teams’ ability to create shareholder wealth. Therefore, in formulating our proxy-voting decisions, Invesco gives proper consideration to the recommendations of a company’s Board of Directors.
Important principles underlying the Invesco Proxy Voting Guidelines
I. Accountability
Management teams of companies are accountable to their boards of directors, and directors of publicly held companies are accountable to their shareholders. Invesco endeavors to vote the proxies of its portfolio companies in a manner that will reinforce the notion of a board’s accountability to its shareholders. Consequently, Invesco votes against any actions that would impair the rights of shareholders or would reduce shareholders’ influence over the board or over management.
The following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco applies this principle of accountability.
    Elections of directors. In uncontested director elections for companies that do not have a controlling shareholder, Invesco votes in favor of slates if they are comprised of at least a majority of independent directors and if the boards’ key committees are fully independent. Key committees include the Audit, Compensation and Governance or Nominating Committees. Invesco’s standard of independence excludes directors who, in addition to the directorship, have any material business or family relationships with the companies they serve.
     
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      Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are decided within the context of Invesco’s investment thesis on a company.
    Director performance. Invesco withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of accountability to shareholders, either through their level of attendance at meetings or by enacting egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan (“poison pills”) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco may withhold votes from some or all of a company’s directors. In situations where directors’ performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take corrective actions such as so-called “clawback” provisions.
 
    Auditors and Audit Committee members. Invesco believes a company’s Audit Committee has a high degree of responsibility to shareholders in matters of financial disclosure, integrity of the financial statements and effectiveness of a company’s internal controls. Independence, experience and financial expertise are critical elements of a well-functioning Audit Committee. When electing directors who are members of a company’s Audit Committee, or when ratifying a company’s auditors, Invesco considers the past performance of the Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the company’s financial statements and reports.
 
    Majority standard in director elections. The right to elect directors is the single most important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco supports the nascent effort to reform the U.S. convention of electing directors, and votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote.
 
    Classified boards. Invesco supports proposals to elect directors annually instead of electing them to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a board’s level of accountability to its shareholders.
 
    Supermajority voting requirements. Unless proscribed by law in the state of incorporation, Invesco votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting requirement, and supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements.
 
    Responsiveness. Invesco withholds votes from directors who do not adequately respond to shareholder proposals that were approved by a majority of votes cast the prior year.
 
    Cumulative voting. The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to have representation on a company’s board. Invesco supports proposals to institute the practice of cumulative voting at companies whose overall corporate-governance standards indicate a particular need to protect the interests of minority shareholders.
     
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    Shareholder access. On business matters with potential financial consequences, Invesco votes in favor of proposals that would increase shareholders’ opportunities to express their views to boards of directors, proposals that would lower barriers to shareholder action and proposals to promote the adoption of generally accepted best practices in corporate governance.
II. Incentives
Invesco believes properly constructed compensation plans that include equity ownership are effective in creating incentives that induce managements and employees of our portfolio companies to create greater shareholder wealth. Invesco supports equity compensation plans that promote the proper alignment of incentives, and votes against plans that are overly dilutive to existing shareholders, plans that contain objectionable structural features, and plans that appear likely to reduce the value of an account’s investment.
Following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco evaluates incentive plans.
    Executive compensation. Invesco evaluates compensation plans for executives within the context of the company’s performance under the executives’ tenure. Invesco believes independent compensation committees are best positioned to craft executive-compensation plans that are suitable for their company-specific circumstances. We view the election of those independent compensation committee members as the appropriate mechanism for shareholders to express their approval or disapproval of a company’s compensation practices. Therefore, Invesco generally does not support shareholder proposals to limit or eliminate certain forms of executive compensation. In the interest of reinforcing the notion of a compensation committee’s accountability to shareholders, Invesco supports proposals requesting that companies subject each year’s compensation record to an advisory shareholder vote, or so-called “say on pay” proposals.
 
    Equity-based compensation plans. When voting to approve or reject equity-based compensation plans, Invesco compares the total estimated cost of the plans, including stock options and restricted stock, against a carefully selected peer group and uses multiple performance metrics that help us determine whether the incentive structures in place are creating genuine shareholder wealth. Regardless of a plan’s estimated cost relative to its peer group, Invesco votes against plans that contain structural features that would impair the alignment of incentives between shareholders and management. Such features include the ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue options below the stock’s current market price, or the ability to automatically replenish shares without shareholder approval.
 
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    Employee stock-purchase plans. Invesco supports employee stock-purchase plans that are reasonably designed to provide proper incentives to a broad base of employees, provided that the price at which employees may acquire stock is at most a 15 percent discount from the market price.
 
