1933 Act File No. 2-66437 1940 Act File No. 811-2993 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X ----- Pre-Effective Amendment No. -------- ----- Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 .................... X ------- ----- and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X ----- Amendment No. 36 .................................... X ------ ----- EDWARD JONES MONEY MARKET FUND (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Federated Investors Funds 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (412) 288-1900 (Registrant's Telephone Number) John W. McGonigle, Esquire, Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) It is proposed that this filing will become effective: X immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) on _____________, pursuant to paragraph (b) __ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i) __ on _____________, pursuant to paragraph (a) (i). __ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) __ on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485. If appropriate, check the following box: This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. Copies to: Matthew G. Maloney, Esquire Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037
April 30, 2005
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A money market mutual fund seeking stability of principal and current income consistent with stability of principal by investing primarily in a portfolio of short - term U.S. Treasury and government agency securities. Shares of the Fund are sold exclusively to customers of Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones), which has an equity interest in the investment adviser to the fund.
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As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Serving Individual Investors Since 1871
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
CONTENTS
Risk/Return Summary 1
What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses? 3
What are the Fund's Investment Strategies? 4
What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests? 5
What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 6
What Do Shares Cost? 6
How is the Fund Sold? 7
How to Purchase Shares 7
How to Redeem and Exchange Shares 8
Account and Share Information 10
Who Manages the Fund? 12
Legal Proceedings 13
Financial Information 16
The Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per Share. The Fund's investment objective is stability of principal and current income consistent with stability of principal. While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the strategies and policies described in this prospectus.
The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of short-term U.S. Treasury and government agency securities. These investments include repurchase agreements collateralized fully by U.S. Treasury and government agency securities. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the Fund's portfolio will be 90 days or less.
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The Fund intends to invest in the securities of U.S. government-sponsored entities (GSEs), including GSE securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. These entities are, however, supported through federal subsidies, loans, or other benefits. The Fund may also invest in GSE securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Government National Mortgage Association. Finally, the Fund may invest in a few GSE securities that have no explicit financial support, but which are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. Such securities include those issued by the Farm Credit System and the Financing Corporation.
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All mutual funds take investment risks. Therefore, even though the Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable NAV, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
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The Shares offered by this prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
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Historically, the Fund's Investment Shares have maintained a constant $1.00 NAV per Share. The bar chart shows the variability of the Fund's Investment Shares total returns on a calendar year-end basis.
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The Fund's Investment Shares are sold without a sales charge (load). The total returns shown in the bar chart above are based upon NAV.
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The Fund's Investment Shares total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005 was 0. 41%.
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Within the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's Investment Shares highest quarterly return was 1.45% (quarters ended September 30, 2000 and December 31, 2000). Its lowest quarterly return was 0.06% (quarters ended September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003).
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The following table represents the Fund's Average Annual Total Returns for the calendar periods ended December 31, 2004.
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Investment Shares
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0.55%</R>
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2.17%</R>
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3.43%</R>
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5.86%</R>
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Retirement Shares
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0.24%</R>
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N/A
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N/A
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1 The Fund's Investment and Retirement Shares start of performance dates were May 12, 1980 and May 21, 2001, respectively.
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The Fund's Investment Shares 7-Day Net Yield as of December 31, 2004 was 1. 43%. You may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400 for the current 7-Day Net Yield.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This information provides you with historical performance information so that you can analyze whether the Fund's investment risks are balanced by its potential returns.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold the Fund's Investment Shares or Retirement Shares.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund's Investment Shares and Retirement Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund's Investment Shares and Retirement Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's Investment Shares and Retirement Shares operating expenses are before waivers as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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$274
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$477
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$1,061
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The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of U.S. Treasury and government agency securities maturing in 397 days or less. These investments include repurchase agreements collateralized fully by U.S. Treasury and government agency securities. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the Fund's portfolio will be 90 days or less.
T he Fund's investment adviser (Adviser) targets a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity range based upon its interest rate outlook. The Adviser formulates its interest rate outlook by analyzing a variety of factors, such as:
The Adviser generally shortens the portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity when it expects interest rates to rise and extends the maturity when it expects interest rates to fall. The Adviser selects securities used to shorten or extend the portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity by comparing the returns currently offered by different investments to their historical and expected returns.
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Fixed-income securities pay interest, dividends, or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed-income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. The following describes the principal types of fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest :
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U.S. Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States.
Agency securities are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity (GSE) acting under federal authority. Some GSE securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. These include the Government National Mortgage Association, Small Business Administration, Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, Farmer's Home Administration, Federal Financing Bank, General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Bonds.
