Seligman LaSalle Monthly Dividend Real Estate Fund
FUND OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY:
The Fund seeks to produce a high level of current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Fund will concentrate its investments in the real estate industry, investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities issued by “real estate companies” such as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Portfolio Managers:
Keith R. Pauley, CFA

Keith R. Pauley, CFA
International Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of LaSalle Investment Management (Securities)

Joined LaSalle: 1986
Industry Experience: 21 years

Mr. Pauley's responsibilities include portfolio management of the real estate securities separate accounts and research coverage and security analysis of the publicly-traded real estate companies. He is a member of the firm’s U.S. and Global Securities Investment Committees. Mr. Pauley has authored articles on real estate securities in Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Research, and Pension World.

Education:

BA (Economics) - University of Maryland
MBA (Finance) - University of Maryland

Professional Affiliations and Designations:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Baltimore Security Analysts Society
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and past member of its Board of Governors and Co-Chairman of its research committee


Stanley J. Kraska, Jr.

Stanley J. Kraska, Jr.
International Managing Director of LaSalle Investment Management (Securities)

Joined LaSalle:
Industry Experience: 21 years

Mr. Kraska is a member of the firm’s U.S. and Global Securities Investment committees. His responsibilities include portfolio management and overall group management. His experience includes special situations and private placement investments, as well as leading an investment program that invested opportunistically in real estate by re-capitalizing existing portfolios, private real estate companies and public REITs. Prior to joining LaSalle, he was with Alex Brown Kleinwort Benson Realty Advisors. Prior to that he worked in First Boston Corporation’s real estate division. Prior to that, Mr. Kraska worked at T. Rowe Price Associates.

Education:

BA (Engineering Sciences) - Dartmouth College
MBA - Harvard Business School

Professional Designations and Affiliations:
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)


Investment Team:
LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P.



FUND STATISTICS
As of June 30, 2008

Inception July 16, 2003
Total Net Assets $53 Million
Number of Holdings 39




TOP 10 HOLDINGS1
As of June 30, 2008
Simon Properties Group
5.2%
Duke Realty
5.1
Equity Residential
4.7
CBL & Associates Properties
4.6
Developers Diversified Realty
4.0
Home Properties
3.7
DCT Industrial Trust
3.7
Senior Housing Properties Trust
3.6
BioMed Realty Trust
3.5
UDR
3.4
Total
41.5%
TOP 10 INDUSTRY WEIGHTINGS2
As of June 30, 2008
Regional Malls
18.2%
Apartments
16.7%
Office
12.8%
Shopping Centers
10.5%
Health Care
9.8%
Office/Industrial
8.4%
Lodging/Resorts
7.4%
Industrial
6.2%
Self Storage
5.7%
Diversified
2.9%
Outside Top 10
1.4%



AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of June 30, 2008

  1 Year 3 Year Since Inception*
CLASS A without sales charges (22.30)% (0.47)% 8.29%
CLASS A with sales charges (26.78) (2.42) 6.99
 
*Inception: 7/16/03



GROWTH of $10,000
(Class A Without Sales Charges: 7/16/03 (Inception) - 6/30/08)


CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS
As of June 30, 2008

Class A Without Sales Charges

*From 7/16/03


Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

(As of percent of Net Assets) Class A
Shares
Class B/C
Shares
Class R
Shares
Total Gross Operating Expenses 1.79% 2.54% 2.04%
Less: Contractual Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement3 0.19 0.19 0.19
Net Operating Expenses(after Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement) 1.60 2.35 1.85
 
3Seligman has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the Fund’s “other expenses” (i.e., those expenses other than management fees, 12b-1 fees, interest on borrowings, and extraordinary expenses, including litigation expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed 0.45% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This undertaking will remain in effect at least until April 30, 2009. Other fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements were in effect since the Fund’s inception. Absent such waivers/reimbursements, returns would have been lower.




NOT FDIC INSURED. NOT BANK GUARANTEED. MAY LOSE VALUE.