    Severance agreements. Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of executives’ severance agreements. However, we oppose proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption.
III. Capitalization
Examples of management proposals related to a company’s capital structure include authorizing or issuing additional equity capital, repurchasing outstanding stock, or enacting a stock split or reverse stock split. On requests for additional capital stock, Invesco analyzes the company’s stated reasons for the request. Except where the request could adversely affect the fund’s ownership stake or voting rights, Invesco generally supports a board’s decisions on its needs for additional capital stock. Some capitalization proposals require a case-by-case analysis within the context of Invesco’s investment thesis on a company. Examples of such proposals include authorizing common or preferred stock with special voting rights, or issuing additional stock in connection with an acquisition.
IV. Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Corporate Actions
Issuers occasionally require shareholder approval to engage in certain corporate actions such as mergers, acquisitions, name changes, dissolutions, reorganizations, divestitures and reincorporations. Invesco analyzes these proposals within the context of our investment thesis on the company, and determines its vote on a case-by-case basis.
V. Anti-Takeover Measures
Practices designed to protect a company from unsolicited bids can adversely affect shareholder value and voting rights, and they create conflicts of interests among directors, management and shareholders. Except under special issuer-specific circumstances, Invesco votes to reduce or eliminate such measures. These measures include adopting or renewing “poison pills”, requiring supermajority voting on certain corporate actions, classifying the election of directors instead of electing each director to an annual term, or creating separate classes of common or preferred stock with special voting rights. Invesco generally votes against management proposals to impose these types of measures, and generally votes for shareholder proposals designed to reduce such measures. Invesco supports shareholder proposals directing companies to subject their anti-takeover provisions to a shareholder vote.
VI. Shareholder Proposals on Corporate Governance
Invesco generally votes for shareholder proposals that are designed to protect shareholder rights if a company’s corporate-governance standards indicate that such additional protections are warranted.
     
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VII. Shareholder Proposals on Social Responsibility
The potential costs and economic benefits of shareholder proposals seeking to amend a company’s practices for social reasons are difficult to assess. Analyzing the costs and economic benefits of these proposals is highly subjective and does not fit readily within our framework of voting to create greater shareholder wealth over Invesco’s typical investment horizon. Therefore, Invesco abstains from voting on shareholder proposals deemed to be of a purely social, political or moral nature.
VIII. Routine Business Matters
Routine business matters rarely have a potentially material effect on the economic prospects of fund holdings, so we generally support the board’s discretion on these items. However, Invesco votes against proposals where there is insufficient information to make a decision about the nature of the proposal. Similarly, Invesco votes against proposals to conduct other unidentified business at shareholder meetings.
Summary
These Guidelines provide an important framework for making proxy-voting decisions, and should give fund shareholders and other account holders insight into the factors driving Invesco’s decisions. The Guidelines cannot address all potential proxy issues, however. Decisions on specific issues must be made within the context of these Guidelines and within the context of the investment thesis of the funds and other accounts that own the company’s stock. Where a different investment thesis is held by portfolio managers who may hold stocks in common, Invesco may vote the shares held on a fund-by-fund or account-by-account basis.
Exceptions
In certain circumstances, Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic cost of voting a company’s proxy exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal.
Share-lending programs
One reason that some portion of Invesco’s position in a particular security might not be voted is the securities lending program. When securities are out on loan and earning fees for the lending fund, they are transferred into the borrower’s name. Any proxies during the period of the loan are voted by the borrower. The lending fund would have to terminate the loan to vote the company’s proxy, an action that is not generally in the best economic interest of fund shareholders. However, whenever Invesco determines that the benefit to shareholders or other account holders of voting a particular proxy outweighs the revenue lost by terminating the loan, we recall the securities for the purpose of voting the fund’s full position.
“Share-blocking”
Another example of a situation where Invesco may be unable to vote is in countries where the exercise of voting rights requires the fund to submit to short-term trading restrictions, a practice known as “share-blocking.” Invesco generally
     