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Other GSE securities receive support through federal subsidies, loans, or other benefits. For example, the U.S. Treasury is authorized to purchase specified amounts of securities issued by (or otherwise make funds available to) the Federal Home Loan Bank System, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association, Student Loan Marketing Association, and Tennessee Valley Authority in support of such obligations.
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A few GSE securities have no explicit financial support, but are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. These include the Farm Credit System, Financing Corporation, and Resolution Funding Corporation.
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Investors regard agency securities as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.
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The Fund treats mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by a GSE as if issued or guaranteed by a federal agency.
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Although such a guarantee protects against credit risks, it does not reduce market and prepayment risks.
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Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund's return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser. Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.
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Prices of fixed-income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed-income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed-income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.
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Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed-income securities with longer maturities. Money market funds try to minimize this risk by purchasing short-term securities.
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Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.
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You can purchase, redeem, or exchange Shares any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. The Fund attempts to stabilize the NAV of its Shares at $1.00 by valuing the portfolio securities using the amortized cost method. The Fund cannot guarantee that its NAV will always remain at $1.00 per Share. The Fund does not charge a front-end sales charge.
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When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form (as described in this prospectus), it is processed at the next determined NAV. NAV is determined at noon and 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) and as of the end of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open.
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This program provides a convenient method for investment by linking your Fund account and the Edward D. Jones & Co. Brokerage Account. As a Complete Financial Organization (CFO) account subscriber, you will have a free credit balance in the Brokerage Account and will automatically have this sum invested in your Fund account on a daily basis. CFO Accounts also permit daily, automatic redemption of Fund Shares to satisfy debit balances in your Brokerage Accounts.
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The Fund offers two Share classes: Investment Shares and Retirement Shares, each representing interests in a single portfolio of securities.
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The Fund's Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus exclusively through Edward Jones to its customers. The Fund is sold largely as a "sweep" investment for otherwise uninvested cash in customers' brokerage accounts.
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The Distributor is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated).
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You may purchase Shares by check or wire. Fund Shares purchased before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) earn dividends that day. Payment should be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank.
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When payment is made by check, the order is considered received after the check is converted into federal funds by Edward Jones & Co. This is normally within three business days of receiving the check. If your check does not clear, your purchase will be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees the Fund incurs. Checks originally payable to someone other than you or Edward Jones & Co. (third-party checks) are not accepted.
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When payment is made by wire with federal funds, the order is considered received within two business days. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase Shares.
To purchase Shares by check:
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1 This form is available from your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative. It is optional but recommended.
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Shares may be purchased with federal funds sent by Federal Reserve or bank wire. This method results in a more rapid investment in Fund Shares. Contact your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative before wiring any funds. You cannot purchase Shares by wire on holidays when wire transfers are restricted.
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You may purchase Shares through an exchange from the same share class of another Federated fund. You must meet the minimum initial investment requirement for purchasing Shares and both accounts must have identical registrations.
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You may purchase Retirement Shares only in retirement accounts (such as qualified plans and IRAs). You may also purchase Investment Shares in a retirement account, however, you must maintain a $2,500 average monthly account balance or a $3.00 fee will apply. Call your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative for information on retirement investments.
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Once you have opened an account, you may purchase additional Shares through a depository institution that is an ACH member.
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You may redeem or exchange Shares by submitting a request by telephone or by mail to your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative.
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You may redeem or exchange Shares by calling your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative.
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If you call before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time), your redemption will be mailed to you the same day. You will not receive that day's dividend.
If you call after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time), your redemption will be mailed to you the following business day. You will receive that day's dividend.
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You may redeem or exchange Shares by mailing a written request to Edward D. Jones & Co. Call your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative for specific instructions before redeeming by letter.
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Your redemption request will be processed on the day the Fund receives your written request in proper form. Dividends are paid up to and including the day that a redemption request is processed.
All written requests must include:
Your redemption proceeds will be mailed by check to your address of record. The following payment options are available. These payment options require a si gnature guarantee if they were not established when the account was opened:
Although the Fund intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities.
Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. Payment may be delayed up to seven days:
You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from the Fund if those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund.
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In the absence of your specific instructions, 10% of the value of your distribution from a retirement account with Edward Jones may be withheld for taxes. This withholding only applies to certain types of retirement accounts.
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You m ay exchange Shares of the Fund into shares of the same class of another Federated fund. To do this, you must:
An exchange is treated as a redemption and a subsequent purchase, and is a taxable transaction.
