Life Series Funds - First Investors
Life Series Funds - First Investors
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)<br />
FUND FOR INCOME<br />
June 30, 2013<br />
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to<br />
establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy<br />
of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:<br />
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has<br />
the ability to access.<br />
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for<br />
the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices<br />
for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest<br />
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.<br />
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs<br />
are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumption about the assumptions a<br />
market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on<br />
the best information available.<br />
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk<br />
associated with investing in those securities. For example, amortized cost approximates the current<br />
fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market,<br />
such securities are reflected as Level 2.<br />
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments<br />
as of June 30, 2013:<br />
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total<br />
Corporate Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ — $ 77,808,523 $ 375 $ 77,808,898<br />
Loan Participations . . . . . . . . . . . — 6,055,923 — 6,055,923<br />
Common Stocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . — — — —<br />
Total Investments in Securities* . . $ — $ 83,864,446 $ 375 $ 83,864,821<br />
* The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds,<br />
loan participations and common stocks.<br />
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended<br />
June 30, 2013. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.<br />
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