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refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking countries unless the portfolio manager determines that the benefit to fund shareholders and other account holders of voting a specific proxy outweighs the fund’s or other account’s temporary inability to sell the security.
International constraints
An additional concern that sometimes precludes our voting non-U.S. proxies is our inability to receive proxy materials with enough time and enough information to make a voting decision. In the great majority of instances, however, we are able to vote non-U.S. proxies successfully. It is important to note that Invesco makes voting decisions for non-U.S. issuers using these Guidelines as our framework, but also takes into account the corporate-governance standards, regulatory environment and generally accepted best practices of the local market.
Exceptions to these Guidelines
Invesco retains the flexibility to accommodate company-specific situations where strictly adhering to the Guidelines would lead to a vote that the Proxy Committee deems not to be in the best interest of the funds’ shareholders and other account holders. In these situations, the Proxy Committee will vote the proxy in the manner deemed to be in the best interest of the funds’ shareholders and other account holders, and will promptly inform the funds’ Boards of Trustees of such vote and the circumstances surrounding it.
Resolving potential conflicts of interest
A potential conflict of interest arises when Invesco votes a proxy for an issuer with which it also maintains a material business relationship. Examples could include issuers that are distributors of Invesco’s products, or issuers that employ Invesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or treasury accounts. Invesco reviews each proxy proposal to assess the extent, if any, to which there may be a material conflict between the interests of the fund shareholders or other account holders and Invesco.
Invesco takes reasonable measures to determine whether a potential conflict may exist. A potential conflict is deemed to exist only if one or more of the Proxy Committee members actually knew or should have known of the potential conflict.
If a material potential conflict is deemed to exist, Invesco may resolve the potential conflict in one of the following ways: (1) if the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is specifically addressed by the Guidelines, Invesco may vote the proxy in accordance with the predetermined Guidelines; (2) Invesco may engage an independent third party to determine how the proxy should be voted; or (3) Invesco may establish an ethical wall or other informational barrier between the persons involved in the potential conflict and the persons making the proxy-voting decision in order to insulate the potential conflict from the decision makers.
Because the Guidelines are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of shareholders and other account holders, applying the Guidelines to vote client proxies should, in most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of
     
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interest. As an additional safeguard against potential conflicts, persons from Invesco’s marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions are precluded from becoming members of the Proxy Committee.
On a quarterly basis, the Invesco Funds Boards of Trustees review a report from Invesco’s Internal Compliance Controls Committee. The report contains a list of all known material business relationships that Invesco maintains with publicly traded issuers. That list is cross-referenced with the list of proxies voted over the period. If there are any instances where Invesco’s voting pattern on the proxies of its material business partners is inconsistent with its voting pattern on all other issuers, they are brought before the Trustees and explained by the Chairman of the Proxy Committee.
Personal conflicts of interest. If any member of the Proxy Committee has a personal conflict of interest with respect to a company or an issue presented for voting, that Proxy Committee member will inform the Proxy Committee of such conflict and will abstain from voting on that company or issue.
Funds of funds. Some Invesco Funds offering diversified asset allocation within one investment vehicle own shares in other Invesco Funds. A potential conflict of interest could arise if an underlying Invesco Fund has a shareholder meeting with any proxy issues to be voted on, because Invesco’s asset-allocation funds or target-maturity funds may be large shareholders of the underlying fund. In order to avoid any potential for a conflict, the asset-allocation funds and target maturity funds vote their shares in the same proportion as the votes of the external shareholders of the underlying fund.
C. RECORDKEEPING
Records are maintained in accordance with Invesco’s Recordkeeping Policy.
Policies and Vote Disclosure
A copy of these Guidelines and the voting record of each Invesco Fund are available on our web site, www.invesco.com. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, all funds file a record of all proxy-voting activity for the prior 12 months ending June 30th. That filing is made on or before August 31st of each year.
     
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ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund:
    Chuck Burge, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2002.
 
    John Craddock, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999.
 
    Peter Ehret, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001.
Portfolio Manager Fund Holdings and Information on Other Managed Accounts
     Invesco’s portfolio managers develop investment models which are used in connection with the management of certain Invesco Funds as well as other mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals. The ‘Investments’ chart reflects the portfolio managers’ investments in the Funds that they manage. Accounts are grouped into three categories: (i) investments made directly in the Fund, (ii) investments made in an Invesco pooled investment vehicle with the same or similar objectives and strategies as the Fund, and (iii) any investments made in any Invesco Fund or Invesco pooled investment vehicle. The ‘Assets Managed’ chart reflects information regarding accounts other than the Funds for which each portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. Accounts are grouped into three categories: (i) other registered investment companies, (ii) other pooled investment vehicles and (iii) other accounts. To the extent that any of these accounts pay advisory fees that are based on account performance (performance-based fees), information on those accounts is specifically broken out. In addition, any assets denominated in foreign currencies have been converted into U.S. Dollars using the exchange rates as of the applicable date.
Investments
The following information is as of February 29, 2012:
             
        Dollar Range of   Dollar Range of all
    Dollar Range of   Investments in Invesco   Investments in Funds
Portfolio   Investments in each   pooled investment   and Invesco pooled
Manager   Fund1   vehicles2   investment vehicles
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
Chuck Burge
  None   N/A   $100,001-$500,000
John Craddock
  None   N/A   $10,001-$50,000
Peter Ehret
  None   N/A   $100,001-$500,000
 
1   This column reflects investments in a Fund’s shares beneficially owned by a portfolio manager (as determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a) (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Beneficial ownership includes ownership by a portfolio manager’s immediate family members sharing the same household.
 