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The Fund may modify or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. In addition, the Fund may terminate your exchange privilege if your exchange activity is found to be excessive under the Fund's frequent trading policies. See "Account and Share Information - Frequent Trading Policies."
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You may request checks and a debit card to redeem your Investment Shares. Your account will continue to receive the daily dividend declared on the Investment Shares being redeemed until the check or debit card transaction is presented for payment. You may not write checks or use the debit card to close an account. The checkwriting and debit card privilege may be discontinued at any time. For further information, including checkwriting and debit card requirements, contact your Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative.
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The Fund does not issue share certificates.
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You will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid. If you purchase Shares by wire, you begin earning dividends on the third business day after receipt of the wired funds by Edward Jones. If you purchase Shares by check, you begin earning dividends on the fourth business day after Edward Jones receives your check. In either case, you earn dividends through the day your redemption request is received.
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The Fund declares any dividends daily and pays them monthly to shareholders. If you purchase Shares by wire, you begin earning dividends on the third business day after receipt of the wired funds by Edward Jones. If you purchase Shares by check, you begin earning dividends on the fourth business day after Edward Jones receives your check. In either case, you earn dividends through the day your redemption request is received.
The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in dividends. The Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.
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Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, you must maintain a $2,500 average monthly account balance in any month in Investment Shares. Otherwise, Edward Jones will charge you a $3.00 fee for that month. Some CFO accounts may not be subject to the average monthly account balance requirement. Retirement Share accounts may be subject to the policy in the future.
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Edward Jones sends an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state, and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. Redemptions and exchanges are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
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Given the short-term nature of the Fund's investments, the Fund does not anticipate that in the normal case frequent or short-term trading into and out of the Fund will have significant adverse consequences for the Fund and its shareholders. For this reason and because the Fund is intended to be used as a liquid short-term investment, the Fund's Board has not adopted policies or procedures to discourage frequent or short-term trading of the Fund's Shares. However, the Fund may limit or terminate the availability of purchases or exchanges to a shareholder and may bar the shareholder from purchasing shares of other Federated funds if the Fund's management or Adviser determines from the amount, frequency, or pattern of purchases and redemptions or exchanges that the shareholder is engaged in excessive trading that is or could be detrimental to the Fund and other shareholders.
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Complete listings of the Fund's portfolio holdings as of the end of its second and fourth fiscal quarters are contained in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders, which are filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR. Complete listings of the Fund's portfolio holdings as of the end of its first and third fiscal quarters are contained in the Reports on Form N-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are filed with the SEC within 60 days after the end of the fiscal quarter and may be accessed from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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The Board of Trustees (the "Board") governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, Passport Research, Ltd. The Adviser manages the Fund's assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. The Adviser is a limited partnership whose general partner is Federated Investment Management Company, a subsidiary of Federated, with a 50.5% interest.
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Federated Advisory Services Company (FASC) an affiliate of the Adviser, provides certain support services to the Adviser. The fee for these services is paid by the Adviser and not by the Fund. The address of the Adviser and FASC is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.
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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 133 equity, fixed-income, and money market mutual funds as well as a variety of customized separately managed accounts, which totaled approximately $ 179 billion in assets as of December 31, 2004. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest investment managers in the United States with approximately 1, 385 employees. Federated provides investment products to more than 5, 700 investment representatives and institutions.
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The limited partner of the Adviser is Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., with a 49.5% interest. The partners in the Adviser allocate the expenses and revenues of the partnership according to a mutually agreed-upon formula. Last year, the general partner received approximately 30% of the Adviser's revenues, while Edward Jones received approximately 70%. This allocation may vary depending upon total assets in the Fund or other factors. Edward Jones also provides shareholder services, administrative services, transfer agent services, and marketing services to the Fund and the 548,814 accounts (Investment Class) and 1,646,005 accounts (Retirement Class) that its clients maintain in the Fund. During the Fund's last fiscal year, Edward Jones received approximately $72.5 million in total (approximately 78.5% of total Fund expenses) for its services. Edward Jones would have received $65.53 in total fees and payments with respect to a shareholder maintaining an investment of $10,000 in Investment Shares or $98.73 with respect to a shareholder maintaining an investment of $10,000 in Retirement Shares during that year.
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The Distributor may make payments out of its own resources (including items of material value) to Edward Jones to support the sale of Shares or provide services to the Fund or other Funds distributed by the Distributor and their respective shareholders. The amounts of these payments could be significant, and may create an incentive for Edward Jones or its employees or associated persons to recommend or sell Shares of the Fund to you. In some cases, such payments may be made by or funded from the resources of companies affiliated with the Distributor. Such payments are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the fee table section of the Fund's prospectus because they are not paid by the Fund.