2   This column reflects portfolio managers’ investments made either directly or through a deferred compensation or a similar plan in Invesco pooled investment vehicles with the same or similar objectives and strategies as the Fund as of the most recent fiscal year end of the Fund.

 


 

Assets Managed
The following information is as of February 29, 2012:
                                                 
    Other Registered   Other Pooled    
    Investment Companies   Investment Vehicles    
Portfolio   Managed (assets in   Managed (assets in   Other Accounts Managed
Manager   millions)   millions)   (assets in millions)
    Number           Number           Number    
    of           of           of    
    Accounts   Assets   Accounts   Assets   Accounts   Assets
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
Chuck Burge
    8     $ 25,454.5       7     $ 2,791.4       2     $ 265.6  
John Craddock
    4     $ 2,012.6       1     $ 158.4     None     None  
Peter Ehret
    11     $ 3,485.6     None     None     None     None  
Potential Conflicts of Interest
     Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one Fund or other account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple Funds and/or other accounts may be presented with one or more of the following potential conflicts:
Ø   The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Funds.
 
Ø   If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts.
 
Ø   The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved.

 


 

Ø   Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.
     The Adviser, each Sub-Adviser, and the Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Description of Compensation Structure
For the Adviser and each affiliated Sub-Adviser
     The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity and an equity compensation opportunity. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund performance. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser evaluate competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio manager’s compensation consists of the following three elements:
     Base Salary. Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser’s intention is to be competitive in light of the particular portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities.
     Annual Bonus. The portfolio managers are eligible, along with other employees of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, to participate in a discretionary year-end bonus pool. The Compensation Committee of Invesco Ltd. reviews and approves the amount of the bonus pool available for the Adviser and each of the Sub-Adviser’s investment centers. The Compensation Committee considers investment performance and financial results in its review. In addition, while having no direct impact on individual bonuses, assets under management are considered when determining the starting bonus funding levels. Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus which is based on quantitative (i.e. investment performance) and non-quantitative factors (which may include, but are not limited to, individual performance, risk management and teamwork).
     Each portfolio manager’s compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described in Table 1 below.
Table 1
     
Sub-Adviser   Performance time period3
Invesco 4
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group.
Invesco Australia4
 
Invesco Deutschland
 
 
   
Invesco Advisors- Invesco Real Estate5
  Not applicable
Invesco Senior Secured4, 6
   
 
3   Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end.
 
4   Portfolio Managers may be granted an annual deferral award that vests on a pro-rata basis over a four year period and final payments are based on the performance of eligible Funds selected by the portfolio manager at the time the award is granted.
 
5   Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on new operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco.
 
6   Invesco Senior Secured’s bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard tests of collateralization performance.

 


 

     
Sub-Adviser   Performance time period3
Invesco Canada4
  One-year performance against Fund peer group.

Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds.
 
   
Invesco Hong Kong4
Invesco Asset Management
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group.
 
   
Invesco Japan7
  One-, Three- and Five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark.
     High investment performance (against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined by reference to the third-party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus applicable peer group) would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus at all. These decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
     Equity-Based Compensation. Portfolio managers may be granted an annual deferral award that allows them to select receipt of shares of certain Invesco Funds with a vesting period as well as common shares and/or restricted shares of Invesco Ltd. stock from pools determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of Invesco Ltd.’s Board of Directors. Awards of equity-based compensation typically vest over time, so as to create incentives to retain key talent.
     Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.
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.
       None
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)   As of March 21, 2012, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of March 21, 2012, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b)   There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
 
7   Portfolio Managers for Invesco Pacific Growth Fund’s compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark.

 


 

     
    of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
     
12(a) (1)
  Code of Ethics.
 
   
12(a) (2)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
   
12(a) (3)
  Not applicable.
 
   
12(b)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

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: Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
         
By:
  /s/ Colin Meadows
 
   
 
  Colin Meadows    
 
  Principal Executive Officer    
 
       
Date:
  May 7, 2012    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/ Colin Meadows
 
   
 
  Colin Meadows    
 
  Principal Executive Officer    
 
       
Date:
  May 7, 2012    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Sheri Morris
 
   
 
  Sheri Morris    
 
  Principal Financial Officer    
 
       
Date:
  May 7, 2012    

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
12(a)(1)
  Code of Ethics.
 
   
12(a)(2)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal Financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
   
12(a)(3)
  Not applicable.
 
   
12(b)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.