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The Adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund's average daily net assets as shown in the chart below.
Average Daily Net Assets
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First $500 million
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0.500%
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Second $500 million
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0.475%
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Third $500 million
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0.450%
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Fourth $500 million
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0.425%
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Over $2 billion
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0.400%
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Like many other mutual fund companies, in September 2003, Federated Investors, Inc., the parent company of the Federated funds' advisers and distributor (collectively, "Federated"), received detailed requests for information on shareholder trading activities in the Federated funds (Funds) from the SEC, the New York State Attorney General, and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Since that time, Federated has received additional inquiries from regulatory authorities on these and related matters, and more such inquiries may be received in the future.
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As a result of these inquiries, Federated and the Funds have conducted an internal investigation of the matters raised, which revealed instances in which a few investors were granted exceptions to Federated's internal procedures for limiting frequent transactions and that one of these investors made an additional investment in another Federated fund. The investigation has also identified inadequate procedures which permitted a limited number of investors (including several employees) to engage in undetected frequent trading activities and/or the placement and acceptance of orders to purchase shares of fluctuating net asset value funds after the funds' closing times. Federated has issued a series of press releases describing these matters in greater detail and emphasizing that it is committed to compensating the Funds for any detrimental impact these transactions may have had on them. In that regard, on February 3, 2004, Federated and the independent directors of the Funds announced the establishment by Federated of a restoration fund that is intended to cover any such detrimental impact. The press releases and related communications are available in the "About Us" section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com, and any future press releases on this subject will also be posted there.
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Shortly after Federated's first public announcement concerning the foregoing matters, and notwithstanding Federated's commitment to taking remedial actions, Federated and various Funds were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders.
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Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts.
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The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
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In the normal course of business, Edward Jones is named, from time to time, as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions, and other litigation. Certain of these legal actions include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. Edward Jones is involved, from time to time, in investigations and proceedings by governmental and self-regulatory agencies, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, fines, or penalties. Recently, the number of legal actions and investigations has increased with a focus on mutual fund issues among many firms in the financial services industry, including Edward Jones.
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On December 20, 2004, the California Attorney General filed: People of the State of California vs. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. in the Superior Court for Sacramento, California. The California Attorney General alleges that Edward Jones violated Sections 25401 and 2516(a) of the California Corporations Code by failing to adequately disclose to California resident customers purchasing mutual fund shares, Edward Jones' revenue sharing arrangements. The Complaint seeks unspecified damages, attorney's fees, injunctive relief and a civil monetary penalty of $25,000 for each alleged violation of the Corporations Code. Edward Jones removed the case to federal court and filed a motion to dismiss. The California Attorney General has filed a motion to have the case remanded back to state court. No hearing has yet occurred on any of the pending motions.
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The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Fund's financial performance for its past five fiscal years, or since inception as applicable. Some of the information is presented on a per Share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.
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This information has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, whose report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements, is included in the Annual Report.
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended February 28 or 29
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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(0.003
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(0.010
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(0.027
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(0.055
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Net Asset Value, End of Period
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$1.00
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$1.00
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$1.00
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$1.00
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$1.00
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Total Return
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0.77
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0.30
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0.97
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2.75
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5.62
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
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Expenses
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0.83
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0.86
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0.84
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0.83
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0.91
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Net investment income
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0.76
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%
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0.30
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0.96
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2.75
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5.47
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Expense waiver/reimbursement
2
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0.00
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3
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0.00
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3
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Supplemental Data:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
|
$7,770,049
|
|
$8,134,397
|
|
$9,090,066
|
|
$9,722,644
|
|
$11,019,037
|
|
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
3 Represents less than 0.01%.
Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's Annual Report, dated February 28, 2005, which can be obtained free of charge.
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended
February 28 or 29, |
|
Period
Ended |
||||||||||
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2/28/2002
|
1
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
|
$1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | ||||||||
Income From Investment Operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.004 | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.014 | ||||||||
Less Distributions:
|
||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
(0.004
|
)
|
|
(0.001
|
)
|
|
(0.005
|
)
|
|
(0.014
|
)
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
|
$1.00
|
|
|
$1.00
|
|
|
$1.00
|
|
|
$1.00
|
|
Total Return
2
|
|
0.41
|
%
|
|
0.08
|
%
|
|
0.50
|
%
|
|
1.41
|
%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
1.19
|
%
|
|
1.08
|
%
|
|
1.30
|
%
|
|
1.30
|
%
3
|
Net investment income
|
|
0.40
|
%
|
|
0.08
|
%
|
|
0.49
|
%
|
|
1.78
|
%
3
|
Expense waiver/reimbursement
4
|
|
0.11
|
%
|
|
0.12
|
%
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
Supplemental Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
|
$2,179,354
|
|
|
$2,254,070
|
|
|
$2,235,185
|
|
|
$1,826,666
|
|
1 Reflects operations for the period from May 21, 2001 (date of initial public investment) to February 28, 2002.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on annualized basis.
4 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's Annual Report, dated February 28, 2005, which can be obtained free of charge.
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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated April 30, 2005, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund and its investments is contained in the Fund's SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The SAI contains a description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio securities. To obtain the SAI, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and to make inquiries, call your investment representative or the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access Fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Room's operations and copying fees.
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Edward Jones
201 Progress Parkway
Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
1-800-331-2451
Investment Company Act File No. 811-2993
Cusip 48019P102
Cusip 48019P201
8032801A (4/ 05)
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EDWARD JONES MONEY MARKET FUND
Exhibit 3(ii) under Form N-1A Exhibit b under Item 601/Reg,S-K
AMENDMENT #3
TO THE BY-LAWS
OF
EDWARD JONES MONEY MARKET FUND
Effective September 21, 2004
Insert the following into Article II, Power and Duties of Trustees and Officers and renumber Section 11 as Section 12:
Section 11. Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer shall be responsible for administering the Trust's policies and procedures approved by the Board under Rule 38a-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-Laws, the designation, removal and compensation of Chief Compliance Officer are subject to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Exhibit 3(i) under Form N-1A Exhibit a under Item 601/Reg,S-K
EDWARD D. JONES & CO. DAILY PASSPORT CASH TRUST
Amendment #7
to the
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST
dated April 2, 1999
This Declaration of Trust is amended as follows:
Delete Section 1 of Article I from the Declaration of Trust, and substitute in its place:
Section 1. Name. This Trust shall be known as Edward Jones Money Market Fund, and the Trustees may conduct the business of the Trust under that name or any other name as they may determine from time to time.
Strike Section 5 of Article III from the Declaration of Trust, and substitute in its place:
Section 5. Establishment and Designation of Series or Class. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in Article XII, Section 8, inter alia, to establish and designate any additional Series or Class or to modify the rights and preferences of any existing Series or Class, the initial Series shall be, and is established and designated as,
Edward Jones Money Market Fund Investment Shares Retirement Shares
Strike Section 9 of Article XII from the Declaration of Trust, and substitute in its place:
Section 9. Use of Name. The Trust acknowledges that Edward D. Jones has reserved the right to grant the non-exclusive use of the name "Edward Jones Money Market Fund" or any derivative thereof to any other investment company, investment company portfolio, investment adviser, distributor, or other business enterprise, and to withdraw from the Trust or one or more Series of Classes any right to the use of the name "Edward Jones Money Market Fund."
The undersigned hereby certify that the above-stated Amendment is a true and correct Amendment to the Declaration of Trust, as adopted by Unanimous Consent by the Board of Trustees on the 5th day of April, 2001.
WITNESS the due execution hereof this 5th day of April, 2001.
/s/ John F. Donahue /s/ Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ John F. Donahue Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. /s/ Thomas G. Bigley /s/ Peter E. Madden ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Thomas G. Bigley Peter E. Madden /s/ John T. Conroy, Jr. /s/ Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ John T. Conroy, Jr. Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. /s/ Nicholas P. Constantakis /s/ John E. Murray, Jr. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Nicholas P. Constantakis John E. Murray, Jr. /s/ John F. Cunningham /s/ Marjorie P. Smuts ------------------------------ ------------------------------ John F. Cunningham Marjorie P. Smuts /s/ J. Christopher Donahue /s/ John S. Walsh ------------------------------ ------------------------------ J. Christopher Donahue John S. Walsh |
Exhibit 23 under Form N-1A Exhibit j under Item 601/Reg,S-K
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the references to our firm under the caption "Financial Highlights" in the Investment Shares and Retirement Shares Prospectus and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Investment Shares and Retirement Shares Statement of Additional Information for Edward Jones Money Market Fund in Post-Effective Amendment Number 43 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A, No. 2-66437) Edward Jones Money Market Fund, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated April 8, 2005 on the financial statements and financial highlights of Edward Jones Money Market Fund included in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005.
Boston, Massachusetts
April 25, 2005